Studio 1212 Cafe & Wine Bar — Restaurant in Green Bay

Good customer service, Great atmosphere and location but the food just comes up short. First thing's first, even though the restaurant's name is "CAFE and Wine Bar" this is NOT a cafe. The coffee is either instant coffee or made from low quality pregrounds yet priced like a premium coffee. The irish coffee is just this same low quality coffee with a shot of cream Liqueur on the side (yes you have to pour it in yourself). When we asked our server about what type of coffee it was she had no idea that their were different types of coffee. She did try her best to be helpful but just lacked overall understanding of food in general (when asked if the fish was fresh she said it is made for each order). Additionally, contrary to the many Lay people's reviews the food (fish in my case) DOES NOT seem to be fresh, when it was brought out to us it showed some signs of have been previously frozen. Now let's move on to desert, I was thrilled to see that they had apple crumble on their menu which I love to eat and make! As soon as the plate came out I was immediately skeptical but looks can be deceiving ( especially with a dish that looks like a pile of dirt) so I decided to still give it a try. With my first bite skepticism turned to affirmation and with my second bite affirmation turned to disappointment. This particular apple crumble seemed to just be vanilla ice cream with canned apples and a packet of quaker oats cinnamon apple oatmeal spread atop it. This was the final nail in the coffin for Studio 1212 and our meal.

In conclusion, Is this a cafe? NO. Is the food good? for the most part it is, the plates are well portioned and most of our food was quite delicious. Is it fairly priced? Absolutely NOT, (use your company card here). That being said the service was excellent even if a bit underprepared and the location cannot get any better (literally a stone's throw from the fox river). A restaurant which, with a few many changes and price reevaluations, has potential to be a powerhouse in Green Bay. But I encourage you to visit them and draw your own conclusions!

Edit: there is no way to reply to a reply so I will place my response here. For anyone wondering, "San Francisco Bay Coffee Extra Dark Blend" is in fact a preground coffee. Having so many great local roasters in town why not give one of them a call? :) . Like I said in my original review, Fresh doesn't mean made to order, it means not frozen. And finally I'm happy to hear the Apple Crumble is a popular dish, that doesn't change what it's made out of/from. Mcdoubles are one of Mcdonald's most popular dishes, doesn't mean they're good. Do you have a response to the many diners (myself included) who have said your items aren't fairly priced? You seem to have skirted around that question. In terms of price, what quality advantage do you have over a place like The OC? Which is just on the other bank of the river and offers much...

Went to Studio 1212 on a Thursday evening with my spouse. There were four other tables of two in the establishment while we were there. We arrived around 7pm and left at 805 pm. The food was fantastic! Kudos to the cook! I had the Avocado Vegetarian panini and parmesan basalmic fries (although the fries were cold and tasted like they had been left over and doctored up with the parmesan and basalmic, I'll still give high ratings for the food as I've had these here in the past and they really were phenomenal). My spouse had the Ahi tuna and grilled Brussel sprouts. Both to die for. He drank Budweiser. Hard to complain about that.😊 I was vacillating between there various flavors of old fashions. Was trying to decide between the Chai, Pecan and Peanut Butter. Asked our server and she had little enthusiasm for any of them. I'm hoping it was just an "off" night for her as she wasn't engaged in customer service at all. My spouse asked for a side of basalmic and it appeared to be an imposition. She returned once to ask how things were but oddly didn't stay for an answer (thankfully the food WAS so good and we didn't need anything further...) It seemed odd as well that there appeared to be an owner or manager present behind the bar area and not once did this individual approach any of the five occupied tables to check in with his customers. All that being said, I've been to Studio 1212 before and would return again. Great food, good drinks, music that is at an enjoyable level to listen to and yet still engage in a conversation and the the icing on the cake is the view during nice weather. This quaint Cafe is located right along the river. Here's hoping my next visit I get a...

not sure where to start with this review….but 1 star is being generous. im not usually the type to complain or leave bad reviews but man, the experience I had tonight will unfortunately make me not come back.

To start things off we came in and it was BEYOND hot in the restaurant which made the experience very uncomfortable. We ordered our first round of drinks and they were fine. We all placed our food order; Greek salad with chicken. The salad was listed to come with tzatziki dressing but it came out with Italian dressing. Then we asked for tzatziki dressing it was supposed to come with and we watched the kitchen staff pour Kraft blue cheese dressing into dishes and bring it out; once again not the dressing it was supposed to come with. There were multiple wilted, soggy and brown pieces of lettuce in the salad as well. Throughout eating those very underwhelming salads we watched the kitchen staff wipe sweat off their heads (due to the extreme heat in the restaurant I’m sure) then proceed to handle food/plates without any gloves or washing hands. The waitress never came back to check to see how we were doing til the end when we were ready for our bill. While waiting for our bills, we finally got our second round of drinks delivered to our table. Those drinks very inconsistent compared to the first round. While finishing our drinks the man behind the bar starts yelling at his staff…I get things get busy and hectic but there’s no reason to yell like that; especially in front...