The Barn is my favorite go-to spot when back in the area for visits! The owner is friendly and…read morehelpful, the menus light up so you can see them in the darkest of places (great for our parents) and the selection of alcohol is extensive for southern Illinois small town bar. We love the patio, especially when there is live music! You can book events for free at The Barn- just ask!

As someone who really tries to support local businesses and share positive experiences with them, I…read moredon't find joy in posting my experience yesterday at The Barn. I am only posting this as a warning for anyone else that wants to book a party with them. I have been a supporter of The Barn since the day they opened. It was my first choice when I wanted a cocktail in town. I booked my 30th birthday party with Steve back in November. I've been chatting with him about my party every time I saw him in between that time. We messaged back and forth about the logistics and how I would get the whole upstairs room. He also didn't ask me to pay a deposit and promised that he would put me down on the calendar. Fast forward to yesterday, I went up there to start decorating at 3 pm. I started walking up the stairs and noticed that someone else's decorations were already set up for a 40th birthday party. I immediately was like, Steve that's not my party. He then says, "Oh, you're downstairs!" I immediately knew that he had no idea what was going on. I was extremely disappointed but I decided to make it work. He said he would shut the bar down at 6 for my party He helped me set up a table for our food and I told him I'd be bringing in a balloon arch with a backdrop around 6. My husband spent the whole day cooking food for our party and I spent the day making sure everything would be perfect. When we got there at 6, the whole parking lot was full. We had to park on the street and upon our arrival we saw that the entire bar downstairs was full of people and then I saw a girl wearing a sash that said "my 21st birthday." This was a completely different party from what was going on upstairs. He not only double booked us but he TRIPLE booked us. He came outside acting as if he had no idea what was going on. He said he thought this party was us. I'm like... how do you get that confused? You knew my party started at 6:30. He tried to have us move the party outside. I did not want to do that because we would have to go in and out for drinks. The woman that planned the 21st was so nice to me and even offered to combine our parties. She told me that he did the exact same thing to her, she thought she would get the upstairs as well. He also told her that she wouldn't need to pay anything at all to have her party there, but told me that I would have to pay a fee the day of. At that point, I didn't want to give them my business anymore. I was over it. Thank God we were able to move my party to Top Shooters and they were able to accommodate us. We obviously weren't able to bring any of the food that we made, but it was better than nothing. Steve at The Barn needs to hire someone else to plan parties if he is unable to plan and coordinate them himself. Unfortunately this experience was a learning lesson for me. Anytime I plan or book a party somewhere, I need to make sure there's a contract in place. I hope that everyone reads this learns from me and does not book with The Barn.

So glad that this bar still open during Covid Pandemic. Everyday Happy Hour and good people comes…read moreto bar

Great place and great people. Very welcoming. I was passing through from out of state, stopped for…read morea drink and didn't want to leave.

Sleepy little dive bar with a great location. Country air and good regulars that make you have a…read moregood time. Bartender was nice and prompt making us feel welcome. This isn't a fancy place by any means but they have clean bathrooms and cheap drinks so it was perfect for me!

Stopped in last night with my 2 kiddos, their spouses, and 3 grandchildren, with myself and son and…read morehis wife and kids in from Colorado and California respectively, while visiting my daughter who lives in Chester. Great service and good food. Burgers and fries were especially good and fresh. The kids really liked the cheese sticks. Thank you for being open on a Sunday evening and accommodating all of us!

There are very few restaurants in the Chester area which is how my daughter and I ended up here…read more This is a fairly new bar and very big. Their drinks were good but if you are a beer drinker you are mostly looking at the normal, run of the mill lagers. They did have a couple of IPAs but nothing special craft brewery-ish. My daughter ordered a mule and said it was very good. We both ordered burgers and fries. The burgers were very good and sized well so we walked away satisfied. The service was really very good. The young lady provided just the right amount of attention and was super friendly. This place would be an excellent place to frequent if you were a local. They have a gaming room with electronic gambling machines but there is tournament sized shuffleboard along the back wall and it looked like it was free to play. Also soft tip dart boards if you enjoy that.

My review is based on limited experience. We went here for the live music which they frequently…read morehave on Sunday afternoons. Venue is nice for music as it is a large covered patio. They have fans in ceiling but unfortunately we were under 1 that didn't appear to be working. Service can be kind slow and the outside bar serves canned beverages only. Of course you can go in to the main bar for other beverages. This place used to be called Mikey's and Smittys.

This was by far the worst place to go. The owner was not friendly at all!! He turned off the…read moreTouchTunes jukebox one night while it was in the middle of the song I paid for! If you want to close your doors before midnight then perhaps you shouldn't own a bar that claims to be open until 2 am

I was a bit disappointed when I went into the bar. I was expecting more of a sports bar with some…read morefood and more premium/craft beers rather than just a tavern with bar pizzas. The bar tender was nice enough, but probably knowing I was from out of town or not being a regular, held conversations with the locals. It seemed like a good place to hang out for some drinks with friends though.

The service was amazing by Laura to is outsiders from Wisconsin. Highly recommend this bar…read moreestablishment!

Michelle was awesome and the food was soooooo good! Michelle went out of her way to help us…read moreNebraska folks be able to watch the Husker game...and answered a ton of questions about their menu (it's the most homemade menu at a bar that we have seen!) and went out of her way to make me a non alcoholic colordao bulldog that isn't on the drink menu. Highly recommend!

Would get five stars if it was non-smoking. But we get it and are destined to sit on the sizable…read moredeck overlooking the gravel parking lot. With the umbrellas and fans, it can be quite nice. Shade comes in the early evening. GREAT Fried Mushrooms! We tried many in the two-county area and The Hideout is our go-to! Even get them takeout for car snacks! Decent menu with typical offerings, even a breakfast sandwich!

This bar has to be the coolest, most hip bar in the surrounding counties. They have an incredible…read morewine selection and beautiful cocktails.

First Monday each month , wine flight nights! Great taste tasting event. Decent local drafts on…read moretap too.

The bartender was extremely rude and snippy. She made us feel very unwelcome the moment we walked…read morein.

Always been a good time fun place. Lottsa TVs. Nice pool table. Not too much smoking inside. The…read moreonly suggestion I could make is a bigger TV behind the bar! That would be awesome