Reviews for The Road House in Oregon, IL
We went there to take a tour of the haunted Roadhouse and here the story of how it became haunted! Did have some paranormal... experiences while we were there! ?? Would recommend and I would love to go back again! Just wish they gave each group time totake pictures and what not before the next group comes down ????. It was hard to take pictures without getting other people inthe way! But besides the part where you get to go in the basement and see if you can catch any paranormal apparitions in themirrors or anywhere else!???? when you have over 10 people in a small space it's not easy to do! They did let us go back downafter everybody had a turn to go through and that's when I took my chance and took my photos still need to go through them Ihave seen a few things that I can explain in some of them will be posting pics soon! One of the best anniversary gifts myhusband has ever gotten me ???? But yeah buy your tickets and go check it out for yourself you'll have a lovely time great foodand drinks everything does come in the packages with your tickets so it's worth the money and I also bought me a very cool bookabout Northern Illinois and other haunted locations! ???? yes, they do serve alcohol that's the only thing that doesn't comewith the tickets if you have an alcoholic drink you do pay for them separately? ???? Hope you check it out and just remember totell the ghost they have to stay they can't come home with you ????. Read more
A fun evening with friends and an awesome dinner.
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 thehistory of the location and the prospect of dinner was also welcome. I?ll start with the location?s ambiance. The building isold 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 aslummy look. The inside was very dim but not unlike many older "rustic" bars/restaurants I?ve been in. Wife and I were veryconfused about the decor?especially the abundance of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. While I wouldn?t call the place clean?itwasn?t dirty either. The buffet was subpar. The fried chicken was good but the ribs were over cooked and the meatballs wereuneatable for me. The side dishes that I tried were all okay. Overall, I would give the buffet 4 out of 10 rating. The ownerMike gave the presentation and while he seems knowledgeable about the topics he also tended to ramble a bit too much. Much ofthe presentations were repetitive but in my opinion it?s because he doesn?t have much to present. To sum up most of his talkwould 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 upabout what happened the night they were killed and has used every ounce of evidence that he can find to prove his theorycorrect. In the end though all he has is a hypotheses and is lacking enough corroborating evidence to prove it. He might be onthe right path but he comes across to me as a conspiracy theorist (throw as much ?facts? at a wall and see what sticks). As anonbeliever I will not fault him for not convincing me of Mary Jane?s ghostly presence in his establish Read more
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!! Read more
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. Read more
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 Thepeople definitely make the place worth coming back. My husband had a HUGE Ribeye and I had fried chicken. The people andatmosphere make it a local gem. Read more
Great hospitality and food. If you want a steak, this is the place to go. Makes you take a step back in time, the design and... decor make you feel like you are on the frontier. Would definitely come back again and recommend to my friends. Very adorablealso! Read more
We went for a dinner event and had an amazing time. The event host gave an incredible presentation about the history of the... building and shared some truly eerie tales about some tragic events that took place decades ago. I recommend this place toeveryone I know! Read more