The food and service were amazing. This isn't a fancy place but it's a great place to settle up…read moreNorth in the woods for a country breakfast, good coffee, and down home courteous service. The portions are a great value. The restaurant was clean and family friendly. It was a bright placed to sit and chat on a rainy day before a long trip home after a convention. Wisconsin's North woods matter your still and breathe. This place made you glad you took the time to slow down.

We had a great experience at this location in Minocqua recently. We had the BBQ chicken wrap and…read morefries. We also had the corn beef, hash eggs, Benedict, which was an extremely generous person and very tasty. Alyssa M. was very attentive in her service, friendly, and a nice cadence of service. This restaurant tends to be quite busy, so maybe plan not to go at the peak demands of either the breakfast or lunch meal hours. Very clean environment and generous portions, and a great value.

The best thing going at the recently renovated Minocqua Yacht Club is their roof-top seating. On a…read morebeautiful sunny day, the views of the lake and the constant parade of boats provides the perfect backdrop for an up-north afternoon lunch. As for the beer selection--average. Ditto for the food. But while I can't rave about either, I can't complain. My sandwich was decent and I was glad that they offered potato salad as a side dish. As a resident of the area, I probably won't become a regular customer because it's not that spectacular. But for those who enjoy this genre, and for vacationers, it fills an important niche and the food and drink is fine.

Just stopped for a quick drink. We didn't eat but the food looked and smelled great. Matt the…read morebartender was super nice and friendly. The views at the upper bar were awesome. Definitely coming back for a meal next time we are in town.

To start with, the place is very cool on the inside. It has an amazing antique bar, and just as the…read morename says, boat memorabilia everywhere. The staff was terrific, too. Our server, Leah, was very pleasant and met our every need. I'm extremely picky about tartar sauce and she brought me out plenty to try and then when I loved it, more to enjoy with their excellent fries. I thought it was the best I've ever had in a restaurant. We all enjoyed our meal and my daughter loved her Fettuccine Alfredo especially. My walleye sandwich was incredible, too, especially since that tartar sauce was so phenomenal. One thing that really caught my eye was how hard the hostess was working. I don't think I've ever seen someone of her generation with such an amazing work ethic. It was kind of fun to watch her do her thing. If I had a company of my own locally, I would definitely be working to hire her. I didn't get her name, a d she looked awfully young to own the place. She acted as if she did, however. Amazing!

Off season = under 30 min wait with a great drink !!…read more Came here for the fish fry. It did not disappoint!! I will say my kid ate his weight in the breadsticks and cheese appetizer. A great Wisconsin staple. Husband and kid both got the fried cod. I got the broiled (so happy for that option as I love fish just can't do the breading). Everything was hot and delicious. Baked potatoes were delish and huge !! The bar has a great selection of tap beer and I also had a great cranberry vodka (from northwater distillery) that had a little spice to it with diet sprite (thanks for having diet!!)

Has the classic up north bar vibe for sure. It was very busy for lunch on Thursday which i thought…read morewas a good sign but the food looked better than it was. Most of the food came out relatively cold which was a let down but the French onion soup was 10/10. They also had a lot of good beers on tap. If I were to go back, it would probably be for drinks.

Fish fry is awesome pizza was great wraps and the drinks were all great the bar was packed but was…read moreworth the wait we enjoyed everything nice place to enjoy dinner.

We come up once a year or so- guys trip to snowmobile. One in our group- his dad grew up in WI and…read morealways spoke so highly of supper clubs. So we go here- it's now a tradition. The service is great. The food is spectacular. Love the inside- feels like a cabin in the snowy mountains.

Beautiful venue The food is uneven and the menu never really…read morechanges I'd recommend sitting outside with a cocktail and an appetizer

We had SO much fun at Outback 51! We went during the day, around 4:30, so it was empty enough that…read morewe were able to go in the corner and social distance at our two tables. I had to knock it down a star because there were literally ZERO Covid precautions. We're from the city and used to wearing masks everywhere and we walked in with masks on and everyone looked at us like we were crazy. Not even the bartenders or servers were wearing masks even though there's a state mandate. Other than the safety aspect, it was genuinely a great time. Everyone was very friendly and there was live music and karaoke. It was definitely a small town dive bar feel and was an absolute blast. We were mostly there for drinks, but we did get the spinach and artichoke dip as a snack and it was delicious! There was also a really nice patio out back that had games.

Ok, I've seen many advertisements for this bar and grill. I've wanted to try it and had my…read moreopportunity the other night. What a mistake. I'll just tell you this. If I would have seen this before eating I would have walked out. The men's restroom is across the hallway fron the kitchen. Cases of canned goods were at the end of the hall just a few feet away. The men's room was atrocious. A large open garbage can was there for used paper towels. It was only a quarter full yet half of the floor was covered with the used paper towels. Thw worst part of it is that in a corner of the room was a big puddle of urine. It smelled so bad in there. The mens room was obviously frequented by the half dozen drunk patrons at the bar. They didn't bother us or other patrons in yhe dining area but their banging beer bottles on the bar, extremely loud conversation and occasional chanting should have proved that their service should have been cut off. But the blonde bimbo bartender obviously saw nothine but more tips with more beers. I give this joints a Minus 5. Never again for the Outback on 51 in Woodruff WI.

Another great lakeside Wisco Supper Club. I normally don't…read morelike to eat outside, but this was most pleasant. Got to see all the folks pulling up in their posh pontoon boats. ACE people watching! The place is dog-friendly, which tells a lot--these folks care. Food? All good. Wife had fried shrimp. I had Fish Tacos. Both top-notch. Home-made Chips were great. As I was facing a 300+ mile drive back home, I didn't have any boozes, but the iced tea was fab. Automobile parking not as efficient as boat parking--the onliest bugaboo, but that was a minor annoyance. Eat here now!

Lobster Mac n cheese was fire!!!family got food and they loved it!! By far one of my favorite…read moreplaces to eat!!! Service was amazing!!! Being outside was great we were right by the water and it was beautiful!!!

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.

Terrible customer service. Was told an hour wait, we walked to the town area to kill time and they…read moretext after 30 mins saying our tables ready. We hustle back to get seated and the woman says " you need your full party here" we had 5/6 people. (No of this was communicated when we agreed to the wait) They give you a 5 min window to return, our 6th person arrived 1 min late and the woman gave our table to another group that just walked in. They offered us to wait for another table. The place is an absolute joke.

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.

Coffee was excellent! I had eggs over easy and I ordered my bacon very well done, almost burnt,…read moreand it was!! Staff was very friendly too Great place for an excellent breakfast!!

We have been here twice now on Sundays. It seems to be a popular place with just a couple of…read moretables open at any one time. Our server both times, Jill, is a hoot. First time there my husband said, "I love her". She may be the main reason everyone keeps coming back. That and the huge portions. First time there I had an interesting, yet delicious, Ruben which seems to be a Sunday special. I was told that the corned beef hash is from a can but the corned beef for the sandwiches is brined in-house. The sandwich was delicious with just the right amount of sauerkraut and salad dressing. What made it interesting was that instead of large slices of corned beef in the sandwich that slide out when taking a bite, the corned beef was chopped and piled high. But it was a great experience eating it because you had the corned beef in every bite without any sliding out. My husband had the sausage and gravy with sausage and eggs. And loved it. The sausage gravely had a rich flavor ( I tried a bite). Second trip I had a 1/2 stuffed hash browns which came with an egg (scrambled) and toast (sourdough). I couldn't finish the 1/2 order. My husband ordered the Lumberjack platter AND a side of corned beef hash. I looked at him like he was crazy and he said he was hungry. Well, 1/4 of the pancake, 1/2 the eggs and hash browns and 2 sausage links and 2 bacon plus 1/2 toast come home with him including 1/3 of the corned beef hash and the rest of my hash browns. We are moving to the area next month and look forward to trying more of this delectable menu.