My family goes to Hayward each July 4, and while we have our favorites in town to eat at each summer, I always like to try something new. So my family asked me to pick a new-to-us spot. I chose The Boulevard after looking at the reviews. But overall, it was a meh experience unfortunately. I got a reservation for our large family group, and our table was waiting for us when we arrived. Besides us there were just a few more parties dining in. But while we were seated quickly, out experience then went downhill. The biggest problem: We had to wait nearly 90 minutes to get our entrees. We had to ask a few times what the hold-up was, and the owner (I think) ended up providing free desserts for the table to compensate. This helped, but still ... 90 minutes. And our entrees were a bit hit or miss. I got the shrimp alfredo, which didn't have much flavor. A couple of our other entrees were cold. My husband's pork chop was delicious, though, he said. It overall felt like The Boulevard didn't know what it wanted to be -- either more high-end with its entrees and prices or casual. I would be interested in trying it again, but hopefully our dinner won't take as long as it did on our first visit. read more

The Boulevard - Shrimp Alfredo - American Near Me - Hayward, Wisconsin

As I scan previous reviews-like the one from 2 years ago, the experience my Wife and I had was the same. Our table had a nice greeting card to make you feel welcome and appreciated, but it went down hill from there. We got our drinks quickly, placed our dinner orders-we both tried the "Nut Crusted Walleye, thinking we should try what you'd think was a Northern Wisconsin "specialty. Mind you, the price is $38 per dinner, so you'd expect the food quality to match the price-NO WAY. First-the owner misrepresents what comes out of his Kitchen by using Stock Photos you buy for advertising. I'll get back to the food quality in a bit. We got our salads quickly-probably because our Server plated them, but they came with our salad dressings in packets you get at places where the menu is behind a fast food service counter. Honestly, this is insulting, lazy and cheap for the cost. We then waited 25 minutes after the salads to get our Entree's. They were not busy, nor understaffed and we were the only seated table in the entire place, everyone else was at the bar and there we about 10 people who had already been there, so they hadn't ordered before us. At the 20-minute mark for getting our food, I asked our server about our meals, nicely, she proceeded to lie to us that our orders came in AFTER several others and it would be a few more minutes. When our food arrived, it was ALL beige, and the fish was obviously low-grade Walleye with fishy-tasting blood line inherent in low-grade product. The Lonesome Pine in Deerwood, MN has a $36.00 Walleye dinner to die for. The only thing good on the plate were the baked potatoes, which we smothered in butter and our second experience that night of "squeeze tube delivered" Sour Cream. In summary, I see the owner takes offense to criticism. He never said boo to us, but he looked over at us more than a few times as he and his pack of Bar regulars yakked and looked over their shoulders at the "strangers" in their watering hole. Just me and the Wife, looking for new places in the area we thought we'd try. We came with normal expectations, set by how the place is advertised, and it's nothing of the kind. People vote with their dollars. The owner should understand it makes no difference if the patrons aren't your long-time crew and you'd think that it would be a chance to get out from behind the bar, walk over to our table and just say "Thanks for coming in-we hope to see you again" Our bill was $110.00 BEFORE tip for a server who lied to us. She must be related to the owner. read more

Cozy spot with friendly staff. Menu looks good with lots of choices for everyone. We will be back for food next time.

Not impressed. Reading the past reviews I noticed the owner or whomever responded to a negative review very similar to mine saying to the person "looks like you are too good for us as the plastic bag of salad dressing bothers you" what business owner writes this? Get some business and customer relation courses at a local collage is my advise to you. I'm going to tell you that yes you are in the rustic north woods but if you're going to charge prices like a big city then act like it at least with your presentation. I'm going to start with the positives: Only one, my husband's steak was very good. Walked in, it's a bar with some tables so when you walk in everyone that is sitting at the bar turns around. We paid $100.00 and tipped $20.00 so total $120.00. My husband ordered a drink it was watered down, steak (very good) rice was very mediocre, bun like 1 bun not a basket of bread 1 bun, soup was not good. I ordered Nut Crusted Walleye very bland, the waitress said I get steamed vegetables ( I got soggy broccoli that was falling apart) the best is the salad lol: The salad comes like from a bag from a store in a plastic bowl with a packet of dressing (could have been touched without gloves, dropped on the floor) slapped inside the bowl). We had our water served in plastic cups. I'm sorry but for $100.00 please have some presentation at least and not to mention better tasting food. We went to Shell Lake and paid $37.00 for dinner that had flavor and yes the restaurant had plastic glasses but the food was great. We were very disappointed. read more

The boulevard food is excellent great ribs great steaks and great pork chops. They have a great Caesar salad. I could go on and on, but you have to try it yourself. The owner and staff are friendly and truly make you feel welcome. I would highly recommend anyone to try it. read more

Service was excellent!!!!! Food was cold! ordered shrimp alfredo and had only 5 (small to medium) shrimp. Was very disappointed. I've had better food at chain restaurants, sad because there pictures looked so good. Everything else was fine!!!! read more

One of the best cooks in the area works here. A well-run, clean, appealing place to eat! My husband and I along with friends and family have eaten here many times and have enjoyed every meal we've tried. Good service and great food! read more

Service was brusque and food was plentiful but poorly prepared and unattractive. Steamed broccoli and overcooked pasta.

Server and bartender very kind. Great menu selection. Drinks and salad served quickly. Main course took almost an hour to be served. All we would have liked was a quick explanation or comment: "sorry for the delay and thank you for your patience " Nothing was mentioned on our long wait. Food was ok Filet was cooked well Baked walleye was good Shrimp Alfredo delicious Baked potato's no taste read more

The food was good and service was ok. A fun place the ribs are good and the service was great. Nice clean place

Fantastic food, drinks and people! Great wine and beer selection. One of the very few places I would feel comfortable going to by myself. All thumbs up! Have the soup and an Old Fashion, you will not be disappointed!! read more

Excellent blend of casual ding with upscale flair. Pleasant, friendly service and inviting vibe.

Great atmosphere and friendly service. Very good food. Love the beer selection. My favorite is Oscar's chocolate oatmeal stout. Gotta go back sometime. read more

Great food and great people! The lunch menu is more of a typical bar food. The dinner menu has an excellent chef and great food. We've had the Filet Mignon and it is excellent! read more

This angry lady Jennifer B that left a review before me is the worst. I don't even know her and I already know I hate her. Have you ever been passing through an area and felt the urge/need for some local flair, and chosen to bypass the easy and forgettable McDonald's meal? That's what we did and it was amazing. The burgers and sandwiches were made fresh and served juicy on a pretzel bun. The wait staff was also very friendly and easy to talk to. Continue to support your local businesses. Hope to see this one stick around for years to come. read more

Disappointed in the food, pasta was mushy and sauce tasted like it was from a jar. $50 for a steak? Went back for lunch, the chicken and dumpling soup was good, sadly served in a paper cup. The panini (turkey avocado bacon club) was terrible. Not sure they should call it a panini, thin flatbread and packaged lunch meat. They also forgot the avocado. Macaroni and cheese was from a box. I heard breakfast was good, maybe the third time will be the charm? read more

Stopped for a quick coffee. The owners are so friendly! The coffee was delicious and necessary after a day on the lake.

Love the Boulevard! We love the friendly service and the fabulous food! Thank you Bob for the personalized touch- we always feel at home!

Inviting place. Friendly staff. We had the walleye which was quite good and portion size was generous. Homemade split pea soup was outstanding. We were informed they were short staffed from the start but yet the server was very attentive to us. Large wine selection/store in the back. read more

This place was amazing. I had the filet and my boyfriend had the chicken Alfredo. Everything was fresh and made from scratch. I always enjoy eating at place that appears to be family run. Also had an excellent wine selection. We will be back despite the 40 min drive. read more

We went on a Wednesday evening to find out its the chef's night off. Therefore, they have a limited menu, mostly sandwiches. We were a little disappointed. Hoped to get a steak, but we were there and opted for burgers. The burgers were great, as were the chips that accompanied them. Staff was friendly and attentive. They did a nice job decorating the bar. We will be back! read more

The Nut Crusted Walleye dish was out of this world. The best fish fry I've ever had! Would come back for sure.

My husband and I had dinner there this evening. The service was good and the staff friendly. But the food was very disappointing. We had the Scallops Parmesan and the Ribs. It reminded me of an old supper club feel, very heavy, and not cooked well. Definitely not worth the price. read more