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Thirsty Turtle Tavern

3.5 (30 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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Thirsty Turtle Tavern is a restaurant, bar, and pizzeria located on Grape St. in Whitehall. They are open Sun - Thu 11AM - 11PM and Fri - Sat 11AM - 12AM. The menu offers a unique twist on traditional pub dining. While you'll find classic favorites like wings and burgers, the restaurant also features tavern style pizzas and sushi. My friends and I dropped in for the first time last Thursday. Overall, it was a mixed experience. Some of the dishes were well executed and enjoyable, while others fell short of expectations. We started with Chipotle honey tavern wings, Wisconsin cheese curds, and nachos. I also had a crock of French onion soup. The wings were sweet, crispy, and easily the standout. The cheese curds were decent but slightly under-fried. The nachos were awful, with barely any toppings and mostly crushed, bottom of the bag chips. The French onion soup was hot, flavorful, and topped with onion straws. After the appetizers I moved onto the BBQ pulled pork mac & cheese. It's made with a five cheese sauce, macaroni, pulled pork, and seasoned breadcrumbs. While it sounded promising, the flavors didn't quite come together. It was decent, but not something I'd order again. One of my friends ordered the chicken vodka dream, a much better choice than mine. The hand breaded cutlet, homemade vodka sauce, fresh mozzarella, and pesto made for an awesome sandwich. The sweet potato fries were undercooked and bland, but the sandwich more than made up for it. Service was great overall. Tyler was attentive and very helpful with the menu, and the manager checked in a few times, which is always appreciated. The only downside was timing. Appetizers took awhile, and entrees followed almost immediately after. Pickup is available, but there is no delivery. Happy hour is Mon - Fri 3PM - 6PM. Chipotle Honey Tavern Wings - 8.3 Wisconsin Cheese Curds - 7.5 Skillet Nachos - 6.6 French Onion Soup - 8.1 Chicken Vodka Dream - 8.2 Sweet Potato Fries - 6.1 Food - 7.5 Service - 8.3 Value - 7.5 Restaurant score - 78

Billy T.

The chicken wings looked and tasted amazing! However, the wings are jumbo sized and the 2 largest drums were undercooked. I will be back, though.

West coast burger missing chipotle mayo(was never brought or put on) had to ask for mayo.
AManda h.

Waitress was great, but ordered the west coast burger med-well. When it came to the table the bottom bun was so soggy and nasty. Waitress took it back and brought me out the burger with a new bun. When I started to eat it I realized it was rare and tried to just eat the outside parts since i was hungry until I was too grossed out to eat anymore.

Literally brought out ONE piece of sushi
Valerie O.

Happy hour only applies to the bar and high top tables, so be prepared to pay $3 more per drink if you sit five feet beyond this imaginary line. We arrived as a party of five for an after work happy hour. $4 for one sushimi (or sushi,the jury is still out on what happened), chicken that tasted like fish, but the fries were decent. The waiter was very nice and tried to explain things but ended up confusing us more... something about a "third party sushi guy" which should not be confused with the "burrito guy." Also wasn't sure what beers they had. This restaurant can't decide what its speciality is so it seemed to settle with subpar across the board. Overpriced, no theme, dirty plates, and the weirdest playlist of music I've heard since my Dawson's creek era. With so much competition in the area, it's safe to skip this place.

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The customer service is awesome and the food is delicious. The employees were very helpful and professional. I love their drink opportunity

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Great service! Nice menu selection. We had a sushi roll and sausage stuffed mushrooms and a 4 corners pizza. Everything was delicious!

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Great food, everything on menu I have tried so far is good. Went in and servce was fast too. Nice casual place.

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Worst food I've ever had. We were a table of 4 and everything that came out of the kitchen was terrible. Forced to give it 1 star.

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