Restaurants near Nelson Lake County Forest Preserve

Hardware never disappoints! The food and service are outstanding and the cocktails are next level.

Second time there, this will become a regular place due to the food and service!

Have dined here numerous times throughout the year and we keep going back because it is consistently excellent food. Service is also excellent. Very attentive waiters and servers. With hot and humid weather, our water glasses we always kept full with ice water.

The entrees were delicious, sublime. We had salmon, and the scallops. This is fine cuisine and atmosphere. Two big exceptions — furst of all, the wine is very pricey, and oyr red wine was served at about 75 degrees—too warm. We asked for cooler glasses, mentioned the wine was too warm, but we were served wine at the same warm temp … no suggestions to try another wine, etc. At $17 per Glass, we expect an establishment to take better care of their wine. Also we ordered the charcuterie appetizer, at $18. It was very chintzy, with about 4 teeny tiny pieces of gouda, a few pickled onions, pickles (all from a jar—not “made in house”, The two dips were delicious and made in house, but not enough crackers (5) or anything else to be able to enjoy the dips— did you ever try to dip an olive?

We made a reservation late on a Thursday night to welcome a visiting guest to town. The staff at Swordfish made the experience very fun and the food was of course, amazing. Our friend can't wait to return here on their next visit. We'll be happy to oblige!