Great food and amazing Sevice, both with great views! Hanging out on the deck is also really fun.read more

We stopped by when we were up North a few weeks ago. The restaurant is beautiful, had a fun…read moreatmosphere, had great lake views, and was very clean. The staff were knowledgeable and very professional. The food, however, fell short for me. The bread looked like it came from a grocery store, but the butter was good. I had the pork with succotash. It was not my favorite. The pork was ok. The sauce lacked flavor. The succotash had a somewhat bitter note. Not sure if it was old. My wife had the alfredo, that I thought was greasy. While it has a great atmosphere, the food could use a good bit of improvement.

Our first visit today on 'wiener Wednesday'. We each had a $5 hot dog - traditional Chicago for me…read moreand BBQ for my guy (came with onion, bacon & BBQ sauce). Both were delicious! A tiny bit disappointed the bun wasn't poppyseed, but it was good enough as is. We shared sides of sweet potato fries (generous portion) and onion rings. Both were tasty & hot. Topped it off with some drinks & it was a perfect lunch. Our server, Nancy, was friendly & attentive. The place is cute inside - a sizable bar with a small dining room, decked out in typical Northwoods fashion. Check it out!

Great pizza! Great service!…read more We were there for 4th of July weekend and had a wonderful meal. It's a local place run by really nice people.

I work in customer service, so when someone says they are going out for a fish fry I'll ask where's…read moreyour favorite place to go? 9/10 it's Murtaughs. So of course I have to try it and let me tell you... it did NOT disappoint! I have eaten there there before and had their delicious deli sandwiches and their burgers are cooked to perfection, but wow! It's all you can eat deep fried pollack. Made to order beer battered or cajun. Included Murtaugh's clam chowder(I WANTED TO BATHE IN THIS STUFF, SO GOOD!), coleslaw, rye bread, their famous made from scratch potato salad (YUMMO! ) or french fries, lemon & tarter. And yay! They had malt vinegar! I love that with my fish. And let's not forget our bartender (sorry sir, I forgot your name ) but he was just on top of EVERYTHING! Fast, polite, engaging and a great smile! Thank you folks at Murtaughs! Oh shoot!! And David the cook!! The Oz. The man behind the curtain. Thank you all for making it great!

Michelle was amazing, atmosphere was friendly, food was tasty! Got the Philly and lots of…read moreappetizers, everything was solid

We've eaten at Besse's on Clear Lake twice this week, and that says it all. The food is delicious,…read morethe staff is genuinely friendly, and everything we've ordered has been excellent. I had the crab cakes and the grilled shrimp, and both were outstanding. Fresh, flavorful, and cooked perfectly. It's the kind of place that makes you want to come back, and we did. If you're in the area, it's definitely worth a visit!

My wife and I stumbled onto this place by accident, and I'm glad we did. Time had gotten away from…read moreus, and most places were either closed or closing in a few minutes, but after a quick google search, I found Besse's was open a little later so we stopped in. They were kind enough to let us eat at the bar as it was close to closing time. The restaurant has classic up north supper club vibes. The staff were friendly and professional. The bartender filled us in on the restaurants history and how they got involved with the Food Network. It was very interesting. I had the shrimp and my wife had the crab cakes. Both were outstanding. Next time we are up this way, we will come back.

The "Dark Forest", as grandpa would call it, is a jewel of the northwoods. Great food, excellent…read morebeer selection and good service. A rare combination north of Wausau. Authentic German fare, so satisfying. With Covid, they're doing curbside pick up. Order online and eat 30 minutes later. Seamless!

We loved this beer list and the food was delicious--my husband had the jagerschnitzel and I had the…read morebaked cod. This place is a well oiled machine. If I could change one thing -- the seasoning used on the cod was overly yellow and tasted like something you might get at the grocery store with a lot of MSG in it. The fries were also overly seasoned. But the fish was cooked perfectly and the sauce on the schnitzel was divine. Clearly there are some things made in house, and others that are outsourced...

We found this place by chance and so walked in without reservations. They initially turned us away…read morebut with further discussion and a few cocktails at the bar eventually made room to accommodate us. As with many cases this season they were very short staffed and trying to offer good service to those that had made reservations. Our server had several tables including one of 16 people. I can't believe how good the service ended up being with Karen our waitress. As a seasoned vet in this Industry she was on top of everything. Additionally the food was Breyer than I had hoped for. We all started with the salad bar which was clean and organized. They did end up running out of ranch dressing which was a disappointment but that was the only thing that fell short the entire evening. After the salads the four of us has the French onion soup which was better than most I've had. This was followed by our main course. Two of us has the 10 oz. Fillets, on had the 16oz ribeye and lastly one liver and onions. All the steaks were fabulous and the liver was also good from what I hear. There was no rushing, Karen our server timed out servings perfectly and the evening turned out spectacular. A big kudos to the Manager for getting us in. This will be a part of our rotation moving forward. Don't forget to make reservations!

They have a gluten free section on the menu but the chef doesn't have a clue. I ordered ground…read moresteak off the gf menu and told the server i needed gf as listed on the menu. It came topped with breaded onion straws which i removed and then found the meat covered with a creamy flour based gravy. I sent it back for a new order while the rest of the group ate. I asked to see a manager to complain and the server said the owner wan't there and didn't seem to be a manager there. The server said the chef wasn't familiar with the gf menu. Wow

Need to try again. Food was phenomenal, service was pretty terrible. We ordered 2 kids tenders, 3…read moretacos, loop burger, loop chicken sandwich, broasted chicken, and Hawaiian pizza. While the taste was 100% on point, half the food came out cold, I including the two $4 up-charged haystack onions. So disappointing. We asked for no pickle on one thing, no onion on another. Both came out with the ingredients we didn't want. We were charged for sauces (honey mustard and ranch) for the kids tenders when no one mentioned it being extra (shouldn't tenders COME with sauce?) NEVER asked if we wanted refills on drinks or checked on us. It was a Tuesday night and it took an hour and 5 minutes to get us our food. Yes we were a group of 9 but it was 3 kids and not that busy. Only seemed to be 2 waitstaff for the whole place. Just no attention paid to actual orders, and next to no regard for checking on guests. Again, the food was amazing, so I'm just hoping it was an off night. We'll visit again to verify.

Great food and service. It's a busy place on chicken Sunday but very nice bar type atmosphere…read more We'll be back when traveling through.

Nice stop in the lake, a decent amount of boat parking. Inside is small and the outside area is…read morevery nice on the water, great views and lots of boat traffic. The staff as attentive to our table and quick. The drink menu was big. The daiquiri and pina colada were from a smoothie machine and not super frozen so on a hot day it doesn't last long. I got the chicken bacon ranch wrap with sweet potatoes fries. The sweet potato fries were good but feel like missing a dipping sauce with them. The wrap was a good portion, I prefer a little more sauce. The fish fry plate was big, 3 pieces of fish. The batter was crispy. The corn bread was yummy.

Fun place on the water. Good food but not inexpensive. Service was friendly but not particularly…read morefast. Must be patient. Sat outside close to the dock, was a beautiful sunny day and not too hot. Wifey had a salad with grilled chicken. Looked very good and ended up as part of the clean plate club. Friends had pulled pork sliders which looked very good. Three small rolls with pork, cole slaw and a dressing. Fourth adult had fish tacos with side of fries. Fish portion was modest. One child had beef tacos, must not have been very good because only a half was eaten. Child number two had a corn dog and fries. Can't complain about the food, but the prices were a little high for what we received. Recommend as a great place to stop while on the lake but would not journey there for other meals.