Friendship House Family Restaurant — Restaurant in Rhinelander

The place was barely okay. The prices were fair and service below average. The place was sort of clean and the food was generally okay. Table I was seated at was in disarray, I thought that they were going to return to clean it, nope. Just the way they toss it around the table when they wipe it off is the way it stays. It appeared that if they staff knew you you got attentive service and checked on, if not you better bring a flare gun to get attention. I had soup, just the way the ladle was dripping out of the kettle was the way it went across the plate and bowl, three times, and that is was plopped down in front of me. Off she went to visit friends. Still waiting for my hot sauce that she reminded me about, twice. Food was okay, tartar sauce was served in a little paper cup. Mine was squished, sauce over the sides and over the plate anchoring the almost empty cup in place, awesome presentation, right. Luckily, there was a squeeze bottle of tartar sauce left on the table, the best part of mayo products is that they last forever in a non-refridgerated condition, right. I am not sure how long it has been sitting there, maybe all day, maybe a week. Good thing though, because my slightly undercooked fish needed to use that sauce because my server only stopped by two more times. Once to remind me that she will bring me my requested hot sauce and once to deliver the bill. Asked if I needed anything else, 'how about some hot sauce and a refill?' Next time I saw her was with the bill and to remind me that she forgot the hot sauce. She did have a good time visiting the folks around me though. I travel to relatives and through the area about once a or month or so and gave this place a shot. Food very average, service, laughable, cleanliness- okay I think. Will I go back,...

I've been here many times before, the food is always excellent and the service is usually spot on. BUT, today while we waited to be served there was an annoyance, a server talking to a table she knew.

At first it wasn't that bad, then she got on the subject of her friends or family members wedding, who ever that bride is I feel bad for the groom, she wants it all. Huge ceremony, flowers literally everywhere, giant reception with no expense spared. Poor sob. This bride even tried asking the floral place to rent the flowers. What? She talked on and on about the dresses, how she couldn't wear heels because she was 5'11" and tall already.

She then tells the table she'll then be right back and goes and serves a table their check, they had been waiting some time, served it and goes back to the table behind us chatting away.

This time we get the priviledge to learn that she has ambitions outside of waiting, like living in 7 states before shes 25. Shes 23 now we found out, she's also sick but still working. As shes saying all this her boss comes over and we think he'll reprimand her. WRONG

He says hello in a friendly tone and asks her if shes told them about the other night. Then he walks away without saying anything else. REALLY? So she tells them about the other night that she got so drunk her boss had to come pick her up for work the next morning, because she would've got a DUI driving...

At this point my meals shot. I came to eat and relax with my fiance and I had to sit and overhear a sick loudmouthed waitress tell stories of her life my whole meal. Thanks...

We were in town and decided to try this place instead of fast food- should have just gotten the fast food, which is not something we eat regularly at all.

First of all, they were not busy, yet the floor everywhere was filthy with food and trash under multiple tables and in the aisles. 5 people standing around doing nothing and the floors aren’t clean?

Burgers were ok. The patties themselves had zero seasoning and for what they were, they were very overpriced.

Service was good- our waitress was fairly attentive.

Restroom was not great. Looked like someone had kind of cleaned it but there was liquid splashed all over the floor and toilet seat that I didn’t want to touch. Washed my hands but the trash can has a really odd lid on it that I couldn’t open? Who has a lidded trash can that someone has to manipulate in a public restroom? Kind of negates hand washing if I then have to touch a dirty trash can. I ended up just waiting to make the 30 mile trip back home to actually use the restroom.

To top things off, one of my kids ended up vomiting all of their dinner about 6 hours after eating here, and they aren’t sick. Said they felt better after vomiting.

All in all, I wish I hadn’t wasted $75+ tip. Should have just gone...