Great food and a great atmosphere. I'm not a big fan of Parmesan garlic wings but Wilders version was fantastic and I can't wait to get them again. read more

Visited for the first time on a Friday night , pretty busy and had to wait 1.5 hrs for food to be served once ordered. Supposedly because it is fresh.... not so much. Appreciate the fact we were given a heads up about the time. But the food wasn't that great. Many people left without eating. They need to evaluate how many people they can actually serve with the staff they have especially in the kitchen. Do not recommend! read more

Had lunch here today and was quite impressed. The smoked salad had a very satisfying selection of greens. I judge a commercially prepared salad by how crisp the iceberg lettuce is. And for those food snobs who feel like iceberg lettuce doesn't belong in a high end salad that is unadulterated B'S. This salad met my crispness criteria. And the Citrus Vinaigrette was heavenly. They set out a cup of onion jam with the salad that was a nice touch! Will and Rob....bar and wait staff... superb. Go...try it! read more

I'm not sure what was better, the avocado appetizer, the Wilder burger that I had with fantastic Bacon Jam and pulled pork on it. My husband's Mac n cheese burger and sweet potato tots or the melt in your mouth risotto the we couldn't stop eating. We will definitely be back soon! read more

Every time I have been here the food has been excellent! Fish, wings, apps...everything is wonderful! Fantastic risotto as a side. Great fish. The PB&J wings are fantastic. I cannot recommend enough. One of the best restaurants in Appleton read more

Great service. First time here and we were not disappointed. Ordered the mahi tacos and they were so yummy. I suggest the blackened flavor if you like spicy. Great experience, we will definitely be coming back read more

My husband, parents and I went here for the first time tonight. We all agreed: Food A++ service A+ atmosphere C. My husband was the one who found this restaurant when we were searching for something new to try. We knew the menu would meet everyone's needs and I loved that the description boasted that they wanted you to enjoy your food in a relaxing, no rush atmosphere. I guess I was a bit disappointed to find out it was in the old Surgios building but the way they decorated gave me hope. However, I was hoping for something a bit more intimate and the space just feels large. When we were seated we liked the menu, color scheme and the lighting but the plastic coke cups kind of felt out of place and there was a small wine menu. To no fault to the restaurant a loud family with a baby that screamed the whole time came in. The couple behind my parents constantly rocked the back rest of the shared booth chair. Like I said, they can't control who comes in, but I felt like the space we were in amplified the sound and it would have been nice to not have a shared booth with the person behind you. It just put a damper on the no rush, relaxing night we were hoping to have. On the positive side we all loved our food and will be back just for that. My dad is very hard to please and he very much enjoyed his ribs. I just wish the space matched the menu. Side note, we were going to ask to move to a different tablet but the food arrived so we didn't want to bother our server. Who was fantastic btw. All of the servers I saw had great interactions with their tables. The gentleman we had seemed very proud of the menu and the restaurant. You know you have something good going on when you have a happy staff. read more

Ordered for the first time and it will be the last. Got the prime rib sandwich and chicken wings. The sandwich had good flavor but was tough. The chicken wings were the worst wings I have ever had. Ate three and the rest went in the trash, tasted like they were fried in rancid oil. read more

We might have come on a bad night. Not one table served when we arrived and maybe 3 by the time we left. The restaurant still resembles that of previous tours. And it's dated and doesn't fit "bistro". We tried a couple different dishes and they were underwhelming. The fried avocados were below average. The plates mismatched. They were out of a couple small, insignificant items. Road construction on Oneida doesn't help. Give this one a shot on a busier night. We will. read more

The food is just OK, not great. The wine list is sparse. The server was overly attentive. We won't be back.

Delicious! Super nice knowledgeable staff, very reasonable prices & amazing food! Come here eat this!

My wife and I ordered carry out, Lobster Mac for me and Smoked Salad for her. Very tasty, generous portions. Good service and well packaged, everything was still hot when we got it home. We will definitely be ordering here again. read more

Waited about 45 mins only to be served the wrong meal and wait longer. The manager offered to take a percentage off only to be given a bill for the full amount. read more

Ribs only - I've eaten here a few times over the years and have gotten their ribs before and had a craving. So - ordered them recently. They were just not good. I was so disappointed. I called to order them and staff was awesome, so accommodating! The Mac and cheese was the best my daughter ever had she said! Will try again but probably not the ribs. read more

You know that a restaurant is amazing when you take 4 guests, all with different likes and dislikes, and they all leave saying that it was a wonderful experience. That is our experience with Wilder's Bistro. The guacamole is great (the menu even says it is amazing in Capital letters. But try the Lobster Mac and Cheese as a shareable appetizer (it is an entree). At the recommendation of our server, I tried the Schroom burger but without the bun and with chicken. The mushroom sauce was outstanding. Enjoy! read more

Visited Wilder's two times now and both times were a fantastic dinning experience. The waitstaff is excellent and the food even better. The highlights have been the Beer battered Haddock, pickle fries, pineapple risotto, and the Reuben. The bar tender on Friday nights is also great. If you haven't been here yet, give it a try and you won't be disappointed! read more

My fiancé and I came in for dinner this weekend because we had a gift card. Staff was friendly and informed us right away that there would be a 45 minute wait for food due to "preparing fresh from scratch" items. We were okay with this and appreciated the heads up. Having previously patronized the Tapas + Wine bar we were excited to order a signature drink from that menu, only to be told that the bistro side cannot serve drinks from the tapas side. This was unusual as the bistro has a full bar, so it is unclear why they could not make the same drink. My fiancé had to walk over to the tapas bar to order my drink separately and bring it back to our table. Our waitress was attentive and recommended a good and unique appetizer (breaded avocado) which came out quickly, although that was the only food highlight of the evening. The 45 minute wait for food was confusing because the restaurant was not busy and seemed to be well staffed. When our food did arrive, my fiancé's fish fry was obviously heated under a heat lamp as his plate was extremely hot, the fish was soggy, and the taste was incredibly "fishy". This was a higher priced fish fry for the Valley ($18) and did not live up to the price point - especially with the availability of better quality and lower priced options. I had the dynamite shrimp which was nothing special, and it was served with risotto that tasted as if it came from a pre-made/bland mixture. There was no evidence of "fresh from scratch" ingredients in sight. When I hear "bistro" I imagine an intimate, well-crafted, and upscale experience. This could not be further from the ambience and dining at Wilder's. The Valley has an abundance of truly unique dining experiences at similar/better price points with genuine fresh ingredients. Wilder's is more akin to generic/casual dining - the two stars are for the friendly staff which was the only redeeming wau read more

Had a fabulous dinner last night at Wilder's, had the smoked salmon BLT and chips upon the recommendation of Preston, our waiter. Loved that, generous portion with smoky bacon and a yummy sauce on a great chibatta type roll. The chips seem Home made and have a Smokey salty seasoning, all delicious. My husband had the ribs and loved them as well, two great sides, coleslaw and Mac n cheese. Enough leftovers for both of us to enjoy again the next day,leftovers almost as good as the original. Will be back, loved the food and service! read more

Food is absolutely 5 star all the way around. The Guacamole appetizer was delicious as was the avocado appetizer. Main course was a portobello mushroom sandwich which was also very tasty. I had to adjust my review down to 3 stars simply because it took an hour and thirty minutes to get our main courses. I'd love to go back for the food, but the wait is really not okay for what is essentially very good gastropub style food. It wasn't the wait staff, which was very attentive and did have the honesty to tell us when we sat down that it would probably be an hour fifteen minimum wait for our meals. Appetizers came out within about ten minutes. Not sure what the issue with main courses was, but I hope management can make adjustments so the wait drops down to something more reasonable. read more

Worst experience ever!! 35 mins from appetizer to salad. Dinner came out 5 mins after the salad. You could see that the food had been sitting for awhile Mac and cheese was coagulated and barely warm as far as the lobster I believe it was imitation lobster. I think they forgot about us as it was not even busy. Waitress was training another waiter so you would think with two of them we would have had better service. I have a feeling they forgot our table was even there!! The stuffed tenderloin was ok but not great. I think this place is off my list for good. read more

Just had what I believe to be the best mahi blackened fish tacos available in the valley. The smoked flavor was present but subtle. Soooo good. Hubby had jambalaya and he loved it as well. Well definitely be back! read more

Second time I've been there and was hoping to see some improvement over the first time. Sadly, not much. The food was good, but the speed of service needs to be improved. The first time, we waited an hour and a half from ordering to receiving our food. The second time, it was at least an hour. If this new restaurant is going to survive, they are going to have to streamline their kitchen/cooking processes. read more

Wait staff were friendly, helpful and prompt. Atmosphere was pleasant, relaxing and although busy not overly loud that dinner conversation was impacted. Menu had nice variety, with featured items clearly identified. Portions were plentiful and most of all the food was great! This was not your normal Friday night fish fry experience, we will return and highly recommend to others. read more

Went here on a whim! We support local and have been very impressed with Wilder's. Service was amazing, food was excellent! Try it out. I've only been there once, but so happy we gave it a try! Worth the road construction to get there. read more

Came for a casual date night on Saturday and really enjoyed it! Although the deep fried avocados were average, the jambalaya was fantastic. Unique to most Appleton restaurants and the perfect amount of heat. My date had the Auntie Neny bacon sandwich with the sweet potato tater tots and that too was great. To top it all off the drinks and service were top notch. read more

Had an early dinner here the other night. Spinach Artichoke dip was tremendous with homemade tortilla chips, Lobster Mac was one of the best I've had and the prices were ridiculously cheap. Service was quick and the place has a very nice ambiance. read more

Terrible! My boyfriend and I went there this past weekend for dinner and we will never go back. It was a later dinner so they weren't busy-only four other tables besides us with multiple servers. Our server only had us and one other table..The appetizer was fine but it took over an hour and 15 minutes after getting our appetizer for our food to arrive. I got the prime rib. It was under seasoned and you could tell the vegetables were from a bag in the freezer isle. She also brought my boyfriend the wrong beer on top of it. Wouldn't be so bad but we were already frustrated that we are waiting so long for our food. Our waitress also had VERY long fingernails with dirt underneath them and that was not pleasant to see. We were so excited to try this place but I do not recommend it. read more

We had a large group of patrons, and the staff and servers were ultra attentive and courteous. We sat at the bar, and had excellent drinks and wine. Bar prices were reasonable and the cocktails were made in great quality. Problem was that before we took our table, our server indicated that there was an hour and a half wait-time to prepare our food. We hadn't even ordered yet. Our food was served two hours after we ordered. By then, we had a few more drinks and appetizers and were no longer hungry. Dinner was not extraordinary, as promised (we were told the extra long wait was due to food being made from scratch from freshest ingredients). I have had the experience of patronizing other local places with the "farm to table premise" and can tell with certainty that the food was not the freshest or utmost quality. We were very disappointed and dissatisfied with this wait time and the quality of our meals. After the long wait, our food was just ordinary, one could even say marginal (sorry!!). We will not return, and don't recommend this place (maybe for drinks). read more

My wife and I, and our two children decided to try Wilder's on a Friday night. We were so hopeful because the rest of the reviews have been very positive. Unfortunately, we must have gotten them on a bad night. Because my children are young, my wife went in first to see how long the wait would be. She was told that there was immediate seating, so she checked in and sent me a text to let me know that I should come in with the kids. In the 2 minutes that it took me to come in, the hostess sat other parties ahead of us and then apologized to us that we now had to wait 10-15 minutes. When we were eventually sat in the dining area, we were surrounded by several other unfilled tables. Not sure why we waited for 15 minutes? The waiter was nice but did not know much about their menu. When I asked what was on tap, he had to walk to the bar to look (they only have 3 taps). When I ordered the perch, he asked if I wanted it pan seared, and then told me that it didn't come with a potato. I showed him the menu, at which time he told me that he had the perch mixed up with the salmon. The food arrived in a fairly timely manner, and they were kind enough to bring my children's food out early so that they could stay occupied. The perch had a thick breading on it that was very hard and crunchy. It reminded me more of an overcooked chicken tender than it did a piece of fish. The tarter sauce was extremely salty, to the point that I chose to eat the fish without it. On a positive note, the sweet potato tots were good. I asked the waiter for a second beer when the food was dropped off, and when he came back to see if we needed anything else before he brought the bill, I asked if he had charged me for the second drink, at which time he apologized and said that he had forgotten to bring it and I was not charged. In the end, I paid $68.00 for an appetizer, 2 adult meals, and 2 kids meals, and left very disappointed. read more