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    The Toadstool Pub

    4.2 (71 reviews)
    InexpensiveIrish Pub
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Live music
    Juke Box
    Casual

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    two cups of water and an apple
    Mary Grace K.

    So, my sister's making out with a random guy, but the music variation really hits me deep. It's a vibe. Drinks are good. BUT, St. Patrick's Day was SO last March. The bartender...she was HOT. Anyways, this was a great bar to meet some peeps of all ages. WAIT...where am I? Kitty cocktails got me f*cked up.

    Marco's and Toadstool are connected inside!
    Ralph E.

    Really like the Toadstool. Gets better every time I go there. A restaurant has just opened next door. Marco's Northside Grill. It is connected to The Toadstool Pub. So while there's a front entrance to Marco's with plenty of tables and good service, one can also go to the Toadstool and enter Marco's through a connecting door. If you wish to eat your food in the Pub, just order and pay at the bar in Marco's, and they will serve it to you at the Toadstool (which is my personal preference). Great concept for two outstanding establishments.

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    Great, friendly place with a delicious bloody mary. The bacon is the best! We'll be back and highly encourage others !

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    Best bar in Highwood by far. No food really. But service is excellent, the place is clean. And old school look inside.

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    your piece of shit bar tender, kept turning down our music but playing shit music at full volume on the touch tunes juke box

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    Great atmosphere and always a couple good beers. Get a burger next door and they bring it to you.

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    Go for the bloody Mary and stay for the tommy. Great place to drink and hang out with friends.

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    The Bloody Mary is to die for!!! Great bar with laid back atmosphere. The service is excellent!

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    Best part, the seats at the bar are comfortable and Tommy makes light shift of keeping the glasses filled!

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    The seafood chowder special was good. It was not a thick soup, it was more on the runny side but…read morehad big chunks of seafood. I was not a big fan of the rest of the menu, so I don't know if I would come back here. Food is a bit on the salty side. Our visit was in the evening (Sep/ early Oct), and there was a waft here and there of a stench like sewage? I am not sure why the bar seating had this odor when the bathrooms were on the other side. Was a bit unappetizing but we tried to ignore it. Service was fast when it came to our ordering and drinks came out quickly. Food was on the slow side. See my pics. The seafood chowder special soup was good. The cheese curds were greasy and salty but not bad. My bro had the pickle burger special and he enjoyed it.

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    Try one of Glenn Ellyn's other restaurants. We went on…read moreSaturday, February 14th, 2026. @ 3:00pm. Odd hour I know. It worked for our schedule. Place was empty. I was craving corn beef, cabbage and red potatoes. The only item that was cooked correctly were the potatoes, melted butter added to the taste. As far as the cabbage, all taste cooked out of it. The beef was as dry as shoe leather (dried out and hard) and had absolutely no taste what so ever. Salt and pepper could not even bring any flavor. An Irish restaurant that can't cook a staple on its menu. Wait Service was adequate yet not exceptional. Menu listing. Corned Beef and Cabbage $16.95 Melt in your mouth slices of corned beef brisket served with a wedge of steamed cabbage with boiled red potatoes (Far from description) Interior, Dark and old, pub like. Bathroom mobility challenges. If ever in Glenn Ellyn, Illinois (Main Street) I again will try another of their various restaurants. This is only my review not other two attendees with me.

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    Dining area
    Dining area
    Private back patio area that's a wonderful gathering for parties or a fabulous dinner or drinks with friends and family.
    Private back patio area that's a wonderful gathering for parties or a fabulous dinner or drinks with friends and family.
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    Front of restaurant with El fresco dining.

    The Toadstool Pub - irish_pubs - Updated June 2026

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