Parkers' Restaurant & Bar: A Premier Dining Experience in Downers Grove

This place is extraordinary! Great service, delicious food, wonderful atmosphere! I highly recommend, especially for a special occasion. The bar is has a live piano player sometimes, great bar area too!!

This place is worth checking out, especially their happy hours. Service - Very friendly and tentative staff. It is worth mentioning that the entree was brought to the table in two plates, each plated separately. Very considerate. Food - The oyster is very good, fresh and savory. Will recommend. 5 ⭐ The mussels are decent. Simple but delicious. 4⭐ The flat bread is okay. Would appreciate if there is more tomato flavor. 3⭐ The shrimp could see improvement too, if there are more chopped cilantro and maybe make a better batter so that it doesn't become soggy after a few minutes.3⭐ The grouper is a disappointment. It is very overcooked which I didn’t expect for a place like this. And I’m confused about the potatoes because it just seems out of the place and lacks seasoning, too. 1⭐ I was trying to see if there is a citrus flavor + ice cream dessert to balance the rich and savory seafood, but most of the desert menu is also very rich so I didn't get dessert. Overall I would recommend this place, especially the drinks and oyster.

A live jazz music trio was playing/singing (Friday night) near the bar area which gave a nice ambience. The further back you go into the restaurant the less you could hear the music, but it was okay. The overall mood of the restaurant was upscale yet jovial, relaxed/comfortable, but definitely more formal than most restaurants in the surrounding area. Several families were celebrating birthdays. Kids were well-behaved and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. I loved my Chilean sea bass which was so delicious, tender, and sweet. It was perfect on top of the bokchoy, enoki mushrooms, and jasmine rice. The dessert menu had a great assortment to choose from. I personally liked the apricot bread pudding which was served in a mini cast iron dish with a scoop of butter pecan gelato on the side. The service was attentive and outstanding the entire time, and I appreciated that the manager checked on every table throughout the evening. Overall, a very comfortable and classy place for celebrating special occasions, or enjoying a nice dinner with family and friends.

Everything about Parker's was excellent! Our party had a variety of dishes (filet, Chilean sea bass, short ribs, scallops and lobster bisque) and every one of them was delicious. The atmosphere and service was also top notch and they were terrific with the children in our party. We will definitely be back. Thank you for a wonderful evening!

The atmosphere is great, there the bar area with live musicians as you walk in, as you enter more into the restaurant, there the open area for dine-in The food and drinks were good but I feel it’s a little overpriced The services is amazing! Were greeted at the door, seated promptly, the waiter was friendly and the valet guy was amazing! We didn’t use the valet but parked pretty close to the front door. Somehow, as soon as I closed my car door, he left his post, comes to find out, he was at the front door waiting for me to get the door for me and somehow he knew I was holding my kid LOL The drinks were good, the ribeye steak was cook very well, the kid burger was big!

We had another wonderful meal at Parker’s Saturday night. Ate in the bar area. Great mood music from the fabulous piano player. Carol at the bar was engaging and very friendly. Our server Tim was on point and excellent. We had Calamari, wedge salad, superb Lobster bisque and for dinner the Scallops and Lamb chops. I’ve never had a bad item off the menu. Mike the manager stopped by the table twice to see how we were enjoying ourselves. Great place. 5 stars.

Parkers' has gone thru different hands over the years but has managed to pull off a great restaurant with very reasonable prices for very good food. It has a great atmosphere that reminds me of The Old Barn in Burbank, Illinois that was a speak easy in the 20 & 30's. I had the halibut steak with green beans. It was thick but could have. even served a little warmer. Everything is char grilled, so the taste is great. The 8 oz filet was very good as well. A lot of class for not a lot of money compared to what's in the area.

Amazing experience from start to finish. From making a reservation, to being greeted at the door and seated promptly in the area of our choosing, to our friendly and personable waiter. Loved Parker’s. My fiancé took me here for my 30th birthday dinner, it was our first time and but hopefully many more to come. Amazing portion sizes, the espresso martini was fabulous, and the live music was lively and enjoyable in every way.