Jonah's Seafood House in Peoria is a wonderful riverside seafood restaurant. The Oyster Bar, and…read moreMarket & Bake Shop next door, are interesting places as well, but this is the crown jewel. The service was second to none, from the hostess/manager Angie, to my delightful waitress Macy. The view of the Illinois River augmented a warm but comfortably rustic setting. I started with an Espresso Martini -- 360 Vanilla, Kahlua, Tia, Espresso & Cream with three delicious coffee beans on top. The cocktail was remarkably flavorful and I am a coffee martini enthusiast. For an appetizer I indulged myself and ordered a staple of any high-end seafood restaurant; Oysters Rockefeller baked in the half-shell. This traditional mainstay was absolutely perfectly cooked with the added twist of bacon. (Everything is better with bacon). The main attraction outdid it all: South African Lobster Tail with a half pound of Alaskan King Crab Legs. I'll let the pictures speak for this dish: I LOVED IT!!!!! For dessert I had another libation -- a Milk Chocolate Martini 360 Vanilla, Dark Crème De Cacao, and Cream.

Top notch food with reasonable prices. Space is quaint with beautiful river views. Super friendly…read morestaff. Must try if in Peoria!

The Fish House in Peoria never disappoints! On my visit, I ordered the Broiled Neptune's Platter…read morewith Sweet Au Gratin Potatoes and broccoli, and everything was absolutely outstanding. The seafood was fresh, perfectly cooked, and packed with flavor. The sweet au gratin potatoes were a delicious twist on a classic side, and the broccoli was cooked just right. The service was friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was welcoming and comfortable. You can tell they take pride in both their food and customer experience. If you're looking for quality seafood in Central Illinois, The Fish House is definitely worth the trip. I'll be back again soon!

Ordered carry out on a busy Saturday night!…read more 1. Grilled grouper sandwich with au-gratin cheesy potatoes. Extremely small portion. 2. Grilled Gulf shrimp dinner with asparagus and au-gratin cheesy potatoes. Nice sized and tasty gulf shrimp. The au-gratin potatoes are a 5 side. We were disappointed in the Grouper sandwich. Pricey dinner but quality seafood prices are expected to be high. We would be back for the gulf shrimp and au-gratin potatoes.

Food was all delicious. Great conversation over shared appetizers, plates, cocktails, and desserts.read more

I came here for a birthday dinner and had an excellent experience in the party room. I tried the…read morefish and chips and my husband tried their Caesar salad with chicken. Both pretty good! We came back for a date night and the dining room is so beautiful and romantic at night. My photo of the Chicken Saltimbocca isn't good but the food was! My husband had their burger and lobster bisque with a smoked old fashioned. Excellent portions and food quality.

Food was good well. Served in a bag. Love crabs. Server…read morewas attentive. Could have been a little cleaner

This time we each got 1lb of snow crab. My wife enjoyed the medium spicy level. They no longer…read moreallow corkage but they do a generous pour of the glass of Pinot Grigio wine.

Review Visit: November 12th, 2016…read more I wonder if they have a Peoria Buffet in Hong Kong... ha. Ok, lame jokes aside, I may have found a new love at this buffet. Jalapeno Pepper Chicken. Soooo good. I generally get General Tsao's (or Tso's) because it is supposed to have a nice spicy kick to it, but this takes the cake. General is hit and miss at places on spicyness, but I think Jalapeno Pepper Chicken would have a consistent spicy kick due to the... well, peppers. A few of the items on the buffet were meh. The sweet and sour chicken was a bit dough-y. Sugar biscuits had clumps of sugar instead of it being evenly distributed. General Tsao's was not spicy, but was still good. We came here for my friends birthday and I am pretty sure I have been here before to eat. I know my friend comes here at least once a week to get food to go. Yup, they sell food to go. Probably charge by the weight of the container? I don't know. I typically don't add buffets to my travel list. Why exactly? I don't have a specific reason, really. But I've added this and Grand Village Buffet now, so there are exceptions to my rules. This one is a bit pricey. The price for a dinner on a Saturday night was $15 and change. All in all, a pretty good buffet. The service was prompt. Selection was decent and plentiful despite them closing 90 minutes after we got there. Online reviews are hit and miss, but that seems standard for any Chinese buffet/restaurant.

I thought it was great. Usual Chinese buffet food but the addition of fried and boiled shrimp was a…read morenice upgrade. Slightly more expensive than other buffets but bigger selection.

The food was delicious! and the staff was super friendly, and the restaurant was very pretty as…read morewell. I got the loaded buffalo ranch fries with fried chicken and I would highly recommend it again!

Back in town for work. This is my 2nd time at the new location. Service was great, the young lady…read moreat the counter was very nice. The food was phenomenal as always. I'm excited to try more of their menu, I just need to get back out to this area more.

Portion sizes have no correlation to prices whatsoever, we comically ended up with a tiny slab of…read moregrouper costing the most for the table, my delightful gumbo poured into a slightly small bowl, a tuna salad sandwich as only predictable platter for its price point, and even though asked to upcharge from greens to clam chowder the shrimp etouffee somehow turned into an extra full ten dollar bowl. It would be maddening to see price gouging if the food was not an ideal set of ingredients. Unlike an unfortunate city grill in downtown San Francisco last June, this chef has full skills and quality meats. Gumbo and clam chowder are rich and show off delicate proteins blended well into harty sauces. Tuna salad sandwich disappeared before the rest. Grouper, alas for its budget cuts because we needed more of that high class Caribbean cruise cuisine. But the nachos, they won the party, we started off with them and the next day continued to comment how annoyingly small they were. They desperately need an XXL size option for big table sharing! The cocktails seem also silly for the prices so I avoided them. Little in the tiki fashion to befriend the entrees and oddly not much house seasonal drinks either, was fine enough when I learned the Anchor Head brew blew my doors off! A fantastic lager, smooth, clean, easy to drink, that is how we like it. Staff was spot on to first ask about drinks while we waited for a table then escort us to one that opened up minutes later. Everyone was in tune throughout the night and we never felt waiting for service. Paying attention to the pennies, this is still a decent option alongside the excellent Kemp 208 in Morton and 2cheys in Peoria for indulging, relaxing, and meeting up to get those great land and sea meats.

Really great vibe inside, service was prompt and pleasant great cocktails. Had the steak sandwich…read moreadded fries and onion soup. The soup wasn't what I was expecting. But it was delicious. Had 2 slices of bread instead of the usual single and was really perfect that should be the new usual. Steak sandwich was delicious. The fries came with some kind of mildly spicy dipping sauce that was just dynamite.

Ambiance = to any other restaurant in the country…read more Service = to the finest restaurants in the US. Food = to anything worldwide. The owner/chef came out to introduce himself since he was informed that my wife and I were celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary. This was our first time ever at the restaurant and I am disappointed that while living in Peoria, IL for 50 years I never had been there before. Now it's the only place I will go out to dinner at when I am in Peoria. The address is actually listed as 3218 N. Dries Lane in Peoria, IL and is across from the old Landmark Theatre on Dries Ln. You can actually locate it off of University St. also.

I went to the host stand and inquired as to our table. I was told it was the best they could do,…read moreor we could sit on the patio out front. Did I mention it was over 90 that day?? Our servers were slow to the table. Introduced themselves saying the gent would be the main server and the lady would be helping. SHE did all the work. Never saw him again. We could hardly hear each other talk. We were practically yelling. Dinks finally arrived. Later I ordered another glass of wine which never arrived. When I asked about it, I was told we were lucky to get the first round due to how busy they were. I was shocked at the response. The food was unusually average. Two of the dishes contained lobster. One was overcooked, the other lacked flavor. Yes, there were large parties in the house that night, but that is their business to manage NOT an excuse. If they want to cater solely to large groups, then DON'T take my reservation. There is growing competition for places to go for a nice night out, I'll be sure this place is lower on my list going forward. I felt very disrespected. Not a feeling I've ever gotten from this place.