This is such a cool place. The outdoor area has yard games for big and little kids, hammocks, a stage for live music, picnic tables, a deer farm, etc. Indoors they have a great selection of wild game and brisket, some amazing pizzas and Mac n cheese, salads, and delicious sides. The folks that started it and own it, sometimes stop by your table to see how you're doing. The ladies behind the bar and register are friendly and helpful. There are some pretty amazing racks and trophy deer on the walls, and we always leave with leftovers. It's not cheap, but it's worth it! read more

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You've seen the signs, you think you know what kind of restaurant it is, then you get there. This is not a tiny, next to a game farm, bar and grill. This is a huge restaurant with full bar, multiple taps of beer and an equally huge menu. My group was coming back from a non-high fence hunt. We were cold and hungry. I suggested a drink and some pizza. From the moment we pulled into the large parking lot, it was one surprise after another. The huge lodge building that serves as the restaurant, gift shop, bar and music venue was decorated nicely for Christmas. It was quite the sight. As we approached the building, we heard the sounds of live music. Inside, the crazy display of trophy deer mounts was almost dizzying. It literally took a couple of minutes to adjust to all the hustle, bustle and visual effects. The next surprise was the huge menu. If you can't find something to eat, you aren't hungry. All the items on the menu sounded delicious and the food being picked up by patrons at the counter looked great. We had second thoughts on having pizza when we saw all the fish fry options and other menu choices. However, we ordered pizzas and got our buzzer; to let us know when our pizzas were ready. We went around the corner and orders drinks from the bar. Wherever we were in the establishment, helpful staff gave us the information and assistance we needed. Our wood fire pizzas were really tasty. We preferred the Hot Honey Elk Pepperoni Sesame over the Meat Lovers but both were solid choices. Personally, I wasn't a huge fan of the sauces, but the crust was good and the toppings were ample. Overall, I need to return to try more of the menu (thinking steak). The prices seemed on par with similar establishments, the drinks were reasonable and the service was good. Definitely will add a trip back during a future "up north" excursion. read more

Primal Eats - Primal Meat Lovers Pizza - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

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Wonderful atmosphere and excellent food. The staff are always welcoming and friendly.

First time here, amazing experience, great wonderful to look at love all the pictures and the hanging chandelier of sheds.

The fish fry here was the worst I have ever had in the Shawano,WI area. All the fish was fried and pre coated prior to freezing. All the fish looked pretty much the same. The fish was unappealing and tasted like sawdust. Also there is no salad bar at Primal Eats which is very sad. Unfortunately I had the same experience at another well known fish place. For now on I will keep going to places that have a decent salad bar and offer pan fried fish. The fillet is coated immediately before frying and tastes like fish. read more

Went on a Saturday afternoon. Not too busy as they had outdoor entertainment on site. Around 12:00. Ordered the pulled pork Mac and cheese, regular Mac and cheese, the cherry cobbler, and beans with a side of cornbread. Overall time from order to buzzer: 12 minutes. Pretty speedy for a Saturday. Pulled pork Mac and cheese: creamy, cheesy, the pulled pork could have been a bit more tender, but all around decent in quality Beans: thick, tomatoey and smoky. VERY sweet but filling. Only a few spoons and I was done, and I was RAISED on southern baked beans. Bit too sweet for me. Cornbread: mix cornmeal and yellow cake mix with some mildly smoky jalapeños, you've nailed it. Could get the same out of a box of Jiffy cornmeal, yellow cake, and a couple eggs and milk. Cherry cobbler: good cherries, nice cake, delicious outer ring of cobbler. Buttery, crispy in places, and would go well with some ice cream. Overall, good start for what we tried. Would need to come back for the main meats. Will return again. read more

Best food and atmosphere in the Gillett area. They take pride in their food and it shows. read more

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Thanks for bringing back the best salmon BLT I've ever had, Primal Eats! It's just as amazing as I remembered. And congrats on 5 years. Happu anniversary! read more

Out in the middle of nowhere, but worth the trip to try. I would love to see the environment in the summer and when they have a band. The seating is set up like a lunch room at a school almost and the lighting is bright. I got Mac and cheese with brisket on it and it wasn't bad. Brisket was a tad too salty. Also ordered brisket platter and the portion was on the smaller end and some of the pieces were all fat with no meat so it felt like a rip off... Would try again but was not super impressed with the first visit. read more

Primal Eats - Brisket Mac Attack - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

Amazing food! Everything in the menu is worth getting! Staff is helpful and kind, and the atmosphere is laid back and perfect for the family. Love coming back to this place. read more

The food exceeded expectations. The ribeye was excellent. The brisket and sides met the "Texas Bbq" standards. read more

Primal Eats - Bar area - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

I came here for an event and was completely blown away. The food was delicious and the beer and whiskey selection was outrageous :) The people and service were equally wonderful and the vibe was spot on. Can't wait to go back! read more

This place makes some of the BEST, most delicious, mouth-watering food in WI! First tried them at a wedding (they catered from Primal Eats), and I could not stop talking about how absolutely DELICIOUS the food was. I immediately told my hubby, and we soon made plans to drive up there (90-minute drive) along with my mom. OMG, the brisket is to die for. Perfectly cooked, not dry AT ALL, soooo yummy. And the pulled chicken and pulled pork--just, wow. The Mac and cheese - just shut up it's SOOOOOO GOOOD!!!!!! GO HERE FOR FOOD! And be sure you come with an empty belly so you can stuff it to the max!! Worth the drive no matter where in WI you live. And seating is plentiful--you can sit inside or choose from LOTS of outdoor seating (picnic benches). They know what they're doing at Primal Eats!! read more

Primal Eats - Part of the outside area. - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

Ribeye steak platter was AMAZINGLY Delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would definitely recommend going to this restaurant if you have not! Steak was seasoned and cooked perfectly! Yum! read more

Omg the brisket. Omg the coleslaw. The super friendly and helpful staff is just amazing. It's a whole vibe.

Food was excellent! And Prices are great large amount of food. Service was fast once you got through the ordering line. Fun place Family style seating. Very loud! read more

Such a fun place, especially in summer but they are always good. Great drinks - especially the Beer Wall. If there is a crowd, don't let it discourage you - they have plenty of help and know what they are doing. The owner has been there interacting with the guests almost every time we have been there. read more

Family oriented...they do a great job with fencing and organization of their property. Whenever you have little kids and go out to eat it is all about safety and making sure you do not ruin the nights of others. Now for the hard part of this review...the food is expensive and decent at best. I do not mean that rudely but it is just missing something. However, I have only been once and want to return. read more

Primal Eats - Great exterior! - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

On the fence between a 5 or 4 Star Rating (great either way) but I decided to go with the 5 star rating because the food was good and this was such a unique experience that I overlooked a few drawbacks. The good This new restaurant is located on a large game farm, and I would imagine that in warmer months there would be lots of fun things to do and see in and around the facility. (Such as outdoor music and games, like corn hole). It's huge! Multiple rooms with mostly "community" seating on picnic tables or a really large dining room table. There is also seating in the bar. The bar is not huge, but it does have TV's to maybe watch a game. Im sure this would be a great place to host a party, meeting or other event. The decor fits the name perfectly. Literally dozens of Deer hanging on the wall (all huge trophy sized Bucks). One room was a "gift shop" that sells frozen foods, spices and some merch. Another room looked like a boardroom with a large dinning table. There was also a barroom and another large outdoor (heated) tent room. You order your food in the tented area and get a buzzer to let you know when to pick up your food. The menu is also huge! So many choices that include all types of meats, salmon, pizzas and loaded Mac and Cheeses. Soups, sides and desserts are also available. I wanted to try everything! I decided on the 3 Meat Sampler. This meal came which a very generous portion of Pulled Pork, Brisket and sliced German Sausage. There we were 3 types of BBQ sauces to choose from, Hot, Mild and Tennessee Bourbon. I liked the Bourbon the best. I really enjoyed all three of the meats. It was close, but surprisingly my top choice was the German sausage. I would gladly have any of all three of the meats again.... Anytime! Minor hang ups. The place is set up kind of weird. When I got there I wasn't sure where to go to get to the restaurant area. Really no map or signage (that I saw) to point you in any direction. I did see someone come out of a door that said "Gift Shop" so I decided to start there. Inside a met a friendly man that welcomed me and asked if I had any questions. He walked me through the complex (all connected) and showed me the ropes. Inside the tented area there was an "order window" with a video menu board. The menu was very extensive, so if you are new to Primal Eats, it may take a while to make a decision! I would recommend more menus around the area so you don't have to crowd around the order window while you make your choice. I am pretty sure you can bring up the menu on your phone using a scan code, but the cell service in this remote area is very limited. Hopefully WiFi is in the near future. I was also surprised that you can not order a beverage at the "order window". You have to do that in the bar, which is really strange. First of all, the bar is 2 rooms away, and if it were busy, it could be very inconvenient. The tented area was heated, but that day it was cold outside, and the room was still pretty cool. Also, it had snowed the previous night and the heat from the room was melting the snow on the tent roof. Some of the melted snow was pouring through some gaps in the tent into buckets on the floor. I would imagine this will be corrected soon, because I believe that this was the restaurants first snow, and the snow melt was a fixable learning situation! Overall, I really thought this was a cool dinning experience and the food was great. Everyone that worked there was super friendly and helpful. I plan on being back! I will chalk up the drawbacks listed about to the place being new. Because Primal Eats is located in a very "off the beaten path" location, I hope they get the word out and can be really successful. They are located near Shawano Lake so that should help them do well with the summer vacation crowd. Winter travelers and snowmobiles need to put this on their map too! read more

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All the food costs between $16.36 the food comes in like a big TV tree tin foil what I lid and it's just okay it's not great we had chicken we had sausage we had a big pizza and we had their sampler pattern there were six of us nobody was pleased with the price or the taste of the food the best thing there was to crust on the pizza there was no cheese on a pizza for the money it's just not worth it read more

Very dissatisfied. Ordered loaded baked potato with pulled pork. $17- with about three bites of pork. Then when I reordered an old fashion at the bar she made me a whiskey sour and told me she couldn't make me an old fashion in the same glass. Wouldn't you throw the cup away and make what was ordered. Still charged the same though. A pricey night and very disappointed. read more

Primal Eats is new to the dining scene. Located on the grounds of the Apple Creek Whitetail game preserve. A rather unexpected location for a restaurant, but one that offers great promise of good things to come. At this time it seems there's a rather limited menu, but what they offer they seem to be doing it right. We went for the pizza and had the venison sausage pizza and the brisket pizza. The pizzas are prepared in a stone fire oven and ours were prepared perfectly. The venison sausage was a unique twist on a classic sausage pizza. In addition to pizza they offer brisket and pulled pork which is sold by the pound. The sides are also offered in large containers. It really seems a place to share a meal with others rather than just having a plate for yourself. The restaurant is currently set up as an outdoor venue with patio seating. You order food at one window and get a buzzer to let you know when you can go up to get your meal. You order your drinks at another window and pay for the drinks separately from your food. It works, but I'd rather order my food/drinks and only pay one time. The patio dining option is great for the summer months. I'm not sure what the dinner plan will be for the Wisconsin inclement weather we all know is coming. They have indoor dining areas, but they don't seem to be set up to be a properly operating restaurant at this time. Hopefully things are in the works because I'm hopeful Primal Eats is more than a summer destination. On Friday and Saturday evening they have local musicians playing live music on the patio. There's an adjacent gift shop to boot. There are a few small crafts, wine from nearby wineries and of course venison sausage. While at Primal Eats you might even be lucky to catch a glimpse of one of those $15,000 trophy Bucks roaming around the Apple Creek property. Welcome to the dining scene Primal Eats. I look forward to returning. read more

Primal Eats - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

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Best lemon pepper salmon and brisket- life changing! People and atmosphere is great! read more

Primal Eats - Lemon pepper salmon - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

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This wavers between a 1 and a 5 star review for various reasons. First a disclaimer, came here on July 3 at dinner time and seems like everyone else in northeastern wisconsin did also, assuming it might have been their busiest night of the year. Line was long, but there was lots for the kids to do and they've got a huge space inside and outside so seating wasn't an issue even with all the people there. Service was friendly and helpful as well and the food was very good. We had a 3-meat platter with corn bread and mac n cheese and this, along with the space and stuff outside, is what would make this closer to a 5-star review. And we knew it was super busy so we didn't expect super fast service, but when we placed our order we asked how long it might take and she said 30min, it took almost an hour. We also came with other family members who ordered right after us, and their food took 2 hours by the time they got all the food. There really is no excuse for that, whether the order got lost or what, who knows, but they compensated by not charging for part of the order and sending them home with a pound of brisket for free. So in the end, they took care of things but seemed like we weren't the only people whose food took awhile, need to tighten up some processes in the kitchen for this type of traffic. All in all, great food, great place to go with big groups, and I'm assuming on a regular night, they hopefully don't have any issues, unless every night is that busy? It was our first time and I would go back, but maybe get there early or find a night not before the biggest BBQ holiday of the year! read more

We have been looking forward to their brisket for quite some time. We saw them ouside Badger state today and i can easily say that was those smallest taste sandwhich ive had for $16-17. The strand of meat was so small i could taste no smoke or beef. Hey, way to go, you really showed we have places to screw you over up in WI. Poor showing for the NFL draft visitors. Hope you enjoyed the profit for the day! read more

Fish Fry is excellent! Great atmosphere, laid back relaxing with great food and service. Definitely looking forward to next visit!

Well organized, clean, with plenty of seating. It wasn't particularly busy, it took about 20 minutes for the food to come out. There's an order online option that might speed that up. I got a sampler with brisket, chicken, and sausage. All were good, the brisket was borderline too salty but had good flavor. The sausage was excellent. My wife got a prime rib Philly cheesesteak, it was absolutely amazing. Good experience, we will come back again. read more

great food great service!! the cashier was very knowledgeable bout the menu !! she knew it very well !! the atmosphere is very amazing

The food is good! Service friendly! Pricey but I'll explain! From when we first started coming in late 2021, the food portions were phenomenal for the money! And I know inflation hit all of us hard but when you pay $8.95 for a 1/2 order of just Mac & Cheese...you'd expect the container to be filled up and not just halfway! My Goddaughter spent $14.95 for a Rueben, no extras! No sauce on the side as depicted! The meat was barely there! In their defense the owner did make it right bringing her two more slices and also a package of frozen corned beef! If it had not been for that she would've not ever ordered that sandwich again! Their food is delicious but the portions are dwindling and the consistency is not there! Last time we had brisket, it was dry! This time it was juicy! So it is hit or miss but still worth the trip! Love the atmosphere! Bathrooms in main building are handicap friendly but the other restrooms are not! Not enough handicap parking either! See pics! No where near did are orders look like these! read more

Primal Eats - Reuben sandwich! We did not get any sauce on the side. - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

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Amazing spot. Great decor / very clean atmosphere -- really setting a standard for how this type of restaurant should operate. Will absolutely be coming back. read more

Super fun for all ages and the food is seriously incredible!!! Brisket everything. Go and get it!

This place is so far out in the sticks away from any major populated area. I got here about 10 minutes before the line went all the way out into the parking lot and I come from my food Mecca in California and I am blown away at the quality of the food in the beautiful setting in the forest, to the wonderful people behind the counter, and I mean every single one of them. I hate writing a good review like this because it's just going to make it harder to get food in this place because it's so crowded, but damn! And even something as simple as corn bread is over the top. This just goes to prove that if you build it, they will come. I met the owner, the owner son, and the wife while they're juggling about 200 people in this establishment. The only negative is that they have a band playing tonight it's just not my type of music, Other than that there's nothing and I mean absolutely nothing negative you can say about this place. Hopefully they'll open up campsites and you can make it a destination. read more

Primal Eats - Three meat sampler, cornbread and cowboy potatoes - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

Well I have heard a lot about this place so after work we took a ride for dinner. We ordered at the window and took our buzzer to get food once ready. While we waited, we went to the bar to get drinks. We got a table and our food was ready so I went to get it. The pizza was huge. We got the supreme but we try to watch our sodium a little so no olives or bacon. The pizza was okay, but I wouldn't get it again. I would have liked it cooked a little more and the flavor wasn't there for me. The salad was good with a lot of croutons. The downfall was the croutons were soft so I pulled them off. (Don't worry plenty of food still). The smoked chicken was very good. Then with the 3 separate bbq sauces it was a good little treat. I would recommend the smoked chicken again. The cornbread had a little pepper (jalapeño?) in it. It wasn't the best (#1) cornbread that I have had but it was in the top 5. I would definitely recommend getting a cornbread as good cornbread is really hard to find in WI. The cherry cobbler wasn't what I expected. It was a bread with cherry and soaked with something. It was good but not what I expected. It you get it, I would go get some of the ice cream there too to add to the top. Overall, not bad but also not a place I'll be rushing back to. read more

We've come here once a year since it's opened. We enjoy it but recently we've been frustrated with a few items which feel petty... The free wifi option is still there but they no longer share the password. The "donation" self serve ice cream now has a server and you only get ice cream if you "donate" $2. The self serve beer will automatically add a 20% gratuity... for what? I'm pouring my own beer! For a business which seems to be growing exponentially, I hope they don't forget the small things which made it more fun than other establishments. read more

Unique experience. Food is amazing! What a great experience all around. Definitely need to come back! read more

Primal Eats - Great time eating in the wild and listening to great music! - Barbeque Near Me - Gillett, Wisconsin

The food was spectacular, the atmosphere was awesome with the little fires going and the music in the background . The salmon is the freshest I've ever had. You get your moneys worth here. read more

Overall, the food (minus the brisket) was excellent from the sausage to the pork to the beans. The brisket was disappointing to me because it tasted like Irish corned beef rather than Texas Brisket. If we have it again I hope it's better. The beer wall was a lot of fun. If it's your first time ask whatever questions you need about how your card is charged. It was a little confusing the first time. The scenery and the music were awesome. The house bbq sauce is also great. Enjoy. read more

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Worth the drive. Be prepared to wait as the food can take some time. I have been here several times and enjoy the atmosphere. Open-air during the summer with live music on weekends. That's great as the music isn't too loud and you can enjoy a conversation as well. Early August the flies could be a problem. The food has been great. The Mac and cheese with brisket is fantastic. The German hot dog has a lot of flavor and stands alone as a meal. The other brisket, Philly, or smoked corned beef sandwiches have all been top-notch. It's not your normal dining experience. Highly recommend! read more

Had a great dinner at Primal Eats - brisket, pulled pork, man n cheese and cornbread - all were delicious! The brandy sour old fashioned was also yummy! Our friends were talking up the salmon spread and smoked salmon from the store so we went back for that and it did not disappoint- soooo good! Be sure to check this place out! read more

We have been there three times over the last three months. While there is a plethora of items to choose from, I can speak to the pulled pork, the pizza, and the Ribeye Steak. All were very good. The restaurant has you go to the desk and order, then your name is called when the food is ready. The place is sprawling and nicely decorated with the kind of bucks every Hunter seeks to harvest. Very clean with ample space for larger parties, and the tables are large as well. These people know how to prepare game, and their selection of beers and soft drinks is excellent. I have taken clients and visitors there and they all want to go back. read more