Timothy O'Toole's Pub Lake Villa

Came here on labor day and had a great lunch. Only thing I have to remember to not order in the future is the cheese curds. They were not great and weren't even finished by my children.Great service, great beer, and mostly great food!

It is a great place for dinner! Also have had lunch there also! It feels like a neighborhood pub but better!

Came in early (about 5pm) on a Saturday for dinner and it was not very busy. Our server was very friendly and recommended the mushroom onion burger to me (it was delicious). Prices were reasonable and the food was all very good. We will be back.

Little gem of a local place for us. I enjoy the cocktails here and they are prepared well and presented professionally. The service is typically good but would not rate as outstanding. There is a decent selection of entrees and always enjoy their wings. Sundays are good for dining as it is typically a bit less busy and better for conversation. Overall...good place for casual food and great drinks.

I've been going there several Wednesdays a month for trivia, which is fun and well done. The food is pretty good too. I wish they would hire one busboy though. There is an older guy who is a food runner, Who just drops your plate and runs. I've asked him a dozen times to please just glance if the person receiving the food has the rolled up napkin with fork and knife in it. Probably 75% of the time they don't have it and he will not get it because he says it's not his job.Every week I clear our dirty dishes and glasses throughout the evening and put them on an empty table nearby. No one has ever come to pick up used things, unless specifically reached out to while we hand them to that person.I wish they would train the food runner to drop off the food, and pick up whatever plates and glasses are used, since he's running right back to the kitchen anyway, instead of him always going back empty-handed. Or train the drink servers to remove empties when placing down a new one. It has never happened without specifically requesting it.Very simple things, but very frustrating when it happens week after week. Otherwise the place is very cozy, with some good happy hour deals, although they do end at 5:30 p.m. which is pretty early compared to most places. Check it out sometime, and you can come on Wednesdays for trivia too as long as you promise not to beat my team.

Service was great. Sat at the bar and the bartender was very friendly, attentive and gave us some great recommendations. No wait being sat on a Saturday afternoon. Orange chicken bowl was a great size for the price and the pretzels were so buttery and had a crispy crust on them that was to die for. Definitely recommend stopping in for a bite after running around!

Great local place, friendly staff, but service at the bar has gone downhill since Chanda departed. By that I mean slightly less efficient. Received my drink promptly, but after 20 minutes, I called in my order while sitting at the bar. Don't get me wrong, we love this place & the staff. We understand that it's difficult to find and retain staff as well as determine staffing levels on any given night. Lots of new faces today.

Avoid at all costs!!! Absolutely horrible. The patty melt was well done when I asked for medium and given without a toasted bun (which is usually grilled along with the burger and is traditionally rye), and was beyond bland. The French onion soup had a strange smell, which reminded me of expired product. The best part of the meal was genuinely the pickles asked for on the side. The quality is not even cafeteria-level quality. My old high school did a better job. Please do better; this is absolutely not ok. I will never order here again. Just gross and a waste of my hard-earned money.

I arrived around noon. The bartender server appeared to be in a rush removing her coat as she prepared to seat me. I didn't mean to be an interruption to her flow. I was seated in the bar area for lunch. I requested water to start which I received. I wasn't ready to order food. I was distracted with my phone. The bartender disingenuously asked from afar if I was ok. The other tables got one on one attention. Finally, I decided I was ready to order. I told the server thirty minutes after seating that I was ready to order. "Ok" was the response. I assumed that meant she would return to take my order. She walked away, dealt with all the other tables by delivering food, closing out tickets, clearing tables, and working behind the bar but not an additional word to me. I have never gone to a restaurant for water alone. I have plenty of water at home. I am not sure why this didn't register with her. I walked out after waiting a half hour more for service to order. Even walking out didn't prompt a response or "have a good day" other patrons in the area heard upon leaving. I am not sure what her deal with me was today. I suppose, you win some and you lose some. Not my circus not my monkeys. The song "Mister Cellophane" started playing in my head. It was clear, parties of more than one received better service. I phoned the restaurant manager from my car as I was getting ready to leave to relay this issue. She was pleasant, apologetic, and professional.

Sadly this will be the last time we visit. The menu is just not as good as it used to be for vegetarians. They used to have great tacos. Veggie burger. The new options just aren't good.