Ethereal / Emerson & Oliver
140 Cass St, Woodstock IL 60098
$$$
American
Business Info
- Address: 140 Cass St, Woodstock IL 60098
- Cross Street: Emerson & Oliver
- Cuisine: American |
- Cost: | Moderate
- Category: Nightclub
- Star Rating:
- Reservations: Recommended
- Dress Code: Casual
- Meals Served: Dinner |
- Parking: Public Lot |
- Payment Options: VISA | Amex | MasterCard | Discover | Apple Pay | Google Pay |
- Corkage Fee: N/A
- Website: emersonoliver.com
- Phone: 8155759910
- Features: Full Bar, Live Entertainment, Lounge / Bar,
- Occasion: Romantic Dining, Meet for a Drink, Quiet Conversation, Special Occasion, Trendy / Hip, Date Night,
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Business Hours
Reservations Available
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Thu 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Friday
- Fri 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM
- Saturday
- Sat 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM
- Sunday
- Closed
Customer Reviews & Ratings
4.76 out of 5 stars based on 194 votes
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 24, 2026
Thomas D.
Excellent and unique place. It was a tad loud when we went, but the service, drinks, atmosphere, and music were excellent!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 7/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 27, 2026
Kori H.
Check in with your customers more often.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 12, 2026
Linda G.
Music was great
Food was great
Drinks were great!
We alway enjoy ourselves when visiting!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Aug 31, 2025
Mark H.
Our table loved the music (Stephen Schuch), the atmosphere, the drinks, chocolates and cheesecake! We have been to Emerson&Oliver on two occasions and both evenings were more than memorable. We will definitely plan to return again!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jun 16, 2025
Erin S.
We love coming here! The atmosphere is awesome, and the drinks and food are delicious.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Apr 16, 2025
Julie E.
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE!! Going back in 2 weeks! I HIGHLY recommend!!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 8/10
Jan 13, 2025
Karen P.
This is such a cool experience! The drinks were over the top delicious. Great place for date night
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 15, 2024
Kerry D.
Everything was great! We really enjoyed our evening. The drinks, food, vibe were perfect. The service was outstanding too!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 20, 2024
Megan M.
Amazing place!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 20, 2024
Stephanie C.
Had a wonderful time! Can’t wait to go back! I want to plan my husbands birthday with some close friends there.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 28, 2024
Gretchen H.
Good vibe.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 07, 2024
Kevin H.
I spent my birthday here with my wife and it was beyond perfect. What a venue to hang out and be with the people you love. Drinks were amazing and the piano player was brilliant!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 5/10
Sep 26, 2023
Cheryl M.
really enjoyed Joe Diamond :)
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 3/10
- Service: 6/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 7/10
Apr 17, 2023
Audrey A.
They were out of food and needed more staff.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Mar 20, 2023
Sandy M.
We love this place. Cool drinks and Stephen Schuch is the coolest on piano
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 05, 2023
Heather A.
Absolutely worth the wait! Hubby and I fell in love with E&O and can't wait to return. Thank you to the staff for the best kickoff to my birthday ever!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 02, 2023
Nicolle G.
Always good service, food, great atmosphere and great prices!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 02, 2023
Kim C.
Always a great experience! A special place always makes a difference.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 31, 2022
Kim H.
Music was great too!! Just a nice place with lovely cocktails
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 07, 2022
Kevin C.
Me and my Girlfriend love ❤️ this place. It's always a fantastic time!
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 7/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Jan 01, 2023
Randy K.
We’ve been here a few times now last visit was just ok. Music was great staff was friendly however seemed a bit short staffed. Drinks took a while.
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 8/10
Jan 06, 2026
Anna H.
Wait time is long once you're seated, took 40 min to get our drinks and never got waters that we asked for. Staff is nice and ambiance is on point
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 1/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 7/10
Sep 06, 2023
Kristen S.
The service was incredibly slow. Our server took our order of 4 drinks and brought 1 drink back 20 minutes later and asked again what one guest had ordered. She then took another 20 minutes to bring 2 drinks and a full hour before bringing the final drink. Our food was served before we received all of our drinks. Our server came back once to see if we wanted another drink and then never checked back again. We had to leave our table and wait at the bar to request our tab to leave. It was unfortunate because we had a really pleasant experience when we had previously visited. It seemed like our server forgot about our table altogether.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 5/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
May 02, 2023
Nancy F.
Music (piano player) was great. Not too many food choices so that’s why the mediocre rating (and charcuterie was good but nothing memorable). And not a lot of wine choices (no Merlots or Chianti).
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 6/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Dec 12, 2022
Leighann M.
We loved the atmosphere but the service was slow