Monte Cristo Sandwich! Does this review really need to be any longer than that? Grabbed a Monte Cristo Sandwich and the drink special for the day (long island $4.50) and ended it with Bread Pudding with Praline Sauce. I hadn't had the Monte Cristo in a LONG time...maybe 15 years. But somehow I remember that raspberry jam. (forgot to take photo of jam...was so hungry almost forgot to take the photo of the sandwich, hence the jam on the sandwich in the left corner of the sandwich lol) Had gotten the sampler appetizer. The burgers was okay. the rolls were great. Nachos however after two bites left the rest untouched. Ate all the ice cream and but only half the bread pudding. Whenever the next time I come back I'll probably try the Cajun Chicken & Shrimp Pasta with a Monte Cristo Sandwich of course. Wish they had more Bennigan's around if nothing else somehow connected the brand with more Holiday Inn's read more

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I visited the Bennigan's in Elgin for the first time. I must say, o hadn't been in a Bennigan's in over 15 years. Now, I LOVE calamari! It's usually my go to order. When the calamari came, it looks real good! Crispy & golden brown. But seeing the body & tentacles TURNED ME COMPLETELY OFF!! The marinara sauce looked watered down. Both items were flavorless! I told the waitress about the taste and they took it off my bills. So I TRULY APPRECIATED THAT!! I also had the chicken wrap & slaw, which was good. read more

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Bennigan's Elgin IL. The last of the line in Illinois. They were a popular and good chain of restaurants at one time. In 2008, the company went bankrupt, and they all closed down, almost. A select group of franchisees got together and saved Bennigan's from certain death. This location is the last in Illinois. Let's just start out in saying I've been going here since before, continued going during, and after the pandemic. The owner is a great person! Even said "God bless you" to me for continuing to patronize his restaurant. God bless you folks for enduring and staying alive during these very trying and uncertain times! Their food is very fresh and un-chainlike. The Monte Cristo sandwich is the best and almost one if a kind. Not many places make it like this anymore. I drive in excess of 40 miles one way to eat here. Their quality and service keep me coming back! The Hawaiian chicken is great as well as their nachos, of course Monte Cristo sandwich, Kilkenny chicken salad, and, just about all their appetizers. Customer for life here! read more

Food is slay and service is great :) I recommend going here any hour of the day tbh. You won't be disappointed. I don't really recommend the monte cristo tho it's mid. read more

I am always seated right away, the food is amazing and affordable, customer service is always on point, and portion size of food is great!

Honestly, probably the best customer service/hospitality I've ever witnessed at a restaurant. Everyone went out of their way to see if everything is good and just to talk. We were given our meals before the appetizers and were discounted half off for the appetizers for that without even us asking. It's just amazing. We weren't even mad about it and they went out of their way to do this. Hopefully we made it up in the tip :) Aside from the hospitality, I honestly can't say a negative thing about the food. I would recommend the sweet potato fries instead of regular (great decision). We live 1 hour away and haven't been to a Bennigan's in years. Had a random craving for a monte cristo but I have to say that we will come here more often not only for the food, but most importantly because of the incredibly nice people. Cheers read more

Bennigan's - American Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

whisky glazed chicken was all bone and totally raw. they claim to be "legendary". yeah, right.

Great food, great service (thank you Taylor), and 80s music hits! Plan to come back again soon!

Just left! Great food! & Great Customer service! My husband & I had the Buffalo wings & Monte cristo! Ask for Julius. He was our server & he was amazing! read more

Bennigan's - American Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Tried the fried broccoli and they were good. The food is good without being extraordinary and maybe to "greasy" - Typical Bar food read more

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Ugh.... they need to ditch the "local" personality and understand they are in a hotel. They offer nothing to separate themselves, they know it and do nothing about it. Great hotel rooms though! Just skip the restaurant read more

The staff is so considerate. The wait time is good even though it looked packed. The food can so quick. And it was so good. read more

Great food and atmosphere! I can't believe I haven't written a review on them yet. They treat you like family, if you had to guess who was in charge you would probably be wrong, everyone from top to bottom is serving, cleaning, conversing with guests. Awesome place with a lot of tvs. Always good food, great service, and cold beer! read more

The food was done well but the real pleasure was my waitress, Sky, who was GREAT! She was extremely friendly and helpful. Answered all my questions about the menu and even happily dealt with me when asking to repeat the options. As someone who travels often for work and eats alone, it's extremely nice when a server will actually take the time to be friendly and talk to you. read more

Staff was top notch! We came here for a hockey tournament and had a VERY large group. The wait staff was amazing. Lety might have been the best server I've ever had. Thanks for making our first experience put after COVID a positive one! read more

This location has completely gone downhill. Last night will be our last time there. It started with them giving us all bad sodas. When we mentioned it, our server got snippy and said the fountain soda machine was broken so we were given canned sodas just poured into glasses. I pointed out that someone must have accidentally given us sodas from the fountain machine because they were undrinkable. She rolled her eyes. She finally came back after 10 or so minutes with replacement drinks, took our food order and vanished. We saw at least 2 other servers working in the section we were sitting in, but our server ghosted us. 45 minutes later and very nice and helpful busser/food runner brought our food. He was fantastic and honestly the should be a server. He was very helpful. The burgers were are all ordered medium and came well done. The kids sliders were dry and hard. The wrap was missing sauce. No server to be found. The busser brought the missing sauce and let the manager know we wanted to speak with him. He came over all used car salesman smarmy and tried to fake smile his way through the interaction which was patronizing and uncomfortable. He clearly was not going to do anything about the service or food quality and thought he could charm his way out of a bad interaction. It was incredibly demeaning. Our server must have gotten talked to because suddenly there she was, like magic. For the record, we still tipped because server wages are incredibly low, but she certainly wasn't on her game. Next time we'll just go across the street to Alexander's. read more

Loved the food and service at the Elgin facility. We were craving Fish Fry and they had some really great fish and all you can eat. My son and husband went in for seconds. So delicious and fresh. This was on a Friday so I am not sure if they have this every day. Good value for the money. read more

HOLY COW...don't get the nachos, unless you're planning on splitting it 5 ways!!!! It's huuuuuuge. My wife got a shock....lol read more

The Monte Cristo is worth the 45 min drive. I've loved this sandwich since it came out years ago. Too bad Bennigans closed its restaurants except for this one. It was as good as ever. Other food was also very good. Service was friendly and prompt. It was my birthday so they gave me a desert with a candle. I really appreciated that. Plenty of free parking, Restaurant is newer. Clean with TV's to watch a game. It's 5 min off I-90 at RT31 Elgin. read more

Rami or Rubio whatever the managers name is was a total ass. I forgot where I parked my car last week due to construction and the ass cuts me off a week after the fact...Also, watch for the bugs in and around the food...fruit flies galore... Better places with good food and way better drink prices ;;;;;;;Diamond Jim's and Chubby Bullfrog, and the ladies are prettier :) read more

Who knew Bennigan's was still open? I hadn't seen a Bennigan's restaurant in years! Anyway, we decided to stop by on a Friday for dinner. While it did not have the whole Bennigan-y décor like I remember back in the late 90s, it was a nice place to dine in. It seemed the menu had shrunk, but I don't blame them. To my surprised, they still carried my favorite items; French onion soup and chicken & shrimp pasta! The soup was fantastic, just how I remembered it. The pasta was also very good. It seemed plain at first, but the flavors took some time to develop, and once they all came together, it was awesome. When I "checked in" to Bennigan's using Yelp app on my phone, it offered me 15% off coupon right there. I showed it to our server, and she took care of that for us as well. Overall, it was a very good experience. read more

Well I realized why all the other ones closed. .. absolutely awful food. Prolly only stay in businness cuz It's attached to H.I. I ordered the irish dip to be safe.. deli roast beef, a slice of processed American cheese, a hard bun.. was terrible... cole slaw smelled musty. Usually I take 2 bites too make sure.. but naw, I passed... ordered cheese sticks (which the server comped) that tasted like vinegar... The service was fantastic... and deserves 3 stars... the food -2stars.. read more

Got take out as we're staying at hotel. Fast service and food was good. Had wings, quesadilla, burger and chicken fingers and fries.

After most of the Bennigan's closed in our area, we were pleasantly surprised to find this one in Elgin. Great service, plenty of cold drinks and great food. Bennigan's has always been my favorite of the chain restaurants. read more

The wife and I stopped in on a Sunday afternoon where the place was maybe 1/3 full. We were quickly seated and served, the staff was great although the background noise from the TVs was a little overwhelming at times. The wife had the Irish dip and I had the cottage pie. Both were good but the cottage pie was "Great". The spices was fantastic when mixed with the meat. We'll be back again read more

this place had the best fish and chips I've ever had. this place was more than 5 stars if I could rate it a 10 I would. if your at this hotel or in town you have to come here. read more

* Note: review is based on the fact I was in Elgin on business * I can't really say Bennigan's "is the best around", as I didn't have the opportunity to compare it to anything (locally). I happened to have been staying in the Holiday Inn that the restaurant is attached to, and my options were severely limited for food. Over the course of 3 days, my food options included the Half Bennigan's Club with French Onion Soup (day one), Southwest Turkey Burger with Fries and a side of guac (day two) and the Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap with Fries (day three). Let's start with Day one: The club and soup were presented nicely, and the soup really hit the spot. Not that it was super cold out (thanks for making my first trip awesome, Chicago weather! I expected snow, and you gave me "warm" Boston weather! Yee!!), but I do like to try soup when I can. The exterior cheese was bubbly. the bread soaked in the broth... I'm drooling as I type this now... six days later! The club on the other hand... they butter grilled the outer bread pieces. I felt that the exterior was too greasy, for my liking, but I still ate as much as I could. The interior, with it's shredded lettuce, deli ham and turkey (it felt like, sadly enough), crisp bacon, a couple different types of cheese, and basil mayonnaise... I unfortunately left what looked like a mess on my plate. The lettuce went everywhere, and the basil mayo was a little much, when mixed with all the cheese. To each his own dairy preference, and I over looked mine. For me, it was just too much milk products in the meal; one cheese would have been perfect on the sandwich (something to counter the soup perhaps?) and limit what seemed like a couple dollops of mayo. Day two: The turkey burger with fries and a side of guacamole. Holy spiced up avocados, foodies! The patty was giant - to the point I couldn't finish it. I feel like it was the size of my head (flattened out.. not pound wise). I wish I had gotten a picture of this sucker, because there's no classic way to describe its size. It was good, don't get me wrong - the layer of haystack onion rings, lettuce, tomato, (pickles on the side), spicy cheese, bacon, and the burger, wow... that's a couple days' meal in itself. It had just the right "damn..." punch to it, that I was done after half the eating. The side of fries were a little on the salted side, so those too, got to find another home. Day three: Another meal I wish I took a picture of. The chunks of chicken in the wrap were average size, and really nicely grilled. The full lettuce leaves (salad lettuce, not shredded) kept everything semi tightly rolled in the tortilla wrap, but things still fell out when I I tried to eat it. This became my second meal that looked like there was a toddler eating my dinner. The dressing didn't help, I think, as there was as much dripping into my plate, as there was left in the sandwich. It was a good dinner, all and all, but again, the fries were too salty. I can't say whether or not I'd go back, as Elgin is a bit of a drive from Fort Myers. Would I try to go to the closest one in Florida? Maybe not, as that too is a drive. Time and travels will tell... read more

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Same as I remember from when i was a kid and my parents brought our family here. Ordered monte cristo's and broccoli bites, enjoyed every bite. wish there were more locations. read more

Pleasantly surprised at this Bennigans. Stark & Ribs were fantastic. Friendly prompt service. Without a doubt the best Bennigans I have ever been to. I hope the rest of these chain restaurants live up to this one. Our bartender Keith was an exceptional host! read more

Nice decor, average beer list, decent prices. Cant complain. Solid American cuisine

Very good ! Can be slow to serve at times , but the place has been remodeled and looks good

I always get the same thing, Bennegins Club with sweet potato fries and it's always good. We come here so often the server recognizes us :) Good lunch spot with huge portions! read more

We ordered delivery it was fast and the food was hot. I had fish and fries which I enjoyed the only negative was the tarter sauce. To spicy for me. My hubby's cheeseburger with bacon was enormous, he will finish it tomorrow. We enjoyed our meal. read more

Food was great, I had the Cajun pasta. The waitress was helpful and answered our questions about the menu well. Definitely going to eat here again before I leave town. read more

If you like gross, c'mon in and sit down. The menu is heavy, and I mean the menu itself and the food. Tried the sirloin after having fried stuff the day before...marginal, could have kept me he cow cooking until it was medium, like I ordered and not had premature extrication and hot red center! Killians was cold though. read more

They reopened for takeout only. Fast and curiosity service. The monticristo is exactly as I remember.

I haven't been here in years, but when I did eat here the food was always good. The good - the decor and the employees were all warm & friendly. The OK - the food, I had the half club & potato soup, soup was very good, sandwich was OK, the bread was on the stale side. The bad - the margaritas, pretty sure there was little to no alcohol in them or watered down tequila at best. I may stop in again and try other items on the menu, but the drinks were bad enough to keep me away. read more

Turkey O'Toole still does not disappoint! Their dijon is magic. My son loved his whiskey burger too. Sad this is the only Bennigan's left in Illinois, but it was worth the drive. Will return again! read more

My wife and I go here at least once a month. Recent remodel job really changed the atmosphere (for the better!) we get the same thing most of the time but today I got chicken fajitas. They were absolutely fantastic! Our server Jason K. ( who we get most of the time) is absolutely fantastic! Great food, Outstanding service, what more could you ask for? Highly recommended for a quick dinner! read more

Service is slow, inaccurate and just plain bad. The food isn't horrible but it's also not great. Food is on the expensive end for portion size and thus you'd expect a higher level of service for what you are paying. I can't imagine an reason to go here unless you are staying in the attached hotel. read more