The Clocktower Cafe

Reviews

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  Sam Collins

  Oct 8, 2026
  5.0
  Shane always shows such an attention to detail when bartending. The entire staff is attentive and the food is delicious, especially the homemade coleslaw. Highly recommend, great place.
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  Matthew Schick

  Oct 8, 2026
  5.0
  Shane and Maddy were exceptional. Service and atmosphere were top notch. One of the most underrated spots in Chicago. Highly recommend.
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  Nick

  Oct 3, 2026
  5.0
  Great place to stop along the lake. Good food. Great drinks. We really enjoyed this gem of a place.
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  Bryan Welsh

  Sep 16, 2026
  5.0
  The Clocktower location, awesome staff (Shane’s the man!), great drinks and food make it a perfect spot after the round or anytime. The patio overlooking the 9th hole green and the lake is how you enjoy the summer. Our golf league is there every Thursday and it feels like everyone’s favorite hometown bar - a cool, fun and comfortable can’t-miss for the summer in Chicago.
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  David Reithoffer

  Sep 9, 2026
  1.0
  My club, Frontrunners/Frontwalkers, has been enjoying this place for many years for our post fun run/walks on Tuesday evenings. Fantastic atmosphere, quite good food, and usually very good service. Last night however was a disaster. We arrived at our normal time only to be told by the manager that he had closed the kitchen prior to the normal 8PM closing. He knew we were coming as usual. We had 30 disappointed people standing around wondering what to do. I feel sorry for the servers who missed out on their tips from 30 eager customers who were turned away by the manager. What a shame. Replying to owner's reply - For more than 5 years we've shown up between 7:30-7:40PM for dinner. You've known and agreed to our routine all these years. For some reason you decided, in spite of our contacting you two times that day to say we'd be showing up as usual, to close your kitchen before we arrived at 7:40. If you don't want our business, tell us that when we call you Tuesday afternoon. Don't wait until 40 of us show up at 7:40 for dinner. Not good for business.