I thought I had reviewed this establishment in the past, but it doesn’t look like I did. We’ve gone here many times in the last few years, and unfortunately, I had a much higher opinion of the place in the past. I have to talk here about recent experiences, all within the last 2-3 months.

Menu changes – the previous steak sandwich was one of my favorite items on the menu. I tried the current iteration, after they changed it for the winter menu, and it was…to put it politely…not good. That cheese sauce…not sure if that actually belongs on a steak sandwich. But, it’s their prerogative to update the menu. That is literally the first menu item I’ve had here in years that was not great.

But, it goes beyond that. I once was literally next door having a few beers and wanted to order carry out. Granted, it was a busy Saturday night, but taking 1.5 hours for two orders of cheese curds to go is unacceptable, I don’t care how you cut it. We have been there many times sitting at the bar or a table in their establishment and ordered the same cheese curds on the same busy night, and the order is literally on our table in less than 10 minutes. Carry-out customers are still customers, and should be treated as such. Will never order carry-out again.

Finally, just recently, and possibly the worst offense – their Caramel Apple “Crème Brûlée”. I put it in quotes because, well, there was zero brûlée happening. It was basically just a caramel apple custard. We have run into restaurants that do this before, and it’s disappointing each time. Do not call a menu item something it is not. In addition, while the owner was gracious when he asked us how it was and my wife explained to him her thoughts, it seems like one of the chefs came out and wanted to dispute with my wife exactly what a Crème Brûlée was. So we left, when we were planning to order more drinks. I would respectfully ask the chef to do some research before naming his menu items.

We still enjoy many menu items – and the cheese curds and That Whisky Drink are some of the best around – but lately it seems….there are some issues what would make us second-guess going there as regularly as we have been or recommending it to others, and that really is a shame.