Niko's Tavern - Elgin

"Food was really good and loved the new specials they have right now. We come here quite often so it was expected that we’d love the food. Our server was super nice and helpful. Just wondering why the music was at unbearable decibels on a random Thursday in an empty restaurant. Have a feeling it was empty maybe due to the music. I’d understand if it was a Friday or Saturday because it is a bar, but in the middle of the week and barely anyone was there? At least wait until the kitchen is closed because no one can really enjoy eating with screamo heavy metal at the highest volume. Eating at hot topic would’ve been quieter I fear. Was it a coincidence that I didn’t see the owner tonight as well? Have a feeling that since he was gone someone had a little too much fun with the music. We took the rest of our food home to eat there because we were miserable. No blame to our server though, she was excellent. It’s a shame our experience tonight was so poor because we love coming here."

"I had the chicken Montana sandwich. Mmm so good. Two barbeque thumbs up. The waitress answered my question if the chicken seasoning was spicy which it isn't. Only complaint not all the ingredients were listed for the sandwich (didn't know it had lettuce and tomato) nbd. Would come here again."

"Niko's Tavern had great service; just the food was hit or miss. The bartender didn't know how to make the drink I requested (a hot toddy) and d8nt bother to Google it either. She said she knew, and then just gave me a shot of whiskey in a warmed glass. I didn't send it back, but seriously. We started with the fried green beans - they were fantastic. My steak sandwich was delicious! Chicken wings were good, very moist, no complaints. The burger was overcooked and bland. Fries were ok. Overall, I'd go back and am willing to try different things on the menus. Again, service was excellent. Our waitress was super nice and helpful."

"Visited on a Tuesday night for dinner. Wasn't crowded, which was nice. It was quiet and the music that was playing was good. Our server was very friendly. Food was good but the price is more expensive than most places for the portions you get. $17 for a frozen burger patty with some toppings, that's a lot of money. For four people, one of which was a toddler, our bill was $100 before tip. If you're looking for a cool atmosphere, this place has it but you'll pay for it."

"First the hostess was a true hustler moving quick and taking care of plenty.. Service at the tables was very typical nowadays. Our order consisted of the Fire roasted rigatoni , Italian beef sandwich, and southwest chicken wrap...pics are included The pasta had very good flavor but if you noticed wrong noodle was used for rigatoni, the beef was lacking seasoning , the chicken wrap was very basic and unfortunately kinda dry...coleslaw was absolutely awesome but the serving was so so small very disappointing . Overall I'll be back but every meal is over priced in my opinion from 3 to 5 bucks for the overall serving you get... depending on the dish."