It's been six years since my visit to Fish Tales during the pandemic and it was nice to be back while in the area. My husband & I loved our dinner. The Saturday special: baked tilapia in a bed of risotto and zucchini was delightful. The service was excellent. The only downside was the A/C. The dining room felt extremely cold at 4pm. I had to go to the car to get my jacket. We were freezing. I wish Fish Tales had sangria in its cocktail menu. read more

Fish Tales Restaurant - a plate of food with broccoli and sauce - Seafood Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

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We came here on a Friday for fish fry, and arrived shortly after they opened. Good thing, because they filled up very quickly and we hadn't had a reservation. It was the first weekend they had their patio open to dining, so we naturally chose a spot outside -- in the shade, it was a bit much in the unabated sun. I thought we'd have a river view, but it was hidden behind some trees and a few cabins. Oh well. Still a nice outdoor spot away from the city. We were warned that there was a party of like 20 people coming in shortly to the patio, but we did not notice and interruption in our service as the gang flowed in. I will never love the ability to smoke cigarettes on an outdoor patio, so maybe I should have sat inside, but still worth being outside despite the occasional irritation. To each their own. Our server was great, and was very patient with our slow proces of ordering drinks, appetizers, and the meal in relatively spaced out time periods. The Old Fashioneds were great, without too much of the muddle and soda and more emphasis on the booze -- still a Wisconsin Old Fashioned, though! I enjoyed the cheese curds and was very intrigued by their potato and cheddar crusted cod. I usually get the fried cod during a Friday Fish Fry, but this sounded somehow elevated. Alas, I didn't find it to provide any extra or new flavors, and there was nothing crispy about it. The breading was more like a mooshy exterior that didn't do a ton for the fish. The fish was cooked nicely, but the very high price was very much not warranted. I can get crispier and lower priced cod closer to home, so just can't justify the trip for the fish fry. But then there was dessert. I'm always looking to recreate a favorite (late) childhood dessert that involved brandy infused ice cream. I always ask at a Friday Fish Fry if they can make a Brandy Alexander that's thick enough you need a spoon. They claimed this to be the case, and they did not disappoint. This was a delicious Brandy Alexander and definitely worth a trip back. So, while I wasn't crazy about my overpriced, non-crispy fish fry, I still enjoyed myself and enjoyed my food... I'm glad we came and tried it out, and if you're looking for a nice supper club spot, I don't think you'll be disappointed. read more

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This was an average experience for me except the clam chowder and bread. I should have ate a vat of clam chowder either the bread. Onion rings seemed like they were frozen, fried and served. They were the same as any other restaurant. The deviled eggs were 75% mustard. The clam chowder would rank in my top 10 ever with tons of flavor, clams and potatoes. I wish I could eat an entire loaf of that bread. The bluegill and cod were better than the lake perch. The lake perch was fine but not amazing. The hashbrowns ordered with onions and cheese were not flavorful and the cheese was packaged American cheese. I would think a supper club would have real cheese. read more

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We never had a bad meal at Fish Tales I love their Pasta dishes and their ribs and shrimp are also excellent it's our favorite restaurant read more

Had a nice dinner, ordered after dinner drinks and the male Host asked us to leave because we were there an hour and a half. Couldn't even finish my drink. I didn't know we had to sprint through dinner after waiting an hour to eat. That interaction took all of the good things that may have happened away. I've been there numerous times but this was probably my last. Show respect to those that are big spenders. Felt very under appreciated after spending over $400 with tip for 4 people. read more

Horrible experience overall. Friday Fish Fry was a disaster, We had arrived at 6:30pm for 7pm reservations but didn't get seated until 7:45, hostess had no mgmt skills. / We assume our waitress submitted our orders, but only 2 meals came out timely. The remaining 5 in our party waited an addl hour! By then, they were out of Clam Chowder & the Twice Baked potato! Earlier, while waiting to be seated I had ordered a drink at the bar, which never came. Fish was good, if you don't mind waiting 3 hrs!! We left at 10pm, closing it down. read more

Occasionally stop for a beverage or two before dinner. Enjoy the conversations with friends and strangers. Both Randy and Al make you feel welcome. read more

Haven't been here in a while so with the fall season here made the trip up to the lake Wisconsin area. A fun place with a good bar and good service. Their meat loaf is excellent and a big portion. Shrimp and steaks were perfect as well. Outdoor seating weather permitting. Plenty of parking, at least in the off season. Definitely worth the trip up here. read more

Fish Tales Restaurant - Wednesday specials! - Seafood Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

Great fish fry, wings and pizza. Always friendly service. Outdoor seating on patio. We can't wait to try more of the menu. read more

Fish Tales Restaurant - Haddock with baked potato - Seafood Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

Maddie and Olivia provided excellent service. The key lime pie was fabulous. Enjoyed the lovely outdoor seating.

Have been visiting Fish Tales a few times recently, they have a nice menu and I can't quite call them a supper club but close. They make a mean old fashioned and the place was packed with no social distancing but that is just fine for me. It would have been a 5 star review but we felt rushed our whole time at our table and were asked to move! I get this because my daughter was a waitress but they need to split the empty tables between waitresses, I will only go there at off times for now on. read more

Fish Tales Restaurant - a drink and a sign - Seafood Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

Food is overrated, overpriced. Slow service. Nothing to write home about. Been there several times, hoping next time will finally change my mine. Great potential for sure read more

I've been coming up here regularly since 1996, and hadn't made it here (mostly because of the mainstays we end up at). We were blown away at the ambiance, service, and food quality, we will definitely be making this a regular stop for our family. read more

Fish Tales Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

After being home bound since January it was a delight to venture out, and chose Fish Tales. We found that the staff was friendly, nice laid back atmosphere, food was good, I have a shellfish allergy and it is difficult to find fish prepared with a nice spin from the usual. Put a positive spin on a visit. Denny and Kathy J read more

The people, atmosphere and food are terrific! Have ordered many of the dishes and they all have been wonderful. When family comes to visit it is the first place they ask to go. read more

This is one of our favorite restaurants in the area. They have a great fish fry and great steaks. Their old fashioneds are the best!

This is one of our favorite super clubs to dine at then visiting the area. We stopped her for a family diner here with our kids and grandkids. They are very accommodating to seating families along with high-chairs. Food selection and quality is great. Wish they would bring back the roast duck they use to have not he menu. It was always excellent and a real treat. I had the rib eye that I usually shy away from because of of its excess gristle. This one was good but done a little too rare. We ordered the 10 oz sirloin to split for our grandsons and wish I had ordered it myself. MMMMM GOOOOD! Scampi Walleye was excellent as was the haddock. We will return read more

Went there twice and would go back many times. Had broiled walleye and it was so fresh and tasty. Homemade soups are wonderful. Full menu and prices aren't low but everything is worth it. Sitting on the patio was great and service was friendly and very fast. Big menu for meat and fish and many specials of the day. They even make wonderful mashed potatoes and bread. read more

Hadn't been to Fish Tales for about 1 year. We arrived about 4:20 PM and were seated immediately. The waitress was upon us right away and asked for our order. We said we wanted to order a drink first. She delivered our drinks and asked for our order. We told her we wanted to enjoy our drink and some conversation and she left with a huff. About 5 minutes later she was back asking if we were ready to order. We had only taken one sip of our drink. Definitely felt rushed so we ordered an appetizer thinking she would leave us alone for awhile. NOT! She was back with our appetizer in about 6 minutes and asking if we wanted to order now. We felt we should give her our order which we did thinking she would at least allow us to finish our appetizer before putting in our order. 2 minutes later our salads appeared. So now we have our drinks the appetizer and salads sitting in front of us. About 5 minutes later our entree appeared and we had to move our appetizer, salad and drink to the edge of the table to fit the entree. My wife order the prawns and I the perch fish fry. The prawns were cold and when told to the waitress she asked if we wanted to her to take it back but the wife said no. My fish fry was good, no complaints there. While the restaurant is a simple lakeside bar and grill, the prices certainly are not. For the prices I would expect quality service and food and neither of which justified the prices. My advice: save your money! read more

We stopped last Friday for the fish fry for two reasons: 1. MFF recommended and 2. the funny name. It was a huge mistake. This place has an identity crisis - it's like an up-north themed pub meets a faux high end supper club. You can get a $11 burger or a scallops with truffle or a $40 steak. Feels pretty forced, but they do have a cool outdoor patio. As for the fish fry: soups were obviously from a can. Bread was freshly baked, but an experienced palate like mine (hahahaha) could see right through it and taste the freezer burn. Fries and hashbrowns were mediocre - putting a slice of american cheese on hashbrowns doesn't count unless you are a divey diner with stools mounted to the floor. As for the most important part: the fish. The $14 baked haddock was semi-decent and a good portion. The lake perch was $18, and had about 8 filets. I'd describe it as soggy underseasoned cardboard which was deep fried, then frozen and then microwaved before being served. And everything was served room temperature. Really a disgrace to the fish fry culture. read more

Fish Tales Restaurant - a person sitting at a table with a plate of food - Seafood Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

Tales of the sea come in all shapes and sizes, could be the trophy Walleye caught in Stoners Bay, could be a ferry ride where 10 mins in you wonder when it will start moving (and you are already on the other side), it could be asking to watch a Bears game in a Packers Bar....but one tale that won't be told is any laughter and fun on the touch tunes jukebox at Fish Tales in Lodi. I guess the bartender thinks he's King Charles by skipping songs!?! Was it Monster Mash, yes. Have we played Monster Mash many times at this establishment? Yes. Should all of us reading this post now download touch tunes and play Monster Mash at Fish Tales in Lodi Wisconsin? Yep. Who knows, it might catch on in a flash. Let's live a little Fish Tales! By the way this place is great, horrible French onion soup but awesome prime rib and shrimp, you could say it was a grave yard smash. Also, in case this matters like it does to me, zero Old Milwaukee . PS - When you get to the door, tell them Boris sent you. read more

Disappointing at best. My wife and I ordered Scallops and Walleye. Both came out barely warm. The sides were hot like the main dinner should have been. The wait staff was rushed. She forgot to bring our second drinks until the meal was over. We also had to ask for desert which took forever. I tried it, but I doubt I'll ever go back. Too many competitors nearby that are much better. read more

Fantastic food, service and drinks. Yes it's a little pricey but sooo worth it. We go for special occasions and I'm in love with the Shrimp and Strawberry Salad with Billie blue cheese dressing, worth every penny read more

Nice friendly little place.DO NOT buy the over-priced Perch. They are awful! Unfortunately, almost everybody at our table got them. I've had perch many times over the past 40 years and theirs is the worst. They taste like old frozen fish. Had we known that, we would've just bought pizzas for all of us because the one we did get was good. Does "Fish Tales have any FRESH fish read more

We should have left. Zero social distancing. Staff doesn't wear masks. Fried lake perch was tasteless and rubbery And took an hour to get to the table. I suspect they had to quick thaw in a microwave. This place has always been a hit or miss. Maybe they'd do better with a more concise menu. read more

If you are part of the geriatric set you might like this place. Very slow service, greasy food, warm limp salad, and as long as you don't mind the fish smell or flies. Baked potatoes were burned, the French fries are cooked in the same grease as the fish. Yuck! Not going g back. read more

After a curiously negative review, we decided to try this spot. It was fantastic-authentic atmosphere, warm staff and delicious food. Generous drinks, attentive server and spot on dinner. Go. read more

PLEASE AVOID THIS HORRIBLE PLACE!!!! So I went to fish tales with my wife/newborn son and two of our friends to celebrate them being pregnant. I ordered the Ribeye with Shrimp on top for $47 so did my friend and my wife ordered the pasta shrimp for $39. Both myself and my friend got sick as our steaks were not fully cooked. We both asked for medium rare and when they came out they were gooing in the core/ reddish/ bloody. (I know medium rare and this wasn't cooked) Thinking it just might be a little more on the rare side I continued eating (also hard to see because they pour some kind of sauce over it) Some reading this might ask "why not just send it back" 2 reasons- 1 There are starving people in this world and I know they probably would have thrown it out and recooked another one(or the worst case fear mess with it and than serve, after talking to the "cook" I Assume the latter). Once we all got home myself and my friend got sick and on the toilet all night (fun stuff) I had only eaten half of mine and took the rest home to NUKE in the microwave. We looked at the meat and it was completely uncooked. I call the following day to speak with a manager, I was very polite, he was mexican cannot say his name because I could not tell every time he said it. I told my frustrations in a very nice way and explained about getting sick. I was than told that they served 30 of those the night prior and had no complaints. I than said it wasn't the steak IT WAS HOW IT WAS COOKED. The Manager/Cook than said "well I was the one cooking last night and I take offense to this" Haha you take offense to what? not knowing how to cook a steak? He repeated the steaks they buy are good quality and it wasn't the steak that got me sick. I guaranteed him it was and also it wasn't the steak but how it was cooked (or lack there of) I asked to speak with the owner since I was getting rudeness from the cook. He took my number, said he would pass along and it would be up to the owner if he wanted to call me back. I get a call back from the same manager a day later saying he spoke with the owner and they were offering me nothing. NOTHING. All I wanted was the 47$ I spent on the steak back. My wife didn't even eat her pasta because there was LITERALLY no flavor lol. Let me tell you we spent over $160 each as a couple and tipped very well. We're very polite the whole time and than to get sick and be treated the way I was.....WOW I sincerely hope you choose Luckys on the lake/ Sunset Bar and grill/ Fitzes on the lake and there are many more located around this area that have AMAZING FOOD/ GREAT SERVICE AND POLITNESS WITHOUT GETTING YOUR WALLET GOUGED WITH HORRIBLE FOOD. Please be smart with your money people the management and owner are clearly rude as can be. Will make sure everyone within a 50 mile radius hears about this so no one has to endure the same thing. read more

Don't let the decor stop you. The service felt rush because it was close to closing time, but the food was good.

Good place for breakfast on the weekends. Nice mix of breakfast classics on the menu. Often has interesting specials, and there is access to the full bar with the meal. Service is always great, and it is family friendly. read more

Nice evening location for dinner. Lots of choices that would require multiple visits. read more

Fish Tales Restaurant - fish tales lake wisconsin - Seafood Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

Very nice find for a small town / rural area. Fish Tales has excellent food and a chef who is not afraid to have menu or special offerings that other small town restaurants would never try - think alligator sausage or seared duck breast. Fish on Fridays is excellent. Deep fried or baked haddock is always available on Friday, but higher-end specials are also available such as potato-cheese crusted cod or some type of fresh fish. Regular menu items are also fine throughout the week, but the daily specials are always better and fresher. There are plenty of "safe" items on the menu if you have older children (ages 10-12) or perhaps seniors with smaller appetites. Fridays are always busy, but you can get in most other days of the week without much of a wait (if at all). read more

The 20 ounce prime rib I ordered had absolutely no flavor and all the prime rib they had for Father's Day was cooked medium they could not be prepared any other way. My youngest daughter ordered American cheese dinner there was no cheese that entrée was also terrible. My oldest daughter ordered the lobster mac & cheese which is even worse than the plain mac & cheese. When I go out and spend $170 for dinner with my family I expect a little more than a half ass attempt. Never going back!! read more

We have been getting take out from them all throughout last year and this year. The food is always good and the one time we had an error they fixed it right away. My favorite is the prime rib on Saturdays. read more

Fish fry was amazing! Loved the spinach salad. Cozy, warm atmosphere. Excellent service! Looking forward to our next visit. Can't wait to try it out in the warmer months and enjoy the views from the deck! read more

Owner is beyond disrespectful. Within minutes of being at the restaurant the mood was totally killed and we were demoralized after a harsh encounter with the owner. Incredibly rude to not only our party but his staff as well. Nobody from my party will ever come back. read more

Went to try it out, had heard good word of mouth since it changed hands. Ordered off the menu, partner ordered a special. First up, bar service is good, drinks are cold, and the wine was ok at $6 a glass. The warm loaf of bread they bring is soooo good, and their salad was big and fresh. Nicely done. I ordered the filet and scallops for $32. Yeah, no. The scallops were terribly overcooked. My steak looked perfectly cooked, medium rare, but the char on the outside overwhelmed the flavor of the meat. The potato pancake was perfect and delicious. My partner had the pork chop special, again, very overcooked, with the char taking over the flavor. $8.95, so wasn't expecting top shelf. We were not offered dessert, just given the bill and sent on our way. Overcooked, overpriced. If you stick with the cheaper options, you can get by, but why bother? read more

Nice dinner choice among several options in the area. We both had steak which was prepared to our liking. Prices were reasonable and service was friendly. read more

Was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food we received. Prime rib was tender and the horseradish was a perfect accompaniment. It's pathetic that they charge $5 for that small plate of tasteless button mushrooms so definitely pass on those. Baked potato has a salt crust but delicious inside, again 50¢ for sour cream. Salad was fresh, didn't try the soup so no opinion on it. Decent wine and beer to go with dinner. The Best Part was the BREAD!! Yummy yummy warm, soft and crispy crust. Filet mignon tasted like a prime cut, was wrapped in crispy bacon and cooked perfectly. My compliments to the chef on the proteins!! Job well done consisting we are very particular about our steaks in Chicago :) Will definitely return when in the area. read more

This lakefront Wisconsin supper club has a corny name and a rustic but non-descript atmosphere. But it distinguised by excellent seafood in large portions as well as friendly and helpful service. Of a party of seven, a number of us had walleye prepared in two diffferent ways, both great. An order of sea scallops was generous with huge, nice cooked ones. Stuffed mushrooms with a crab/crumb filling and a marsala cheese sauce were terrific too, as was a wild mushroom bisque. Prime rib portions are huge. No one had room for dessert. read more