Our waitress is unabashedly drunk, motorcycles are hanging from trees, the majority of the patrons…read moreappear to have arrived on ATVs, they don't have a highchair for our infant, and I'm concerned my tires are going to be slashed because of my atheist bumper sticker. They do, however, have cold Wisconsin beer.

This place is a bar and Grill you must have the cheese curds they are really good I had the steak…read moresandwich it was really good. The hamburgers were great, it is a bar. Great selection of beer and does have good bar food it is what a bar and Grill is supposed to be.

Right off the highway, Giant German Pretzel was delish!! Food was excellent, ambiance is perfect.read more

Excellent service, friendly staff delicious food. we will…read morebe back. Beautiful set up, outdoor patio.

Big Dan's in "downtown" Cataract, has great food, amazing service and a local bar atmosphere. The…read morehome made pizza is loaded with fresh ingredients and baked to perfection. Love love the burgers and patty melts are spot on. Our new favorite is Wednesday's wing special.

The food is great and so are the bartenders if you're looking for a great night out Big Dans in the…read moreplace to be!

A popular lunch spot for bikers along the Tunnel Trail in the summer. The cheese fries I had was so…read moresimple and yet phenomenal - I asked them what was special in it and they said nothing much. It was well seasoned and crunchy to the bite. The steak sandwich simply was bun, cheese and the hefty slab of beef was cooked to perfection, no frills and yet very satisfying.

This business is now called The Long Shot. We visit this place almost every year while biking on…read morethe Sparta to Elroy trail for lunch. Good bar food! Very friendly staff! Great Wisconsin tradition.

This place has done a complete turnaround since my review years ago…read more The food is excellent, the service better than expected. I RARELY Rate anyplace 5stars. To get that rating, a place has to be top notch. This place has achieved that rating. And the owner makes the rounds at the table to be sure you got what you expect and want. Finally, a place in Mauston where you can get a first class meal at a reasonable price! THSNK YOU@

Service is superb here. Staff really friendly. Popped in for lunch. The portion sizes are huge. You…read moreget fries and salad or soup. Plus they give you warm freshly baked bread which was delicious. We had the cheese burger and gyro. Got the onion rings instead of fries. The salad was good. Amazed $13 for burger fries and salad. The burger was okay. The gyro not like the ones in Chicago.

Awesome little place! Good was wonderful and the service was amazing…read more Very cute and clean

Located in a minimall across from Walmart. Seat yourself, front room almost full, so we sat in the…read morealmost empty back room. Server smiled and was friendly, good service. Bloody mary was sweet and not spicy. garnish was interesting: comes with pickle slice, olive, mushroom slice, and diced ham. It taste like V8 without the vodka. I would not get it again. Coffee was low quality. Lots of small children were seated around the restaurant on a weekday, and kids menu available. Pancakes were flat. Eggs benny eggs were cooked right but biscuit was also flat. My spouse didn't finish the omlette and felt sick after we left. Not the "diner" experience we were looking for, and I would not come back. Giving extra star b/c the server was really nice.

I thought this place was fabulous. I stopped by for a quick lunch on a drive to Chicago. They have…read morea housemade strawberry lemonade which was delicious, not overly sweet and garnished beautifully. I got the country fried steak skillet with hashbrowns, two fried eggs and a pancake. The country fried steak was cooked perfectly with a salty gravy with hearty meat chunks that complimented it well. The hashbrowns were crispy and served in a massive portion. The pancake was surprisingly good. This does not taste like a frozen pancake nor even a box mix. It had flavor without syrup which was nice to notice before I drowned it in syrup. Price was fair especially for the portion size. I had leftovers. They do share a building with a gas station which is a bit interesting. I was able to seat myself where I liked. This is an old school diner still doing things the right way. I might have to go here on my way back home!

This is an old-fashioned family restaurant with a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The servers are…read morefriendly, attentive, and genuinely kind. The restaurant is a decent size, and there's plenty of parking available. Overall, the food is delicious! The only issue was with the Reuben. The corned beef was cut very thick, even though we had confirmed we wanted it thin-sliced. Aside from that, everything was wonderful, and we had a very enjoyable experience.

Great French dip. Cool ambiance. Can tell a favorite amongst the locals…read more Great Bloody Mary as well

Food took a long time, fries were room temp not enough pickles to cover burger all in all not…read moresatisfied.

From the outside this was exactly what we were looking for - a back woods dive bar! Nice inside, we…read morethought the same thing. The place was almost like divided into two sections -the fancy diner and the bar. We were there for food so sat on the diner side. We were hiking to have hit the jackpot diver bar spot, the bar was very busy as well as the diner side. We got out menus, also on some cheap paper as expected but once we saw the prices l, holy smokes. We were shocked. Anyway, we ordered and had our food. Okay, we certainly got the dive bar experience from food to ambience but as for the pricing, well that once more like a 4 star restaurant in the cities. Yikes!

It's always alarming how reasonably priced Wisconsin is after coming from Chicago. I got the perch…read moresandwich and it was fantastic. I wish I was here later so I could go to the fish fry. Very friendly people working here and worth the 10 minute jaunt from the freeway. Highly recommend!

Amazing destination restaurant in the heart of rural Wisconsin driftless area. Take a beautiful…read moredrive and enjoy some delicious food and drink. Our party tried a shaved beef sandwich, a Philly cheese steak sandwich, and a New England fish sandwich. All sandwiches were large, fresh, and full of flavor. Splurge for tots as a side...so generous, crispy and hot. Everyone was thrilled with the food! The chef/owner is an outstanding cook, then hustles to assist in every position, it seemed. Very nice to see. Our server was great, too. A+++

I got there at 6:00 Saturday evening, May 9, 2026. There were 5 people at the bar and that's all…read more All they had to offer in the way of food was pizza, 12" or 16" and they were out of sausage. I ordered a 12" pepperoni pizza, thin crust. It was less than mediocre. They didn't bother to slice it completely, so I had to struggle to detach a piece to put on my paper plate. Well at least there was a baseball game on their big screen. Then a guy asked if they could get the Brewer's game on. They couldn't get that game on, nor could they get back to the game that we had been watching. Instead they had some show called Motor Trend. Boring. By the time I finished my pizza, there were only 3. customers. I had expected a full menu not pizza only. I had asked for an ale, but the "bartender" was unable to find one among their limited selection of bottled beers..,nothing on tap. They couldn't get a sport program on their screen, not cool for a "sports bar". This was not the Norwegian Hollow Hideaway that used to be.