We went there for my sisters Birthday. Service was very…read moreattentive and pleasant. Food was outstanding! Ambiance is very up north. Great evening

The steaks come out on sizzling plates. They really believe in the old adage "Don't sell the…read moresteak...sell the sizzle," here. The result is an amazing, perfectly done steak. They have an hour and a half wait on a MONDAY NIGHT, so you know you'll go home happy. Our waitress, Tricia, was outstanding, too.

Service was excellent. Only one minor complaint I can think of is that our waitress forgot the…read moreorange juice for one of our party. That said, our waitress was very pleasant, and was in many ways, the perfect waitress... She didn't badger us, but she also did not ignore us ... that is a tightrope a waitress has to walk, and our waitress appeared to be a Wallenda in the waitress world. One other minor complaint: there were three of us in our party and one of us was still eating, while the other two had finished and the waitress began to clear the plates from the two who had finished. This was slightly annoying to the two who had finished eating, but honestly, the person who was still eating didn't even notice. As for the food, which many might feel is more important than nitpicking waitress performance, let me just say that all three in our party thought the food was excellent. The blueberry pancakes were really really good!! The biscuits and gravy were also outstanding (however, it perhaps later resulted in flatulence, but even if there was a causal relationship that is of course no fault of the chef, and likely unique to the person effected) Again , well done on these homemade biscuits !! Service 85 Food. 97 Final score Five stars!!!

if you're white you might get your food? Can't report on…read morethat though I'm white I never got my food as I sat with my friends and bandmates one being Brazilian and the other a black man. Having root in Superior Wisconsin and a frequent visitor i was deeply ashamed of these particular Wisconsinites At Aurora Borealis restaurant. To be clear Both of these guys I was with are highly intelligent people and leaders in their respective lives - we play music together for the love and community of it. I wondered is this a Manitowish Waters thing I'd like not to believe that but not a good look for your town. A bar/restaurant further up the road gave us great service with a smile. So we got fed outside of town a bit. Bad look just go elsewhere

Beautiful venue The food is uneven and the menu never really…read morechanges I'd recommend sitting outside with a cocktail and an appetizer

Make reservations ahead of time. We tried to get in here twice and I guess the 3rd time is the…read morecharm. Note that they have downtime in the fall so be sure to check their hours in their website. Upon entering the parking lot you feel like you're entering an enchanted forest with lights and an outdoor fire pit greeting you. We were warmly welcomed by the hostess and we were immediately seated. We were out kim an addition which had ample windows facing out to the lighted trees. Our waitress was very attentive and we were started with a relish tray. It was skimpy compared to what you use to get at supper clubs but appreciated as a comp. We received our meals with a comp loaf of bread. I'm GF so passed on the bread. My husband said it was average and appreciated. He had the prim rib and I had a tenderloin steak with mushrooms and garlic mashed potatoes which the first couple of bites in the end was chewy but as I moved to the next bites it was very tender. I enjoyed the Hungarian mushroom soup and my husband enjoyed his clam chowder. We were too full for dessert and I took 1/2 of my meal home to enjoy for lunch the next day. We didn't try any cocktails. We would go back to try more menu items, maybe something light so a dessert could be enjoyed.

Don't often visit German restaurants. I have to say I was pretty pleased with this one. I had the…read morebrat with a side of potato salad. It was very sizable and delicious. The service was very good and it was fun to watch the waitress come to the table with three big mugs of root beer in one hand I won't say it actually made me feel like I was in Germany, but it was a lot of fun. They have outdoor seating in the back but we ate inside. Totally worth the visit if you want something different!

We unfortunately had a really bad experience and hadn't even made it to getting our waters yet…read more.. what a disappointment after my husband had grown up going to Minocqua in the summers and was so pumped to finally try Otto's, as he had never been yet. You know that red flag feeling you get after you're seated and no server acknowledges your presence? That was this place. And it was actually the second red flag. When the hostess seated us in the outdoor garden area she informed us it would be 45 minutes until food came out. Interesting information right from the get go. Our group of 5 was puzzled at this....many tables had just cleared out and it seemed that there was plenty of servers and bussers working to handle the amount of customers. From there it just went downhill even further. We ended up finally talking to someone asking if we could switch tables to get out of the direct sun. It took them WAY too long to clear the table they told us we could move to. In the meantime, no one had yet come over to at least give us waters. Once finally at our new table and acknowledged by a server, we put in our drink orders which we kept to waters only because we were at this point questioning bailing. After many minutes of waiting for our waters and never receiving them, we called it quits. We got up and told the server it's been too long, and checking the time it had been 20 MINUTES WITH NO WATERS. The last and worst nail in the coffin was that my mom had a view of our server who had in fact filled our waters towards the back of the garden area and then set them on a tray....and then....was just standing around. Literally. We also witnessed a busser moving at incredibly slow speeds and other servers seeming "busy" but not sure with what....There was absolutely no reason for the delays we experienced. We think the only explanation for all this was that there are simply far too many inefficient workers. Or workers with no sense of urgency or awareness to help one another out. It was quite sad to witness and should be even sadder for the business that they missed out on a customer, and in turn receives a bad review. What a bummer. Will never return.

Delicious pizza. Great staff. Worth the wait. The ambiance reminded me of an older pizza place.read more

Excellent pizza and good friendly service. Good atmosphere…read moretoo. Definitely recommend them.

Unfortunately, under new ownership, this place has really gone downhill!…read more We went on a Friday night in July and the place was empty- this should have been our first clue. My husband and daughter ordered the Turkey sandwich- which used to be our absolute favorite sandwich. This time it was bone dry, lacked flavor, and was about half the size it used to be. It was a small pile of salty, dry meat on a roll. This sandwich used to be juicy, flavorful, and the portion was so generous that you could not eat the whole thing in one sitting. This time- it was so small, but nobody ate it all because it was so bad. I decided to try something different and ordered the Rueben. I asked the server (owner?) how it is and she said: "I don't eat Reuben, but people who do say it's the best they've ever had." So, I gave it a try. I can say with certainty that nobody has ever said that this sandwich was the best Reuben they've ever had. It was literally inedible. The meat had no flavor, and it was so fatty and rubbery that I literally could not even bite through it. When she came back to ask how it was, I politely told her that it was not good and she didn't apologize, take it away, or offer to take of off the bill. She told my husband to hurry up before I ate his sandwich instead and then walked away. So it sat untouched and we paid for it. I'm sorry now that we did. We should have insisted that she take it off the bill. Also, we ordered mozzarella sticks- they were not fried long enough and/or they were expired because they were mealy on the inside. Just nasty, honestly. And I know a lot of people don't care about this sort of thing, but I don't drink expired soda. I received a can of Diet Coke that was expired by five months. We left there disgusted and disappointed. This used to be one of our favorite places, but we will NOT be going back again.

The best smoked meats in the northwoods. We stop here every May on our way to our annual fishing…read moretrip to the Turtle Flambeau Flowage.

The hype is real. Lake Placid is a unique and stellar dining experience. Whatever you do please,…read moreplease order a side of toast or bread. The varieties include cinnamon, wheat, white, and rye. I honestly can't go quite as far to say it is extraordinary, but I love the texture and it unlike any toast or bread I have ever had. I had two eggs over hard over wheat toast with pepper gravy, hash browns, patty sausage, and a half order of biscuits with sausage gravy. The hash brows are done to a perfect dark golden brown. Due to the fact that the wheat toast was so good, I ordered an extra side of it and put jelly on it. The entre was called some other name than what it actually is like perhaps a Loon's Nest? I wish they would have descriptive names for what an item actually is. The menu is not efficiently laid out. Take your time and read it carefully and you will find something you like. Please be aware that no hostess is on duty. When you arrive you must put your name on a dry erase board and they will call you when it's your turn. You will have the ability to see how many are ahead of you. Also please be aware that if it is really busy they will close early.

First visit to Lake Placid Inn was fun & delicious. Love the authentic "honesty" and relationship…read morebuilding. The sweetest thing you may encounter is the complimentary donut holes. I had the Loons Nest(formerly the Weed Bed) smothered in sausage gravy, bacon, raisin toast, with a perfect Bloody Mary. She had the eggs Benedict with ham. Served piping hot, our food was delicious. We enjoyed the "entertainment" almost as much as our food. If you're into "Hi, my name is ____, I'll be your server today" - this is not your place. If you like Seinfeld, you'll probably enjoy Lake Placid Inn. Hope I don't see you there as I don't like to wait.

If your looking for a comfortable place to have a drink or catch something to eat in the Northwoods…read morethen your at the best place.

Another great experience for us, this time indoors. What a cool north woods, cozy vibe they have…read moregoing on in there. Our server was SO nice and friendly. So much so, I felt comfortable telling her that my shrimp was really salty. It was super delicious and cooked to perfection otherwise, and it made a great gluten free option for me. Really glad we returned. We'll always be back anytime we're up at the cabin!

My first time here friendly atmosphere so our group decided on the 16 inch pizza sausage mushrooms…read moreonions and black olives. This pizza was delicious hot light sauce and you could taste all the toppings nice thin crust . We sat at the bar and the servers were very attentive to their customers . We we ordered our food service was prompt .I would suggest this place iv your in the north woods I was watching Hugh portions of orders coming out I would come here again

This is such a good up north kinda place. All long construction and great layout. The owner /…read morebartender was super friendly and great to talk with. She genuinely cares about her place and it shows! Definitely suggest getting a cheese curd basket. Holy hell, it's huge! Very good and I bet a family of five would have trouble tackling it. A lot of speciality drink and the fruity pebbles one was pretty spot on. Be forewarned, it looks crowded from the outside but there's plenty of room inside. Try the pull tabs. No machine, counted out in person. $1, $5 and $10 tabs. Definitely a nice local gem!

It's been 5 years since I last set foot in this place. Swore I'd never come back because the owner…read morewas so rude when we were there. The only good part of our visit then was our waitress and the food. Due to weather we ended up here tonight. The bartender was the best part of our night. Lynn was fantastic. Friendly. Professional. We discovered she had also been our waitress five years ago too. Now to the food today. The worst prawns I have ever had. Over done, dry and tough not to mention so small. They offered to substitute a small prime rib for the prawns because it could be ready faster. A bit dry but edible.

This place is so cute! The main attraction: the salad and soup bar. WOW. I truly wish i would have…read moreskipped my entree and just got the salad bar. It has tons of options pasta salad, build your own salad, tons of toppings. At the end they have a handful of homemade salad dressings and they each are delicious. The soups? It was a beef and barely and a cream of mushroom that day. I will be dreaming of this cream of mushroom soup until i come back next time. It was heavenly. They also have tons of crackers and homemade buns and rolls to go with your soup! For my entree i got the cheeseburger... i won't lie i was completely underwhelmed first bite. It was SO salty i could not eat it. The fries were good. My husband got the prime rib which didn't look the best when they brought it out but he said it was amazing!! Kiddie cocktails in wisco you just can't go wrong. Service was okay. There is NO kid menu just an FYI. They did bring our son a coloring book and crayons which was nice. The decor is so cute and all newly renovated. I cannot wait to come back and eat at that delicious salad bar!