Great food and atmosphere! Friendly staff and great service. Very attentive. I truly enjoyed my experience. Staff went above and beyond. Views of the lake were incredible. its like real life castle on the lake. read more

Good rural location and reasonably riced entertainment and food . Relax in comfort Away from crowds. read more

You never know about this place. Occasionally decent but you never know. Worst fried chicken dinner on Sundays I've ever had.

Unimpressed. Sure, the space is majestic and the setting quite nice, but the portions are small and too expensive, and the lunch selections are sparse. Service is variable - on one occasion we had three different servers and had no clue as to why, especially given the first one simply disappeared and the bartender realized we weren't being served. A change in personal circumstances interfere with potential return visits, but even if we could "try again", based on our four experiences they'd be pretty far down on our list for eating out. read more

Great venue, good food, and live music ... what else can you ask for? Usually go for their burgers her, but tonight I went for the Cuban and it was ! Staff are friendly and prompt. Love coming here when u get the chance. read more

We had reservations for 20. When we arrived were seated promptly. Waitress took drink orders. I had a blt and fries. The blt was okay, fries were better. The wife had a salad and soup. Nice dressing on a good size salad. The soup was creamy but lacked potatoes in a potato soup, but, had a side of popcorn slightly stale. Not sure why you would want to put popcorn in potato soup unless that was supposed to be the potatoes. When they brought dinner they were serving the adults before the kids. Overall pricey for what you got. Nothing special to make it special. The room was noisy since all the tables were full and then you add the one man band made it really loud. Being from out of town expected more refinements. Food and experience were just okay read more

The food was good, atmosphere and service from Sarah R was amazing. Rooftop bar overlooking lake is awesome. read more

Stonewater at Castle Ridge - American Near Me - Centralia, Illinois

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Just wanted to say how impressed I was with the Castle. I was there this past Saturday night with a lot of area Homecomings happening. First of all- it's gorgeous! We loved it from top to bottom, the views from every angle are fabulous. Second, the food was amazing and we were really impressed with how affordable both the food and drinks were. We both ordered burgers that were cooked perfectly. We both also enjoyed a couple of adult beverages that were superb.Third, and probably most importantly- the service was exceptional. They had at least 4 bus loads of homecoming kids, and were extremely busy. They were very efficient in seating us, taking our order and promptly delivering food and drinks. Staff was so polite and accommodating. Just a wonderful overall experience.We'll be back for sure! read more

This is our second visit to the Stonewater restaurant. We were just as pleased with our experience. The servers were friendly and very attentive. The food was delicious and sitting with a view of the lake was very relaxing. There is nothing else like it in Centralia. Kayla and Sarah took great care of us.Love it!! read more

called to reserve private dining got confirmation that private dining was available and then when we showed up on the reservation date only to find out the private dining was already booked and instead of trying to make things right the manager said she knows that my reservation was not right and there is nothing that can be done. terrible attitude terrible management. read more

The majesty of the building is amazing. The interior was what a great hall in a castle should look like. We were there for lunch, so the was limited, but the food was excellent. The Buffalo chicken flatbread was scrumptious. The Philly cheesesteak was one of the best my boyfriend had ever had. The French fries were freshly made and were amazing. The views of the Lake and the outside of the massive building added to the ambience. read more

TL;DR - Overpriced, mediocre, lukewarm food. Pass. We have been multiple times now, and each visit has been more mediocre than the last. I will say, the outdoor seating on the rooftop area has a nice view. But, this is a restaurant, and you come for the food, not the seating options. The brisket is fine, nothing to write home about. If you get it above lukewarm you are in luck as usually the dishes are served lukewarm. I have tried a flatbread and a burger on different occasions as well, and each time the wait has gotten longer while the food quality has gotten worse. The wait staff seems constantly overwhelmed, yet the most recent visit was during the dinner rush on a Friday night and the dining area contained a whopping six or seven small parties when we entered. Each visit we have been told the kitchen is "slammed" or that food will be out shortly due to delays in the kitchen, yet the food is constantly served up room temperature which leads me to believe it was sitting on a counter ready to be served. Nothing about the restaurant is horrible, the inside is clean and nicely decorated, if a little sparse. The grounds around are nice (if you ignore the mess that is the parking lot, apparently the budget ran out before paving). There is just nothing here to justify the price and the long wait times. This is Applebee's quality food with below Applebee's quality service, but prices that would indicate you are getting a much finer dining experience. read more

4 of us stopped in for a cocktail and decided to stay for dinner. We immediately noticed that it was pretty loud due to the tall ceilings and wide open area that extended into the bar and ultimately the kitchen. They had live music in the bar area which drifted into the dining area making it very loud. Our group ordered a couple lemon drops and a couple old fashions. All the drinks were very good. We ordered the brisket nachos and mushrooms for appetizers. Mushrooms were stuffed and very good but there were only 5 small mushrooms. Strange that they were served with pita points but I assume that was an attempt to make the dish look bigger. The nachos were good, but nachos are pretty tough to screw up. The table ordered 2 ribeyes, a strip steak and a pasta dish. The steaks were good and prepared perfectly. The pasta was very good. Sprouts and greenbeans were very good. Mac and cheese was solid but average. Overall food was 4 stars. Service was decent but not spectacular. They have a great bar and the selection of spirits was good. The biggest issue I had is they have nothing but house wine. We had happened to have a couple nice reds in the car. We offered to pay whatever corkage fee they wanted to charge but they would not allow us to bring any in. It is understandable if a restaraunt had a great wine list that they may not want outside wine brought in. However, when you have a crap wine selection and don't offer a corkage fee you cannot be considered an above average restaraunt or serious about providing a great customer experience. read more

Finally got to try this place after being in the area for a while. This is the first Ola e that was recommended by the community. Honestly this place is nothing to rave about . I'll start with the appetizers first the artichoke dip was ok . The shrimp and slaw was over cooked and dry. The entree was not to good either . I had the catfish platter. The catfish soggy and flavorless then being coated in a batter that was overpowering wasn't a great choice. The kettle chips were very overcooked and a medium brown . The Mac and sheese had high expectations I am a Mac and cheese fan . I thought it was very plain and starchy .. not so cheesy. On to the drinks . I honestly think they tasted good but you couldn't smell or tast ANY alcohol in either drink I ordered. This isn't a place I wouldn't suggest. I would go to the local burger joint save a lot of money then I would recommend going to the local pub for a drink. The cost was very price foe the quality of food offered. In fairness the server/ bartender did issue a 20% discount for the review I gave her on the food.. not a great experience at all . . Sorry ro say ​ read more

Excellent experience! Beautiful views! Our waiter Frank was very helpful and courteous. The food was delicious!

This place has a very strange vibe. It's like it's trying to be an upscale restaurant but falls very short on ambiance and food/drinks. The menu is rather boring with mostly bar food and a $50 filet thrown in the mix. Everything on the menu is overpriced, and the dining room is loud and crowded. We opted to sit on the rooftop patio, and we expected to find a hip bar area but only found a tiny walk up bar. The food was just average, and the drinks were mediocre at best. The staff were all great, and the view from the rooftop was very nice, but unfortunately, this is not somewhere we will ever return to again. read more

Everything was absolutely delicious! Went for our anniversary dinner and was not disappointed. I ordered the Castle Ridge Mama frozen and it was delicious. It was topped off with the cutest strawberry rose. For dinner I ordered the sirloin, loaded mashed, and Brussel sprouts. The Brussel sprouts were AMAZING. It was probably my favorite thing I had on my plate. The mashed were your average mashed potatoes in my opinion. The sirloin was cooked well but it could have used some garlic butter or something on top. I ended up dipping mine into the garlic Parmesan remnants from my Brussel sprouts. My husband ordered a side of the baked Mac n cheese because we had heard good things. It was very good! He also ordered a baked pasta dish that had chicken and broccoli and he really liked it. The dessert was DELICIOUS!! We never order dessert but I have heard so many raves about it that I had to try for myself. I'm so glad I did!! It was sooo good!! The service was fantastic! We will definitely be back! read more

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1st time I have ever had to walk out of a restatruant due to horrible service. When we arrived at 6:20pm, me and my wife were seated and a waitress came over and took our drink order (sweet tea's) and appetizer order. She then indcated that she would be back in a few minutes to get the remainder of our order. Our drinks and appetizer came out fairly qucikly but then things went south. As we finshed our appetizer and our sweet tea, we sat for an hour wating on our watiress to come by to take our entree orders. During this time of waiting our watiress never returned as other waitresses walked past our table. They could clearly see our empty glasses and finshed appetizer, but would never stop to check on us. We watched the waitress staff catering to the tables that appeared to have order alcoholic beverages, as their glasses never got empty. We also watched as the waitrees staff would hang around the hostess station and cleaning tables, again none of which would come to our table to check on us. At 7:30pm we stopped one of the waitresses walking around and told her to bring us our check we were leaving. Our original waitress then showed up, came over to the table and apologized and said " I forgot about you". Will NEVER go back to this overpriced, soon-to-be a casino. read more

We drove an hour to explore and dine at Stonewater which is part of Castle Ridge. The outer design alone was fascinating. Great planning to mimic a castle - moat included! It's quite expansive and this fairly new multi-purpose venue holds great potential! The dining area was huge and view was beautiful. Our server, Teeka, was top notch and did everything possible to ensure we were happy. I was eager to order smoked brisket and my husband wanted a prime rib sandwich. Unfortunately they were unavailable. Given today's issues with product deliveries, I did not fault them. We both had burgers instead--mine with the best roasted Brussels sprouts imaginable! The burgers were were fantastic and everything was generously portioned. Mushroom appetizer is a must try. My SIL ordered an impossible burger, BIL had a bowl of potato soup and a salad with Brussels sprouts (and much more). All of us were very pleased with our meal. Bar menu from mixed drinks to IPA's is impressive The manager came to our table to get feedback on our experience. I certainly hope they flourish as they expand devices and future accommodations for lodging. Invaluable asset to the area! read more