Samuelson's Creek Pub And Grill — Restaurant in Sturgeon Bay

This is a nice cozy place with plenty of space. The tables are spacious with a focus on comfort rather then people craming which is a nice change up from the usual crowded dinning which is typical of most door county dinning establishments. The bar is retivliy small accommodating only abot 7 people. Despite its small size it boasts a impressive liquor selection as well as some craft beers. There is a small salad bar which is a little underwhelming but it would satisfy the basics.The crowd seems to be a mix of older and middle aged groups of 4-6 people. The menu has a generous amount of options that that seem like elevated takes on alot of door county favorites. So tonight I'm trying the half naked cheese curds, jumbo smoked wings in the pablono cherry BBQ sauce, the home made sea food chowder, and the cod dinner plate. The appetizers where amazing. The cheese curds where very good and the magic sauce was a real hit. The smoked jumbo wings where huge, but so juicy and savory. The pablono cherry BBQ sauce was a interesting twist that went well with the smokiness of the wings.The seafood chowder was spot on with a creamy rich base and great flavor, it honesty left me wanting more. The cod dinner was done simple but exceptionally well. Two large pieces of cod with a thin and crispy beer battering. My final thoughts, samuelson's is a nice cozy restaurant that offers...

The bartender was super nice! But the food was eh shrimp scampi isn't shrimp scampi just jumbo shrimp, the crab won tons is just breading with a tiny punch of crab. We never got offered water or any drinks when we sat down to eat and she didn't come check on us at all I had to go up to the bartender to ask for water. The worst part was when the half dressed rude dishwasher was taking our plates we were still eating off of and got a major attitude when I tried to tell her I was still eating and wouldn't put the plate back down I had to grab it out of her hand. Then she came back with an attitude "aM I allOWed tO taKe THis plATe". I would go somewhere else unless you're just looking for some drinks. Plenty of lovely places...

Since we were staying in the hotel, we thought we might as well grab dinner after checking in. We brought our dog with us, and thankfully they allow pets in the outdoor patio around back. However, our waitress was not attentive enough nor did she explain the salad bar and menu to our satisfaction (though she did say she was pretty new). We shared the Chicken Drummies appetizer and the pecan Whitefish, both of which were bland and lacking flavor in our opinion. The salad bar was small but taste fine, but we were never asked if we wanted refills on our drinks and we waited quite a while for our waitress to attend to us after our meal was served.

We would likely not return to...