Reality Bites

Bloomington, IL · Restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Bloomington
#50
of 178 restaurants
City Percentile
55%
rating percentile
Address
Reality Bites, 414 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone
(309) 828-1300
Website
www.realitybitesblm.com
Status
Closes soon · 12 AM · Opens 11 AM Sat

Reality Bites is a restaurant located in Bloomington, IL. It is one of 178 restaurants listed in Bloomington. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Bloomington city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Reality Bites

Fine Dining, Tapas and Unique Cocktails located in Downtown Bloomington. We offer a wide range menu, as well as monthly rotating food and drink menus.

Hours

Friday11 AM–
Saturday11 AM–
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday11 AM–10 PM
Thursday11 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Shawn Gusciora · Oct 2025

Lovely outdoor seating and delightful cocktails await you at Reality Bites. We enjoyed the Seared Tuna and Pork Potstickers appetizers. The Harvest Salad from the seasonal menu was also very tasty. The chicken on the El Bandido salad was tough- won’t order that again.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Cats J · Feb 2026

The only thing that bit during our first (and last!) visit was the reality that this was one of the worst dining experiences we've ever had (and we eat out a lot). We waited over 30 minutes for a burger (ordered medium) and farfalle pasta with vodka sauce --we were the only table that had placed a dinner order at that time. No check-ins, no updates. When I finally asked, we were told the kitchen was "plating" and needed five more minutes - they took more than 5. My burger came out first and was beyond well-done. It was dry and smothered in sloppy sauce. The pasta was completely wrong: linguini with basic marinara instead of the farfalle with vodka sauce that was on the menu. The sauce tasted straight from a jar. We were hungry and almost let it go, until my husband took a bite and the pa

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Lealand Randel · Dec 2025

18 dollars for three tacos store bought salsa and chips two pieces of shrimp and overcooked as well on each taco no worth 18 dollars. I can makeore than that for the price of buying a bag of shrimp, tortillas, salsa, chips, tomato, avocado would come to 18 bucks. Don't recommend. The waitress only stopped by 3 times only do bring drinks the first time then apps and then the tacos which 45 minutes for the other food to come out.

★★★★★ 5.0 Draconis _Margot · Dec 2024

Wonderful place! This was my first time here, and the food was amazing. I had the Ex Boyfriend (the drink in the picture) it's a perfect light drink if you like drinks on the sweeter side. The party I was with shared many of the menu appetizers, and all were a HIT! Especially the spinach and artichoke dip, along with the bacon wrapped dates.

★★★★★ 5.0 Samantha Hansen · Apr 2023

My boyfriend and I decided to try some place new for dinner and landed on Reality Bites. The owner greeted us right away. They were busy, so we sat at the bar while we waited for a table. It was worth the wait for sure! We ordered the Bang Bang Shrimp 🍤 and bacon wrapped dates for appetizers. I'm still thinking about how good both of those were. 🤤 My boyfriend ordered the New York Strip and I ordered "the Funks Grove Burger". I can't say enough good things about the food and environment there. We were raving to our family and friends about it!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ Curbside Pickup ✓ Delivery ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Fast Service ✓ Great Beer Selection ✓ Great Cocktails ✓ Great Dessert ✓ Great Wine List ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance

Services

RestaurantBarFine dining restaurantTapas restaurant

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