Been here several times before today. Always had great food and pretty good service. Today's lunch time visit was not so great. Went in for late lunch arrived about 1:20pm and sat at the bar. Â Female bartender came to the bar area and visited and gossiped with some of the other patrons seated behind me. Not once even looked in my direction or asked me if I needed anything. So after the bartender came to the bar area several times and me getting zero service I got up and left. I really do like the place might have try again but no time soon.
Review Source:Great food and atmosphere! Â My wife and I really love warm bread and usually get a good idea about a place from their bread. Â This place delivered! Â I had the "surf and turf". Â The fillet was perfectly cooked and tasted great. Â The scallops were pretty tiny but were also cooked perfectly. Â The prices were very reasonable with nothing costing more than $18. Â We finished the meal with a slice of homemade Bailey's cheesecake, which was great. Â The only drawbacks were that the vegetables were clearly from a frozen bag and were overcooked and the coffee was below normal restaurant standards. Â Overall it was a great date and I'd go back.
Review Source:This was my first experience with a "limited" opening. The first three times I tried eating here, I failed. For a long while, they only had an operational bar with no food. Apparently, this is what's called a limited opening. I guess it's easier to gradually introduce to facets of a restaurant rather than make sure everything is ready to go for a grand opening. Meh. I'm going to go ahead and assume this sort of thing would only go down in Bellevegas.
The night I FINALLY got to try their food, I was quite disappointed. My salad was not all I had hoped for. With dark greens, goat cheese and nuts, you really can't go wrong -- but I'm fairly certain they left the flavor sitting on the counter in the back. It was totally flat. Nothing popped. Even the dressing was ho hum. Since trying their food, I have only gone back for a drink or two. Their let down of my favorite kind of salad still saddens me and I cannot bring myself to try anything else save a beer or two. This is what happens when you get your hopes up for fine dining in Belleville.
Favorite place in the B.L.V.
Decor strikes chords of pub, sports bar, meeting-place, and casual restaurant all at the same time, depending on where you want to sit.
Can't recommend the Caprese Pizza any higher other than " you'll regret not getting it". Â In addition, the menu is varied enough to satisfy every need from bar food all the way to nice dinner.
Been coming here weekly since they opened. Can't get enough of the most re-vitalizing venue on Main St.
It's wonderful to have another good restaurant option in Belleville. Sometimes I just don't feel like driving to St. Louis or Edwardsville!
The Tequila Lime Shrimp are a bit bland and I'd advise a different app choice. BUT the wasabi-encrusted salmon was amazing! One of the best pieces of salmon that I've had outside of Great Britain. It was completely unexpected.
I can't wait to go back and try it again.
IN SHORT: An upscale restaurant and bar in Belleville that isn't a chain and which has decent food? Sign me up!
THE FULL STORY: Tavern on Main is probably the best restaurant you're going to find in Belleville if you're looking for a blend of Italian food, steaks and seafood in a place where you can also get beer and wine. It delivers on all of the promise of Marco's on Main (which is on the opposite end of town, but also on Main Street) -- it takes all of the things that Marco's does well, throws in some improved dishes and offers it in a restaurant location that's nice, new and loaded with pleasant atmosphere. (It's also not connected to a dive bar like Marco's is to Shennanigans -- a plus if you're trying to enjoy a meal in the evening hours.)
Tavern on Main is something of a sports bar, something of a restaurant, and something of a place to hang out and drink with friends. It's really well-suited to the Belleville demographic. I'm not sure it'd play quite so well in a different area, but for Belleville, it's quite upscale compared to other local options. The tables are nice and seem to be solid wood. The chairs are comfortable. Even packed and full of loud people, the place isn't deafening. The lighting is pleasant, allowing you to see the people around you clearly without being too harsh on the eyes.
Pizza is definitely one of the specialties you'll find here, and it's very good - the crust is thin, but not cracker-like, and there's a nice variety of toppings to choose from. The prices range from $10-20 per pie, but a $15 12" is more than enough for two people to share. (I'd note that if you want pizza to go, you can get the same pizzas for around the same prices from Marco's Express just a couple of miles away).
The house salad is a pleasant blend of lettuce and cheese with sweet Italian dressing. Just be warned if you're a vegetarian - they do put meat in the salad, so either ask for them to make you a fresh one with no meat or get something different.
My wife ordered the Prime Rib special, which was a 14 oz steak with two sides for $18. It was way more than she could eat, and probably suitable for sharing with another person. She said it was quite tasty, and is looking forward to having the leftovers tomorrow.
Our friends both enjoyed their food as well. We had our 2-year-old with us and, while there was really nothing for her to eat or do (something we anticipated after seeing the lack of a kid's menu, so we brought her a snack bag and some activities!), she really did like the pizza.
That's not to say that it's a perfect experience -- the place can get really crowded quickly (though it's only been open for a few months, the locals love it!) and there's no system for letting you know when a table is ready, which means you've got to crowd in the lobby or bar area and wait. Also, children are tolerated, but not encouraged -- this place is really more for adults than for families. Â We were also there on a Saturday night, which meant that the service was fairly slow (though the serving staff worked together well and made sure we never wanted for anything).
In the end, we'll definitely be back. We just probably won't go on a Saturday night... and we might drop off toddler off with her grandparents before we dine.
Currently has a limited menu but still diverse and delicious. Good wings and pasta.
Have heard the beef Marco is also good.
Love the ice rail on the bar, keeps your beverage cold (All bars should have them).
I plan on spending a lot of time here eating and drinking in the years to come.
Just what downtown Belleville needed. Hope it stays around for a long time .......
Tried this new place for dinner Monday night and was impressed. The place looks great compared to what was in this location before. Â Bar area was classy, dining rooms were open, and best of all the bacon-wrapped filet was wonderful. Â Service was better than expected for the recent opening. Â Some kinks to be worked out including menus printed on the office computer (I'm assuming this is coming soon) and limited dessert selection which the waitress said was coming as well. Â Would definitely return to try another dish.
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