Castaways - Chillicothe, Illinois

Lauren

great place to drink, but also great place to eat! everyone who works here feels like a friend you've known for years. I've never had anything less than delicious here - try the PB&J wings, you'll be pleasantly surprised!

Joseph A.

Went a looked at the car dealership asked our salesman what to get for dinner this is what he recommended. It was great, food was delicious, service was average but not horrible. Prices were decent. Overall I definitely recommend giving it a shot!

Jason B.

Food, service, pricing were all good. I had bone-in wings, which were excellent! I chatted with other patrons seated at the bar while waiting. Wasn't my first visit, won't be my last!

Jessica H.

I wanted to try this restaurant for their stuffed patty burgers, but it looks like they no longer have that... Which was disappointing.

We ended up ordering the Horseshoe with Curly Fries and the Ryan Burger with Beer Battered Fries. From what I hear, the Ryan Burger and Beer Battered Fries were good. However, I was unimpressed with the Horseshoe. The Curly Fries were good, but that was about it. The cheese sauce was cold and bland. I requested Chicken Tenders as a base for the Horseshoe, but the tenders were cold, stale, and hard.

Service was decent. They were busy when we came in, but the servers noticed where we took a seat and came to service us fairly quickly. However, once we got our food, they hardly checked in and didn't fill our water until we needed the check.

Overall, would not come back unless they bring back the stuffed patty burgers.

Shannon H.

Waitress did not let the drinks run dry she made sure we were taken care of! The sandwich and appetizers I had were so good!

Chris F.

It is a good place to hang out and have a drink with so good bar food. Different events there are a blast. Could use a few more staff members that night that poor lady waited on a full room of people. Once your a regular she knows your drinks by heart. Love the home town feel

Wayne H.

Castaways give off a little bit of a drive bar atmosphere but it is clean and decorated for the beach. There are a number of items hanging in the rafters and on the wall that bring Margaritville to Chillicothe.

We tried only the appetizer menu. Our first stop had us ordering a sampler basket with cheesy cauliflower bites, fried green beans, mini tacos, and fried pickle chips. All were good, but the pickle chips were the winner - salty, very lightly breaded, fried, and served with ranch dressing for dipping. We also ordered 1/2 dozen boneless wings with one of their fantastic list of suacues. We choose salted caramel jalapeño - a strange combination that was delicious (I love hot and sweet together). Our second trip we tried PBJ and hot garlic parmesan. Both were very good. The hot garlic parmesan is spicy and tangy. The PBJ was a peanut butter lovers delight - buttery, sweet with peanut pieces.

The service was very friendly and fast. Everything was served directly from the kitchen hot and ready. I'd like to try some of their sandwiches, but I can't get past all of the sauce combinations for the wings.

We'll return for sure.

Aaron M.

We've never been to Castaways before, but we thought we'd give it a try. We started with The Castaway Platter which was several different appetizers and dipping sauce, We also tried the Artichoke Dip. They were all very good.i had the Cuban with homemade chips, one of the others had GFS with waffle fries, the others had the Patty Melt, Cheesy Italian Beef with tatertots, and 1 other sandwich. They were all good and we left stuffed! The waitress was a hoot and stayed on top of things. It was worth the 30 minute drive.