Good food, Decent menu, and good prices. Service is hit or miss. Seems like they are a bit…read moreunderstaffed. Are group hit the Iron horse twice but definitely would consider other options. No strong pull to go back but wouldn't complain if we did. If that makes sense.... Burgers are great!

This is the greatest place of all time. I had a burger with olives and homemade cream cheese. Need…read moreI say more. A MAZING

Elk and Hound as a restaurant isn't open at all. The golf course looks like it's in great shape…read morethough.

Nice view of the golf course. Their point of sale system does not take Sam's Club Mastercard. That…read morewas odd.

I was with my girlfriend & her family for a weekend getaway. Being from the Milwaukee area, we…read morewanted a Fish Fry on a Friday night dinner. This place was highly recommended so we went. Entering, the place is large & can easily accommodate groups of 6 to 8 people bc even for a Friday with it being busy there are more seats than you'd expect. I got the Cajun Cod with Sweet Potato fries. I didn't want beer battered so it was great to find a place that offers grilled, Cajun grilled, or Beer Battered for all fish fry's. The pieces were quality good size for a grilled cod, 3 quality sizes. Plus comes with good portion of side sweet potato fries for $1 extra. My girlfriend got the Fried Perch which was two massive pieces. Most of the table got a side salad instead of another side. Food was probably a 4 to 4.5 star. Not jaw dropping but not just basic at all. Negatives: Need a drink menu. I am not going to order a beer if you aren't going to give me what is offered. Simple as that. They brought a small pitcher of water (no more than 1.5L) for a table of 6. Water was room temperature & no ice at all. Waitress did write down one of our orders down incorrectly as cod instead of crab cake. His crab cakes didn't show up for another 20min. The poor part was that the waitress never came over at all during the 20min to give an update. Heck, didn't even come over to ask us anything or give us a refill on water. The owner of the restaurant came over but he was only asking how everything was. That was when we brought it up after 5min of the waitress being gone. The owner did give us a piece of carrot cake & was overly nice which is main reason this is a 3* & not a 2*. I usually am not harsh on reviews but the issue more was on the lack of communication between the waitress & our table. By the time he got his food, every single one of us was done or asking for a carry out box for their meal. While the owner was very nice, there obviously was a lack of communication between him & the waitress during the 20min wait bc even she was asking "can I get you something else?" not knowing the owner already had already given us some cake in a carry out container. I get Friday's are busy but don't put Crab Cakes on the menu (he got a side salad as the side so they didn't need any sides) if it takes 20min to make it or that nobody on a Friday night is ordering it at all that you can't skip an order. Also, I think the other table of 6 next to us was not happy on how long their food & drinks were taking. It was a bummer bc we were all really looking forward to a Friday Fish Fry in the UP.

After a long drive and 1/2 day skiing this was the perfect place to have a delicious and filling…read moremeal. The waitstaff are super friendly and their recommendation of deep fried whitefish was spot-on. The owner dropped by to say hello and he was really cool. The "pine cones ", which are deep fried mashed potatoes in a roughly cone shaped package of tastiness, are a nice accompaniment to the rest of the meal. The side salad was very good and having mostly local beers on tap was a very nice touch. Can't wait to try their prime rib night the next time I'm here on a weekend.

One of the Best in the Northwoods/UP area! Delicious, huge portions, great staff, wonderful decor!…read moreWidow Maker & other Keweenaw Brewery on tap

Quirky. Cozy little restaurant on US Highway 2 just outside…read moreof Hurley. Excellent food. There seems to be a lot if things assumed here: 1. All specials (appetizers, entrees, desserts) are written in a chalkboard in the entry hallway. These specials will not be repeated by waitstaff nor will they appear in writing anywhere but in the chalkboard. 2. The protocol on arriving is to walk through the entry hallway, take a sharp right into the bat area and wait, standing at end if bar until someone acknowledges your presence and registers your party. 3. You may wait awhile until anyone acknowledges or waits on you. The food here is excellent, as is the service, once you pass step 3 above. Serving sizes are generous. I highly recommend the "specials", I had the broiled Lake Superior whitefish in a bed of carmelized onions with garlic butter sauce. Suoerb! Talking to locals, this is the best food in the area.

The best part about this place is the crazy flavor names for seemingly random ingredients. For…read moreexample, Elvis is banana and peanut butter. There is a peanut butter and cookie dough flavor and a bunch more. They were not offering samples, and I can only equate the experience to a real game of Russian Roulette. Mad Dog Jake's did not live up to the name, there are no mad dogs. The place is quite quaint. They only have the standard cones which is sad. When you are up at the lake and dig some ice-cream Mad Dog Jake's is the best shop in the area. Real bear in shop very scary, worth the danger for the ice cream.

Honestly, this is the BEST ice cream place in the Northwoods! Their Chicago dogs and soft pretzels…read moreare delicious, too. The ice cream is super-premium, which is the highest grade there is. There are some truly unique flavors along with some rare classics. However, what's best about Mad Dog Jake's is the SERVICE! The employees seem to really care and even ask you about your adventures. They offer free samples and do whatever it takes to make sure the customer is happy. Even when there's a long line, everything is served with a smile. I wouldn't consider going anywhere else!

This is a solid restaurant in Mellen, WI. There are not a ton of dining options, so we were a…read morecaptive audience. They have a fish fry on Friday nights which was delicious. My husband had pizza, which was good as well. The servers were very attentive and checked on us often. I would definitely come back if I were in the area.

The white fish sandwich was delicious and fantastic sweet potato fries. Great friendly service too.read more

Finally tried this place for lunch, after reading about how good their burgers are! Good news....it…read moredid not disappoint. It's a cute little 'up north' bar with a few tables. Signs on the tables say to order at the bar, but during my visit the bartender came over and took our order. Service was prompt & efficient. My guest and I each ordered a burger. I got the make your own burger with American cheese and fried onions. My guest had the snowshoe burger. Both were served with fries. The burgers were juicy and full of flavor. The cheese was a generous slice. I loved the fried onions. The fries were crispy. Perfect, good sized portions. Looking forward to coming back and trying other items on their menu....or maybe just for another one of those burgers!

Decent burgers! Good north woods atmosphere and bar. Not ideal for families, but a good place to…read morepop-in for a burger and beer and watching some football.

Miller High Life aka Milwaukee Mimosa was $2.50 at a food truck! There was also Red Stripe for…read more$3.50. I had the $7 or $8 gyro- very good. My son enjoyed the hotdog and my lover loved the expensive tacos. Totally worth it for lunch! Come to this food truck for lunch on Madeline Island!

100% one of my favorite spots to eat on the island. Their veggie burger is my favorite food…read more.. ever... If you find yourself on the island and they happen to be open, you need to stop by!

The sign in front of burgers said ribeye or new York strip 2 for 30 dollars I thought with today's…read morebeef prices that was too good to be true and I was right.So on our wedding anniversary I said let's stay local and eat at Burgers.Big mistake!! They were out of the steak offering a small sirloin instead at that point we should've left,but I said well let's just order something else.so I order half rack of ribs and my husband a sandwich .The ribs came out with no sauce and tasted old I couldn't eat them I mean ribs with no sauce who does that??The waitress was sarcastic and very unprofessional.Burgers lost our business I guess they depend on the drinkers from the bar because they're to drunk to know what the food tastes like.I guess they need to do false advertising to get people in.So if you only want fries that's the place to go because that was the only food that was edible

One of the worse burgers I have had in my life and that includes fast food. Not only was it…read moreincredibly small- especially for an almost $14 burger (in a small town in WI no less) but it tasted reheated- dry, with no flavor and was slapped upside it's sorry dry face with a slice of processed American cheese. It was served with supposed hand cut fries that tasted like they were frozen fries you make in the oven. Everything came lukewarm, the processed cheese refusing to even give me the small pathetic victory by agreeing to melt on top of the dry meat pile. Even the cheese wanted out of this pathetic mess and back into the safety of its crinkly Kraft wrapper. I eyed the A&W right across the parking lot with a tear in my eye and thought once again of my bad life choices. I will never be eating here again and honestly wish I had read the reviews to save myself this experience and my $$. It's not too late for you.

This was our second time here but first time for the chicken. It did not disappoint, very juicy,…read moretender and flavorful . The hand cut French fries and coleslaw were amazing too. We decided to take our lunch down the road a bit for a picnic on the lake. Gorgeous view and a great lunch.

The food is prepared fresh, so the wait time can be a bit long. But believe me, it is worth the…read morewait. I had a cheeseburger that was cooked to perfection. My husband declared his chicken the best he had ever had.