Anne’s Hide-A-Way

I’ve eaten a lot of cuts of meat in my life. I’m 25 years old. I haven’t had a steak that good in my whole life. The Prime Rib is divine. Do not miss out on this one.

We’ve been here about 6 times, and so far never had a bad experience. Tonight we both had their family style chicken with the sketti and ravs. Still haven’t had a bad experience. Maybe that full feeling sneaking up and kickin’ my butt. We’ve had the rib-​eyes, prime-​rib and the mixed giblets… everything has ALWAYS been the way you would expect it to be. The waitresses have always been very friendly and attentive. If you have never been, give it a try! Oh yeah, I forgot the warm bread is an added bonus!

Anne’s has THE BEST fried chicken in Lay-​Salle county. A visit to this fine dining establishment is like taking a step back in time when the pace was slower and food quality was the number one priority. It’s unfortunate this is not the case with the new restaurants opening up in the area. Just writing this review is making my mouth water for fried chicken.

OMG, this place is great. My husband and I went there last night. It was recommended to us by a friend. At first, I was annoyed because my husband really really wanted to go, and we live in Plainfield, so it took us a little over an hour to get there. I kept saying why are we driving so far for some chicken? Heck, I think I make the best fried chicken on the planet in my own kitchen. LOL. Of course he ignored me, and off we were to take the trek to Annies.
We got there and the place was packed, and I mean super packed. Again, I thought why did we drive this far to only have to wait a bazillion hours to be seated? Well, I was really surprised at how well they handled themselves. It being Valentine’s Day weekend, there was just total overload, but even with all those people, the staff were on top of it. They were really working as a team to get things moving. The young man that was there at the front was super multi tasking to do whatever he needed to do to help out. Checking people in, cleaning tables, anything, and he had a great attitude about it. The building itself looks like a house from the outside. I wasn’t sure what to expect. There was ample parking in the front and sides and across the street on the road, as well as a dedicated parking lot on the side and back of the restaurant.
We were seated within 15 minutes of arriving. We did have reservations, but I was expecting to be waiting much longer past our scheduled time due to the sheer volume of people there. Our waitress was super cool, real honest, but had her hands full. She sat us, took our drink orders, and was back lickedy split. We got our drinks, and she took our orders. I had the DelMonico, which I think is offered only on Saturdays, and my husband ordered the fried chicken. Both came with salad, potato, and really amazing bread. I’m not talking just any bread, I’m talking «slap your mama» kind of amazing bread. We ate an entire loaf with our salads alone. When I asked our server, (whom was awesome by the way, I’m sorry I didn’t get her name) about which salad dressing to get, she asked if I liked cucumbers, I asked her if I could try it first, she said yes, and Shazam!!! I am hooked. I’m not sure why so many people are whining about the salad. You want a $ 9 gourmet salad, then go to Panera for christ sakes! So what if it was iceberg? Throw that cucumber dressing on it and you’ll forget about what lettuce is in it. I loved the dressing so much I begged our waitress to bottle some up for me to take home, and she did just that. It cost a little bit, but we’ll worth it. They need to bottle that stuff and sell it just like Olive Garden does their dressing. The stuff is amazing! By this time, I was happy as a lamb. My steak was huge, so I have leftovers to enjoy atleast for another 2 meals. My husband loved the fried chicken. I was jealous and ordered a chicken breast to go. And again, the bread was spectacular. The drive was long for us, but I’ll tell you what, we will be making that haul again, for sure. We definitely got well more than what we paid for. My only regret thinking back is that I didn’t get a few loaves of that bread to bring home.
Kudos to the entire staff. There was nothing at all to complain about the restaurant. A gentlemen even came out and gave all the ladies a miniature snickers for Valentine’s Day. That was a really sweet gesture. :-) (Other than the really drunk, obnoxious group of (5) 40 someting couples looking for lots of attention. They were the only reason we left when we did, but thats not the restaurants fault) otherwise we would have stayed for the highly talked about cheesecake and brownies. I am already looking forward to going back. Thanks Annies for turning my grumpy outlook for the evening, into a great experience.

Like many other reviews, I was told to try the fried chicken at Annes by someone who grew up in the area. So I took the family. The place is in an old house like many other places in Naplate, parking is limited. When I walked in the initial impression was poor… bad lighting and the place appeared run down… and not in that good «hole-​in-​the-​wall» type of run down either. Dusty walls, old dusty tapistries, filthy carpets, etc. When the menues came they were bound in plastic and had greasy fingerprints and smudges all over them… gross.
Ordered the fried chicken. The bread was good. The salad was just iceburg and I had a pool of water in the bottm of my bowl when done. Chicken was underwhelming… crispy on the outside but a bit dry inside and had NO flavor, they didn’t even salt it. Service was good and prices are fair, but that won’t be enough to bring us back.

Went on a Saturday Night, was quite busy… glad we made a reservation. Disappointed that we stood for several minutes and were never greeted by anyone. The bread was delicious as many people have stated in their reviews. Tried the fried chicken because everyone else was ordering it, figured it must be good. It was okay. The ribs were good, fell off the bone. The meals come with a salad, which is a bowl a iceberg and some dressing. A cucumber or tomato would be a nice addition. Although, we did not order any… They had fresh strawberry cream pie that looked delicious. The best part about this place was the reasonable prices. Very inexpensive, could see why it was very busy. Bonus tip: They have two slot machines. If you play the slots, you get an appetizer for free.

I was told that this place had the best fried chicken anywhere so I was anxious to try this place out
I was there last week. The place is a converted house and very quaint. I ordered the family style chicken special.
The bread was great and I liked the salad.
With the main course it came with a potato and pasta. The potato was tasty. I’m a bit biased when it comes to pasta. And the pasta was a bit plain for me. Once again I have a bias so don’t put too much into this.
As for the chicken, it was expertly made but lacked some flavour. I think it could have used more spices in the breading. This is a personal preference as I would imagine that many would appreciate a homemade fried chicken in this was. A big plus was that it wasn’t too greasy. Which eludes most places that make fried chicken.
Staff was very friendly and the bar selection looked good.
So my quest for the best fried chicken around isn’t over but if you want to enjoy down home cooking with friendly people. You should go here

For all you nay-​sayers that have nothing good to say about this place, shame on you!!! Tonight, April 11^th we went for the 1^st time to this magnificent little hidden treasure! Believe me, the prices are phenomenal and portions are astronomical! My wife ordered the medium spaghetti, loved it, but couldn’t finish it! Me, my daughter and son-​in-​law all had the mixed giblets (gizzards and livers). No way could I finish it, but I’ll have a good lunch tomorrow! The bread really is very good and we got a second loaf and both nice and warm! I really highly recommend trying this place and if your first time wasn’t fantastic, give them a second chance! Try it with an open mind! Heck even I’m not FANTASTIC everyday!

Anne’s is tucked back away from any major road but worth the drive to find it. Luckily, they have a large sign pointing to where it’s located! It’s a rather plain exterior with parking around and across from the entrance. There’s also parking at the back.
Upon entering you’ll see the bar with some family seating. There’s another large seating area in the back. There are two bathroom locations. The ones in the back of the larger seating area are nicer.
The fried chicken is what they are known for and there is a reason why. It is delicious. I also enjoyed the fresh bread. The spaghetti was fine but I actually enjoyed it more the following day.
If you are wanting fried chicken and tasty bread, stop in!

we went to this place because of the reviews we saw on here. we were not disappointed. The staff was great!!! they were very nice, and very friendly. my daughter ordered the lasagna, it was great. My wife ordered the filet it was good, not the best she had ever had but still very good. I had the chicken, once again very good. The chicken was cooked perfect.(I like it with more seasoning). The chicken would melt in your mouth so tender, but then very crispy on the outside, the way chicken should be. We will Deff. be back very soon.

Always top rated food here and service. We have family get togethers here and always are satisfied.

This was my first and last time at this restaurant. Three friends and I had tickets for a show and reservations at this restaurant. I had heard good things about this restaurant. When we arrived you walk through the bar which smells like urine. Neither the bar or the restaurant were busy at the time. We were seated at a table and given menus, and the waitress took our drink orders. We informed her that we had tickets for show and needed to leave in an hour and 20 minutes. When she came back with our drinks we placed our orders. She came back with the bread and the salads. The bread was the only good part of my meal. The salads were in small bowls, two of which had chips on the edges, and it was only ripped up iceberg lettuce. We waited for 45 minutes for the rest of our food to arrive. During that time the waitress came once to refill our drinks, and we asked what was taking our food so long. When it did, arrive we had 15 minutes before we had leave. When our food arrived we immediately asked for checks. I had ordered prime rib, medium rare. It was way over done, not a single piece of it was pink. We called the waitress over and I shared with her my complaint. She offered to have them cook another one. I declined as we had no time. The baked potato was under done, as it was hard to mash up. We had to track down the waitress again to get our checks. I think our waitress had too many tables, as she seemed way too busy and unable to pay attention to each table well. I do not recommend Annie’s Hideaway.

i love this place. food is excellent and love the owners too… very friendly. :))

We went there on a Saturday night, and we had a reservation so we were seated right away (although when we got there it wasn’t busy anyways). They sat us at a horrible table — so we asked to be moved. They were pretty pissy about it, but they did move us. I think the waitress was really trying but just wasn’t a good waitress — so ultimately the service was pretty bad. It took a long time to get drinks, and she was constantly forgetting to bring stuff we asked for (like someone’s drink or mustard). She even joked when bringing the check that she just remembered my husband asked for mustard.
The bread was amazing — I could have just eaten that it was so good! I ordered the chicken and ribs combo. Well apparently they «gave the ribs to another table by accident» so I didn’t even get them until I was done with my chicken. The chicken was ok and the ribs were ok but nothing to rave about. The one good thing was you got a lot of food for the price. I agree with another poster — the salad was comical — just lettuce and dressing! Throw some croutons in there or something!
Overall the food was decent and well priced, but the service was a joke, so be prepared for that when you go.

I love the chicken and ribs. Never been disappointed. It’s a good meal with a fair price.

I compare every prime rib I eat to this place. I have found one or two other places that will hold up to it. The issue I have coming in here is «Do I order the prime rib or chicken family style?» The reason I give this place 4 star instead of 5 because this place does get stupidly crowded. Had ressies one night and still had to wait over an hour to get seated. Also, the bloody marys are so good here that I can even get my mom to drink one!

Best fried chicken around!!!

We really like the food. Although we do not go very much because the service is very, very, slow.

Service is bad management worse, food okay but management is that I doubt I’ll ever go back

Horrible sauteed mushrooms, worst I’ve had (just add some butter people, it’s not that hard.)
Rib eye had no flavor. It’s as if they just broiled a slab of meat. Cooked to order.
Bread was outstanding.
Chicken strips were incredible.
Side salad was a joke. Iceberg and dressing. Really?
We were one of two tables on a Tuesday night and we never received refills on our drink except the one time I asked for them. We were pretty much ignored as our waitress was no where to be seen. She was good at the end, though, as we left.
Let’s keep this place hidden.