Public House of Woodstock
| Address: | 101 N Johnson St, Woodstock, IL 60098, USA |
| Phone: | +1 815-337-6060 |
| Site: | publichouseofwoodstock.com |
| Rating: | 4.3 |
| Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–10:30PM 8:30AM–9PM |
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Judy Degutis
I love this place! They are in the old courthouse building now and they have jail cells where you can dine in the bar area. The food is top notch from their pizzas, to their steaks, burgers and pastas. You can enjoy outdoor dining during the summer months with a beautiful view of the scenic, Historic Woodstock Square. Keep your eye on their specials menu as it always changes. I just had fried avocado last night and it was such an amazing surprise treat, crunchy tempura batter over creamy slices of avocado with a spicy ranch dressing, although I asked for plain old ranch. Their sangrias are my favorite but werent on the menu last night. Maybe next time, because theres ALWAYS a next time. Love the owners too! They are such great hometown supporters that run a great restaurant. What a treasure for Woodstock to have!
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Ashley Wood
Absolutely LOVE this place! The staff are very professional and attentive. They always have a smile on their face and seem to enjoy being there. The food is ALWAYS Delicious! I highly recommend the fish tacos, southwest steak salad, ANY risotto, pizza, Shrimp and Mushroom appetizer is a MUST, chicken tortilla soup and, when in season, the pumpkin soup! The owners, Brian and Kathryn Loprino and two of the nicest people you will ever meet. They care about their customers and their employees. They are highly evolved in the community. I can not say enough good things about the Public House, the folks that work there, or the food! Aces all the way!
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Evan Dozier
Annette was absolutely wonderful!!! Had it not been for her we would not be returning. The food was amazing and Annette was the nice lady who sat us and basically took care of everything. The girl who took our order, I guess our server? never came back afterward. We never saw her and she never checked on us or even brought us our check. This was our first time coming to this restaurant, again had it not been from the outstanding service from Annette we would not even think about coming back. Thank you Annette for making our first visit as pleasant as possible. We hope to see you again soon!
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Baby Perez
Catered through them on this past sunday. Best catering I have ever had. Not only was the delivery man sweet, when he found out we forgot to bring some spatulas (Pizza buffet) he ran some over. Now the food was the best part, it was delicious and everyone asked where I ordered from. We had a pizza buffet with Six different kinds pizzas two of each from spinach to tomato basil, Blanco, fajita, Italian and two salad options. Everything was great. I will be using them again and recommend them to everyone.
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Tom Schinler
I really enjoyed this place. Tonight they had a Ribeye Cap steak special. My wife and I shared a crab cake appetizer, which was delicious, and I had the special. Let me start by saying that this was one of the most flavorful steaks I have ever eaten. My only criticism is that I ordered it medium rare, and was served well done. Despite this, I could not so eating it. It was incredible. I recommend checking this place out. If my steak was cooked medium rare, I would have given this place 5 stars.
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Melinda Rhodes
This place is upscale, we did not eat but sat at the bar for a later evening Baileys ( which they did not have but offered and served I would say something equally as good). The food coming out looked and smelled delicious, and I heard collaborating remarks from diners. All over, very pleasant atmosphere and we are going to give it a try for dinner. Great experience, with a friendly and helpful staff.
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Kevin Dickenscheidt
Let me start out by saying I dont do reviews about anything... that being said this place is beyond awesome...its got everything...fantastic food, great service, the comfortable atmosphere in a bar made in the basement of an old court house and the holding cells. I highly recommend anyone that visits Woodstock, IL should stop by The Public House even if its just for a drink
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Maureen McDonough-Woods
Favorite place to go after apple picking in Woostock. They changed locations, so we were bummed because the old local was so cozy and inviting. The new place is in former court/jail, really cute, but where we were seated wss too bright. We explored the restaurant after we ate and found dimmer lighting in other sections. Staff is sooo freindly.
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ericphunt
The food is not bad and they do have outdoor seating which makes it nice, but the problems exist in quality, attentiveness, and professionalism with the staff. They forget items you ordered and are not very punctual with checking in on tables. Go for the food and historic atmosphere, but dont expect much from service.
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Diane Berg
Awesome food, drink & service! We sat in the bar and enjoyed the Lobster Bisque...it was savory and truly delish...my husband had the Ruben which came out looking like it was prepared for a photo shoot....we cannot wait to go back and try something else...the Lobster Risotto was calling my name ☺
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Edith Rodriguez
Nice location, service was fast. But the food quality and presentation was not the greatest. Ordered the fillet sandwich and it had no flavor, the onions and mushrooms had no salt or season. Im not one to complain but the food was definitely not worth $15.
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Lisa Haderlein
This is my go-to place for lunch or dinner in Woodstock. I know that the food and service will be good, and everyone will find something they like on the menu. My only suggestion would be that they could have a couple more vegetarian selections.
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Heather Day
Food was good but the waitress seemed to have a problem serving another woman, so my husband had to ask her to refill my drink TWO times after she repeatedly ignored me during her drive by check ins.
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Jaime M
Nice stop. Yummy coffee selections. Candy, Ice cream other foodie stuff and books; whats not to love? Friendly staff and enjoyable environment right on the square. Go get you some.
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Ariel C
They have a fabulous outdoor area that over looks the square. Overall food is definitely on the pricier side. They have 1 or 2 vegetarian options but absolutely nothing vegan.
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Janis Kohler
Always great service. ...flavorful food...fun atmosphere! Great for family, couples and groups of friends. Owners are hands on...wonderful people who love their customers!
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nolan gurdak
Awesome shrimp and mushroom appetiser! Waitress comped me an old fashioned even after spilling my first everywhere! Sorry... Great service! Entree was large split with date!
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Ian Maberry
Outstanding service and food. Got my drink wrong and instantly fixed it plus let me have it for free. 11 out of 10. Cant get any better if they are already the best.
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Tim Madsen
The Pub has always been a staple in Woodstock. Their new location is spacious and very interesting in the old jailhouse. Food and service is great as usual.
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Danny Slavicek
One of my go-to restaurants in Woodstock. Outdoor seating, good service, nice rotational specials list. One of my favorites is the chicken (pesto) pasta.
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Michael Murphy
Fun place very good food. Sometimes though you get the feeling youve been here several times. Fish tacos are excellent. The mushroom soup is amazing
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Rachel Christy
Completely packed from the craft fair but the service was excellent, Very fast and accurate!! The meal was very good too.
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Павел Кравчук
The best seafood-omelet I have ever had;) very cozy atmosphere and friendly staff!!!!! Highly recommend this place!;)
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Maureen Grisolia
First time here. Came with out- of -town friends. We had a great lunch and an attentive waitress. Well be back!
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Tracie Alvarez
Pretty good food and friendly staff. Kinda over priced and really very dated inside. Nice outdoor seating tho.
