Great local joint, right on the Fox River. Â Biker friendly, so visit on 2 wheels if you can. Â Lots of drink specials, and friendly bartenders/waitresses. Â Food was typeical bar food, good but not great. Â You won't go wrong here if you're looking for a comfortable place to stop for a few cold beverages and a sandwich.
Review Source:Went last night (Wednesday) for the all you can eat lake perch. Discovered that they also feature all you can eat fried or steamed shrimp. Our table happened to order one of each, and we each sampled the other plates. It was all very good, and even though a bit pricy, the servings are generous, and our waitress kept the refills coming. Sides were very good too.
We have been here a lot, and I have never had a bad dish. For a bar that serves food, it does a very good job. It isn't fancy, but it is good.
I love Kief's Reef! I love Kief's for what it is... a river bar.
I love coming here on Sunday afternoons in the summer and listening to a live band and having drinks with friends.
And the bands the chose to play here all rock.. I've never heard any of the more common pop cover bands here. They get bands that play classic rock and beach music mostly and I love it.
It is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon relaxing.
The food is good too, better than expected but it's still bar food. And drinks are well priced.
Have been to Kief's off and on for many years  and it never appeals to me , I only live 10 minutes away  and probably will not go there by car anymore , Its mostly  coming here by Boat by a request from someone else ,  I just think they are over priced for what you get!  And "Come on"  you have tables  down by the bar  but no waiter service?  forcing clients to walk up to the Bar, Order your food,  and wait at the bar for 20 + minutes ? then carry your food across a street  to eat tat the Bar by the water? thats ridiculous ,
Put in a Phone so the Bartender can call in the order  and have a runner send it out .
Last time we where there  was Saturday and I have to say that the bartenders where certainly not the friendliest.  and the food was  Blah at best , as we ate ate the riverside/ volleyball court ,  my wife got the fish sandwich which looked good probably would have been if I didn't have to walk back to the bar and wait another 10 minutes for tartar sauce from the over welded Bartender in the mean time the sandwich was ice cold. I''ve lived in Wisconsin  and  I have to say  this is definitely not like a Wisconsin dinner  like others have mentioned in their reviews.
We are new to the area and were searching for a good fish fry. We had read good reviews about Kief's Reef but were disappointed. The salad bar was good and the waitress was very attentive but the fish was poor. First, it was served on undersized plates that made it difficult to cut your fish without your potatoes spilling onto the table. The quality of the fish was variable - parts of it were dry and it was all heavily battered and cooked too crisp. Maybe it was a bad night but we won't be going back.
Review Source:The Friday All-U-Can-Eat fish fry lived up to its billing. Huge hunks and planks of cod and expertly battered, fried and served piping hot and crunchy.
Potato pancakes are a nice option to fries and gives one that Wisconsin supper club feel.
But go hungry cause you need to ask for seconds and thirds to come out ahead on this deal. Or else save yourself the long drive and just find the nearest Culver's for their cod or walleye fish platter.
Great tacos on Tuesdays! The pizza is one of the best and they have half price pizza on Mondays! The beer is ice cold and priced just right. The sand bar is a blast on Sunday afternoons where you can hear a good band and have a $2 draft beer. Great place. The wait staff is friendly and fast! Definitely a favorite!
Review Source:I have to disagree with the other wing and pizza guy. The thin crust pizza is crispy and delicious (and half price on mondays), and I've stopped ordering pizza from pizza places because Kief's is better.
On the wings, you have to be very clear when you call in an order and say BUFFALO wings. For some reason, if the guy bartender answers the phone, he'll give you breaded fried wings that are totally lame. But the Buffalo wings are excellent and remind me of my favorite wing place, Franks for the Memories in Mundelein.
There's fairly typical bar food with my favorite being their Bourbon Street chicken sandwich. It's a little spicy and the bacon makes the sandwich.
During summer, Bears games, and the food specials (fish fry, stone crab...) the place can be a bit of a madhouse. You'll need to park in the grass along the road or come by boat and tie down over by the sand volleyball court.
We were just up there 8/20/2010 and while the service was good the food was okay...
Some of the folks really enjoyed the all you can eat fish, my daughter liked the pork appetizer but as a wing and pizza guy I must say I was disapointed. The thin crust cheese pizza was no better then what I could do at home and the wings were small and had no sauce on them. When I asked for sauce it was your typical poured out of a bottle tasting sauce.
I understand that the pizza is better then this - and they were VERY busy. But I cannot really get over the wing thing.
Being on the fox river this place needs to land it on appetizers period!
If they want a good garlic whiskey recipe I am more then willing to help.
I have only been to Keif's once (for Taco Tuesday) but decided to try their Shrimp Po' Boy sandwich instead of the taco special.
The roll the sandwich was served on was a little bit on the "crusty" side, but the shrimp were abso-fricking-delicious. Easily some of the best fried shrimp I have eaten.
Ever.
Tuesday is $3 Jose Cuervo margarita night also- tasty!
I wish they would change access to the "smoking" area outside- every time someone goes out for a smoke, there's a blast of cold air that whips through the bar.
Three star food in a four star location. I've talked before about my love of the "Wisconsin bar" type place. And this place is on the money - right next to the Fox River. Excellent selection of food, though it is a little pricey for what it is. I think a lot of their patrons arrive by boat - and there is a seriously cool outdoor bar located near the river. Fish fry on Fridays. Great beer selection on tap.
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