Great place to eat and have a drink. The fish fry is one of the best in the state of Wisconsin…read more Also great burgers and good home made soups. There is a dinning area separate from the bar that is very clean and good atmosphere. Staff is very friendly and offered quick service. I would highly recommend passing up the other bar/restaurants in the area and eating here first for a great meal.

Great crowd! I loved the friendly service here, I'm not often receiving some good reviews myself,…read morebut the karaoke people there did a very good job putting together their show! I like food, but the wise bartenders knew better than to burn the food...haha

Pretty disappointing experience. The bar and kitchen are advertised as being open until 11 PM. We…read morearrived with a group of 8 people ready to eat and have drinks. We were told the kitchen had closed early, which honestly wasn't a huge deal--we understood and decided to stay and have drinks anyway. What was frustrating was that by 9:30 PM, while all 8 of us were still there drinking and spending money, the staff started making comments about how they were closing and we could only get one more drink. If you advertise that your bar is open until 11 PM(sign outside even says bowling is open until 11), customers shouldn't be made to feel unwelcome an hour and a half before closing, especially when you have a group of paying customers. Also minimum of 8 more people came in and got turned away for a drink. I completely understand closing early if business is dead, but when you have 8 people sitting there actively ordering drinks, it's pretty disappointing to feel like you're an inconvenience. We would have happily stayed, continued ordering, and tipped well. Unfortunately, the experience made us feel like our business wasn't wanted.

Toni is deaf it will take you an hour to get a beer an hour to get a pizza, the clientele is…read morewonderful

Stay away. Visited bowling alley. Played 2 games and drank 2 pitchers of beer. Went up to the bar…read moreto pay. Was verbally told the bill was $100 even. I questioned the tab and I was informed there was a "tourist tax". Fuck these rednecks! Do yourself a favor, stay away...

What a great option for a rainy day of summer vacation..... the staff were excellent and happy to…read moredeal with any question.... We played 2 games and had an absolute blast with our family of 5! We will be back next year!!

Great spot for families with kids! We've taken the kids here…read moreseveral times and they always have a blast. The bowling is fun, the small arcade keeps them entertained, and the food is quick and tasty. Service is friendly and helpful every time. One thing I really appreciate is that the bar is separated from the bowling area, which keeps things more family-friendly. Just a heads-up: it's worth calling ahead to make sure there's not a party or league night, since it can get crowded. Otherwise, highly recommend for a fun, easy outing with kids!

I had a celebration of life for my daughter here in Dec. Brian and his staff did a great job.read more

My family and I are from out of town. Came for new years, will not be back. On their Facebook they…read morelisted their menu and said they would do a champagne toast at midnight. The bartenders were not nice and should consider finding a new job. This place has a lot of potential but am very disappointed. I will not be recommending Northstar lanes to anyone. Save your money. Next time, I will be driving the 20 miles north to Elcho.

I came here during the playoffs while on a weekend ski trip in Wisconsin. What a great idea!…read more Every time the Packers scored the bar dished out free shots to everyone. I was definitely cheering for the pack once I found this out. They also had very cheap $5 pitchers. This made for a fun night...especially considering our assumption was how are we going to have fun at little bars in middle of nowhere wisconsin. We never ended up bowling though... the bar was too much fun with the game on. The crowd was a mixed bunch...from camo wearing outdoorsmen to rich Chicago suburbanites. Everyone was into the game and having a great time though (probably cause of the free shots). They also have some pretty good food here...MASSIVE quesadillas in particular! If I ever go skiing in the area again I know I will be back here!

I had to go to Wausau to help a friend with her rental house and we needed to take a break for…read morelunch. She kind of knew the area so we decided here and it was close to the house. I had the pulled pork with the fresh cut fries. The pulled pork was dry but it did have good flavor. I like the fact they give you the BBQ sauce on the side and you have the option of spicy or regular. I opted for the spicy and its not really spicy but did have a good flavor. I like to dip on the side and dont like it drenched on top. If the pulled pork wasnt so dry I would not have even put the sauce on. It came on pretty big size bun but would have been nice if it was toasted or not so dry. I would say there was a nice quantity of meat on the bun and they didnt skimp on that. The fresh cut fries were good and not limp like some places do. They did not salt them so you had to yourself. My friend had the soup and salad bar which was part of their lunch special so not sure if they have it up all the time or just during lunch and that was $5.99. My mom had the chicken quesadilla and she said the flavor of the chicken was very bland and not very much meat on it. It did however look good. Came with lettuce, tomato on top and sour cream. She said if she returned there she would not order that again. The place was clean and the service was fine. Nothing above average by any means. I would go back if I was in the area as they seemed to have a nice variety on the menu from wraps, burgers, pizzas, apps and several diffrent kinds of sandwhiches.

Great food, great staff. The Phillips Lanes is clean, friendly and all around a good place for a…read moredrink or to bring your kids for some bowling.