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    The Main House

    4.5 (141 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    THE MAIN HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Intimate
    Romantic
    Classy

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    Tomato and Barada Caprese salad
    Holly R.

    After walking around the art festival in the evening, we decided to stop in for dinner. I was pleasantly surprised with everything. The ambience inside is small and quaint, and they have a large outdoor patio that looked very inviting, but it was too warm for me. I would love to go back when it's cooler and enjoy the patio. We had the Caprese salad appetizer, baked chicken, and a pork chop. All of our food came out looking good and tasting great.

    White Wine Spritz and Blackberry Lemon Drop Martini
    Savannah V.

    I've come here twice for date night and my boyfriend and I love it! Main Street itself is so lovely and romantic at night but The Main House also has a great elevated casual romantic vibe. We had great drinks, a cocktail - he got the blackberry lemon drop martini and mocktail for me - I recommend the White Wine Spritz. Then split the Brussels sprouts which were incredible! Then I had the Cajun penne and he had the chicken Alfredo. We loved both! Our server was very attentive but wasn't constantly bothering us. Highly recommend for locals and visitors!

    Angie B.

    This restaurant knocks it out of the park on charm, but truly this entire part of St. Charles looks like I walked straight into a scene of a Hallmark movie. And I don't even like or watch Hallmark movies but being here makes me think I might want to (not really, but sort of) Anyway, the location is great with views of brick streets in front and the river in the back. The service was stellar with a friendly server who was absolutely attentive and accommodating. The cocktails were some of my favorite! My favorite cocktail is a penicillin. My second favorite is a sidecar (I'm an old school-kind-of-gal) and they had BOTH on the menu. I live in Philly and I have found only one place that features a penicillin on their cocktail menu so I am usually asking the bartender if they can make one and if ginger syrup is not on hand I'm out luck. The server told me that this was house-made ginger and truly this is one of the best penicillin's I've ever had! I ordered the oysters and they were definitely fresh served with house-made horseradish and they were delicious, albeit really small. I should have asked but I'm used to big sized oysters especially, for $18, but like I said, they were very tasty! Truffle fries were good and so were the shaved Brussels! This was a great choice for an evening hanging out with my grade school/ high school besties as I visit from Philly!

    Ashley S.

    This restaurant is really fantastic. We came to St. Charles this time around for the Christmas Traditions Festival. I knew I'd need a reservation to come here, so I booked well in advance. We were seated in the main dining room and it was so cozy, beautiful ambiance. I ordered their chocolate orange martini from the holiday cocktail menu and it did not disappoint. My husband and I both got their French onion soup and Diver scallop dinner special, which was to die for! No room for dessert sadly but the food was amazing. I will definitely continue to go back when I'm in the area!

    Breakfast Slider
    Erica D.

    Another first time WIN for the books. My goal is to knock out everything on Main Street so I was pretty excited to try this spot. Upon pulling up, I thought it was like a store , didn't really look like a restaurant, but I was pretty impressed with how nice the seats were and the decor. When we walked in, they weren't too crowded and we were immediately greeted and taken to the seat. I requested booth and they set up in line with no problems so I really like that. They had brunch menu and regular menu so we decided to try something from each. I had the fried chicken sandwich and my friend had the waffles and breakfast slider. We decided to try the fried chicken sandwich, waffle, breakfast slider and the ravioli as an appetizer as I'm making my goal to try everybody's ravioli in St. Louis lol. I was not disappointed with any of the food. Everything was fresh and Great taste. The customer service was good and fast. The restaurant was clean and I would visit again to try more things..

    Caesar salad
    Savannah K.

    The Main House is delicious! The filet is 10/10. Fun atmosphere and good service. Large drink menu and reasonably priced for the quality and portions. Definitely one of the best restaurants on Main Street.

    Kids cheeseburger
    Sarah D.

    We had lower expectations just knowing how busy this place is being right on Main St and going on such a beautiful evening. We were beyond blown away by our experience! Our server Kaylee was fantastic. So attentive and making sure our food came in a timely manner but nicely spaced out to give us time to enjoy. All of our food was delicious, the chicken wings were perfect and everyone loved them and the Brussels sprouts were cooked perfectly. Everyone in our party loved their main courses as well. They even made our daughter feel so special and helped us celebrate her 9th birthday with a delicious treat and candle! We all said we will be back and bring our friends and family. Such an amazing meal and experience!

    Chicken dish
    Lucy M.

    First time here. Very nice ambiance. Sunday night still busy. Foods taste great. We loved our orders. The only thing is that everything seems so pricey. Chicken dishes around $25 to $30, steaks are from $40 to $75, seafood is around $40-$50. We ordered pork chop and Chicken both are really good.

    Chocolate Cake
    Mindy D.

    We really enjoyed our first visit to The Main House. We chose to sit outside because it was a beautiful evening. You can see Frontier Park & the river from the patio. The inside looked quaint and inviting with lots of wood framing the dining area. We were greeted warmly by everyone and our server and others gave us lots of attention and were very kind. We chose the hanger steak & tenderloin as our entrees. They were both phenomenal, but we agreed the tenderloin was just perfection. The mashed potatoes served with the tenderloin really sealed that choice as well. It's the best steak & potatoes I've had at a restaurant in a long while. For dessert we chose the chocolate cake & bread pudding. Again we both preferred the bread pudding, but both were delicious. I already can't wait to return!

    Beef medallions with mashed potatoes and broccoli
    Becky G.

    This restaurant is fantastic! The food is top-notch, and the service is excellent. The food is fantastic, and the atmosphere is quaint and cosy. When it's warm make sure to grab a seat on their beautiful patio.

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    They have a Blackened chicken Alfredo that is amazing. We have only ordered through Door Dash but did plan to visit soon.

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    Kaylee is the best server i've ever had. she is so sweet and caring. the best most attentive server ever!! SHE IS AMAZING!!

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