Great beer selection and really good pizza. Super-friendly staff. I'll be back soon for a burger. Love this place already!

Great neighborhood place! Glad to see such a friendly and delicious option in Whitefish Bay. I had the salmon and it was excellent. I would go back JUST FOR THIS ENTREE! The staff is working very hard to make this place a success, and it shows. Kudos. I hope this restaurant is around for many years and helps to grow the Silver Spring business district. Dining there on a Wednesday at 6pm and there was a wait for a table is a great sign of what is to come. read more

This is a great place for families or just ti meet up with some friends. Very friendly staff good food and good drinks.

food was pretty good. the apitizers are pretty good. cod and the hanger steak is very good. read more

Great place to have a laid back dinner or lunch. Good atmosphere. Bay burger is a favorite also a great place for Friday fish fry.

We've eaten here 3 times. Food has always been good enough. Service has always been mediocre. I want to like this place, as WFB doesn't offer a lot of options and it would be nice to see something last in that location for awhile. It's a bit quirky and that's not necessarily a negative. Unfortunately, it's also one of those places where some of the wait and bar staff seem not to understand what they're there for. I don't know if the boss has explained it to them or not. But after last night's experience with one of them, I will right here: You're there to work and treat customers in a friendly and courteous manner. Not to visit. Not to look annoyed when someone pries you away from your visiting up at the bar in order to get some service. Not to roll your eyes when seating one table - people at other tables notice that. Not to argue with customers about the time when you haven't kept track of it yourself (look at a clock or your phone or something once in awhile) and then make excuses afterwards for giving them the wrong menus. In short, do what you're paid to do. read more

Awesome fries. The bay burger was great also if you like egg on a burger thing. Nice selection of sandwiches and pizza to go with the burger selection read more

Went back for the second time to the Bay. Had such a good experience, our waitress Lexie was awesome and very attentive. Will definitely be back. read more

I attended this restaurant for dinner (reservation 7:45) on a Saturday. The food was passable, but almost everything else was subpar, even for the moderately-priced pub that this is. Starting with the good, the dinner and dessert exceeded and met expectations, respectively. The meat in my aged cheddar burger wasn't as flavorful as a grass-fed or kobe option (as a $12 burger might be elsewhere), but it was cooked as I had asked (medium), seasoned well, and the onion marmalade sauce on top of the sharp cheddar made for a very nice ensemble. The fries I had for a side were also tasty. My girlfriend and I split the flourless chocolate cake and the bread pudding. The bread pudding was a bit bland for all the bourbon flavor that was advertised, and the flourless chocolate cake was okay, though it, like the pudding, were both served in very tiny quantities for the six-dollar-apiece price tag. Though the food was fair to good, this establishment needs to look into making some drastic improvements to their service and ambiance. When we arrived, I noted that there were many open tables in areas affording good views of the street. As I had made a reservation, I expected that we'd be seated near one of these better areas, but we were instead seated at a table near the door to the kitchen and positioned immediately beneath a speaker blaring music. That music wasn't loud enough to drown out conversation by any means, but it was a mix of rock from the 80s that I thought clashed badly with a restaurant that presented itself as a place with a more intimate atmosphere. Perhaps the greatest offense with respect to service was our waitress. It's important to note that at no point was this restaurant busy (a bad sign, in retrospect). Throughout the meal, we were dealt with brusquely, and she didn't crack a smile at any point. Moreover, she simply forgot to put in our appetizer order. My girlfriend and I are very physically active and we had quite an appetite when we came to our rather late reservation, so this was a particularly egregious oversight from our standpoint. When such a mistake has happened in the past, I've been visited by the waitress or manager to apologize for the error and try to make up for it somehow (e.g. drinks already purchased on the house, complimentary dessert, etc.), but all we got was a curt "sorry about that." This is to say nothing of the fact that we were never asked how our food was otherwise, or whether we would like to have our drinks refilled. I think if I had to do it again, I'd go to the Cheesecake Factory up the street. Yes, it's a chain, but I've always had terrific service, been placed in a nice location, and the menu is huge and everything on it has a good bang for the buck. read more

The food was tasty and our server, Lauren, was great. So good to have a comfortable neighborhood place in this part of town.

Improving once again. Super service and the food was good. I would like to see more natural/grass fed options on the menu. I was limited to salad which was very good. Solid four stars now. read more

Very good beer list. I had an aged cheddar burger, and was excellent... If not a bit on the small side for a restaurant burger. The menu had standard pub grub plus some interesting pizza options, but I wouldn't call it extensive. The staff was friendly and attentive, and we enjoyed our time here. One thing, the wine seemed unusually expensive. read more

I have been a couple of times. Menu continues to evolve with food variety getting better in my opinion. Everything seems well made and authentic. The Mac and cheese bacon pizza is excellent. read more

Just stopped in for the first time. Noon Sunday and only about 4 tables of customers with two servers and a hostess. It's a beautiful space, very well done. We just stopped in for a coffee and desert before shopping so we sat at the bar. The service was initially friendly but so slow we nearly left. It took a full ten minutes to take our order and then had to ask later for it to be delivered. It was only coffee and desert. While waiting for coffee we considered leaving a second time. Once we got our food there was very little follow up service and no offer to refill the coffee. It was pretty disappointing over all. It's a great looking place close to home. We may give it a second try on another day but not sure if it's worth it. read more

We opted for a late lunch at The Bay recently. We'd never been there previously and just happened to run across it driving up Silver Spring Drive. The ambiance was pleasing and the server very helpful. I had a great Waldorf salad and my wife liked her veggie sandwich a lot. They didn't skimp on the wine either. We'll return when we're in Milwaukee again. Jan Nylander read more

Great ambiance and staff!!!! ALL ( 4 generations!!!) of us enjoyed the food, the best (10 out of 10 stars) was the stuffed dates!!! WOW!!!! A definite return to place. Beautiful summer day outside. read more

Love this place! The food is great, the service is awesome and it has a cool atmosphere.

Every time I've walked by, it's been packed so I was pleasantly surprised when I got in at 7 on a Friday night. Being a party of one no doubt helped. Despite being very busy, service was very attentive and the Andouille encrusted cod was excellent. I'll be returning and bringing my family. read more

So sad. Lunch yesterday. I had such high hopes. We were a party of five. The staff seemed totally unprepared to be busy. Took forever. Things could have moved more smoothly if workers that were not busy pitched in to help others. Then the icing on the cake was when two moms came in with a their young kids. Now I LOVE children. I have three. My kids know that they must use inside voices and remain seated in all restaurants. This children were permitted to scream and literally run in circles. Not the restaurants fault but clearly nobody knew how to handle the situation. That seemed to be one of the problems. Nobody at the helm for the entire drawn out lunch. Food was really ok though. I liked that they are supporting other local businesses. Food didn't interest me enough to go back however. read more

We went to The Bay tonight. Live in the neighborhood and like the idea of an easy walk to dinner and a relaxing evening. It took about ten minutes for server to take our drink order. We later ordered an appetizer which came out about four minutes before main course. Not enough pasta in Mustache Twirler Pasta dish. "Garlic bread" was half a hot dog bun soaked in butter - seriously. Wife had lasagna. It was okay at best. Daughter enjoyed her pizza, but she's 11 years old....she likes any sort of pizza. This place needs to improve speed and lack of apathy in servers. It's been a problem for a couple of years now. We only go here because it's close and they pour large glasses of wine. Usually leave disappointed with meal. Maybe they should just be a place for drinks, but then we'd never go because we usually have kids with us..... read more

Meh. I've eaten here three times in the past 6 months and they've screwed up my order every time. Today I ordered a wrap but I got a bun instead. Even though I specified wrap and pointed to the item on the menu. The food is good, not stellar. read more

I went in for a Fish Fry on Friday. I was told that they ran out of fish. I ordered a pizza instead. The server had a long beard, and when he the pizza was brought out, his beard was about 2 inches from the pizza. read more

It's below average in my opinion. It's food I can easily make at home. No special twist added to make them unique.

Stopped in today and had The Bay Burger, it was delicious! Perfectly cooked, nice and juicy with plenty of flavor! The homemade chips were also very good. Would definitely recommend to friends. read more

Absolute service fail. Bad waiter, had to wait way too long for everything. And how do you run out of Mac and cheese?

My wife and I had a great dinner at The Bay. Hanger steak and Chicken Caesar work really nice. Prices were very cheap. Will be back!

We love The Bay!! We live very close so it's easy and the food is good. My only request.....why no draft beer!!?? The place has great atmosphere, music, sports on the Tv's without feeling sports bar-ish but I think could only improved by having some good draft beer!!!! read more

Excellent burgers, great service. Sat outside on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed a late May afternoon. Great fries and good beer

I checked out The Bay last week and tried their Bay Burger. This burger is topped with a fried egg and has tremendous flavor! Homemade potato chips were fantastic, as well. This restaurant definitely has promise and it's always great to see a local business offering great food and service to their community. I look forward to sampling more food items on their menu. read more

Met a friend at The Bay for lunch. Cute place, nice, unique menu and friendly staff. I had a deluxe grilled cheese with vegan tomato soup (I am not a vegan and thought it was very good). Grilled cheese was very good as well and they had no problem adding avocado to it. My friend had the mac n cheese pizza. I had never had one before-well prepared and crust was crispy put not too thin. I don't live in the area, but would definitely return. read more

My husband and I had lunch here today. We came early, like 11:15am and were the only 2 there. Kinda surprising on a warm sunny Friday. Then again, it is the Friday before Labor Day. Anyway, that's not the issue. I ordered the salmon topped spinach salad for $11.50. My husband ordered the Bay Burger with chips. We ordered right away with our server, Ashley H. She was pleasant but nor very personable. It took over 15 minutes for us to get our salad and burger. It was the lunch hour and we were the only people there. I was VERY disappointed when my salad arrived. The piece of salmon was more like a strip about 1 in.wide by 4 inches long. It was more like a spinach salad with essence on salmon. When Ashley asked how we liked everything I told her of my disappointment and all she did was nervously giggle and say she was sorry. I appreciate the apology however she should have offered to bring me another strip of salmon or a side dish of something or sent the restaurant manager over. She did none of those things. I hate when I have a negative experience at a restaurant whether due in part or whole as a result of the service and still feel obligated to tip fully. I don't feel Ashley earned her tip, nor The Bay restaurant earned a rating better than 1 star. We won't be back! read more