We have been coming here for 25 years and they continue to improve year after year. The service and…read morefood are top notch. The ultimate Wisconsin supper club! Try the chicken dinner that was recently put back on the menu. You won't be disappointed.

Very good steak and the mashers were good too! Loved the dim lit setting and river view. Multiple…read morerooms and wooden details made it feel like a traditional WI supper club. I craved a popover for the complete tradition, but the food was still very good.

12/8/2024…read more To the owners of the Pioneer Grill and Saloon: There are numerous benefits to living in a smaller community. We can be connected to our neighbors, engaged in local events and genuinely help those that are hurting or in a tragic season of life. On the other hand, a side effect of being a part of a smaller city is that word travels fast-extremely fast. During the afternoon of Wednesday, November 27th, a group of CNAs went out to enjoy some much-needed relaxation, beverages and food. They chose the Pioneer in Menomonie to engage in their time of relaxation. The group consisted of two travel CNAs from the south, and one from Nebraska. The women played some music and kept to themselves, for their well-deserved down time. Early on, an unruly female patron decided to come up to them loudly, making disparaging comments regarding their ethnicity and race. Because this was in the afternoon, and not a typical packed bar during the night, these comments were heard by your employees. The comments made were pertaining to the type of music the CNAs had chosen to play in reference to their race. Because the behavior was not addressed by your employees, the situation then escalated. The female patron at this point decided to spit in the face of the CNA from Nebraska. I'm not a fool and I understand racism does, sadly still exist. What is foolish is that your employees should be trained to address such behavior (instead of ignoring it), to quell it to the point of stopping it or to ask the obnoxious patron to leave the establishment because "The Pioneer does not tolerate racism." None of this was done this past Wednesday, therefore, you have now upset new customers, and this story is making its rounds in our small community. The travel CNAs are the ONLY reason our local care facilities can operate in Menomonie. We cannot attract local help to even remotely staff them. These women and men are thousands of miles away from their loved ones for months on end, missing holidays and important milestones with their families to take care of our loved ones. They perform back breaking labor, completing tasks for those who can no longer care for themselves. To put it plainly, these CNAs are angels on earth. To say I am embarrassed and ashamed of the treatment they received at the Pioneer Grill and Saloon, would be an understatement. I cannot remedy a disgusting incident that took place in the past, but I can have a hand in advocating how they need to be treated in the future. Regardless of skin color, we all deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Therefore, I am asking for a full apology to all three women, and that their charges for their drinks and food be reimbursed. If these two small asks are not honored quickly, I can only logically conclude that the Pioneer feels they did nothing wrong by ignoring this hostile, repulsive situation that took place, and that the CNAs experience needs to be shared far and wide so that others do not patronize this establishment. Afterall, we all have different skin tones in this wonderful, small community, which is part of what makes Menomonie a great place to live. And that means any of us could be the next person accosted in your business if this behavior is allowed to continue. Please make the right decision.

This place it Horrible. we stopped in to grab a burger and fries the meat tasted spoiled and the…read morefried were doubled deep fried the was so greasy you couldn't eat them. When we told the bar tender how bad it was he just looked at us and handed us the bill. My husband paid but they will NEVER get another penny from us. If I could give a -1 I would

Generous portions, friendly staff and delicious food. We were too full for the pie but will…read moredefinitely make a special trip and order that first next time! We had a variety of breakfast foods and all was super flavorful. Drinks were refreshed regularly and our waitresses could not have been nicer. Highly recommend the local gem.

Nice little greasy spoon with classic good service and hard working ladies running the whole place…read morewith their sweat and worn out shoes. It was worth the stop and a quick in out on the way to our road trip destination. Great breakfast options and good prices.

The people are quite welcoming and pleasant. They have a fun little buffet, mainly for children, I…read morethink, because it has chicken tenders and mashed potatoes in it. You can make a nice little salad too. We wound up splitting an eggs Benedict and a bbq platter. Putting the brisket on the eggs Benedict was such a game changer!

I loved that there is so much history on the walls of the restaurant about the local area. Great…read morelittle store next to it. Nice service and clean atmosphere. My only critique is that most of the menu is not fresh. Had two meals here. The breakfast far out did the lunch menu as it was fresh cooked and nothing was instant or premade. Really enjoyed the parking. Very quiet with little traffic.

food was good and quick - stopped while traveling and was good with good service place was cleanread more

We use to go there for years but in the last 5 it has gone down the tube! The food is improperly…read morecooked & served. I ordered boneless buffalo wings and they arrive as if someone dumped the entire bottle of sauce on them, the pickle fries were so greasy I couldn't enjoy them. My husband ordered Parmasian Chicken fettuccini and it came out looking like a microwave meal and like someone poured ketchup on the chicken it was so gross looking and tasting and my husband will eat anything but not that! He was able to force down the over cooked noodles but with much regret. My son got a crispy chicken bacon sandwich and it was dripping so much grease he used a stack of napkins and couldn't finish it. The worst experience we've had and now we definitely will not be returning.

I've never had a worse experience with a horrible manager…read more Our group of 6 arrived and we have a 2 year old daughter and 5 year old autistic son who will only eat McDonald's chicken nuggets and fries. We brought a small bag of McDonald's in with us and after we'd been seated the manager stormed up to our table saying "we're a restaurant. You can't have outside food. You need to leave." In shock but understanding we said "we understand but our son only eats McNuggets and we're going to order." She angrily says "you need to leave. Go eat in your car". All 4 adults stood there dumbfounded and said "I'm sorry?" And again she barks "I'm not asking. I'm telling. You have to leave". We had every intention of ordering food and drinks and only needed our son to eat something. I get if you need outside food to be left outside but I've never been so aggressively approached and yelled at without giving a chance to agree to leave before being told to eat in my car and get out Never again at this place.

The staff was a little all over the place. Definitely understaffed for a Saturday as the wait times…read morewere long and there were very few full tables. I had a Cajun chicken wrap and cheese curds. Both were good! We had 8 people and they sat us at a table made for 6. Was weird. Prices are average. It has a sports bar like vibe with a bowling alley in the back. A fine sit down restaurant, but maybe not if you're in a rush traveling.

Fantastic service, Fantastic food, and Fantastic pie. Will be going to breakfast againread more

Omg just sat for over 45 minutes waiting for my breakfast! Finally left. It took them over 5…read moreminutes to charge me for my coffee. Unbelievable

Good food and good variety on the menu. Great service and friendly. Small town dive bar that feels…read moresafe and welcoming.

we stopped on Friday night and the fish fry was exceptional. Two generous pieces with a tasty,…read morecrisp, beer batter. It's worth the stop, even if you feel very obvious as an outsider. Mashed potatoes were homemade. They were out of popover rolls but they looked amazing. a great little place to stop