The Patten House Restaurant & Bar

Great food, cocktails, and nice spots inside, on the deck, patio and yard too. If they do cigars out in the yard tables that'd be

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was decent but service and customer consideration was lacking. Mistakes happen and we all slip up but you should make it good in the end.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

I just had the best burger of my life. That Bourbon Blue Burger, sheesh!!! I’m coming back sometime soon.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

This place would THRIVE if Nancy the owner, would stay away and hire ANY restaurant manager.The front steps are falling apart so bad I've almost fallen off of them. Even the handrails for supporting older folks like myself are falling off when you put any real weight on them. The deck surrounding the building hasn't been treated properly and it shows. Very tacky with stuff flaking off it.The servers get treated like petulant children by Nancy everytime I'm there and she seems to think it makes a fine dining experience. Scary.The menu prices are always lower than the price on the receipt and Nancy will try to make up an excuse for it but will NOT FIX YOUR BILL. She will then act like you shouldn't be coming there if you don't like paying over $50 for what you were told would be $46. This is for most entrees that I noticed.They add a credit card service fee in 2023(!) and its 3.5% of your bill. Nancy also takes up to 4% of the servers tips as a fee for having to pay them from a credit card.The yard hasn't been maintained in years so there's more than typical amounts of bugs and cob webs everywhere, animal feces on the tables and nearby on the patio floor that seems like it hasn't been pressure washed in years. Branches touch you at your table but the owner "likes" the atmosphere of overgrown trees and having squirrels literally running over your table while you eat.Don't bring a nice date here! Maybe a lady of the night date but not a nice date.Food is AWESOME though if you don't get hair or cockroach parts mixed in!

Kid-friendliness: They love talking trash about your kids while you spend over $50 for each of them to just get food lol This place on mothers day treated my family like trash.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Superior food and service. Food is unique, delicious and served perfectly. This is a must return! Our waiter had impeccable timing and was very attentive

Very beautiful setting and atmosphere! Wonderful outside seated area! We had USDA prime burgers, salmon salad, black beaned chicken wrap! The food is awesome ! The service is great! Very friendly staff! It’s highly recommended!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cannot praise this place enough. Delicious food and cocktails, along with very good service that was not intrusive at all, in a beautiful setting!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Blackened Grouper, Chicken and Andouille Gumbo

The food was mediocre and overpriced. Over the past year the food quality and drinks have gone down and prices went up. Atmosphere is great and service was good. Will not be returning.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

A restaurant with a good location/ambiance in geneva downtown. The food looked more delicious than it was... and the entrees were seriously overpriced. I paid less for better cuisine at RPM on the river in downtown Chicago. Add plating charges and a tacked on credit card surcharge, I am pretty certain that I will not come back to this joint....for ho-hum grub.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Food and drinks were excellent, but this place is very expensive: we had 3 drinks total, 1 diet coke, 2 appetizers, and 4 entrees, no salads, no desserts, no after dinner drinks; the bill, without tip, was $302!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Alligator Bites, Cajun Shrimp

Great food and service. Love the old house atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can’t believing how much they gouged on prices for Mother’s Day! Most things were double the normal price and charged me $5 extra for a peice of white bread! More plant based options too would be nice, besides salad.

I would like to thank one of the ladies who did everything possible to give us a table. I recognize that it was our mistake not to have made a previous reservation for 9 people for Mother's Day. The service was excellent, and the food was also exceptional.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Honestly pretty bummed about my experience. My family decided to take a long morning walk on the river for Mother’s Day today since I work tomorrow, so naturally we were in comfy clothes. We decided to eat at Patten House. We felt we may be underdressed but checked and there is no dress code listed anywhere. We were treated like a nuisance and met with judgment from the second we stepped foot in the door. Additionally, the menu prices were listed as lower than they appeared on the check. When I brought this to their attention, they made us feel like we were the problem and not the fact that they are lying and false advertising. Their food was decent but overall I don’t feel it is worth the cost (especially considering everything actually cost even more than it was listed). They also made no comment to us and just started moving all the tables right around us. We were the only table in that room and we were made extremely uncomfortable and like they were anxiously waiting for us to leave so they could seat guests that look more upscale. Major bummer. My money spends the same whether I am in a pantsuit or leggings and a tee. But I guess they don’t believe you are worth good service and humane treatment unless you look rich.

CHECK YOUR RECEIPT IF YOU MAKE THE MISTAKE OF COMING HERE. This establishment is nothing more than a scam. Their menu prices are DOUBLE what is listed online. They get people in the door under false pretenses, and then charge them double. *Not only that, though!* The prices you get on your receipt, are even higher than the (already doubled) menu prices.I’ve genuinely never encountered a more obvious scam of a business. I guess you can’t buy class. I’m not sure how they sleep at night. With so many quality, ethical, not-repugnantly ran restaurants nearby, do yourself a big favor and take your business elsewhere.