Monastero's Ristorante & Banquets, Chicago, Illinois Restaurant Details

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We just had our engagement party here in the garden room, and it was truly was amazing. Being in the service industry, everyone always is quick to say when something isn't right. But everything was beyond right with Monastero's. Penny did everything in her power to make sure everything was perfect. We had around 68 people on a Saturday night. Everyone loved the food, apps, and the beautiful cake. Penny and her staff make everyone feel like they are family! The staff is VERY kind and understanding. Im sure if you didn't like something they would FIND away to fix it asap. Penny helped us make the menu to please our very Italian family. The pasta mama mia was a huge hit. If you want a place thats not only beautiful but with great food, Monastero's is your place.

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I never write reviews .. But for this one, I had to .. I came here for a bridal shower, by the pics and other reviews I was excited .. But nope, didn't like it .. They brought out the pop AFTER, we had pasta, salad and appetizer .. So we literally had just water. The food sucked.. The only good thing was salad, "you can't go wrong with salad" .. Nope won't suggest it to anybody !!

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Maria and the Monastero team were astounding!! My husband and I had our amazing wedding reception there and everything was perfect! Maria assisted us every step of the way which was greatly appreciated as we've been planning for 2.5 years. What drew us to Monastero's was their atmosphere, everyone was pleasant and they're family oriented. They treat all their guest with the upmost respect and doesn't treat you simply as a customer. If you have an event there it's not just an event to them Maria and team will do everything in their power to make your event as prefect as it can be. Our expectations were exceeded, we could not believe how beautiful everything was. Everyone is an expert in their own right no matter who I spoke with they were able to assist us. When it comes to decorating that is not my strengths but Maria was able to synthesize our convoluted ideas for what we wanted and was able to transform our reception room. Our main color was mint which was a very hard color to work with but Maria gave wonderful ideas on how to make it work and have it be absolutely beautiful. Another plus was that Maria's brother (Roberto) has an uplighting company in addition to being a DJ. We already had our DJ but we used Roberto for uplighting and he was fantastic as well. Having the uplighting was one of the best choice I think we could have made, it just made our room pop! We received so many compliments from our guest. We are so happy with how our reception went and our experience with Monastero's I will recommend them to anyone whether it's for a nice dinner or an event.
Food is amazing the staff and family are perfect.

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Tastes awesome, great service, sometimes there's music (call them), and a pretty good bar

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Best meat sauce I've ever had on spaghetti!
I was reluctant to try it because I wanted something filling and I have at least four stomachs for all pasta, but I was full and perfectly satisfied overall.
Not only did we get the full Italian experience including dessert and coffee (which blew my mind how perfect the combination is after a great meal) but we were audience to a beautiful operatic song sung by one of the owners.