The Quest Eatery & Spirits

The few times I’ve been there, service has been really bad… you’re ignored until you flag someone down. If you don’t ever do that, you might sit there all night. The Thursday night tacos were really good but not worth the wait or the service guffaws that you have to put up with while waiting for them. I had a bartender make me a drink and I watched her grab the almost empty bottle of whiskey, let the last few drops of the bottle fall into my drink, and she served it to me not really seeming to care that I watched make my drink that obviously didn’t have a full serving of booze that I paid for. She just topped it off with more soda so the glass was full. Nice! It’s kind of grimy inside, also. Not going back.

If you are coming to hear a band friday or Saturday night. get there BEFORE 9:00 other wise parking maybe hard to find depending on who is playing. This place draws a fun crowd on the weekend. Another thing I like is that it is a more mature crowd. Not a 20 something type place! There is nothing on the menu i have tried that i havent liked. I really enjoy the pizza, soups, and antipasto salad is one of my favorites. The fried chicken and ribs are also very good.

My entire party had a wonderful experience at The Quest! Our server, Katie, was very attentive and friendly. The other staff members seemed just as great, assisting each other and checking on us. Our food was AMAZING. From the appetizers (stuffed mushrooms and cheese wheel) to our main courses (calzones, seafood sandwiches, ribs, fried chicken, and steak) everything was served hot and the portions were HUGE. Two people in my group made the mistake of ordering individual calzones, which could easily feed 3 people. We were also impressed by the quality of the food and also the unique spreads and sides that came with our dishes. Presentation was good too. All in all, great dining experience, and you definitely get your money’s worth!

Katie was an excellent server, she recommended the stuffed mushrooms which were a new item that I was happy to try. They were excellent. The crowd was quiet and it was a great place to catch up with an old friend without being bothered by drunk jerks being all obnoxious. I highly recommend coming to this place and I will be back again.

There is alot of history with this place but focusing on the present it still needs work. I would have rated this place more stars but after what happened awhile back I just can’t let it go. The bartenders are amateurs. Absolutely under no circumstances are you to ever mix the ice used for drinks and the same ice used to keep the beer bottles cold. That is cross contamination and bar etiquette 101. When you do that people get sick. The food… while the new owners have improved the menu slightly, they still have a ways to go. The cheese is from a pump. Over kill with nachos and when 2 people ordered a hotdog with the cheese both were sick for the next few days. The strange part is the 2 people went on different days and both ended up sick. (Both are neighbors) What you are safe with is just ordering a bottle of beer and sticking to the dancing.

The best… Stuffed burger is amazing… Cheese wheel… Amazing, Chicken Fingers (the batter) and home made dipping sauce. Also had the Hot Dog stuffed and wrapped in bacon… lots more to try…

The Quest Eatery has been a family affair, cooking for Northwest Indiana for over 35 years. We specialize in family dining, fun bar atmosphere and catering. We cater every occasion big or small!
Our menu has appetizers, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, steak & seafood. We are home of the stuffed burger since 1979, come in and try one today!
We support local musicians and have live entertainment every Tuesday, Friday & Saturday.
Bring in your family, our family would love to meet you!

The competition was full down the street so we wandered in this little gem… First appearance is that of a «1970’s hole in the wall…» Lighting is dark, unorganized, and could use a good cleaning.
Have been here a few times and tried different items on the menu. The food is good, not the greasy bar food that is all too common. The service is poor no matter where you sit. They do not keep your drink full and you will find yourself sitting for 20 minutes without a drink. The bartenders are less then friendly unless perhaps you are a regular but when I observe them I question if they are friendly to anyone, actualy more on the rude side of customer service or lack there of. Jon Taffer from Bar Rescue could teach these bartenders a thing or two in customer service.
The TV’s are outdated. On one end of the bar is a small 20 inch’ish crooked monitor with poor visibility and no sound. The North side of the bar has one old crooked monitor, no sound and poor visibility. The south side of the bar has quite a few outdated monitors, small, poor visibility and bad sound.
The bar needs a sports environment update, the middle of the bar helps the bad service because the bartenders can’t work through the bar but have to constantly walk around the intrusive island. They need larger monitors with a good surround system and this bar will become a high traffic fun place «where everybody knows your name»!
They «kick» it a little at night with a band, so now it’s a confusing sports bar and night club… the only thing I know to correct this with out adding needed space would be to make the South side a sports bar and the North side a night club…
Drinks and food per person is about $ 40.
To leave this on a good note, all the food is good. But we need to see improvement so on the last thought, I’m a «big timer» when it come to bringing in friends, business clients and tipping, basically I like to live large and spread cheer. Until this establishment improves they are not getting my monster 100%+ tips, only the little average 15% tips and I’m not bringing anybody in… their loss not ours!

I’m giving this place the benefit of the doubt because I was there on St. Patricks day. Friends told us the food and service is normally decent. It really suffered this day though.
The beer selection is crap. I stuck to mixed drinks which were good when I was able to beg a bartender to come by and make one.
My Reuben was good but my poor friend was served a cold plate of corned beef that oddly looked and tasted like ham? We were also served about 15 minutes apart with no apology even though we ordered together and were obviously dining together.
I will meet friends there if it’s offered up to me. But I would never go out of my way for this place!

This is a local Bar and restaurant with live music. I felt like I was at home while there, a band was there Say yes. The dance floor was full every record. People there always invited me to dance. I thought that was great. The next time I went when the band was there and it was the same dance dance and more dancing.

My Meatball sandwich was pretty good, but everyone else in my party, the food was horrible. The service was even worse. The fries were nasty soggy, when we asked for new fries, they gave us nasty soggy ones again. They seemed to have a alright bar crowd. I won’t be going back.

We went here for breakfast today. It was amazing! Apple Creoles and garbage omelette were delicious! So impressed!
No wait and great service.

Food was poor and the service was worse. Then some lady came in and asked for the music to be turned down and the tv turned up. The staff did this w/​o any regard for the rest of the customers. The whole dinner experience was weird. Not going back.

Soggy fries… tasteless dry beef. flat pop… slow service… need I say more? No doubt our last time there.

Food was fine but service left something to be desired. We reserved for a large group 2 weeks in advance and checked in with management a few days before our event but no tables were set aside in advance for us when we arrived. We waited 45 minutes for them to set up tables for our group. The 1 waitress on staff was overwhelmed and could not handle the crowd. The lucky ones in the group only waited 40 minutes for their food. Some of the group waited over 90 minutes for simple hamburger meal with fries.
Previous to this we had a good experience where tables were ready for our reservation and service was fine (not fast but acceptable).
Overall I blame this mistake on the management and credit our waitress with working as hard as she could, even though she was grossly overwhelmed. She continued to apologize for the delays in service.

Great service! Good quality food. None of the corporate crappy food you get from the franchises. I had the shrimp and lobster poor boy. Excellent!

Didn’t get food but ask Becky for a bloody Mary… will love it!

I am only giving it two stars because the first time I went, I LOVED IT! The service was great, the wings were enormous and the entrees were plentiful and of great quality! However, I went back a second time and got sicker than I ever have after a meal. I found an uncooked french fry in my french onion soup, the beefeater sandwich (or something like that) was a pile of grease, the wings were grotesque and made me feel like I was eating WingStreet from Pizza Hut. Save yourself a trip and just go elsewhere. I will NOT be going back.

I tried their smothered chicken on a Saturday night while waiting for the live band to start. It was dry, bland, and a tiny portion considering the price. Nice place to drink and watch some entertainment, but for dinner — FuGetaBoutIt!

3.5 maybe?
I just went there for St. Patrick’s Day so the menu items aren’t quite the same as normal menu items, but the corned beef was excellent. My friends had the corned beef and cabbage dinner and I had the sandwich — all of us were rather enjoying the food. One of us had a meatball sandwich as well, which I didn’t try but he rather enjoyed and it looked excellent. The fries were also tasty.
I had the holiday-​special drink the Nutty Irishman, which was Bailey’s and Frangelico on the rocks — quite tasty — but my friend had to ask for the garlic bread, which was listed on the menu as coming with his salad though they claimed they didn’t serve it anymore, he did eventually get his garlic bread. The service was mediocre but it may have just been because of the busy holiday… however, I never got asked if I wanted another drink or anything.
I’d go back but I’d hope for better service. Prices were extremely reasonable for the portions — my sandwich and chips were HUGE at $ 7.