Chetek Cafe and Meat Shop — Restaurant in Chetek

I came here with my mom, my daughter (6 months) and myself. We were sat at a 3 person table to which the other spots said "no seating." however, we had to make room for the high chair, so being courteous we moved the chair to the side of the table where it slide in all the way so it was out of the way.... a waitress RUDELY walked by and grabbed the chair and said WE CANT SIT PEOPLE HERE.. and proceeded to put it on the end of the table which also said no seating.... but the chair sat out all the way. Confused by this gesture.. we let it go.. We waited 15 minutes before we decided we'd just have the buffet because we received no service. We ate our entire meal with still no service. As we were waiting for a bill the waitress FINALLY came over and asked if she'd like us to take the plates.. Still not asking if we wanted drinks. We watched 4 tables come in AFTER us and get drinks. As we sat there invisible. We also never received a bill.. we just left our table after another 15 minutes of waiting or so after we were done. We stopped by to pay and told the lady we didn't have a ticket and explained the situation. albeit it wasn't her fault. We just thought they should know. Food was ok.

In short: We ate a meal we didn't even want.... got no drinks... didn't receive a bill and was yelled at AND ignored. Will not...

We went to the Chetek Cafe with fairly low expectations; we wanted to try something new and somewhat local.

Food: I ordered the "gyro" which is by no means a gyro as it's pork. If you're willing to overlook that inaccurate name for the sandwich it is actually legitimately delicious. The meat was well seasoned, tender, and juicy. It was, to quote my husband "a surprisingly high quality of meat." It was also a fairly large size pita sandwich; I had ordered it as a basket and it was served on an actual platter-- huge.

Service: Very casual vibes from staff but our waitress was super attentive; very prompt with refills. Everything you could ask for from a small town diner in terms of hospitality.

Atmosphere: The building is getting on in age and the booths are small. Some seats at the counter are ripped and the color scheme of the interior is very mid 90s roadside diner, complete with taxidermied fowl in the window. If that's your thing, you're gonna love it. If you wanted more formal dining, you may feel put off.

Overall the food was well above average. Go out of your way to visit this place it's a nice value for the amount of...

Wunderbar! The menu has so many tempting entreés I will return for the Schnitzel. We were seated within a minute and treated like royalty by the staff and owner. My German platter was more than I could eat. The German burger was amazing and served on a soft ciabatta roll. My choice of sides was sauer kraut and it was served in a cereal bowl, hot, made in a German style recipe with pork and juniper berries. It was like a sauer kraut soup and totally excellent. Two others ordered the Bartwurst which is surprisingly large and served on a toasted pretzel roll. Such a treat! The brat had a mild flavor and also black pepper flavor. The German burger also came with German fries: diced red potatoes with green peppers. Also for sale are all types of cuts of meats. Including burgers, brats, angus rib eye, I will be returning to purchase meat in the future. Stop in and try something different, its all good. Enjoyable experience with a focused serve staff providing excellent food with a lot of friendly information. Try the German...