3 Ravens Food & Spirits

I went to 3 Ravens with a group of 4. I ordered a blue cheese burger with fries, iced tea, and an appetizer of onion rings. My group members also ordered sandwiches and drinks. We waited long periods of time to order our meal and get our appetizers. After about an hour, my table had been through approximately 15 beers, the waiter told us that he had not put our main entrees in yet. We waited another 15 minutes or so, then spoke with the manager. Staff was quite rude. Nobody asked us if we needed anything. Finally after conversing with the manager, she agreed to pay for our food. Burger was not the greatest. Soggy bun. Blue cheese did not have any taste to it. Meat itself did not have much flavor to it. Overall it was a very poor experience.

3 Ravens has something for everyone. The space is warm and cozy. The service at the bar is top notch. It truly feels like home. The dining room experience can be hit or miss at times. It can get pretty busy but the staff is always upfront about your wait time.
Great craft beer selection for a small town — usually a few IPAS, local craft selections, and a seasonal variety. 47 & 74 from JT Walker’s in Mahomet is one of my favorites.
I’ve never had food I didn’t like. My favorite option is the bone-​in wings with Ashley’s fries (seasoned crinkle cut fries). The steak sandwiches are good and there are usually many interesting daily specials.

I really
. Great. selection of spirits, prices are ok. Staff is.very.friendly.and.food is generally. good except.the.hamburgers. I eat here. everytime Im in town painting and. order the.burger hoping they will cook it.right.this time. No.chance. Overcooked again. Ordered it medium rare and there wasnt a drop of juice in it. Bacon undercooked and gross

Why there is carpeting all through such a beautiful, old space such as the one this pub inhabits escapes me, especially since they specialize in greasy food and beer. I loved that they had an option on the menu to buy the cooks a drink for $ 12. Had we been there for a full meal later in the day we certainly would have. As for the food and drink, it’s all relative to location. Would this place somehow magically be transported to downtown Chicago, it would lose at least one star. The Bloody Mary I had was good, as in nothing to complain about. There was an inventive offering of «Tetris tots» with bacon aoli, which was tasty, but after a few bites was just too greasy. The chips and salsa were passable. This is the Midwest, so I don’t expect miracles in terms of chips and salsa. What was sort of bad was the absolute grime of the table top. It looked as though no one had cleaned it in ages. The waitress wiped it down but it looked just the same after she did so. Also, I paid our approximately $ 14 tab with a $ 20 and the waitress brought back a $ 5 and change, which either means she wasn’t expecting a tip, or she was going for the whole $ 5. I’m probably being a bit picky on this point, but for some reason it annoyed me that she didn’t bring $ 1s. I almost always tip 20%. Don’t force me to tip you well over that or nothing at all, ok?

Food seems fine and good beer selection but wayyyyy too many flies. We couldn’t even enjoy our food because there were so many flies. I think they need to take care of this problem before I’ll want to return.

Very good food. Great staff.
Wife ordered the Brendan and I had the bleu cheese burger. Both awesome, fresh, and delicious. We also ordered Gorgonzola bacon fries which were phenomenal. It’s a special item so who knows how long it’ll last for but if you see it, order it, it’s worth it. Will be going back soon

I could eat here 7 days a week. The BLT w/​Avocado rocks!!! Great service… Friendly people and generous portions. Did I mention they love their bacon. You can get bacon dipped in pancake syrup as an appetizer… how cool is that!

Welcoming staff and terrific service at Three Ravens. Not exactly the conventional bar fare. I recommend Parmesan garlic chicken wings, Ashley’s fries, steak sandwiches, broccoli salad, and the craft beer. This is definitely the place to eat if visiting Monticello. Huge whisky selection as well.

The service here is terrible! The food was ok, but service plays a big part in why customers return. Besides waiting to order our food 15 minutes after walking, it was impossible to get a refill. We weren’t able to get a refill until after the waitress came by to take our empty plates. As we were signing for the credit card we were drinking our refill. The restaurant was NOT busy. We were seated about 2:15p. I can’t recommend this place to anyone. I just cannot believe how hard it is to get attention from your waitress when there are only 4 parties in the entire dinning room.

Went to 3 Ravens to celebrate my wife’s birthday. We each got a ribeye steak sandwich, mine with portobello mushroom, one regular. The meat was very poor quality, very tough and gristly. When we complained to our waitress she said she was sorry and she knew the steak was gristly, but that what what came in from the supplier. My feeling is that they need to get a different supplier, or order a better quality of steak. Even if changing the supplier meant that the sandwich was smaller, or cost more, that would be much more acceptable than what we were offered. In October we had come in for our anniversary, and the steak sandwich that we had then was also tough, but nothing like what we just ate. In short, even though we have had pleasant meals at 3 Ravens previously, we will never be coming back.

Delicious food, nice variety of beers, quick service and fantastic prices! They have a funny note on the tables out front about how they can’t serve alcohol only outdoors (local regulations, I assume), so that’s good to know… Definitely recommend stopping by if you’re in the area!

The food and service are great. My kids love the Ashley fries and hot fudge brownie ice cream desert.

Great place in the middle of mediocrity. Great service and amazing food with a large selection that will please anyone. Additionally, huge Irish whiskey and craft beer selection.
Definitely a diamond in the rough.

So I would say for Monticello, this place is four stars… if 3 Ravens was plopped into the middle of Logan Square, however, much different story.
But I have a couple friends who live in this little town and 3 Ravens is definitely THE top choice around here. We brought 3 little ones in on Sunday to watch the Bears game and the staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating. They changed the TV channels for us, got us high chairs, kids cups… and put up with a couple very fussy babies towards the end of our meal. Thanks again 3 Ravens!!!
The food we had was pretty standard bar fare. Burgers that were hand made, not frozen was a great touch. My wife had the Tuscan chicken sandwich and enjoyed it thoroughly. I would come back here when we take a visit down to Monticello again, that’s for sure!!!

This place is awesome. I come here every time I’m in the area. They have fantastic food and a creative menu. The bartender was super friendly and made perfect beer suggestions. Prices are reasonable, and they have an excellent craft and imported beer selection. Don’t miss it! Monticello is lucky to have a place this awesome.

In a small town/​area this is definitely the place to go. Good food, beer selection, and pleasant staff. Check it out if in question.

Bravo.
Lunch at the Brown Bag, Dinner at 3 Ravens.
When you come back to this small town in the middle of nowhere, it’s great to know that you won’t go without quality food. I’ve been coming to this town once a year for almost 25 years (wife grew up here) and I’ve seen local restaurants come and go. But the perfect trifecta at the moment (and has been for the past few years) is a country cooked home breakfast, lunch at the Brown Bag and a Rib eye at 3 Ravens. Their Tuscan Chicken sandwich also has a great flavor profile.
It’s nice to visit great folks AND have nice places like 3 Ravens to enjoy. Five stars for good food and JUST for being here.

Always good food in a pub atmosphere.

I’ve been wanting to come here for a couple months now so I’m glad that after coming from Champaign, the food, service and atmosphere was, for the most part, worth it.
Normally, I start with my compliments but this time, I’ll start with my two complaints. For starters, our server didn’t seem to know the menu very well. In addition to not knowing whether or not the potato salad was a mustard potato salad, when asked for a recommendation on something to eat, the server mentioned something that was no longer on the menu and that we couldn’t order. In addition, the beef on my Philly Cheesesteak was woefully underseasoned.
At the same time, these two snafus (which normally would very significantly taint my overall restaurant experience) were far outweighed by the good. Though the fries and other fried foods were most likely from a bag, I didn’t mind because they came out crispy and not greasy. Despite having underseasoned meat, upon adding some salt, the Philly Cheesesteak was delicious and the roasted red peppers were a nice touch. 3 Ravens also had a decent beer selection — not quite a Blind Pig/​Crane Alley selection, but respectable to be sure. I appreciated the addition of many Irish beers as well. On top of this, the service was pretty fantastic and the food came out quickly and hot.
3 Ravens is kind of a wheel-​house style pub but what it sets out to do it does well. I had no problem giving out the four stars.

This is probably Piatt County’s most interesting place, a pub and restaurant on the Courthouse Square, just west of the Courthouse. It’s main competition is the Daily Queen, so it doesn’t take to much effort to be most interesting, however. It replaced a valiant effort called Montgomery’s.
3 Ravens opened in April, 2009.