Came here because I was in the dells for training. We came with a group of 8 and didn't have enough places to sit because it was so small. They also had the garage door open when it was 20 degrees outside which made it extremely cold and uncomfortable. The bartender never acknowledged us when we walked in. They have no wine. Sorry but this is 2026 you need to have wine options. One of our people in group ordered wings and never got them until he asked the bartender who said "they were coming". His wings were comped because of his long wait time. read more

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Went here for half price pizza on Saturday! We got cheese curds and a large pepperoni pizza. John (my man) described the cheese curds as "fascinating" and "a good call." He also said something about them being squeaky which is apparently a good thing but I don't know, I'm not fluent in Wisconsin dork language. Good pizza too. However, I do NOT recommend the lemonade. It walked like a duck and quacked like a duck but I'm pretty sure it was half water. Also, the layout and atmosphere seem fun and ideal for bar hopping with friends. Unfortunately, I've already spent an embarrassing amount of money on alcohol this month, but I'd come back another time. read more

Showboat Saloon - Cheddar Cheese Curds and pepperoni pizza - Bars Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Stopped in late Sunday while passing though town for food and beer. Good beer selection! The pizza that was available late night was solid. Very loud. 90db. But they were open later which was what we needed. read more

In town for a conference and saw a post on the hotel board about this being a favorite spot. Heck yeah got lucky, Steak night, rare ribeye cooked to perfection, smothered in blue cheese, onions, mushrooms, and a dab of garlic butter. BOOM!!!! Loved it. Throw in some long stem broccoli, grilled mmmmm mmmm good. Two of my favorite Yuengling Lagers with great service. Highly recommend, 5 stars. Country music is my Jam and lots of locals chatting it up. Definitely do it again. read more

If you want a night out dancing and affordable drinks this is the place to go. So be careful Dells bars in general tend to over pour.... They don't have Bombay which was a negative personally. We had a great time here dancing and hanging out read more

Showboat Saloon - a large group of people at a party - Bars Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Service was great and very friendly. Drinks were great as well as the food. Highly recommend it.

Beautiful, historic building, lots of local tap options Great fish fry, check it out!

Awesomeness food. Daily specials. Bartenders are wonderful. All drinks are doubles. And quite strong.

Pretty cool place, from the design of the building outside to the decor inside. Really nice selection of beers but it would have been nicer to see a few lower percentage beers on the draft menu - we had some 14 and 10 percent options that were tasty but they made the day more of a sprint than a marathon. The place was getting packed but the bartender still did a great job of juggling everything and it never felt like we were being ignored or not being helped. Whoever helped us out deserves an employee of the month award, I wish i got their name. Also the food is probably pretty good. We got the fries and they were amazing. Those fries were perfect bar food, great compliment to the beer. read more

It was really cool. Cool stage and money on the pillars. The half priced drinks were a great deal this is what I would recommend.

Service was excellent in the back bar and the ambiance /music was lit Staff was friendly and helpful Bathrooms were clean and well stocked Next time in the Dells, I will definitely hangout here again. read more

Stopped in here to watch a Packer game. Good local bar with lots of space and tvs, good drink selection and some rarer beer on tap. Dog friendly, prompt service with little frills. I believe they do some basic food such as pizza but didn't try anything. read more

Great beers, good service, and good food. Prices were better than the mexican place next door. Dont get that dark beer, almost got sick. Stick to the Octoberfest. read more

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Good food, I love the layout and atmosphere of the bar buttttt. They have a lot of pricks working here. Not everyone there are some really sweet and polite bartenders. Some of the bouncers though need to get a new job. One heavier set fellow was a complete jerk, he started as a bouncer and seemed to get put behind the bar. I had a $20 tip laying there up until somebody in my group asked for a water he just laughed at her and said go to a different bar if you want water. Instantly took my $20 tip back. Guess what, they set out a jug of water in the floor below. So he chose to be rude instead of inform us on that. This wasn't the only time that night he was a rude little shit. After the experiences I had with some of the staff I would rather spend my night trying to get high on huffing gasoline. Says a lot about that bar. Went from the best spot around to absolute worst spot. read more

Okay, just to be clear, it's not a dive bar. It's a tourist bar claiming to be a dive bar. It's a nice space, lots of room, lots of natural light (also a sign it's not a dive bar). Plenty of tvs, decent bathrooms. Good tap selection, although it's weird to drive all the way to Dells just to get the same Eagle Park tappers you can get around town. We only ate some cheesy bread sticks and they were good--gooey, what you want in a bread stick. If I'm ever in the Dells again, I'd definitely go back. read more

Finally made it to Steak Night (Wednesday) at the Showboat. I was a tad skeptical of ordering a steak here, I've only ever ordered wings, curds, pizza, etc., but I had heard so many friends tell me how good it is so I wanted to give it a try. They have a choice of sirloin or ribeye, I went with the ribeye done medium-rare. It came out perfectly. I am one of those people who has to interview the order taker to find out before ordering what med-rare means to the chef. Big enough potion to take almost half home. Also comes with choice of potato, broccolini, bun and butter. After the steak, we stayed for Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, an excellent bluegrass band - banjo, fiddle, standup fiddle, guitar. Definitely will be back for both the steak and the band! read more

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This place has been such a blast every time I go there. Last weekend they had three dollar Toppling Goliath seltzers, delish!

Amazing so and an absolute stops in the Dells! Great characters and kids loved the show.

The show boat salon was our stop on Saturday around lunch time. Great dive bar on the Wisconsin dells downtown. We all got drinks and were served in a timely fashion. We wanted just a little snack to hold us off for awhile, so we ordered a few apps. We ordered pretzel bits, spicy pickle fries, and spinach and artichoke dip. The cheese that came with the pretzels was the biggest hit! It tasted so good I could put it on almost anything. The pickles were my second favorite looking identical to regular fries, something I haven't seen before. I didn't try the spin dip but was assured by the others that it was a good choice as well! read more

Showboat Saloon - Pretzel bites - Bars Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Their tap was AMAAZING. The perfect spot to munch and have a good beer. The bartenders were friendly and attentive. We tried their wings and pizza and both are very recommended. I'll be coming back. read more

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I haven't eaten enough here to know if it truly deserves five stars, but what I HAVE experienced was good enough for me. They claim that their wings are the pride and joy of the menu. I had boneless and traditional, two different flavors, both kinds fantastic. Besides great wings, they have a large selection of good beers, a nice happy hour alongside daily specials, and nice atmosphere. If you're young at heart and looking for a nice bar to have some cocktails and dance, this place will also scratch that itch if you plan on staying out late. In a town full of nice restaurants, this place is worth checking out. read more

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Great food!! Love the Mama's Garage around corner as well!! They serve the Showboat Saloon's menu until 9:00 pm!! Was a great little bar find on a short trip from FL. read more

CAUTION We've been here a few times and have always enjoyed it. This weekend we had a server actually pull some sketchy moves with our payment. We arrived and grabbed a beer. The server asked for a credit card to hold the tab, which is standard. We had two beer and asked for the bill. She brought the bill and we put down two $20s to pay (we needed change). After waiting a long while, we flagged her and let her know we were waiting for change. She sheepishly came back and said she had already run the card and thought the $40 was tip. On an $18 bill. She then returned our $40, and gave us the credit card slip to fill out and sign. I want to give some room for this to be an honest mistake, but I'm having trouble convincing myself. Fun place, but keep your guard up. read more

Showboat gets 2 stars for having plenty of space to dance. But their DJ was terrible, playing a Spotify or Pandora dance party station, or even my own iTunes account would have been dramatically better. The service was good, bartenders were busy but made sure they made their way down the bar. Unfortunately, the drinks were weak. read more

Showboat Saloon - Bars Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Fun place it was beer crawl night so there were lots of fun people to interact with.. we didn't eat here so I can't rate the food.. sorry :( But on the fun scale it's about a 4 out of 10 for a bar.. read more

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Place may be known for its beer selection but it lost a lot of stars based on how they treated a customer who had been over served. Guy came up to our group in a friendly but drunk state. He was talkative but slurring. After a bit he got loud and somewhat aggressive. E settled down but couldn't tell me if he was with anyone at the bar. I felt he wasn't safe to leave the bar. I caught the attention of one of the bartenders and said I was worried about this customer, that he needed some help. The bartender came and talked to him and convinced him to step outside for some fresh air, at which point the closed the doors on him and locked him out. No attempt to find his group or to determine if he had a car and would get in it. I can't recommend visiting this bar. read more

Had a pretty good time here. I loved that they had plenty of room for the dart boards and the bartenders were super nice.

The server kicked us out because he said we were being bad parents , because we told our children to lower their voice . We went up to talk to them to explain why, and the server said "you're being a bitch" and you cannot talk to children this way. We told our kids to call down, we had a 4 day weekend of baseball, and these servers think they know how to raise 7 children , fuck these people. I will take them down. read more

Great place for lunch with kids. We walked in here based on the reviews and worried that it wasn't kid friendly. It turned out the opposite. The staff was quick and friendly. Lots of space. The food was very tasty and great value. read more

Showboat Saloon - Bars Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Fun, fun, fun. Never eaten here but it's always a good time and the bands are great!

I used to enjoy going to this bar in the dells. Last Friday (October 7th) I went in there with three of my friends. They orders makers and coke. Somehow got served jager and coke (personally I don't know anyone that would consume that willingly).We asked them to fix their mistake. The male bartender fixed one but refused the other and was the rudest customer service. Oh then he told the other bartender not to serve us. Don't waste your money at this racist bar. Have a swing a nigs. Better customer service and they aren't going to screw your drink up and not own there mistake. Both the male and female bartenders need to be fired. Dirty disgusting bar with poor customer service. read more

this place was wild, hard to play darts bc people gettin low everywhere, cool spot though

Great little bar. A/C was kicking in this place and was a great relief from the heat! While in the Dells for vacation we stopped in for a cold one and an appetizer and to get in out of the heat. Nice and cool inside. Food was good. We had the pretzel and added the beer cheese. Beers on tap are IPA's of which I'm not a fan but great for IPA lovers. I had a Montucky beer which was very good and very cold. We were in on a Monday around 11am and it was fairly empty at that time. All beers were half off at that time and the beer I had was $1 per can all day for a 16 oz can. Can't beat that! read more

Sad day when a bartender offers you a "sample"of a dark beer (shot glass full) only to come back after you take a sip to tell you that will be $15. Not cool.. be upfront with the customers or you are just ripping them off. read more

Excellent craft beer selection and lots of drink specials. We're talking half off Toppling Goliath raps on Friday's... all day/night. Food is also good and reasonably priced. We downed a huge basket of fluffy onion rings for $4. Old time charm in this ancient building with I believe the original bar... and floor. Also Shake is the Day! read more

My group of underage friends and I can't attest to the drink quality, but there's a reason we used to go here all the time! On random days off from school, all five of us would hit up Showboat as a lunch spot before enjoying the other games and shops. Service was fast, food was delicious, and it was outstandingly cheap! I would get chicken strips and cheese curds every time, and the server would split the curds among us without asking, so everyone's total came to below $10 for what would likely be $15 at any other place. I'll have to come back in a few years to give it the thorough review! read more

This place is amazing. It should be "Showboat Saloon, the happiest place on earth." Food is great, bartenders are fun and friendly. If you're ever in the area this is a must to visit! read more

Stopped in here as it was June of 2020, and we drove up from Chicago looking for something to do and some sanity. Place was a ghost town, and not just the Showboat, but the entire dells area. Anyways, we just stopped in for a few beers as obviously there were no shows, and definately no karoke...probably hard to do with 4 people in the whole place. Bartender was nice and friendly, there was another bartender who was a woman who told us our beer was from Texas when I asked...when she walked away; my boyfriend (A brewmaster) started laughing and told me the beer was not from Texas, and gave me the whole history of it...lol. If you don't know, just say you don't know...lol. Anyways, cute decor, and we appreciated them being open during such a tough time, that was long before the Great Resignation took place, and the service industry continues to take such a bad hit. We enjoyed our time, and our beers from Texas. read more

Walked in on a Night in early October, the regulars at the bar were early 20's D-Bag types who don't bend the bills of their hats and use the words "swag" and "YOLO" Wasn't even greater by the bartenders as they were busy chatting it up with their fellow douche nozzle friends. Wound up going to another Bar with a better atmosphere. read more

Growing up, my parents would take my siblings and I on long road trips from Michigan to Florida. The drive down I-75 put us straight through "God's country." Which meant that almost all the radio stations would either be talking about God or playing country. Now I hated Top 40 music as a kid - except on these trips. There was something familiar and welcoming about hearing the "crap" music that would be played at home. For the most part, Wisconsin Dells is God's country. At least as far as bars are concerned. Except for this anomaly. It's the first thing you see when you cross over the bridge on 13 into town. And for a "Top 40" atmosphere, there's really no need to go any further. This is the bar that the tourist grownups hang out in once they've put the kids to bed. Going on a Friday night, there were bachelorette parties, guys straight off the Jersey Shore, and provocatively dressed whoo girls (both a positive and a negative) galore whooping it up on the dance floor while their boyfriends played darts. It felt like a scene straight out of Wrigleyville were I back in Chicago. But compared to getting bombarded by country music like in most of the other bars I had gone to in the area, it felt like a scene straight out of heaven. Either way, it's definitely a debaucherous, rollicking scene as the name would imply. Its greatest asset, however, is its diverse lineup of entertainment. There's a really nice stage that hosts everything from karaoke (make sure to check the schedule, it's not every night) to live music to (surprisingly good if the night I was there was any indication) DJs. The music might not have been super current, but gosh darn if I can get Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" out of my head on the other side of the weekend! The beer is what it is. It's mostly the Lite sort with some Leines mixed in for about average price (between $3 and $5). It's not a bad bar. It's actually pretty average for most cities. But in the Wisconsin Dells, it's about the best thing going. They'll probably even play some Madonna if a customer asked (you know, just for old time's sake). read more