Went here the first week they reopened and it is a very nice bar and building. The service was ok, but they were busy with only 2 bartenders. The wait was longer than I think it should have been, lots of open tables, but still took them 20 min to have a table ready. Their menu was higher priced than other places I have been to in Shawano. Their salad bar setup is horrible. There was no room move around with more than 2 people getting salads at the same time(no line structure). Their portions of food were below average, but the taste was good. I would not make this a weekly place to get dinner, but maybe every few months. read more

This place provides plenty of of available seating. Overall decorated nicely. There is a full bar as well. All the staff was very nice and attentive. We were able to make reservations for our party if 7. Their menu offers steak, seafood, and pasta. Their salad bar has some decent options as well even though it is small. The soup was very good. The pork chops were great with the twice baked potatoes. You get plenty of food for the price. read more

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I ordered a steak, prime rib, medium and the whole plate was cold. I couldn't put sour cream or butter on my potato because it would just sit there. I told the waitress and she said she'd fix it. When the steal came back it was gray and everything was still cold. My husband was almost finished eating so I packed up and took the food home. They microwaved the steak! Gross. This was my second attempt ordering a steak here. The first time was a ribeye which was full of gristle. I'm done! read more

Always had good luck here. Good food good service. Unfortunately we ran here for our 48th wedding anniversary on sept 2 2025. Got our drinks and waitress came and asked if we were ready to order and proceeded to tell us , just so you know we have no steaks of any kind unless you want a steak sandwich. We ran 45 miles for steak!!!! Not a sandwich. Very disappointed!!! We then told her we will go somewhere else. Then told her we would pay our bill so we could leave. She actually gave us a bill for $8.50. You think for the 45 mile run and the inconvenience they could have covered the bill. Not sure we will be back! read more

One of the best restaurants I have been to in quite awhile! I would highly recommend anyone to drop in and see for themselves! We had such a nice time there! We were greeted as soon as we came in the door by Cindy! We celebrated our 36th Wedding Anniversary there. we were greeted as soon as we walked in! we were seated and ordered sodas. we ordered the rib eye steak with mushrooms and green beans and baked potatoes! us we that comes with it so we went a great salad to start out with everything was fresh. Steak was very delicious. I only got the small ribeye because I don't eat a lot but my husband had plenty on his plate and brought some home! Our server she was right on top of everything very busy but always at the table making sure we had enough of everything and asking if we needed any more refills on our soda she was very pleasant and really quite good at what she does We would recommend this restaurant to everyone. It was well worth the money we spent. And we had a very nice time! read more

Food and service were both outstanding. Generous portions and very reasonable prices. Well worth the 30-minute drive

This " restaurant " was taken over by greedy inept owners. Poor man's lobster was microwaved to death. Bartender does whatever he wants in disregard to what the customer asked for. Used to be the nicest place in Shawano. Now it's the worst in the three county area! Greasy horrible mess. read more

Ordered a filet, came out out very well done, ordered medium. No problem server came by, very sweet lady. Took the steak back they made another and came out rarer then rare. Waiter Agreed and took it off the ticket, after waiting 1 hour and 45 min I lost appetite. Owner insisted that I pay 15 dollars for the salad bar. I would have got more than a small salad if I knew it was like that. Horrible experience. Owner/manager didn't even care to address the table. Taco Bell was gourmet compared to this. read more

Over priced and very over garlic seasoned Italian food. Steak prices were way out of control and not worthy of what I can cook at home. We got great Butchers in this area and for the prices I can get 2 32oz prime steaks for less money. read more

The Dixon's have maintained the Torch Lite as the go to supper club. Fantastic food, top notch, friendly service and cozy atmosphere. Great spot for a Friday fish fry and a brandy old fashioned. read more

WELL, I should have taken the previous reviewer's advice and NOT gone with the Walleye. I figured, it's been a year now, maybe they have improved. Nope. I just cannot recommend the broiled walleye, under any circumstance. It was not good. The texture was off, it was bony, and as others mentioned before, I don't think it was even really Walleye. Lesson learned I guess! The salad bar was pretty good. Everything was fresh. The chicken and dumpling soup was REALLY tasty! I had two bowls of this to make up for my non-edible fish. The twice baked potato is fantastic. Of all the things I tried, I would absolutely recommend this. Service was... meh. Our server was sweet enough, but she was slow at getting to us, slow at refilling drinks, slow at.. everything. It struck me odd that upon finishing our meals, she didn't inquire as to why I had eaten half of only 1 of the 4 fish filets on my plate. Oh well. There is also a weird "zoo" type thing behind the restaurant. I guess they are privately owned animals and treated more like pets, but they still draw a crowd. Mixed feelings on this. Not a zoo fan personally. But, as long as they are treated well and happy, I can't say too much. Overall - this place is, in a word - weird. read more

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I have been going to Anello's for years. It is a supper club with a very large bar area. One our favorite things is the salad bar and all the choices you get to choose from. The menu is good but I usually select the evening special. The staff is always very friendly. I do miss the quaintness of the original building that burnt down years ago... memories I guess read more

I was ignored and treated rudely. I'm guessing because I was wearing a mask and literally NO ONE but me was wearing a mask. Took three calls to even place an order got home and it was wrong. Not a place I would ever go again. read more

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DO NOT order Walleye unless you like pike!!! Three of us ordered this and were very disappointed because we were expecting what the menu said was "walleye." This fish did not taste good and it was boney. The vegetables that came with the fish tasted like what we buy in the frozen section at the grocery store. I recommend the restaurant changes this since it was pretty disappointing. Order the perch for fish instead. This was a much better fish option. Also, it would be nice if they did not have a fried option only. Double baked potato was good. Chicken soup was too salty. There is no beer menu which I thought was odd. Also, I personally think the sequence vests need to go. This is a nice looking restaurant and should not have thier staff wear casino vests.... Staff was friendly, however service was slow for how long it took food to come out. Overall it was a good place to come to if you are not in a rush. read more

Dixon's Torchlite - "Walleye" aka pike and NOT what we typically think tastes like walleye plus boney. Plus grocery store frozen vegetables. - Italian Near Me - Shawano, Wisconsin

Went for dinner at 7 on a Sunday night. We ordered drinks at the bar, received the wrong drink. Order our food shortly after. I ordered King Crab legs, I was informed price had been raised to $65 dollars! I asked the waitress if they were worth and she recommended them, so I did it. We got our table and went to the salad bar, which was great. After we finished our salads our waitress asked if we knew it was a long wait for our food, which we responded we had not been informed when ordering. Ordered another round of drinks and once again received the incorrect drink. At 9:10 we received our food and what a disappointment. My $65 crab legs were a joke. There were 2 half claws on my plate, but one of the claws was void of any meat. If you cannot deliver, take this off your menu! I may get screwed over once, but not twice. read more

Dixon's Torchlite - King Crab Legs - Italian Near Me - Shawano, Wisconsin

I visited the previous Anello's and was not all that impressed. Those dinners were average at best and a little overpriced for the quality. The restaurant burned to the ground and has since been rebuilt so thought we'd give it another try. They seem to be doing well because the parking lot generally appears full. On entry I was very impressed with the decor and ambiance. The restaurant is very casual but has a nice modern look one would expect to find somewhere in a city larger than Shawano. That's the last of the good things I have to say in my review. The restaurant was moderately busy but not outrageously so for a Saturday evening. I could see 4-5 couples milling about near the hostess stand obviously waiting to be seated. The hostess (older woman who I think might be co-owner) was absent for quite awhile and then walked past the hostess stand several times without acknowledging my wife and I or another couple waiting ahead of us. Several waitresses walked by numerous times and none had the customer service thought to say "someone will be with you". This wait was several (at least 5) minutes before the hostess finally returned to the stand to take our name. The wait for a table was going to be about 30 minutes even though there appeared to be several open tables. The hostess offered that we could dine at the bar if we didn't want to wait. This seemed reasonable since the bar area appears very nice and there were maybe 10 people sitting at what is a pretty large bar. The bartender, an older gentlemen (think the husband of hostess & thus other owner) was clearing glassware and moving things around behind the bar. He made eye contact with me at least 3 times without saying I'll be right with you. Several more minutes went by and the man walked up to where we were sitting and was carrying an empty soda bottle. He bent down in front of us to put the bottle away and as he stood up, turned to walk away without even addressing us. He was not helping anyone else. I offered to him that their customer service was terrible and at that point had enough of Anello's. We got up and left. So no food rating here from the new but not so improved Anello's. We had dinner at Season's restaurant for the first time instead and were pleasantly surprised. read more

Shawano doesn't have many great dining establishments but Arnello's offers standard food every time I come to town. Friday night fish Fry is the best in town. Salad bar comes with entrees too. read more

We haven't been here since they rebuilt so not sure what to expect. We didn't have a reservation so waiting 20 minutes wasn't that bad. Our waitress brought our drinks, but did not bring any bread, we watched as everybody else receive theirs. The highlight of the dinner was the salad bar. We ordered chicken parm, Alfredo with chicken and a medium rare prime rib must waited about 30 minutes. The prime rib was overcooked more like medium and the pasta dishes were so so at best. Definitely won't be coming back. read more

Overpriced, loud place now. I really enjoyed Anellos before but the changes they have made haven't really helped make it a more enjoyable dining experience. There were really drunk loud people in the bar that then came in the dining room. One dipped his cracker in the cheese spread, ate it, then dipped the cracker again. So gross. I told he waitress who didn't care. They charge 4% on credit cards which is a little ridiculous in 2018. The food was good but not good enough for the price. read more

Dixon's Torchlite - Italian Near Me - Shawano, Wisconsin

This was the worst restaurant experience I have ever had. We made a reservation for 7 people. The hostess took our drink and food order. She brought our drinks and we then waited almost 2 hours for our food and not ONCE did anyone come to our table to see if we needed more drinks or water. Our food was given to us and again, no one came back to our table to check on how the food was. I had to go to the hostess to ask for a bill and made sure she was aware of what we had just experienced. Our bill was finally walked over by a waitress. She literally dropped it on the table and told us to pay at the bar. I would never step foot into this restaurant again. read more

Used to enjoy going out to eat here. After tonight we won't be back. The owner was very rude. Food used to be great now it comes out of a can. Let's put up a 2 million dollar restaurant and open cans of marinara. My steak was no where near 14 oz oh and over cooked. Waitress asked if food was good and before I could say my steak was overcooked she said oh its good... and walks away. read more

I will start with the positive. The food is very good! The drinks: Ordered a whiskey old fashioned sweet, very good. My son ordered the same thing 5 minutes later. Was horrible. They redid it. Horrible again. I think they put water in it. Now for the service: OMG! We had a 6:30 reservation. Checked in at 6:05. We said we are waiting on two people but they will be here on time. The hostess (also owner) was SO rude she told us our table was ready NOW. We again explained our reservation was for 6:30. We even talked to the gal who made the reservation...yep...6:30. So guess what? At 6:25 we walked into the dining area only to find out she gave our table away. Upon asking her why, her comment was, "What would you do?" Well, I would honor reservations. And if I messed up, I would try to correct the error. Nope. No apology, nothing. read more

A fun supper club. Bar is usually full of people enjoying their quite reasonable well made cocktails. Entrees include the soup salad bar. Choice of two soups both of which are good .The mushroom soup was loaded with mushrooms with a rich tasty broth. The deep fried bread cubes with side of spreadable cheese is addicting. My wife enjoyed the ahi tuna appetizer however you might think about putting the sriracha sauce on the side. Last time I ordered the perch platter and had more than I could even attempt to eat so this time I ordered the walleye and got 3 huge fillets (again too much if you are traveling, maybe a light eaters menu choice would be a option) . You can have the walleye grilled ,pan fried or beer battered . Jt was crispy outside and moist inside. Only negative the veggies seemed from frozen ,not a fan. Also a larger selection of mid price range bottles of wine would be nice. read more

This was a good restaurant. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. Kid friendly. Food was good. I have spaghetti and meatballs. Huge portion. My kids had chicken tenders with fries which was excellent and the other had Mac n Cheese which was good. My mother had a ribeye, veggies, and a twice baked potato which was excellent. My cousin had the turkey caprese sandwich, which was good but on the greasy side. The salad bar was great. Good options and soup available too. One thing that's a definite plus is the mini petting zoo behind the establishment. While it's advertised as a petting zoo every where were signs that said they bite, pet at your own risk. So that's a bummer BUT it was great for the kids to go up and feed them. They loved it. It was a good photo op. The camel was particularly funny. When taking a photo he would nuzzle up next to you which was nerve wracking and funny at the same time. Very gentle. read more

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My kids took me here for my birthday. We had a lovely time sitting outside enjoying a drink...the fresh air and the petting zoo. Dinner was delicious...salad bar was well stocked and offered a large variety. The tables are spaced nicely so you can enjoy your conversation. There's a huge bar area with plenty of seating and tables. The crab cakes appetizers are amazing! Chicken Marsala sooo good!! Give this place a try you won't be disappointed read more

This is probably the absolute worst restaurant I have ever been to, and I have been to many restaurants. There was no service to speak of - the hostess took our drink and dinner order. We had to ask several times for water refills and for drink refills. We sat there for 1.5 hours before our food came, and it was just barely hot. The restaurant was loud. No server came to ask us how the food was, did we need refills, etc. We had asked for separate checks, which we sort of got -- one check with the amounts calculated separately. The server who brought the check was rude and basically threw it at us and told us to pay at the bar. When we complained to the hostess, she blamed the kitchen. I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. I can see why the place is for sale - I hope if it sells the new owners who understand that service is what keeps people coming back. read more

I have been coming to The Torchlite for years, and have never been disappointed. John and Rita are always extremely accommodating and friendly when making arrangements for our family events. We love the selection of special dishes, and the the salad bar is terrific. The flavor of the food and drinks are amazing, and the prices are very reasonable. We Love this restaurant read more

This is the best place for fish fry ever! Nice thin batter not thick and greasy either. The fish is so juicey, I always get the all you can eat cod, but what they gave me the first time around was all i could eat even took one piece home. My mom always gets the perch which is not all you can eat but they give you such a nice portion it was all she could eat also. The salad bar is small yes but it is fresh and has everything a salad conasouir would need to be happy. They also have this bread on the salad bar that is buttered and crispy and they have cheddar cheese spead for it ...ITS THE BOMB! Also two kinds of soup! My favorite place to eat in Shawano! read more

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Great Food, Poor Service Went here because I read the menu online and it looked interesting. We went around 4:30 and it wasn't busy but we stood there for literally 10 minutes while waitresses and the bartender walked by us over and over and didnt even acknowledge our presence. No hostess to be found. Finally we just went & sat in the bar and asked the bartender for menus. He looked annoyed with us and the waitress came over and she looked annoyed with us too. We couldn't figure out what we did wrong or why we werent getting seated!?! Later we noticed a small sign over in the bar that said "check in with bartender first" and noticed ppl sitting at the bar were being told their table was ready. I guess this is how they seat people at the place but how were we to know that!?! Nobody told us and the sign was not even near the entrance. It seemed like they were very friendly with locals/people they knew but had no desire to be friendly with new customers. Waitress acted totally bi-polar. Snapped at my husband with a nasty scowl for asking a normal question. Later on she got nicer but still, the whole way we were treated at the beginning was horrible. Too bad too cuz the food was great. Clam Chowder Poutine was the best thing ive eaten in a long long time. Salad bar was yummy with AWESOME soup choices. My husband loved the duck. The pasta I had was pretty good. I dunno but I hope a manager or someone reads this and realizes how people are being treated when they walk in the door. If you have an odd policy of seating people, someone should be there to tell the customers as they walk in. Sorry we aren't mind readers!!! read more

Five stars on the interior of the supper club, which was very classy & clean. Five stars also for the salad bar, bread and soup (the steak & potato soup was excellent, as was their pasta salad). Three stars for the Entrees. The New York strip was excellent, but the rest fell short. Our party could not taste the garlic in the shrimp scampi, the beef was tough in the tenderloin steak tips, and the ocean scallops were small and unpleasantly sandy. I could not rate the servers. We had very poor service but I couldn't make the determination if they were poor servers because they were understaffed or if they would be poor in any circumstances. And lastly, zero stars for the hostess. When she wasn't seating someone, she cleaned tables, set them, filled the water glasses on the empty tables, all this while there were plenty of already clean, empty tables around to fill up, clearly make-work. What made it more of a slap in the face was that she would walk past all the tables with neglected diners, such as us, with our dirty salad plates still on the table, empty water glasses, no coffee or cream, no drinks, no clean napkins (we only had one small cheap paper napkin; very inadequate). While the waitresses were running a marathon, she walked at a snails place doing make-work. She could have been helping them but showed no desire to pitch in to make it a more pleasant dining experience. Several notes; First, I think our table was forgotten. There was one server for the whole room when we arrived and she took our order. Then when another server came on shift, our server went to the other side of the room and never came back and the new server on our side, never came to our table. We finally had to go ask for our food (over an hour), water, coffee, etc. Second, if you are busy and do not have the time to fill drinks, coffee, water, etc. Please at least leave a pitcher of the water on the table so we can help ourselves. Third, and this goes for all "fine dining", the butter pats are insulting. It takes forever to butter a potato or a roll and we have to leave our litter all over the table. Can't we please go back to having a scoop of butter in a small bowl? And don't say you can't, you did it for the sour cream. Fourth, obviously the dressy wait staff ( especially the hostess) went out the window with the staff shortage or lack of caring on the owner's part. You should take that off your "about us" message. read more

Our first night in Shawano, WI my wife and I were looking for a restaurant we could take our son into and still grab a drink. We drove by here and thought we would give them a try. Upon entering it was easy to tell this was a favorite of the locals. It appears to be a house that was converted to a restaurant. When you walk in you enter the bar area. On the opposite end of the bar area from the entrance is the hostess stand. We had to fight past others waiting and people pushing past us to check in. Once checked in, they took us to a back area that was kind of cramped to sit. Okay, get the most out of the space, and the place was packed. We place our drink order and then we peruse the menu, which is large! I mean it has a huge selection, way too large in my opinion. It made ordering difficult because it had an eclectic selection. I ended up getting Liver and Onions with Bacon and a twice backed potato and Salad bar. The salad bar is your typical mom and pop restaurant style salad bar you see in any small town, nothing overly impressive. I love liver and onions. I only get it occasionally because my family hates it. This was not good liver and onions. The flavor was okay at best, but this was the toughest liver I have had. It was tough to chew and if I didn't know better I'd say it was grizzled. It was like eating the liver from an alcoholic cow that died of cirrhosis of the liver. I will say that the Clam Chowder on the salad bar was decent, it might be from a can, but I'm not sure. My family liked it, even the picky 9 year old. What I really liked was the twice baked potato. That was fantastic and probably one of the best I've had anymore (Sorry Mom!) My wife had a filet. She thought it was okay, nothing impressive and was disappointed that she ordered it Medium and it came medium well, closer to well done. The service was mediocre at best. We would go periods of time without our waitress checking on us for fresh drinks and then we had to wait to get our tab when we were done and then waited even longer for her to come collect. I have the impression that the Torch Lite is the local favorite in Shawano. Based on the clients and the attitudes of some of the people, it just seemed that this was the place to eat in Shawano. I found it lacking. I was less than impressed and I don't know that I would go back the next time I'm in Shawano. If this is Shawano's idea of Fine dining. I'll stick to burger joints. read more

Wonderful food! Salad bar and soup was a fantastic start! Main course, I had seafood and wife had pollo bianco. Tremendous! Plenty of flavor, and enough for tomorrow lunch. Also, bartender was attentive but not invasive. Definitely recommend! read more

Great place, great food!!! Cant wait to go back. Rice Balls are a must!!!

Ate with my family here for dinner. There was very few people there for dinner but it took way too long too long for their staff to seat us let alone take an order. The food took about 45 minutes and the only thing keeping us from leaving was the salad bar. read more

Oh Shawano, you never cease to amaze me. After an unsuccessful attempt at going somewhere else, we phoned ahead and were told they could accommodate a group of ~25 on a late Sat evening. So we arrived...much to the chagrin of the half dozen people that were trying to enjoy a peaceful dinner. The servers handled our boisterous party well. Some of us did get our food quite a bit later than others but when it came, the portions were large and it was quite good. Several people were very taken with the prime rib and I had a great chicken pasta dish. Afterwards we made our way over to the adjacent bar where we continued the drinks and weren't able to phase the elder bartender. Well done, elder bartender. He makes a mean sweet brandy old fashioned. The servers again were taking care of us and also weren't phased by the...err...amount of fun we were having. In conclusion and as far as Shawano goes, this is a nice place to grab a bite or a drink. If you get lucky, you might even get to hold a baby wallaby or pet a camel. read more

Dixon's Torchlite - Me. Holding a wallaby. In a bar. In Wisconsin. Just something that happens. - Italian Near Me - Shawano, Wisconsin

I do not recommend this place. I ordered broiled walleye, and have never tasted something so dry. Had my potato in French fry form - cold. Had to ask for ketchup/more water. The waitress spilled on my father. The only positive is they are friendly about allowing an underage to drink with parent present. So at least I was able to enjoy a mediocre glass of wine. Don't bother going, stick with Taco Bell - at least you won't pay an arm and a leg and won't be surrounded by the senior citizen montage of Shawno. read more

I should have checked the reviews first. We had 4 people in our party for dinner on a Monday night, around 6 at night. We were seated right away. The food was awful. Two of us ordered the poormans lobster, it had obviously been sitting for a while. It had a rubber consistency to it. The steak that was ordered Medium came to the table extremely rare. Had to send it back. The meatballs in the spaghetti were obviously processed. The seafood fettuccine was dry and sorely lacking in crab. The waitress named Sue was rude and should not be working with customers. Aside from the nasty looks and holier than thou attitude she had, she reached over plates to pour water rather than walk to the other side. We will not be coming back here for poor service and bad food. I highly suggest finding ANY other establishment. If you're going to spend over $100 on dinner I suggest you spend it elsewhere. read more

This is the best restaurant in town, my wife and I are here almost every Friday night. Our favorite is the salmon. The chef cooks a special dish every Friday and he always thinks out of the box with a new way for preparing the fish and he usually knocks it out of the park! But, you have to have patience as the place is usually quite busy. A call for reservations makes s big difference! Tom A. read more

Food took forever to get and was very bland and a little cold. Waitress disappeared and the place is loud loud loud. Not going to give it 2nd chance which is unusual for us. read more

Never had a bad meal here, all the italian food is perfect!, Fish fry fridays worth every cent. Salad bar clean, fresh, and stocked well by the hard working staff! Wait staff especially friendly, competent and knowledgeable of menu. read more