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    The Old Grog

    4.2 (54 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    THE OLD GROG ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Steak sandwich.
    Dave L.

    Been a resident of the Valley for 3 decades; however, last night was our first visit to The Old Grog. We had heard good things about their chicken and decided to give it a try with friends. It has an old school, Wisconsin neighborhood tavern feel to it. Standard bar with dining room setup. We were waited on promptly by our server. She was pleasant and helped make our initial visit a success. We started out with hand-muddled old fashioned drinks. Very good. Followed it up with their variety basket of appetizers. Also solid. Two of our party had the broasted chicken with broaster potatoes. Great taste and very good chicken. The other members of the group had steak sandwiches. Filling and also very tasty. Overall, a very good first experience. We will return in the future.

    Saturday special $10 prime rib sandwich
    Megan K.

    Food hit the spot - service was awesome by Sara and her cooks. Came to visit before hitting up Neenah block party- glad we experienced this 18th century style hole in the wall. Good dive bar to re visit!

    broasted chicken special
    Max N.

    We Stopped by on a whim around 11am on a Sunday. Happen to have a great special going. Best Broasted chicken I have Ever had. Came with mashed n gravy, stuffing, cran sauce and a nice soft dinner roll. So much food that we both took home half for the next day. Considering it was 8.50 a plate...breaks down to 4.25 per meal. Cool, clean old building. Can't wait to go back. Can't wait the try the steak or Prime rib sandwich. There were the specials on other days. Great cheerful service, a little loud but that's easy to take when it's laughing and good fun. Staff busting butt but always with a smile

    a plate of pretzels and a birthday cake
    Samantha P.

    I had looked up places to go for food and drinks before I left North Carolina, because the town of Menasha is super small in Wisconsin, and the options were limited. The reviews on Yelp are pretty good so this is where I decided to take my niece for her birthday. When we entered the bar the patrons and employee were nice which is comforting because we added "diversity" to the scene and I was slightly nervous. Many of the tables were "reserved" but we were able to still snag an unreserved one. We ordered drinks and food with the waitress. It became pretty packed quickly. The food came out in reasonable timing. I ordered shrimp and gill (fish) with a salad and my niece ordered a plain steak burger with fries and pretzel sticks. The presentation was spectacular and the taste matched. I was disappointed that chicken wings weren't available since seafood was being prepared. The waitress was stretched thin across the dining area so it took a while to get a refill but she did come back to check on us. I paid for songs on the "Touch Tunes" but the volume was so low that we couldn't hear the music. That was such a waste. Overall I would come back here to Old Grog & sit at the bar to enjoy food & drinks again!

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    4 months ago

    Best prime rib sandwich and wings . One of our go to places. Service is great even when it is busy

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    Ohhhh I could go on and on about the hot beef sandwich! A bit tucked away but definitely worth a stop if you're in the area.

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    Such a great spot. My parents went here when they were newly married, but I hadn't ever been. Drinks are great, and food is delicious.

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    Fish fry was very good. Haddock and perch. Bartender was really good. Cozy corner bar. Nice patrons.

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    Steak sandwich was big, overflowing the bun and just what I was looking for paired with a mug on special.

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    Absolutely great staff and food. Their mini tacos were my go to when I was pregnant! Will definitely be back.

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    My chicken sandwich was served on an old Bun which fell apart as I was cutting it in half. Nothing tasty about it. Very disappointing!

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    Extremely good boneless wings with lots of sauce choices. Love the hometown pub atmosphere. Very friendly staff.

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    I had high hopes for this newer restaurant in downtown Menasha. I was disappointed. It feels like…read morethis place wants to be upscale, but they failed on many levels, most notably the attitude of the front end staff. I could overlook or even forgive a single person who might be having a bad day, but we had negative experiences with 3 individuals. I went for dinner on a Tuesday evening with a small group of friends. We had a reservation for a table indoors, but were still considering the rooftop seating. When the first member of our group arrived, an employee was standing at the hostess stand but walked away without greeting her. It was not busy. Nobody else was waiting. She did not leave to go seat another party. She just walked away. This was the first moment of awkwardness. The menus: Before arriving, some of our group had looked at the regular menu and others had looked at the rooftop menu online. There was some confusion about why we couldn't order an item from the rooftop menu. (As I recall, the item in question was a flatbread available on the lunch menu for the regular dining room, but not on the dinner menu.) We were told that we would need to move to the rooftop if we wanted that item. Everything about the server's posture, facial expression including a visible eye roll, and even a loud sigh was very offputting from the start. We considered leaving before we even ordered our food, and in hindsight that may have been a better decision. Ultimately, we decided to stay and dine indoors, on the lower level at a table near a window looking onto the sidewalk. This may have been another mistake. It was very warm and stuffy. Even though there were only two other groups of people inside, it was so loud I could hardly hear people talking at my own table. I ordered the Agave Lime Chicken. It was good but not great. Two members of our party ordered flatbreads; two others ordered chicken tenders. This was where our evening really took a turn. On one of the flat boards used to serve the flatbread, there was a very small dead bug. It was a light gray-green color and so small that we weren't sure at first if it was a bug or a piece of some herb. We zoomed in on a phone camera and confirmed that it was indeed a dead bug. The member of our party who ordered this item had eaten one piece of her flatbread and was no longer interested in eating the rest. She did not want a box. She just wanted it taken away. The reaction of the staff was shocking. After clearing the board, one member of the staff returned and remarked that they were "still trying to find that bug." My jaw dropped at her tone - it was incredibly unprofessional. Thankfully, we had a picture. Another member of the staff came back to look at the photo as well, claiming that they could find no bug. They removed the meal from our bill, which is all I would really expect. I would still have considered returning another time if it had not been for the attitude and attempted gaslighting.

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    Wowza! Amazing food. We finally made it around to trying this place. They are only open brunch…read morehours during weekdays which is a bummer for those of us that work all week long. The rarity time off we snuck over here and could not have been more impressed! Very much a unique place in Appleton but takes you to a big city like NYC or Portland. The vibes, decor, overall environment was welcoming. Food was delicious! We got BYO omelette and Cheese risotto cake with braised beef short ribs. Both were cooked to perfection and flavors aplenty. Not overly salted which many places can be. The perfect portion size that we didn't even need to take anything to go. Honestly impressed. Even more cool is they try to source ingredients locally when they can so it's helping our community. Very excited to have found this place and will be back for more! We did try some of their specialty drinks and will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu whenever we get the chance. Happy eating!

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    I was in the Fox River Valley area on an errand, I needed dinner, and Town Council was highly…read morerecommended by a local I met with. This place lived up to the hype! I don't know how often the menu changes, but it seemed clear that it did change. There is also a menu of wine, beer, and spirits available. I enjoyed excellent service from Claire and a truly exceptional meal consisting of the Scramble (duck egg, ramps, fingerling potatoes, and topped with crispy potato chips), Country Pate (toast points, stone ground mustard, pickled collard green stems and carrots, and fennel), and Smoked Ribs (corn bread with thyme butter and collard greens)! I loved the vibe of the place, which made it seem like a casual bar with decent bar food. I did not expect the high level of quality dishes I saw on the menu, which followed through to the plate compositions, and then onto my palate! There wasn't a single disappointing bite in any of the three dishes I ordered, which were all from the small plate/appetizer section of the menu under "Colds" and "Hots." The Country Pate board was a perfect start, and the Ribs are smoked in their outdoor smoker, providing a slight smoky flavor and very tender meat. Ribs are served over delicious collard greens and with a side of cornbread and thyme butter. I tasted an herb in the cornbread and forgot to ask, but it may have also been thyme, or just my imagination. The cornbread wasn't moist, but also wasn't dry, and it had the crumbly texture one looks for in cornbread. I did not expect to taste collard greens this good in Neenah. The Scramble was absolutely perfect! You can tell from the photo how perfectly the duck eggs were cooked. There were fluffy and flavorful, and they were served over sliced fingerling potatoes, and then topped with crispy housemade potato chips. I wanted to order more, but I was satisfied, and it was getting late. I still had a 90 minute drive back home and work the next morning. If you're anywhere Neenah, I highly recommend you eat here!

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