We got there at 7:30 to get dinner the server told us the kitchen closes at 8:00 but they weren't taking any more orders because they were behind we were in town for the races we usually really enjoy being in Springfield but I can't say that this time I hope they get it fixed read more

The cheese sticks at Boone's Saloon are legendary. I like the original more than the blue cheese buffalo sticks. The batter is so light and fluffy but the sticks are still crunchy and delicious. The cheese literally melts in your mouth. If you don't get the cheese sticks during your visit you're making a mistake!! What I especially love about this place is that it is amazing for both brunch and lunch/dinner. The Haystack (a breakfast horseshoe with chorizo) is one of the best tasting breakfast combos I've ever tasted and I think it's the best breakfast horseshoe in town. As for lunch, literally any of their burgers are to die for. One of Springfield's best! read more

I feel a little bad that I have not reviewed Boone's before, because I used to really like it for Saturday morning brunch. They used to have a southwest salad that was really good. They would sub out the chicken for black bean burger, so it was a hearty vegetarian meal. I know that things are a little tougher opening during Covid, but tonight was not good at all. When I tried to order a salad and I was asking questions about the ingredients of the salad, the server rolled her eyes and complained that none of her customers have ever ordered a salad before. I told her that this week I am eating raw vegan so I did not want any dressing, cheese, or croutons on my salad... Just fresh vegetables. This is what the salad looked like. It was a bowl of brown Romaine lettuce and chopped tomato. The picture is what remained after I ate the fresher pieces of lettuce and tomato pieces. (Oh! I forgot to mention that not a single server was wearing a mask, so I was pretty uncomfortable with that too). read more

Boone's - American Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Unimpressed. I order a cheeseburger with bacon with order of fries. And received my order in less than three minutes which tell me it was precook and waiting before I even ordered. The veggies on the burger weren't fresh and the cold tasteless fries were fried hard. The Soda was delicious however. People rave about this place. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing but not too many people can mess up a cheeseburger. The waitress was superb and professional but I probably won't go there again. read more

Lovely place for sure. they have lots of good options only avoid the mushroom sandwich ( or burger ), it was pretty plainthe mushroom itself has no flavor at all. Their chips are petty good, I like theirs over fries! read more

Boone's - Mushroom sandwich - American Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I found their food to be only so-so. I ordered a hamburger horseshoe. Given the choice of sauces, I chose white. Big mistake! The white sauce was spicy and burned when I swallowed. I wish I'd known it was spicy before ordering it. I also ordered the stuffed pickles. These were decent but if I'd know that $7.25 was going to give me only 6 pickles, I probably would have passed. I also ordered the house tortellini. It was definitely homemade. I'm guessing it was brought to me in broth, although it was completely flavorless so it might have been plain water. My granddaughter ordered a bourbon burger. Both burgers were really good beef and quite large. She had ordered fries and cheese and was brought homemade chips with cheese. The chips were really good though. Would I go back? Maybe to the bar and just eat the chips. Kind of disappointed. read more

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Sunday a group of us eager to eat out went to Boones for breakfast. My wife and her Mom both ordered the veggie omelet and got food poisoning. My wife is not working tomorrow due to food poisoning. As a small business owner, if she doesn't work she doesn't earn money! Please don't go there! Under new management. We and our friends will NEVER go to Boones again! Food poisoning occurs when sanitary and hygienic steps are not followed. STOP serving contaminated food! Boones you can do better, I hope!? Stop serving read more

Hands down the best breakfast We have had in Springfield! The service was first-rate. Kudos to chef Kevin, Atticus and Emily!

The weekend before the eclipse, it seems, flooded Springfield with visitors, which is one reason to explain why the few places open for breakfast were overwhelmed and posting signs about long waits. However we made is just in time to get a table in not too long of a period, and enjoyed a saturating heavy breakfast/brunch that kept us full for most of the rest of the hot day. Close to the capitol building which we were going to afterwards. It was pretty crowded and a little slow and chaotic but they seemed to keep the river flowing. The cinnamon apple pancakes were comfortably done and the coffee was just ok. read more

Cold food, poor service, this was my first time going and I will not be returning. I was very disappointed in the service there were only 3 other tables and it took forever to get refills and our check. The food came out cold and it wasn't very good quality. read more

Service was great on sunday...food was awful. Ordered egg rolls,that were still frozen inside and my fries were old and cold. Cook working Sunday was awful. Or at least it seems. Won't be back read more

I've eaten at this place twice now (both against my choice) and typically I would just brush off a first bad experience as a fluke. I ate at this place months ago and got a Buffalo chicken horseshoe. My chicken was undercooked and after one bite I felt sick to my stomach. I brushed it off and today I ended up at Boones again. I had a training for work down the street and it was the only practical place for us to go for lunch. Our food took almost an hour to get to us and we were late to our training. My grilled chicken wrap was unbelievably dry and poorly made. At this point, if by some stretch of the imagination a food choice comes down to Boones again, I will simply go hungry. I'm only giving them 1 star because it won't let me give them 0. Be better. read more

We came to watch the play off games. Service was great our glasses were never empty. The waitresses are very friendly and hospitable. Mozzarella sticks were great, Also had bull bites , steak bites and mushrooms, and the homemade chips. The appetizers were very tasty!!! read more

Service slow in a Saturday morning although we were in no rush. Server is coping as best she can. Biggest disappointment was the removal of breakfast tots from the food served although menu still lists them. Server mentioned 3 other tables also questioned why breakfast tots are no longer served. Otherwise breakfast was fantastic and can't beat the Saturday/Sunday brunch cocktail deals. read more

Great environment and friendly staff. Owner came by and chatted with us a bit. Food was delicious and good portions. Not sure what they put in their ranch but couldn't get enough! Good bourbon selection. Will return! read more

Here's the deal. Boone's has arguably the most accessible, low-key beer garden in downtown Springfield. I've spent many an evening there over the years. But they also have three separate explicit references to the confederacy on their menu. I don't need a confederate chicken salad or a rebel chicken caesar, for example. It's not cute. It's 2019 and there are better choices to make. The south lost, and we're in the land of Lincoln in the shadow of the state Capitol for crying out loud. Just do better. Print new menus please. read more

Since reopened and new management, improvement is needed. Ate breakfast there and Blueberry pancakes raw in the middle. Pointed it out to manager with no offer of no charge or another order. Recently ate there and after arriving home, noticed overcharge for 3 beers. Much more recently, ate and ordered beers. On the bill, overcharged for 3 beers snd pointed out to server that my friend would be drunk if he had 9 beers. He said he was a carry over from previous server who left And that was the bill. Should have talked to the manager but didn't. Used go there once a week and for breakfast Once in awhile. No more, the 4 of us will go elsewhere. read more

This is a racist establishment! Staying at a hotel in downtown Springfield and decided to take a evening walk to grab some dinner with family. We were completely ignored upon entering and once we finally got someone's attention she approached with nasty attitude and said it would be an hour before we would get our food. The place was at 20% capacity. I work in hospitality so I get potential staffing shortage and delays - it was the delivery, lack of professionalism and the prejudice I felt once we walked through the door. If I could rate this place a zero I would. read more

Awesome food, well bar food. Drink menu is great too. Just a fun lil local bar. Horseshoe app with Philly cheese steak is great and fried pickles too. read more

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I give this bar/restaurant five stars because they serve wine in water goblets and I'm drunk off my a$$. I don't remember what I ate there, but I'm sure it was tasty. read more

Boone's - American Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I LOVE the food at Boone's. it was heartbreaking that I walked out at brunch today. After waiting 10 min for anyone to acknowledge our existence. We sat ourselves per the bartender's instruction. Another 10 min, no service. I finally found the hostess, who gave me a blank stare when I explained. After waiting another 10 min, we left. Figure it out, Boone's. Hire a competent hostess. read more

Found this gem on the way home from St. Louis. It was the first place that had motzarella sticks instead of the St. Louis staple of fried ravs. I missed my motz sticks while in vacation! read more

Went here for brunch yesterday. Very impressed. There were 7 of us, so we had an array of food. Bloody Mary's were pretty good. Omelette and biscuits and gravy were ok too. Loved the blueberry bacon pancakes with yummy syrups! Breakfast platter with eggs , tots, toast, and sausage was very good. Tots were also a step above just standard tots. They also serve not just the standard sausage links - nice big plump sausage! Also, the toast was quality bread. Thicker cut nice whole grain bread. A much better quality of food than most breakfast places in Springfield. Very impressed. Inexpensive,great service and one of the best breakfasts in town. read more

It seems funny to me how some people visit a place several times, then only choose to write a review once they've had their first bad experience. Not me! I've been coming to Boone's about once a week since it reopened and couldn't be happier. Sure, it can be a little slow now and then, but where is service always perfect? Nowhere that I've seen. The bartenders and waitstaff have always been friendly and quick to serve. And if they don't come to me right away, I flag them down and they do their job perfectly. The drinks are plentiful to choose from and nicely priced and the food is fantastic. It was a little iffy the first couple of weeks while they worked out the wrinkles, but it is always great now. Their burgers are perfect and you have got to try the fried pickles or the sweet potato fries. Always amazing! Keep up the great work, Boone's! read more

My family and I went there today for the first time and absolutely loved it! We had the stuffed pickles, bacon blue chips, buffalo chicken salad and Philly cheese steak horseshoe. We split everything and left completely full with plenty for later. Not only was the food amazing but so was the service. Our server was Abby, who was very knowledgeable about the menu and provided a little history lesson behind the horseshoe. She also provided some great local beer recommendations. I would definitely recommend trying this place out and tasting some of their unique and delicious creations! read more

Don't miss this hidden gem in downtown Springfield! Had our first Horshoe...mine with tenderloin and my sister had it with hamburger. The kids (nephews) and husband had burgers. Everyone was filled up with leftovers on every plate! Excellent food and service!!! read more

Boone's - Horseshoe with fried tenderloi...yum!!! - American Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

There's a decent selection of beer - some local brews, if memory serves. And you'll need a drink after taking a look at the menu: "Rebel Chicken Caesar Salad", "The Old South Chicken Salad", "Confederate Black and Bleu Salad" - in the town that Abraham Lincoln put on the map, no less. What an embarrassment - I don't care where they're from, owners need to read a history book. read more

This place was a welcomed find on our family's recent trip to Springfield. We had been wandering historical sites all morning and we were hungry and a bit grouchy- it was a hot day. We weren't sure where to go for lunch, and went in on the advice of a tour guide at the state capitol. Our server was very kind and personable, and we all enjoyed our drinks and food. My son, in particular, enjoyed the local delicacy, the horseshoe- an open-faced burger slathered with fries and cheese sauce. It all tasted fresh and we would definitely go back. read more

We rarely go here, but decided to have dinner. Sat at the bar and asked for menus and ordered beers. 33 minutes later, we had finished said beers and still had not been asked for our order. I even put the menus clearly on the bartender side of the bar. Dropped cash for the beers and left. Too bad for them. read more

As a vegetarian, I'm always looking for places that have more than just salads as V options. Boones has THE BEST black bean burger in Springfield. THE BEST. They also have a couple of meat-free sandwich options, so there is plenty to choose from. Getting back to the black bean burger...get the black bean burger horseshoe with white cheese sauce. Do it. Surprisingly cheap beers on tap, too. read more

I don't know why in the life of me some Land of Lincoln saloon would name two of their entrees anything with "Confederate" in it or "Rebel" unless they're served on white surrender napkins. Seriously, i wouldn't eat those items if you gave them to me; Confederate Rebels were the Al-Qaeda/Taliban of 1861, our first terrorists. If eating terrorist food is your thing, there's no better place. If you love America though just ask for the first half of the menu that lists items less repugnant and stay away from the Loser options while you're at it, ask the barkeep to make ya an Oprah Winfrey. read more

Great little spot! We made a day of museums and it's located right across from the Illinois State Museum. Awesome mushrooms. Great wine prices. Cheap kids meals. Oh, and Michelle is an amazing server! read more

My recent experiences would say this place has gone downhill. The service is really slow just when you're trying to get drinks. The food is just ok. It's disappointing because I used to really enjoy coming here. read more

Came here for breakfast Do not come here exspecting a big menu. And what the hell is a half order? Service is.....okay, but wouldn't recommend bringing a lot of people because this place is really small. Why a small ass breakfast menu but a big dinner and lunch menu such a waste of time let's home the food is good.......... read more

On a friend's reco, we hoped for a decent "bar food" meal for an early casual dinner. It was our first night in Springfield after a long day of driving and checking out the Lincoln museum. Beer choices were plentiful and reasonably priced, but it was downhilll from there. Service was rushed and not very personal for a "saloon," even though the place was far less than half full. Normally we are very tolerant of bar food, willing to give up something for atmosphere and fellowship. But the food here was not worth a visit. We ordered one of the soups du jour -- good ol' garden vegetable -- but for some odd reason it had "run out" by 5:30 PM. The tortilla soup (the other du jour) was tasty. But the house tortellini soup was not worth a second look or taste -- three pieces of tortellini in chicken broth, no vegetables, little flavor, and certainly no bargain at $3.95 for a small cup! Moving on to the main courses, the bourbon chicken sandwich was less than the sum of its parts -- which was easy to determine since it readily fell apart. The wife's black bean burger was over-microwaved to the point of being impossible to cut or chew on the perimeter. This may be a better spot for lunch or a Guiness, but would not go for a dinner. read more

None of the servers had masks on today outside or inside. Don't go unless you want to catch COVID. The food was good per usual and the service was good, but a lot of people are being put at risk by the servers not wearing masks to protect other people. read more

Boones has some of the best breakfast in town. I don't know what they do to their tater tots to make them awesome BUT I have tried to replicate it and failed. I don't think there is a better breakfast item in town than their Haystack. It's jalapeno cornbread with chorizo, potatoes, and gravy on top. You will need a box. I also love the beer garden area. So nice to have when it's nice out. Staff is excellent. Wait time is never an issue. read more

The food is pretty good pub grub and the bar is ok, and the atmosphere is good. I would give 3.5 to 4 stars, but this is the 21st century, and aside from backsliding since the 2016 election, racism should be a thing of the past and so should honoring racist traitors from the confederacy by naming salads that evoke that history. I am not going back until they change it. The staff seemed clueless when we asked about it. read more

Service was good, food was just ok. Went here for breakfast and honestly Cracker B has a better breakfast. Pancakes were blah and biscuits and gravy didn't have much flavor. Atmosphere is loud too. Omlet was over cooked and dry. read more

Cheapest beer, good location. The menu and food is great. Come here all the time for happy hour and most occasions.