Abbey's Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Wheeling

I am in utter disbelief how this restaurant could get such good reviews. It is up there as one of my top five worst experiences at a restaurant. We were here about 10 years ago with a group and honestly, it wasn’t that memorable. But we drive by here all the time and the parking lot is constantly packed. So we thought we should give it another try. We were surprisingly seated immediately. But still had to wait 10 minutes before a waitress came over for a drink order. But during that wait, we overheard quite a bit of complaints from the tables next to us. I guess that is one good thing about being sat practically on top of each other. The place is unusually cramped. We over heard the one table next to us complaining about the pasta sauce to their waitress and the waitress’s excuse was “Well we are not an Italian restaurant” Excuse me?! That is something you should NEVER say as a waitress. We probably should’ve left right then, but we had our hopes up after reading all of the good reviews. We ordered zucchini sticks since it was a highly recommended appetizer. Some pieces were OK and some pieces were soaked in grease. We ordered two New York strip steak dinners And were later informed that they were out of New York strip steaks, but we could choose Ribeye or sirloin. So we both opted out for ribeye. Oddly enough, ribeye isn’t even a choice on their regular menu. So how was it an option when they ran out of New York strip? So many red flags missed All because we really wanted to give this place a try. I ordered a Lebanese side salad. It was good, except for the bowl had about a cup of salad dressing in it. The lettuce was absolutely soaked in it and turned soggy very quickly. So I didn’t get to eat all of it. When the waitress finally came around to pick up our plates, I asked her if that was normal for the salad to have that much dressing, and she even agreed that it was not normal. But never offered to make it right. Then finally came our steaks. My husband’s steak was actually cooked how he ordered it and it was OK. Still nothing that great. It looked and tasted like it had been pan fried. Not worth $30+ My steak however, It was overcooked and tasted like liver. I would have complained to the waitress, but she never came back. When she finally did, it was already too late and I just wanted to leave. I did complain to her about my steak and she asked if I wanted another and I told her I am not waiting another 30 minutes for another crappy steak. I asked her for a box and told her I was giving it to my dog. As we waited a long time for our bill, we got to witness two workers full on making out right at the entrance door. I honestly felt like I was being punked. I have never seen such a trashy place get such good reviews. To top it off, I got horrible food poisoning that night. I will never return and will never recommend this...

Great old school neighborhood Italian restaurant. Upscale food, but not "fancy" by any means. Lots of wood paneling and mirrors-looks right out of 1976.

If you want a big ol'steak done just right, or standard Italian American pasta, then this is the place. Heavy wine pours, big martinis. Fresh bread, old school hoss's style salad complete with pickled beet slice. No hipster stuff here, no crazy fancy sauces-just good neighborhood food and very friendly fast service. Surprising amount of seafood-this place cooks shrimp better than most in particular. Think savory; butter, cheese, red pepper, mushroom, garlic.

I go there every time I'm in Wheeling. Very affordable for what you get and very cozy. I usually get the shrimp stuffed NY Strip. You will leave full, happy, and with minimal damage to your wallet. What more could a...

First time eating here. The picture is of the daily special, lobster ravioli which my wife and I both ordered. They ran out of scallops, and substituted with shrimp, which was fine. They advertised it as having Italian sausage, which was actually polish sausage, also not an issue. The only issue is that it was overwhelmingly seasoned with what I believe to be "Old Bay". And far too much minced garlic. The soup I had, was a southwest style chilli, which is by far the best chilli I've ever had in any restaurant. Two other things really stood out. 1. I loved having the placemats being the printed menu. Because I enjoy reading it over during my meal, to think about what I might want next time. 2. When I inquired about the chilli, the chef came over to our table to discuss it. Overall, we were very impressed and will...