My initial thoughts walking into Machine Shed was that it was a cute restaurant - you walk into a country themed (and quite adorable) gift shop where you find the host stand and are seated. The booth sizes are incredible generous (the polite way to say a bigger person won't feel like they're in a sardine can in the booth!). Unfortunately, our visit was less than impressive, and I am only giving 1 star because it's required to leave a review, a half star would be more appropriate. 1) The cost of soda is basically highway robbery. I have NEVER seen soda prices that high ($3.29 a person at my 3/2/19 visit) 2) It took us a bit to order (we had never been there before) and our waitress seemed to be getting impatient waiting for us to decide what to have (we had a difficult time deciding because of the prices! A chicken strip dinner was $15! And that was a LOW price there!) 3) I ordered a slice of pie instead of a meal, because of the price, I was only able to take 2 bites of the pie before I got a unpleasant film in my mouth. The whip cream they use tasted like Redi-Whip (canned whip cream), and the pie itself lacked flavor. We ended up sending the pie back, since none of us at the table wanted to eat it. 4) After sending the pie back, the waitress was incredible rude. She brought us the checks right away - even though everyone else at the table wasn't even half way done with their food. She didn't check on the rest of the party either, but did come right away once we got our cards out. Although this is a really cute restaurant, we will NOT be returning because of having such a poor experience. There are a lot of other restaurants in this immediate area and any one of them sounds like a more pleasant choice than vising Machine Shed again in the future. read more

We had visited the Shed numerous times in the past and it was great, though it has been a good 5+ years since we had been there. Sorry to say that it's slipped quite a bit. The service is still speedy and friendly, but my eggs had a weird, plastic taste, the orange juice was watered down and enough sugar added that hummingbirds were swarming my head and the butter on the toast wasn't real. No jelly or jam on the table. No butter pats on the table. Stuff like that. I know that these types of places are struggling, but to cheapen the product spells certain doom. Next time I'll find a local diner. read more

This place was just right for a good breakfast meal. Very farmhouse style type atmosphere. I enjoyed their availability of chicken fried chicken instead of a steak for breakfast and their cheesy hash browns are a knockout. Their service it top notch and I will be back here when I come back to visit. read more

Good breakfast here. Sort of like a Cracker Barrel. Great hash brown casserole. Good service . read more

The Machine Shed - Country Fried Steak and eggs - American Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

This place is a joke. They supposedly have a family night on Thursdays where 2 kids eat free with an adult entree. Since when is a chicken sandwhich not an adult entree. At least I know why I don't ever go there often. From very slow service, to cold food, and now this robbery. Maybe management should make this more clear to what actually constitutes an entree as any other local restaurant has never stooped to this level. Sandwiches are entrees every where else but the machine shed. read more

Went here for breakfast a few weeks ago on a Sunday. The place wasn't busy at all since it was early morning around 8am. But we still had to wait really for service. The waitress didn't look like she cared. And the food was terrible. We got waffles and french toast with bacon. The waffle was a little cold. The bacon was soggy and by far the worst bacon I've had ever. The french toast was okay. But we won't go back to this place again. read more

When you read the menu, it screams Midwest comfort foods. Perfect, because sometimes you want a home cooked meal style of dinner. I have gone a couple times, and gave it a year in between both visits hoping it would get better. The food isn't bad, but it isn't outstanding. We had to wait to be seated, and it was during a very slow time. You could get a better meal somewhere else that's less expensive. read more

Biggest breakfast ever! Machine shed gives you all these extra sides so the table is overflowing. Very decadent in abundance and most things are pretty good too. This is an indulgence so I'm glad that there is not one of these chains where I live. But, I love breakfast and this place has it all...and lots of it. There schtick is down home, Farm-like fare and I think they deliver on that well. I also like their dinner special like trout and they give you the abundance of sides like cottage cheese, pickle and applesauce with every meal. Something is so homey and midwestern and childhood reminiscent about the fresh taste of that cottage cheese. I enjoy a visit here. read more

Dang! Thats the root beer! Dang this place is good! Its down home its country its comfort its so good! Regardless of what you order the meal kicks off with creamy wonderful cottage cheese, sweet coleslaw like grandma used to make warm bread both white mini loaves and chunks of banana bread with copious amounts of semi soft butter... I love Prime rib so I tried the smoked prime rib, I prefer mine not smoked after having this it was not bad but just not for my palette but still good! the portion was huge and perfectly cooked just too smoky but they offer regular prime rib as well and that I might try next time and there will be a next time! The sweet potatoes were divine served with a very strong mix of brown sugar and butter, when I say strong I am talking an unusually high amount of brown sugar to butter quotient and it was delightful, I really liked the custom mix! The corn was buttery and sweet and just delish! The desserts looked amazing but I had no room for dessert, typically i get my dessert up front but my buddies were not feeling it and I did not want a whole dessert so no dessert happened up front of after hopefully that will happen next time too! It was all so good! I will be back before I head back home to Chicago! read more

The menu has a great selection of home cooked type meals. The decor was very nice and the service and food were excellent. Best to call ahead for a reservation. read more

Amazing! We had family style all you can eat pork loin and fried chicken ! Fantastic!

Good food and delicious bakery and fixins. Fried chicken and chicken pot pie was great. Saw an earlier comment about comparing this place to cracker yuck... and this place is much much much better than that restaurant. Glad we came tonight. The service was perfect as well. read more

Fairly good food and large portions. I wish they had some more vegetarian options and lighter fare, but those who like hearty family-style food will enjoy this place. read more

What an adorable restaurant! It has a very homey "farmer" feel to it because there are lots of decorations on the walls and throughout the place. The waitresses even dress up in cute farm-y outfits! The service was very friendly when we came here for a Sunday brunch buffet, which had a huge selection. They had pretty much anything you can think of at this buffet! I would definitely return here in a heartbeat for a filling, delicious, reasonably-priced meal. read more

We came here for Sunday brunch. It is clearly a popular place, with a wait for a table. It did remind me of a Cracker Barrel with the layout and shop at the front. We had the buffet, and I wish I would have looked at it before eating it. Being gluten intolerant, there was hardly anything I could eat. I was hoping for some healthier breakfast options, like yogurts, oatmeal, cereals, my husband was looking for wheat toast, etc But, this is a fried food and heavy breakfast buffet. You can have a make your own omelette, but the line for it is long. Next time, I will order from the menu and get an egg white omelette! read more

The Machine Shed is one of my family's favorites. I have never had a bad meal and last night was no exception. We usually go for brunch (which is amazing) and hit the buffet but yesterday we stopped for dinner. I had the beef tips with stuffing and it was super tasty! The meat could've been a little better in my opinion as it seemed to be a little fatty, however the stuffing was out of this world - the mushrooms added the perfect flavor. And to top it all off, we had a cookie sundae which I didn't think I had room for but after tasting it I couldn't pass it up :) what always makes our experience so great is the service. Our waiter was amazing! read more

Great place to take the kids. If I have to compare it to anything it would have to be Cracker Barrel but so much better and family owned in the Midwest so I like that. It's all about farm life with a little gift shop with hokey little items and some nicer items as well including the obligatory cheese head paraphenalia and John Deere tchochkies. The service is very friendly and the fried cheese sticks - they call them something different, are awesome. Really, really good. Best fried cheese ever and I happen to be an expert. The shrimp covered in bacon and barbecue sauce was a bit too heavy handed with the sauce but I liked it anyway. I ordered the brisket salad which is like a steak salad but with barbecue briscuit. And if you are the kind of person who grew up going to school and church potlucks where you had a whole lot of contrasting flavors going on on one plate and thought it was all good - real good, then this is a great salad for you. Not in the least low fat is my guess. Nice bloody mary in a mason jar too. The kids food comes in John Deere toy tractors which even my ten year old thought was pretty cool. And best part is it is right off the highway for all you travelling through town on your way to vacation homes. I will definitely be back. read more

I've been here twice now, took the family this time. Everyone was very impressed with the portions, prices and quality. I can't understand how this isn't ranked higher... Is it the overalls? read more

The Machine Shed - Breakfast - American Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

I've had better. Much better. In fact this restaurant WAS much better a few years back and we went there often. Now I would say it is worse than your typical freeway hash joint. The portions are skimpy, greatly overpriced but the only thing not shortchanged on is the salt in the food. It is their main spice. Service was almost nonexistent. Waitress disappeared after bringing our lukewarm and undercooked food. I guess she was bored. Only 5 other people in there at breakfast time. They are selling the Home Farm Kitchen idea but it is now more like Ma Kettle's kitchen. Save your money for a more honest eatery. read more

After a long wait of nearly an hour the staff finally decided to put some tables together and put our party of six in the bar. Fortunately the food made up for it. I had the beef tip with garlic mashed potatoes. They were light on the garlic, but heavy on the peels. I wish I had known and I would have ordered a baked potato. My husband had the ribeye which was done to his liking. The waitress was very nice. read more

Ate here on a recent business trip. Wanted a break from the chain restaurants and Machine Shed delivered. Nice atmosphere and feels like a local take on Cracker Barrel, but with distinct Wisconsin flare. I had the cheeseburger and fries. The cheeseburger was cooked to perfection and very flavorful. Their coleslaw is amazing, creamy just the way I like it. I was pressured by my colleagues to try the chocolate cream pie and my only regret was not ordering a piece of my own. read more

Delicious! Large portions of fresh, down home style food. The cinnamon rolls are amazing and gigantic. They do take reservations and can get quite busy. We had the family style breakfast and it was delicious. They start you out with an appitizer of cinnamon roll (4 of us shared it) then we got to choose items from different categories. Bonus is it's all you can eat and you can switch up your items, biscuits & gravy for round one and pancakes for round two of you'd like. read more

The Machine Shed - Yum! - American Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Decent food, ticked off when I asked the waiter for "plenty of hollandaise sauce" for my eggs Benedict and he brought me a side. When I got the bill, I was charged for it. Uncool. read more

The food was great, the portions are yuuge!! We also thought it was cool that they had tractors by the door as you enter so our toddler could stay entertained with it while we ate. Great service! Very friendly! Will visit again soon! read more

As soon as rear end hit the seat there were two people with coffee pots asking if I wanted coffee. I told them I don't pay $2.50 for a cup of coffee they left and I never saw anybody again. I got up and left. I don't know how the food is because I don't pay that for coffee. read more

You will get enough food, you can probably not eat for 2 meals... ;) In any case, I've had the chicken pot pie (delicious, but a tad salty) and the chipotle turkey sandwich which was tasty. They offer some pork dishes I want to try. Also have roasted and fried chicken. Have always had good service. read more

We took our kids here on A Friday night and absolutely LOVED it. Our two kids really enjoyed it as well. The staff was very accommodating, professional, and overall great. Our waitress had several tables and was swamped, yet took care of every single table as if they were the only table she had. She remembered every drink we had, and came back to check on us several times. As for the food, that was great as well. Their fish fry was very impressive, their Mac N Cheese was homemade, not Kraft, and their burgers were very good. I will ABSOLUTELY recommend this place to anyone. Very good, country style restaurant. read more

Food was absolutely delicious and filled us up for our day of riding! Very friendly staff!

For a Hearty and Great quality Restaurant, The Machine Shed is the BEST Breakfast restaurant I have been too dining in!!. I have gone to the location in Rockford, IL as well and was Just a great in Consistency. I was @ this location due to having an job interview in St Paul/Minneapolis, MN from Chicago, IL where I used to live. The Pancakes are Fresh just like how I remembered them 5 years ago. As a matter of fact all of the food was Fresh tasting and did not feel like it was Frozen and ready to cook the next day such as the Eggs and Smoked Country Sausage. I ordered on the menu the "Hungry Man's Breakfast" which was best I had. I have to say for the price and the quantity as well as the quality you get your money's worth of satisfaction for breakfast. Even the orange juice tasted fresh (Not Frozen). I also recently discovered that there is now that I am working and living in Victoria, MN that there is a Machine Shed Restaurant in Lake Elmo, MN. I am excited to try that one too and hope it follows the same consistency like here. My only disappointment was they used to see "Minced meat" or "Shepard's Pie" long ago. I hope they still do sell it. I never had "Minced Meat" Pie. I wish the Chicago Suburbs had this breakfast Franchise since it is committed to the Farmer is the motto. Anyways, Keep up the good work here for a dine in for Breakfast. read more

Delicious traditional American comfort food!! Their steaks, fish, casseroles, breads and desserts all taste fresh and delicious. The staff is friendly and accommodating. Spouse and I have eaten here whenever we are up in the Outagamie county/Appleton area. A real treat! The awesome huge tractor in the front of restaurant just outside their entrance adds a "homey" mid-western feel to the overall look/decor. read more

Arrived late on a weekday evening - about 1 hour before closing. Seated with no waiting. The menu is quite expansive, they have something for everyone I'm sure. Awesome service, thank you Renata. Really enjoyed the food. They have a bench full of toy tractors that kids are encouraged to play with. read more

It is typical American carb-loaded comfort food. You will gain a few pounds here but it will taste pretty decent while doing it. I had the meatloaf which was good, it had red and green peppers in it which is different. My wife had the chicken fried steak which she liked until she bit into something hard and sound like she broke a tooth, that ended that meal. It was also nice to finally find actual sweet tea in the area, that's one thing I miss from living down south and they also have Dang! Root beer, awesome. But back to the food, it was basically a Cracker Barrel up north and prices to match. For me, my wife, and two kids eating off of the kids menu it costed us $43 and some change. Not too terrible. I don't know if we will go back as we like to eat a bit healthier but we won't cross it off the list. read more

The Machine Shed - American Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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Food good and plentiful..... service very friendly but agonizing agonizing slow. If your hungry eat here.... In a rush, not really !

Me and my family LOVE this restaurant!!! We love their brunch menu and their regular menu as well. We love that we can make a reservation. The bathrooms are very clean. The staff is very nice. Very kid friendly. They have a little store separated from the restaurant and the things are SO cute!!! Very unique things. I think they even have a little candy section. I'm not 100% but I think they have a separate section for private parties. I'd totally recommend this place. If you're going for Sunday brunch, I'd definitely call to make a reservation. read more

My fiance and I ordered the all you can eat cod he had garlic mashed and inhad the sweet potato. The food was warm not hot and the when I put butter on my sweet potatoes it did not melt. I ordered a lemonade and my fiance a mountain dew. I sent my lemonade back. It was awful and my fiance was not to thrilled with his drink. I use to love to come to this place for their delicious food, I felt disappointed. read more

Brought my three kids here for breakfast. The kids food was fantastic and the right portion size. I'm a vegetarian and also don't eat eggs. So, I ordered the vegetable skillet and asked for extra hashbrowns and veggies to replace the eggs. The waitress said "sure." When the food was brought, I asked if they had anything extra because it doesn't credibly small. The waitress said they're not going to add much extra for "just a couple of eggs so they threw a couple extra veggies on and that is all it would be." $8.29 for half of a shredded potato a few vegetables and a small amount of shredded cheese. A complete rip off. Vegetarians and vegans often get the shorts and one substituting but, this is extreme read more

The Machine Shed - American Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Heaping portions and a good variety on the menu - very warm inside focused more towards senior citizen/super club crowd. Server was friendly read more

Went here for breakfast 2 weeks ago. We were a party of 4 people. The service was slow, but maybe because it was on a Sunday?? Our order took extra long, and even the waitress apologized for the slow service of the kitchen. She was also nice to not charge us for one of the meals. My breakfast was good, but unsure what took long to cook 4 eggs over medium (between the 3 of us), and my friend ordered the oatmeal and fruit. I'd go back if someone else wants to go there, but by choice, I wouldn't go back. read more

I have used their catering service several times now and my client is always pleased with the food. The employees are pros at setting up the buffet line and this time, the one guy who came to set up even brought decorations. There is plenty of food, way more than what is ordered so don't worry about there not being enough. I love now easy it is to call and order the food. I just reference their catering menu online and then give them a call. Definitely make sure you tell them what time you want them to set up versus what time you want to eat. read more

In Appleton for business and wanted to try something that I can't get near home. Even though this is a chain, I thought it was worth a try since it was in the area of my hotel. This particular location was quite empty for a Sunday evening and there were many employees milling around. My food order was taken very quickly but it was incorrect. I had ordered a stuffed steak and received the non stuffed one. It was good still, not bad at all actually. The meat cut very cleanly, melted nicely in my mouth; aged pretty decently. Spices on the meat were just ok and not something that would make me jump out of my seat. I do like how they provide you with cottage cheese and coleslaw to start with. I've read reviews regarding the butter; it's nothing special as it's not made from scratch at all. The mason jars for the beverages are a nice touch though. read more