Faithful Pilot Cafe

Very delicious and delightful. It's hard to find restaurants just off i80 worth stopping for, especially between Iowa City and Chicago. This is definitely one! We had been traveling for 4+hours, and we were hungry. Between a shared appetizer and dinner, it was just the right amount - not too much, not too little, to head back out onto the highway. Any negative review from 2005 doesn't count. The food is wonderful and prepared by a professional chef who teaches at a local culinary school. Duck breast and beef tenderloin were both perfectly cooked. A seasonal substitution for an appetizer on the printed menu was a delicious recommendation. Local, fresh ingredients are part of the chef's approach, giving the best and freshest dishes to the diner. The ambience was elegant and warm, and the service was exceptionally professional. We cannot recommend this restaurant enough. It will definitely become a place we frequent whenever we are on the road... we may even make it a destination for us on other occasions (only about 1 hr from Iowa City). Check out their website! The food is as extraordinary as it sounds. more

This was the BEST meal I have had in the Quad Cities. I ordered a steak and it was prepared to perfection. Everything was very tasty. It is a small quaint river front restaurant. If you want a river view, you will need to make reservations. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a delicious dinner. They have a variety of seasonal meals to chose from. I think this is the BEST restaurant in the Quad Cities! more

About as professional as a grade school play, best discribes this nightmare. On the night my wife and I dined there they were out of three of our first choices. We had to settle for what I call second choice, and in reality no choice at all. The whole place is a bricker brack of furnishings and the service lacked any charm at all. The only saving grace was that our waitress didn't charge us for most of our bar bill, I think it was an attempt to get a big tip, so we left her 30%. Skip it. more