Bismarck's Main Street Bar — Restaurant in Watertown

Was hard to choose between 3⭐️ or 4⭐️. The food is good. I’ve ordered most of the menu by this point, but I’ve been most disappointed with anything steak related on the menu (ie. French dip, Philly Cheesesteak). They’re so so in taste, soggy bread, not a lot of toppings, overall poor presentation. The burgers, fish fry, anything chicken, and appetizers are delicious. Their “specialty” fries and chips are good (when you order, make sure you specify you want the “special” fries or you get regular). For being a bar, the beer selection is rather disappointing and some of their staff have trouble identifying beers (it was confusing to us too), but we managed to find something to enjoy. The pricing is average to the area. The reason for the 3⭐️s is because the service was awful this time around (and usually isn’t ever the greatest if you’re not sitting at the bar). Our waitress took awhile to greet us at the table, had trouble answering any questions, couldn’t find/didn’t know about a beer that was advertised on the table, took too long to bring drinks/take order/bring food/close-out, never asked how our food was... mind you, this was mid afternoon on a Sunday.. about 7-10people actually in the restaurant.. and service was awful. Makes no sense. BUT she was really nice and respectful.. just slow. I’ll definitely keep going back, but I’ll probably order a burger or fish fry at the bar with a basic drink cuz this place is one of the better ones...

Went in to order take-out around 2pm. Not busy. 1 or 2 tables in back w a few people. Bartender took my order attentively but when order came I checked it before heading out and no utensils or napkins and cook forgot to add the extra ranch dressing on the side of one order. Then noticed a large hole melted in the bottom of the 2nd orders take out container so had to ask for another Styrofoam container. Got back home to find that the medium-rare ordered burger was very dry and very well-done. Onion rings were ok but very obviously refried! They were extrmely crunchy as if the cook decided to reheat the onion rings by re-frying them instead of making them fresh. Also, ordered spicy buffalo chicken wrap and when opened and tasted this was a spicy Cajun chicken wrap which obviously wasn't what was ordered... (though they do offer a Cajun chicken dish on the menu). Chips were also extremely crispy and likely also fried a 2nd time. Overall, this experience did not come close to this bar/restaurant's typical reputation or its 4.2☆ rating! Maybe it would have been better to order during the typical hours for lunch or dinner when it would presumably be much busier and therefore much more difficult for the cook(s) to stick us with reheated, way overcooked food. Major disappointment along with a relatively long wait and a painful $28 charge for the extremely...

Shout out to the male bartender tonight who said I could only get appetizers because of the time, but then carries two fresh made burgers out ofthe kitchen for him and his kid after I get said appetizer. I was also completely neglected by him when it came to alcohol because after he put my app in front of me he decided to sit down and have his meal. Eventually (10+ minutes later) a female bartender finally arrived on scene and she was wonderful, fully attentive. Also heard her offer the next people that came in (who wanted food) pizza as an option. Would have been nice if the guy that took my order offered the same. The girl was wonderful, the guy was lazy and complacent. I've been a customer for years, but I live a little further now. Dunno if I'll ever be back or if I'll recommend this place to anyone else. Do better.

The reply, clearly from the rude male bartender I was dealing with, is nothing but false. The kid wasn't eating, and I watched the chef prepare both of your burgers. Nice try, but when the kitchen and grill are that visible, your lie isn't ging to hold up. Still doesn't explain why you never offered pizza as an option, even though it clearly was and you were just being lazy! Thanks for understanding my truthful reply...