Don't understand the hype! The 2.5 star average rating (out of 5) is a bit harsh but not by much. It's an average spot if you live in Matteson. The recommendation that this spot was worth a drive from the city--even from the Southside--is from people who don't have either discerning pallets or fine-dining experience (or both). Decent food plated as if their to-go business is stronger than the dine-in base, but the place just doesn't give off a good dining vibe! Add "okay" service, and you get a review like this: "Bocce's Bar & Grill is just okay." read more

Been here a couple of times with the family. Simi dim inside and bright on the outside patio area. Booths along the wall and bar in the center with stool seating. There are casino slots, dance floor and DJ or music box options. I have never had lunch or dinner but tried several appetizers and cocktails. Wings, skins, mozz sticks, fries, all decent. The patron gimlets, I keep them coming. I appreciate the staff for that. read more

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I've patronized this restaurant for over 15 years, but today's experience was enough for me to decide I won't return. I came in to order wings and requested all flats. The server explained that there was a special and that all flats would cost extra. I agreed to take the special as offered. My order took longer than the quoted wait time, but I remained patient because I understand delays happen. While I was still waiting, a woman who appeared to be a manager or owner approached me to explain that the server should have charged me an additional $1 for the Styrofoam takeout container because the special was intended for dine-in customers. She said she wanted me to know for next time. Meanwhile, my takeout order already included a gratuity charge. The issue wasn't the dollar. It was the judgment and customer service. Rather than acknowledging the delay, she chose to point out a charge their staff hadn't communicated. If a special is dine-in only or requires a takeout packaging fee, explain that when the customer orders and make sure staff understand the policy. The server was professional and courteous throughout. My disappointment is with how this woman handled the situation. After more than 15 years of supporting this business, I expected more consideration and professionalism. I won't be spending another dollar here. I hope it was worth it for $1. read more

Always a cool spot to go to prices seemed a little bit higher but hey, I know we gotta change and raise the prices read more

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I arrived at the restaurant to pick up an order I had placed online and was told there was no such order. As I was showing the server the banking transaction and email confirmation on my phone I was approached aggressively by the "manager" who seemed more intent on proving it was an internet problem rather than simply apologizing. They refused to fill the order or give an immediate refund. I was told to wait and call back tomorrow and speak to whomever answered since this "manager" refused to give her name. She was very rude, defensive and condescending in her mannerism as if I was trying to get away with something. I informed her that I had previously placed orders at their restaurant several times but would not return because of her demeanor. I felt "handled" and not "managed". read more

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The bartender didn't really seem interested in helping us. The food was okay not a destination though.

The food was fantastic. The chicken sandwich was large and fresh. The split pea soup was delicious. Service was friendly and helpful. Only minor issues were the automatic 15% charge on the bill and the music was quite loud for a Thursday dinner. Definitely coming back. read more

Decent food, had wings and fries. Don't like they charge 15% gratuity service charge and then ask for a tip STARTING at 15%, 20% and 25%. I'm not tipping 30% total. I gave Kelly an extra 10% on top of their 15% service charge equalling 25% which is generous read more

So the server at this place decides to write our own tip on my receipt.And then when I said something to the manager, they lied on the people that were sitting at the table and said that they did it when I only gave the waitress.My receipt liars read more

the Rueben is delicious! the kids meals are actually meal sizes! very good margaritas too. don't listen to reviews eat here! the waitress is cool as hell they are professional here read more

Came here with my bro on a Saturday afternoon during the bears game.Very chill ambiance. We came around happy hour so we sat at the bar and ordered long islands and kool-aid drinks along with some mozzarella sticks! Bar tender Tina was very organized and pleasant. read more

The host taking the orders were nice. One super nice younger guy came took his coat off and started taking orders smelled strongly of weed. Ugh! The food took 45 mins for them to prepare and bring out the kitchen. I sat in the cold entry way. The calamari was less than half the container full about 7 -8 pieces! The turkey burger was dry and had a weird taste, shrimp was overcooked, and they were tiny little shrimp, for the price and for the few pieces received, I expected a large shrimp. After all of this, I reviewed my bill and saw that they actually charged me 10 percent for take out. NEVER going here for take out again. read more

The hours online are incorrect. Went out of my way to drive here to find it closed with people inside. Really unorganized.

I went to Bocce's with my family today, the service was HORRIBLE the Manager was unprofessional and judgmental. My Daughter asked for a small cup of seltzer water the manager wanted $4.50 for the water and proceeded to tell us that she running a business and have to charge us for the water and our bill was almost $100.00. She was VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND I WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN and I suggest if you are African American do not patronize this business as well. And gratuity is also added in your bill automatically. read more

The food was great and love the atmosphere.. the staff was very friendly and I will be back

I literally drive all the way from the West Loop to hang out with my Bestie at Bocce's. I love their pizza and wings. The customer service is also great. I love that I'm able to have a lowkey meetup spot to catch up with my Friend and no one bothers us. Great environment and the staff is friendly read more

The food, pizza and wings are the best on this side of town. The ambiance reminds you of CHEERS with all the wooded furniture. The service is normal and sufficient depending on the day and staff they have in place. This place has slots and plenty of tv's so it's enjoyable. The drinks are good but again depending on bartender. read more

Love this place! I went on a Friday and they had a live band that was awesome! The place is spacious and they have plenty of parking, I even heard they have an outdoor smoking area. They have a nice variety of things on the menu and the drinks where pretty good. Our waitress was nice but I feel as if she was overly busy. I would've gave this place 5 stars but I did not like how slow the bar was moving. It took a little time for us to get our first drinks which was nothing but a margarita and a double shot of Julio. With our waitress being pretty busy, instead of waiting for her to come and take our second drink order we tried going to the bar to order but we was turned away and told that we had to place our order through the waitress so we still ended up waiting again for the waitress to finally come back around and for the 2nd drinks to finally come out. I would've spent more money on drinks if they didn't take so long but overall the live band performance made up for the slow bar service. read more

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Atmosphere: Loud and uninviting. Venue sound system playing music while the band was doing sound check. I couldn't hear my companion speaking even when yelling. 03/26/21 Companion's pork chop order came with 3 chops. My taste of the first chop was very tender but dry. My taste from the second chop was tender and juicy perfection. Companion enjoyed his French onion soup and fries. Also came with two mini ears of corn. My fried catfish filet dinner came with a - clam chowder soup that was salty but I like it like that. I'd order this again. 3/5 stars - 2 mini ears of sticky corn 1/5 stars - fries looked like fresh cut potatoes but were under cooked. 1/5 stars - one extremely large filleted catfish ordered Cajun and looked like it was gonna be everything but tasted like it came out of a frozen bag that'd possibly been stored too long. The Cajun seasoning was a sprinkled unevenly on top after frying but not while sizzling hot. 1/5 stars The service...blah...until after she started receiving them tips! Then she actually spoke a few words. Once the band started, another couple (whom we knew) arrived at our table but no one showed up to bus the table until about 45-minutes after they were seated. So we sat at the table with left over garbage from dinner while listening to the band. Again...We couldn't converse without yelling and repeating. The band, Park N' Ride started at 8 and "heaven must be like this" is how they transformed what we'd been experiencing since 7pm. read more

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My friend had her 50th bday party there and we had a ball..waitress was very pleasurable and also danced with the patrons ...we had the entire top section like dancing it was fun...live band and singer was good too..played stepping Music house music and a lil old Skool rap...I would go again if invited ..smooth atmosphere no drama...just a great time read more

The food is just ok. Service ok. However, if you have something wrong with the food, want to send it back, you will encounter the manager, Tina, the manager from hell. She really needs to go to school for training on how to treat the customer. Terrible attitude. I wouldn't go back there to spend my hard-earned money if you paid me. read more

The server was rude to me from the start and the manager who I reported the issue to told me she would hang up in my face if I mentioned race. She flat out yelled at me at the top of her lungs that I was not allowed to speak about my race. The food took too long to come. The server took too long to take my order. When I tried to order at the bar, thinking she was maybe overwhelmed or busy, she snapped at me. When I asked questions about the menu at which she responded, "Well, ain't that what it says?" When I asked for forks, to eat the cake that had been cut, she stated, "Well, yall gone have to wait and I don't know if I got enough forks for all them people." 15 minutes later, another guest found a fork for him and I. It was too loud to even have a conversation with the people in my party. When it was time to clean up the party decorations, I asked for the server to repeat the instructions. She responded, "I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to her." When I called to speak to a manager about my experience, I was cut off and yelled at. She asked me, "Well, if your service was so bad, why did you wait to report it?" I explained I was very upset about the service and needed time to calm down before I spoke. I kept my composure even though the server was so rude. I then explained, "As a black woman," The manager then said, "Yeah, I'm going to stop you right there because you don't know who you are talking to. We are not going to make this a race thing. We are not going to talk about race. You are not ALLOWED TO SPEAK ABOUT RACE! IF YOU BRING UP RACE AGAIN, I WILL END THIS CONVERSATION! YOU CANNOT TALK ABOUT RACE! I know your type. If Felicia was white, you would have said she was a racist. You don't have a right to speak about how she looks or her race or yours. I don't want to TALK ABOUT RACE! I RUN A RESTAURANT, NOT A RACE BUSINESS! I WILL HANG UP ON YOU IF YOU BRING UP RACE AGAIN!"  I tried to get a word in, and she would not allow me. She was yelling at the top of her lungs. When she finally let me get a word in, I stated, "I was going to say, as a black woman, I understand how anxiety can translate into an attitude. I wanted time to discern between the two. But after thinking about it, she was rude to me for no reason. She was nasty for no reason." I also explained that the manager seemed very controlling and unacceptable as well. I went onto say it was very clear that Bocce is an establishment that cultivates, allows, and possibly enjoys a culture of abuse. She yelled at me some more and hung up in my face. read more

Poor service. We ordered online and paid with credit card $20 for a salad. My husband arrives there to pick it up and they asked for his driver's license number and began to write it down. My husband asked her to stop, this is how people identity is stolen. My husband had to go to their cash station and have the charges from out credit card reversed because he wouldn't allow them to copy down his drivers license number on a sheet of paper. We will never go to Bocce's again. We order $50 plus food from Famous Dave's in Tinley and we pay online. When I arrive I give the name the order was placed and my food is given. No idea or credit card requested. We already paid. But in my own neighborhood, even after paying online and showing the credit card and ID, you want to copy my Drivers license number down. I will Not be treated like a criminal over a overpriced $20 Caesar salad! They also made us tip online service. And charged me in cash for online service. I highly do not recommend this place. Owner was a very rude woman as well. read more

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I wish there was a negative star rating we could select we went there Thursday February 18th around 4pm, we went in to order food, NO ONE WAS WEARING THEIR MASK! not the patrons, not the workers, so we assumed that the cooks weren't either. Why put the sign on the door, need mask to enter! come on people, we know wearing your mask isn't %, but at least try to help. read more

It was our first time here! Great chicken rice soup!!! Omg loved it... prices were great as well! Loved all the football games on the TVs. Atmosphere was good! This is a well kept secret ! I'm so glad to be able to find this place and have a good first experience! Thanks to all. I recommend it read more

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First if you come on a Friday there is a $5.00 per person. Then they add an automatic 15% service charge to bill. Then want a tip in which I had to get other service staff to bring drinks. The food was good service is terrible. read more

Honestly its hard to believe how many bad reviews this place has, I went today for the first time and it was nothing but wonderful. Went with a girlfriend from work for the live band,dinner and drinks. (Thursday, getting there about 6pm) The food was fantastic and drinks were delicious though quite more expensive then I was expecting. The staff and customers were all very friendly and pleasant. Only reason im not giving 5 stars is its a tad overpriced and a 15% gratuity is automatically added(even for 1 person) but its snuck in so you wouldnt notice if you dont really pay attention. Even with it being added already,at the bottom of the receipt it STILL has a spot asking how much you want to tip and the suggested amounts. EVEN THO THE TIP IS ADDED ALREADY. They are trying to get you to tip twice. That bothered me,but all in all I had a great time and will deff be back! For specifics, I had (and enjoyed) these: Bocces sampler Shrimp Scampi Tropical martini Ghetto coolaide read more

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We went for dinner in September 2022. We were seated in a booth in the bar area. We ordered beer batter cod dinners and drinks. Our meals came served in styrofoam containers with plastic utensils. Huh? I then asked for a plate and flatware utensils. The waitress denied my request and said that all meals are served this way. The waitress would not provide regular dinner plates. We had to eat out of styrofoam containers with plastic knives and forks. Ugh. $16.95 per cod dinner was the price per meal. Who wants to eat a meal out of styrofoam. I would give no stars if I could. Bocce's: tell diners in advance that their meals will come served in styrofoam containers. read more

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0 stars White owner got mad because a chair was moved from one table to another. She informed us (party of 12) that we were not allowed to move chairs and if we did not like it to leave. So we left and took OUR money to Red Star! We had been coming there for years. Always friendly, supported the venue and spent money. Never again! read more

I hadn't been out to a sports bar in a while, so my son and I decided to go out to have dinner and watch the Bears game. Bocce's was close by so we gave it a try. Big mistake. I will be quick...the food was not good, the service was not good however she was very nice, when she did happen to come by to check on us. AND it was so overpriced! OMG! The food was served in carry out containers. We had to go find our own utensils, which we found in the corner on a table. You guessed it...plastic! You had to get your own napkins, salt, pepper and other condiments. The only thing that was good was the drinks and they were very strong. I would not recommend this place (and they used to be so good!) but if you go, Go there for the drinks NOT for the food! read more

Worst experience! No one informs you before you start ordering that there is a limit you must reach in order to use your card, I tired to pay for my drink with my card & the bartender says the limit is $10 to use a card so I order wings to reach the limit then the bartender says my card isn't accepted. I was upset because I literally only ordered the wings so that I can use my card & still end up having to get cash. So I speak with the manager and he is very rude! I wasn't rude at first at all. Then he calls the police because I wanted him to understand there needed to be a sign or something that states you must spend $10 to use a card and that you can't use visa cards unless they have your name on it (I using a card that I received from work that doesn't state my name). It's just unfair to the customers to be informed after already ordering. I recommend not going to this bar at all, management is trash and so are all of the employees. Food and drinks aren't even worth the trouble. Wings were disgusting and very small, not worth the price at all. read more

I have never been so dissatisfied by service in my life. I was here on a Thursday night for a birthday party with a large group. One of the gentlemen in our party had chicken wings that he sent back to the kitchen but they still showed up on his bill. The manager/owner/egomaniac (older white haired man) seemed to already be frazzled by the amount of people in the establishment , as he was running around very frenzied and acting rude to his patrons. He then refused to remove the item from the bill, even though it had not been eaten. AND PROCEEDED TO CALL MATTESON POLICE! He continued to refuse removing the item, until the police got there. He, however, then refused to take any cash for the bill and charged my friends card against his wishes for the FULL AMOUNT on the ticket. handing back the cash as if he was doing US a favor by not having my friend arrested for not paying his bill. He THEN refused to accept my friends signature on the receipt because he said it didn't match the signature on his license. He literally got in a tugging match with me, refusing to return the id until he RESIGNED the already overcharged card receipt. Sir, word of advice, don't incite arguments and abuse false authority, it will get you reported to the better business Bureau in a heartbeat. And you shouldn't host specialty nights that attract a large crowd, if you and your staff have no customer service skills. Needless to say the charges has been disputed with our bank, so no money for you. And I will never be back to support such terrible business practices. read more

First time here. Food was okay. Beer was cold. Waited forever to get it. Don't bother ordering a second drink cause you're going to wait at least 30 minutes to get it while you sit literally 6 feet from the bar. I won't come back unless I have no other options read more

Ive been going to Bocces for about 7 years, and it is a decent establishment on the weekdays. This place is good to go to with a few good friends for dinner.... I normally order the buffalo wings and fries, and i admit they make great chicken lol. Sometimes there is a comedy show on Sunday nights, but the audio speakers are terrible. The crowd is so noisy that you cant hear the comedians. I dont go here much on the weekend because i dont like the rough crowd, and the security guards pat the women and men down searching for weapons....I dont like that...darn its just a bar! Its good to go between the hours of 7pm and 10pm on Friday or Saturday. After that time it gets very crowded. Sometime there is a 10 dollar cover charge on the weekend, and the attire is jeans and gym shoes. The men are often ugly and old, but forget them...The chicken is great! read more

I've been to Bocces several times - great experience each and every time. I sit at the bar each time but there's also tables and booths. Lots of tvs, music and some nights there's Karaoke! The wings are soooo good! The drinks are strong, customer service is hour or miss depending on the day! The blonde bartender Teri is always pleasant, Ms Kelly is nice too. read more

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I ordered a shot of Hennessy and the server brought it in a shot glass. I asked if I could have a bigger glass like a rock glass. She brought it and I poured my shot into the bigger glass. After doing so, I noticed the glass was broken. I gave it back and she came back and told me they can pour another shot but it has to be in a shot glass. If they put it into a rock glass, it's going to cost more. REALLY??? WHY??? A shot is a shot, now you're going to tell me what glass I can drink out of??? I asked to speak with a manager and nobody came. I try to patronize the businesses in Matteson but I will not be back!! WORST SERVICE!!! read more

The manager is Racist and very rude when it was time to ask for the wait of the food after 20 mins the manager request that we leave without getting our food read more

Why are they charging a 15% service charge in to-go orders! The food is good but Covid is over!

Tonight I went to this place for a birthday. We had a party of 8. I sat down and ordered a round of bottom shelf tequila shots. I asked twice is there were bottoms shelf. I was on a budget and wanted to make sure everyone had a shot so I wanted to do bottom shelf. We got out shots 15 mins later. Which whatever it was a Friday night and kinda busy. Well I got up about 15 mins later to use the bathroom. On the way back I decided I wanted another shot and a pop. I went to the bar to order a pop and shot. Our waitress came up to me and said what do u need. I said I'm just coming up here to get a shot and pop. She said that is not what we do here you need to go back to the table and order because you need to be taxed on them because u have more then 6 people. I said I am ordering just for me not everyone. She then said like I told you u need to go sit back down with your party and I will come to you when I have time to get it order. So I went and sat back down about 2 hours later I got my check, come to find out that she charged me top shelf shots. And also waited longer then any one esle in my party for my check and when she had my check I went to reach for it and she tossed it on the table. read more

I visited this restaurant yesterday, Friday, 6/28/2024, after leaving an outside concert that had been raining. The food is overall decent, however they choose to overcharge their patrons. This day the bar had a band, so there was a $5 cover charge at the door. I can deal with that however, the place added a 15% service charge (gratuity) on all of the bills automatically. I always tip and thought this was an insult. To add more outrageous charges they charge their patrons for condiments. I ordered a burger and asked for onions which are normally on any burger. I was charged an additional $2.50! I wanted raw and grilled! I was not aware of the charge until the bill was delivered! $2.50 is a side dish, what a piece of mess! I spoke to the owner who told me it was standard practice, WoW! I will be warning all of my friends and family to pass by this place in a hurry! I won't be giving them any more of my business. The only reason I selected 2 stars was because of the waiter Kalon which was trying to please. read more