Bar Down is a fun place to meet friends for a drink, or attend a private event in one of their…read morebanquet rooms. The venue is an older building and can use an update, but every time I am here, the service and the food is consistently fresh and tasty. Surprisingly good dishes beyond the normal bar fare too. On our last visit on a Friday night, our server Kevin was friendly and helpful in offering menu suggestions and letting us know about specials. We ordered pizza, wings and sliders off of the Happy Hour Bar Menu. For four drinks (two were non-alcoholic) and several apps, our bill was under $60. Not bad at all and we even had extra food to take home. For events, Amy here often goes above and beyond to ensure a great customer experience. The parking lot gets filled here fast on a busy bowling night, but in all, Bar Down is a fun, local place to hang out and watch a sporting event.

I don't even want to leave a review because this is such a gem and I don't want people to know. Why…read moredoes this bar attached to a bowling alley have such good food? Nightly food and drink specials, a happy hour, and it's never packed or too loud. Came in one night to watch a game and now I'm sad the season is ending because I need more reasons to come in.

Limited allergy friendly options. They offer Udi's gluten free buns. Udi's has egg whites…read more Fun bar restaurant vibe. Reliably good. Friendly staff. Plenty of parking. Really wish I could go here for dinner vs work lunch to grab a drink. Good vibe type of place.

Came by heard after hearing about it a lot and seeing the sign off of Barrington saying it was on…read moreTV for their burger. Staff was great and attentive and food came out quickly and everything was cooked well. Was it my favorite burger? Definitely not. Was it a solid burger that was cooked well and overall good? Yes. Unfortunately maybe due to the hype, it just fell short of my expectations. Not sure I would go out of my way for this. If youre in the area definitely give it a try, but there are better burgers in the area to be honest.

Great chicken fingers, world famous, world renown, great service, the entire staff and Anna are…read morereally cool!! We've eaten here at least 20 times, get the gift cards during Christmas for a discount and I would get the chicken fingers because they're so meaty and juicy...my favorite is the coconut batter with the apricot and hot sauce...so satisfying, along with thee Pecan salad... There's a big loyal following here, but you'll always manage to find a table and parking is not a problem at all with their huge parking lot...

Stopped in today for lunch. 4/27/26. I had the fish fry platter. It is always great! It came with…read morehush puppies, coleslaw, and for my side I chose the sweet potato fries. Everything was great! I love the fish. It always comes out hot and crispy. Love it! My wife always gets the appetizer portion of the chicken fingers. It doesn't come with any sides but it's more than enough for her. She always brings some home. Our server was Cara. She was awesome! As soon as we were seated, she was there with menus and taking our drink order. She was fast getting our drinks and our food came out very fast and it was hot and crispy. We love the Village Tavern and we stopped in whenever we're in the area. Great Place!

We went for the Friday fish fry, and the meal was good and tasty. Good portion sizes. There was an…read moreadded grilled vegetable on the side which we were not expecting, which was very nice. However, on their website, it still shows all you can eat fish fry. This is not the case. They stopped this right after Covid so this has been updated for quite a while. There is a charge for extra fish. But price for quality was good and we had a good experience.

Owner was bar tending, and she didn't have our beer. But she tried her hardest to come up with it…read more We eventually got something else, but she worked hard to accommodate us! Would definitely come back!

Great food excellent service Best mixed drinks ever had!!!…read moreBands are great pizza yummmm people very welcoming

My husband and I love eating out for breakfast and while we were dining here with family on taco…read morenight... We were so excited to see that they serve breakfast on the weekends until 1pm... So even if you like to sleep in you can still enjoy breakfast for lunch. We always prefer to support local family owned businesses over corporate options. The Chicago Loop Sports Bar is a fun entertaining establishment that you really want to stay in business for years to come! Everytime we come here we see someone we know and all the food has been delicious too. They have booth seating to the left of the entrance and larger tables to the right. They also have tall tables and a stage and lots of TV's. The waitresses / bartenders are the nicest people! I love that they have food specials and they change weekly. They even have a Turkey dinner (Holiday Dinner) and a Bourbon Pecan Pie option for dessert. So there is no reason why you cannot celebrate Thanksgiving this year! Make sure you check their website often for the entertainment schedule. They have karaoke, singo (bingo using songs) and bands. They have a jukebox, dart games, and more. It is a family friendly establishment.

This is the first neighborhood bar i have been to 20 years…read more I live in Hoffman Estates now, I used to live in Bensenville Before that Forest Park where the had awesome bars. (not anymore) The bartender check every glass to be sure it was clean. I watched from the end of the bar. This is the kind of dedication to the job I wish every bartender had. I tipped extra for this. They refilled my glass when empty. I did not eat anything. But I did notice a lot of people came in for food. The people at the bar came and ordered food right away, not after they had been drinking and didn't really notice how the food tasted. I will be making this my regular bar. I forgot how much I really like a neighborhood bar.

Best grilled cheese ever and I love their crinkle fries too. Perfect bar for meeting with friends…read moreto play darts or go alone and play someone remotely. Down to earth, friendly vibe! Love the DJ on Friday nights, definitely down with the 90's music and a great about taking requests. Bartenders are friendly and efficient. Wish they wouldn't have the slot machines, but I guess all the bar around here have them now.

We were regular customers at the Schaumburg location, always took our family to celebrate special…read moreoccasions, also my husband and I enjoyed going for either lunch or dinner! Always good food, and the service was excellent!!! Very accommodating. Just this past week we tried the Barrlet location, early dinner. What a culture shock, the restaurant had tables filled with lunch dishes, floor was dirty, we waited for over 5 minutes for someone to seat us, and another 15 til we saw a server! Being it was happy hour, I ordered a Mai Tai, didn't taste and rum or any alcohol, tasted like punch, not even any garnish, like a half orange slice, pineapple or cherry -- NOTHING! The server asked "how was that cocktail, I told him terrible! He said it was all pre-made in a jug, so getting another wouldn't matter, ha! He never offered anything else. Ordered spinach artichoke dip, it was served with multicolored tortilla chips ‍ My husband ordered a 10" stuffed sausage pizza called "The Chicago Sausage Deep Dish" - crust was over cooked and the tomato topping was very acidic! Never to be mistaken for Gino's East or Lou Malnati's .. Forget my meal, not worth the effort of explaining. Note to self : because it's named the same - means nothing! Schaumburg location still reigns supreme!

Always have a great time here. Adam is probably the best bartender ever and makes you feel like you…read morebelong. They have daily specials and the food is always good.