Potter’s Bar - Chicago, Illinois

JB

Could have been great but lost some speakeasy appeal when there are children in the bar. The drinks were ok, pricey - the old-fashioned was recommended. The waitress lost interest in us, maybe because we only ordered cocktails it seemed, until it was time for us to sign the bill. Beware of the automatic surcharge.

Sharine Aupke (“Groovychef”)

VERY disappointed. Being located in an establishment like The Palmer House I expected a far better quality of service. I popped in to order food to take back to my room. It was about 4:45 Saturday evening and I was staying for 1 night as a gift to myself for spending the week decorating for Christmas. I did not desire to be in a crowded loud bar eating a burger and rings. When I sat down at the bar to place my order my plan was to buy a glass of wine while i waited for my food. The bartender was NOT at all friendly. At all. He said "you can order but you're gonna be waiting for all these other people to get their food." Which I took as "because your not eating here and drinking our booze I won't be making a tip so you're gonna be waiting for your food." I paid cash, gave him a small tip for the time it took him to.punch in the order and told him I would be back at 5:30. I did not stay to have a glass of wine. Why would I with the attitude. When I came back at 530 the food was bagged and ready. It was cold when I ate it. It was not bad as far as flavor goes. I am sure hot would have tasted better. I truly think the staff needs to be reminded that some of the people eating their food may not WANT to be in a loud crowded environment. That this isn't a patrons first time in a restaurant and that they may get better tips if they weren't such jerks. I assure you this is not where I will eat on my next visit to the Palmer. And I would tell anyone who asked the same thing. The cold food and cold shoulder did not make this experience a good one.

DBradshaw25

Atmosphere and music is really great, very speakeasy. Drinks and service were just average in my opinion. Had the Paloma and the Lemon Drop.

Cory D. D. Miller

Today I got to enjoy a very delicious burger at Potter’s inside of the Palmer house hotel. I pulled a seat up to the bar and had missed the lunch rush. New to the Potter Burger game I asked for suggestions and Nikki the bar tender did not disappoint.

She suggested the Lakeview which had bacon, peppanew aioli and fried cheese curds on it. Partnered up with some house chips I was good to go.

As I waited on my order and drank in the rich history of Potters. Fun fact, the Brownie was actually invented right here at the Palmer house by none other than Potter Palmer.

The burger came out looking awesome. A quick slice down the middle and I was ready to attack my taste buds by its beauty. And it delivered a powerful blow. Everything hit at once and it was insane. I gobbled it up quicker than I noticed the Nikki’s shirt matched the burger skirt paper and picnic blankets.

I needed something sweet now and the one thing that popped out the most was the Milkshakes. A chocolate to go and I was ready for the second round fight with my taste buds.

My only complaint is that I wish the shake was a bit bigger. For $5 I was wanting to experience it a bit longer than just a few gulps.

Overall had a phenomenal time at Potter’s. Also I do believe Nikki deserves a raise because her shirt also matches the straws in the milkshakes.

theREALreview

Im giving one star because : the fries were burnt and incredibly dry, the rude waitress made us pay for food we didn’t eat after we asked her to take it off the bill, and the waitress took forever with the bill we were waiting for a least 30 minutes jus to check out ! The only thing good about this place was the burger .

KitysChannel

Leckeres Essen und freundliches Personal! Leider nur Burger auf der Speisekarte und das Angebot für Kinder, dürfen nur die kleinen bestellen? hätte gerne etwas Abwechslung gehabt! Das kostenlose Wasser zum trinken, schmeckt grauenvoll nach Chlor! Und auch Cola, Sprite usw. sollte man ohne Eiswürfel bestellen, sonst schmeckt man den Chlor auch dort raus!

Jill O'Sullivan

We came for cocktails and desserts, and we weren't disappointed. Boozy cherry walnut milkshake was delicious. Service was friendly and fast. The Palmer House Brownie is one of the best I've ever had and comes topped with cherry walnut ice cream. Delicious!

Nicole Smith

I gave it a three because the waiter was not very friendly. It took a while to get the table cleaned. A friend I was with order bacon on her burger but it never came.
However the food was wonderful!! We all had burgers and they were really great. We also tried the fries and a flight of dipping sauce. Really great.