Taverne in the Sky — Restaurant in Ashwaubenon

Read the reviews before we went which were very mixed. Unfortunately our experience was very poor. Appetizers Shrimp cocktail had no flavor, seemed overcooked/dry. Ordered the smoked cheese as an appetizer, beautiful presentation and cheese was great, however the server didn’t know what the cheese was and had to check with the kitchen because it was a new item in the menu: as we sat there looking at the cheese we gave up waiting for her return( took a bit before she returned) she then tried to tell us what we had on the plate. Main course lamb bolognese was super salty ( and the person that ordered this is a salt person). He ate the gnocchi and barely touched the lamb. ( the response from manager/chef when we commented was silence.) Another main course was a 6 ounce filet mignon. Tried to substitute the potatoes for a vegetable. Server did understand this and had to explain a couple of times. Then the zucchini that was substituted was uncooked, looked like it was out on the grill to get the grill marks, but was raw.

Server came by at some point and we mentioned it but didn’t want a replacement, however she did come back with a very cooked zucchini (obviously it was not cooked) .

Shared the chateaubriand with my daughter. $130 dish. Meat was put in front of us on one plate, and then the 4 sides on 2 plates.( didn’t look like 16 ounces but chef assured us it was.

Very confused” were we supposed to eat off the same plate” . We got our servers attention and asked for plates and spoons to serve the sides, we did finally get the plates but no spoons to serve the sides. (Chef said the sides that we ordered weren’t meant to be shared) but We did ask for spoons to share but didn’t receive them… (there was 5 of us at the table and we did want to share)

Back to the salad portion. We split a burrata salad and apparently Didn’t look at the fine print because they charged us $10 to split a salad. So our burrata salad ended up being almost $30 (couldn’t remember the starting price) (Comment from chef/manager was that it was mentioned on the menu about shared plate price) (really for a salad $10)

Sorry not done yet: Gin and tonic ordered when we first sat down. Server came over and filled his 1/2 filled gin glass with water. Apologies from server when we told her. She did get him another one. BUT when we received the bill she charged us for two.

Chef/manager listened to our concerns/complaints. Asked what we wanted for this and gave him the choice. He also asked “ we’ll did you eat the chateaubriand?

So they split the salad but didn’t split The chateaubriand that was a shared dish????? Supposed to eat off the same Plate on a main dish.

They took off the appetizers and offered us free desert. We ordered two bottles of wine and our bill was $660..

Happy...

We had our first child-free night in a while and my hubby decided to treat me to a fancy date night. First impression upon exiting the elevator was a beautiful wall of bottles of wine and alcohol. The restaurant is very nice and upscale. Downside was everything after. The waiter didn't seem too thrilled to help us as he approached our table. It was semi-busy so maybe he was just tired from handling all of his tables. My hubby ordered a "WI Old Fashion" with whiskey, the menu offered whiskey or brandy, made just how it is prepared but without the orange. Waiter got irritated at his request and said "Are you even from around here? I'll just get you a regular old fashion." Then proceeded to leave the table. Again, it was a little busy so we chalked his snarky comment up to that. We got our drinks and started to order our appetizers and entrees. I ordered the steak 10oz with risotto and asparagus and then my husband ordered. He never asked me how I wanted it cooked, but he did ask my husband how he wanted his steak cooked. I waited to see if he would, but he didn't. As he started to turn to walk away, I caught him and asked if I could have mine cooked medium. He said, "Okay" and walked away. The food arrived lukewarm at best and my steak was rare and the risotto and asparagus tasted like smoke. We were by the kitchen and I noticed that almost every dish that left would be put in a dome and smoked until the server came to grab it. My food was so smokey that it was barely edible. Couldn't taste the hollandaise sauce over the smoke. Overall, I wouldn't go back for food...Ended up grabbing a tomato bisque soup from Republic Chophouse on the way home. Best part of the night aside from spending it with my hubby, was I got to drink wine! I did see they have a bar menu, maybe those items taste better than what I received. I would go back for the bar and view. Being that high up you get quite a pretty view. For the price we paid, I would have expected better. Bummed about the whole situation. Next date night, we will go back to...

Game Day! Green Bay was hosting Tampa Bay. We were driving from Sister Bay listening to the game on the radio—- destination TBD— some place near Lambeau field. Selected Taverne in the Sky (Kohler design) as it was rated 4.4 and was across the street from Lambeau Field and sounded neat. We arrived mid- 3rd quarter. Parking was available but not overly plentiful. Took the elevator to the 5th floor. Sadly, all that show and decor didn’t matter much… a host was at the stand with a security guard. We were not greeted or acknowledged —we had to ask if we could take the open table by the window. ‘Go ahead’ was the response. We were here to experience the vibe and have a glass of wine- each. Waited several minutes (while servers were standing/talking between themselves) before a bartender/server arrived with a hello. Note- you couldn’t sit at the beautiful bar. No chairs! What??) Wine list was nice and extensive. Bourbons were also plentiful but extremely Expen$ive!!! I requested a glass of DAO Cab and my wife a glass of Pinot Grigio. Pricing was in the $12-$17 range per glass. The DAO was $17 per pour yet is priced at $20.99 a bottle at Woodman’s. (I checked). The sad thing was wine was served to us in an Aluminum cup!!!! WHAT? This is a HUGE miss—- wine should be served in a glass — especially a high-end establishment like this ((Expen$ive & supposedly impressive?)). We asked ‘why the aluminum cup’? -our server said it’s busy and it’s game day. I looked around - it was not busy. No one in the dining room - and a few pub-style tables with 1-3 ppl not busy. No one at the bar. I did see and counted up to seven employees (not including the security and Hostess) mostiy standing around talking between themselves - again not busy. Sadly, a clear lack or sense of customer-service. Overall experience was kinda blah— huge miss by the owners/management team here. Will be looking for any another place— with more warmth/character and wine glasses next time...