SALTiE Kitchen & Bar — Restaurant in New Richmond

We were pretty disappointed with the visit. We waited until 8pm because we thought the Friday crowd might be big - there was only one other table and maybe 8 at the bar. We ordered drinks followed by food. The Salty Margarita was ok. I finished mine, but the server didn't return until the food was ready. I ordered the Pineapple Paradise next - really good flavor. One of our three orders was incorrect. The server scrapped the wrong item off of our plate, which was weird, I never have seen that. I finished the second drink and was ready to try the Strawberry Crush, but again, I just sat there and no server to be found - there was only one other table in the restaurant???? The chicken on the buffalo mac had grissle in it and was nothing special. My wife had the Italian sandwich, and it didn't have much flavor. When the server finally returned, she had our check with her and sat it on the table. I guess I wasn't going to try the strawberry drink, and they wanted us out of there. The experience was not great, and I don't expect them to survive for very long with the service and quality of food. A real shame. The best part of the visit was the garage door that opened up to the street. It was nice to sit there with the warm weather and watch the activity on the main street.

Update : we know it's a new restaurant, and we will return to try it again...

I stopped in last weekend while passing through New Richmond and chose Saltie basically because to be honest I was kinda tired of typical Wisconsin cuisine! Anyway, it was kinda dead so it's hard to reasonably rate the atmosphere, but other than that I was more than pleased. I was seated quickly at a table I chose, which is awesome! I know that's not always possible but it's nice when the hosts are flexible because the place isn't busy. Too many times they just seat you in a section because that's what they're told to do. So that was nice! My server Shayla was absolutely fantastic, and even though she mentioned she had just started, seemed to know the menu very well. I'm one of those people who ask a lot of questions and she just seemed like one of those pros who can understand exactly what your tastes are by the questions you ask. I really really appreciate servers like that! Also, she just had that knack of making eye contact as she was serving other people to make sure I had what I needed. The fish tacos were very good and a great change from the cheese heavy foods I had through my tour of Wisconsin. This is a hidden gem in a tiny town that shouldn't be missed! And...

First time in on a Saturday night and not too busy. Our server seemed new and wasn't able to answer basic menu questions, like "do you make your flatbread crust here"? It sure seems like a Sysco product but we were told it was made in-house. The pizza seemed under done but the crust was dark. They may be still figuring out how to use the wood fired pizza oven. The baguette comes warm but also not house-made as the menu implies. Served with a beer cheese tasting queso and honey butter, it interestingly comes covered in butter and garlic salt- not too much of a bad pairing with the queso, but an interesting seasoning choice for the honey butter. The fish fry I upgraded to the walleye which came heavily battered, greasy, and very fishy. I love fish. Even fishy fish. But this was just wrong. I never leave fish on the plate and I did this time. 2 stars for food based on what I've mentioned, but the chicken wings and chicken strips were decent. That's not hard to do. Its worth a shot to try it once. Maybe you'll have a better experience than us. But for the same food done MUCH better at other local establishments, I would opt for somewhere with...