Corkscrew Pointe

Bistro. yeah, right. They don’t serve food! stopped in on NYE, just a low end sports bar. When it was a wine shop, the owner would tell me he was ordering something for me, and never do it.

The owner is a horrible mean disgusting slob. And the wine list is terrible. The food is garbage and it’s full of drunks. Don’t waste your time.

Great place, and excellent food! Service is fantastic! Yesterday john the owner gave free sandwiches with the purchase of a cocktail!- can’t beat that!!!

Poor Service!!!
Celery not washed in Bloody Mary’s
What else does this tell you?
Dirty! Burgers on Bloody Mary’s tasted like they where made days ago.
Food is advertised on Website… but NO Cook!

I loved the idea of what this «wine bar» was supposed to be when it opened. But it’s turned into nothing but a gathering place for local drunks. The bartenders are incredibly rude, Randy the «karaōke» guy is a complete jacka**, only to be topped off by a drunk and uncaring owner that you can usually find sitting at the end of the bar, totally accepting and making excuses for bad service and rude staff while sucking down another drink. I’ve tried to enjoy evenings with friends there over and over… always to be disappointed and to have the night ruined by another bad experience. Every unnecessary bar fight and unhappy customer is a direct result of bad management. Don’t waste your time… this place is awful!

Went this morning to get a Bloody Mary and mimosa with my boyfriend and some friends, immediately as we walk in this lady (who I presumed was a waitress) asks us what we would like to drink. she then comes back with a receipt and says please go over there and hand her (bartender) these receipts to let her know where we are sitting. After waiting 45 minutes, she (presumed waitress) brings us beer chasers for our Bloody Mary’s. 45 minutes after that she brings the table that got there after us, Blood Mary’s and mimosas. So my boyfriend goes over and asks where their at with making ours, she says 5 minutes. So 10 mins or so later she brings over all the Bloody Mary’s and forgets the mimosa. So after going up to waitress she says another 15 minutes bcuz mimosas are made differently by the kitchen. So almost 2 hours later and I finally get my mimosa. Mimosa was good except for toppings compared to the blood Mary. Which my boyfriend said was decent but not worth waiting 2 or so hours for. Checking out was a disaster as well, this place needs some organization and time management skills if they are trying to compete with other Bloody Mary specials around town. Service sucked. So if you want to spend half of Sunday morning sitting on a bar stool people watching this is ur place, if u want a drink… find another bar.

Terrible over priced bloody mary. Pulled porkhas no flavor. Bartender seemed to be drunk. Waitress rude. Went in for taste of fall. wont bother going back.

Met up with some family and this was the place that was chosen. Kinda small, the service was excellent!!! The food was really good too. They even offered us food that isn’t on the menu which was also good. They are revamping the menu right now. The prices were really cheap !! All their sauces are make from scratch and in house. Will be happy to eat here again. They should put in dock parking for boaters on the river.

Just got back to McHenry after about 10 years… so far this is the best food at a bar in town. The pizza and tacos were great and actually tasted fresh instead of frozen. Nice atmosphere and super clean.

We went in about 2 years ago with another couple for ½ price Prime Rib. The waitress was basically interrogating us about how we saw this ad for ½ price, like it was a secret code. Finally we said the right thing after 5 minutes. We get our Prime Rib and its really tough. After all that!
We had a «Taste of McHenry» on June 7^th. This place had Mini pulled pork sandwiches. Again we were with the same couple (Prime Rib story) We went up to the bar and my friend ordered a Bloody Mary, it was the same waitress, she rolled her eyes and said something. My girlfriend and I looked at each other and said «forget this place» and we all walked out! What a shame it looks like they made improvements, I was impressed when I walked in. But it didn’t last.

This has turned into a bar, with flat screens, beers, popcorn, gaming machines. Not sure whether McHenry needed another bar. It’s lost its sleek appeal but it’s at least not a dive. It still has friendly service.

I really wish it would’ve stayed just a wine place and not a eatery/​bar… McHenry has plenty of those — it is sad to see a Winery go away for just another bar with townies in it.
They do have decent martini specials, had a $ 5 Pomegranate Cosmo on a Friday night, but their food menu was insanely small.
Waitress was super odd when we asked her to split the checks and then had to do them one-​by-​one, it literally took 20 minutes to do 5 checks.

This is a fun place and very unique — really nothing else like it in McHenry. The front room has tables and wait service, and is not that loud. The food and service has always been very good, although the menu is very limited. Portions are inconsistent; some sandwiches can be a meal for two, other entries are rather minimal. The larger back room has a bar and is where the entertainment plays. It’s pretty loud in that room, bar service has alwasy been good for us there. We’ve never had dinner in that room, just go for drinks and entertainment.

Saturday night they host dueling pianos, good time fun! The food was average at best, great service. Excellent beer and wine selection. Go for the fun, but have dinner beforehand at Bimbos or The Fox Hole for pizza.

Worst experience ever! This was my second visit, really liked the piano bar but service was horrible. The owner was yelling at the waitress about our bill and pointing his fingers in her face. Given the wrong bill twice and asked to pay an amount that was not correct. Owner slammed down the bill after we disputed the amount and told us next time we pay for our drinks. Never going back, I will never give that man another dime. Let me know when there is new ownership and I will go back.

This place is AWFUL! After being warned not to go here by friends, I decided to try it anyway with a very open mind. I love wine and am always looking for a place to relax and enjoy a few glasses, but after my recent experience I will NEVER go back!!!
The owner was incredibly rude, and made us feel really uncomfortable. We were the only people in there, so you’d think he’d be a little friendlier, but he was awful. He made some incredibly rude comments to me and the people I was with, which is completely unacceptable!
I also would not consider myself a «wine snob», however his «wine list» was terrible. He provided cheap tasting wine and the list was very small. There was no price range, all wines were priced the same, so if you wanted a nice tasting wine it was not an option. And at $ 7.00 a glass, it’s a little ridiculous to pay for BAD wine!
Another thing I don’t understand is his concept. It’s like they’re trying to do a million different things in one place. It’s called corkscrew pointe, yet the wine list is terrible, the owner was not knowledgeable, and the list of martinis and micro brews were way larger than anything else. It’s also decorated poorly with fat chefs all over, which contradicts the «wine atmosphere» even more. This place is a total mess! I wouldn’t recommend this place to someone I hated!!!
Before I tried it I was also warned by friends about the owner’s attitude, and by other comments on here it seems like that’s a common occurrence! I’m not sure why someone with such hatred for people would go through the trouble of not only owning a «wine bar» but also working in it! Do yourself a favor and if you’re looking for an AMAZING place to hang out and actually be educated on wine, go a little further north to Lake Geneva and visit Pop More Corks! Trust me it’s worth the drive!

I will never go back here. Not only was the wine miserable but the owner was totally rude to us because we were not there for dinner. We only wanted drinks and appetizers, but he never gave us a chance to order an appetizer. When we tried to order a second glass of wine, we were abrubtly informed that we would not get any more wine without ordering dinner. When I asked why, he seemed to be angry. If this is their policy, it should be disclosed on the menu or when we first got there. It was a total shock to us.
The guy simply must not want the business. After the experience last night and reading these posts, it seems that customers just annoy him. He is in the wrong business.
He has lost some potential business by treating us this way. We belong to a wine club and were scouting out this place as a potential meeting spot.
I have traveled all over the US & have never experienced such a bad attitude in an owner.
And by the way, his wine list sucks

Bad service. Mediocre food. Ok beer. Good idea. McHenry needs some place like this, bit needs some work on execution and attention to detail.

I had a special event at Corkscrew Pointe, and although we spent good money to rent the space out, the treatment we received was disappointing. We did a wine tasting for about 25 people, and the owner was quite unfriendly. He spent his time standing near the wine dispenser making snide condescending remarks to my guests. At the end of our event he made us to feel like we were being practically thrown out, because he had to get somewhere for dinner.
I’m not sure why he even offers to host special events if they are that much of an inconvenience to him.

What can I say this place is fantastic! Great drinks, great service, great atmosphere… It’s much like going to a bar in Bucktown or other great Chicago neighborhoods! It has the exposed brick walls, utilitarian pipes, and electric. Right on the river for great views.
This about sums it up. Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. You want to be where you can see, our troubles are all the same. You want to be where everybody knows your name.