Nice and cozy! First time here but food was good! Fish tacos is what I had. The others had different bar/grill foods! I order an appetizer of cheese curds, mushrooms and if I remember correctly onion rings! Very good! read more

Very nice place! Service was excellent and food was extraordinary. Been a few times and I've never been disappointed. Would recommend to everyone!! read more

Trade Winds Pub and Eatery - Ham Horseshoe - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I've heard about this place saying how good it was well we did a take out order my husband got the cheeseburger it was no bigger than a quarter pounder but unfortunately the quarter pounder has a lot more flavor. I got the pulled pork it wasn't pulled it was chunks of fatty pork. My kids were not impressed either so basically $80.00 bucks down the drain. The real kicker is they took it upon themselves to include a tip that I didn't approve mind you this again was a take out order. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!!!!!!!! read more

Food is always amazing here and the price is unbeatable. Everything here seems to be fresh and homemade. I have had chicken sandwiches, horseshoes, and pork tenderloins here and they have all been exceptional. The fries are homemade and delicious. The service is middle of the road but seeing as how normally there is only one worker who is also the bar tender and does the to go orders they do a good job. Would recommend to anyone who wants a good lunch or dinner read more

Fast service. Comfortable surroundings. Good kitchen help. Food hot and good. Like yo see them expand the chicken wings selection

The building is deceiving as it looks like it is just a bar when in fact it's a small town-ish restaurant inside. The food is good and the staff are friendly. It's pub style food so their sandwiches and fries are good. read more

5 star food. Our family had hamburgers(black jack , chicken strip dinner, fries and the treasure chest salad. Everything was hot and fresh! Very good! Service was good. Polite and timely. The building I'd give a 2-3 stars. Needs a refresh for sure. Bars on the windows. It's a shame the building wasn't a bit nicer. Distracts from the yummy food read more

Back at it again for 217 Comfort Food Week! Trade Winds $5 offering this week is a fried and breaded pork chop covered in white gravy, with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn and a slice of toast. The food was outstanding and I started with a small cup of chili which was phenomenal! On the downside (only reason I am not at 5 stars), the service was interesting. Every table (all 11) were taken during the noon lunch rush and nearly the entire bar was filled as well. That being said, the waitress/bartender was covering everything in the restaurant and you could clearly tell she was flustered and I do not blame her. You have a food promotion running and during the lunch rush...you need three servers minimum! There were three cooks in the back pushing out product at a good pace but she was by her lonesome; get her some help please!! read more

Trade Winds Pub and Eatery - Cup of Chili - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Tried this place for the first time and I was impressed. The place itself is kind of simple but does have tv's and full bar. I tried the First Mate Burger and it was very good. It came with fries that appeared to be freshly cut and they were most excellent. Service was very prompt and friendly. Only observation is lights are way too bright so need to dim those lights a bit. I'll be back! read more

Very indifferent to unknown customers but friendly to the regulars. Attatched to knights action park. Food is ok and served on metal square trays. read more

Well fellas what can I say. Today at 1420 I came in for lunch I have been in before with my family. The kitchen was very slow but food was ok. Today I sat for twenty minutes without service. I witnessed other patrons come in and were served. I saw one gentleman eat from a red bowl, must of been eating a late lunch while working. The other gentleman walked by my table twice assisting others. I left but first I spoke to them. I was told they were sorry and they thought the other one had served me. Guys, don't guess. ASK! I am writing this from steak and shake who got my business today. Sorry fellas but twice is all I give you. Now I will tell all my friends of my experience. read more

Great food with reasonable prices, friendly wait staff and laid back atmosphere. Great place for specials.

Dive O Rama! But $1.00drafts on Thursday is awesomeness! On the outside, this place looks like a sad pole barn. The inside looks like your weird uncle's basement. Service was super quick and nice and food super good. Nothing fancy here...burgers, chicken sandwiches, big pork tenderloin sammies! Bar type appetizers like cheese curds and breaded mushrooms, which for $3 you can have with your entree in lieu of fries. Go for it. Don't judge a book by its cover, come on in and enjoy! read more

Trade Winds Pub and Eatery - Divey but fun - Pubs Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I've heard many good things about trade winds.. but when we went in there at 7:30 (close at 8pm) the waitress informed us that the kitchen was closed. No where in the building or online does it say kitchen closes at a certain time. Woulda been nice to just say closed at whatever time the kitchen closes. read more

Atmosphere was ok. Sort of a sports bar. Prices very reasonable. Only bar food was available. Served promptly, but there was nothing special or tasty about the sandwiches. Catsup was served in packets. Servers and people were all very nice. Beers on tap were cold. A safe place to chill and grab some ordinary bar food. If the food matters to you, there are better options. read more

I feel like this place is hit or miss one day you order an entree and when you go back it may or may not be the same.

Alright, several people I work with have come in impressed with the overall value of Tradewinds based on the quality of food, large proportions and overall prices and I have to agree. The portions are way more than one person needs, but that's a good thing, my wife and I easily shared a meal and walked away stuffed! The fries are very good, they were not over salted, the club sandwich was the largest I've ever seen. You won't be disappointed with a meal here, give it a try!! read more

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Trade Winds saved our lives. As the tornado sirens blasted, the aptly named restaurant was less than a mile away. The food and service were excellent, the ambiance a perfectly subtle nautical theme. And had we not stopped when we did, I truly believe my son and I would not have made it, thank you. read more

This place is crazy good. Deff a little divey joint, but the huge portions of amazing food make up for it. The sampler platter has full portions of each item and the pile of french fries you get with dinner are good. Ask for ranch or their to-die-for cheese sauce. read more

5 stars because the service I got was amazing. I'm visiting from San Diego and found this place from yelp. Jack was very friendly and recommended a chicken sandwich. I was not disappointed. Will definitely be coming back when I'm the area. read more

Get over the outside appearance of the place. It took us awhile but we finally went in. With the food quality and reasonable pricing, I wish there were more simple appearing restaurants like this, you are not there to chew on the building.... read more

Went to Tradewinds with some friends for dinner. For a "pub" and eatery there was a very disappointing selection of beer. I tried one of their drink specials (vodka lemonade) - it was super weak; thankfully it was only $2. I had the pork fried tenderloin sandwich - it was AMAZING! One of my friends had a hamburger - it was very blah. The fries were "homemade", but lacked a lot of flavor. The service was weird. Our waitress was friendly enough but she seemed super pushy - it felt like she was rushing us through our meal. It was weird. I would probably go back because of the pork tenderloin! read more

Excellent food and service in an area with limited options. I had the 3 pigs sandwich and it was very good, as were the French fries which they make themselves. Service was prompt and friendly. read more

Spent 10 minutes waiting for a table to be cleaned, never was so I ended up cleaning it so we could sit down. Another 15 minutes went by, and no one came to our table. I have complete sympathy for the one waitress working a full restaurant herself, but when you sign on to participate in a city-wide food week you have got to be on top of it. We ended up leaving without eating or speaking to anyone. read more

Love this odd little place! Great food. The BEST fries in town! Good prices on food and drinks. We just keep going back!

Stopped in to try a breaded pork tenderloin. It's hard to find a good one anywhere since PJ'S in Dawson closed. Sandwich was very good. Be prepared to share because iys huge. No frozen pressed meat knock off. Its the real deal.The restaurant was clean & staff was friendly & welcoming. I will be going back to try other items in the future. read more

hola, i am a very honest person, so their fore my review is going to be 100%. I ate here a lil back w/ my fam, honestly, when we pulled up I couldn't tell if it was a traphouse or a restaurant, ngl the outside is a lil jank, also, the inside could use a lil revising, also th bathrooms, them bathrooms is the typa stuff you see in a high school drama, I can almost recall a penis drawn on the stall door? anyways, onto the service, the service was alright, although I was never offered a straw? what if i don't like touching my mouth to a cup that could honestly have herpes bc god knows if they put any effort into washing their cups. now onto the food, honestly , tasted like every other American food I've ever had, their meat was a lil dry, and their mayo was sweet asf, prolly miracle whip? I hate miracle whip, yall should at least carry like Hellmann's or sum, also, kinda off topic but the chairs were kinda uncomfortable. But anywayz, the good was aight, could've been better, but it wasn't bad, but goddang u get so much food, I'd like a warning next time bc that burger was like a 4 course meal in one sandwich (I got the cheeseburger Incase u cared) so yeah, I give it like 3 stars for the low quality building but high quality ppl, and 3 stars for the dry meat. read more

Good place to gamble all your money, and drink occasionally but mostly gamble and then occasionally eat but usually gamble.

Don't go here in a hurry!!! A few months ago, waiter didn't refill our drinks, food took forever to come out, and our table didn't look clean. When the food came out, it was good. Except: they messed up my friends order completely. He had to wait even longer for his food :\ I think the issue is the lack of staff and space. Hopefully they've improved since my experience. read more

If your on lunch and plan to eat in an hour DO NOT GO HERE!!!. Waited 45minutes after the waitress took our order for her to tell us that if we wanted to eat in a half hour this wasn't the place to come to!!!. She also never checked on us to refill anything or apologize for the delay. WILL NEVER COME BACK read more