Luna - Rochelle, Illinois

Lisa W.

Went with my husband for Valentine’s day. We had a late dinner reservation, but they held a med-rare slice of prime rib for me. I got the prime rib special with grilled shrimp. And he got the fried chicken. The fried chicken could have fed us both! If you order the fried chicken, it takes about 25 minutes. Well worth the wait. Our waitress was wonderful.

DANIEL L.

Just flat outstanding. One issue was Google lists as Salt 251 but sign now says LUNA and phone answers LUNA. Anyway, had the fish, steak fries, coleslaw, Friday night LATE like 15 minutes before the grill closed and service was prompt, with a smile, and here we go, the fish-huge filet, beautiful light crispy batter, fabulous flavors. Tarter Sauce, I have to be one of the pickiest a__ when it comes to tarter sauce and I was floored, outstanding. And lastly the steak fries, some of the best I have had, 1st, they were cooked properly and done on the inside, to many places fail here with steak fries, Luna nails it!!!. Now, how often does a manager or owner come up to you after you are almost done to ask how we were, our thoughts on the food, little conversation and I was VERY pleased at the care of customers!!! Our server checked on us at least 3 or more times. Lastly, the prices were unreal and so competitive it is unbelievable. We will continue now to drive from Rockford once in a while now and visit for lunch or dinner. JUST FLAT 5 STAR ALL THE WAY. Keep it up please. Thank You.

jason W.

Stopped by on my way home and placed a to-go order. I ordered the fried chicken..... While i waited for the order, i ordered a beer for the wait and some water. Beer was good... First time ive tryed it ... It was called Flight. The place was a calm and relaxing....watched the start of the ball game. The food only took 14 min to perfectly cook that much chicken...WOW. The bill for everything was under $20. When i got home and started eating the chicken was still HOT N CRISPY!!!!!
Veggies seasoned and cooked perfectly. Salad had an abundance of cucumbers...my fav..WELL DONE I SAY!!!!!!! I'LL BE BACK!!!!!!!!

Julie S.

We were a party of 12 and were given the "event" room for comfort and ease of serving. For most of us it was our first visit and was outstanding. The food was great (an extensive, interesting menu), and the attention and service were top notch. Impressive. Hoping to be able to get there often!

Emily V.

On a whim we ordered in for our Anniversary last night. The food was phenomenal- even delivered! The steak was perfect, ribs were the best I’ve had in a long time and the time to get the food was very quick. We can’t wait to go in person! The only thing thing wrong was we didn’t get our salads, but neither of us realized until today! 🤣

Rich M.

The best chicken tenders in town, the fries are always great. Excellent fried chicken, love the crabcakes (did not see them on the menu last night) and all the appetizers I have had are wonderful. I am not a steak guy, but my colleagues say steaks are very good but also very expensive. The chicken wrap is good enough, the haddock is excellent. I do not recommend the Pasta Bolognese. Here is the challenge: As many times as I have been here, the bar service has been between not good and terrible. The table service - all the servers have been very sweet and kind - generally has not been the caliber I expect for the prices on the menu. The servers are not familiar with the bar offerings, current inventory, etc. I have also been to Luna in large groups, which seems challenging for them. I was recently there with a group just under 20 people - none of the food came out together, mine was cold by the time the last dish was on the table, and frankly, the presentation was terrible. The server was very sweet, but not at all old enough to be serving adult beverages and had no real knowledge of the bar or menu. I will keep coming back; honestly, all management criticism aside, I think this place is the finest Rochelle has to offer, and with more time, maybe it will improve on all fronts.
1/16/25 update: Really dissatisfied. Canceled Queen of Hearts which I should have known by just walking in the door - the place was deserted. Food was not great. Chili was pretty good, bread on chicken sandwich was burned, fries were oily. For as empty as it was, I expected the service to be more attentive. The reason we go out to Luna on Thursdays is for the charity game Queen of Hearts. If the bar and restaurant are busy on a Thursday night when there is a game and then empty on a Thursday night when there is no game, it should indicate the reason people show up: It is not for the food or service. The server was very nice and we liked her but she smelled like cigarettes. People who don’t smoke notice those kinds of things.

dev M.

This place deserves to be busy every day of the week! I've been stuck in town (Rochelle IL) for over 5 days and I've have most of the non-franchised restaurants in town. This blows every other place on the map out the water with a double barrel shot gun.
SALT 251 is hands down the cleanest place, the classiest decor, the nicest staff and best deal for your buck.

Me and my partner walked here from the Comfort Inn in 0°F weather, in snow (there is no Uber or shuttle) to come back here before we left because we were so impressed. That's a 2 mile walk.

ALMOST all the dishes are hand made, from hand dipped chicken sandwiches to slow cooked cornedbeef brisket for the Ruben. You can tell who ever the head cook (more like chef) really cares for the food they make. They use good and fresh quality ingredients for everything we had. All for a really good price for the amount and quality you get.

Drinks are at a really good price, beer on tap comes with a cold glass for $2.50(some seasonal sales)-$5 (High AP ) and the bartender we had knew a lot about the types he was serving. He made my partner a white Russian and I drank a variety of seasonal beers.

The decor is very nice; modern retro with clean lines and a dark interior with purple lighting that shows off the huge black stone bar that host most of the seating in the restaurant/bar. Every table is set with glass, no plastic to be seen. Both times I've been here smooth jazz is playing. This is a very nice place for a up scale first date, buissness meeting or relaxed meal. Pictures will not make justice for the effort that was put into the place.

Bartenders/staff really cares as well, offered to take us back to the hotel.

There isn't much going on in here so don't expect a riot when walking in but it was a very nice casual bar with lot of character developed from the people who work here.

Carlie E.

We had family come in from out of town so we were a table of 11 and a toddler. Service started out good, we got our drinks promptly as the rest of our party came in. Two of our guests ordered old fashioneds, they were straight whiskey, didn’t taste right. Finished them and ordered something different after that. Food came, I got my plate. When she came back I asked her if mine came with fries because I thought it did. She told me it didn’t but I could add a side of fries. I told her no because the rest of the family already got their food. Come to find out, I looked at the menu and mine did come with fries. Fast forward, we got our bills, our guests that ordered the old fashioneds asked why their 2 drinks came to $34. They were told it was an added charge because of the time it takes the bartender to make them + the amount of the actually drink. $17 a drink that didn’t even taste right is INSANE. After complaining 3 times, she offered to comp 1 of their drinks because “they were drank”. There aren’t many places to go in Rochelle so we were very excited to try out Luna but I think it’s safe to say none of us will be back.

11/1/24 6 pm to 8:15 pm waitress name started with an R as I don’t want to post her name.