Petergof

I’d like to introduce negative number of stars specifically to rate this restaurant. To be fare, the restaurant’s concept is the same as other Russian-​American banquet halls. I don’t argue with reviewers who gave this establishment 5 stars rating– it all depends on who you are and what experience you are looking for. Please keep in mind that it is not a restaurant in a traditional meaning but rather a banquet hall. So, if you like to be in a big company of people you’ve never met before (multiple parties are set in a same room), want overeat not caring about food taste and quality, get drunk, dance at accompaniment of very loud music, and absolutely don’t care about having any conversation during the meal — it is for you. By no means accept the invitation to that event there or organize it yourself for that matter. However, if you like having a decent meal, amiable atmosphere, and converse with your dining companions I suggest that you decline. Now the details:
— They serve cold appetizers and hot dishes almost at the same time and place them all around table haphazardly (so one has difficulty to see what is available and where it is) — there is no menu at all. By the time you finished with your smoked salmon and/​or salad the supposedly hot chicken dish is already cold and not edible. Way too many dishes overall which is, of course, not a guarantee of quality;
— Wait staff changes plates on demand but they never change silverware — not even before serving a dessert;
— Instead of putting bottles on the table, the waiter asks you at the very beginning what you are going to drink and then he/​she fills your glass with the same throughout the dinner — no concept of pairing whatsoever;
— Loud music (when I write loud I mean torture quality loud) starts almost at once while people are still at the beginning of their dinner. And that’s all — you cannot hear your neighbor unless he/​she shouts directly into your ear. At this time you are supposed to dance so they dim the lights. Now not just you are unable to hear you also are unable to see — complete sensory deprivation.
Perhaps, it is the best restaurant among that class but I frankly don’t think so. The very least they could do is to serve cold and hot dishes separately and let diners finish their dinner before starting loud dance music and dimming the lights.

We had a large party here a few weeks ago. The service was very good and they were very accomodating to all our wishes. The music could have been better to rally the crowd to dance more though.

Grate plase, good food, good plase to see old friends end get new friends, music grate, will coming again

horrible experience. waiters/​busboys (whatever) literally attacked my husband & friends at the end of their event tonight. how do you allow this and run a business this way. will be contacting legal services ASAP!!!

Very disappointing experience. Had made reservations for a group after a funeral. The owner made fun of my food allergies, was very disrespectful. Overcharged us based on the original quote. Their staff told us a different price, but when we got there, the price went up. The owner told us we will take the food home that wasn’t consumed (it was family style), but they didn’t give up the dessert (gave as much of the dessert as the number of people that showed up, not how much we paid for, which was for more than showed up). Disgusting way to take advantage of people in mourning. Will never go back.

I had a birthday party at Petergof and I tell you This is the best Russian restaurant in Chicagoland ! Great customer service, waiters were friendly and respectful, the food was great and the manage Nikolai r was very respectful and helpful ! I highly recommend this place !

Love this place had a blast here great place to make private parties the food is awesome me and my friends had a such a great time highly recommend this place

Our family occasionally frequents this restaurant, and the experience is always positive. Because of this, we decided to have our wedding here. They are very accommodating, present lots of options, and are extremely helpful. And the food is delicious, too. Overall our wedding was great, thanks largely in part to Tanya (the manager).

Was here over the weekend for a graduation party! Food was delicious, music was amazing! Love that there is a dance floor, brunch time became like a Friday/​Saturday night party! The ambience is great! Love this place! Highly recommended! The options for the party packages are very reasonable and the quality of the food is definitely worth the price! Birthdays! Weddings! Celebrations! It’s the perfect place for all!

Beef stroganoff and Napoleon cake for dessert amazing!!!

if you’re looking for a European club experience in the suburbs there is no other place to find beautiful girls and well dressed Eastern European than Petergof.
The music is good and the bottle service is relatively less expensive than downtown. when I was a single guy I would go here to find girls no doubt

I’ve attended a wedding here (in the main banquet hall) and hosted a private party in the lobby area. Was very pleased with both events. This is one of the newer places so the décor is more modern and spotless than most banquet halls. The selection of food was expansive. My fiends wedding had all the delicacies you could think of. For my event, I had a smaller budget and there were still a lot of tasty options to chose from. The best part is they have traditional dining décor as well as the modern white couches and cocktail tables for a lounge style party, which is what I went with for my event. I keep mentioning décor because it’s a huge money saver when you don’t need to order too many outside decorations to have a luxurious party.

Used a living social deal for brunch, glad I did because this place can be a little pricey. It was a good deal and Amy took good care of us and was helpful in redeeming the deal as well.
The presentation was to be expected, very impressive, and the food was very good as well.
They were not stingy with the Mimosas which was refreshing and the crowd and atmosphere were pleasing. Not too big, not too small, but just right.
If I had to say anything negative, it would be
1) I was seated at a table next to the buffet towards the end, so there was a lot of traffic directly past my seat for diners as well as buffet replenishers.
2) The ice cream put out at the dessert bar were in huge ice cream 5 gallon buckets and they were put out and left out so it did not take long for the ice cream to get soupy
3) We were seated under the air vents and it was decidedly cool
Other than that, it was a very positive experience, we will be back.

went here a year ago for a family member’s Bat Mitzvah. The dining hall was typical for the occasion. The food was very good as well! Good times all around!