Holy Mackerel

Holy Mackerel reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. J

   James

   Phoenix2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was outstanding, and the service was excellent. Highly recommend!
   

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   Vince

   Chicago1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great atmosphere, food and service. Loved how we could order off either menu.
   

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   Ken

   Indiana5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 12 October 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was more convoluted than described. Very noisy with one guy belting out songs, badly. Good service.
   

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   Barry

   Chicago1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 4 August 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   why allow me to make a reso at 11 for breakfast if your breakfast menu isn’t available at 11? I came for the breakfast menu, not lunch. Extremely disappointed. The food was good but it wasn’t what I wanted. The service was excellent, but again, I came for breakfast not lunch…with one vegetarian/pescatarian breakfast option. That’s the first and last time I come in.
   

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5. CA

   CarolA VIP

   Chicago8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 16 June 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service, will come back. Love HC restaurant.
   

   Holy MackerelResponded on 18 June 2024

   We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your experience dining with us. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
   

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   NICK

   Chicago5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 12 May 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   THE FILET HAD SOME TOUGH PORTIONS TO EAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GOOD
   

   Holy MackerelResponded on 13 May 2024

   Hi Nick, thank you for choosing to dine with us, and we're glad to hear that you had an overall positive experience with excellent service. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back on future occasions.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Chicago1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 12 May 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   We booked a reservation for Mother’s Day brunch, but when we arrived we were told they no longer “offer that menu”. We had to eat off of their steak dinner menu instead. I was one of many frustrated patrons. Server was great though; wasn’t his fault.
   

   Holy MackerelResponded on 13 May 2024

   Thank you for your feedback! We apologize for the inconvenience. Please know that we strive to provide a top notch dining experience to our guests and are sorry to hear we did not meet that expectation. I will share your feedback with our team to ensure we avoid issues like this in the future.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Chicago1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 12 May 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Probably one of the worst restaurant experiences I have ever had. They lost reservation even though I provided proof with the open table reservation. We were sat away from in another area away from other guests and staff forgot about us. We did not have a waiter for the first 20 minutes. Coffee arrived after another 20 minutes. We ordered food eventually but it was never actually served. We waited approximately 90 minutes from the time we entered and only served coffee and water. Manager arrived and apologized but did not rectify the situation. We were actually never served our food and after waiting another 10 minutes we decided to leave the restaurant.
   

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   Jules

   Chicago52 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 13 April 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The only disappoint was the z size go cocktails: small & heavy w/ ice
   

   Holy MackerelResponded on 15 April 2024

   Hi, thank you for choosing to dine with us, and we're glad to hear that you had an overall positive experience. We appreciate your feedback regarding the cocktails and hope to welcome you back on future occasions.
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago1 review

    1.0

    Dined on 15 February 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    overpriced, mediocre food, slow service, save your time and go some where else
    

    Holy MackerelResponded on 22 February 2024

    We appreciate your honest feedback and regret to hear that your experience fell short of expectations. We apologize for any disappointment caused and appreciate you bringing it to our attention. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we will use your comments to improve our offerings.
    

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