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| - Ok, so there is so much to say about this place.
Service was ok. It took us a long time to get drinks and we ordered a beer and a soda. The bar was understaffed for a Saturday night and we noticed! There was clearly something happening next door at the ice arena and management should have been better prepared. Our server was pleasant but not extremely knowledgeable. She told us the darkest beer they had was Capital Amber when there were patrons around us clearly enjoying a porter or stout. She did however, happily relocate us to a table further into the restaurant. We were seated right next to the door and it was COLD!
The food is pretty good. My husband and I each enjoyed the fish fry. You get three huge pieces with a wheat roll, cole slaw, and a choice of potato. They easily subbed out sweet potato fries for regular fries which is cool. Some places are strict about their fish fry sides, these guys aim to please. Food came out of the kitchen piping hot, which I love. It wasn't properly expedited so we were missing butter and tarter sauce but our served noticed immediately and brought the sides over.
The menu was super interesting and diverse, hello, nachos made with bratwurst! The tables are big and there's TVs everywhere which would make this a great place to take in a Badger game.
This is where it gets strange. We had just gotten our drinks when we noticed a large group of women confront a server and seat themselves. While this would have been fine if they would have actually fit at the table, they began to take chairs from all the tables around them. They were invading other patrons personal space. My husband and I were clearly uncomfortable as they helped themselves to our table without asking. I felt bad for the poor server. They already had drinks and were clearly not ordering food so that poor server was completely screwed out of a tip. While I understand that there is little the establishment could have done, I do feel they have a duty to other patrons dining in their establishment. They could have easily asked the women to wait or offered to break them up. Instead, my husband and I couldn't wait to get out of there. People were leaning on our table, shoving my purse over etc. it was not handled properly and given its location, I feel that this could be a reoccurring problem that will drive away local business.
I will return to try their other food and hope that they solve some of these problems as I could easily see this being one of our regular go to establishments. It definitely has potential!
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