This place is a difficult venue to find! Thank goodness it wasn't snowing, because we woukd have canceled.. So what should have been a 15 minute drive wound up being 38 to 40! Google tends to give you the scenic route. Anyways, Hailey was our server. She was very sweet and attentive. I had a glass of cabernet , private label of the resort. It was just ok... We both had the Italian sausage and corn chowder soup. It was FANTASTIC!! A nice zip of spice.. Next, our entrees. My husband went with the salmon with mashed sweet potatoes and acorn squash. He said the sweet potatoes were better than the salmon. I had the cheapest cut of filet ever! I've had a better one from JEWEL! It was flat and bland.. I had the red potatoes and asparagus. All in all, I would not go out of my way to have dinner here again...nothing worth the drive. read more

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We ate in the lounge area near the bar and had a great experience! Great spot for lunch or a drink before heading out for the night. My husband 10/10 recommends the Reuben. Best he's had in a while! read more

Woodlands Restaurant - Crispy chicken sandwich - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

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I figured I'd write a separate review for the Eagle Ridge Resort's main restaurant! I was happy to get off the waitlist here for a Thanksgiving buffet (early) dinner. It was a bit tricky, since I had to call a few times because they seemingly forgot to call me back to update me when they said they would. I was then passed around to different people after being told that one specific person was taking care of it...which is it? We came here for Thanksgiving and are glad we did. It was a hot ticket! We had an early 5pm reservation and waited a bit at the beginning. For a few minutes, this makes sense, because we got there early (not a far walk from the guest rooms!). Even so, after about 10 minutes, it felt a bit tedious and disorganized on their end. We waited in the main atrium, which was crowded, and they had to yell out to people who was ready to be seated, which was a mess. While we waited for them to have our table ready, a massive line of people formed, and I think all or most had reservations, so it seemed like the restaurant was having a difficult time processing their amount of guests. We finally got seated after 15-20 minutes, and things looked up because we had a very nice waitress named Tara. She was so bubbly and kind! We had a bottle of delicious sparkling wine that she opened for us. We, of course, went to the buffet for our Thanksgiving dinner! It was hit and miss, overall positive but not wow-worthy. Still, $41 for the whole buffet experience was reasonable. The service was slow, since it was so busy, and I think they were a bit understaffed- Tara was doing as much as she could! The sides were not very good, almost all bland and uninteresting as a result. The variety of other items, like crudites and salad, was great. The carving board provided dry (but not TOO dry) turkey and some very well done beef. I was surprised they didn't have different doneness options, which they usually do at carving stations for beef, lamb, etc. I wound up checking it out later, and they turned things around, with a well cooked roast and a roast that provided some differently cooked areas (like a prime rib roast would), so there were many different options for people! The dessert table was well done, with a variety of options and delicious pumpkin pie. It had a ton of fall flavors, like nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and other spices that went so well with the pumpkin base! We also went here for the $21 brunch buffet. It had some great options as well, so we were glad to see it. The omelette bar had a variety of ingredients, even jalapenos, and was able to do egg whites upon request. My husband was impressed by the variety of pastries. They have bagels and lox as well! Thankfully, we had Tara as our waitress again! She is amazing. It is a great option, but beware of some slow service and some bland buffet items, and you'll be all set. read more

Great all you can eat prime rib on Saturday night. Great views of Lake Galena and sunsets. Excellent service and got a free dessert for my birthday. read more

Woodlands Restaurant - Sunset over Lake Galena - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

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Food - was average. Nothing to write home about. Strange take on gnocchi carbonara. Crab cakes were good. Very meaty. Booze way over priced. Service - decent. Slow and steady. Ambiance - they know their demographic. If you love your grandparents house, this is your spot! IMPORTANT: ask for the "lounge" menu. They won't tell you but you can actually get normal food too. read more

Woodlands Restaurant - Gnocchi Carbonara - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

Waitstaff attentive and friendly. Blown away by the Sunday brunch "spread!" Tomato soup, bruschetta bar, carving station with prime rib, turkey, & ham, made to order eggs and omelettes too. Add sushi, salmon, fish, all well presented, fresh and tasty! Went back on Thursday evening for the pasta bar. Two choices of paste, red or white sauce, and two chefs to add either sausage or chicken, mushrooms, dried tomatoes, you name it! Once again the waitstaff was amazing. read more

The duck entree was delicious. My girlfriend ordered the filet and we finished with pumpkin Creme Brule. Our waiter was great and the atmosphere was steakhouse supper club. read more

We walked in to see if the bar or restaurant could accommodate gluten free AND vegan options. We were told yes so the rest of the family came in and joined for a dinner. Upon sitting down we ordered an iced tea, two soda waters and a lemonade to start. We were then told they couldn't accommodate for a gluten free AND vegan diet. I mean you could do a salad and remove more than half the ingredients and only do oil for dressing and still pay over $16 for just lettuce at that point, but they didn't even offer that. The server seemed extremely annoyed so we asked for the bill of the drinks and were ready to leave. Our bill was $12! For those four drinks (two of which are just soda water!) Did not feel welcomed at all here and would never return! read more

The worst $17 chicken caesar salad ever. Made with iceberg not romaine lettuce. Very soggy lettuce NOT tossed with dressing just a blob on the bottom. And NO croutons. The dressing had no flavor. Blech! The chicken was very cold like right out of the fridge. read more

We celebrated our 60th anniversary at Woodlands Restaurant this weekend. The quality of service and food was outstanding. Chef Randy made extraordinary vegan meals for my family. It is very difficult to find a restaurant in this area who can accommodate vegans. read more

Some of the worst tasting food i ever had. Pizza: thin crust pizza is made with a weird cardboard-like cracker of a crust. The flavors of the sauce, toppings, and cheese took me back to my high school cafeteria, not in a good way. Pasta Alfredo: its just pasta swimming in salted milk. Sounds gross? It was. I'm grateful that nobody got food poisoning. Not grateful to have paid $20 for something so unappetizing. Entrees were supposed to come with bread. They did not. We got soup when we ordered salad, the restaurant didn't deliver even though they said they do... etc. read more

Excellent service and great food. The view across the lake is incredible. We are treated like family every time we go.

Enjoyed a lovely meal here on a Monday night when not all restaurants in town are open. It was also music night and there was a guy with a guitar playing some really nice music. The staff were very friendly and the food was delicious. I had the pistachio crusted salmon and I absolutely loved it. The fish was cooked perfect and the potatoes were whipped perfection. I will definitely be back! read more

Woodlands Restaurant - Pistachio crusted salmon - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

What a gem!!! This dining opportunity is located just beside the lobby of the resort. We ordered two times during our stay. Jack was a pleasure!!!! He took both our late night (they close at 9 & we ordered after 8:30pm) pizza order & our early morning breakfast order. Thank you Jack, for the complimentary "canned beverages" with pizza & for the laughs during our ordering process!!! We enjoyed the delicious & fresh food. The pineapple juice was great with breakfast & my coffee came hot! We picked up our evening pizza & paid at the counter. Our breakfast was delivered to our door with a smile & charged to our room. Great staff, service, & food!!!! read more

Woodlands Restaurant - Pancake & bacon breakfast (we got 2 orders) & a cinnamon roll, which came with a cute note!!! We also ordered a coffee & 2 pineapple juices. - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

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We recently went there for our girls trip! It was the first night they were serving a tasting menu. It was absolutely delicious and so much fun! Great food, great chefs and wait staff! read more

We ordered lunch for pick up on 8/16. Due to the COVID situation, we decided to pick up food and dine at a nature park nearby. We had to wait for 30 minutes to get the food. That is not the major concern. We ordered a kids meal (chicken strips and fries) which came in a styrofoam to-go box which was melted due to the heat from the food. I guess the chef has picked the strips from the hot oil and directly placed them in the box which has melted it. It's pretty bad that we noticed this after the kid was done with his lunch, as this was melting was at the lower half of the box. Its a safety concern as the food might have had some melted styrofoam on it. read more

Woodlands Restaurant - burnt and melted styrofoam boxes - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

February in Galena is not on the list of "places to see and be seen" but got a nice weekend getaway deal on Living Social for Eagle Ridge Resort . Popped my head into the Woodlands restaurant to see the menu. The host boasted that the tomahawk Berkshire pork chop was the best and was huge "about 16 oz". So we gave it a try Again February in Galena so the the restaurant was sparsely filled with patrons. Waitress served us our glasses of wine and disappeared for 10 mins. Ordered the corn and sausage chowder which was tasty but turned out to be the highlight of the dinner. We order the tomahawk chop and the seared duck breast on wilted spinach salad. Thinking that the long wait for entrees was due to cook process of a thick chop and properly seared duck it was a disappointment when the dinners did arrive. Tomahawk Berkshire pork chop was a puny average chop from a "Denny's grand slam breakfast" size, 1/4 inch thick. ($28) Seared duck was tough as shoe leather and the spinach was uncooked/raw and not wilted with no seasoning or flavor. ($15j Overall, not a place for a great dining experience...But the view was nice so I guess they have got that going for them read more

This place is pretty good for the area. The service is fast and friendly, the menu has some good options and the atmosphere is decent. I ordered the salmon, which was cooked be very well, however, the veggies it came with were quite disappointing. The potato cut outs were dry, tasteless and bland. The corn tasted like it was right out of a can. For the price I didn't think this entree was worth it considering the portion size. Also, the side salad was pretty small and sad - my tomato was a half of a tiny sliver - basically a hint of tomato. This attention to detail could be beefed up. Overall it was a decent meal. read more

Woodlands Restaurant - Salmon - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

is there a half star, or no star at all at Yelp? People, especially with children...run! go into town, go anywhere else in the territory or galena but not at the Woodlands. we sat down at 6:30PM on a saturday and we saw out waitress a total of 4 times during the two hour dinning experience for which we waited 45 minutes for complimentary bread, thirty minutes for drinks, and an hour and a half for our dinner. Our children were starving and because we didn't see our waitress i had to go up to the front to ask for bread at least, and across the way to the bar for a drink. We love Eagle Ridge the resort, but do yourself a favor and go somewhere else to eat please. Everywhere on the property the food and service is less then mediocre and no one deserves that, even post-covid. this is in my top 3 worst experiences for dining read more

Happy with my overall dining experience here. My wife and I had the French soup which was great. I'm not a big fan of French because my experience with them have been too salted. This was light for a rich soup. We both had the veal dish which was good, veal was tender like pulled pork, mushroom gravy (or whatever they call it) was ok. Then she had the cheesecake and I had the tiramisu. I'm a big fan of tiramisu and that was delicious. Great price and great portion size, and on point flavor. Cheesecake was perfect too. Quite smooth and just the right touch of sweet. It was our first time and overall pretty pleased. We where in no hurry but could definitely feel service was a bit slow. And I can see why, they had a wedding, and it's a Friday night. And if I understand right the kitchen here caters food for weddings too. My thoughts are with the restless and hard working kitchen staff tonight. You guys made a great course of food for us. Thank you kitchen team! read more

The food was good, but the service was spectacular. Thanks to our waitress Kai. She went above and beyond any expectation, I could've had bringing us tour, guides, magazines, and things for us to discover on our trip to Galena. Very personable and friendly the best service I've had in years and I worked in customer service.. Kai is an asset to your company... Outstanding read more

For a more upscale establishment, the service could have been better. Hostess was courteous but once seated, we waited over 15min and still no water or waitress willing to take our order. Food was decent but took 3 tries to get it right. Waitress had zero personality and could have been nicer. Getting refills even on water was impossible. Wouldn't eat there again. read more

Not worth it. Slow service ok food except the soup was awesome. The manager made excuses while the service was so slow. He did take money off our bill but it was not an enjoyable evening and we were on a girls trip. Sad read more

My wife and I both got the veal pot roast. We have had this before and the meat is incredibly tender and the sauce is savory. Our waitress was very attentive and she did a great job. Every time we come to Galena we look forward to dining at The Woodlands and ordering the pot roast. It is one of the best pot roasts I have ever eaten. read more

Service was poor at best as the ladies taking care of our group of 11 seemed annoyed we were there. I ordered the biscuits and gravy for brunch - take a look at the attached photo. Was absolutely disgusting. The grease seemed to have separated from the water, texture was gelatinous. Attempted one bite then sent back, which is exceptionally uncharacteristic for me. 19% gratuity automatically added to groups over 8 people - was pretty unhappy to pay that much gratuity for such poor service, especially with 8/11 people having the self served brunch buffet. read more

Woodlands Restaurant - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

This was the worst experience of my entire life. First of all, I called to make a reservation, at 6pm and Sylvia told me no. Ok. So we went in, she said it's be a 30 minute wait. Fine, it was an hour. Then we say down, we waited for 1/2 am hour to get a menu. By 8:31 we put in our order. Didn't get our food until 9:20. The kids chicken tenders and burger were cold. I ordered a Cobb salad because the lady next to me had a nice large avocado on here's. I got 3, thin, brown slices. Wtf? My husband had the buffalo chicken wrap, eh. They didn't have red wine for me. When we got our food, the waitress asked if we needed anything... Duh.... Silverware, napkins .. We aren't barbarians. Absolutely the worst experience and as a result, the pool is closed now, as is the gym and we missed everything because is this horrible service. The food sucked, the service was horrible, they didn't even ask about dessert. I don't understand how this place even exists. Sucked. read more

Had reservations at Highlands for our anniversary but didn't find out they were closed for a COVID incident until we pulled up to the front door, all dressed up and hungry. At that point (6 on a Saturday night), there was nothing available downtown, so we opted for Woodlands even though we had a less than stellar experience there last year. The menu is extremely pared down, but the host mentioned a strip steak special that sounded good. Sat for 10 minutes with no server, and left after overhearing them tell another table they were out of it (at 6 on a saturday?!). Went to Piggly Wiggly, bought our own steak and potatoes, and ended up having our anniversary dinner at home in sweatpants. read more

Food was good and more 4 star but when service is 10 stars you have to give the overall highest number of stars Yelp allows! Our server Gretchen Marie and what I presume to be the manager that night Jack are over the top wonderful! So are the folks at the pizza place. We had 10 people, no reservations on a hot Friday night during the high summer season. Woodstone restaurant, the only other full menu/service in The Territory, was sending everyone to Woodlands due to air conditioning issues. So of course it was crowded. We were not told too bad or wait an hour. We saw staff combining tables, moving chairs and ultimately seating us at an awesome huge high top table in the lobby. Then letting us order from all 3 menus! Bar, restaurant and pizza place. Wow wow wow Loved the pupu platter. Terrific Cobb salad. Pizza was overdone but understandable in light of what the kitchen must have been trying to keep up with. Shared the crazy cinnamon roll dessert thing oh my. Gretchen handled with ease, panache and extraordinary service and smiles our varied drink and food orders. A true delight, my world is happier for this experience. Thank you Gretchen Marie, Jack and team read more

Had a very nice Sunday breakfast here while staying at the resort. Food was excellent, and service was outstanding. The chef at the omelet station knows his stuff, with plenty of toppings to choose from. You'll also find french toast, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, lots of pastries, and a fresh fruit bar. A very yum way to start the day with a beautiful view of Lake Galena. read more

Woodlands Restaurant - Breakfast - New American Near Me - Galena, Illinois

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Ordered Caesar salad, Reuben, Crab cakes, Buffalo Chicken Bacon wrap, Pulled Pork, Fries and Sweet Potato Fries. The crab cakes were inedible very "fishy" taste and smell. The wrap is the only item that was ok, even the salad was not good....sorry Woodlands read more

Just left the Woodlands Restaurant and we'll never go back! 5:30 on a Tuesday night, one table of 16 people and one table of two until my husband and I arrived. There was one waitress handling the dining room for all 20 people. She never introduced herself but did get our first drink right away. She returned 10 minutes later to take our appetizer & dinner order. It took 20 minutes for her to bring us a single shrimp cocktail appetizer we were sharing at which time my husband asked if it's common for there to be so much time between courses. Her response, with no apology, "I'm trying to take care of a million people over there" as she points to the table of 16. 15 minutes later I get my salad and my husband gets his onion soup, which is cold. 10 minutes and we get our entree's. My Salmon is overcooked, unseasoned & tasteless and my husbands "medium rare" fillet is still "mooing". I forced down my dinner but he did not. My husband talked to the manager, who was very professional and apologetic. She offered compensation and took my husband's dinner off our bill. Thankfully there's several other options in Galena with quality food and service. read more

My husband and I were in for our anniversary. Jack made our meals so enjoyable with his banter and eagerness to please. Can't thank him enough. read more

This restaurant is fabulous! We arrived at the resort after a 4 hr road trip just before 10pm, very hungry and too tired to make a trip to town to search for food. This restaurant (on site at Eagle Ridge resort) stopped serving food at 10pm and we had just missed the cutoff for dinner. However, the manager came out and kindly offered to make us a pizza. She was so friendly and accommodating, and it was a perfect start to our weekend trip to Galena. The Pizza was delicious as well (but even if it wasn't I'd probably still give 5 stars simply because of the great service). read more

This was a great atmosphere and delicious prime rib buffet! But best of all, was the great service by Sylvia Martin! She bright lots of joy and laughter to our group read more

Views are great, service was good. Chicken was old, street tacos and sweet potato fries were solid.

We ate here twice in our week long stay in Galena. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was relaxing and comfortable - that's why we came back again. Sylvia, the hostess was charming, friendly and made us feel we were at one of our favorite restaurants back home. Tawny, our server, was sweet and, even though they were a bit short staffed, she kept everything moving along nicely. After trying several other restaurants in the area, we both decided Woodlands is number one. read more

We went there for my 31st birthday and it was fantastic. We didn't care for our first seat and had no issue with allowing us to change seats. Our waitress was very kind and patient as we took our time to enjoy the evening. The food was good and reasonably priced. read more

We stayed at the eagle ridge resort and had a fantastic time!!! We went to the prime rib buffet and had an amazing dinner!! The icing on the cake was staff member Sylvia Martin!!! She made us feel so welcome and told us some useful information on what to do while visiting Galena. She also made sure that we were satisfied when we had an appetizer come out for the bar that was not up to par. Overall great experience and will definitely be goin back for another trip!!!! read more

Great dining spot at the beautiful Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa. My wife and I are vegan, and finding food can be a challenge in rural areas like Jo Daviess County, Illinois. We were able to enjoy an outstanding meal at Woodlands, having the Romaine Bruschetta, roasted vegetables, a salad, and the remarkable Sinsinawa Mound Sinnablast for dessert. Our server, Chris, was knowledgeable, attentive, friendly, and helpful. We couldn't finish our dessert, and she not only packaged it to take with us, but packed extra caramel sauce and cutlery. Clearly a lot of pride in the service and presentation. Great dining experience. read more

Beautiful restaurant at Eagle Ridge Resort. We've been coming here for years because we are property owners. The food last night was fantastic. The fried prosciutto and cheese appetizer, house salads, salmon and halibut entrees were light, favorable and fresh. The service was slow, inattentive, and disorganized from everyone including the manager. Expect a slow evening and be patient and you will have a wonderful meal. read more