Alissa J.
6/7/2025
While visiting the state park, we stopped at the lodge for lunch. The lodge has a beautiful dining area and view. The staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly. I ordered the chicken salad and...
Giant City Lodge
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460 Giant City Lodge Rd
Makanda, IL 62958
Giant City State Park Lodge & Restaurant in Carbondale, Illinois, is the finest dining lodge in the area, providing the most exceptional dining and lodging experience in Southern Illinois. We are located in the middle of the Shawnee National Forest. Our atmosphere is completely unprecedented the natural setting allows for beautiful views no matter where you are on the property. Come for the dining and lodging, and stay for the experience, service, and beauty. The dining room, with seating for 200, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, with an excellent reputation for food and hospitality. You're sure to enjoy some of the best fried chicken ever if you choose the specialty of the lodge. Contact us today for more information about the most fantastic dining and lodging experience in the state.
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3.5163 reviewsJennifer B.
11/9/2025
Very slow service. Several food items was cold. When asked for replacement got attitude from server. Also when you can sit at a table and see cob webs. Very dirty. Told server. He thought he...
Lisa H.
10/25/2025
My husband likes to go here, I hate it. Went last night just the 2 of us, it was 5:20 not very busy. Hostess had to check if there was a table then had to ask the manager if we could be seated....
Jack M.
3/21/2025
The lodge itself is beautiful and incredibly comforting and weirdly nostalgic. Parts of my favorite movie, Gone Girl, was actually filmed here! As for the restaurant, amazing food and service. We...
Greg J.
10/26/2023
You have to stop here at least to see the main lodge building. It is spectacular. Just what you'd imagine a park lodge would look like. And they've carried the theme into the dining room with the...
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