Smokey's Restaurant and Supper Club — Restaurant in Town of Winchester

We went to Smokeys for our anniversary. We had made a reservation for a Saturday. We arrived early and went to have a drink at the bar and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere. The bartender realized it was our anniversary after she checked our reservation. Once she wished us a Happy Anniversary, the other people at the bar did the same. We all then got to know each other and enjoyed talking with each other. The piano player then came up to us at the bar to say that he recognized us from before. He wanted to play our first dance song from our wedding. It was turning out to be a wonderful evening at Smokeys. The problem came when we were given our bill. My husband had ordered a Manhattan made with Angels Envy. He has ordered this same drink for years in some of the best steak houses all over the country. Imagine our shock when we realized that one Manhattan was $31. My glass of wine was $9. We never could have imagined they would charge that much. I can buy a bottle of Angels for $34. I don't think that I have ever paid more than $18 for a drink in the North Woods. We then asked the bartender if the bill was correct. He looked a little uncomfortable and said " Didn't the other bartender tell you the price before she made it?" We said "No, she did not". That was the end of that. We didn't want to make a big deal about it and ruin the rest of our evening. Unfortunately, it pretty much ruined our dinner. The dinner was very good as it always is. We just still had a bad taste in our mouth. Had we been told the price of the drink, we would have ordered something else. We have gone to Smokeys for our anniversary for the last couple of years and have always been offered a dessert in honor of the occasion. No dessert was offered at our recent visit. I very rarely leave reviews. I had hoped the bartender would have done something in regards to the bill since the other bartender did not let us know the high price of Angels. We don't mind paying for things when we know what we are paying for. Hopefully, they will use this as a learning experience. We didn't have to drive 45 minutes for...

Smokey's - Manitowish Waters at the Corner of Hwy K and W - we've driven by for years but Ron Faiola's highlights in his Wisconsin Supper Club book peaked our interest and encouraged our first visit. Wow are we glad we stopped. From my first email with Jim, who responded promptly, to the minute we walked in the door, we were greeted by Lori, our expert bar tender - with genuine Wisconsin hospitality - professional, and efficient. At the bar Lori serves up some of Wisconsin's best Old Fashioneds and introduced us to their private blend of bar/ nut snack mix - WOW! - we left with four 1/2 lb canisters - it's delicious. Kellie, our hostess had our table ready and waiting - with a delicious trio of apricot marmalade, olive tapenade, and port wine spread served with flat breads, Wisconsin cheese and grapes - a meal in itself. Our server coincidentally was a "Lori" as well...equally as efficient and professional with the evening's specials and presenting the features of the Smokey's fine menu. She tried the pan fried walleye with a side of jumbo sea scallops served with Chef's baby reds and a house salad - all were served perfectly by Lori and were delicious. I tried the filet, butterflied at Lori's recommendation, served with the Chef's baby reds and cup of the house clam chowder - again, Lori did an outstanding job and her service was impeccable as was the food. If you don't have your Wisconsin Supper Club book yet, Smokey's has them available including a cookbook. Make sure when you stop, have Jim, Kellie, Lori, Lori - sign your book as a memento of a wonderful visit to one of the Northwood's finest restaurants and supper clubs - Smokey's in Manitowish Waters! ...

I rarely write reviews but wanted to share my utmost appreciation for this restaurant, their staff, chef, and manager. My son has a severe anaphylactic egg allergy and when I made the reservation for our family, I asked to speak with a manager about ensuring his safety while dining with us. Due to covid, we rarely go out to restaurants anymore so this is unknown territory for our family.

The chef personally called me to review the menu items and ingredients that we were planning to order and spent a lot of time discussing the safety precautions that they would do at the restaurant to make sure that I felt safe about him eating there. I was incredibly grateful for her call and it provided me with peace of mind for my son.

When we arrived at the restaurant, the server was aware of his allergy and was very attentive and informative and also provided ingredient lists to me to review for peace of mind.

This was an excellent experience, I will definitely feel comfortable returning here with a severe allergy, and I cannot be more grateful for the thoughtfulness and time that went into making our dining experience safe. If anyone has a severe anaphylactic food allergy, just know that you can confidently dine here, as the staff has above and beyond attentiveness and attention to detail, along with, of course, the excellent food. ...