I was super excited to try this place but it was disappointing. I had the salmon bagel and the bottom was so soggy I had to take it off. I got 2 cranberry orange muffins and while the flavor was delicious… they were also so wet and soggy too. Sandwich selection was 3 in the case that looked not too fresh. I got my favorite coffee, a caramel macchiato, and I couldn’t taste any coffee in it- it was all milk and cream basically. Won’t be going back again.
Trinity Schneider
Best coffee in town and cheapest coffee! Ranges from $3-4 for iced coffee. Always clean, quick and the barista is so friendly Sandwiches are a little pricey to help offset the cost of the cheap coffee but good ingredients and great paninis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ann
Environment was elegant and it was fun having the Easter bunny visit. That said no one waited on us nor did they wait on anyone else. We were left to fend for ourselves. No one even told us that there would be no one waiting on us so we weren't sure and sat at our table quite a while before finally just going up to the café. Grossly overpriced
Kristi
We went for Easter brunch, which was just shy of $50/person. There were no scrambled eggs, much of the food was cold. This price did not include drinks. The desserts were the smallest things I've seen (smaller than bite-sized). Just not worth what was paid at all unfortunately. We paid ahead of time, so if you paid with a card you needed to add tip right away. The servers really did not do much in terms of earning a tip, so we felt we way over-tipped based on service.
Larry
We celebrated our anniversary by having dinner at the Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac. The service was excellent and the food was amazing! We highly recommend it.
elijah wayne
In town for a volleyball tournament and stopped in. The starts don’t lie! They nailed it every category! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katie
My fiance ordered a steak medium rare and it was almost well done. I got the short rib risotto and it was delicious but was not very visually attractive. The chili carrots tasted like nothing. The espresso martini was very strong and bitter, needed some cream.
Mike
It's unfortunate that this beautifully restored historic hotel that houses Table One is located in a blue collar city that has at least 2 of every kind of fast food restaurants & approximately 25 different pizza choices. We heard many good comments about Table One & wanted to try it for NYE. One of the comments came from a friend & former chef & another from the couple we were with as they had enjoyed Table One numerous times previously. We made our choices & ordered, all decided against salad, only one had the cream of potato soup, which he said was “ good”. There was no fresh bread or fresh rolls on the table or offered. I ordered the short ribs over risotto, my husband (a steak guy) ordered the NY strip... rare with garlic mashed potatoes. Our friends both ordered Walleye & another cocktail which took a good 20 minutes to get, even with the bar 15 feet from our table. It took a while for the food to be served which was surprising considering there only only 5 other tables occupied. All of our entrees were hot, however... sadly, my short ribs were just mediocre, I've since thought my expectations were probably too high, as I've had much better( Woodfire Grille, Dubuque, worth the 5 hour drive) my husband's NY strip was , in my opinion a strip steak that had been cut in half lengthwise & in no way rare and again,” ok” which he was very disappointed with. Our friends described their Walleye as good, not delicious, just good. Other than the delicious lemon drop martini I had before dinner, the whole meal was a disappointment. This venue has been renovated numerous times & the most recent one is a beautiful art deco design, unfortunately Fond du Lac is a bedroom community & fast food is king and like every other city big or small anywhere in the United States, it suffers from “lack of help”, which is probably what the problem was on New Years Eve, but that only addresses the service, don't know what happened to the food.
Mary
It was very cold in the restaurant. They did have a fireplace, though, which they seated me right next to. Brighton, the bartender, made me a hot toddy, which he calls the "Baby It's Cold Outside". VERY good. He's a terrific bartender, polished and professional. Dovie, the server, was very attentive and really nice. Too bad there was no piano player sitting at the baby grand. Unfortunately the cheese curds were not that great (they did only have one cook though). The salmon and polenta were fabulous.
Suzanne
We enjoyed a delicious cocktail, shared an arancini appetizer and had the walleye. Our dishes arrived at a good pace, were beautifully served and cooked to perfection. The server was knowledgeable, kind and efficient. After dinner we went to the bar for a bespoke peppermint cocktail, prepared for us by the creative bartender. A delightful evening.
There are lots of interesting stories and places to discover in fond du lac downtown area. Great places to eat and unwind and our table one restaurant that’s inside our hotel is phenomenal and amazing!
David
My husband and I chose Table One to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We looked over the menu in the days leading up to the big date and my husband decided on the pork chop, while I decided on steak. We enjoyed cocktails expertly made for us by Brighton who is an exemplary bartender. Our waitress, Dovie, was friendly and prompt. However, the restaurant was out of pork chops and steaks. Huh? How could they allow this to happen? Arent these two memu items considered staples? Being disappointed like this was a disheartening situation in an otherwise festive evening and perhaps indicative of mis-management.
MelS
The food was really good. The service was very slow. We were only one of three tables occupied at 5:30 on a Saturday night, hardly anyone at the bar, and it took forever. We expected a slower evening which is why we booked a nicer restaurant but this was excruciatingly slow. It was to the point we thought they forgot about us. Other than that, the evening was nice.
AngelaL
My girls and I have done the brunch/dinners at hotel retlaw for a few years now. With the price increase, the slow service, and now including the gratuity on my bill...I do not think we will be returning. All of the food had the same texture, mushy, warm, soft. Also I paid 37.40 for gratuity, with my server only bringing myself 2 drinks which took a long time. Total bill was 258.00. This is shocking... Hotel retlaw had it, but after the changes, 250$ is better spent some place else.
I was super excited to try this place but it was disappointing. I had the salmon bagel and the bottom was so soggy I had to take it off. I got 2 cranberry orange muffins and while the flavor was delicious… they were also so wet and soggy too. Sandwich selection was 3 in the case that looked not too fresh. I got my favorite coffee, a caramel macchiato, and I couldn’t taste any coffee in it- it was all milk and cream basically. Won’t be going back again.
Best coffee in town and cheapest coffee! Ranges from $3-4 for iced coffee.
Always clean, quick and the barista is so friendly
Sandwiches are a little pricey to help offset the cost of the cheap coffee but good ingredients and great paninis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Environment was elegant and it was fun having the Easter bunny visit. That said no one waited on us nor did they wait on anyone else. We were left to fend for ourselves. No one even told us that there would be no one waiting on us so we weren't sure and sat at our table quite a while before finally just going up to the café. Grossly overpriced
We went for Easter brunch, which was just shy of $50/person. There were no scrambled eggs, much of the food was cold. This price did not include drinks. The desserts were the smallest things I've seen (smaller than bite-sized). Just not worth what was paid at all unfortunately. We paid ahead of time, so if you paid with a card you needed to add tip right away. The servers really did not do much in terms of earning a tip, so we felt we way over-tipped based on service.
We celebrated our anniversary by having dinner at the Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac. The service was excellent and the food was amazing! We highly recommend it.
In town for a volleyball tournament and stopped in. The starts don’t lie! They nailed it every category! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My fiance ordered a steak medium rare and it was almost well done. I got the short rib risotto and it was delicious but was not very visually attractive. The chili carrots tasted like nothing. The espresso martini was very strong and bitter, needed some cream.
It's unfortunate that this beautifully restored historic hotel that houses Table One is located in a blue collar city that has at least 2 of every kind of fast food restaurants & approximately 25 different pizza choices. We heard many good comments about Table One & wanted to try it for NYE. One of the comments came from a friend & former chef & another from the couple we were with as they had enjoyed Table One numerous times previously. We made our choices & ordered, all decided against salad, only one had the cream of potato soup, which he said was “ good”. There was no fresh bread or fresh rolls on the table or offered. I ordered the short ribs over risotto, my husband (a steak guy) ordered the NY strip... rare with garlic mashed potatoes. Our friends both ordered Walleye & another cocktail which took a good 20 minutes to get, even with the bar 15 feet from our table. It took a while for the food to be served which was surprising considering there only only 5 other tables occupied. All of our entrees were hot, however... sadly, my short ribs were just mediocre, I've since thought my expectations were probably too high, as I've had much better( Woodfire Grille, Dubuque, worth the 5 hour drive) my husband's NY strip was , in my opinion a strip steak that had been cut in half lengthwise & in no way rare and again,” ok” which he was very disappointed with. Our friends described their Walleye as good, not delicious, just good. Other than the delicious lemon drop martini I had before dinner, the whole meal was a disappointment. This venue has been renovated numerous times & the most recent one is a beautiful art deco design, unfortunately Fond du Lac is a bedroom community & fast food is king and like every other city big or small anywhere in the United States, it suffers from “lack of help”, which is probably what the problem was on New Years Eve, but that only addresses the service, don't know what happened to the food.
It was very cold in the restaurant. They did have a fireplace, though, which they seated me right next to. Brighton, the bartender, made me a hot toddy, which he calls the "Baby It's Cold Outside". VERY good. He's a terrific bartender, polished and professional. Dovie, the server, was very attentive and really nice. Too bad there was no piano player sitting at the baby grand. Unfortunately the cheese curds were not that great (they did only have one cook though). The salmon and polenta were fabulous.
We enjoyed a delicious cocktail, shared an arancini appetizer and had the walleye. Our dishes arrived at a good pace, were beautifully served and cooked to perfection. The server was knowledgeable, kind and efficient. After dinner we went to the bar for a bespoke peppermint cocktail, prepared for us by the creative bartender. A delightful evening.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great place! Very well managed!!
There are lots of interesting stories and places to discover in fond du lac downtown area. Great places to eat and unwind and our table one restaurant that’s inside our hotel is phenomenal and amazing!
My husband and I chose Table One to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We looked over the menu in the days leading up to the big date and my husband decided on the pork chop, while I decided on steak. We enjoyed cocktails expertly made for us by Brighton who is an exemplary bartender. Our waitress, Dovie, was friendly and prompt. However, the restaurant was out of pork chops and steaks. Huh? How could they allow this to happen? Arent these two memu items considered staples? Being disappointed like this was a disheartening situation in an otherwise festive evening and perhaps indicative of mis-management.
The food was really good. The service was very slow. We were only one of three tables occupied at 5:30 on a Saturday night, hardly anyone at the bar, and it took forever. We expected a slower evening which is why we booked a nicer restaurant but this was excruciatingly slow. It was to the point we thought they forgot about us. Other than that, the evening was nice.
My girls and I have done the brunch/dinners at hotel retlaw for a few years now. With the price increase, the slow service, and now including the gratuity on my bill...I do not think we will be returning. All of the food had the same texture, mushy, warm, soft. Also I paid 37.40 for gratuity, with my server only bringing myself 2 drinks which took a long time. Total bill was 258.00. This is shocking... Hotel retlaw had it, but after the changes, 250$ is better spent some place else.
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