UpRooted Restaurant and Bar

2816 IL-120, McHenry - 60051
302 reviews
American Arcades
(815) 679-6996

The food and the service here is outstanding. High quality, house made and prepared perfectly. Very friendly staff.

Wonderful food & excellent service. Family dinner for 12 - Full menu selection - Private party banquet room - from age 7 to 75, our family enjoyed the dining experience & hospitality

Let me start by saying I've driven by this place since it opened and never imagined it was worth coming in. Exterior is nothing compared to what's inside! It's so nice and gorgeous in there perfect for date night or special occasions!! The food and service were well above par even the girl training was super polite and respectful. From how wonderful it is decorated inside to how well the food was plated I will definitely be back regularly!

This place has a surprising eclectic menu with reasonable prices. Our group of 4 had a range of entrées - beef wellington (crust was disappointing), Ahi Tuna tartare (excellent), beef tips (a little overdone) and the pasta bucatini (best value on the menu - and delicious). We sat outside on the front patio - had to put up with some road noise, but gained privacy as we were the only party out there. Beer and wine prices are reasonable and they fix a mean Old Fashion. Service was a little slow as it was Saturday nd they were understaffed. Will go back on a weeknight and order more menu selections.

The food was great, service pretty nice. The restaurant doesn't look like much from the outside, but pretty nice inside. Calm atmosphere for a nice relaxing dinner. My favorite part was the drinks guy with a cart giving a quick speech on the liquors they offer. Oh, and the hibiscus flower is the most delicious part of the yummy martini, a must try!

Really good food and generous portions! Cute dining area and our server was terrific! Tableside salad service, so you can choose what you'd like and and dressings were delicious! At the end of dinner there are a variety of dessert shooters brought around to select from and they were absolutely adorable and delicious! We went on a weekday so I'm not sure what the weekend vibe is like but it was rather subdued when we were there and felt like a very quiet dining experience. Lots of great vegetarian options and I would certainly recommend giving it a try!

I’ve gone here twice and each meal was outstanding. The service and food are excellent. The prices are not outrageous. The end-of-meal presentation of the after-dinner liquors was fun and impressive, a geography lesson in spirits. And the table side salad preparation was so good that my 4-year-old granddaughter now helps prepare & serve salad in imitation. Definitely going back & taking others.

The service was slow and not attentive. No one bothers to tell us untill the end of the meal that they were short-staffed, at that point everyone was annoyed. Dishes sat on the table, drinks were not refilled for long periods and everything took a long time. More attention was given to upselling deserts and the drink cart than actual best practices of running a restaurant. Most of our party has worked in hospitality so this was a disappointing. The food quality was good, but the rest of the experience greatly affected the value.

I was very disappointed, I’ve decide to take my family here because of the good reviews but it was not really good at all. The french fries were too thin and burnt. The sausage was too salty. The burger didn’t taste good. The steak was so bland. There was only one server for everybody at that time also. Not gonna come back.

Great food and good service. Definitely on the top of my favorite list ! We have been back many times since this first time. Everytime has been absolutely amazing. We even went on Valentine's weekend without reservations. They were so nice said they were full but if we didn't mind a table by the bar we could have one. We were happy to take anything they could offer as we do love the food. That night I had the ribeye steak however this time was the lobster mac and cheese. It was again amazing! The staff is always super nice and friendly. The owner / manager came around to ask how everything was and we told him the same. We have been happy everytime were have come here so we suggest it strongly great people!