Reviews for Maxson Restaurant in Oregon, IL
Nope don?t do it. We celebrated a birthday on this boat for a dinner cruise and it was a bad experience. When we got in the... boat there was a odor of mildew and diesel, at first the staff seemed helpful, but in the first 10 minutes there was a lady thataccused us of not paying?my in laws are hard of hearing and didn?t hear her, so she said they weren?t leaving the dock until wepaid?we informed our in-laws and they showed her the paid ticket, to which she said oh my mistake?only after she made ascene. We felt rushed to eat?dinner to dessert was just under 30 minutes and we were in a 2 hour cruise so I?m not sure whatthe rush was. The food was not good?ok but not a good meal. One of the manager basically yelled at my nieces and nephewsbecause he was trying to figure out who had chicken fingers. (Next time just ask a parent nicely because it?s most likely thekids). They also didn?t have enough life jackets in board?which is a little concerning, they assured us they don?t have tosince the river isn?t that deep, but that just didn?t sit well with us. Overall just a negative experience that I would notrecommend to anyone that wants to enjoy a nice relaxing meal on the river. Read more
A picture tells you more than a thousand words. Service is great
Nice setting on the river, beautiful scenery. The food was ok, but unfortunately they felt understaffed for their Easter brunch.... Either they overbooked, or estimated amount of time spent their too short for previous bookings. Other than that, it was prettydecent. Staff was nice. Read more
Just had Easter buffet and was delicious. Had great food with lots of choices. Roast beef was so tender, chicken with cheese on... delicious, so many choices for potatoes and so many different desserts. How can you decide which one or two to have. Servicewas friendly and great. They also gave our two little granddaughters an Easter bag. Thank you we all enjoyed! Read more
Went for the Sunday brunch cruise. Cost per person was $38. You only got two choices. Chicken or beef extremely small tiny... portions no drink was included if you wanted a drink that was extra. Tiny sliver of cake and that was it. It was not a brunch atall and the portions were small the food was OK but not $38 worth of OK. The ride down the rock River was lovely but again not a$20 or $38 lovely. Staff was friendly and kind. I would save your money and go to a nice restaurant and get some good qualityfood. It?s so sad to see such a lovely place go under. However I doubt I will ever return. Read more
A restaurant beautifully situated on the Rock River, with attentive and kind staff- their food is delicious and generously... portioned. My personal favorite is the Friday fish, which I always order baked with a baked potatoe. I feel they go the extraeffort here. The boat runs in the summertimes which makes for an Memorable experience. The view of the American Indian at LowdenState Park is beautiful. This is also a great place for family or business gatherings. Read more
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 horseradishsauce. Lotta nice things going on here. Worth a try if it's been a while... Read more
Brunch buffet with the family at 1 pm. The food had definitely been sitting under a light for hours. The selection was limited... and the chicken was so dry that it was not edible. We threw it in the river. The service was good and the view nice. They seemto be hanging on by a thread. Too bad, we really looked forward to a family get together. We were the only people there.verysad, hope they can pull it back together. Read more