Grumpy Goat Tavern - South Elgin

Great service every time I go in. Bartender/Server is the sweetest I think her name is beth, it makes an amazing job and is always in an upbeat mood. definitiw 12/10 place. I usually go there any other week!

Delicious food, freshly made with sizeable portions... reasonably priced...a wonderful gastronomic experience.

Hidden inside the clubhouse located at the Elgin Sports Complex. Very unique,and limited food menu. Slightly higher because it's located at a golf course. Plenty of alcoholic beverages.

The food is very tasty but only good.. Cajun. $. The drinks were really well done, even the specials. This place has identity crisis up the wazoo. It has lots of Gaelic and Celtic decor because it is either [a golf course] or was once a Irish restaruant. The service was pretty good too. There was not a long delay or any rudeness from any one server. I rate 3 because of the identity crisis. The jumbalaya was made with pasta. Thats strange. The Louisiana Fried Chicken was tasty but not much to write home about. The green beans were well cooked. The Cajun and Goat Cheese burger was soo very covered in rub that it was dry. The cornbread muffins were dank.

For some reason, although my first experience at Grumpy Goat Tavern was not great, I decided to give it a second chance. This time, my wife and I came for lunch. In terms of the service, it was what we expected. The waiter was attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable. The problem is that the food was not what we expected. First, we wanted to have the jalapeno poppers as appetizers and the waiter informed us that because of an activity from the previous day, they didn’t have jalapenos. Then, we decided to have the shrimp wontons as an appetizer, unfortunately, they were out of them as well. As we did not have any appetizer options that we liked (and we didn’t want to keep torturing the server with requests of food that they did not have), we ordered our lunch entries. I ordered a Cuban sandwich with fries and my wife ordered grilled chicken mac and cheese. Usually, these are food items that are difficult to ruin, but whoever was the chef, he was capable of making a bland and dry Cuban sandwich and forget to season my wife’s chicken. The chef was also able to burn the chicken, when I say burn, I mean that the charred crust tasted like charcoal and the chicken was rubbery. I would say that stating that we will not give this place another chance is an understatement! We ordered a “doggy bag” for all the food that was left; unfortunately, this time, the leftovers will really be for our dog.