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Parkers'

Parkers'

1000 31st Street Downers Grove, IL 60515, 60515-1214, United States

Wine • Fish • Meat • Steak


"Made reservations for my husbands 80th Birthday, which we mentions upon making the reservations. We arrived, the hostess said table is ready, stated 80th. birthday, she said someone hit the wrong key 89. The 4 of us were seated, and there was a used wine glass on our table. Ordered 4 cocktails from the bar. Bread brought to the table, I asked once again for the glass to be removed, the man removed it. We ordered appetizers, the 4th person wanted shrimp cocktail, he did not hear her. Our appetizers arrived first, no drinks. We were half was through our appetizers when the drinks arrived. We ordered soup, shrimp lobster bisque, it was okay. We placed orders for the entrees. My husband ordered swordfish, it was dry and the side vegetable was hard not cooked enough. One of our party asked for steaksauce, they did not have that. I had Lambchops, they were good, but the vegetable was hard not cooked enough. My husband had a taste for a Brandy Alexander, no blender. We shared ice cream and brandy on top. Bill was $480.50. No mention of birthday, no special dish! Our waiter, mention that they had 75 people cancel and they were sending staff home early. Also, he mentioned he was a bartender. I mentioned to the hostess what happened about the special occasion, she said oh I can call the manager. I said no because we will not be returning. We live 5 minutes from Indiana, that is quite a distance to travel."

Westfield River Brewing Company

Westfield River Brewing Company

707 College Hwy, Southwick, USA, 01077, United States

Wine • Fish • Pizza • Coffee


"We've been here a handful of times now and have enjoyed the experience every time! The atmosphere is really cool (beautiful barn/indoor space with plenty of seating) and the staff has been fantastic. Most recently we enjoyed their outdoor seating and live music offerings. They have a lot of outdoor space which is dog-friendly so long as they are on a leash. Beers: They have a good variety of brews available which is always nice! They seem to have staples that are available nearly year round and plenty of seasonal options. We enjoyed The Dude (stout), Big Red Barn (imperial red ale), House Export (lager helles), Snowy Silo (winter ale) and Lemon Shandy. We were not so crazy about their Saison's, but that's more a matter of personal preference. Food: Gotta love a brewery that also has a solid menu! We get the wings every time we visit. They are big, crispy and perfectly prepared (coming from a Buffalo native and a total wing snob). We particularly enjoyed the old bay and Cajun dry rubs! We also tried their paninis when we visited back in February and they were very good. Covid-19: Beer in the time of Corona! They recently reopened (mid June 2020) and had a large tent set up out back with social-distance-arranged picnic tables. They were actively cleaning tables as people were leaving them. They also have a large open seating area so folks brought in lawn chairs and set up their own spaces. Face masks were required while ordering beer/food and walking around but not while seated. They had an outdoor bar set up where they poured drinks and took food orders. They gave a number for food and would call out once it was ready. Food was packaged in to-go containers within bags that you could take back to your area to eat. Overall I think they are handling the re-opening very well while sticking to the states guidelines."