We had a party of ten and this was the only place in town, that we found/knew of, that could seat…read moreall 10 of us together. The food was standard/average. The hostess and server were very accommodating and friendly. My 7 year old granddaughter's caught the Alaskan Waffles. She ate 1/4 waffle and 3/4th of the strawberries, whip cream and scoop of vanilla ice cream. I had the chicken bowl and it was ok. Nothing special. I could taste the processed chicken so k ow it was t a u processed chicken breast sliced up. My husband said his biscuits and gravy were bland with little meat in it. To be fair, the menu says biscuits and gravy, not biscuits and sausage gravely so I think that makes a difference. I told him to just be sure when it just says gravy to ask if it has sausage in it. We had 6 others in our group who enjoyed their meals but also stated it was just ok.

We needed gas and breakfast on our way home. Suzy's recommended here. I got a basic breakfast since…read moreI love hash browns. Everything was right including OE eggs. I got to sample a pancake too and that was good. It was packed. I love a good old standby ethnic diner. There was a young gal there who was a runner/busser and she was so helpful to us. So glad she was there. I enjoyed our server too. I'll be interested in trying the Friday fish fry next time.

My friends graduation party was held here. The environment is warm and friendly. The staff are…read morefunny and know how to take and make a good joke! The alcohol they have is perfect for my taste. I always get spotted cow or a mikes hard strawberry lemonade!

This is a great classic Wisconsin cash only bar. Amazing regular bar food. Classic neon tee shirts…read more Clean and good people there.

Great food, reasonable prices, great waitress' open today until 3 lots of food for the price.read more

I am completely disappointed in any negative review of the Red Apple Restaurant, it is Exactly as…read moreI would want, and get everytime I visit, whether for a meal or just to meet up for coffee. The food is more than plentiful, and always measures up to expectations! If you can appreciate a "Friend" serving you, that how they make me feel every time I visit. I love the counter dining option and cozy seating. That is exactly what a "Home Town Diner" should feel like! Thank you Red Apple Crew... you always delivery what I enjoy.

Great simple food. Quality meat locally sourced. Definitely…read morerecommend for even family style Wisconsin bar. Not the new modern place but the traditional style of local bar.

my partner and I are new to the portage area so we've been trying to stop into as many local places…read moreas we can. today we stumbled upon the saloon and thought we would give it a try. we walked in and sat at the bar and after about 4 minutes the bartender came over and i asked if we could see a food menu and she asked for ID. I am 21, I am actually sober and had no interest in drinking, I often don't carry my ID on me because of this reason. I said I might have a photo of it but my phone was dead so i couldn't give her that. she refused to serve us after asking if we knew the owner (as if we had known the owner it would be fine?) so we ended up leaving. the only reason I'm writing this review is because there was a 7 year old sitting at the bar right next to us. We made it very clear we just wanted food and we're still refused service for lack of ID despite having a child sit there at the bar eating. I wish I would've lied and said I knew the owner because then I would be knee deep in some fries right now. Super disappointing. #WEDONTCARDANYONEUNDER10 #BRINGIDFORFRIES

We needed a place for dinner while we were staying at our rental and drove past this place and…read morethought it looked interesting. Yelp and google gave it pretty decent reviews, so we stopped in. One thing that was cool was last night the patio was reserved for only those who had dogs. It would have been neat to know that ahead of time and we could have brought our dog. Not sure if that's a daily thing or special for Saturday nights. The inside was cool, you can see the historic charm in this place. We got immediate seating, which was really nice. We were told multiple times the kitchen was backed up and we would have to wait about 45 minutes for our food. That was fine. We figured if we ordered an appetizer to go with dinner it would come out earlier. Our friends appetizers came out nearly an hour later. My husband and I each ordered a cup of the French onion soup and we got it 30 minutes after our friends got theirs. Our main courses came out shortly after that. Two of us ordered the chicken masala, one ordered a steak, and I ordered the salmon. All of our food was amazing. My husband said hands down the best meal in a restaurant in 2026. It would have been nice if the restaurant offered us a free dessert or round of drinks for the extremely long wait. Honestly I was about to ask if they even started making our meals when the soups finally came out, because if they hadn't I'd have said forget it. If I'm being honest, I'd have rated our experience lower, because that wait time was awful. But the food was delicious and this surely can't be something that happens regularly, because if it was, this place would have way less 5 star reviews. If I'm in the area again I'd give this place another shot, and hopefully our wait time is much shorter and the food is just as good.

Super cute decor but food was just ok. Very good priced but it just wasn't the best to me. It…read morelooked amazing but tasted a little blah I had chicken fettuccine salad. Tried to order a Cesar salad and they said it isn't available. Tried to order ribeye for under $20 which was on the menu and the only one they had is a 16oz for $31.

Our first time here. Our server was very friendly. The service was a little slow, but we weren't in…read morea hurry so we didn't mind. We were hoping for our soup to come out before our meal, but it didn't come so we decided not to have it. Our chicken wrap was excellent. It was incredibly fresh, and the flavors came together really nicely. Usually chicken bacon ranch wraps at sports bars all taste about the same. This one surprised us at how good it was.

Was there today-on a Sunday. One waitress who had to bar tend as well! Super slow service and the…read morefood not great- people were getting up to pick up their own food because it just sat there! Very frustrating for the price. Need more staff so people can be served. Probably won't go back- sad- it's a cute place.

Had breakfast while passing through. It was wonderful. Everything I expected and more. obviously…read morethis is a staple for many locals as Gray Hair seemed to be the predominant hair color of most of the diners. Kelly was the perfect server on all counts. And she knew all of her regulars by name, and add it to the great ambience with light banter and jokes. GF toast was a huge bonus!!!

Kevin says it was ok, it was good…read more For me it was just ok, hashbrowns were buttery but not fresh potatoes. Bacon was cooked perfectly, only 1 piece of toast which I found odd. Would I recommend, yeah, give it a try. Waitstaff was really good