Digger's Sting Restaurant — Restaurant in La Crosse

I've heard nothing but good things about this place so we finally decided to try it. It was a lot fancier than I anticipated from the outside, and it was nice and quiet inside and had great ambiance. We made a reservation so we didn't have to wait at all, but we came at 8:30 so it wasn't very busy. We started with the artichoke dip which was delicious, salads were good too. We ordered the prime rib and rib eye. I had the prime rib, and I admit I might be a bit biased because I love a good herb crusted prime rib, but it was fairly bland. The meat itself was will prepared, rare as ordered and very tender, but there wasn't much going on flavor wise. Additionally, I know it's a fatty cut anyways on the edges, but at least 3 of the 14 oz was fat. My baked potato, was also bland with no seasoning and tough skin. A little olive oil, salt, and pepper would've done wonders for that poor dehydrated tater. Fiancee had the ribeye which I had a bite of and would absolutely have taken over the prime rib. It was cooked perfectly and much more flavorful.

I know a lot of this comes down to personal preference, and what is bland to me might be great to someone else. The food was not bad by any means, it just didn't live to the hype.

Actual reason for downgrading a star is that even though it wasn't super busy, it took over an hour for food, and a table of 6 who came in after us got their food ( which includeded the same entrees) well before us. We hadn't even gotten salads by the time they had entrees. We did not leave the restaurant until probably 10:15pm. Also, the knives were very dull, and it was a challenge...

With the outside appearance of a steakhouse, I'd say Diggers Sting qualifies as a full on Supper Club. The decades old downtown neon signage let us know we were entering a fine dining establishment with a touch of nostalgia.

Once inside, we were taken in by the interior, complete with crushed red velvet wallpaper and framed pictures of the movie stars from yesteryear (Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and behind the front bar Redford and Newman straight out of the now classic movie, The Sting). As with most Wisconsin Supper Clubs, the evening's specials were chalked up on display right near the hostess station.

Being Christmas weekend, our late reservation only allowed us the high table for two next to the bar. Great table and we'd probably request it again as it gave easy access to our server and a great look across the whole restaurant. With just a ton going on around us, our date night settled in to feel like we were the only two in the room.

Maddie, our waitress, was casual yet super-efficient. She had a way of letting us enjoy the experience of Diggers, yet was always there at times when we might need anything. Knowledgeable about all in regards to the menu and the history of Diggers, we'd highly recommend Maddie and will probably request her on our next visit.

From the salad to the dinner, the food was top-notch and we just loved the opportunity to add a lobster tail, shrimp or cod to our main course (not that it was needed as doggy bags are sure to be in order for this gem of a dining experience right in the heart of...

Tonight I took my adult son out for some much overdue quality time with the parents. We rarely get to spend alone time with him because we have a special needs child who consumes the lion share of our time. Tonight was his night. The waiter was impatient and taking down our order wrong. He seemed to barely be paying attention to what we were saying. At one point he came back to table and informed us they were out of the soup we had ordered and what would we like as a substitution when I took too long to decide he bluntly stated in a rude tone "we're busy and I don't have all night to stand here". A simple I'll give you a minute and come back would have been nice. I told him I felt like that was rude and he told me I could speak to the manager. When I spoke to the manager his words were not apologetic at all. "Nick has been here for 2 years and he always gets rave reviews" How was that helpful? I left the conversation feeling like I was being called a liar. He did offer to wait on us instead which I accepted. I wish I had left instead. I was already embarrassed and didn't want to cause a scene. It just spiraled from there into one of the worst nights ever. I couldn't tell you if the food was any good tonight, I was too busy trying not to cry to eat. Our night was ruined. I was so upset I even walked out without my purse. Thank you for the reminder to be cognizant of how I talk to and...