Best Brunch Restaurants in Elgin

This has been an annual tradition for us for the last 4 or 5 years. Being in the Walnut Room truly helps get everyone in the Christmas spirit. We had our favorites for lunch and the food was comforting and tasty. Our server was attentive and sweet, even though she was serving a large number of tables! Thank you for keep this Christmas tradition alive. The tree centerpiece was stunning as usual! 🎄

Our server was great! He really helped us out with my allergies. The gluten free crust was not good and it just wasn’t warm, let alone hot. My friend had the spicy caesar salad with blackened salmon which was really good. $33 seemed a bit much for a lunch salad but it tasted really good.

The service was very attentive and very friendly from the hostess to the servers to the chefs/cooks. The food was good quality and the champagne flowed generously. It was worth giving them an extra tip.

I had amazing service from start to finish. I was running late, and I talked to the hostess and she was more than gracious. My server was outstanding as well. By the time me and my friends got there they ran out of the goat empanadas, but my waiter give me other options that served my appetite. I love the vibe here as well as the drinks. I’ll be back:)

We had a great visit at Aba. We arrived with a reservation and were seated immediately. My date was not able to brush off the cold temperature on the terrace, so we opted to sit at the bar and wait for a table at the inside dinning room. The host staff were very polite and told us of the hour plus wait. We decided to stay at the bar and eat dinner there, though the host staff found us a table within 15 minutes of us sitting at the bar. We dined out often and the bar area is always an option for us, so we didn’t want to inconvenience anyone. Again, the host staff handled the situation tremendously well and we were very happy with the choices they gave us. Now on to the service and food. The bar staff was uber knowledgeable and coursed out our selections, as it was our first time there. We started out with Prosecco before we dug into the menu choices. We ordered Whipped feta, falafel, truffled salmon, and the green chili shrimp. The bar coursed out our choices perfectly. They suggested we get extra bread with our shrimp, and it was the perfect suggestion. All dishes were delicious and flavorful. Lots of depth in all dishes. We also had a cocktail and a glass of wine. Both were good choices. Bar staff was impeccable in their choices for us and we ended our night celebrating my date’s birthday with a carrot cake. Sans licking the plate, we liked it through the last bite. The staff even lit a candle for the cake! Overall, a knowledgeable and patient staff led us through our first, and certainly, not our last visit to Aba. See you soon Aba!