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Gilligans

3.0 (71 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
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Loud
Live music
Touristy
Good for groups

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Susie W.

Let me start with the food was awesome. I had a prime rib hoagie and my husband ordered the Gilligans burger. The waitress was sweet and attentive. Now the bartender was insufferable. Every other word was f@$&. He stated he was the bartender and could say whatever he wanted. It diminished what could have been a nice dining experience and very unprofessional. He needs to mature a bit/a lot. Only a 3 due to him

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Christopher K.

We have been coming to this place for 20 years and it has gone through a few owners in that time. Some have been good some not so much, but it's always been a popular spot right on the water with a great atmosphere, decent drinks, and varying quality of food. Visited for dinner 3x this year and the new owners seem to have focused on the food being better. Gone twice for Friday night fish fry and the quality of the fish has been a pleasant surprise. I distinctly remember last year coming in later in the evening for a fish fry and getting a baked potato that was a dried out relic. Ordered one this year and it was fresh and hot. Little things like that make a big difference. Fish seems to be hand breaded and they also offered a broiled option which comes with delicious garlic butter to dip it in. You can get soup and salad bar and the soup is always good although the salad bar can be a bit picked over if you come in later like we tend to... My dad has ordered the drunken captain chicken twice and raves about it. Even the picky eaters in our family are content going there. We had the same waitress on a couple trips and she is so friendly and attentive you never have an empty drink. I would say my only complaint is the old fashioned. They are so small you take a couple sips and it's empty. Bigger Glasses! Overall it seems like they are intent on moving this place in the right direction. It used to be the top spot in town and hopefully it is again! Lots of things to do...pool tables, video games, and they always seem to have music, trivia, karaoke or something going on. We haven't hung out in the tiki bar yet this year I'll leave that for the next review...

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Blake T.

This spot was a the view from our outdoor table on a perfect late summer evening. We were so impressed with Gillian's we went twice during our vacation here. There was live music both nights and the atmosphere was incredible. The staff were very nice and fast. The food quality was also great and above what you might think is bar food! I recommend their chicken wings, volcanic nachos, and shrimp basket.

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Cold potatoes Luke warm carrots n cornbeef just a bit dry .. the the Ruben meat was real dry plus the sweet potato fry were hard as rocks

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The go to spot in chetek! Pull up by boat or land and get good food, drinks and some entertainment! Definitely recommend

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Ordered a couple wraps on Saturday evening while out on the pontoon.

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Local dive in Chetek with fun atmosphere and friendly staff. Be aware this is cash only bar. Have…read morefrequented this town many times as I have friends who are locals. Visited here to have lunch and ordered the "fish tacos" which was a piece of fried cod on top of a cold store tortilla with store bought slaw slopped in between. Disappointing for 11.00. Have to say the fish itself was really good though.

Go for their Friday Fish-Fry Basket!…read more My friend and I arrived around 5:15pm on Friday. Street parking was easy. We were lucky and grabbed the last open table since we were going to order dinner. Our server greeted us promptly, handed us menus and asked for our drink order. I ordered my favorite beer on tap - New Glarus' 'Spotted Cow', opting for their 16 oz. size instead of the 22 oz., and we each ordered their two-piece fish basket with french fries. Our beers were served quickly and we waited, maybe 10 minutes for our fish baskets to arrive. Both the fish and the fries were PIPING HOT! Excellent! Along with the fish and fries, there was a small paper cup of coleslaw that was pretty tasty. The exterior of the ketchup and the tarter sauce condiment bottles on the table were really gross; seems they don't get cleaned much. But the tarter sauce was good with the hunks of perfectly fried fish (which I'll guess was Cod). The fries were the thick slabs of potato and really substantial. The meal was *very* filling. We got our check without any delay (two beers and two 2-piece fish baskets = $35) and left after paying our bill so as to free up the table for someone else.

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