Press House — Restaurant in Collinsville

Overall this place is a nice place overall it has a great atmosphere. However, the service was just okay wasn't anything special never once was I asked if I needed a refill on my soda, or if we needed more water in our water carafes.

Let's talk about the food. I ordered the shepherd's pie with a side of green beans. The shepherd's pie came out with the top of the mashed potatoes looking a little bit old that little grayish 10 you get when they're old and when I took a bite it tasted like spaghetti sauce which I found not to be shepherd's pie it tasted like spaghetti meat sauce. Most of the green beans are cooked crispy but half of them or wilted and overcooked so next I ordered the Brownie dessert there's a nice portion too much for one person but it was too brownies with ice cream on top with drizzles of chocolate the first bite the brownie was dry and crunchy and definitely not a fresh brownie it was dry and old you can hit it with a fork and it was hard as a rock

I was able to tolerate eating some of the shepherd's pie but when the desert is ruined but however the ice cream was delicious.

When speaking to the manager she asked what was wrong and I told her your brownie is hard and more like a week old or two and I hit it with a fork and it just was like hitting a rock. also the shepherd's pie does not taste like shepherd's pie it tastes like spaghetti sauce and that's when she told me that their sauce is made with a tomato base and that's how you make shepherd's pie with the Italian seasonings but I didn't know what I was talking about because I was not a chef well I beg to differ I am a chef and even I know that the two things that make spaghetti sauce or tomatoes and Italian seasonings. that is not shepherd's pie. A poor little Irish leprechaun is rolling over in his grave at their idea of shepherd's pie. But if that's the way they want to make it then they need to advertise it that way and not the way they have it on the menu. Shepherd's pie is is full of peas and carrots and hamburger and a brown gravy or sauce but it is definitely not tomato-based and and I will have to say at this point llewellyn's in St Charles makes a great shepherd's pie so the point being if you want Irish food go to an Irish restaurant. everybody else seem to enjoy their burgers and the salads for the most part. the onion rings were a little soggy need to be a little crisper what is a complaint one of the people I was with had, but I guess if you're drinking enough you probably won't notice what...

Used to love this place. Came here several times even though its over an hour drive for us. Today we came to celebrate my birthday and it almost ruined everything. This place used to be so great, but not anymore. We were seated instantly but handed cut pieces of paper for menus. There was only 4 options for food and no description. The beer paper menu only had the names and no description. (Note the idea of paper to check what beers you want good idea but no description is a bad idea). People go to a brewery for good food, good service, and good craft beer. We want to know what it is we are eatting and drinking. The waitress said she hadn't been there in 3 weeks and had no idea what the drinks were when asked nor did she know what came on the wings, pulled pork, or nachos. The manager was rude to her staff. Heard her telling our waitress what tables she and the other waitresses had but couldn't even remember all her waitresses names and said those 4 tables over there are what's her names. The food was horrible and wasn't even done right. The bbq wasn't on my pulled pork sandwich even though the waitress came out and asked me if I wanted it on or on the side. My husband ordered wings and the waitress asked if he wanted the BBQ on them or on the side. Sooo you only have BBQ wings? But you sell other sauces in your little shop? That makes no sense. They no longer offer smoked ketchup for your fries which was something everyone loved and went back for. It was like their signature thing and now its gone. I had to go up to the bar to try to get an idea of what their craft beers were. The manager poured me samples in a plastic container for sauce. The beers were mostly foam. It was very unprofessional for a brewery. The bartender came around from the back and saw what was happening. I started talking to him. The only good thing about the whole experience was the bartender. He knew what the beers were, kind, professional, and let me try a beer from an actual small glass. I don't know what happened to the old Herald brewery but it is not worth going back to. We will not return and we will definitely tell all of our friends not to waste an hour drive to go there. There are plenty of other breweries to go to...

Went there to see a band at their new stage, which was nice. The place was nice, had a great vibe... drinks were expensive and not really what you would expect, with boutique tequila, in a Margherita that was really heavy on the cheap sour mix. The help was new, friendly. Missed a few things, but trying. Can't really complain. The food was gross. Had loaded fries. The Fries were good. Fried potatoes, so... the pulled pork seemed weird...lacking taste and texture. The part that really ruined it though was the four fluid ounces of rendered fat at the bottom of the fries. Largely inedible. I split an appetizer with my friend... prime rib sliders. He didn't want horse radish, so I requested it on the side. That didn't happen. The sliders were anything but. Were it not for the toasted bun being buttered, I wouldn't have been able to swallow it... The thinly sliced prime rib was dry with large fat ribbons attached.... It was also unseasoned and entirely bland... A bit rubbery, And completely dry on the edges... There was a small dish of what I assume was Aju... So naturally I went for that.... I don't know what this was... It's something i've never had before... It resembled a raw portobello mushroom pureed, and mixed with powdered yeast that was allowed to proof for a day. It was not hot, It was not anywhere near liquid... It was the texture of warm taffy, And had ZERO seasoning.... No salt, no nothing.... I had to try it twice just to make sure I was tasting this right... It was quite possibly the worst appetizer I've ever had. I don't know what got confused... I only hope that it did. I really hate to give low marks to any local business... I will try them again, and hopefully change this. It just had to be said. And I would definitely improve the quality of the Margarita's..... Maybe even make an allowance for a pitcher. If you were to combine an actual top shelf, Margarita with half the stuff you use normally... You’ll at least have something...