Rich and I along with a couple of our close friends stopped in after we got back in town from a road trip. We wanted to order 4 grasshoppers and the waitresses first words out of her mouth was I don't think they'll make them because we are busy and you know it does take time to make them. She said I can ask her but I really doubt it. Our friends said would you please. She came back and said she would make them. The whole time she was making the grasshoppers she was complaining to the customers around the bar about making then when it was busy and so hot. We had not been there for a long time and thought we would give you another chance after we had been there for brunch one Sunday when the food was cold and the scrambled eggs weren't even yellow, they were brown in color and the pancakes were literally burnt. Guess we won't be back after being tested that way and listening to her complain about what she had to do.
So disappointed, I have been to this place a few times. The service and food used to be amazing. We called and made a reservation for after UW La Crosse graduation. When we arrived they forgotten write down our reservation. We did get a table in the bar right away, but it was dirty.The floors and bathrooms weren't any better. Waitress was friendly ,but we waited for our drinks for 35 mins. Our food took 1.5 hours. The food was cold and baked potatoes were under cooked. I felt very bad for our waitress she was trying so hard to make things right. The bartender was rude to the point that two gentlemen behind us left, he never did make our drinks. One of the girls went behind the bar to make them. Lastly a girl behind the bar kept pulling her vape out of her bra and taking hits.
From start to finish, it was disappointing. Waitress never shared specials, then when one of us ordered salmon we were told they were out. Following that our drink orders were mixed up. Food in general was just mediocre.
Excellent pan fried cod. I was recommended to do a WI thing, fish fry Friday in WI during lent. Went, good salad bar, two very good soups. Excellent fish. Anne, was a very nice waitress. Had a sour beer, not as good as Barbarian Brewery in Boise, ID, but quenched the thirst.Will do it again.Thanks Anne and staff,E
Good place for food & best drinks. They've got one of the best bloody Mary's in La Crosse. Friendly people. Friendly bartender. Loved it. Best time ever. I ordered the melt and it was perfect.
Went here for a retirement party for a friend.Had a group of over 20 people. The service was well above average. The price was good. The food was even better.
Great to enjoy a fish fry with a great salad bar. Oh yes the brandy old fashions are a real treat cannot get a good one here in Austin TX. Sadly the fried cheese curds were not the best otherwise this would be 5 stars
Soup and salad bar very good, I had the ribeye and the wife had the tenderloin, the beef was very low quality chewy and no flavor, try sourcing local beef or a higher quality product. Our sides were very good and the curds were great.
Ordered chicken strips and fries, chicken was soaked in greasy and completely soggy, fries were soaked in grease as well. Not with $10 and having to waste money and eat somewhere else.
Historically a favorite worth 5 stars. Bit by bit they have been slipping for a while now . First I'll go over the current positives, then the negatives.* Over all the food quality is fairly good.* One of the few remaining places to have a soup and salad bar!And now some negatives.* Used to have 2 soups, now just 1.* The longer the soup has set out, the colder it is. It's as if the warming plate it's on is off or not working. The last few times the temp seemed to me to be maybe around 100 deg. F or a tad more. Not only is that unappetizing, it's also risky for causing food poisoning When the fresh pot is put out though, it's piping hot.* Prices have risen to where I'm not finding as much value as in the past. Yes I understand inflation is up and staff probably cost more than previous, but even factoring that in I think it's the case. Value for money is of course subjective, but in my estimation I think they push it a bit over the line in some cases. For example, one of the cheaper items on the menu, a grilled ham and cheese plus 1 side is around $11 if memory serves. Yeah I don't expect to get that for $5 anymore, but $8 would seem more in line.* They seem to take family friendly to the degree that becomes generally unfriendly for pretty much everyone else. As a case in point, we were there once when a young child (high chair age) was literally screaming and shrieking at ear splitting levels, repeatedly and over a prolonged time. It was one of the worst examples of it I have ever encountered and that's saying something. We finally asked the waitress if they could resolve the problem. Well, after management was consulted we got back word that no they were unwilling to ask the offending family to tone things down. Also, they could offer no change in seating location since they were full. This was on a Saturday evening even, though as bad as it was it would have been too much any day or time. I think people are probably hard wired to have their attention shifted to the sounds of a baby or small child who is crying out. It caused us not only to not be able to relax and enjoy each other's company at dinner, it actually brought us stress and made it hard to hear each other even talk. That's not the experience I want to have dining out. Please, if your child is too young to behave appropriately in public, get a baby sitter, go to Chuckee Cheese, or maybe tough it out at home until your child is up to it. Or I guess eat at Schmidty's because they don't seem to have any problem with it?* Service quality has declined from a once excellent or very good, down to merely good on average. It's still alright but watch out for any further decline.Everything else is I'd say is in the satisfactory classification; definitely not bad but not necessarily outstanding either.For context, we have been somewhat regular customers of Schmidty's for about 30 years. If things stay the same we will still stop in here or there. If they get better, I will be happy to restore a higher rating to them and visit more often. If things slide down too much, we will likely just avoid it.