My visit to Eddie B's/White Spruce, happened on a short family weekend in Northern Wisconsin. I have a large extended family, and cousins (+ long-term significant others) get together every year or so to hang out and spend time together. We were staying at a lakehouse in Eagle River and our first order of business was to get ourselves a fish fry dinner on Friday night!
Since we were in town the weekend before 4th of July, they wouldn't take reservations, it being a holiday weekend. We were a little cranky about that, but just figured we would go in at a less ideal time and and wait to be seated.
Our group of 10 or 11 put our name in with the hostess and sidled up to the bar. We got a couple drinks to tide ourselves over until it was time to eat. As a Wisconsin native who no longer lives there, with a Kentucky boyfriend, I made sure the Fella got a Wisconsin-style old fashioned: a brandy old fashioned, sweet. It may have been his first, but it wasn't his last!
The place might not look like much from the outside, but inside it is rustic and home-y and precisely what I would want from a supper club type of place in Northern Wisconsin! And the outdoor space looked wonderful as well.
We didn't have to wait too long before we were seated. Our server, Laura, had the (probable) misfortune of having to handle our table. We are a large, loud, boisterous group! I think we all tipped her very well, because, well...we know ourselves :-P She was wonderful with the patience of a saint!
Anyway, we told her right off the bat that we wanted separate checks and she just told us we could handle it at the register at the end of the meal. She took our orders, kept track on pad, and at the end she met us at the register and we told her what items we were paying for. She added it up for us and checked off things as they were paid for. It worked out perfectly.
As for the food, it was just as I expected it to be! Well...I would have preferred perch for the fish fry, but I was a-ok with the cod. The slaw I got on the side was tangy . I wish there was more of the little bit of kale...thing...on the side. It was super yummy!
We also shared several appetizers. The cheese curds were just as they should be. We got some other appetizers, but I can't remember which ones. But everything tasted great! The food took a little bit of a while to come out, but it was a Friday night and we were a large group. We were having a lovely time, so it didn't matter all that much.
I really enjoyed our visit. And I can not say enough about the great service we experienced! read more