Zante of Orland

Zante is now called The Black Sheep and all the changes are for the better. A lot of new craft beer has been added on tap. more T.V.‘s the food is just as good if not better and the staff is basically the same efficient and friendly.

Zante’s has closed. Honestly, not surprised.
Service was horrid more times than it was decent. Only thing they were good at is being a place for young people too lazy to go into the city to go clubbing.
They played their music so loud you could hear it in the surrounding neighborhood.
Deals like AYCE wings and $ 1 burgers were good, but not enough to boost this place.

I went here during lunch for $ 1 half pound burgers. I had to order a drink for $ 2.50 but it was still cheap. The burger was much more delicious than I expected. There were a fair number of people on a weekday. Service was great.

Always come by for the delicious food specials, great burgers great wings nice staff and cold beer. Place is very nice

Such a great job of a bar and lounge on the southside. Every day I’ve been there they offer a great food specials and some very good drink specials. I was surprised to learn on Wednesdays the regular hamburgers on the menu or just a dollar there typically nine dollars. They bring in some rather large bands have DJ’s and support bag tournaments. Bar staff remain quick and efficient through out the day and are prepared to make most drinks though of.

I have been here a few times since my last review. Each time I came in it was for the burgers. I have tried most of them no and they are all very good. Consistency and large are a big plus here. Good service every time.

I will absolutely return soon based on this experience. We opted to dine lightly and have a few drinks alfresco on an amazing outdoor patio, equipped with the most hypnotic torches a «fire feature» pit with surround seating and plenty of tables arranged in an open-​air layout.
The waitress was very attentive, polite, and quick with our orders. We ended up sharing the spiked shrimp and a Greek salad and I couldn’t have been more pleased. The shrimp was bathed in a perfectly spicy buffalo sauce and decidedly tender, the Salad was authentically Greek with a very generous portion and the dressing was mouth watering. I was also impressed with the Zante Lemonade, it had plenty of alcohol, without overbearing the flavor and the lemon wedge was a nice touch.
I can’t wait to revisit and try more menu items. Overall, I highly recommend this spot, there’s really nothing in Orland like it. Not over the top expensive yet, plenty classy.

If i could give less I would. Server was not professional, after waiting 15 minutes the first thing she told us the was the table we were sitting at was for a bachelor party that is in 2.5 hours and we need to be out of there by then. Really? Those were the first words out of her mouth. She could have told us we were welcome to sit anywhere else but no. Seemed to me she could care less if we were there. Then she brings the drinks and wants to cash out or take my credit card for a tab. We were going to have dinner, what the heck? The drinks were terrible. Very watered down. For a first experience, it was a huge let down. I will not return, there are plenty of nice places in the area to spend your money, do yourself a favor and pass up on this one.

Great screens for the sports fan. Not sure about the food, but didn’t order. Could be good. Worth a visit. Finally ended up getting the wings after the game. Wings were subpar at best. They struck me as the frozen variety baked. Didnt care for them.
Plenty of gaming. Lots of folks playing the various machines there. Loved that they had Dos Equis on tap. Thats a big win for me. Was gonna go to the old standby place, the Cottage, but they were were closed. Decided to give this place a shot.

This review is strictly for the night life bar, not the food. This place is a wanna-​be Chicago night club– in Orland. They have very loud pounding techno music playing, half naked go-​go dancers, and strobe lights. This bar typically attracts three types of people. 1) half naked, sleazy, crack head looking type of girls 2) Affliction wearing juice heads and 3) old creepy men. The drinks are extremely overpriced and super weak. If I want the night club scene, I’ll head to Chicago.

My husband and I live in the area, two years ago we loved stopping in for food and drinks. The staff was friendly and the food was good. However the last three visits have been terrible! I have no idea if management has changed but staff takes forever to acknowledge you, the food is mediocre and not to mention it’s not clean. Our last visit even staff was complaining about how they haven’t cleaned the bathrooms. Today was our LAST visit we sat for 15mins not one person acknowledged us and it was not busy plus napkins were everywhere. It’s sad because at one time we were actually friendly with the staff and had fun nights there. I wish them luck but we’ll never spend a dime there again!

Yeah it’s a lounge. It seems it’s more of a club on busier nights. It was really chill on this particular night. Gotta love those blue flames on the outside. We were able to watch some of the plethora of screens they had.
I wouldn’t come here to watch «the» or any game really though. Remember there’s blue flames on the outside; this is not your fathers bar. There was a limo parked out front as we were walking in; it’s that type of bar.
Bartenders are nice. Pretty chatty. Talked about Jordan’s (a nearby bar) previous name. Couldn’t remember.
Seems they had good drink specials even though I don’t drink. I just had water but my friends got like $ 2 millers.
Again with the live gaming. I saw someone in my peripheral sitting at a machine the whole night. Didn’t go up to the bar, didn’t order drinks; just draining that bank account all night long. Sounds fun!
Clean bathroom. Very nice. Smelled good. They had stalls, no private poopers.

This lounge is very subpar. I’ve been here on two occasions and haven’t been impressed. The first time I went there wasn’t a whole lot of people which is nice on a Friday night because we were able to sit at the bar no problem. However, one must ask the question, why is a bar so barren on a Friday night. The drinks were decently priced, but a little watered down. The band was pretty good and played a lot of classics as well as some current hits, however, no one was dancing, not that there would have been a lot of people to dance.
The second time I went was nye 2013. A friend of mine wanted to go because they were having a good deal and it was right next door to a hotel. This time the place was packed. The drinks were still very watered down and the food was much worse than normal bar food. They had a DJ who was actual really good and dancing was fun. Overall, if you are looking for a cheap place to chill, you will have a pretty good time here, just don’t expect too much.

It’s a bar. If you think the food will be good, you’re wrong. It’s average bar food. The place can get noisy and packed. They sometimes have bands and it does get the crowd going.
Good ambiance for a younger crowd. Check their schedule before you go as it ranges from club djs to bands to karaōke.

Good place to hang with friends.
Good bands and the bartenders are quick and friendly

I’ve always heard mixed things on Zante, enough to encourage me to never go there.
Until I saw the $ 1 burger Wednesday special.
My girlfriend and I couldn’t say no to that (although she tells me no about plenty of other things).
I went in with low expectations (the same could be said about my relationship) but it was a great experience!
It wasn’t loud or full of obnoxious twenty somethings which numerous folks told me inhabited the place. It was casual and nice.
The dollar burger covered the whole burger menu, which meant you could get the bacon burger for a dollar, or the classic for a dollar, or any of their other burgers for a dollar. You weren’t handcuffed to a plain burger!
Our waitress was kind, quick, and beautiful. I wanted to run off with her right then and there and leave my «girlfriend» behind.
Parking is easy. The pricing is decent. The portions on the appetizers are quite filling.
I’ll definitely be going back to Zante, hopefully alone.

Well came here for the hawks game, was debating to come or not and decides to give it a try since they advertise on facebook a lot.
This was my second time here and the first one was long long time ago. We came in with the wife not dressed in hawks colors, just as a regular customers. At the entrance there was noone to greet us or a sign to sit yourself down. I understand it is a bar, but not only regulars go to the bar. We found a spot not too far from the entrance and sat down. Had to wait for about 10 minutes before a server saw us, i would not mind wave my hand to a server to let them know i am here, need a menu and a drink. When finally server came to us we figured out employees are dressed like customers, so i had no clue how many were working that day.
Food was ok, tried the special 1 topping pizza for $ 2.95, well received what was expected, very plain taste, but it was ok.
We also got appetizer platter. Few things were good, most of it came out cold.
Drinks were good, i liked bloody marry, expected to be asked if i wanted spicy or mild (have 3 year bartending experience, was trained to ask). Bartenders were having a lot of conversations between each other rather then engaging the customers. It is a bar, but some people watching the game by the bar were alone, its expected to have conversation with a bartender and not be ignored until you lift your empty bottle.
Restrooms, just ok, barely ok. Yes you can do what you need to do there, but needs upkeep for sure. Looked like saturday night was a good party and for sunday they just took the garbage out. Upkeep needed.
Atmosphere was like a bar and thats what i expected, place to come drink watch a game or party friday saturday night.
Not a place to come with a few friends and hang out.
Our server i would give A for effort, B for service.
More training and keeping up the place ia needed.
I was set on 3 stars but had to give two stars. Thata because server or food runner came out of the kitchen with few pizzas and walked to our side of the room to ask 3 tables if the pizza was theirs. She was on the wrong side of the room. Looked like an episode from Bar Rescue.
I would come again and give it a try, but expectations were higher before we walked in.

Wouldn’t have been my first choice for a night out but I went for a friend’s birthday and was quite surprised.
My friend reserved a table, so they had one marked for us when we arrived which was nice, especially if you hate to stand all night. The server we had for the table was amazing. She even asked what our friend likes in order to give her a birthday shot, on the house of course. She kept the drinks coming and was super friendly all night. I wish I had gotten her name because she was amazing, and I wish I could let management know how wonderful she was.
The only bad part about the table was that it was slanted, literally it tapered down from the center, which meant we had about 6 drinks just slide right off during the night. The waitress was nice enough to replace the birthday girl’s lost drinks but it was really inconvenient and left a huge mess under our table.
We went on a Saturday so ladies got in free. The entrance is heated well, which is nice while your waiting for the slow ID scanner to process. The beer was cheap enough, the mixed drinks are on the high end, but that is what’s to be expected at a night club. The college basketball games were playing when we first got there, but once they ended they turned the music up, and the tvs off.
Just a warning — the music is very loud (and I know some of you are thinking, «duh! of course it’s loud») but honestly my ears rang until the next weekend so if you are sensitive I’d advise using some ear plugs or staying far away from the speakers/​dance floor.

Came here for the all you can eat wings for 4.95 on a Tuesday night. There is limited staff. I think just one waitress and another bartender who was helping with bringing out the food.
For the wings, you can order 6 at a time and the available options are plain, mild, hot, bbq, and garlic. We tried all of the flavors and the plain seemed to be the best. The others were just too salty for me. Overall, the wing deal is decent.
The service, however, was horrible. The waitress was just simply rude. It was hard to find her when we needed to order more wings to the multiple times she rolled her eyes at us when we asked her to 1. bring more water 2. more ranch 3. to repeat the sauces. Also, when she brought out the check, when my friend went to hand it back with the credit card, it fell to the floor. My friend apologized, but the waitress, AGAIN, rolled her eyes. I mean, if you’re having a bad day, don’t take it out on the customers. EXTREMELY disappointed in the service.

The night I was here — it was not so bad!
Although, we did have to pay a $ 5.00 cover for a god-​awful 80’s cover band. The band was not at all fun, but they did think the world of themselves.
Service was attentive, beer was cheap.
Bathrooms should have been better. Like, stall doors should work, and if the hand dryers are broken, stop adding new machines without taking the old ones down.