Great place whether you're looking for a buffet or want to order from the regular menu. The staff…read moreis friendly, and the atmosphere feels very family-oriented and welcoming. I really like the cute barn-style building, which fits perfectly with the rural location. It's also conveniently located close to Casey, making it an easy stop when checking out some of the area's big attractions like the pitchfork and mailbox. The food is a nice option whether you're stopping in for a full meal or just exploring the area. Plenty of charm and a relaxed atmosphere make this a fun local spot. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area!

Tried their famous 1-lb. pork chop and catfish dinner to go. So delicious with generous portions…read more.. we managed to have 2 meals out of our order! Pleasant and friendly staff. Charming restaurant and cozy front lobby. The giant pitchfork is perched right outside the front door! They also have a beautiful garden with a small pond where you could enjoy the lovely flowers and the surrounding farm. Will definitely come back on our next visit to Casey!

What an treasure! You would not know it from outside appearances but park an go in an you will be…read moreimpressed from the moment you step in! Coworker an I had an amazing dinner an very kind an accommodating service! Highly recommend if you are in town!

Update review: We've been to Stables many times and it became my favorite place! But the last time…read morewe went scared us off so bad, not sure if we will ever return. We went with a special coupon card that allowed us to get a free meal with a purchased meal. So we each got our normal dishes: wedge salads with extra ranch and extra bacon, ribeyes, and waffle fries. We also tried the sliders for the first time which was the best part of the meal this time. The salad came out with balsamic glaze which it never has before and the menu doesn't advertise this. The bacon was cold and not the same taste, the ranch was definitely different and not for the better. Then the steaks even had an off taste! They tasted mesquite or something-never like this before. It's just funny it tasted so bad when we had a freebie but wonderful all the other times. Surely they wouldn't do that on purpose? Because making the food worse won't get customers to return. Anyways, with the price as high as it is, this last time just ruined our thoughts of this place sadly. (This was March 28, 2025-a late anniversary meal).

I was actually quite impressed with J Ford's! We went for my brother's graduation and stayed in…read moretheir rose room, and every member of the staff was amazingly friendly! Not only that, but the food was stellar. Here's what we tried: -Foie Gras Special: 9/10 - I just love foie gras and wow this one was cooked to perfection and the accompaniment of the cream cheese foam and the apple was amazing! I could eat it all to myself. -Denver American Wagyu 8oz: 8/10 - I did really like it, though I may have gone with Spiralis cut next time, as this was small and not as flavorful as I would've dreamed of. Decadent, of course. -Mac and Cheese: 10/10 - A perfect Mac and cheese. I don't think I could've dreamt of a better one. The flavor was outstanding, the pasta was al dente, and the cheese was just soooo gooey. It was addictive. -Truffle Butter Mashed Potatoes: 7/10 - While these were good, they had no truffle butter taste to them at all. In fact, we wondered if it had been mistakenly marked as truffle butter, but apparently it was correct. -Korean Corn: 8/10 - Cheesy, gochujang-ey, yummy. It's kind of like a Korean elote, so I'm not mad at all. -Gooey Butter Cake: 9/10 - I really don't know how to describe this other than sweet and yummy. It was also soft inside, which paired well with the crispier crust. -Chocolate Decadence: 10/10 - This just melted in my mouth. It was gooey and delicious and dark and rich and WOW. It's like the pudgiest brownie you'll ever eat. Overall, well impressed!

Service and food quality unparalleled Attention to detail impressive. Superb steaks perfectly…read moregrilled.

Food was okay, but very bland. The salsa was watered down and bland, usually I eat medium salsa…read more Service was great.

Had the Los Caminos enchilada plate. Delicioso. Chip and salsa are excelente. Great service.read more

We went here because it was on our fork in the road card. It was an adventure as it is nearly an…read morehour drive but we enjoyed it. There was a lot of things on the menu I would be excited to try. We got there on the anniversary so there were 3 Christmas themed drinks that were $4 each which was a great deal. The moscato punch was great! As an appetizer we got the JB's béchamel Boats. These were basically a little fancier potatoe skins. They were very good. It came with 4 of them and the Bechamel sauce did make them special. I got the Norwegian Salmon which was honey glazed. It was good. I would recommend. I wish it was more charred on the edges. I got the mashed potatoes and the garlic Parmesan broccoli. If you like garlic, you will love the broccoli. It was really flavorful! You get a ton of mashed potatoes and they were good. My boyfriend got surf and turf. A filet mignon and scallops. He got two scallops and they were both wrapped in bacon. It thought they were smaller than what he was expecting. The steak he thought was good as well and the French onion soup he got as a side. As dessert we got the chocolate lava cake and the bread pudding. Both were really good! The atmosphere is decently fancy with waiters dressed in nice clothing and nice table clothes on all the tables. Definitely a good vibe. I would go again but would try other entrees.

A few years ago, I had dinner with family at JB's. I ordered Chicken Marsala. Chicken Marsala is a…read moredish prepared with chicken sautéed in Marsala wine. I had just moved back to Robinson after living in St. Louis for 40 years. St. Louis is well known for its great Italian restaurants. Although an area known as the Hill contains great Italian restaurants, there are dozens of restaurants that serve good Italian food. So I was looking forward to enjoying Chicken Marsala What I was served was fried chicken. Fried Chicken. I don't even like fried chicken.. I haven't been back...

Was surprisingly good food. I wasn't expecting that from a chain steakhouse. Service was great and…read moreatmospheres pleasant. They could watch their doneness on the steaks.

Saturday eve. Got seated quickly .Wait for food was a long wait. Hubby wanted Flos filet. Had…read morebefore but this time wasn't at all good . Very small . looked like. had been cut off on side. Wasn't tender at all. was not worth $26 almost 27. Thestreetcorn was terrible. Nothing like before. Must have new cooks , Will be awhile before we go back.

Hey, again, faithful review readers!…read more So, today, we are dining at Alamo Steak House here in Mattoon, IL. We live in a small town area and this is definitely a local favorite for many in the area, us included. This is to say that the experience, the food and drink is consistently very well done. As we pulled up, the parking lot was JAMMED! It was so crowded there was only about two spots available. Wifey told me to check the wait time. So, we went in. No wait!!! It appears that everyone drove separately. The hostess was very pleasant. We had her switch our table because we like the tables vs. the booth. Today we sat in the upstairs balcony. We've sat here once before a few years ago. Pleasant. More cozy than the common dining room. Our server was very prompt, and since we come here enough, we knew what we wanted. I got the smothered chicken with a sidecar porkchop (just because I can). Sides of House Salad and Onion Rings. Wifey ordered the distiller, baked potato and a salad. For the first time ever, the dinner rolls at the table were actually overdone. It's usually crisp outside and soft inside, but this was actually way too hard. Wifey likes things well done and she said this is just not edible. This could have been easily remedied, but we did not want more so we left it be. But this was the first time this has ever been an issue in 13 years. Salads came out first. I had ordered a house salad with blue cheese but got a Caesar salad. Lots of Parmesan, good presentation. I decided I was meant to have a Caesar salad and was glad this mix up occurred. Wifey had a house salad and it was good, but she was eyeing up my Caesar with those thieving eyes! So we will call it a happy accident! Shlafly's makes a competent stout, a little hoppier than you'd expect from a stout, a little spritzier than you're used to in a stout, but I knew this going in. It's a solid brew, but not creamy like most stouts. Wifey's raspberry margarita was, good, according to her, but a little sweet. She squeezed in some lemon and lime and that helped add more tart which pleased her. She does not usually get non citrus based Margaritas, so she chalked it up to that. Again, the drink was still good, just not her favorite. A little long in the main course delivery, but, wifey had a medium well steak and that takes some time. However, it seems to be taking much longer than expected... The food DID show up, just before it became a seriously long wait. My food: Most things were not quite hot enough. All the flavors were great, but, it feels like the food was under a heat lamp that didn't work for too long, or maybe not under it for too long of a time.. At a steakhouse as "high quality" as this one, I expected better. Since our server was uber busy, we didn't voice our complaint. He was truly running hard up and down the stairs so we have no complaints with his service. But we are both disappointed that it was very not hot. And we were hungry, and the flavors were good, so we chose to eat it as is. Wifey said all the flavors of her steak and potato were on point but admittedly the not hot part took its toll on the overall. We are sad to report all of these very unusual mishaps but we really still swear by the place for the great food and for the many, many experiences that were consistently on point. We also know if we would have complained or asked it would have been fixed no holds barred. But it was pretty busy and we did not want to wait. So if one experience out of maybe 50 was a bit sub par, we are still going to consider it a winner and well worth looking past. It just seems everything happened at once. So hopefully we are all good for another 50 visits!

I live in Mattoon and always see a full parking lot. I decided to give it a try since haven't eaten…read morehere in a while. My mistake. I ordered the beer battered cod and my partner the plank salmon. We waited a reasonable time to a bit long for the entrees to be served. The server did come to the table a couple times to tell us it would be out soon. When the food was served the waitress said she would be back to check on our dinner. I looked across the table and from there could see the salmon was way overcooked. My partner took a couple bites and agreed the salmon was overcooked and quite dry. I tried piece one of two of the cod and found it was a bit greasy with an over abundance of breading but tasted OK. When the server came to check on the food my partner told her the salmon was overcooked. She replied "sorry, I'll tell them" and left. We expected someone to come to the table and offer a redo or substitution but *surprise* no one and nothing happened. I thought my dinner was going to be OK until I tried the second piece of fish. It was tough and rubbery. The server finally came back to the table and asked if we wanted dessert without mentioning anything about the overcooked salmon. By this time we were so disappointed with the experience we didn't want to take a chance on a bad a dessert. In closing let me just make a couple points: 1) when food and service are good I willingly pay a good price for it 2) when food and service are not good I expect for the establishment to make it right by replacing the food or discounting the price - Neither happened! In this instance it was a $60 lesson. Needlessly to say I will not go back!

If you're not able to go to Paris France, you can go to Paris, IL instead. The ambiance, food and…read moreservice were wonderful. A true farm to table experience. I highly recommend trying Andrew's. You will not regret it! If you're not able to go to Paris France, you can go to Paris, IL instead. The ambiance, food and service were wonderful. A true farm to table experience. I highly recommend trying Andrew's. You will not regret it!

The food is amazing with a fish and meat dish specials , different every night, along with their…read moreregular menu. Favorite is Westbrook herb and cheese filet. Staff is friendly and owners are amazing. The farmhouse is makes it a great place to dine.

We've been here twice and the food was AMAZING! We will definitely be back! The service was great…read moretoo!

On the way home from Saint Louis my job was to find us a great non franchise place to eat - off the…read morebeaten path. Scored big with The Silo! We all had great food with leftovers to take home. They were busy for lunch but the team still took great care of us. Cool decor in a converted service station. If we are ever back in the area we will be back!