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Address: 1469 IL-2, Oregon, IL 61061
Phone: (815) 732-6761
Website: http://maxsons.net/
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Welcome to the home of Maxson Riverboat and Riverside Restaurant. The Pride of Oregon – On the Rock River – Oregon, IL. The Pride of Oregon is an authentic …
Maxson Riverboat and Riverside Restaurant – Oregon, Illinois
With an incredible natural setting just a two hour drive from downtown Chicago, Maxson Riverboat and Restaurant are the region’s premier location.
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Lynn E
We took a 2 hour river cruise with lunch from the restaurant but did not use the restaurant itself. I had a beef dish which was pretty good, but at least 3 servings worth of beef. The 4 slabs were layered on top of the veggie mix ( green beans, broccoli, yellow carrots) and had to be moved to season the veggies. Everything needed salt and pepper badly. On the boat, they also serve house wine for $5 per glass. The boat trip was pleasant, mostly a long a rural section of the Rock River and lasted 2 hours. Good, but once is fine.
… moreLisa Kapity
Father’s Day special. Grill out on their dock. Brats burgers hot dogs potato salad Cole slaw tea. Snack and pop could be purchased after to ride on the river boat after.
… moreMiranda Marek
We just had our wedding at Maxson’s & we absolutely loved how open and easy the staff was to work with! We had our ceremony out on the deck & our rehearsal in the banquet hall. Both areas were absolutely stunning! We had a Saturday wedding & we were able to go in as early as Thursday and set stuff up (since the hall wasn’t being used) which was a huge stress relief for me! They let us be creative in our own ways for decorations, desserts, food menu & bar! They served us family style and we had plenty of food to go around & it was all delicious with great prices! Staff was there to assist us in anyways we needed while we set up, cleaned up and just about anything we needed or wanted they were more than happy to help us. I 1000/10 recommend Maxson for your wedding or other small event! We had around 80 people and the banquet hall was perfect for that size! With plenty of extra room for dessert, card tables and dancing! For weddings the whole area outside Maxson’s has great places for the photographer’s to take pictures with different scenic views! We got photos on the boat, on the deck, nature views and even a pretty field out front. The banquet hall with the wooden walls, lots of mirrors is also absolutely gorgeous with great lighting that doubled as a room for us girls to get ready in! Definitely will be coming back to Maxson’s for events in the future & the dinner cruises make for a great anniversary dinner
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Becca Anderson
Went on the 2 hour boat cruise and then went to eat inside. Had the soup and salad with a large sandwich with a large selection of toppings! Was pretty much completely full from soup and the salad so got to take the large sandwich home!
… moreCharles Pratt
Sadly, the restaurant was pretty empty the weekend we went for lunch. The food needed some tweaking, but the service was great. And we had a terrific view of the river.
… moreJeremy Nesemeier
I’m a real big fan of everything they’re doing here. I dont know why they were empty on a Saturday night but they don’t deserve to be. Excellent service. Solid menu with plenty of options. Some interesting finds like cheese curds with orange horseradish sauce. Lotta nice things going on here. Worth a try if it’s been a while…
… moreDiane P
Went for Friday night fish fry and was very disappointed. The clam strips were dry, the shrimp on the green tomatoes still had the poop track in them, the deep fried fish was so greasy, the lemon pepper cod had too much seasoning that u can only eat the underside. I could go on about the food but I won’t. After bringing this to the attention on the owner when she came we explained it to her. She then picked up the fried fish with her hands tore it and ate it in front of us! How UNPROFESSIONAL!! She told us she saw nothing wrong with it. We kindly suggested to charge us for our salad bar. When she returned she showed us 2 bills. The total one for over $42, and one for the salad bar $30. NO WAY THE SALAD BAR IS $15/ea. So they charge only $5 for the fish!!???? STAY AWAY!!! NEVER AGAIN!!
… moreJudy Majchrowitz
We had lunch on the boat and the food was excellent. We went up top and relaxed with a lazy river ride. Service was very good.
… morenorthridgeville
We went there last Saturday for a belated father’s day dinner. 2 of us drove from Rockford. My dad, his girlfriend and another friend drove from Prophetstown. It’s where he wanted to eat for his special day. We arrived at 3pm (06-21-25) only to be told by the woman staff member that they were closing for an hour and would re open at 4pm. She said the chef was too hot and needed a break from the heat.
Not a good business model to close the reastraunt at any given time because of the temperature. Website said open form 11-8. Sign on building said open from 11-8.
My 83 year old father was disappointed on his father’s day.
Wasn’t busy there at all only 2 tables.
My i suggest a fan or some cold water for the chef so they don’t turn away customers wanting to spend their hard earned money there.
View looked nice. Wish we could have enjoyed it.
… moreNot a good business model to close the reastraunt at any given time because of the temperature. Website said open form 11-8. Sign on building said open from 11-8.
My 83 year old father was disappointed on his father’s day.
Wasn’t busy there at all only 2 tables.
My i suggest a fan or some cold water for the chef so they don’t turn away customers wanting to spend their hard earned money there.
View looked nice. Wish we could have enjoyed it.
Michelle Slowik
Sadly,we were very disappointed. The staff was very friendly and attentive, actually over attentive, but very nice. And the river view out the window was really nice. But that’s where it stops. We were literally the only ones in the restaurant. We we’ve for the prime rib buffet, and the post I saw about it suggested reservations, which I made. 6:30 on a Saturday. We were there for almost an hour and a half and no one else ever came in.
The prime rib was fine, but they began closing the buffet within a few minutes of us getting our salad. So we weren’t able to try anything else, but the salad buffet was good.
We ordered dessert: one piece of cheesecake and one apple crisp. The cheesecake was average but the apple crisp seemed to be the inside of one of those hand held Dolly Madison kind of pies, except the apple pieces were actually tiny little cubes. More gel stuff than apples. There was no “crisp” part at all. It was served in a glass and the while think had been microwaved so it was scalding. It also had virtually no flavor. I took one spoonful, ate half of the spoonful and left it. How do you even make a bad apple crisp?
There were two of us and I spent over $100 for our two pieces of prime rib, two salads, and the two desserts. It was an all you eat prime rib dinner, but the prime rib wasn’t worth ordering a second round of
We had high hopes, and this place didn’t even sort of meet any of them other than the view. I can’t believe how much it cost for such a poor experience.
Only because the server was nice am I giving two stars.
… moreThe prime rib was fine, but they began closing the buffet within a few minutes of us getting our salad. So we weren’t able to try anything else, but the salad buffet was good.
We ordered dessert: one piece of cheesecake and one apple crisp. The cheesecake was average but the apple crisp seemed to be the inside of one of those hand held Dolly Madison kind of pies, except the apple pieces were actually tiny little cubes. More gel stuff than apples. There was no “crisp” part at all. It was served in a glass and the while think had been microwaved so it was scalding. It also had virtually no flavor. I took one spoonful, ate half of the spoonful and left it. How do you even make a bad apple crisp?
There were two of us and I spent over $100 for our two pieces of prime rib, two salads, and the two desserts. It was an all you eat prime rib dinner, but the prime rib wasn’t worth ordering a second round of
We had high hopes, and this place didn’t even sort of meet any of them other than the view. I can’t believe how much it cost for such a poor experience.
Only because the server was nice am I giving two stars.