Manypenny Bistro — Restaurant in Bayfield

We are food snobs. We enjoy eating out and expect decent service ( kindness), a clean facility, and good food. At Manypenny they meet all of these requirements. We have gone for breakfast only at Manypenny. I ordered a simple breakfast my first trip with starters. For the starters I dined on a in house made Cinnamon roll topped with the perfect amount of dainty icing. I had a mimosa which was a little on the smaller side but was created with blood oranges instead of the typical juice so no stars were deducted there. ( the second time we dined here I ordered two, one as a starter and one during the meal) The eggs, ( I am a self proclaimed egg snob) were perfect. They were not greasy, not browned on the edges, the yokes were cooked as desired, there was no heavy typical oil taste to the egg from the grill, and yet they were light and soft. The toast was darkened at my request upon order and was still soft. The sausage was of the larger variety, darkened again upon my order, yet the meat was still soft in the middle of all 4 robust links and the flavor was packed. The potatoes were argued about at the table as each member of our party ordered a different kind and I found myself dipping into their plates more then once to try what I had not ordered having ordered simple hash browns which were divine on their own. If going there near or during peak summer/fall months go early, way early, or the wait will be long. The second time we went we arrived at 7 am and the placed was already filling to the brim. The price is a little high, but in the restaurant business you get what you pay for hopefully and so we happily paid this bill and tipped for the excellent service. The coffee could be a tad stronger, but I once again am a snob and critic when it comes to coffee and I want to taste how the beans were roasted with each sip. For the other members at our table the coffee was perfect. I must say that the refills were...

My Daughter and I came on a Sunday, when most other places in town were closed. They were very busy and seemed to be caught off guard by the size of the crowds. We arrived at 10:30 and were told beakfast would be served until 11:30. We were hoping to catch a ferry to Madeline Island sooner than later, and didn't want to wait, but we really wanted lunch, not breakfast food. One of the employees seemed overwhelmed and was quite rude as we kindly asked about our options. She seemed ungrateful for the abundance of customers and just sort of ignored us. We hung out a bit more and a nice waitress tried to bring us to a table, but was yelled at and confronted by the rude employee. We ended up being able to order a pizza, but for some strange reason, we could not be seated in the dinning room since we placed the order at the counter. It was a bit awkward and confusing but we stuck it out since we were hungry. The pizza was good. I'm not going allow one unhappy employee to spoil the day, and hopefully it was a rare occurrence.

If I lived in the area, I would give them another chance but we were visiting for the day. I know running a business can be challenging. I hope they learn to embrace the crowds and handle busy times with love and compassion, letting the work flow more easily, rather than stressing out about it. For the sake of the business, employees and the township, may they embrace the challenge they have taken on.

I'm grateful they chose to be open at all. Not sure why so many other businesses are closed in a town that thrives off of...

Stopped at Manypenny Bistro for lunch before heading home after a camping trip on Madeline Island. We chose it based on location and the fact that it had a high rating.

We were greeted when we came in and told we could sit anywhere. We sat at a table and were looking at menus when a guy came over and told us we had to move, that table was reserved. Ummmm…. We were told to sit anywhere.

After looking over the menu, I ordered one of the specials, the blackened whitefish sandwich, my husband ordered the other special, blackened whitefish tacos, and our daughter ordered the chicken bacon wrap.

As we waited for our food, it was difficult to carry on a conversation. The acoustics did not lend themselves to being able to hear each other well.

Our food came out in a timely manner. My husband was missing the salsa served with his chips but our waitress quickly corrected that error.

Our daughter really loved her wrap— it was STUFFED with chicken and tomatoes and ranch (she held the lettuce).

My husband and I both loved the kick of spice on our whitefish, but we both found it way too salty— and both of us like salty food. My husband left the tortilla chips on his plate as he said they were inedibly stale. We loved the concepts of the sandwich and the tacos, which were similar in many ways, but the salt level on these meals needs to be corrected.

The waitress was nice and took care of us, as expected.

I might try Manypenny again but choose a...