The setting and ambiance of the restaurant is very nice and quaint. I enjoyed the staff, the bartender and my server were very nice and enjoyable. The soup was delicious and very dense which I enjoyed. I had the clam chowder and it tasted like fresh clam. It took forever for our food to come out. Roughly 30 min after soup/salad which was about 40 min after we sat down. Our water wasn't refilled nearly enough. Normally I wouldn't notice it but I got thirsty. I had the steak and shrimp. The shrimp tasted prepackaged and too densely breaded. Also super greasy. Also the steak was under-seasoned and bland. The quality of meat was 100% and the medium rare was medium rare so yay. The fries were greasy but delicious. Nothing wrong there. Also this place isn't vegetarian friendly. My cousin wanted a grilled cheese like they've done before however the chef didn't want to I guess. Idk. So she had an average pasta with veggies. Didn't look super appealing to me. The salmon was actually good according to my family who ate it. Fresh caught and very tasteful. I don't recommend the steak or shrimp but maybe the other options are great read more

No. Go elsewhere. 6 of us last night, and 0 for 6 as impressed. The most awful prime rib we've ever seen, a $35 Delmonico steak that was gristly and raw. Actually the $9 chicken was decent. The ribs were just fair. Drinks were cheap and quite iced...so just fine. We all recommend elsewhere. read more

Our table for three ways in the small dining room was a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday. Hailey took very good care of us on that Tuesday night. There were friendly local diners near us who assured us the food at The Moose Inn was great. They were right! We ordered one Southern Comfort Old Fashioned for $6.00 that was expertly prepared. We also enjoyed one Knute Red House Ale for $5.00 which was one of the many beers on tap. Our appetizer was beer battered mushrooms with peppercorn ranch dipping sauce. . more than we could eat. Tasted great the next day! Of course, herring, cheese spread, crackers and fresh rolls were all included as well. The birthday girl ordered Italian Roast Duck with baked potato and summer vegetable soup for $18.99. She loved it, but took the potato home. My husband and I couldn't resist the Tuesday special of all you can eat Barbecued Country Ribs with two sides for $8.99!! Tender, boneless, tangy, and did I mention all you can eat for $8.99. (We asked Hailey if she was working for free.) We chose wild rice and salad with raspberry vinaigrette for our two sides. Both were very good. When our bill came, we were charged $11.99 instead of $8.99 for the ribs. That's still a great deal, but Hailey agreed it was incorrect and knocked six bucks off the bill. Drinks, appetizers, supper club atmosphere, great waitress all for $57.00. Knowing most waitresses in WI earn $2.33 an hour our tip was generous. Hailey is a college student living on Silver Lake for the summer and we hope to see her again. We rank the Moose Inn higher than Silvercryst for Wautoma dining. read more

Local favorite. Great atmosphere, always very friendly staff and customers. Hang out at the bar by yourself and you will meet a new friend. Of course the food is very good. Many specials are very much worth the trip. read more

Skews towards supper club. Great menu; many daily specials. On an extremely warm late afternoon, I ordered a gin and lemonade. While the bartenderess was mixing my drink, she asked if I wanted a splash of grenadine. Very smart. read more

Wow this place is deelish, hit all my tastes buds. don't miss out on the chips & onion rings. Four thumbs up.

I normally don't go out for fish fry, simply because I measure my fish against an excellent fish fry I had years and years ago at Balistreri's in Milwaukee. But I finally found one that measured up at the Moose Inn! I don't much like the setup, but since I love the food, I'll put up with it. Basically you walk in, tell the hostess how many people are in your group, order your food, and when you are finally seated, your food is out in a couple minutes. This could be painful or quick, depending on how busy it is and how competent your hostess is. The fish fry is served family style--I believe they give you 2 pieces of fish per adult to start out with, plus potato salad, coleslaw, tartar sauce, bread and fries. It's great, all of it! My kids had the kids chicken fingers and ribs meals, and they loved them. Perfect portion sizes for hungry kids. I will definitely be coming here again, and would recommend it! read more

Excellent crusted salmon, sauteed shrimp and fantastic clam chowder. Great potato salad, coleslaw and rye bread on Friday night. Friendly staff. It is one of our Friday night favorites. Hostess remembers us by name and what we like to eat on Friday. We go ahead of the crowd on Friday and only have to wait a short time for our food to be ready. read more

Always have a good meal here. Great soups, good fish fry, and their coconut shrimp are huge. Good walleye too. And end your night with an awesome ice cream drink - Bailey Bush, grasshopper, brandy Alexander ... they are big and really good.. read more

I had the best fried fish of my life here. A super club for the locals and tourists. Every night has a special. I would suggest making reservations ahead of time although we didn't and they were able to seat us right away on a Thursday night. They brought out some crackers and a cheddar cheese spread with pickled herring for a starter to our that was a great touch. Very friendly staff. read more

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Great food, obviously freshly made in their kitchen. Very reasonable prices, good friendly service and a nice outdoor dining deck. Myself and companions would make a point to eat there next time we were in the area. read more

Salmon was superb! Perch was smaller than I'm accustomed to but well prepared. Portion size was just right. Great wait staff!

Love Moose Inn. Lots of thought into the menu, love that they actually mix it up, and change out items. Keeping it fresh and local is great. Impressed with the steaks, and seafood, and bar is awesome place to hang out, or wait for your table, with plenty of TV's. Great staff, great food, great times. read more

The mock lobster was terrible it made my stomach hurt after the first couple bites. I do not recommend eating here, the only good thing is there fries. read more

Just waited 1 hour and 45 minutes to sit down for dinner, after we're told it was an hour wait. Table for 2. The bartenders were awesome!!' The waitress never asked if we wanted a drink . We had to ask for water. We ordered the perch dinner that was served to us hard as a rock. The waitress never came to our table other than to serve our dinner and bring us the bill. Extremely disappointed!!! Won't be going back. read more

Another Fish Friday evening! Erin, the bartender started the evening with friendliness and cheer. Enjoyed her Bourbon and Brandy old fashions. Tasted great! Their homemade clam chowder was the bomb. With chucks of potatoes and a lot of clams. Just the right consistency....yummy! Nice touch having soup included with the meal!! read more

I cannot begin to describe our incredible experience with Moose Inn Catering. We had an out of town wedding in Wautoma, and being from Chicago have high standards when it comes to food. We had a 4-day wedding at the summer camp down the road from Moose and were planning on hiring a few different caterers for the dinners based on the night. We had originally planned on having Moose just do a pig roast for our rehearsal dinner, and we went for a tasting so I could make sure they made veggie-friendly dishes well too. They blew the tasting out of the park. They made us 3 salads, desserts, grilled veggies. All so good and healthy. We were on our way to a tasting at Bellissimo Ristorante in Berlin, WI for a tasting for our wedding night dinner. After our tasting at Moose, we were left underwhelmed and over-quoted. We decided to go all in with Moose and even hired them to make meals we were planning to make on our own. Moose Inn did a grill out night one, a pig roast night 3, a beautiful, healthy wedding dinner, and a Sunday Brunch in the tent on their property using leftovers from the week (for a lower rate- because they're amazing and efficient). I would love another opportunity to work with them again. Thanks Ed and Moose Inn!! read more

Great food and service. Waitstaff were very kids. My husband spilled his drink with in two minutes I'd being there. My little ones wanted to keep walking around the table instead of staying seated. We ran to the bathroom with them at least 10 times during the meal...agh... staff were amazing abs patient read more

I understand that COVID has affected many restaurants and they are doing there best to recover from being shut down, but The Moose isn't doing that in a fair way. With a mixed drink as 5 dollars and a 35 dollar steak you don't even get bread, soup or salad? 3 drinks in after an hour wait, you get the steak and your already at $50 for a meal? If you want to add an appetizer, soup or salad, you'll hit $70 for a meal! As I said I know The Moose is trying to recover from a shutdown, but their place was PACKED Saturday night, 1 hour wait, and no they were not at 25% capacity or anything, but I didn't mind that. My point is they have good business, so there is no reason to raise prices by 25%. I will not be returning anytime soon with they way they have changed and I hope to find a new go to place. read more

The Moose Inn is hands down the BEST fish fry in Wisconsin! Not only is the fish & chip excellent but you also get potato salad, cole slaw and rye bread. It's worth the wait since Friday's are always packed with all the cottage rats coming in for their Old Fashions & Fish Fry. Awesome baby totally awesome!!!!! read more

Things must have changed since we were there 2 years ago. We always give a place 3 tries, we went 3 times and each time the service and food got worse. The last time we went, I ordered prime rib, med rare n I got it raw! There were only 2 other tables in the dining room, with no waitress available. Finally, after 15 minutes she came to our table. 3 strikes n out. read more

Great meals that exceed the quality of places that call themselves "fine dining" and charge much more. Wait staff is first quality. They are always attentive and willing. read more

Really miss the fish fry after moving out of state. The perch was excellent the other night.

This is our go to place for Friday Fish Fry. We have never had a bad meal or bad service, awesome shrimp and deep fried mushrooms.

So, I recently had friends meet us here on a Friday night. I won't do this again. I was embarrassed and turned off. Somehow on Friday nights, the place turns from a traditional Wisconsin supper club to a roadside bar. Why did we need to order our food when we put our name in for our table? Why were there styrofoam containers of mayo-laden potato salad and cole slaw in the tables? From now on, I will stick to the Wednesday night chicken special (when we are in town in Wednesday's). read more

I had the duck, which was good, but the homemade ice cream cake dessert was to die for. The bartender was friendly and good company. I happened to be out of town on a solo business trip. Definitely would go back! read more

Since the place was packed not sure my review really matters, it is more to inform first timers. Went to Friday night fish fry. Arrived at 6:15, was told an hour wait, finally seated at 7:55( 1 hour 40 minutes). Potato salad, vinegar based coleslaw and tartar sauce in Styrofoam cups was brought out, 10 minutes later fish arrived. Real silverware but Styrofoam plates were what we ate on. AYCE fish w/ff for $10.49. Drove 45 minutes to get here based on an earlier positive dining experience. Food was ok but we will not be back for the fish fry. Wanted to appease our first time guests with a Brandy Alexander after dinner but was told they wanted to turn the table so we could not order one. read more

Service is great and servers are friendly. The food isn't the best. The prime rib didn't have seasoning. The filet was very good. The ribs were good. The coconut shrimp was ok but not the best. The spinach and artichoke wontons were very good. Just the steaks weren't seasoned enough. read more

I ate here last Saturday night. We got there around 8 or 8:30 pm and had to wait only 30 minutes for a table. The outdoor patio was a great place to sip our drinks we got at the bar. I don't think we had to wait 30 minutes .. The waitress was super friendly. The atmosphere was lively and inviting. Very casual. The food was fantastic. First, the complimentary pickled herring was so good. I'd never had it before so I asked the waitress how it's eaten - on a cracker! Crackers and bread were brought out to the table. We order the shrimp cocktail - amazing. Huge shrimp, great cocktail sauce. I had the parmesan crusted salmon, au gratin potatoes for the side = just all-around excellent. I was just blown away by how good the salmon was, including the dill sauce on the side. It was a large piece of salmon, too. The au gratins were delicious, and a huge portion. The prices seemed high when I looked at the menu, but given the portion and the quality, they were spot-on. I will definitely eat here again if I'm in the area! Highly recommended! read more

A good fish fry, one of the better ones in the area. Ambience is good also, supper-clubby in nature. The wait....well, that's the downside. On popular nights like Friday and Saturday, you're going to be at the bar for a while. They do have those electronic thingies that tell you when your table is ready. They don't rush you out the door like some places do. Their cole slaw is great, it's the clear, more vinegar-and-sugary kind, not the creamy. Cod or Perch are both very good. read more

Have tried the Moose Inn several times now and I have FINALLY come to the conclusion that we will NEVER go again. No matter what day or time for dinner it is insanely busy and so loud that ear plugs are a must. The place is so small and cramped that anyone remotely claustrophobic should avoid. How's the food? Not good. Skip this place and head to Silvercryst or ANY other place in the area. VERY expensive for what you get. read more

The first time I was here, it was great. This last trip was just a little different. I have a friend that raves about the italian roasted duckling, which is not for me. This is a 1 hour drive from where we're at and I couldn't have been more hungry when we arrived. We stood in the lobby for about 5 minutes, and were finally asked how many were in our party. I answered 3. She seemed very startled and on edge with this (maybe she had OCD and likes only to work in even numbers?) and said she would have to see what she could do. I peered into the dining room of about 15 tables, and 3 of them had people at them. The rest were cleaned and had place settings on them. After a lot of running around, she came back and told us she thought she got us a table, and hoped we'd be comfortable. We then sat for 10-15 minutes without menus, and the meal just became more bizarre from that point forward. I ordered a steak medium, which was COMPLETELY rare, barely warm in the middle. Another friend ordered the Salmon, which was also uncooked in the center. The soups were average, the salad the same, although they have some interesting dressing choices. I remember the rolls being a little more distinctive, but on this trip they were very run of the mill. 3 things stuck out in my mind of the whole experience... weird service, raw food, and a giant moose's head on the wall. The Brandy Alexanders are ALWAYS incredible, but depending on who's bartending, they vary in height. read more

The food and service where off the charts ..... I ate there twice while in town ... one night I had the ribs.. which where the best I have eaten .... the fallowing night I ate the salmon.. all I can say is it is well worth giving this place a try ... honestly one of the best places I have eaten .... service is also amazing .... read more

We had a family dinner here recently and everything was excellent. My husband is a picky steak eater, and he said it was the best steak he had eaten in a long time. I had the seafood pasta, which was flavorful, included plenty of seafood including excellent mussels and shrimp. Highly recommend! read more

If you go here, be sure to look at the huge moose head mounted on the wall in the main dining room. If you are at Moose Inn, you should see the moose. I have been here at least a dozen times in the past couple years and did not even notice this huge mount. read more

At Moose Inn we had a good experience. The food was good I would not rate it fantastic but it was good, the service was terrific! Our waitress was awesome no complaints there. When we first go there it was packed so there really was no place to sit while we waited for a table to be ready. The dining area was very small as well with not much seating. It was loud so not very easy to carry on a conversation. Our food arrived in a timely manner and our drinks were all brought to us immediately. We did order a Grasshopper which was huge and knowing it was so big the waitress thought ahead and brought us to go glasses. I'm not sure if I will go here again since honestly we don't eat out often and when we do we want a quiet more private atmosphere. read more

Friendly staff. Not much to look at in dining room. Bathroom is really crowded. Food and service is excellent.

While I have actually never been in the Moose Inn, I did use them to cater my wedding at an outdoor venue. The catering staff was very helpful and gracious as we planned the menu from 1500 miles away. They arrived at the venue in plenty of time. Their set up, service and take-down flawless and the complements I received from wedding guests let me know I made the right choice. read more

Supper clubs are all the rage in Wautoma. They are characterized by padding on the bars (for your comfort and protection). This is a pretty small town, so I wasn't expecting much, but their food was really good! Even their house salad that came with the meal with fantastic. Definitely heavy on the fried foods, and not good for vegetarians (mostly steak, seafood and chicken), but I liked everything I had except the potato salad was just okay (too liquid-y, too much mayo). They also serve bread with an artichoke spread - very good. We got fried cheese nuggets, which were also fun and delicious. For a small town in WI, I thought the food was pleasantly good. They also have a fun, outside area, but the inside decor is not the best (heavy on the dead moose, moose paintings). read more

Best fish fry in the state of Wisconsin and I have rated eaten a ton of places. Great margaritas as well! All the streak and seafood dishes are great. BBQ sauce is to die for! read more