Best Contemporary Italian Restaurants in Lake Forest

The food is always great. Well prepared and professionally presented. Our server, Isabelle, was excellent. She knew the menu and was able to explain the ingredients in the dishes to us. She made recommendations when asked and her suggestions were on target. We always enjoy our meals at this restaurant. Very friendly and warm atmosphere. Great place for a holiday meal.

Absolute best thin crust pizza and Caesar salad we have ever had. Our server was incredible. Very chill, old school vibe. We plan to go back asap!

This was our first visit. The service was superb in all aspects. The food is inventive and well prepared. Not all dishes were fully successful but all displayed creativity. The deserts wrere wonderful. The ambience was very comfortable and inviting. All staff. were friendly and welcoming. A word of caution. The City of Chicago in their infinite wisdom has installed bike lanes on Milwaukee Ave. and effectively reduced street parking by 50 percent. There is valet parking next door and save yourself aggravation by using it.

Been there twice since it opened about a month ago. Met the owners, husband and wife, both are very nice. Food is very good. Same chef as its predecessor Next Door Bistro. Several of the same servers and bartender as well. Service is a little uneven/slow (waited 10 -15 minutes for drinks, and another 10-15 for entre after salad course). Prices are fair but about 20% higher than it used to be at Next Door. Overall very enjoyable and I know they are working hard to address the service issues.

As always, the experience at MainStreet Social was superb. Food was excellent and of course Shanna took great care of us during our meal. I’m a regular, but I introduced MainStreet Social to two work colleagues who are new to Libertyville. They were extremely pleased.