Great atmosphere cool bartender's great drink menu good location close to everything always good…read moretime

Stopped in on a Monday night while visiting the area. It wasn't very crowded and had an absolutely…read moreamazing bourbon list! I'm from Kentucky and so surprised they offered all the nice bourbon! It may be a college bar on the weekends but don't discount it on the week nights. Plenty of older people there.

Great service.. cold beer (obviously) Food is good- would…read morerecommend - cooks do so much!

Sweet Potato fries are unmatched. Everything else is pretty spot on as well. Service is quick even…read morewhen they are busy.

If you like (and can eat breaded (and fried) foods, then this is the place for you! That King…read moresandwich (breaded steak, I believe) is ginormous and looked AMAZING! It was HUGE! As a celiac, my options were limited to the Grilled Chicken Salad and the Chicken Wings. I went with the healthier option and enjoyed my salad! Service was friendly and informative and everything you expect from small-ish town in the Midwest! I also am not able to enjoy beer any longer, so I was grateful that they offered some cider options. Delish! Would I go back? This place would be a dream if I did not have a restricted diet. So yes, if this is where my group wanted to go, I would... and I would try the wings and get another salad. Gluten-free rating: **TWO STARS** Overall rating: ****FOUR STARS****

I really enjoyed my visit to Schooner's Friday night. Set up in a house with outdoor seating in…read morethe back yard, with lots of greenery and ivied trees to enjoy. A beautiful wood bar greets you when you walk in, with some booth seating off to the side. We sat outside for dinner and enjoyed the space. Waitress was attentive with our beers and our dinners were great. We had to order the pork tenderloin, which was incredible. Moist pork within a beautiful fried coating. This kitchen knows how to fry their food. My chicken was a deep golden brown with a moist chicken breast within. YUM! I will definitely stop back in when in Bloomington. Thanks Schooners!

The food was good! Service was fantastic. We had burgers and were quite pleased with the quality.read more

The waffles fries are the best thing on the menu. Without fail though, our order is wrong…read moreevery-time we go. Wraps and fries are service is spotty. Still has a special place in our hearts though and it is in our regular rotation of bar spots.

I have to say after reading the three reviews on the Bistro that I agree with two of them. I urge…read moreanyone reading these reviews to disregard John's comments as much as possible. I think that Jan is one hell of a business woman. She offers great drink specials and seems to be constantly striving to make her customers happy. She does not have to offer drink specials every night. She does not have to have Bingo Night every Thursday night and give out free shots to the winners. I am more of a person that sits back and watches how people behave in order to make my first impressions. As the matter of a fact I can be a shy person unless I get to know someone pretty well. I have only spoken to Jan on a few occasions, and therefore, I can provide an unbiased opinion about the Bistro. From what I have seen, Jan makes the enviornment comfortable and accepting, and she does not have a greedy bone in her body, unlike most business owners. In addition, she has made my drinks before and she puts just as much alcohol in the drinks if not more than the bartenders do. Most business owners would be stingy with the alcohol and try to get a bigger return on his or her investment. In addition, she had the ingenious idea to have karaoke on Thursday after bingo, and I swear the bar is more crowded on Thursday nights than it is on the weekend. In addition, the bartenders are very nice there, especially Tiffany and Selena (sorry if i misspelled your name). The bartenders and Jan always make you feel like you are welcome. It does not matter if you are a regular, rich, poor, middle of the road, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transexual. They will treat you like you are the only customer in the bar irregardless of the size of your usual tip. They all practice respect for the individual, which is an important component in maintaining and securing future loyal clientele. So if you are debating on whether or not to come into the Bistro, I am telling you that if you do, you will not regret it. Please remember to tip your bartenders becuase they deserve it and it's the right thing to do. They are trying to make a living just like everyone else!!! Signed, Chuck, a happy customer

lol no. No Ma'am. This is not it. This bar is the WORST gay bar in Illinois. Not a friendly person…read morein sight. Not One. Well, the door chick was ok. Anyway, the music is terrible. It's just noise. Reminds me of a techno club circa early 2000s. Bartenders (there were two) umm yeah. You can keep them. I could only stand about an hour and a half of this place. I feel sad for the LGBT community here. Saturday night and the best you have to offer is this group of unfriendly people. From the bartenders to the "DJ" upstairs. I ll never go back. No reason to. Just stay home. Seriously. I can see why it's dead on a Saturday night.

Great place to watch football- every now and again sloppy joes are the special and they are…read morefantastic!

I don't usually review places but this deserves it. Mugsys has the best wings so I thought their…read moresandwiches would be as awesome. I was ever so wrong. My favorite hot sandwich is a Patty Melt on Rye. The meat was bland, completely unseasoned. I ate half of it because I was hungry and didn't want to completely waste my money. Too bad. Won't be ordering that anymore.

$CASH ONLY$ BFYB (Bang For Your Buck)…read more I want to take this place with me everywhere I go. This is probably one of the best bars in America. At least the ones I have been to. It has it all great atmosphere. Good friendly staff. Strong and cheap drinks. And some really good bar food that is not only delicious but also the best bang for your buck. I felt like I was transported to the times where $20 got you something. Yeah it's a dive bar and it may ohhh jot be the greatest decor. But I love these type of bars. Bc they always have the best people and workers there...Down to earth and everyone having a fun time. The food was so good I had to try it twice in one day. And going back again today before I head back to Jersey. The burger platter was a great buy. And the patty was cooked perfectly seared to perfection. Added cheese for .50 and bacon for another .75. And now it made it that much better. I substituted the fries for cheese balls. For a little up charge and then put some cheese balls on the burger. I'm drooling right now as I'm talking about it. But all that for about $8 made it even better. And the quality was not missing. I came back that night and ordered the fish Sammie which was just as delicious. Again served with fries and the fixings. The fish Sammie was a long crispy fish filet fried to perfection. I added cheese on it too. That was about $7. I washed both down with a double of Tito's and club. Which was also nicely priced as well. Shout out to my bartender Jordan she was awesome!! Definitely a Gem in this beautiful city. I know Brewe-Ha's is in the city of Normal but this bar is very Un-Normal. Thank you to all that are making this happen and keeping your customers and this community your number one priority. Fine establishment. If you're ever in the area it's a must stop.

Worth every bit of 4-stars based on price/ value alone. Really tasty burgers, ham & cheese,…read moretenderloins and chic Sammie's, esp when you consider you can get most of them in a basket with salty fries and a pop for under $5. No, this is not a misprint! Double burgers and chicken are $6...and beer - the other reason the place can get crowded - is priced just as reasonably, like any 22-OZ draft in a tall frosty mug for $2.50 (on Fridays)! And altho they typically run with a skeleton crew of combo bartender/servers, they are some of the most efficient restaurant/bar employees in town. All this and only 4-stars? The place is dingy, the parking can be funky and tight and the restrooms are pretty terrible - but once a week for cheap burgers and beers - it's worth the trip.

Windjammer Lounge is nothing fancy, but it does what it sets out to do well - a terrific dive bar…read morewith cheap drinks and quick eats! Speaking of drinks, it was happy hour, so I enjoyed a top shelf vodka drink for only $4! It was the same price for pints of beer! There was a large afterwork crowd when I was there... and only one bartender... but she was able to keep up with demand and kept the drinks flowing! Inside it was pretty spacious and they could have fit a few more tables, but I imagine in the evenings it allows for more people to stand and walk around. I was there with some coworkers, but it was nice to see that they had a couple dart boards. Next time I will play some darts! ****FOUR STARS****

This is a great place to grab drinks with friends after work. You'll have options to enjoy sitting…read moreoutside or inside depending on the weather. The cost of the drinks are reasonable. I had a Rachel sandwich and they were great about swapping out the pastrami of a Ruben for the turkey.