My sisters and I meet here from out of town for lunch. Why? Because the food is great as is the service. Every time we meet. We also like the fact that we can usually have a private conversation while eating, despite the restaurant being full. You will most likely run in to someone you know or used to know in Spring Garden, and if not, you will probably leave having made a friend or two. read more

Small, local restaurant with friendly service and good food. The food is not fancy or gourmet, but it's tasty and fairly priced. Service is prompt. It's a good place to stop when traveling and won't break the bank. read more

I ordered the special -- steak and shrimp, served with corn, baked potato, and a side of French onion soup. The steak was requested medium, but it was cut so thin there was no way to cook it properly; I'd rate it 3/10. The corn was undercooked -- 1/10. The shrimp came as five deep-fried pieces, nothing special -- 4/10. The baked potato was cooked but a bit hard -- 6/10. The French onion soup was okay, not great -- 5.2/10. Dessert was a coconut cream pie that tasted bland and definitely not homemade -- 2/10. Overall, I'd give the meal a 4.7/10. The highlight was definitely the service -- friendly and attentive staff that made the experience better despite the disappointing food. read more

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The food is delicious and the service is polite and friendly. Highly recommend this place. Great food and reasonable prices

The food is always good and the service is very good. I love the style of the place too. I go there a lot and enjoy it every time. One time I went in there and it was storming and it had this eerie vibe and it was so cool. read more

the food is great and the service is awesome i love going to that place to eat i walk in the freet me and direct me to my seat of my choice and i order and few min later got my food nice waitress real friendly read more

Fettuccini Alfredo at a breakfast and burgers place? Yep! And it was good!! Included a large salad and garlic toast. Super friendly waitresses who stayed busy with cleaning in between orders. Can't wait to find an excuse to come back! read more

The food is very good. We usually breakfast Serves was great they talk to you like family very friendly. The restaurant is very clean. We will be back soon!! read more

The food was great and the service was really good. The place was calm and relaxed. I will definitely go back.

Excellent service! And the portions are huge. My husband had the special with bacon, eggs, American fries (homemade fried potatoes) and toast. Fresh coffee! I had the chopped steak (which I wouldn't get again-patty was thin and under seasoned), American fries and biscuit and gravy (both very good) will return. read more

Excellent food and large portions at a really good price. The vegetable soup and fried chicken are a must try. Very clean new tables chairs and booths. They recently moved to this new location that used to be a Pizza Hut. The location is very convenient with ample parking. Staff is very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. read more

Spring Garden Restaurant - Spring Garden Restaurant. - New American Near Me - Pana, Illinois

I always visit when in Pana. The best laid back restaurant that treats everyone like family. This is in a small town, and I am not from there- you would have thought they had known me for years on my very first visit. They even helped with my special request based on an allergy. I will be back- every..single..time. read more

The food is always good, especially the breakfasts. Service is prompt and the servers are always nice. They always give you too much food.

I absolutely love the workers there. They're very kind and friendly. They have very good portions on their food and good food. The only thing that brings to star down at all is recently it's gotten a little more spending than I would prefer, but overall a wonderful place to eat. read more

Great food! Great service! Lots of food for a reasonable price. I haven't had anything I haven't liked yet. Their salads are HUGE.

Really good food. Great service. The wait staff is friendly and courteous. Need to try this restaurant.

Having lunch in different towns is sometimes scary. The Spring Garden restaurant is a familiar name because I have one closer to home. All the favorites from all day breakfast to all you can eat walleye. I'm enjoying my creamy potato soup while I wait on my fried Chicken horseshoe. read more

Another great meal at the Spring Garden restaurant in Pana,il.........owner lady is very attentive & servers are great.....food is always hot & tasty.....one of the great reasons to stay home & eat locally!!.....it seems like family as everyone seems to know each other!!! read more

Decent local place. Ordered steak and eggs. Great value at $7.99. Eggs over easy made perfect. Steak ordered medium rare made correctly but cut was not tender. It was a sirloin but still tough to cut and eat. Staff was friendly. Almost gave it 2 due the smell? It has a funky odor. Not kitchen or cooking related smell..like they just flushed their pipes or beverage lines. It came in waves? Sometimes not bad other times awful read more

Excellent breakfast. Plenty of food good prices. Fast service. They are located on hwy 51 across from the marathon gas station. Not on poplar street. Should update website. read more

Nice clean family restaurant. Good food friendly service. Nice selection, hard to choose. Couldn't ask for much more.

Hometown cooking that tastes so good! Every time we go visit friends and family in the area, we eat breakfast here with my mother. We have never had lunch or dinner here, so I can only comment on breakfast. Atmosphere: it is a clean restaurant with two separate dining areas. There is a small area in the front with a few tables near the counter area. The back room is larger with quite a few tables and booths. Staff: all of the staff members have been polite, helpful, and attentive. They have been quick to attend to our requests and ensured our beverages were always full. Food: no matter what we've ordered for breakfast, it was always exceptional! It arrived promptly at the correct temperature and in large amounts. The orders are large, so if you are hungry, you will be satisfied. The prices are perfect...I could pay the same amount at a fast food joint and still be hungry. We will return as long as this place maintains this level of quality! read more

Spring Garden is a fairly new restaurant in Pana. There is also one in Taylorville, which has been there for quite a few years and has a reputation for good food. The menu at Spring Garden is huge! They have a very wide variety to choose from - - seafood, chicken, pasta dishes, steaks, and a large breakfast selection as well. The prices are decent, a little higher than you might expect a small-town restaurant to be, but you get a LOT of food for your money! Be sure to come there hungry, and be prepared to ask for a to-go box! I tried the Walleye the last time I was there and it was very good. I have also tried their chicken, which was excellent. Others in my group tried the shrimp, the Chicken Parmesan, and the Liver & Onions. All were pronounced to be wonderful. One thing I did not like was that there are no low-fat salad dressing options. I would like to have a light ranch or french, but decided to opt for the Italian as it was not as heavy as some of the others. But other than that, it was a very positive experience and I will go again. read more

We eat there frequently. Tonight I discovered the country chops! Not on the menu but on the board. They are so yummy! Breaded and deep fried with white gravy. They always make an effort to take care of our wants. They will deep fry your American fries if you ask! That makes them pretty darn good. It is the place to take your whole family. Such a wide selection and they serve breakfast all day. read more

My wife & I stopped here on a day trip. It was 8pm. Friendly greeting, immediate service, the normal expected wait for freshly fried chicken. Chicken was great and perfectly cooked. Wife's burger was big & good as were the fries. Even came with a big bowl (not cup) of ham & bean soup which was also excellent. Our server was wonderful and seemed to sincerely want us to have a great experience. The cost is very fair and inexpensive. Definitely well worth the money and we will return. read more

The food is okay but some times it tastes a little old, or a tiny bit dirty. The staff is nice and they do their job. I am a little confused on the design of the restaurant. I am not a fan of the dark green walls it looks strange to me in my opinion. It is a decent place to bring about 5-7 people because of the cost. I would recommend it for some people but not all everyone. read more

Had a Reuben Only time I have ever had to eat one with a knife and fork,it was so sodden from sour kraut juice and the corned beef was shredded into tiny pieces. The decor is dark and harks back to the seventies. read more

A friendly greeting begins your dining experIence. Reasonably priced, amazing specials tempt your palate. What raises this family dinner above the norm is the attentive service. Ruthie and Danny, the owners, and their server staff are commited to making certain every customer leaves satisfied. From breakfast skillets to the beer battered walleye special, from soups to sandwiches to full dinners, there is something you will like on the incredible 7-page menu! read more

Great diner with food prepared fresh to order. Pretty extensive menu with breakfast lunch and dinner. Good variety of staples. Service was friendly and food was fresh. We will stop again if riding this way. read more

Great diner where everyone knows your name, more like they know our service dog, Comet! Great food, great service, smiles all around, fresh bakery. read more

Ordered one of the dinner specials: Ribeye & Shrimp. Came with a choice of soup or salad and choice of potato (baked, mashed, home fries, hash browns, or potato wedges). I had the mashed, which did NOT taste like they came out of a can or had been sitting on a warmer shelf for 12 hours. The brown gravy, while not supremely delicious, was tasty and better than I had expected. Steak was delicious and not dried out or tough. They missed the "medium well" doneness request towards the "well done" side but I normally expect that when I order a steak and it came out exactly the way I like my steaks. Shrimp were butterflied and battered, which is also how I like my shrimp - Your Mileage May Vary. They were also delicious. The shrimp were served on a bed of chopped lettuce, which was soaked in the ribeye juices. Most delicious bed of lettuce I've ever tasted. :-) The vegetable of the day was corn. Oddly enough, the corn did NOT taste bad. Many restaurants will serve lifeless and tasteless corn, like it's been sitting around all day waiting to be served. This corn was actually pretty good. All in all - great meal. One of the better steak dinners I've had in quite a long time. The only real downside was the dinner roll served with the meal. While not bad, it was a ciabatta-style roll that had the internal consistency of a biscuit - dry and fairly tasteless. Put some butter on it and it was much better. Would have preferred some normal dinner rolls but it made sopping up the ribeye juices much easier. ;-) My daughter had the chicken alfredo and also got a dinner salad with her meal. The chicken was very flavorful and the sauce was very tasty. Two thumb's up for the food! As a side note, the coffee was surprisingly tasty and not burnt or overcooked in any way. I truly enjoyed my coffee with the meal. Service was good - the waitress was very friendly and attentive - came and refilled my coffee twice and asked if I wanted more after I paid the bill. Very good. Decor may be dark (as some other reviewers point out), but I found it very homey. Again, YMMV. read more

Good food and friendly staff! Free back rubs. Yelp says this is too short so I'd like to say they have good food and friendly service.

Huge portions, reasonably prices and attentive servers. Good 'ole home town country cooking with a large selection on the menu. Two thumbs up! read more