As of last night we are FORMER customers. We have been regulars as we love the music there. Great bands we can dance to. We have tolerated mediocre food and spotty service. But the last three visits have broken all trust in this place. Last night we waited 40 minutes in our booth for server to come with water and take a drink order. After being seated no one on the wait staff acknowledged that we were there. The hostess walked by twice smiled but said nothing, failing to notice no water glasses on the table. The Manager(Owner??) was busy chatting up the hostess at the front desk, never toured the room to see how things were going. From our over 20 visits there this is typical of him. He needs to go to restaurant school and learn how to manage. On our visit before this we arrived and were told our reserved booth was not available. We always make reservations for 7:30 as that is when the music starts. They said our reservation was for 6:00 and they held it half hour before giving it away. They have heartily found us an uncomfortable highboy table in about 15 minutes. The only good point was that this table belonged to the only good waitress they did have (She was not there last night, quit????). The visit two time ago (about a month ago) we sat in our booth for 30 minutes before we confronted a hostess about no service. They gave us a busboy as a waiter. He was slow and unavailable the entire night. Example it took 10 minutes to flag him down for the check. He takes off and it takes another 5 minutes to flag him down to hand him the credit card. It take a long time for him to come back. Leaves the bill and card, but no pen to sign the check with. Have to struggle to flag him down again. I tip good. Always have, especially to places I know we will be going back to. 20%-30% or more. $20.00 on a $65.00 bill. But I also write short notes if service has been less that average. The management of this place just plain sucks. They do not care. Just put in a good band and who cares about anything else. No service standards at all. Unlike the place run by owners sister. read more

First time here and I have to say that I am impressed!! Our server (Wendy) was amazing and fun. She had everything running smoothly and smiled the whole time. The food was delicious. We had the Walleye, roasted turkey sandwich and sagnaki. Absolutely mouth watering. Great atmosphere and decent prices. The boss man, Steve is very engaging as well. read more

Cooper's Corner - This is Wendy! - American Near Me - Winfield, Illinois

Wheaton has a gem in this restaurant! Wish I lived closer I'd be a regular. Great entertainment coming up too!! I ordered for pickup the steak bites absolutely wonderful! And the chicken salad for my mom, it's always iffy with. 94 yr old. She ate it all. I hope more people find this place especially for lunch going to recommend Coopers Corner as a meeting place for my gal friends. read more

Our family loves Coopers Corners, the food is great, service friendly, prices are reasonable, and we tend to do family reunions/parties to fit our big family. read more

Wonderful place that is always clean and comfortable. The food is really good. My favorite patty melt ever. Fully stocked bar and great bands. read more

The Good: Honestly for me it was all good. Went here twice for pickup orders of food. Made my own burger the first night with the toppings I wanted, cooked medium and ready on time. Tonight I went for the filet, cooked like I like it and again ready on time. Individuals I encountered during my pickups were friendly and cordial. Should def give this place a try. The Bad: Since I didn't dine in I can't weigh in on service but my exposure to the pickup service was great. No real complaints here. read more

I've never had a bad meal here, & I've been a customer for the past 3 years. Very extensive menu & daily specials. Excellent food, especially the BBQ ribs (fall off the bone) & fried shrimp combo, filet & shrimp combo, homemade pot roast, & French onion soup. Wait staff always very friendly & accommodating. They have coupons in weekly coupon mailers for buy one meal & get another 1/2 off with purchase of 2 drinks. Dining room very nice with spacious semicircular booths & beautiful decorations during the holidays. I love that they're one of the few restaurants in the area that is still open for indoor dining. Great job Cooper's Corner! read more

Got take out about an hour ago and we are pretty impressed. We ordered a reuben and monster burger. We ended up with a normal cheeseburger instead. Thankfully we were charged for a regular cheeseburger so there was just confusion over the phone during the order. My boyfriend was a bit disappointed in that he was looking forward to the cool burger but in the end he was hungry and the food was good. Everything was cooked well and the food was still hot even after the drive home. Would recommend this place but if ordering takeout make sure to have the order read back to you. read more

Cooper's Corner - American Near Me - Winfield, Illinois

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Requires a $15 per person purchase of food and beverage when there's live music. Then charge a cover, cheapskates! I was also never approached by a server..waited over an hour. read more

Cooper's Corner - American Near Me - Winfield, Illinois

One of the worst take out experiences I've ever had to deal with. They omitted an entrée and when I called to tell them they did I asked if they could remake it since by the time I'd get back to pick it up it would had been 20 minutes. Sure enough the entrée I got was a lukewarm and obviously the same one that's been sitting there when they failed to give it to me originally. The gum smacking person looked at me and said "I don't know." Yeah not even a "sorry." Sadly enough we went here when they first opened and had another horrible take out experience with the food was completely un-edible. We should've listen to our gut and never returned. The one star was for the lovely bartender who took my order unfortunately it fell apart from there. read more

Our family wanted to show Mom what the Viking restaurant turned into, The Viking it is NOT ! we all had steaks Way Over Cooked " Shoe Leather " more like.... the owner was there and we've known the Muehfelts for years, Stick to construction instead , Stale Lemons with my iced tea, & piss poor service, our waitress was busy holding up a doorway, to get us our drinks ! Never Again ...................! read more

Went with my family for a Valentines Dinner. We were seated promptly - it wasn't very busy, which is fine. We ordered our drinks and our entrees, which consisted of a cheeseburger and fried ravioli for my nephews. Surf and turf (lobster and filet (MEDIUM) for my wife, I had the rack of lamb (MEDIUM) and my brother ordered pasta. Here's the rundown: - Had to ask for water no less than 5 times - 20 minutes after our order, my nephew was told they were out of the ravioli and had to order something else. - Finally got some water - Brothers martini had a peanut in it (thank god he's not allergic) - Food comes out. Filet is well-done - and I mean WELL DONE. Had to send that back. Lobster was flavorless with side of unsalted butter. - Rack of Lamb - decent tasting but thin - also WELL DONE. Didn't bother sending that back. - Wife's steak comes back out - also WELL DONE. Didn't bother at this point. Keep in mind - the surf and turf entree was $45 - We complained when we got the check and got 1/2 off my wife's entree and the waitress was apologetic. - Vowed to not return Destroying two perfectly good steaks is unacceptable and waste of good meat and money. They should have told my nephew off the bat they didn't have any ravioli instead of waiting until our other food was almost cooked. Our server was very nice - but they all looked overwhelmed and confused, in a moderately busy restaurant. Wife got the evil eye from the front house as we left. If their quality control in the kitchen doesn't improve, this place won't be long for the world - which is a shame because Winfield needs a place like this. Life is too short for shitty overcooked food. read more

Tonight was my first night and although the crowd was great and fun to watch them dance, it felt I was in a nursing home. I was the youngest person there I felt and the trays were like nursing home trays when they came out. The food was okay. I felt like I was in the cafeteria of a nursing home. The people were great and so happy which made things great. would not come back regularly. read more

This place is a hidden gem. My server was Alex, he really went above and beyond providing excellent service. The recommendations were on point and I never had to wait for a drink or anything. The loaded nachos were excellent! read more

Went here with my family. The food had absolutely no flavor. I even tried food off my brother and wife's plate and everything was terrible. We will not be coming back read more

The Food here is always consistently good. One of my favorites is their Friday fish specials, but there are so many other wonderful selections on the menu as well. However, good food is not what has sparked this review we have eaten here many times and always enjoyed it. On NYE we ordered a nice year end meal and it was incorrect so my wife called and ended up speaking with the owner Steve, he was genuine in his apology and went way above and beyond to make it right. This to me is what makes a great area restaurant. Of course the quality of the food is key, but the care for the customer is also important, and just not something you see that often these days. " Thanks Steve " read more

We had to wait a long period of time to get our order taken, then even longer to get our food in total about an hour wait, and our sides were forgotten. Overall the food was a a little better than mediocre. read more

I'm so glad we found Cooper's. Went there Saturday night for dinner and the three of us had a great experience. Service, drinks, food and atmosphere were top notch. Really appreciated the fact that Mike B., the manager stopped to chat. We will be going back soon and often. Keep up the great job! read more

I really struggled on whether or not to post this review because I wanted to start the New Year off on a very positive note, however ownership needs customer feedback in order to improve. Two stars is apparently generous as the other couple who joined us ascribed a one star experience. We went on New Years Eve and ordered from their special menu. It was not cheap, so I expected better. In fairness to these folks, New Years Eve probably stretched the capabilities of their kitchen and bar. Pros: - Courteous and considerate wait staff - Courteous Management (ownership) who thanked us as we left - Fun Entertainment - good band - Nice job of New Years Eve decorating - Salad was cold and crisp - Grilled vegetables were tasty Cons - Slow "hit or miss" food and beverage delivery (we were part of a larger table)...had to ask multiple times for the same drink on a few occasions - Soup was cold; sent back - Same cold soup had slop from someone else's different soup on the plate and spoon - Prime rib, first delivery, ordered "medium" was served well done (got it right on the 2nd try) - Chicken dish (Piccata), ordered by 3 in our group, was underwhelming at best (my wife, who is NEVER critical, used the term awful) - Other details that would use up the limited space in this review I will try them again if only for the Entertainment and hospitality (shows that they appreciate their customers). We just expected better for the price. Yes, we get it that on NYE the table may only turn once or twice, yet we truly got the equal of mid-level diner food in a suburban steakhouse setting at higher end prices. There's a lot of competition out there...good competition. Coopers Corner earned two stars last night. read more

This place is really out of our way but we came because we were given gift certificates for Christmas. The place looks boxy and old from the outside but once inside, it was really nice. 2 separate dining rooms to sit down and a large separate bar lounge. Our hostess seemed nice and our waitress was nice also. We ordered Stuffed mushrooms which had too much cheese for my taste but could easily remove and eat without. Also the Bang, Bang spicy shrimp appetizer as well. That was very good. My kids macaroni looked like it came from a box so he didn't enjoy it. My other son had the Chicken tenders from the appetizer menu and they were delicious. Think they were beer battered. My husband ordered the rack of lamb and it was very delicious but they were small. They fiiled his plate with overloads of veggies and potatoes to almost hide the fact that the meat portions were small. I ordered the spaghetti Bolognese. I could not eat it because it had a strong seasoning like Anise or something pepperminty. Not what regular spaghetti should taste like. I tried a couple bites but just couldn't stand the taste. I told my waitress about it and her attitude just change from her being friendly and nice to a "whatever" attitude. She said "so you don't want to take it home?". I told her no, I did not like it at all. Instead of saying sorry or ask to get something else or anything at all, she just gave me an "eh" and walked away. After my husband got the bill and saw they still charged us for the spaghetti to be thrown in the trash, I said just pay and let's go. Manager came and took our payment like nothing. No bag to take the appetizers left over or goodbye. Would have been 3 stars but not with the waitress change of attitude and us paying for something to be thrown in the trash. Disappointing read more

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This is the third time we have eaten here. Once for lunch, when we had entree salads. Hey were fresh and plentiful. The second time with friends on a Friday night. We had the walleye special which my husband loved and prime rib which went home for supper the next night because I ate too much of the DELICIOUS bread. Tonight it is again my husband and me. We each ordered the 8 oz. filets with blue cheese crust. They were delivered without the crust our server, Andy, quickly corrected this. My husband loved it and the sautéed redskin potatoes. Full disclosure, I rarely eat red meat, so I mostly choose entrees to take home for my hubby. I have read other reviews saying that the meat is poorly prepared, and the service slow or spotty, but, so far, we have been very pleased. And to top it off, if one is not seated near the bar, it is possible to have an actual conversation! I highly recommend Cooper's Corner. Addendum 7-31-18 Here for Two For Tuesday. Selected entries available. Eric is serving us again and doing a great job! We both have the chicken Marsala with double veggies. We really like this place read more

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Didn't actually eat here. Sunday afternoon and not too busy. Waited more than five minutes-- servers running around but no one to the desk. When someone finally came, we asked about gluten free options and he said they didn't have any. No opportunity talk to him about it as he dashed off ne'er to return. Not a great start. Been to Manhatten's and liked it. They have GF items. read more

First time going was very good. I had the ribs, which were excellent, rate them at the top of any I've had. Others had the pork chop, shrimp scampi, baked ziti and one had a Cajun dish. All of us were very satisfied. The leftover ribs at home were still excellent, as was the sweet potato and vegetables. The wine choices were very good, and amount poured was good. Service was efficient. The only negative was sitting near the kitchen on a cold night. The cold air came in, they may have had an outside door open. I can't wait to go back! read more

I go for the music mostly. The food is good but the service at the tables suck! Service at the bar is great! They have a $15 minimum but a server almost never comes before an hour after sitting to take your order. I had one tell me, I'm busy! Yes, with taking my order she should have been busy with. The atmosphere, food and people are great for the most part. They really need to improve on service. read more

Normally I enjoy going to this local establishment close to my home. Last week however I went to meet a friend for a drink on a Friday around 6:15, the bar was very busy as there was a popular band that night. The bar was full and we were trying to find a seat, one of the employees working that night made a very rude comment under her breath as she passed us in the bar area trying to find a seat. Basically muttering about how we should not expect to find a seat without a reservation....we did not complain about the lack of seating, we were just checking to see if there might be a seat at the bar. I probably wont go back as customer service is just as important as the food/drink to me. A shame as it's quite close to my house (: read more

went there 7-21-18 with a group of friends. We were seated right away and our server was Rona. She was friendly and checked on us all the time. The food was good as well as the service. Steve the manager came by to thank us for coming in. The restaurant was centrally located for all of us and we plan on returning. read more

Although our waitress tammy was awesome,food was good and reasonable,atmosphere was good and the entertainment was fun(the twisters),the one thing that i was offended by,which it takes alot to offend me,but being ignored.the woman manager ,had glasses,went around and was stopping at tables checking with people to see how their night and service was goin,she never even stopped 1 time by my wife and i,to me it was rude and offensive,,because of that,i told my wife that since we were not good enough to stop and talk to then i won't be goin back,,my table the only one she didn't stop at,,,not cool! read more

I ordered 3 take-out turkey dinners yesterday for Thanksgiving. Along with the turkey, my family had French onion soup with melted cheese, stuffing, cranberries, sweet potatoes. The turkey had to be some of the best turkey I have eaten in a long time. The food was very good and reasonably priced. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and would order from Cooper's Corner again. read more

So first of all we had 4 adults and 2 very small children and we walked in early evening around 5 on a Saturday hoping we could have a nice meal and a welcome place for our group. Immediately we were greeted enthusiastically and seated. Crayons in hand we made our way to our table and it just kept getting better. Servi ce was spot on, wine and saganaki ordered and menu had something for everyone. Food was great we had some seasonal German food , which was delicious. Restaurant got busier but service stayed attentive. We were very happy with our choice of restaurant and when the owner manager came to table to see if we were happy sealed the deal for our next return which will be very soon in the future. Thank you for running such a great establishment! read more

Food was decent. The service wasn't terrible, but not great especially since we weren't there at a busy time. The fries were not good at all. I thought the burger was good as well as the saganaki. read more

Had dinner there last night. I looked forward to the prime rib all day. It was very disappointing. I ordered medium and got well done. It was a dry piece of meat on my plate, no au jus on the meat or plate ! I had to ask for some and a golden colored liquid was served to me. No beef flavor, don't know what it was. The meat was also flavorless, need a good amount of salt and pepper. Veggie was one piece of zucchini and one piece of carrot and a pile of green/red peppers. Really don't want peppers as my vegetable. Baked potato was good. The night was great though, because of the fantastic band, great song list and the energy of a crowd who all love to dance! Go for the music and dancing and don't order prime rib. I noticed management doesn't address any of the reviews, guess they don't think there's room for improvement. read more

I have been going to coopers since it opened and have never been disappointed. Bart the waiter is a great guy and does a wonderful job of keeping up with you and your order. Food is always good. I have had dinner , lunch and Sunday breakfast. A very good value and excellent food and service Give it a chance read more

Nothing we ordered was good aside from dessert. Came here recently because we are new to the neighborhood and had a coupon sent to us. Menu looked good and they had some live entertainment. Started with the crab cake app which was pretty big (4 cakes) but flavorless and bland. The two sauces they put on the crab cake were indistinguishable aside from the color of the sauces. Pretty hard to mess up a crab cake, but this wasn't so bad, just not very good. I ordered "minestrone" which was basically celery and tomatoes in some water. no meat, beans, pasta of any kind. Not thick at all. Barely touched it. My gf and I got two steak plates. I got the trio filet which is actually says on the menu "tender and juicy" and was supposed to be three different flavors. I ordered mine medium rare. All three came burned and dry. They were maybe half inch thick at best, and I could only taste a flavor on one of them but not sure if the flavor was parmesean or blue cheese. probably a little of both. The other two had really no taste except charred and all three were covered in some sauce like the one from the salisbury steak you get from swanson hungry man meals. This is a $25 plate and tasted like cafeteria food. My gf got a steak and stuffed shrimp combo. Her steak was exactly the same as one of mine and the "stuffed shrimp" was basically two laughably small shrimp with some stuffing on the side of each one. It was a joke. When dessert came around we ordered some chocolate cakes which were good. The waiter seemed new/untrained, but was really nice and had a good attitude so we gave him the full 20%. He wasn't aware of what desserts they had and had to come back twice to our table after our initial order. And the coupon we had was expired by 10 days so they didn't take it. It would have given us approx $10 off. We get this same coupon maybe every week or so in the mail, and there are similar coupons available RIGHT NOW online, so it was ridiculous for them not to take it. If he wasn't super nice we would have left no tip. I felt very ripped off. We didn't even have any liquor or wine, just ice tea and soda, and the bill was over $100 after tip for this really bad meal. I'm kicking myself for not saying something to anyone there at the time. Hope this review encourages them to fix pretty much everything. We obviously will not be coming back here. read more

I wish I had read the reviews before we went. My husband read them while we were waiting for our food. From the start of entering this establishment OUR waitress was super rude by interrupting the conversation I was having with the hostess. The food was messed up just like the reviews had stated. It was actually comical. How do you mess up a Cobb Salad and mistake Onion Strings for garlic mashed potatoes. Food made me sick afterwards. Figure out a new chef and get some quality food. I will never go back. read more

Cooper's always knows how to make you feel at home. From friendly, knowledgeable staff to fantastic food, you cannot go wrong! From watching a sports game at the bar, or going out to date night, the food and ambience will not disappoint! Wanna get groovy on the dance floor? Weekends, they have live bands. Steve, the owner, is always willing to accommodate your needs. read more

Great food, great service!!! I got the Buffalo chicken wrap with steak fries and it was excellent! Menu is diverse, fresh and tasty!!

My wife and I went to Coopers on Saturday night. I ordered the Chicken Parm for dinner and I can honestly say it was awful.. The portion size was way off. Instead of more chicken than pasta which is usual, I literally received two small pieces of chicken, and the majority of the dish was pasta. The chicken did not have any cheese on it at all, and I was not given any parmesan cheese, or was any offered to me by the server. The pasta sauce was cold, and you could tell it was not fresh pasta sauce. It was a canned pasta sauce that was bland without any flavor. I would not recommend this food to anyone. In addition, our server was literally non existent. The other server is a younger woman with dark hair and she was working very hard. Our server was not attentive, and literally at one point was gone for a significant amount of time, never asking how are food was or if we wanted refills on our beer and wine. This was a bad experience and I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone read more

Have a blast every week at Tuesday night Trivia at this joint on Roosevelt Rd. Tonight I had the Reuben and it was STACKED with corned beef and kraut. Our server, Mari, brought me extra 1000 island and I didnt even have to ask for it. Best sandwich I've had there so far. The saganaki is the bomb too! read more

Went to coopers corner in winfield tonight on a whim with my husband and 3 kids. First time there. We were seated right away. I was very impressed with service. Loved the background music. The food was very good and prices were great. I'll be going back. read more

If I could rate less than one star I would. This place is so disorganized and unaware of customer service it's pathetic. Arrived for dinner at 6:30. We were ignored by three people at the front desk. Finally I asked if we could get a seat outside. Two different people said they would be with us "in a minute". Finally, We were told a patio seat would take 15-20 minutes. There were 3-4 tables available but we understand they were short on wait staff. I watched the lady put our names on a small piece of paper, not the regular reservation list. We sat in the bar until 6:50 pm. I went back to the front desk and asked where we were on the list. The guy in the front said it would a 45 minute wait for the patio. I said, wait a minute, we were told 15-20 minutes and that time is up. He said, well you're not on the list. I told him the lady wrote our name on another piece of paper. He said well she didn't put it on the list. The lady then came and I said we were the very first name on your piece of paper. What's the deal, she then showed me the paper )that had no name but ours on the list when we checked in), and said oh there were two reservations before you. I said there's no way. You added them after our name. She denied it and told us we had to wait. Incredible. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing. It's chaotic. She finally seats us outside where six other tables are empty. Look, I understand the lack of wait staff. But this was ridiculous. They finally send another waitress outside. She takes our order. I order the Black and Blue appetizer and a wedge salad to come out together. The hubby orders a chop. His comes out and my salad comes out and when the waitress circled back around she asks "is there anything else I can get you?" I said "yes", my Black and Blue (which I ordered medium). She comes back 10 minutes later with the Black and Blue. It's rare. That's it. I'm done. I sent it back and told them to take it off the tab. The wedge salad was delicious, as was the hubby's pork chop, but by now I'm not a happy camper. We ask for the check and the witness tells us she's waiting for authority to take the Black and Blue off our tab. Longer story short, I wind up walking into the restaurant to get our check. The waitress couldn't find the manager or owner or whoever needed to write off the bad order, and takes it off the tab along with the salad (which wasn't necessary, but appreciated given the evening). We will not be returning to this place until they get their act together. The waitress was great, but the management or whoever was up front - horrible!! read more