Unimpressed. The food was okay. The service was nice. It's a cozy dining room. We ordered a few items to share. The scallops were delicious; 3 for $25 is hard to justify. The beet salad literally was canned beets and lettuce. A huge let down. The risotto was overcooked, gummy and greasy. The lamb chops although generous were unfortunately gamey and seemed just passed. I was looking forward to better. read more

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Overall, a delightful experience. Stacey was our server the entire night and she did a fantastic job, with all of her recommendations on point. The food was extremely flavorful. We started with the French Onion Soup and the Wedge Salad. The only qualm I had with these too is that I wish the soup had more onion in it. It was a lot of broth. Nonetheless, it was full of flavor. Both of our entrees were impeccable. Steak was cooked a perfect medium rare and the lobster ravioli was to die for. They even gave us a free dessert for celebrating our marriage. In a comfortable corner of a casino, we found delight in the service and comfort provided by The Reserve. Well done! read more

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Samantha was an excellent server. We had the Tomahawk steak it was cooked perfectly. It's very tender and tasty. The mashed potatoes and roasted carrots were very good. read more

The Reserve - Tomahawk Steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

The service was the best part of the experience. She was polite and fast. The interior is ok with kind of a dark supper club kind of vibe. The food needed some work. the scallops were excellent, but the risotto was gummy, and the beet salad seemed like the beets were out of a can. My husband had the lamb chops, and while I'm not a huge fan of lamb I could only eat a bite. Even he thought they were a bit gamey. read more

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Mothers Day @5:15. Seated promptly. Quickly served warm bread and butter. Approached soon after by our server Tracy, who gave impeccable service throughout the meal. Started with French onion soups, which were absolutely delicious...possibly the best I've ever had. Followed up with prime burgers. Burgers were both slightly overcooked. My medium rare was medium. Hubby's medium was medium well. Buns were just ok...very bland/cold/plain. Fries were greasy, but tasty. The real winner was the carrot cake we had for dessert. Huge! Delicious! Epic! Overall, a very good experience. read more

The food was great, a little on the pricey side but very well worth it. One of the best lamb chops I've ever had. read more

The Reserve - Lamb Chops - Steakhouses Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

This steakhouse is in the casino and had a classic fancy steakhouse vibe. The service was great and food was good too. The French onion soup was one of the best I have had. The steak was cooked perfect and had delicious flavor too. My husband loved the pork chop. read more

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Wonderful restaurant & food! The place was inside of a casino so we had our doubts, but we were already off to a great start when our waitress, Laurie, took our order. She was stellar. We had the shrimp cocktail (great shrimp, weird cocktail sauce) and the scallops (a little cold on the inside but the flavor was great). The cocktails were great as well! Had the Lychee cocktail & a Spicy Marg. Moved onto entrees and the lobster ravioli won by FAR. Must order. The filet was also good! But the lobster stole the show. As for the dessert, the crème brûlée shocked us with how great it was. Was not expecting it! Loved this place and had a great espresso martini to end the night. read more

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We were fortunate enough to take advantage of the $40 prefix. My husband had the cream of broccoli soup, which he enjoyed. I had a basic house salad with Freezy, mixed greens and decent Italian dressing. We all had the file with single tempura shrimp over asparagus and creamed potatoes. Very good piece of meat for the price. The raspberry sorbet was delicious as well. Limited wine selection, but that is to be expected for deep suburban Illinois. read more

3 1/2 stars The thing to order is the short rib. The short ribs well seasoned. The mashed potatoes well soft and fluffy!! Thr not so good..... The special chopped salad had large chunks of red onions and the pasta was as tough as it looks. Not very appetizing. Did not try the limited desserts. Just a small suggestion for the manger.... The waitstaff have the same outfits as my local Applebees. Not appropriate for a steak house. read more

This restaurant was okay. We had candied bacon (yum!) for an appetizer as well as the Caesar salad. Thankfully she asked if wanted anchovies which was a hard no! I got the prime rib special which came with garlic mashed and carrots. It had a horseradish crust but not with much bite like I like. I passed the carrots to the husband which he said were good. He had the blackened salmon which he thoroughly enjoyed. It came with carrots and rice and fruit. His plate was clean. We had baked Alaska for dessert. I would go for the apps and dessert alone from this experience but I would give another cut of meat a try. read more

The Reserve - Baked Alaska - Steakhouses Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

Great bone-in ribeye. I had it medium rare with the bleu cheese crust...ridiculous!!!! Perfectly prepared and served. More than even this big guy could finish, but looking forward to the balance of it for breakfast!! read more

usually casino steakhouses are great I don't know what is going on with Harrahs Joliet but the reserve is the WORST steakhouse in America I can get a comp here anytime and I don't eat there if that tells u anything Quality of meat is gross Even the water that they serve smells nasty Never go here read more

Ambiance was great and service was good. Food was just average in taste and minimal in preseantation. Expected more

Possibly the worst restaurant I have been to in several years. Our waitress was absolutely horrible and the food was was what I would expect from a very cheap buffet. We paid $60-$70 each for our steaks. When both our steaks were brought out, it was clear that they were tremendously overcooked. I ordered rare and my wife ordered MR. both were easily medium well. In fact, the inner side of my bone in ribeye was smoking hot. I brought to our waitresses attention and she seemed infuriated that we would even bring up such a petty thing. These cuts of meat were choice, at best but advertised as prime. We did not cause a scene or even say anything. Like my grandpa said, "the best lessons are the ones you pay for". However, I was slightly irritated and failed to take any pictures of our meal except for an initial photo of the bread we were brought. This picture does a decent job of portraying the sophistication of this meal we were charged right at $150 for. Unbelievable. We will not make the mistake of visiting this restaurant again. read more

The Reserve - Steakhouses Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

Do yourself a favor and ask for Laurie, yes you can reserve your server too. Amazing time ever time! Laurie makes your experience an enjoyable one. Laurie has a stunning personality when combined with Kimberly Dennis the food operations manager it's like wow (what a team). We come here after work from Salon David Anthony and our guest also stop at The Reserve to unwind and relax. We are all truly happy your also here for us. Hat an enjoyable evening every evening your open. Xoxoxo read more

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I want to share my overall positive impressions of this restaurant. When we walked in, it was filled with flavorful aromas with intimate and relaxing ambience. From being greeted by the gracious host to the amazing food and service, The Reserve did not disappoint. Thank you for making our dining experience and overall stay in the Joliet and Chiicago area memorable.. read more

Great steak place close to home! I actually won a gift certificate to this restaurant and I am glad I did because I was not even aware it existed. Inside the Harrahs casino of Joliet there is this modern steakhouse- who would have known!! For the evening went early to have a drink and possibly gamble prior to having dinner. My husband and I decided to just have a drink- we had one at the bar right outside the restaurant. I had a guava sangria (which the bartender made special) it was delicious and my husband had an old fashion. We had made reservations prior and we're seated promptly. The restaurant had typical steakhouse decor, a bit dark, masculine vibe. The server was friendly and attentive. We ordered the lobster and Mac appetizer- sauce was good and decent amount of lobster. For our main entree I had the filet and my husband ordered the NY strip. Our sides were potato wedges and Brussel sprouts. I would not get the wedges again But the Brussel sprouts were sooo good. Our steaks were cooked perfectly and had a char to the top which I love. Happy to have a found a steak place close to home instead of having to go to city. Will be back- perfect for a date-night and or business dinner. read more

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Don't come here to eat... place sucks hasn't hot better since first time 5 years ago... got the prime rib special barely mediocre carrots tasted like they were boiled in dish water calamari was so horrible place is hott garbage !!!! Don't gamble w this shot hole read more

So.....my wife and I are very picky when going to a steakhouse. Having said that, we went to the Reserve for our anniversary on Friday. We had reservations for 4:45 so we would have time to hit the Casino. Well....for the second time we were NOT seated on time. We were seated at 5:03. To make matters worse, two other groups with 5:00 pm reservations were seated before we were! When we were seated we both looked around and saw half of the tables were empty. Our server was named Samantha and did a perfect job. She was polite and interacted with us just enough. Very good server!! We bother ordered the 8 oz Filet -medium rare. My wife's steak came out more Medium than medium rare. The Brussel Sprouts were fantastic!!! I make reservations at restaurants for times that I know that I will be available and be on time for. I don't understand why it is so difficult to be seated at the time of your reservation. If you don't have staffing, don't except the reservation! I think we will be taking a break from the reserve and look for a different steakhouse in the area. read more

The Reserve - Steak, asparagus, brussels sprouts. - Steakhouses Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

most amazing calamari i've ever had. the chive aioli was so good i could eat it with a spoon. the lobster bisque was kinda bland but still good. and the mashed potato's were also so creamy and rich. overall amazing meal. read more

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If you like steak, this is the place for you if you like variety, go elsewhere. They have two Mainstay soups everyday that NEVER change and neither one of them are something I would eat. I miss the days of "the soup of the day". There is one chicken dish and one pork chop dish and anything besides that is all fish and steak. Not much variety. The one thing that is always perfect and on point is the wonderful service that you receive. Please add some variety to the entree section of your menu though. read more

April 1 , four of us came to eat there brought a friend from out of town. The whole thing was embarrassing, and my husband and I used hundred dollar anniversary . What a disgrace. We order the scallops as an appetizer. They were old and spoiled, and had that pneumonia flavor. we ordered two fillets medium. They came out well done then we had to wait another half an we said forget it we don't want it. read more

My husband and I had a great date night here. We wouldn't normally drive to Joliet for a steakhouse, but I had a gift certificate, so we decided to venture out. I was impressed by the restaurant's vibe. It was quite busy for a Thursday night. Initially, I was nervous about the food due to our server's reaction to me asking about gluten free food. I asked if she could steer me to what would be safe for me to eat. She basically said she would tell the chef I needed gluten free, but that I could probably figure out what was gluten free on my own. I was very apprehensive, because you never know what seasoning or cooking preparations there are with flours. We ended up ordering A bottle of red conundrum (if you bought two glasses you got the whole bottle. #winetime) Shrimp cocktail Cesar salad Bone in ribeye Spinach Lobster Mac and cheese (for the husband) Creme brûlée. Everything was fantastic. The true star was the steak. For sure, it was one of the best steaks I have ever had. It was cooked perfectly medium rare and had such great flavor. I would definitely tell others to come. After the initial feeling of worry about gf food, I ended up not getting sick. So, the chef must have made sure it was gf. read more

Tried this place again. Still crap. I got the steak and shrimp meal. Ordered my steak well done and it came almost raw. Shrimp was all breading. My husbands steak was all fat. Poor quality and portions. Made me really sick the next day. The wait staff is completely brain dead. And as for dress code, they let any trash in there no matter what they are wearing. read more

My husband, our son and I all ate here and it was fabulous. Our waitress was awesome she made excellent recommendations on starters, main courses and desserts. We ordered 4 different appetizers, we all got the fillet and you could cut it with a butter knife it was so good. Then I got 1 dessert for myself, however my husband and son ordered 2 desserts each because they couldn't decide. No, it's not cheap our bill and tip came to over $300 and we didn't get and alcoholic beverages. But honestly it was so worth every penny. I can't wait to go back again. read more

Arrived and was seated in a nice booth,food was very disappointing Over priced bad service Ribeye was over salted. Prime Rib Was very tough Lobster was ok but very small Waited 20 minutes to have dirty plates cleaned off of table Just paid the check went back to my room and had popcorn If you want to be a Gourmet Room and command these prices You need to improve a lot read more

We were really looking forward to eating at the Reserve restaurant at Joliet Harrah's. It was Valentine's day and my wife and I invited our youngest son to join us and another family. It started fine, but the server was very uninterested. We ordered a wedge salad and asked that the chop it up. When it was brought out, it wasn't cut, so we asked the server and she said "you never asked, but we can if you want". Very nasty. We asked and she had it done. Then my son (who just turned 21 and was excited and going to Harrah's for the first time) ordered the 18 ounce prime rib, when the server brought it out, she spilled the aujus juice on my son's khaki pants. She didn't apologize or anything. When she came back to bring my steak, we asked her for some club soda or something to clean it up, she seemed annoyed. During this time, the other family, had ordered a medium ribeye. It came out almost raw, no huge deal, we asked to get it cooked more, again she seemed annoyed. She brought it out and it was still not done. Finally we asked to see the manager and the manager explained that she was generally good and wasnt a bit empathic towards out dinner. We stressed that we didn't want anything taken off our bill, just wanted to let them know how bad of service we received. She didn't seem to care, And even told us that oxy clean should take care of the new pants? Crazy..... What made it worse was the server can't back and literally yelled at us and called us liars. Needless to say, we won't be going back read more

Excellence in every facet. The Reserve boasts a remarkable ambiance. The food is nothing but exceptional. Chef Tony is in a class of his own. His dishes stand out in the greater Chicagoland area as the best of the best. I have been to many high-end restaurants and the Reserve tops them all! read more

We went in expecting a fantastic meal due to GreAt reviews. Sorely disappointed. My husband ordered his steak rare and it came out medium. When he asked for a new one the waitress was polite but never received an apology. The second one was rare but had a lot of connective tissue. The lobster bisque was bland. Cooper's hawk has a way more savory bisque. We were charged $7 for a small cup of broccoli that was way over cooked. My scallops were very good. Overall a very disappointing experience especially consider the extremely costly prices. read more

I will admit that when my wife suggested a restaurant in a casino for our ninth wedding anniversary I was more than skeptical.... after all its Joliet, not Las Vegas or Reno. I can safely say that I was proven very wrong in this case. Now, I want you to understand that I very rarely give five stars out of the gate. I will usually visit a restaurant a few times before that happens. But I was close with the Reserve. The parking was a bit sketchy given that it is the East side of Joliet, but you can valet and that takes care of that issue. The host (Adam) was very cordial on the phone and put us in a very nice secluded booth in the corner. The wine list was not the greatest.... however on Wednesday the wine is 1/2 off so take that for whatever its worth. I got a nice bottle of Justin Cab and was very happy paying 35 for it. We we extremely lucky to have Joan as our waitress. She was attentive, funny and turned out to be a veritable encyclopedia of Joliet restaurants. She has worked at some of Joliet's most long standing establishments like Al's Steakhouse and Merichkas. She was a highlight of the evening, thanks again Joan!! Now, the food was definitely something special. The filet pops were small... but very, very good. The highlight of the night was the bone in ribeye with the garlic crust..... Easily in my top 5 steaks of all time. The steak was seared to a perfect slight crust on the outside and Medium on the inside. The Garlic Crust was a perfect compliment although I don't know if it was necessary, that's how good this steak was cooked. I will be back.... and soon. read more

My wife and I met my mom and sister here on a Friday night. We had a very good time. On odd thing was that when we tried to make a reservation, they said we could only get 5:45 or 7:30. When we got there at 7:30 the restaurant wasn't even half full. Right after we sat down, they brought water and bread. The bread basket had a good selection, with pretzel buns, sesame rolls and a couple of others. For starters, we got the bruschetta appetizer. It was very good. I LOVED the tomato salad, even eating with a spoon after the bread was gone. It had a very nice balsamic flavor. It would have been nice to get a couple more pieces of toast than the four we got. I got the soup de jour, which was a potato soup with goat cheese. It had a good potato flavor and the goat cheese was different. I liked it but would probably get the baked onion soup instead next time. My mom and sister split a house salad. The two portions were quite ample and had a good amount of mixed berries. After the soup and salads, they brought out raspberry sorbet as a palate cleanser. It had a very good raspberry flavor. For entrees, my wife and I split the double pork chop and my mom and sister split the filet tips. Again the split portions were more than enough. The pork chops came with mashed potatoes and asparagus with a lemon butter sauce. My wife thought the pork chop was salty but I didn't. The sauce went well with the mashed potatoes and the asparagus was cooked perfectly. The filet tips came with cippolini onions and mashed potatoes and a mushroom bordelaise. Both my mom and sister enjoyed it. One other weird thing - both of the shakers on our table had salt. One had three holes and the other had one, but both had salt. We had a nice time and will definitely hog back. read more

Excellent! Lobster bisque is absolutely amazing and the filet pops are to die for. So tender and delicious. The rest of the food is excellent as well. The filet tips are great and tender. Amazing sauce and the garlic topic is excellent as well read more

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I have a country club/fine dining background and have never tasted a steak as good as the filet "pops" style with the wine reduction. The New York strip was out of this world just on its own and bernaise can add just the right touch. Tony and Karen were wonderful while we were enjoying the chef's table. Seafood is not recommended because of both portion and taste but it's a steakhouse so if you order that for your entree you're a noob read more

My first couple visits here were back when I lived in the western suburbs, 7 or 8 years ago. I remember being surprised at how good this place was; much better than I would have expected from a casino steakhouse in Joliet. Since then, I've lived between Chicago and LA, but visited this past February to take advantage of a double tier credit promo that CET was running....I gotta say, it was even better than I remember. I was solo on this visit, so I opted to sit at the chef's table, which is an 8-10 person circular bar that connects to the open kitchen. I highly recommend this if you have the option, as it will give you the opportunity to hang with Chef Tony, who is an awesome guy. I was in a casual mood, so went with the Prime burger and fries....both excellent, though the fries are a bit thicker cut than I prefer. Shortly after my food arrived, Chef Tony brought out a couple crusted filet medallions to sample, one horseradish and one blue cheese. Then some strawberry gelato for dessert....everything was outstanding. I am somewhat of a Vegas enthusiast, visiting roughly four times a year, and have dined at many of the top steakhouses there....honestly, this place can go toe to toe with just about any of them. I highly recommend a visit if you are in the area, as you will find some uncommonly good eats, as well as great hospitality from Chef Tony and the rest of the staff. read more

The first thing you should know is this place is about steaks. Order the filet pops for an appetizer. The pop style filet is one of the best steaks I have ever eaten. Chef Tony came over to our table and talked for a while and was very down to earth. Our server Karen was absolutely lovely. I would 10/10 recommend the experience. If you can, book ahead and reserve the chefs table! read more

Went to Reserve on a casino trip to Harrah's. I recommend sticking to the gambling and passing on the food/cocktails. Got a martini up which had carbonation and a strange watered-down taste. Was told all liquor is dispensed from a gun which probably explains it. Had a side Caesar salad which was doused with way too much dressing which tasted more like thousand island than Caesar. The Steak Diane Pappardelle was OK, but for the price the portion was very small. I was thinking of getting the filet, but $55 for 12 oz seemed a bit high for a casino in Joliet. The one saving grace was the service - the waitress was very nice and attentive. read more

For the very high prices it should've been better. 12 oz filet ordered medium came out literally raw in the middle. Like grocer's meat counter raw. Very limited menu and no draft beer. Server was very nice but didn't come around very often. Depressing atmosphere too. read more

My family had dinner here at the Reserve Restaurant let me tell you cooks are outstanding and the service is second to none we the enjoyed. Manager Kimmy Dennis is the best and her staff read more

Been here 3 times already, always on Wednesday for some reason. Yes we get a $25 certificate, but let me tell you. EVERY TIME!! SPOT on Delish. Consistently great Steak, Garlic Crusted, French Onion Soup, to die for. House salad, HUGE and delish, so many different greens. Hands down best steak in Joliet, gives Chicago a serious run for the money, and at half the price is a clear winner to me. French onion soup, never salty, perfect melted cheese, caramelized onions, great broth. Steak is perfect, medium every time. They also have Yummy yummy pretzel rolls and fresh butter. AND they give you sherbert as a palette cleanser before main course. Well done Harrahs!! read more