Restaurants near Urbana Lake Fish Management Area

Beautiful restaurant and, overall, and excellent experience. We loved the fried chicken liver and crabcake appetizers. The prime rib was also great as was the broccolini and mac & cheese roast chicken was good but a bit too salty. Service needs some work – we were greeted and told to have a seat, but there were no seats available and nobody invited us to the bar. They then lost our reservation, which I had to then find on my phone. We seated without menus, and we’re never offered any bread. 

The Tasting Room is always a great culinary experience! My husband opted for the ribeye steak as opposed to the filet this time and regretted it—not that the ribeye was bad in any way, the filet is just perfection. My halibut was divine, as was our crab toast appetizer, and the lobster mashed potatoes are a must! The service is excellent, and the noise level was especially tolerable this time (we went early—5:15–so that definitely played into it). A word of caution for those who are noise sensitive: with the high tin ceilings, glass surfaces, and the tiled floors, it can get intolerably loud, especially so the later you go. Overall, the Tasting Room provides a wonderful dining experience!

Great spot with a beer garden on the bottom level. Upstairs/the main level gives a nice farm-to-table vibe. Mateo, our server, was incredible, and he took care of us for roughly four hours! Amazing service and great foot. The crab bread and the Fontina Burger were incredible!!

We had an excellent time at my boyfriend’s birthday dinner! The table had a little birthday sign for my boyfriend because we let them know we were celebrating on the reservation. It was a small thing that made us feel so cared for! The food was excellent and the drinks were strong and tasty. Our waiter, Chad, was helpful and an absolute delight. We can’t wait to come back!

Great food and service. Had our family Christmas lunch there and the staff was very accomidating. Jake our server and Sharon? (Our second server) were wonderful juggling food orders and requests from 15 people. We will make this our annual tradition!