A delightful combination of tender grilled steak and succulent seafood, perfectly seasoned and served with a choice of sides.
Full • Coffee • Drinks • American
"It's a beautiful place with great ambience. We went there for the first time for our anniversary and they surprised us with a treat. Food was delicious."
Full • Wine • Steak • Steakhouse
"Wanted to love it after all of the great things I've heard, but honestly, everything was just ok. Our steaks were warm, but not juicy and hot. The two best things I ate were the brussels sprouts and the hot rolls in the cast iron skillet which were both wonderful!!! We had an early reservation 5:30 pm, but they seated us in the middle of the restaurant and I wished we were elsewhere. The desserts were okay, but I think they could have been better if they were hot. (We had the apple cobbler (hot dish, but cobbler wasn't hot and bread pudding which was cold. If we return, we will know how to request some different things. The service was very good and people were very nice; we were just underwhelmed with most of the food."
Thai • Fish • French • Seafood
"Dined here for a birthday a loooong time ago so this is an old review. That being said, I'd always avoided this place because of pricing but it was a really lovely experience! I was absolutely blown away by how good the food was. One of those meals that makes the whole table moan. The wine service was good, too. When we had too many questions for the waitress, they had a Som on staff who recommended a dry reisling, which we'd never even heard of before and were skeptical, and wow it was good! Perfect pairing. I'd check this place out for a date or a special occasion. Or if you can afford it then I'm sure you'll love making this a regular dining choice."
Pizza • American • Bar-lounge • North American
"Everything was fantastic! The server was wonderful, and the manager came by to ensure we were having a good experience. It was a great time, as always, and I will definitely return."
Full • Steak • Seafood • Bar-lounge
"From entering the staff were very pleasant, wished my daughter happy birthday before we were seated. My server was wonderful. Explained the preparation of the dishes and interacted with us throughout the service. the manager came by to check on when and I had a dish redone due to the salt content. it was a beautiful experience"
Wine • Bars • Casual • Italian
"I just received my delivery half an hour earlier than expected! The food was hot and delicious. The shrimp scampi is always an excellent choice, whether dining in, taking out, or getting it delivered. The service is fantastic! This locally owned restaurant offers a huge menu with top-notch quality food, all made from scratch. They serve outstanding Italian cuisine!"
Soup • Pizza • Steak • Coffee
"Not my kind of place. The bar / tavern had screaming, loud customers on a day when there was no one around. Really a tasting menu, teen plate, teen servings, bad value for money. The waitress told me that the green peppers in my clam chowder were mild - they weren't and had to spit out with a burning mouth. Really embarrassing when I was treated. Instead, they gave me asparagus. Your only vegetable. They didn't notice that my water glass was empty and I had to request it. Backless benches to sit in the tavern / bar, but you can request an uncomfortable chair. Not a place where you, like me, eat a lot of healthy protein and vegetables. I don't like leaving a restaurant where I feel bloated with too much food, but I don't want to go hungry either. The coffee was good after the meal."
Cakes • Seafood • Italian • Bar-lounge
"My appreciation for this place keeps growing. Their Bolognese was about the best I've had. Service is great. Their breaded chicken and veal cutlets are available several ways and are excellent. Parking: Park on Main St if not too busy or swing around to the lot behind off North St. The entrance is in the back. There is a path from main to the back. Service: Dine in"
Cafés • Kebab • Pizza • Fast Food
"Great atmosphere and decor, very good northern Italian food and other diverse selections, excellent appetizers and charcuterie, surprisingly large well prepared portions, amazing bread, responsive service, but, sadly a self inflicted wound on the wine by a restaurant that calls itself a wine bar. Wine should be stored and served at 55 to 65 degrees. This is challenging for many restaurants who will hover around room temperature. Unfortunately, the bottle we ordered, a well selected unusual norther Italian gem, was nowhere near even that. It was every bit of 80 degrees. Literally warm to the touch as if it were close to bright lights or the kitchen. We had to put it in the water bottle chiller. At this temperature, for any length of time, wine “cooks”, a trade term indicating spoilage. Unfortunately, ours was close to “cooked” indicating long term poor hot storage. This is sad because Esca has a smartly selected list with some delightful options. It makes no sense why they would invest in very nice wines and then undermine them. We thought maybe it was our bottle alone but we saw other reviews complaining about the warm wine. The average customer might not notice but anyone with any wine expertise will. Please Esca, fix this.We would like to come back for your delightful food but frankly, we would be hesitant to order another bottle.What an unnecessary loss…"
Wine • Pizza • Italian • Fast Food
"Exceptional food in an authentic, non-demanding environment. Our waitress was very attentive and helpful, which added to the great experience. For bread lovers, there are 3 different breads, all of which are made there and are all wonderful. I stop on the way out of town to pick up bread and take it home to friends. My salad was fabulous and the vodka chicken pasta (a specialty) was cooked perfectly with a wonderful sauce. The specials change with the seasons. Desserts are all made there and everyone looked great. We share the ice cream on Sunday with homemade caramelized marshmallows and chocolate ganache. It was wonderful. You can share it with 4 people as it is very large. We will definitely have dinner here again when we return to Mayo and Golf."
Sushi • Cafés • Seafood • Asiatic
"Was told this was the best steakhouse in Alton Illinois. So we gave it a shot. Children got a kids cheese pizza, and for $6 each the quantity and quality was pretty good, 5/5. Wife and grandmother got the shrimp scampi, both said it was kinda bland, but itis just a garlic butter sauce so I can see that. Shrimp was kinda light for the shrimp to pasta ratio, but enough pasta for twothat was for sure, 4/5. I had the 6oz pepper loin with loaded baked tater. Potato was great in size, pepper loin might of been alight 6oz but plenty in flavor. Ordered a med got med well. Now the reason for the only 4stars. Noticed on ticket, we were upcharged for things that were supposed to be included like strawberry vinaigrette, $4upcharge but was supposed to be included.And a 2.75% credit card fee. Kinda odd. I run my own business and don’t have to charge cc fees to cover just odd. Especiallywith no notice. Atmosphere is nice, but after 6pm seems to get rather loud, couldn’t hear the person two seats to my leftwithout them yelling. Overall, wed give it another go, just withdraw cash first."
Pasta • Salad • Italian • Seafood
"We are visiting Boston and went here as a party of 6 to celebrate my colleagues birthday. We enjoyed the ambiance and the cocktails were exceptionally good. The food was amazing, very fresh, well cooked and great presentation. I particularly enjoyedthe Oysters, the stuffed zucchini flower and surf and turf appetizers; as well as the Salmon dish. I stole a truffle fry or twofrom my colleagues plate and loved it. The service was definitely fast and efficient, but I would have rated another star ifthe staff were more friendly. The booking experience by phone was not pleasant, this almost caused us to walk away. Our server,Giuseppe, was no different. But we noticed none of the servers ever smiled at patrons; and we were very taken aback by this. OurServer had the same bedside manner, as he didn’t greet us warmly or introduce himself. In fact, I had to request his name. Hewas not very helpful when we had questions and didn’t guide us correctly when we requested a cheese plate for 4, but ended upwith two cheese plates big enough to feed 10. Overall, I’ll say this location is a gem of a find and I will return becausethe food was great . I hope to have better service next time."
Tea • Soup • Steak • Chicken
"I wouldn't recommend this restaurant at all. They call it Nepalese, but it's just a fancy name for Indian food that I love. There are many excellent Indian restaurants here, but this is not one of them. Firstly, there were no other customers when we got there. Two parties came in after us and we are looked after before us. We expressly told the waitress everything mild. When we ordered a birayani she forgot to tell us until we complained that it is always spicy. We started with an inedible lentil soup. It was cold and salty. We asked for hot tea and she said they had gone out that afternoon. Our chicken tikka was all sauce and very little chicken. We sent it back and told them to add more chicken. The shrimp dish was the same - all sauce and hardly any shrimp. The sauces over the rice were pleasant, but overpriced for how little you got. We enjoyed the starter of Mo MO and the Chana Masala. I love Mango Lassi, but they just poured it out of a 1 gallon container. It was probably pre-made in the supermarket. Don't go here when we have such a large and diverse Indian community with excellent restaurants across the region."
Kebab • Cafés • Steak • Coffee
"I am simply an Uber Eats driver and I had to pick up a meal and I think it was the owner or manager, he is a disgusting morbid person of the worst kind, he couldn't take his disgusting look off of me and when it It was time to deliver the food, he left it on the table so that he could come in until to take it and thus be able to look at myself intimidatingly more closely. In my life, something so painful has happened to me that an owner or manager has to do this type of thing. I am simply an Uber Eats driver and I had to pick up a meal and I think it was the owner or manager, he is a disgusting morbid person of the worst kind, he couldn't take his disgusting look off of me and when it was my turn to deliver the food he left it on the table so that he could come in until there to pick it up so I could look at myself more closely. In my life, something so painful has happened to me that an owner or manager has to do this kind of thing."
Cafés • Pizza • Seafood • Fast Food
"I popped into the restaurant for a quick lunch break in between shopping and decided to order the blackened swordfish tacos, which were delicious. The portion size was just right, and I also got some shoestring fries on the side. They offered a spicy sauce for the fish, which added a nice kick. The restaurant had a lovely decor with perfect lighting and large windows that offered a view outside. It was quite busy during lunchtime, with shoppers and people on their break. The music was a bit loud, but not too distracting. I wanted to try some wine from their great selection, but didn't get a chance this time. The service was outstanding, with Suzy and the other staff members checking on us and refilling our glasses. Overall, it was a fantastic experience. Thank you!"
Steak • Salad • Seafood • American
"Although we have been going to Aspen Grill for years and its aways great, this last visit was exceptional. We didn't get our usual filets (which are a ten! but tried some different things on the menu. We shared the tuna appetizer which was amazing. The salmon for the main course was so fresh and nicely cooked. Everything from the salads, to the salted oil for the bread, to the limoncello after dinner drinks, was superb. Mike, our waiter was great, making the evening a lot of fun. Such a nice evening!!"
Vegan • Mexican • Western • Burgers
"We are visiting from CT. The food was good, the margaritas were good (my favorite was the banana margarita) , the server was great! No issues and the drinks got us pretty good! I highly recommend this place. But just know there is a 16% gratituity added already, a covid fee, and also just seat yourself and save the time standing there looking stupid lol."
Soup • Meat • Steak • Cheese
"This was the second time my wife and I have gone there for valentine's dinner. Last year was the best all around. This year my reservation was for we didn't get our table till nearly Then after we ordered and after several apologies we finally got our food nearly an hour later. Very unpleasant experience and it wasn't just us, another couple next to us had it worse. She didn't even eat her dinner because it wasn't cooked to her satisfaction while her husband had to eat his dinner alone"
Pizza • Steak • Seafood • American
"We arrived at around 530-600pm for dinner. The Dockside was busy but was able to be seated right away.. They got us to our table and let us know that our server would be with us shortly. Five minutes passed and Grant our server for the evening took our drink order and gave us another 5-10 min to look over the menu. We ordered the Shrimp Nachos the small serving which it shortly arrived within minutes of placing the order. One note here..we ordered the small and if youhave a party more than 3 you better order the large portion, ours was devoured in minutes. Grant let us know that he put in our meal after we received the shrimp nachos so we didn't get our meal while still working on our appetizer. Grantwas polite,kind and helpful.. He checked back with us before,through and after our meal even sensed when my kiddos drinks were nearing empty. Ask for Grant! Best server to date!"
Fish • Sushi • Steak • American
"Hard to fond a place like this anywhere in NW Wis. Mostly what you find is basic bar food. Not so here. Casual but great food for a dining experience. White linen table cloths and napkins. Okay wine list. Good service staff. A che who cares what puts on the table. Reasonable prices. Worth experiencing."