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    Maldaner's Restaurant

    4.0 (209 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican
    Open 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Upscale
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Just another Horseshoe
    William J.

    I simply stole a picture of a horseshoe from another review as it is literally pick a meat (chicken, Turkey, hamburger) place it on Texas toast, top with French fries and smother in cheese. I was hungry- This is a local delicacy of Springfield IL I went with the recommendation. I am glad I tried it and can say I did it but I would never order this again. I imagine maybe the cheese might switch from place to place but the concept remains. This is pub food no more and at a fine Italian restaurant like this there are simply better choices for my pallet. I am just as tough and have the same thoughts on 5 way chili in Cincinnati... ok you grew up with it. Let's mash up spaghetti and chili and make a 5 way monstrosity. The horseshoe is a Springfield mash up that is just meh. As for the ambiance and drinks (home made lemonade is 5 star) desserts and more this is a 4.5 restaurant just no luck on the horseshoe!

    Large Plate
    Dave C.

    Just started our Chicken and Beef Wellington. It will be delicious so a long time tradition since 1886 - it was good and really enjoyed their tradition 120 plus years lemon sherbet. I would come back and just ask for that and leave :)

    6 Ounce Filet of Beef
    Bob R.

    For our one special evening while visiting Springfield, IL, we chose Maldaner's for our meal. In fairness, the prices were a bit high for the area and that may have to do more with their history than their food or service. We had reservations for the dining room but they sat us at the bar. No seats were available where we reserved. The hostess left us with menus but no one acknowledged us for about 15 more minutes. We ordered drinks, a Pinot Grigio and their house Old Fashioned. These were fine. For our meals, we ordered their Filet (which was also one of their specials) and the Pork Chops. The same comments go for both so I won't split them out. While the meals were of high quality, they arrived barely Luke warm. The asparagus was very good. Also, they make their mashed potatoes with oil rather than butter to avoid problems with allergies. I honestly couldn't tell the difference. If the food arrived hot and if we were not made to wait, this review may have been better. I am not saying this was a bad experience. but there were a few things (mentioned) that I don't expect from a restaurant of this caliber.

    Cara B.

    We showed up in jeans and t-shirts a bit worried we'd be turned away. Nope! Our server was super nice and thorough! I didn't catch his name but he was great. I had never had a rack of lamb before and I came here specifically for that and omg! It was delicious! With everything that came with it, including a red wine reduction, it may be the most perfect bite I have ever tasted. The fillet had a beautiful crust and was cooked perfectly! Highly recommend and when they say "for everyone", they truly mean it.

    In the bar,  Wednesday night with no reservation.   All good!
    Susie R.

    The atmosphere here is great. Nice jazz playing over the speakers, lots of wood paneling, leather banquettes and a beautiful bar, makes for a club feel, just what you would expect for a restaurant that has been here since the late 1800s. The bread and glasses of water showed up promptly and our waitress wasn't far behind. She was a little 'rough' but ended up doing a nice job giving us the nightly specials and taking our drink orders. Neither of us waves a heavy meal. RRR got their lobster risotto special, a small plate, and said it was wonderful. I got the warm goat cheese salad that i really loved although the beets should have been sliced instead of cubed. Golden beets would have been even better, just sayin'! I also got the crab cake small plate, and it was also very good. Will still had a bit of space not filled so we had to have dessert. Their homemade vanilla ice cream for me, the Queen of Sheba for him (flourless chocolate cake with raspberry coulis and chocolate sauce).

    Mary C.

    Celebrated my friend's rehearsal dinner here and it was amazing! We had the whole upstairs for our party. We probably had 50 guests and sat upstairs comfortably. The staff was very friendly. We had a preset menu and I chose the ribeye as my entree. It was phenomenal! One of the best rehearsal dinner meals I've had. Bonus we opened up the bar area for welcome drinks and the space worked incredibly! Plenty of room and drinks were great. I would recommend planning your next party here!

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    Old-world ambiance, fresh food, friendly service. Oldest restaurant on Rt. 66. An institution in Springfield.

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    The best meal we had in Springfield. Great service and the bar tender knew what she was doing. I highly recommend this place.

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    Wonderful I got crab cakes that were just perfect. Cocktails are scrumptious too! And the decor is old and classy. Nice...

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    Obed & Isaac's Microbrewery and Eatery

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    After stopping by the Abraham Lincoln House and library, we came across this microbrewery and had…read moreto go in! They also have a cidery, but it wasn't open during this season. Thankfully we still were able to get one cider, and they had a selection of other beers. The cider was tart and refreshing, and I really like the berry mocktail, which had ginger beer, and a mix of berries in it. As for food, the Nashville hot chicken sandwich came with a lot of heat which was great. I got the dry rub version, which is spicer than the saucy version. The horseshoe sandwich is a local favorite, which is an open faced sandwich with sliced bread topped with meat (we got the angus beef), fries, and cheese sauce. It was quite heavy and creamy because of all the sauce. Overall we enjoyed our meal and our server was very friendly, although service was on the slower side.

    We came here on a Sunday before a matinee at the Hoogland -- full of hope, hungry, and maybe a…read morelittle too optimistic. The building is beautiful, the location is perfect, and we thought, "Hey, maybe those bad reviews were just people having a bad day." Spoiler alert: they were not. Service started strong. We were seated right away, and they even brought coloring pages for our kids -- a nice touch that gave us false hope. Then the food arrived, and it was like watching a plot twist in a bad movie. I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Pony Shoe. It came out looking like someone microwaved a bag of frozen chicken tenders and tossed them in buffalo sauce for moral support. The cheese sauce might have been homemade -- it was grainy enough to make me believe someone whisked it themselves -- but there was barely any. Also, who hides the cheese under the fries? That's the star of the show! I had to beg for more, and even then it arrived lukewarm, much like my excitement for the meal. My wife ordered the Pork Schnitzel with "spaetzle." Except it wasn't schnitzel; it was a pork cutlet that had clearly seen the inside of a freezer longer than most people's leftovers. And the "spaetzle"? Nope. Straight-up spaghetti noodles. The mushroom sauce tasted like it came straight from a can labeled Cream of Disappointment. Two of the kids got cheese pizza -- or as I like to call it, "Frozen Circle of Regret." My son's "chips" were somehow both soggy and chewy, a texture I didn't even know existed. Frying them until they're crunchy shouldn't be rocket science, but here we are. Everything was bland, flavorless, and missing any sign of seasoning. The best dish of the entire meal? My daughter's burger on her Pony Shoe -- mostly because it resembled real food. And just to add a little flair, nearly every plate was dusted with dried parsley. Because, of course, nothing says fine dining like sprinkling dried parsley on frozen food. This place has serious potential -- it's got the space, the charm, and the perfect downtown vibe. But if your secret ingredient is "frozen," no amount of parsley is going to save you.

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