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    Anchor Bar & Grill

    2.6 (161 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Live music
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Great list of beers
    Tammy F.

    Great atmosphere! Gambling machines, playground, shake a day, live music Saturday's, bingo Sundays and meat raffle. Food good. Not a huge menu but good. Parking lot is huge for campers and trailers. Right on the water. Great place to hang out all day.

    Rose R.

    Stopped in during our travel to IL and we had gift cards so thought we would check it! Decent amount of parking and the restaurant is very welcoming - tall ceiling and a view next to water is always nice! We sat at the bar and the seats are very wide and comfortable! Beer list on the wall via tv screen not ideal so took a pic of it and zoomed in Food selection was diverse it was a Friday so the fish fry options looked good I choose an appetizer and side salad which was delicious the hubby had the grinder sandwich and fries which had lots of flavor Bartender seemed busy and distracted so not very attentive but likely just having a off night Live music from 6-9 on Friday so that was nice too! All in all a nice place stop in!

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    Anne L.

    Stopped in at the Anchor for a Monday night dinner (wish they had live music on the weekdays). Servers were attentive even though they were very understaffed. Food was great. Cheese curds are some of the best on the Rock River! A must get. The pickle fries are okay, would recommend trying something else. There is a nice play place for kids and lots of seating options.

    Numerous televisions
    Bill N.

    Anchor Bar and Grill, located on the river with plenty of places to dock your boat. My bride ordered the Bourbon Black and Blue Burger.... applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese with Bourbon BBQ sauce. I had the Shipwreck, Applewood smoked bacon, pulled pork & French fried onions w/smokehouse bbq sauce. Both burgers were excellent! This place is huge!! Outside two stages, fire pit, playground and an abundance of seating inside and out. Our server Allison is excellent! Prompt friendly and attentive! (She gave 5 Star worthy service) Jarryd the bartender unfortunately does not live up to the exceptional service level of Allison. When first seated I asked Jarryd if he would put the IndyCar race on one of the many televisions. He seemed put out by my request and said he needed to complete his drink orders first. That was fair enough..... however when the orders were completed , he had time to socialize, play on his phone and do many things not related to customers (paying attention to an outside female bartender) or simply put the race on one of the televisions. Luckily I have Peacock TV and watched the end of the race on my cell phone. It truly wouldn't have bothered me if he was too busy working, however being a rabid IndyCar fan, this dinged the establishment one star.

    Nachos
    Rebecca S.

    This spot is beautiful right on the river/lake and has good outside music. The service is good and the atmosphere is fun. Three stars because the food was not good. The cheese curds were very good, however the nachos were so disappointing, they come without salsa and sour cream and the chips looked like the cheese was melted on them in the microwave. It is nice to come here for drinks but don't have high expectations for the food.

    Right on a lake!
    Creed W.

    Our experience for lunch was different than other patrons. Pulled in looking for a mom & pop place (not a chain) on our way from Chicago to central WI. This place has a huge parking lot and an Ada ramp at the entrance. Sign said seat yourself and Julie, our server, met us at the table b4 we sat down. She took our drink orders and gave us a few to look at the menu. Drinks came right away. We got the pulled chicken from the pit and the fish fry (cod). Another guy brought the food out in good time - chicken was warm and the fish was hot. Chicken was moist & flavorful. Served with creamy Cole slaw and roasted corn with a nice smoking spicy flavor. 6 sauces table side to choose from. Fish fry was beer battered, and the batter was flavorful, if I bit salty. No vinegar, but lots of lemons (I don't like tarter sauce, but it came with it). Served with Cole slaw and beer battered fries. There was a band setting up while we were there (this seems to be a big place for live music) We didn't know it was on the water, but they are and they have a huge outdoor patio with separate bar. There are tie-up for boats along the docks. This place should be hopping in the warm weather. Side note: the ladies room (3 stalls) was the CLEANEST smelling bathroom in a bar I have been in a long time.

    The shipwreck
    Tristin R.

    So service was great. Perfect day on a holiday weekend. Sat outside view was great. Live music really added to the experience. Our waitress was fantastic even though it was busy. Drinks were fantastic. Food was ok. Overpriced for what we got. I tried the gumbo and wasn't impressed. The moby dick was decent I myself didn't like the cheese on it. My husband had the prime rib sandwich sandwich and he said fries were best part.. so we definitely will be back. But probably just to drink!!

    Mango chicken salad
    Jessica G.

    I wanted to love this place, the concept is great. They have so much outdoor seating, grass and deck areas, on the river. They have live music at night. When we drove past on a trip up north, I was excited to see it on the side of the road for a lunch break. The menu is big - maybe too big. Lots of apps, tacos, sandwiches, fish, salads, wings, etc. after asking for the server's input I went with the mango chicken salad. It sounded light. My parents got a ham & cheese panini style sandwich and a BLT, both with fries. The food was ok. The sandwiches weren't bad, the fries delicious and the sauces were fun to try. My salad was good - lots of chicken, sweet mango, crunchy chips. There wasn't much mango and they forgot the dressing but I wasn't worried since the honey mustard was on the table anyway (and delicious). It was all good until I found multiple hairs lower down, very much mixed into my salad. While they were very apologetic & made me a new salad to go (we wanted to hit the road again) they forgot the chicken and dressing on this. Overall service was a mess. They didn't seem to have anything organized and kept taking unnecessary trips back and forth which really slowed everything down. When I went to ask about the hair, our waitress was nowhere to be found since she was apparently also working in the kitchen? This spot has so much potential if they get it organized with server sections, make their menu smaller and really focus on the drinks and live music. I'm sure it's a great spot to hang at night but the whole experience was a little frustrating even with our waitress being very friendly while running around somewhat aimlessly.

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    Do you know why I go here? ....The good music and the tap beer.

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    Nice spot to go after hanging out on the boat all day. Food was just okay, nothing worth bragging about. 4/5 for the drinks

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    I had a great visit with my friends and we are tourists. Great location off of the highway and our server, Kylie did a great job! Thank you!

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