Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery

15469 IL-127, Carlyle
(618) 594-8830

Recent Reviews

dustin hoffman

Had the Rueben sandwich last night and it was amazing. Our waitress Shelby was the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shea S.

The service is always top notch, we come to the area to snow goose hunt with a group of 10. Three years in a row we've had an awesome waitress that is on it!!! The food is good, and we always enjoy our visit. The restaurant is clean, the decor is like a lodge with animal mounts on the wall, large bar, nice wine area. Overall nice little spot for 10 hunters to eat, drink and be a little loud.

Alexandria Burk

Steaks weren’t great but the bacon duck wontons were amazing. Really hope the mounted giraffe is fake…

Kevin Wojcik

Decent place, wide variety of beer on tap. Salad was good as well as the sides. My steak on the other hand, was sub par. I couldn't even eat it. It was so tough. The staff was quick to rush us out as well.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Steevar Harris

Perfect ribeye!Awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ted Wiborn

Food was great. We enjoyed a great burger and fantastic onion rings. The employees were very nice, professional and attentive. The business atmosphere was nice and there was a lot of cheerful people in the place. Very positive atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Norma O.

My sister-in-law and I stopped in to check out the winery but wasn't much of a winery . They did have tastings at the bar but not much selection . Most of the space was dining area . They no longer rent rooms even tho it's a lodge . The stuffed animals were interesting.

Dani J.

Interesting atmosphere, family friendly, nice people, has a party room and outside patio. Good food, but alittle on the higher end price wise. Good service and large wine selection. Definitely recommend for special events as well as regular dining .

Susie Dalton

It’s a hunters paradise… plenty of mounted animal heads. They have a cool outside pond where you can feed catfish and bluegills! There is also a sand volleyball court, hook and ring toss and bags to play!!!! Live music on

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Avery

The food was ok. I got the mozzarella sticks for an appetizer and the Chicken Alfredo as the main course with a side of fries instead of salad. The Alfredo was kinda bland and the mozzarella sticks came with a little cup of marinara sauce that wasn’t even all the way full. The service was pretty good. We didn’t see our waitress often but she was nice when we did see her. Overall if you’re in the area it’s worth a shot. I’m sure the other food they have to offer could be a lot better than what I got. It’s on the pricier side but the portions are decent so I’d say it worth it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Edward Pinnell

We shared a 1/2 chicken dinner with baked potato and asparagus for less than $10. Fabulous experience. Had a great evening highly recommended.

Gary H

First time there was a treat. We were a little skeptical about the wine since we are both set in our ways but we both picked winners. I had the Safari Red and she had the Sarengeti White. Both were perfect. We ordered dinner and again we were both surprised. The surprise wasn’t in the taste of the food but the portion size. Wow! She ordered steak which she loved but I haven’t seen a steak that big. I had catfish nuggets and fries which were also good but way more food that I could eat. Great place and we will be back for sure!

Kid Fop

The Staff, service, and food was great on the evening of 2/16/22! The breaded mushrooms and asparagus & smoked pork chop were out of this world.

Jeff Voelkel

I enjoyed the all you can eat fish. It was delicious. And the ambiance was very cool. Lodge style surroundings and the service was good.

Jeannie Burrell

Small wine list but found two we really liked. Free tastings was nice. Staff was friendly, courteous.

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Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery

15469 IL-127, Carlyle, IL 62231
(618) 594-8830