This place is a must stop for lunch, snack, or weekend party. We ordered two sandwich's to go…read more Chicken salad was homemade and so good. Maybe better than mine. Loaded with lots of chicken!!!! 10 plus stars. Chicken bacon ranch. Was equally delicious. Got some cheese and frozen soup. There had to have been a dozen kinds of soup. We tried two. They come frozen so fresh and heat for dinner. Will update once we eat that. Can't wait to come back and get fresh meat and maybe some frozen dinners.

Awesome owners with even better homemade food!! Can't beat it! Do yourself a favor and check it…read moreout!!! You won't be disappointed.

The reason I gave 2 stars and not one is solely the waitress. She was great.Continually coming by…read moremaking sure the table had everything. Serving with a genuine warm smile. Not often you get waitstaff that has an actual caring attitude. She absolutely did with our table and the others around us. Now the food is pretty good. Could be better with some simple spices. Prices are a little on the high side. Not outrageous, but I ate here a few years back and knew the prices were a little high. With that said. Ordered a fried catfish other person ordered a combo club soup and sandwich seemed a proper size sandwich.The Cajun catfish was good but bland. The sandwich tasted good. I didn't taste the soup. Ordered a Steak and Caesar salad it comes with garlic bread, I added mashed potatoes and steamed veggies to go. 2 pieces of chocolate cake. We also had an 4 seasons appetizer platter. It was pretty good. The steak meal was to go. Now I must accept responsibility for not checking the to go bag and not making sure the waitress knew we wanted the mashed potatoes and steamed veggies. Reason I say that. Is I ordered a steak from another line that came with wild rice. So i did change to the other steak meal. So I get home and open all the boxes and a salad was in big box. Chocolate cake in the other 2 big boxes, and the Big Mac size box had the steak and garlic bread in it. I assumed the steak meal was one of the bigger boxes. Why would you put a steak in the box with the bread it will make it soggy. It did. But I opened the boxes and was shocked. Now I wasn't expecting a tomahawk steak. But wow. I grabbed my food scale and weighed the steak. I went on Chat gpt and asked if a steak weighed 6oz would it cook down that small,Chat said no. A normal 6oz steak would have cooked to 4-5 oz. I'm sure folks on here will debate this. So there is the picture and information. I did call the manager and he said next time I come in let him know he'd take care of it next time we come in. When I call a manager I'm not calling for free food. I'm calling to let you have the information for you to fix it going forward. Up to them. So as you see in the photo you could tear the garlic bread in half and make a steak slider out it. It's to bad that restaurants have to order from Sysco or US foods. With all the meat markets we have here. Totally changes the flavor of the meat for the better and has more vitamins getting it from a local meat market versus the highly processed foods and meats from the national chain. But a restaurant hands are tied. Why Sysco blocks local meat sourcing 1. Exclusive purchasing contracts Most Sysco agreements require: * 80-100% of food spend through Sysco * Meat is always included in that requirement Buying steaks from a local butcher = contract violation. Ok so to finish up. The Ambiance feel is a combination sports bar with cabin feel. Lastly when we walked in there were folks at tables spaced away from each other all over the restaurant. I truly love that. You can talk in private at your table. But as we say there they filled nearly every table around our table. Before the restaurant and former restaurant folks start. I worked in restaurants so has my family some of them their entire lives some even own restaurants so. I fully know and understand how seating works with fairness to waitstaff. I also understand that if someone was getting off work you'd fill the seats of the waitstaff that still working through. But there were a ton of empty tables. No need to rack and stack us on top of each other. Kills the vibe. If a restaurant is empty as this one was at that time. In summary great staff. Bland food.

Log jams not a fan of these at all. No flavor at all the crust was too thick…read more Onions rings these are beer battered these were pretty good. Creamy bruschetta's not you typical bruschetta more like a pizza Bbq wings now these where very good wish they where a little but more crispy Over all I will be back again. We had a very nice waitress

Classic breakfast with Norwegian flare options. Biscuits and gravy was so filling, flavorful and…read morewarm on a cold day. Pie was 10/10 as always with the classic recipes. Our waitress was extremely nice and helpful with the menu. Norske Nook is a classic at any location. A "must" stop.

A very nice welcoming restaurant in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Great food, wonderful pies and…read moreexceptional service. We are so glad we discovered this restaurant on our visit to Rice Lake.

Steak and fish tacos were delicious! Steak has a little spice to it which was exactly what I was…read morelooking for.

Our group of four chose to eat at the bar as none of us were getting the soup & salad bar with our…read moremeals. The service was great and we really enjoyed the food. Wednesday in Wisconsin means chicken wings, and three of us went with the traditional wings and we all agreed that they had wonderful flavor and were cooked just right; the french fries that came with the meal were nice and crispy. I would definitely recommend a trip to the soup and salad bar (I've had it in the past and they have a wide variety of options, and everything is fresh). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is that the dining room and tables/seating could use an update.

Came here on a Saturday morning and got sat right away. Service was great and breakfast was great -…read moreclassic eggs toast sausage and has, and they make the kids breakfast into a 'bear pancake'. Will be returning!

A great place to enjoy your favorite comfort foods. Have enjoyed breakfast, lunch and dinner meals…read more Chicken dumpling soup always lives up to the hype. Reasonable prices. Always a stop when travel to the Rice Lake area.

Food: I've gotten lots of different things on the menu at…read moreMaxine's. The pancake is really good and it is the size of your plate. The whipped butter is also amazing. I've also had the French toast, which is probably one of my favorite things there. The (pecan) waffle is also a highlight, even though I don't usually like waffles, but I like this one. The sausage links are my favorite protein there. Even though the omelet is a popular choice, it's personally not my favorite. Over all food is 9/10 Service: All the waitresses are friendly and you get your food fairly quickly. I love that they all wear matching T-shirts. 8/10 Ambience: it's a little old fashioned but that adds to its charm. It very much gives classic diner feel. They have booths and tables and also a counter. 8/10 Over all: maxine's is definitely a Rice Lake staple and serves delicious food no matter what you order. I would highly recommend if you haven't been there before.

I was visiting the area and my MIL insisted we go to Maxine's…read more It was busy for a weekday. I don't believe there are many comparable options in Rice Lake. They serve like 3 variations of country fried steak. I chose the benny variety, my husband the sandwich. Both were good. Something I've definitely enjoyed in Vegas restaurants too. The pancakes are huge, but nothing special. I found the whole menu decent, but not notable by any means. The waitress and staff were very kind, as usual for the midwest. I was too embarrassed to ask for new silverware since mine were dirty. Lackluster diner with midwestern hospitality and average breakfast. I give it 4 stars since it probably is the best in the area.

I have gone to this place many times over the years. Good food and good service!!! Also like the…read more50's atmosphere...

Red potatoes absolutely amazing. The bacon was delicious and we had an omelette that was to die…read morefor. We ordered everything from DoorDash and it was still delicious.

Came in at 4:22 staff standing around Waiting for 10 :00…read moreminutes then they taking Of order people just came in. Waited for drink forever.

Came here for lunch with a small group of 5. We were seated right away. Our server was very…read more friendly. A couple of the guys asked if they offered military discounts and they do. I don't remember what everyone ordered so I'll review my order of Bourbon chicken and shrimp. I opted to swap the mashed potatoes for waffle fries. The chicken portion was small and shrimp was tiny. The waffle fries were good. A couple of the guys ordered the chicken tortilla and said it was delicious. All in all, service was good, portions were on the small side, soup was good and they offer military discount.