South Gate Cafe

655 Forest Ave, Lake Forest, Illinois

3.5

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Size: 154 x 38

Phone:

+1 847 234 8800

Website:

www.southgatecafe.com

Email:

maggie@thesouthgategroup.com

This turn of the century, former police station is home to a romantic and cozy eatery. Inside, original brick lines the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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21 reviews

3.5

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21 reviews

100% of guests recommend this place.

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overall food is very good, inconsistent wervice, sometimes great wait staff other times young people wih lack of helpful attitude, annoyed when special items requested. more on Restaurantica

Dining is upscale, yet casual. more on Yahoo! Travel

That they serve some of the best food around goes without saying, but what makes them really stand out and sets them apart from many restaurants (including South Gate) in the area is the atmosphere, friendly service and originality. more on CitySearch

When you are out and about and longing for a good place to eat Southgate is the kind of place you pray that you will stumble across. more on Yahoo! Travel

As reviewed before, Southgate is always a great meal. more on igougo

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10 reviews

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Located in downtown Lake Forest, the South Gate Cafe looks good from the outside and from the inside, but the menu feels worn out, the service record is like w's strung together - up then down then up ... more on TripAdvisor

Had a decent meal here, as we have had in the past many times. Overall a reliable experience, good but not great. Service was attentive and food was OK. Seems slightly better as a summer ... more on TripAdvisor

My husband and I, and our son, stopped in for dinner on a Saturday Night around 8:00 PM. There were 3 tables filled. I ordered the Risotto with Rockshrimp; bland, a few shrimp. My husband ordered the ... more on TripAdvisor

My wife and I ate outside on the patio over the weekend, its a nice setting in quaint Lake Forest with a interesting menu so the basic recipe for success is there. My visit strongly reinforces the ada ... more on TripAdvisor

The barbecue porc sandwitch was disgusting. The meet looked more like cat food and was terribly sweet. I couldn't eat it. The server took it and brought it back without any changes. But he saw my prob ... more on TripAdvisor

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Southgate Cafe is what so many chain restaurants pretend to be. Lake Forest's Market Square is as charming a town center as there is - and South Gate overlooks the square. Dining is upscale, yet casual. The menu is varied and enticing, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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As reviewed before, Southgate is always a great meal. Decided to try something a bit different this time. I got the chicken breast, ... more on igougo

Located in the original fire and police house of the City of Lake Forest, Southgate Cafe is right in the heart of downtown Lake Forest. ... more on igougo