So I will open with the bad, and LOL that they have this review of 2.5 because it is accurate. I ordered ahead, the cabbage, so that it would be ready at the time I would be driving by on my way home from work. And it was... ... ... The two eff faces who worked there but I mean did they or were they just blocking the entrance as they gossiped? Hmm, I don't know. I actively dislike both of them now. Never met them, don't care, rude see you next Tuesdays. So then there is a counter there with just bags and one would THINK at least one of those two pieces of shhhhhhet would have bothered to care. They did not. In fact, they just kept getting in the way. I wanted to punch but that is not what civilized people do. The bartendress clearly saw this nonsense and did her best to not make someone like myself to write this scathing review. Great person, do no hate on her. She clearly is the only reason this place has a multiple different name just to dodge past terrible reviews. No one else seems to give a flying eff. Now on the food: The stuffed cabbage was really great. I'd say try it but this place is so obnoxious I feel like I can't recommend. But, I mean it was pretty on point. The mashed potatoes that came with it... I have no words except that KFC rehydrated bs is BETTER. Do you, but I would say there are FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR better places in the Algonquin/LITH area to spend your money. read more

Love this place but the bartender "Leanne" is extremely rude and unprofessional. Overheard her yelling profanity at customers which blew mine and every other customer in the bars mind. She spent more time at the slot machines than attending to customers waiting at the bar for drinks. read more

Amazing service & atmosphere! I always wanted to come here since I was younger. And my first visit took a long time but SO worth it. The Perogis are to die for!!! The sausage was delicious & she made my dirty martini perfect. The pool tables are so much fun! That's a huge plus. Definitely coming back! Loved it!!!!! read more

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Terrible food- tasted awful- through it all out. Not authentic polish food for sure!! Hamburger helper Stroganoff is better! The cabbage rolls were raw and disgusting! Save your money and go elsewhere! read more

It may not be much to look at but this little bar houses a Polish Grandmother. Mainly a bar and Pool hall, the kitchen has a small-ish menu of food including a few Polish specialities. They are supposed to be famous for their Pierogi (which we WILL try next time) . I started with some very good Cream of Chicken soup that was everything you would want it to be. I also finished my sister in law's cabbage soup that was full of sausage and very good as well. My wife got the Polish Sausage dinner and I got the breaded pork chop dinner. She is not crazy about sauerkraut and I very much am. I told her I would eat hers and she could have my vegetables, hearing that the restaurant switched them in the kitchen before bringing them out, very nice of them. Growing up in my Polish household breaded pork chops were a staple...but they were not this good. Everything about them was excellent, perfect color, perfectly breaded and amazing. The sauerkraut and mashed potatoes were excellent. My wife enjoyed her large portion of sausage and we both took home enough for dinner the next day. My brother in law got the Stroganoff and it looked crazy good. Fun time, great service and can't wait to go back. read more

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I'm giving it a four because of the service. The pierogi's were outstanding that we split as an appetizer for four people. As a 12 pierogi entree for 17.00, nothing comes with it. No salad, nothing. Sour cream. So who eats 12 pierogi with nothing else for dinner? Delish but 17.00 with no side included? read more

A nice Tavern with a steak restaurant attached to it this place was highly unique and very reasonably priced and had great steak offering there is a bar in this building and the overall seating in hangout of this bar is very high as this is a very sports betting Centric Type R or one who can track read more

I had a carry out from here for dinner. Got the pork tenderloin with mashed potatoes and veggies, everything was excellent. Also cream of chicken rice soup was great. The dinner was enough for 2 meals and it was great. If they're wheelchair accessible I plan to go to the Twisted Rose because it looks like a cozy place to chill with great foodmy kinda place I'll be enjoying the food again soon. read more

Great steaks, prime rib, chicken & seafood. Prices very reasonable. Many sandwich selections. Food is all prepared fresh, and soups are all homemade. Salads are made when ordered. Great chicken wings, hot or mild, and made when ordered, pizza made to order, all ingredients are fresh, thin crust is awesome, and as everyone knows a butter crust pan pizza takes 45 minutes, but is well worth the wait. Cold beer, good atmosphere, live music on Saturday nights. read more

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I don't know, feels like a steakhouse wanting to be a biker bar wanting to be a club. I felt like the staff was nice. But not really impressive in terms of professionalism. The food was okay. And almost like the food that the old owner served. But it just felt like no one was paying attention to us. I think it still needs considerable renovation to be a real go to option. read more

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Twisted Rose or as the sign still says Wine & Roses is a shitty place! The service is bad, the food was served cold after a very long wait. Their service was terrible, not even refreshing our drinks during the unendurable Wait for our our awful food. Most Importantly the LIVE BANDS SUCK!!! What singer reads off of cue cards! We went there hoping to see a Rock Band and all we got was a farce! You need to review your Entertainment booker before you put them on a joke a stage! You will never see me or my friends and family in your establishment again. read more

We went to Twisted Rose tonight and waited for 65 minutes for our food. When we ordered, there was hardly any customers at the bar. The chicken wings were horrible. The Polish sausage was really good. We went to get drinks at the bar several times and no one was there to take our order. Horrible service, overall. Not happy at all. Also, the bathrooms were DISGUSTING!!!! YUCK! read more

We order to go from here quite often. Pork tenderloin is fantastic. Pierogi are heaven on earth.

My lovely lady and I decided to give this place a try on a Friday night since we will be moving within 10 minutes of it. Walking in we were greeted with a friendly smile and instantly shown to a table of our choice by the grand fireplace in the dining room. The place has a hometown feel and we felt comfortable browsing the menu. With hearts set on steak we ordered a melt in your mouth King cut prime rib with tangy horseradish sauce and garlic mash that set us back in the chair at first bite. The appetizer soups are homemade and outstanding. With a properly mixed and chilled martini, we were ultimately satisfied with a delicious and reasonably priced dinner. We were compelled to meet and thank owners Jason and Theresa for a great dinner in person. We enjoyed this place so much we ended up staying at the super friendly tavern side and danced to the live band until midnight. If you love hometown friendly feel good place, check out the Twisted Rose! Thanks for a great evening Jason and Theresa! read more

Twisted Rose - Sports Bars Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

We went back to Twisted Rose and gave it a second try. We were able to sit in the dinning room area, where it was quieter. We ordered stuffed mushrooms and it came with crusty bread. Very delicious with lots of juice for the bread. It was $5.00 Burgers night. So we enjoyed good burgers that came with crispy fries. Service was good. Our waitress Cathy was very attentive to our needs. They also have live bands on Friday and Saturday night. I recommend going to Twisted Rose. read more

I love the owner Teresea! She makes you feel right at home. Very cheap drinks and great service. The food is excellent! They have 1/2 price pizza on Tuesday too! It's a great place for or dinner or to hangout. My friends and I really like coming here, Teresea goes above and beyond for us. read more

Would you believe we walked into this restaurant and sat at the empty bar..and for all of 15 minutes while there was a bartender...she wouldn't even acknowledge us First she was on the phone.. Walked away then returned after completing the obviously important call..then she was back on the bar n filled a pitcher of beer and walked away to deliver that..still no acknowledgement..ever heard of I'll be with you shortly???? We're obviously upset...is it that we're not regulars? I just left.. So we went next door to the Riverview Riverview Tavern where we were met with smiles and welcome and we're going to be here for a while read more

REVIEW TITLE: A place of many words... Went there the first time with another couple this past Saturday night expecting a lovely dinner. It was the first and last time we will visit this place. When you walk in, it smells of mold and attic smells. The furniture is very old and worn. The wait staff very, very, very unfriendly and the manager was the same. There were two tables filled on a Saturday night at about 6 p.m. no one was there... which had me very curious. It was practically empty on a Saturday at dinner time....very odd! The prices were extremely high considering the lack of Ambiance of this place I expected more and not smells of mold. Save yourself the drive there, the time and money! I would highly, highly, highly NOT recommend this place!!! It really deserves a 1/2 of a star. read more

Ok, first of all Francesca must be related to the guy who asked us how our food was, we said terrible, and were told not to come back. I also find it interesting that the other two reviews from Easter brunch have been moved too the bottom of this list, even though they are recent. All I can say is disgusting, disappointing, and disturbing. This place is filthy!!!! Friends of ours had raved to us about this buffet from past years, so we decided to try it out, never again. No carving station, cold food, frozen food, daycare center cookies. Not to mention the rudeness of the manager/owner. Oh, let's not forget the pathetic waffles. I have had better breakfast at a holiday inn express. I am just glad I didn't get sick. Eaters be warned. Francesca, your not fooling anyone. read more

When you walk in you don't know if your going to catch hepatitis or be stabbed with a heroin needle. Wouldn't eat here if it was free. Grungy dirty and dark is the best way to describe this place. And I was serious about the needles this is prob where all the heroin comes from. read more

Big! Music was a bit loud, but they politely turned it down a notch (I'm not old, it was just very very loud!) Couldn't even hear myself think, but will come back. Bartenders were very friendly and welcoming. Want to try food... nice dining room read more

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For how long this place has been in Algonquin, I am surprised that there are not any reviews. But this may also have something to do with why it was so eerily quiet when we went there to try half-price pizza night. The only other people there were the owners and patrons that seemed to be friends of the owners. We were greeted immediately and were able to choose where we wanted to sit. We were promptly given service by the bartender (I think she was also one of the owners). She was very friendly and allowed us to look over the menu without hovering. Prices were decent and the menu had a variety of steaks, seafood, chicken and children's options. We ordered two vodka cocktails and were pleasantly surprised at how generous she was with the alcohol. The drink was well worth the $5 (Better than any other bar for the same price). For dinner, we ordered the pan pizza with two toppings. We had some time to wait due to the type of pizza, so we also ordered mozzarella sticks and a basket of fries. The appetizer wasn't anything out of the ordinary. The only odd thing about Wine and Roses was that we were given paper plates for our appetizer and our pizza. (I wonder if this was only because of the type of food we ordered.) The pizza was very good, as a picky eater, I was pleasantly surprised with its taste. I did notice that the sauce used was the same sauce that was given to us with our mozzarella sticks. Our waitress/bartender(/owner?) gave us two $5 off coupons for our next visit. I would come here again for their half price pizzas or if I am up for a drink or two. read more

New owners and operators. Jayson and his wait staff are very nice and accommodating. Looks like a typical bar and billiards crowd. Jayson is opening up open mic might on Sunday evenings with live music on Saturdays. Good luck Jayson. read more

so new years eve, we went to twisted rose for dinner,she(cathy) took our drink order, then we placed our order..i ordered the $29. prime rib.wanted it medium. i said a little pink is fine,i know cooking meat can be hard some times.so we sat there, had a drink, and then our food comes..my prime rib was rare, THE BLOOD WAS STILL ON TOP OF IT.so i told cathy, and she took it back to the kitchen.it wasn't even 30 seconds, and she returns back to my table with it.(they took it, and slapped it on the flat grill, just to take the pick off of the out side), but the inside remained rare.so i ate the outside of it but it was all fat.i tried a piece of the inside , but it was completely rare, and un-chewable. so again i told her, and she was good enough to comp my meal. she never asked if we wanted a refill on our drinks, or if we wanted desert.the place was dead. there were only 4 tables filled on our side. i left there hungry....btw she never even asked me if ide like something else to eat.i haven't been to the twisted rose since my mom passed 3 years ago. i guess it will be a while til i ever return..wasnt the waitress's fault on the temp of the meat, but she could of asked me if ide like something else to eat, . good luck twisted rose. wish you the best...... read more

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If I could give minus stars I would. Same old Wine and Roses tired and dirty decor. Very slow service. Waitresses with peek-a-boo jeans. Very tacky! My burger was cooked as I wanted, but Angus burger? I doubt it. Meat was only ground once, since I had several globs of stringy meat, making it more like a cube steak. I'had high hopes, but it seems to be Wine and Roses warmed over. Not even cleaning the fireplace soot on the outside, how can new owners be so blind as to the decor?? Not us, we'll stick with Jamison's. I'll gladly pay $2 more for their clean, coordinated staff, they've got it going on. Twisted Rose owners, visit Jamison's to see what a good place looks like. read more

Would give zero stars if that was possible. Bad service and food. I'd skip this one next time out.

Where do I begin? My girl friend and I went out to dinner here on June 12, 2017 because she found a groupon and we were like sweet. $15 for $30 worth of food. Figured we would check it out. we ate in the restaurant part and our waitress was very nice. the restaurant was slow but it was fine. I ordered a calzone and french onion soup n she ordered a medium pepperoni/jalepeno pizza. My calzone was good but it was kind of cold inside. The french onion soup was good but i have had better. we were going to pay and the waitress took the groupon number, not sure it even mattered because i dont think they use computers for orders there. So she gave it back to us. original bill was $44 and she took off $15. we are like its supposed to be $30 off because we already paid $15 to groupon so what would the point of paying $15 to groupon and then them taking off $15 of the bill? makes no sense. so she is like let me get the manager, so she brings over the owner lady, whos somewhat foreign and she ARGUES with us about it and says she does not care what the groupon is for, and people sell them for $2. sorry lady this isnt restaurant.com. you need to figure out how your groupon works or get it off groupon. so the waitress was so embarrassed because how how the OWNER mistreated us. she couldnt apologize enough and we were like its not your fault! so she went to her other manager, Jayson, who adjusted the bill to $30 off because that is what it should have been. he also said he would do it as a one time courtesy. well i hope he plans to do it for EVERYONE using the groupon because that is actually how its supposed to work. if you dont know how your groupon works, you shouldnt be offering it. i dont even want to mention the waitress's name because i literally think this is one of the places that would fire someone over her trying to make up for the managers mistreatment. and that is sad. the restaurant is a dump and they dont even give you napkins you get a bathroom hand towel rolled up. its just awkward. I will NEVER come here again. read more

Where do I start. Yes, the place still looks like it did in 1977 when I was 8 and it was called the Iron Skillet. Interior doesn't deter me, I gave it a shot with my dad and brother. The all u can eat cod fish fry. Blah. No seasoning, no flavor, no reorder for more fish from any of us and my brother is a 300 lb guy, no reorder for him either. Now on to the server. Something was odd/off with her and I couldn't put my finger on it. That was until she leaned in close to explain the bill and I caught a whiff of her boozy breath. Unreal. I really wish them the best but it seems like they are in over their heads or just don't care. read more

It is so dated that it feels I was in somebody's basement bar in the 70's. It needs a badly needed makeover overall. The parking is very limited you might have to park across the street in a poorly lit area. Food and drinks need some Upgrade also. read more

We went to Wine and Roses Restaurant this evening with friends for dinner. We four were the only customers in the restaurant. It was quiet, soft music playing in the background. Nice table by the window. The table we all sat in was comfortable, all captain chairs very comfortable. Our waitress was very polite. Our food was delicious. My spouse had a large Caesar Salad enough for two people also had the Homemade Cabbage Rolls (stuffed with lots of meat), with Mashed Potatoes, tasted like Grandmother used to make, delicious! I had the Black and Blue Chicken sandwich, grilled onions and Blue cheese, which came with fries, tomato, lettuce and pickle. Very good. I highly recommend Wine and Roses Restaurant. Good food, Good service. Quiet and relaxing atmosphere. **in October they will be having a Polish Buffet. We will return to enjoy their tasty food. Check them out. ** Saved money from Radio Shopping Show certificate, great savings. read more

Came here with my four children for their "Taco Thursday .99 Taco Night" That I've seen advertised every time I'm passing by. While our Server was nice, the European Owner was Extremely Rude!!! The layout for the tacos was a do it yourself type of service with the greasy meat being served out of crock pots. This old looking lounge had very few customers but the Taco Bar was out of the shells, cheese, guacamole and salsa. While my children were waiting in line for the Super Slow Food To Come Out, The European Woman said very rudely to my kids (Whom are Bi-Racial) "I don't know what to tell you, you're just going to have to wait!" Ten Minutes later as we're eating our last taco. The server comes to our table and says "I'm sorry I didn't know but you need to buy a $6 pitcher of pop in order to get the .99 tacos" False Advertisement and Racial Profiling at its best!!! As the big sign outside of the restaurant does not say there is a drink purchase requirement. It wasn't until that Rude B**** saw my kids waiting for the food to All of a sudden say there's a drink purchase requirement! I asked to speak to the owner and she wouldn't even come to my table and instead told the server "that's just the way it is" while she was being a complete Wino at the bar with her pal. There's no Wonder why this place is a dead dump. Nobody goes there, the food is mediocre and the service was The Worst Service I've ever encountered at any establishment I've ever gone to!!! We'll NEVER go back to that Dump and I'll be sure to spread the word about that Shit Box!!! read more

First of all, I was really excited to finally be able to try this place. I hear about it on 103.9 radio all the time. I will make this short & sweet. I don't know what the food taste like because I couldn't get served. We started by sitting in the bar area by the stage (10 min). No one even noticed us. Several servers walked by though. So we decided to move to the dining room. Waited in this little foyer area for 5 minutes (awkward) and was told to sit "anywhere". Someone will be right there. After 10 minutes the family said "we're out of here" and walked out. In all we were there 20-25 minutes and didn't get a simple HELLO. BTW, there were 2 servers in the dining room and only 3 tables had people sitting at them. Really sad place. Went to BWW-loved it!!! Gave the server a huge tip for going a great job. I'm Done!! read more

the owners are so nice. But you know what so are the regulars...we went there one other time then on Halloween and we had a ball with everyone! We have eaten there as well and the food was good....cant wait for the Thanksgiving buffet!!! read more

There's nothing fancy about this place, but if you are a steak and potato person, they've got you covered. I went on a weekend evening, and the place was deserted. So if you like to eat your steak and potato in silence, they've got you covered. Basically, if you are a quiet omnivore, they've got you covered. read more

I was there later in the evening the women who apparently owns the shit hole was so loud and quite the drunk. For someone who owns the bar here's a word of advise don't get drunk off your own product. I spent $70 on liquor and Kathy who was behind the bar didn't even make our drinks right. I've lived in this town forever and have given this place more than enough chances, I'm done. This place is the WORST around. NEVER go to this "bar" read more

We went to dinner here for the first time. We have been residents of Algonquin for 12 years and have never gone into this restaurant. It had a very good fish fry and the service was great. We did have to wait but the food was fresh and very good. We will be going back. The bar section had a band and was busy. read more

I've been here a few times now and have never been disappointed. The food is made to order..... not your typical bar food. Fresh ingredients and made with care. The chef Theresa really takes pride in the food she serves. The people and the atmosphere is friendly. All the employees make you feel very welcome. I highly recommend this place to all. They always have drink/food specials and put on some good music shows. Check this place out!! read more

The restaurant smells really bad! Everything is very outdated including the food. Big let down!

I'm never taking myself or my family to this restaurant again. This place was great about 10 years ago if you wanted a semi-ok dinner for your date. This time, the chicken was dry, the steak was undercooked (not what I had ordered), and the shrimp was pale, grey, and flavorless. The service was horrible, we waited an hour for what I would call crappy food. They charged us $2.00 for each soda we drank, no free refills. They had the nerve to charge us for each individual glass of Coke/Pepsi, and it was extremely diluted and didn't taste right. We vowed never to return. read more

This place is horrible. Rundown & the service is horrible. Went there on a Saturday night only to have what I think was the owner or manager, an older woman, so busy "hitting" on the guys old enough to be her son, that she basically left the bar tender, the only other person working in the bar, high and dry. We actually had to bus our own table and get our own drinks. Her behavior was repulsive not only to us, but other guests as well. We will NEVER return. read more