The Apothecary Bar at Maxwell — Restaurant in Lake Geneva

Come for the Apothecary Bar and stay for the beautiful grounds, amazing common spaces, and fabulous staff - not to mention the gorgeous rooms! Every common area room is uniquely decorated and open to you to enjoy as you sip the perfect cocktail. The Apothecary bartender will gladly recommend something to suit your taste and mood, and you should enjoy that cool drink in the tiled breezeway overlooking the curving front drive and parked carriage. Or while reclining on the sumptuous velvet couch looking out to the backyard and pool. If you stay long enough and sound excited enough, a lovely staff member might just engage you with details of the Speakeasy Bar nestled below the main building and the sumptuous accomodations in the Stables and Carriage House. As you sip your second cocktail, you'll browse the website to see every room (the ones in the Stables have a peekaboo shower, bow chicka wowwow). As you sample your third drink, you'll be planning the next time you can visit the Maxwell Mansion and swear you'll stay on property so that you can access the grounds, salt water pool, and Apothecary Bar at all times. Come see for yourself this amazing gem in...

Non drinkers and pregnant women- this place has GREAT non alcoholic options so you feel included. We came to lake Geneva for our last date night before baby gets here. My husband is huge on bourbon and whiskey and we had some time to kill before dinner so we swung by. Our friends got married at the mansion a few years ago so we were familiar with the spot. The bar is teensy tiny but there’s plenty of spots around the mansion to grab a seat. I was thinking I’d be sipping on ice water being so pregnant but I was pleasantly surprised at their selection of mocktails. I got the light and breezy which was great, basically a NA Moscow mule. I love ginger anything so this was a great refreshing pregnancy safe option and I felt included rather than bored just drinking water....

A definite must visit while in Lake Geneva area even more fun if you're there for Halloween. A beautiful hotel mansion with Parisian influences and a sprawling property with plenty of seating for both hotel guests and bargoers There are many fire circles on the premises that make it a great place to sit on a warm fall night and have a drink with friends. There are also several seating options for inside. I ordered the Wisconsin old-fashioned and was extremely pleased. Cocktails are well crafted and the ambiance was quite fun. A great place for a group date or a celebration with the ladies!!!

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