Jim Manley
I have done the dinner and haunted tour twice this year. The food is very good, a great Italian buffet. It’s a lot of fun learning about the history of the area and all the stories. The museum in the basement is pretty cool. A neat venue and fun night out.
… moreLydia Broderick
Attended the Haunted Murder Mystery Dinner show and tour, so much fun! Definitely recommend! The ribs by mayor Mike were fall-off-the-bone delicious! Creep vibes 10/10! Such an iconic place to visit and learn about the history of Oregon.
… moreKarl Riecke
This place is awesome inside and out the history behind the Roadhouse and Oregon, IL are amazing if u love the paranormal this town and The Roadhouse grill are a HAVE TO DO!!
… moreJohn Casey
Seems like they tried really hard to sell alot of loosely threaded circumstances to prove a narrative. Wish the haunted basement was more true to the Era, vs. What seemed like a concerted effort to resemble a Halloween haunted house. Not sure why the original poker table is upstairs and not I’m the basement where it belongs. Unsure when the covered wagon collection was added to the decor. Change the decor to a 20’s motif, dump the silly props and leave more to the imagination.
I did enjoy the haunted history aspect and the unsolved murder mysteries. Very interesting, but don’t need Halloween spooks charge my imagination.
… moreConnie Smith
We went 4 haunted dinner , couldn’t understand anything the owner said into microphone! Easily could speak with out it, Marge did. It was not the best , he was winded and not very enthusiastic about it. Maybe need a fresh face for tours. We felt sorry for the waitress, ONE waitress for 33 or so people? Crazy, should b prepared for a full house every time. So dark in there , so many places to trip up and down and I don’t need all the red/colored lights , I wanna see the Place! It didn’t feel haunted or spooky but I agree with owner , I bet it’s alot different being in there alone! Food was the best part . I enjoyed the history . I was born n raised In ogle Co so its nice learning about the history of ur surroundings.
… moreJeanie Jandak
I attended the dinner tour and it was awesome!! Dinner was delicious! Service was outstanding! The history given during dinner and the tour was so interesting!! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
… morelarry fouts
Love this place owner Mike is cooler than the otherside of the pillow. Everyone was in a good mood. Nothing but good times it’s my new hide out to get away from life’s drama.. great place.
… morePatricia Riecke
The staff are outstanding. Believe bartender name was Brandon, he was incredibly accommodating and friendly. The owner Mike gave us a historic tour around the building. The food was good, priced great. But…the food is nothing to write home about The people definitely make the place worth coming back. My husband had a HUGE Ribeye and I had fried chicken. The people and atmosphere make it a local gem.
… moreNoelle Stone
Steak was flavorless… salad and cold bar was old, plates were dirty at the salad bar. The food was not great or even good. The atmosphere was good and so the waitress. Food was 1. Huge portion sizes although. Service and atmosphere were high 4.
… morejeremy sheley
Admittedly, I am not a great candidate for their “Crime Night Tour” as I do not believe in the supernatural. However, this was a gift to my wife who does accept the existence of ghost and such. I went in with a hope to be at least entertained in the history of the location and the prospect of dinner was also welcome. I’ll start with the location’s ambiance. The building is old so I don’t fault the owner for the run down look too much but the truth be told the giant SLOTS sign really gave the place a slummy look. The inside was very dim but not unlike many older “rustic” bars/restaurants I’ve been in. Wife and I were very confused about the decor…especially the abundance of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. While I wouldn’t call the place clean…it wasn’t dirty either. The buffet was subpar. The fried chicken was good but the ribs were over cooked and the meatballs were uneatable for me. The side dishes that I tried were all okay. Overall, I would give the buffet 4 out of 10 rating. The owner Mike gave the presentation and while he seems knowledgeable about the topics he also tended to ramble a bit too much. Much of the presentations were repetitive but in my opinion it’s because he doesn’t have much to present. To sum up most of his talk would be “such and such happened in this area….maybe?”, “So and so died in the area…maybe?”, “this crime happened here…maybe?” His biggest talking point was on the Mary Jane Reed and Stanley Sdridla’s murders. It is clear that he has his mind made up about what happened the night they were killed and has used every ounce of evidence that he can find to prove his theory correct. In the end though all he has is a hypotheses and is lacking enough corroborating evidence to prove it. He might be on the right path but he comes across to me as a conspiracy theorist (throw as much “facts” at a wall and see what sticks). As a nonbeliever I will not fault him for not convincing me of Mary Jane’s ghostly presence in his establishment but my wife was also unconvinced. The “ghost” tour involved going into the basement and having a look around. Down there you will find a few dirty mirrors that supposedly have ghostly images randomly appear. The whole tour just reminded me of a haunted house minus things jumping out at you. I was thoroughly bored within a few minutes. Some others did seem to enjoy more than me but I didn’t hear anyone talking about sensing anything supernatural. The wait staff was great…they do have that going for them but we will not be repeat customers.
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