As an out of town-er, Lake Road Inn is a must stop each time we visit Bloomington. Friday Fish Frys are fantastic! This is a chill, fun place to hang out, have a few drinks, grab a bite and enjoy yourself. read more

Lake Road Inn - Fried Bluegill Dinner - fried perfectly so you could still taste the fish. - Bars Near Me - Hudson, Illinois

Great food. Kind and attentive staff. Fun atmosphere too. I recommend the seafood boil and the tacos. Delish! Only thing I have an issue with is that they should cleanup around the light fixtures and the restrooms. Lotsa cob webs. read more

Picture speaks for itself. Nice bar area though. Might be a good idea to chug a few down before ordering. Never seen nearly white-colored "steak" in my life. If I came here again, it would be to drink. Otherwise, buckle up because you'll be in for a tight one. Waitress was good, but the quality of food is that of a nursing home. Stay clear. read more

Lake Road Inn - Philly Steak (Barf) Sandwich - Bars Near Me - Hudson, Illinois

We stopped by to have lunch and the food was great! Loved the burger and Tator tots. The blue gills batter was insanely good too. Light and crispy. The chips that came with it were good pub chips. Waters came out in mason jars which was cute and the entire vibe of the restaurant was Oceanside bar which was fun! The service was a bit slow for our liking even though there weren't many customers in there. Overall we had a good time and would go back to try their fish fry that people were raving about! Sorry for the half eaten food photo, we forgot to take one in the beginning! read more

Lake Road Inn - Cheese burger and Blue Gill - Bars Near Me - Hudson, Illinois

1st time at Lake Road inn. It was Sunday Feb 4th. My wife and I walked in and immediately liked the vacation like atmosphere. Sit down at the bar where they had very friendly staff working ordered appetizers which were very good and drinks were very reasonable. We continued over to the slot machine area, which could've been a lot cleaner. We played for a little bit and had a few more drinks before heading out. I would recommend this place to friends and family for sure. read more

Lake Road Inn - Entrance upon arriving to Lake Road Inn - Bars Near Me - Hudson, Illinois

Stick to the Friday fish fry. It's pretty decent. We've been a few times now to give this place a fair shake. Beers are cold, selection is ordinary. We came on a weeknight recently. There were 4 people at the bar, a table for two and two of us. The only front of house was the bartender who was also server and we sat 15 minutes waiting for menus. Wings were tough, pizza was God awful. Supposedly homemade - doubtful. I read on FB today that earlier this year, LRI invested $250k here in improvements. If this is actually true, they got seriously ripped off. The chairs are saggy, lumpy, uncomfortable. The place is in dive territory. read more

After a nice interval run, stopped by here for a quick drink. Service and food were amazing. I'm hooked and will be a regular! read more

Lake Road Inn - Appetizers! - Bars Near Me - Hudson, Illinois

We Walked in sat at a table near the bar for 10-15 minutes and nobody acknowledged us. The women's bathroom was a huge mess nobody attended to it. After 20 minutes of waiting for someone to acknowledge us (not even a glass of water) we got up and walked out and drove back to Bloomington to Desthil Brewery where we knew we would have excellent service. read more

I've been wanting to try this place since last year. Went there for lunch today, there where three of us. One waitress and she had several tables outs down a couple inside. Husband ordered the catfish which we where told would take longer, not a problem it's a beautiful day. I ordered the the chicken bacon ranch sandwich very dry I couldn't eat but a little of it, and the tots where deep fried and over cooked. The catfish was just ok. No reason to return seeing as they allowed smokers on the patio. read more

This bar/restaurant feels like it is the middle of nowhere, yet it's deceptively close to many small towns like El Paso and actually about 6 minutes off I55 too. Unfortunately, the service here has gotten horrible. Long waits for a waitress to acknowledge one upon arrival. Then prepare for another long wait to get that first round of drinks to be delivered to the table. If you're patient they will take a food order, and hats when it really gets SLOW! 45 minutes to an hour wait. We're not coming back except if they have a special event or band. The restaurant at El Paso Golf Club is 5 minutes away and has become our new hangout for the Summer! read more

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Their large pizza is tiny (or they have us the wrong size... which wouldn't surprise me.) It used to be nice when you could order by amount of wings, not weight. Now they will short you on wings... 7 itty bitty wings does not (usually) a pound make. . The cook there, is a piece of work too, a real people person (Not being at all sarcastic.) I would no longer recommend it. read more

We tried the Lake Road Inn for the first time this summer and boy were we missing out. My husband is a huge fan of wings and he said "their wings are the best." He likes "hot" and I always get the parmesan. They are cooked perfect. My son loves the bacon cheeseburger. The brisket chili, fries, and cheese curds are all really good. We are looking forward to trying more of the items on their menu. Great job Craig and Crew! read more

I liked the patio in the back of this place. We had lunch here on Father's Day and it was a nice visit with decent, basic food and beer selections. I felt like we got away from the city and had been on a little lake outing. Actually, we'd just come from riding the bike trails at Comlara and were in need of refreshments. This place satisfied. read more

Stopped here for the all you can eat Walleye! First I have to say the service is great. Our waitress was extremely attentive and friendly. The fish was fresh and the batter was very tasty. The dinner came with fries, cole slaw, and and dinner roll. When you asked for more fish you got a whole plate full of fish. I also ordered some deep fried white cheddar cheese balls. Delicious!! The place could use some updates but it was cozy. The price was right for what you get. We will be returning. read more

I just got back from a dinner at Lake Road. This had to be the longest I ever waited for food from any restaurant.... ever. Well over an hour to order a hamburger. It is consistently like this. The worst part is none of the staff wear masks. My friends say "well it's a country bar". No excuse. Staff is supposed to wear masks and NO one did. I will never go to this place again. And if you care about the spread of COVID you shouldn't either. read more

Went on a Friday night for the all you can eat fish, thoroughly enjoyed it! Fish was great, tasty and crispy. We think the tartar had a hint of thyme ( could be wrong) that you typically don't taste in tartar but gave it a unique flavor! read more

We ordered the prime rib special for Valentine's Day. It was some of the best prime rib in town. There was a light smoky flavor which made it delicious. It is well worth the drive. read more

Really enjoy this place. Food is good and have excellent service. Always fun on trivia night. Would like to see the draft beer selection expanded. read more

Although this place was highly recommended, I couldn't have been more disappointed. There was a very limited menu, basically sandwiches. The burger I ordered was over-cooked, dry and cold. The fries were also cold. Others in our party were equally disappointed with the over-doneness of what they ordered. read more

Bar & grill - nothing fancy, but a larger place that also has an outdoor seating area. We went in the afternoon and there was a surprising/pleasing amount of natural light inside. They get four stars for the above average food and the attitude/service of all their staff. Starting with the bartender who said "no problem" to making a cherry coke for my wife (they don't have that variety in their fountain) to their including two cheeses with our pretzels because, based on our conversation, they kinda figured we'd like their beer cheese (and they were right!), to the obvious pride they took in preparing and serving their food, we were well taken care of. Our meal consisted of paperback cheese balls; the aforementioned soft pretzels with nacho & beer cheeses; cheeseburger; and a ribeye steak sandwich. I had a couple of draft microbrews, and we got out of there for $40 with tax/pre-gratuity. This place is just north of Normal/Bloomington and maybe five minutes down a county highway east of I-39. You can feel comfortable taking children in there. read more

We decided to take a little trip to Lake Bloomington with the intent to eat dinner someplace. We all decided to try Lake Road Inn since it was under new ownership. Our waitress got to us right away, took our drink orders and gave us a few minutes to look over the menu. She came back with our drinks and took our orders (4 hamburgers and a pizza). Almost two hours later, our food showed up. The pizza wasn't hot, just a little warm and the burgers were good. Overall though, I liked the pizza, especially since it's thin crust. But it just seemed as if it was sitting on top of the oven to keep warm while the rest of the food was being prepared. While waiting for our food, we saw a group of 6 get up and leave (they were there before us) because it was taking so long for the food to get out. The waitress even went outside and talked to them, assuming she was trying to get them to stay. There were a few times we saw the owner coming around and talking to patrons. But then it seemed like he disappeared for awhile, and he wasn't in the kitchen helping out. We aren't sure we will be going back, unless we find out the food arrives faster. read more

Visited Lake Road Inn on a Sunday afternoon. It was busy but there were five or six tables open. We ended up leaving because no one came to take our order. One waitress did acknowledge us and said she'd get our waitress. We waited a little bit more, saw a group that came in after us get service. Waited some more but gave up after 20 minutes. We went another place very near by. We had our drinks and placed our order in under ten minutes. Unless I hear Lake Road's service is better, I won't be back. read more

I ate here when the new owners first took over and it was very good. However, I heard that the quality had gone down hill. Despite that, I tried it again a couple weeks ago and ended up with food poisioning. I will never go back. read more

We have been there a couple of times this winter and won't be going back until it warms up. I don't like eating my meal in my winter coat, the place is freezing... read more

If you have an appetite and you like walleye then this is the place for you on friday nights. They keep bringing it out and bringing it out until you feel your button starting to pull on your pants. The fish is crusted perfectly and the baked potatoes and cole slaw match up well. The place isnt much to look at and the restrooms are small as hell but this is a diamond in the rough when it comes to food. Try the hamburgers also....yum! read more

I was in the Lake Road Inn (LRI) a couple days ago to try out their new breakfast. I had the skillet and a mimosa and it was beyond my expectations. The service was spectacular as always. The food was hot and I strongly recommend smothering the skillet in gravy. It was amazing. I really enjoy taking the family there for the Friday night fish fry, but we will definitely be back on Sunday morning for brunch. read more

Friendly service and great food don't expect this too be just the run of the mill bar definitely will be back !!!

Love the friendly relaxed atmosphere. In addition to their notorious Friday night fish fry, other menu items are great as well. Love love their breakfast eggs Benedict, just sad that they are only open for breakfast in the summer. read more

We waited two hours with a group of children for TACOS on taco Tuesday! I keep hoping thing will get better and every time they get worse

Came here after a day of boating and fishing on the lake, figured we would try something new. This place had a five item food menu and was out of three of the five items. Food was old had no flavor and was mostly wet bread. I actually hurt a tooth eating the French fries. Usually little hometown joints like these are the best, but this was not the case. If you can't cook burgers and fries what can you cook? No problem with waiting staff. Beer was cold I'll give them that won't be returning though. read more

I thought we would travel a ways since it was such a nice day. We drove 35 minutes to get to lake road in. It's been a while since my last visit. It's still a typical low end bar/ restaurant. I don't mind that. But what I do mind is that we got sub par service, tacos that had burnt grill marks on the tortillas, and a salad that contained the heart of the lettuce. Non edible. Seriously..... It's not that hard to serve good food. Get your shit together.... My last visit was today. read more

I wish we could have liked this place--It's a fun, "happenin'" place. The beer was cold, the service was friendly, but the food was just not good, or even average. Everything we ordered was so greasy and overdone, with not much flavor to boot. It's been awhile since we've had a meal out that was this bad.... read more

Service was extremely slow. If your in no hurry it's not a bad place to eat. We got there around 7 pm and ordered an appetizer and a pizza. The appetizer came over an hour later and the pizza was about an hour and fifteen minutes. The overall time there was 2 hours+. The pizza was not bad but after that much of a wait, it kinda lost it's appeal. There were serval people that got up and walked out of the place. We saw several people there that we knew and it was the same experience for them also. I hate to bash this place but something needs to change before I will go back. read more

Charming atmosphere. Excellent food. Excellent service. Stopped in for lunch. Overall great experience.

A hidden treasure! Friday night all you can eat fish fry is the yummiest thing around! The walleye is the best I have ever had. Very reasonable prices, this place is a hole in the wall restaurant and bar but the food and service can't be beat. Friday night fish fry begins at 5pm. Go as close as you can to 5pm or you will be waiting awhile. read more