If your looking for a comfortable place to have a drink or catch something to eat in the Northwoods…read morethen your at the best place.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Good place to visit!!!!!!!!! Many of our…read morefriends enjoy also. We need more restaurants in the north woods.......

The German food was authentic and very very tasty. Loved the red cabbage, spaetzle and pork…read moreschnitzel. Also the homemade cranberry bread is delicious. Some of our guesses had roast duck which was really good. I also had a Jameson Orange Old Fashion sweet that was hard to beat! We ordered our food prior to showing up so we ordered a drink in the bar and Erv came and got us for our seating in the dining room. Food came shortly after we were seated. Reservations are preferred but they will take walk-ins. The atmosphere is very laid back, great bartender Diane. Very good experience!

one of my favorite places to go and relax with my family when I'm off of work. Live music, great…read morefood and Eunica behind the bar is awesome!

Really, really good choice for our late lunch. Sandwich and salad were so tasty! Tikka masala was…read morenot traditional Indian but was still good with carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower. We will be going back.

My second visit was today. Kelsey was our server and was very sweet and efficient. This place is…read moreadorable inside. I had a hot chai latte, which warmed me up nicely. To eat, I had the half sized BLT on naan, and my guest had the half sized blackberry bacon grilled cheese. Both were served with kettle chips and a pickle. I loved my sandwich - the naan was warm, bacon was crispy, greens were fresh, and garlic mayo topped it off. My guest also loved their sandwich. It was loaded with juicy blackberry jam, crisp bacon, and cheeses. We are already talking about what we will order next time, and I'm looking forward to trying more of their yummy coffees.A great place for brunch or lunch!

I have been going to the northwoods for 20+ years. Recently we rolled into watersmeet and the…read moregrocery store in town was closed. We were pretty hungry so we hit the Bear Trap. What the heck this is a supper club on steroids. My son and I were able to be seating at the bar. He had the kids cheeseburger, I had side of Brussels, the beef tip appetizer, and the blue cheese wedge. Wow that wedge salad was amazing- the bacon was perfect, blue cheese great and it had a French dressing sauce as well. I have never had a wedge served that way and it was great. My son's cheeseburger was amazing.They use the left over meat from trimmings. Our server (perhaps owner I should have asked) said they don't want to be a burger place. Well I hear you but that kids burger was amazing. The beef tips were fantastic- great Dijon mustard sauce. It was a great meal! Crowd was up north Chicago style- but man the food is stellar. Make a reservation- this is a gem. I was enjoying it so much I forgot to take pictures!

We dined here with another couple on Fri May 8th. Made a reservation prior. We ordered the cheese…read morecurds and Crab cake appetizer. The cheese curds were fresh made. But the crab cakes hit it out of the park. The best I have ever had- yes- in the north woods the Crab Cake was the bomb. It was served on a wood plank with a red slightly spicy remoulade sauce. Two lovely thick cakes with lots of sweet crab meat. Made my entire week! I would just order these for dinner and add a salad on the next visit. Hubbie and I had the tenderloin infused with the garlic. So good. Cooked to perfection Medium. Our friend had the rib eye and ate every bite. His wife had the fish fry and enjoyed it but could not finish as she had stolen some of my crab cakes. Lovely atmosphere and not too big of a dining room. Such great service from a lovely group of all woman servers and bartender. I think this is our new favorite place to eat in the North Woods. Please do not do anything to that Crab Cake recipe. It is perfection

We had dinner at Bent's camp. Our last stop on the snowmobile trail before tucking in for the night…read moreThere is plenty of space for your helmets etc when you walk in followed by friendly staff. We were seated right away and ordered our meal which came quickly. All in all a wonderful experience The bar area has a great view of Maime Lake and is always hoping! What a fun evening enjoying up north in winter wonderland !

Great views, charming outside seating right on the lake. Nice big menu to satisfy every craving…read more Pizzas were really good (and I'm from Chicago where pizza is an art). Prime rib sandwich was also a standout. Blackened walleye was just ok. Cocktails were fun and service was great. Definitely going back.

The best cheese curds and wild rice soup in the Minocqua area…read more Seriously you need to try the wild rice soup. It's the best I have ever had. Anytime we come to the area we grab some. They have a great selection of beers including a nice amber one that was smooth. Cheese curds were melty and super hot. The best way to eat them. Son had a burger that he inhaled. You can't go wrong with a meal at the whale.

We came on a Friday evening. 45 minute wait to sit outside, only 2 tables were full outside,…read moremultiple open. So we decided to sit inside, windows were open, no fans on, 80 degrees. Than to find out they can't split a check 2 ways between 8 people? Also the person seating us was very rude. No hospitality or accommodation. So much for being a touristy town. Wouldn't return.

Had a superb experience at lunch. Tanya, our server, was fantastic. Toured us thru the menu and…read moremade recommendations that turned out to be excellent. Gave us considerable attention and respect. Five service. We sat outside on a beautiful patio nicely decorated with beautiful flowers. Decided to split cranberry walnut salad and it was delicious. Fresh greens with blue cheese and vegs accompanied with a vinaigrette dressings. Perfect size to spilt. Followed with the Margarita pizza with added pepperoni. Wood fire grilled to perfection. Crust was fantastic. Overall taste was top shelf.

Love their pizza and their craft beer! Kevin and his team always do an excellent job.read more

Excellent pizza & not too loud on a Friday night. Prices were good, service and a few nice craft…read morebeers on tap.

What happened here? I've been here now 3 times and it's gone from great to less great, to terrible…read morein a span of about a year. Today's meal was not good, except the Duck Wonton's which were okay. My French Onion Soup was so heavily spiced (like chill power?) that I couldn't eat it. My wife's salad looked great until she started to eat it and most of the toppings and lettuce were way past their prime (soft and wilted). My side broccoli was cold and had to be sent back to be re-microwaved. With a couple of drinks and tip this meal was $85 and so not worth it for bad bar food. Going to skip this place going forward.

First the food was fantastic . My smoked Ham and cheese sandwich on a pretzel bun was outstanding,…read more wife had these hand sized king prawns in thier beer batter dip.she could not stop talking about them . Service was quick , Wife loved her old fashion and the beers we ice cold.I love the Ambiance of this place was like a cabin in the woods . If your up in Northern Wisconsin around Eagle River you got to check them out.

Food real good, had an patty melt that was perfect. Very good service, large parking lot if you…read morehave a trailer. Would go again.

Don't often visit German restaurants. I have to say I was pretty pleased with this one. I had the…read morebrat with a side of potato salad. It was very sizable and delicious. The service was very good and it was fun to watch the waitress come to the table with three big mugs of root beer in one hand I won't say it actually made me feel like I was in Germany, but it was a lot of fun. They have outdoor seating in the back but we ate inside. Totally worth the visit if you want something different!

We unfortunately had a really bad experience and hadn't even made it to getting our waters yet…read more.. what a disappointment after my husband had grown up going to Minocqua in the summers and was so pumped to finally try Otto's, as he had never been yet. You know that red flag feeling you get after you're seated and no server acknowledges your presence? That was this place. And it was actually the second red flag. When the hostess seated us in the outdoor garden area she informed us it would be 45 minutes until food came out. Interesting information right from the get go. Our group of 5 was puzzled at this....many tables had just cleared out and it seemed that there was plenty of servers and bussers working to handle the amount of customers. From there it just went downhill even further. We ended up finally talking to someone asking if we could switch tables to get out of the direct sun. It took them WAY too long to clear the table they told us we could move to. In the meantime, no one had yet come over to at least give us waters. Once finally at our new table and acknowledged by a server, we put in our drink orders which we kept to waters only because we were at this point questioning bailing. After many minutes of waiting for our waters and never receiving them, we called it quits. We got up and told the server it's been too long, and checking the time it had been 20 MINUTES WITH NO WATERS. The last and worst nail in the coffin was that my mom had a view of our server who had in fact filled our waters towards the back of the garden area and then set them on a tray....and then....was just standing around. Literally. We also witnessed a busser moving at incredibly slow speeds and other servers seeming "busy" but not sure with what....There was absolutely no reason for the delays we experienced. We think the only explanation for all this was that there are simply far too many inefficient workers. Or workers with no sense of urgency or awareness to help one another out. It was quite sad to witness and should be even sadder for the business that they missed out on a customer, and in turn receives a bad review. What a bummer. Will never return.