Cefalu Seaside Sicilian

1180 W Devon Ave, Elk Grove Village
(847) 923-5000

Recent Reviews

craig stinson

Was very nice atmosphere and very nicely set up. The service was on point

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Table Side Prosciutto, Grilled Octopus, Pistachio Cream Brûlée

Kevin Domanski

Great food and atmosphere, Our waitress was a little flighty but we went on a busy night. Overall a great experience! Will go again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup

Lauren H

Went there for a bridal shower and not only is the interior beautiful but the food and staff were so amazing and attentive!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steven Gruenwald

Food was interesting and good, and service was good, and the decor is attractive, but the restaurant was incredibly loud. The music was apparently set for a "rave" in a place with a dance floor, and they were constantly making raffle and other random announcements at a volume that overcame the music. It was a constant stream of popular music, but with a constant throbbing bass added that was not in the original recordings. Not a place for conversation, nor safe for long-term hearing! Stepping outside for a conversation was better but not much, as they have speakers outside. Nothing in their online presence prepared us for this. (No, it was not a night with their advertised "live music," just a DJ.)Kid-friendliness: Not suitable for children, those with hearing issues, or those who want to avoid developing hearing issues.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Grilled Octopus

Irene Zadonska

The restaurant has a nice ambience and atmosphere. The food is far from being authentic Italian. In Italian cuisine the ingredients are keys to the great taste. At this place we received the fritto misto with sauce from the supermarket. The past was also not home-made and lacking the right seasoning and tasteless pizza. All of that came at premium price. Disappointment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Nino Ruff

Great food and drinks and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza

ACM 1899

Came here for the first time inspired from the name and the Sicilian cuisine. It was a total disappointment. Waiting was long, we had 4 different people coming to our table for silver ware napkins plates and glasses, couldn't even count. We ordered appetizers, pizzas and a risotto. We waited for ever finally the appetizers fritto misto was ok a bit oily especially the scallops. When finally the pizzas came out they were all cold like they were sitting somewhere inside and forgot about our table. So I had a cold pizza and a warm beer, imagine if i would had sent it back!? One of the pizza never came out. When it finally did they had put anchovies and we specifically had requested not to. The food was not good. They mix grated parmigian cheese in their pizza sauce, who does that?? The sfincione was doughy and the risotto was a bowl of soup instead, full with butter, disgusting!. At that point just wanted to get tha hell out. We were out of there after 3 hours, our bill was 350$ for 7 peeps, tip not included. Each of us paid 60$ a pop for pizza and 1 drink, are you serious?? I don't have a problem paying that much when I eat well but they clearly don't know what they are doing. Will never go back. I can't stand places like this where they invest most of their capital on making the place look nice and have incompetent staff and cooks. Good luck!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

ruth Doherty-Marks

We loved everything about CEFALU. from the minute we stepped in the door I was just amazed at every part of the restaurant. After being seated it only became a better presentation of food and drinks. My husband had the Chicken Parmesan Sandwich with Fries.i told him I need to taste everything ? and everything was a 10. I had the Cefalu Chopped Salad which was a 10. Simply delicious. Make this your next outing. It’s a perfect date night or family outing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kateryna Okun

Great atmosphere, excellent service and delicious food. Thank you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Octopus

Dennis LaPorta

Stopped for drinks with a friend. Enjoyed great service & perfectly made drinks from Tiffany! Going back next Friday the 12th for great food, drinks, service, and dancing to Beth Haines - a fantastic singer!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daria Syvak

Nice place ! Really like the atmosphere here ,but probably I had a miscommunication with the server. Ordered the pasta with clams ,unfortunately they weren’t clean good ,with sand inside.So I ask to take it away and told here I’m not going to eat it ,so I thought she will just take it out,but instead she brought the same one with sand inside as well .So at the end I didn’t eat it and paid for it 26$ ,disappointed that waiter didn’t ask me if I want kitchen to remake it and she was avoiding our table till the end. But overall happy with place ,will come back again ,but no more pasta with clams for me

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Frito Misto

Petros Mihalopoulos

Great food and atmosphere!! Michelle was an awesome server! Highly recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Angela Nicoll

Always a wonderful time!! The music is great for those who love to dance.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Travel Experience

It is a nice place but you have to wait for the waitress long time ??‍♀️. They brought the dessert , but they didn't even collect the empty dishes from the table. It was a table for two people but very small so it was difficult to enjoy the food ??.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

kevin newman bey

First time here with friends for their Saturday lunch and it was great! The Arancini, cannoli sponge cake, and pistachio crème brûlée were fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Arancini, Pistachio Cream Brûlée

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