Ate on the bar side to be able to order off The Alley menu also. Soup du hour (hamburger, cabbage, carrots, celery & dumplings) was Excellent! Friend had wild rice and mushrooms soup, good but could have been thicker. Sandwiches were tasty and fresh. Special of meatloaf with Mac & cheese was superb! Alley burger was very good, and plenty. Waiters was very nice and food arrived hot and in sufficient time. Great atmosphere, TVs to watch baseball game - not too loud. We'll be back as we want to see Ashland in January. read more

Never fails. We find ourselves inexorably drawn back to this establishment. Ashland, Wisc. is a lovely-waiting-to-happen kind of place, and this restaurant really gives it a boost. The beer is pretty darned good as well! For our third lunch at the Deep Water we had an angus burger and a grilled portobello mushroom wrap with a side of wild rice and mushroom soup. Firstly, the soup was so good we both would have been happy with it alone. I always hesitate to spend $9 for a hamburger (when did hamburgers start costing what a good steak used to cost? Wake up people, you don't have to pay that much!) But let me tell you I had no regrets. Charbroiled to perfection, with a wonderful grilled flavor, and a huge side of sweet potato fries, it was wonderful to eat it and watch the juice run down my arm! The wrap was quite nice as well. Perfect service, a very nice ambience, and the attached bar is actually elegant. We really love this place. read more

Walleye corele and filler mignon were amazing. The dinner was perfect. Just don't expect to get in and out cheap, great food isn't cheap!

Very good for lunch. Great Salmon salad and burger. Service was very good. I would eat here again.

Wow! What a treat! Food was excellent and the portions were huge. Could have easily split a sandwich. Lake Superior whitefish sandwich was perfect. Brewery had and excellent product and selection. Would recommend it to anyone. read more

Cool atmosphere, attentive service, darker beers in the smooth subtle side liked there Altman and the other lighter crisper brews. Menu a little heavy on the meat with rich garlicky flavors, potatoes were awesome, gravy average. What I really loved was the chocolate lava cake! It was perfect for the three of us and fun to eat it was delicious. read more

Have eaten with friends at the DWG a number of times and find the food is outstanding. At times it can get a little hectic but usually we're not in a rush. The value as compared to other restaurants in the area is great. read more

Good service, very cool restaurant with balcony seating. Food was good but not great other than the beer cheese soup and the house stout. We would definitely go back. read more

Very good. Love their coffee mint stout is the best!!! Everything on the menu is delicious. My favorite is the meatloaf and roasted red pepper mash potatoes! read more

Husband and I had a great dinner here! We love brewpubs, and the beer really was fantastic. We had the stuffed Reuben and a steak salad, both were great. We definitely will come back here next time we are in town. read more

Mmmm, very good! My husband liked their beer. We thought the menu inventive for "up north". We started with the chorizo stuffed mushrooms with a saffron cream sauce - excellent. I had the tomato-spinach stuffed chicken breast on polenta cakes. Nice presentation, plenty to eat. I really liked the flavor of the polenta cakes - not boring at all like most places that serve polenta. Friendly service and I liked the pub atmosphere of the old building this is housed in. read more

My wife and I went to the Grill on a Monday for lunch. We waited 25 minutes for two sandwiches and soup. No water was offered just our original drinks. The only thing worse that the food was the service. read more

I go to Ashland every year for the Whistlestop Marathon/Half Marathon and Sat. night is reserved for dinner at the Deep Water Grille. For the past 4-5 years we have had a great experience. But this year was extremely disappointing. My husband ordered the meatloaf and it was dry and tasteless. I ordered the broiled shrimp - received 6 shrimp that were also dried out. The kicker was that it cost $24.99 for these 6 shrimp! If the shrimp were cooked correctly the price wouldn't have mattered. We will not be going to the Deep Water Grille for dinner when in Ashland again. Our waitress was great and the atmosphere is very nice. And I'm sure the beer is good too. The food is subpar, not as good as it has been in the past. Hopefully things will improve. read more

The brewery was awesome! Filled with people over the lunch hour, very unique, salon style with balcony setting inside. The beer was great, we sampled 4 and loved them all!! Food was also very good! YOU MUST GO! read more

Had Dinner with a friend who has been here before. Beer was great. Had the whitefish sandwich in the Ally part. I thought it was perfect. Will be going back. read more

We have been there several times and enjoyed our experience This time was different. My BFF and I went for lunch and a few cocktails on 3.12.16. The service in the bar was terrible. There were two bartenders and neither one acted like they wanted to be there. After lunch, our food sat on our table for about 15 minutes and we had to ask twice for our bill. Our bloody Mary's were terrible and she brought out this tray of seasonings and said we could fix our own the way we liked it. We will think twice before going again. read more

I wrote this same review for the South Shore Brewery. I am adding it here as well. there are 3 different sections to dine at in this place. I am not exactly sure where I should post my review so again here it is... The food is alright. Not as many options as I was hoping. The staff is friendly but unprofessional. I pulled up to find a group of employees hanging out back smoking. Also a lot of swearing and drinking behind the bar. The staff (mostly males) seem to cater to the younger more attractive crowd. I watched as some of the staff took shots with younger girls. Something I would expect to see in a dive bar, but not so much in a place like this read more

Food is wonderful. The employees are nice but usually intoxicated. Not a very professional workplace environment in my opinion. I would never allow this in my own establishment. There is a time and place to drink and it is not on the clock. read more

Eat here regularly! I like the Alley side more, because you can get pizza. However, my all time favorite dish there is the Brew House burger. Its a burger with Lettuce, Tomato, Cheddar, Smoked Bacon, Onion Straws, Grilled Pineapple, Fried Egg, & Bay City Sauce. Sounds scary, but when you order the egg over easy, and you bite into it, it is heaven! Some times you get a grouchy server, or subpar service, but the burger is worth going back for! read more

My wife and I had never had whitefish that wasn't smoked, so we tried that for dinner. We also ordered the full rack of ribs and then shared. EVERYTHING tasted wonderful, including the pilaf, coleslaw, vegetable medley, wonderful "loaded" mashed potatoes, and even the dinner rolls. The great ambiance and courteous staff and remarkably low prices made for a grand experience. For myself, the beer lover, their nut brown ale is excellent as well. Of course, I had to have a second pint just to make sure. read more

Was on vacation in Ashland, Wisconsin and went to the Deep Water Grille and the food was awesome. Had the cajun broiled whitefish sandwich and the cream of wild rice soup. Go to this locally owned establishment and you will not be disappointed! Enjoy the food. read more