Jumer’s Restaurant

Ok brunch — champagne included. Historical cinnamon rolls and they were very good, but not sure I would call them rolls. Ok food for the price. The place grew on us as we sat enjoying our brunch. It needs a lot of TLC and a generous investor to bring it back to where it used to be, but definitely a cool place.
We would love to come back if someone puts some love into the place and won’t make a point to visit again, next time we are in the area.

Anyone that gives this place more than one star has to be on crack.
First, this place gets one star for the uniqueness of the building. The wait staff could care less, the food is the same quality as a nursing home, and the drinks are over priced… especially if you have to tell the bartender how to make it.
PS: we also attended a wedding here and it was terrible! Hall, food, and waitstaff.

I just came back to Jumer’s for the first time in years. We came for Sunday brunch. This place has gone downhill since it’s glory days. The restaurant and hotel used to be much better. Needless to say, they don’t serve a bad brunch. It’s pretty extensive compared to most places (they have breakfast and dinner foods, plus a great dessert table). They have a omelet/​meat cutting station, waffles, salmon, and salad bar. Water, coffee, tea, and champagne are included. Again, not bad, but not like it used to be.
The atmosphere is pretty nice — the bavarian castle theme is cool. It’s still pretty smoky smelling from when it was a lounge. They have a live pianist playing music, which is really nice as well. It’s pretty casual, and not too pricey (I think it was about $ 14/​person for the brunch buffet).

I can’t tell you how much of an honor it is to be the first to review Jumer’s.
It should first be noted that the proper name of the establishment is Jumer’s Castle Lodge. If you’ve yet to patronize it, it will make complete and total sense when you do. It’s a cross between a Bavarian castle and a hunting lodge in Wisconsin, or considering Germanic sensibilities, the ideal blend between the old world and new.
I really owe Jumer’s another visit on my next trip to the Quad Cities, as I haven’t been in quite some time. It was a much younger John H. sampling the traditional fare of the Fatherland. However, I can’t shake the memory of the cinnamon buns here. That’s right, instead of crescent rolls, you get cinnamon rolls for a complimentary appetizer. If they haven’t changed that, you’d do well to stop by.