Not the most appealing from the outside or neatest inside, but you can tell they are trying. Good old country food . . . for Illinois (I'm born and raised in the south, so expectations are high). But not bad. The employees are nice and attentive and it looks like it gets its fair share of locals and those like us passing thru. It is across the street from the Launching Pad so it made for a place to hang out for a while waiting for the Launching Pad gift shop to open. read more

Wilmington House Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Wilmington, Illinois

3.5 I have been using Yelp, naturally, and playing AI tag trying to find a decent place that both of us could eat what we wanted to for lunch on our way back home My husband thought I was crazy for taking him off the freeway. Setting expectations: Ever have a favorite shirt that you never want to throw out because you just love how comfortable it is? Worn and maybe a bit frayed but just feels good? That was this restaurant. There is evidence of a morning rush all around me but we had a clean booth to sit at in this small place. It had decent enough coffee, it is not a latte place. I had the Western omelette with broccoli added. I forgot to say no American cheese but it was still good and most importantly to me not drowning in cheese. It came with American potatoes (similar to hash browns but in bigger chunks) that were amazing. Brown and crisp and somehow not overly greasy. My husband's fries are of the crinkle type and they were crispy and so yummy. My husband had the Patty melt which he also liked. Know this is a privately owned, old, worn restaurant but there is something so relaxing and comfortable about this place. Normally restaurants these days seem so stressful, people yelling, over done menus, false smiles. It was just nice to have a decent chill meal. TLDR Know it is a diner. It was a good meal and worth going to. Don't expect a latte. read more

first let me say food excellent. but service is horrible, I was in for breakfast thursday morning the cook had to bring out my food while my server sat on her phone. I normally come in on monday am the server working that shift is amazing super friendly and fast. This other one you have working on Thursday needs to find a new job not customer service friendly at all cares. More about here phone then customers will not come back on thursday, will go somewhere else and stick to my Monday am. read more

Change owner it wasn't that good overall 50 bucks for some bad food. The Lote was cold. There was no seasoning on anything. I think the best part of the whole place was just a soda. I even got a dirty dish back for just a cup of water and I pay like 50 bucks for some awful food is crazy. The soup was not cooked correctly cause the way the oil of the chicken went up. It was not stirred correctly and then overall I left almost all bit behind because of how awful it tasted. Update when I got home. I have food poisoning read more

Above average roadside diner breakfast. Very decent. Had a 2 egg steak skillet with hash browns. Good service. Reasonable prices. Coffee was not good, as I like it strong. But it had caffeine so it served it's purpose. I'll be back read more

Wilmington House Restaurant - Country skillet with gravy. Yum yum. Very good - Diners Near Me - Wilmington, Illinois

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Love this place for breakfast. There is a large menu for breakfast. his is the only meal I have had there. The German Crepes, the Waffles with strawberries were awesome, everything we ordered was great. Service is great and fast. Food is always hot. Always checking if you need a coffee refill. Prices are great too. read more

I was in there around 12 pm and saw a server eating food off peoples plates in the window gross

Wilmington House is a great family dinner. Tucked away on the Wilmington Island. Small family run restaurant, with great food and attentive service. Also a great place to catch up on local Wilmington news. This is a place where you are only a stranger once, after that you are part of the family. read more

Great fish , AYCE! On Friday night, both Cod & walleye, choice of potato, comes with soup or salad, veggie, roll & butter and dessert! Worth the drive! Very similar in taste to what Ray's had in Essex, done perfectly & flaky. We really love it. They are very consistent, as opposed to other places I read about where the quality varies from week to week. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed! read more

First time in 10 years since I was here. Place has been remodeled. Had breakfast with my girlfriend here this morning. Quiet, quaint and had a relaxing atmosphere. Staff was very kind and accommodating. read more

Horrible place food is nasty and the owner is so rude, if you go here you may regret it.

Terrible experience. Went to breakfast with a friend of mine. The owner was completely unprofessional when asking for a fresh cup of coffee. He became vulgar and volatile. To the point where the police had to be called. Poor waitress service. Very rude and unprofessional. The most unpleasant experience ever. I would never recommend this restaurant. One star isn't enough to describe this service. More like negative 5 stars. read more

Horrific Owner/ Manager. He has absolutely no ability or professsionalism what so ever in dealing with customers issues, concerns and/ or complaints. He is confrontational and uses bullying techniques as though he's in the middle east when dealing with simple and easy to fix issues. Waitress is sarcastic and compliments her Master/ Boss/ Owner like a "Mini Me" read more

really good and good prices recommend going here for a lunch with friends or a get together

Place looks like it was just remodeled. Which is nice. The server was excellent. Food was decent not great but definitely not worth the price. Bathrooms were gross. I tried to buy a coffee cup from who I believe is the owner or manager. He came off as a complete a$$ hole. He even had something snotty to say back to me when I said that the price for the cup was too much. Me and my family won't be returning to this restaurant. But I will say the server was excellent. She is probably the best quality this place has to offer. read more

Good cheap hot food. Don't say you can't eat a quality meal cheap. Everything is less than $9 and it comes with soup/salad and dessert. They have everything. The sandwich are stand out. I had the veal parmigiana over spaghetti. Not the best but for $7.99 a steal. My husband had they Tbone and at $13 it was a deal. read more

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Went there for a Father's Day brunch with my Wife, daughter, son in law and Grand kids. The food and service were great. Good sized menu. read more

Nice little cafe! I love finding those locally owned eatin spots through a small town. We stopped here as a last minute decision and it was a win, we will defiantly be back to try breakfast. I had a chicken salad sandwich on a croissant, onion rings and chicken bow-tie soup for $6.99, our waitress was a really nice woman as well. They have a very large menu, plenty to pick from. read more

Best restaurant in town in my opinion. The staff is awesome, the food is above average and the prices are affordable. Great place.

This was much better then I was expecting. It's just your average old time diner in a very cool route 66 town of Wilmington but the food was above average. I ordered a catfish special and hushpuppies and was asked just a filet or the whole fish? So I told our wonderful waitress I'd go with the whole fish I'm not scared of a head and tail and s few bones bring it on!!! A few minutes later here comes my whole fish and I must say it was very tasty and you get more fish this way. My wife and mom both were like I'd never eat that but I sure did. As a bonus all dinners come with either pudding or ice cream for dessert so I had a little butter pecan ice cream to wash it all down!! Thanks Wilmington we will be back next time we go to the cemetery in Elwood!!! read more

Very nice little place with great food and service!! I would however, recommend that they post there menu somewhere on social media for others to see, they do have a lot to offer!:) read more

Disgusting! ! Served my kid raw chicken!! Lucky I looked before she bit into it..dumbass can't even cook chicken....if you don't want to catch a case of food poisoning go elsewhere. .also the decor is quite disgusting itself, should have been my 1st clue it it's suckiness. ..HATED IT read more

The staff is friendly. The foods to avoid are the taco salad, gyro, cream of potato soup, and breakfast, very disappointing. However, the fried chicken is a good value and the rueben sandwiches are great. The coffee is a great deal at only $1.29 and tastes great. Don't come here on Sundays looking for cream of chicken rice soup cuz they have it on Thursdays instead. I wanted to work here for some time now but now I am in a career. read more

Got to come try the smothered chicken croissant w/ ff n soup all for less than $9 talk about delish!! Peppers onions mushrooms and bacon!!! Atop grilled chicken to good read more

Wilmington House Restaurant - a cheeseburger and french fries - Diners Near Me - Wilmington, Illinois

The catfish dinner (I got the filet) takes a bit of time to come up, but tasted *fantastic.* The potatoes we got as sides were underwhelming, though (I got mashed covered in way too much gravy, my SO got a baked potato he wasn't fond of, either). The interior is really dated, but generally clean, and the drinks don't have free refills (watch out!). read more

Open early for breakfast. Had a steak skillet. Was excellent! Meat cooked med rare like I asked and egg really was poached. Quick with the coffee too! And this may not mean much to some, but my water was like bottled quality. This restaurant doesnt get much business and I have lunch there also and it was good. Typical family style. Decor is dated but in excellent shape. read more

My husband and I live in Braidwood and we're always looking for a breakfast place that we can sit and talk! We both had skillets and they were amazing and the price was awesome too it was very clean in there! I never tried this place because of for sale sign was outside and that kind of worried me but now it is amazing I will be returning quite frequently they need to take down the sign I think they would do much better great food! read more

If your passing through Wilmington on RT 53 they have a good breakfast for sure, I would not go out of my way for anything else there.

I am so unimpressed with the lack of service-I purchased $40.00 of gift certificates for a good friend who under the weather, I spoke to Avi,who initially was very accommodating. I Had looked up the prices on line and had asked for a menu to be put with the gift certificates. A meal was ordered that was listed for 7.99. When Avi rang it up-he charged 10.99, a beverage should have been included, this is the first time I have ever seen a food establishment charge 2.00 for a tea bag.(no hot water or cup) and no dessert. He charged 1 &1/2 times whats listed at the end, and then became rude with my friend when he was questioning the upcharge. (calling him a liar) Please don't waste your time or money on a business that's operating dishonestly and does not appreciate your business. Sadly there are hard working waitresses that will end up paying the price for his ill will. I hope the owner takes a hard look at his practices as my career is in Food service management and I know the price of a tea bag! read more

We're not from this area, but we were in town for lunch with some family members, who had chosen this place. Wonderful lunch! The portions were huge, and the service was just terrific. We ordered the broasted chicken and ended up taking home two nights' worth of leftovers. Couldn't believe how low the bill was. Next time we're in town, this is where we'll head! read more

Had crepes this morning. Hot and fresh. The restaurant is a little dated inside. Reminds me of grandmas living room. Service was great food was good and hot. read more