We had a Wonderful dinner, waitress was very attentive. Everything was great! We Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Audrey Elchert
Had dinner last night at Castaway’s on French Island! It was $4 martini night so of course I had to stop by! I got the special: Ribeye with creamy horseradish, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. It was delicious! For dessert, I got the chocolate lava cake. Amazing! Afterwards, I went across the street to Tom Sawyer’s for a drink with a view. The food, drinks, and service at both of the restaurants were all amazing and I will definitely be going back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Coughlin
I have lived nearby here for around 10 years and I never knew what I was missing out on. Castaways is a far too hidden gem. Before I went in, I expected this too be like a supper club or a bar but boy was I wrong. It was so much more than that. Upon entering, I walked up to the bar to decide what I’d want to drink and was immediately surprised at their liquor selection. Very nice quality. My second surprise was their menu. I was immediately drawn to the risotto. I ordered the Mahi Mahi with risotto, zucchini and house made French onion soup. The soup was divine and served with a slice of baguette with cheese rather than the bowl covered in cheese. I liked this take on French onion soup. There were lots of onions still in the soup which I also appreciated. I could gave been satisfied with that alone but the rest was great too! I unfortunately had to leave right after the meal was served (due to my own poor time management) so I had just enough time to take a bite or two and had to save the rest for home and ate it at room temperature but it was still great. My extremely picky daughter ordered a huge burger and gobbled the whole thing up with only a few fries left. I’m excited to come back and try more of their treats. Looking forward to ordering a side of truffle fries next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Ranzenberger
Great meal cooked just right waitstaff,good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Walleye
Jennifer
We had dinner. They served tasty Friday night fish, shrimp, risotto and brussel sprouts. Our server was top notch! They were attentive, friendly and all had a good sense of humor.Please stop in to Castaway's on the Island in La Crosse, WI, for good drinks, dinner and general merriment. Salut ~
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel L.
We will be back! Many food options for the family or couple. Scalps and mushroom risotto were perfectly made. The flower free chocolate cake with strawberries was such an amazing end to dinner!
Carroll Robertshaw
The food prepared by Tait, a condon bleu trained chef and service by our waitress, Sam were wonderful. I highly recommend Castaway's and can't wait until our return trip.
Liz P.
Me and my sister took our sister out to eat there for her birthday last night and both my sisters are sick today. Both are vomiting and one has diarrhea. I am ok because I barely ate mine. One sister had fettuccine, and the other sister had a stake.. I thought my hamburger was off a bad kinda after taste. There still sick right now. Our server should get a new job. She was rude we didn't want to cause a scene so we just paid and left. A bad experience. The bathroom doors are wood and they were dirty. The server took my Pepsi and refilled without asking and added on an additional 2.50.
Tabetha Coughlin
I don’t know what’s happened to this place, but they really don’t deserve one star if there was a zero they would get it. I was here this summer everything was great. Don’t know who’s running this place had to ask the waitress for our waters five time my brother steak was so full of fat. It was supposed to be a crusted. New York strip no crust just threw the gravy on it dried potatoes mashed potatoes didn’t give them butter they can’t even get the burgers to the right people nor can the cook read an order correctly. , I will never come back. Highly disappointed. It’s a shame that it’s gone downhill used to be a great place. You need a manager here and not servers who lean against the bar and don’t take care of their patrons and somebody that can actually cook.Coming from someone who used to run and manage restaurants this would’ve never of been OK in my restaurant. Not even sure if there’s anyone in charge here ask for manager couldn’t get one and I don’t wanna hear that you’re short staffed because you got for weight staff two bartenders and the weight staff is leaning on the bar
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jane Zettler
It was a private party. The service was wonderful, bartenders and servers were so friendly. The scenery was gorgeous.
This was the best meal on our trip.i had the Steak Diane and my wife had the pan seared walleye. Both were excellent and we just might have to make the trip here again, just to go to dinner. The outside is deceiving, but the service and food were way beyond out expectations
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Abbie Anderson
A little cramped inside and bushes in front of the river could use a trim. Food was amazing and service was great; owner seemed like a really nice guy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Michael Johnson
Fine dining in a mediocre facility. We ordered apps and they were very tasty yet small. Outdoor patio could use a deep clean.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Chris
Make reservations. I recommend sitting outside if weather is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Mike Stumm
My wife and I dined at Castaway's On the Island on May 13, 2023.This was our third time dining there. The food was good, but not great. Our server was pleasant, but inattentive. Enjoyed chatting at the bar more than taking care of her table. We I received the check, it has a line item called: Tkt Discounts. This was NOT a discount! This was a fee added for credit card transactions. I paid with a debit card, which by the Durbin Act, CANNOT be assessed a processing fee. When I mentioned this to our server, she gave me a deer in the headlights look and said she could do nothing about it! The only thing I can do is no longer patronize Castaways.
We had a Wonderful dinner, waitress was very attentive. Everything was great! We Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had dinner last night at Castaway’s on French Island! It was $4 martini night so of course I had to stop by! I got the special: Ribeye with creamy horseradish, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. It was delicious! For dessert, I got the chocolate lava cake. Amazing! Afterwards, I went across the street to Tom Sawyer’s for a drink with a view. The food, drinks, and service at both of the restaurants were all amazing and I will definitely be going back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have lived nearby here for around 10 years and I never knew what I was missing out on. Castaways is a far too hidden gem. Before I went in, I expected this too be like a supper club or a bar but boy was I wrong. It was so much more than that. Upon entering, I walked up to the bar to decide what I’d want to drink and was immediately surprised at their liquor selection. Very nice quality. My second surprise was their menu. I was immediately drawn to the risotto. I ordered the Mahi Mahi with risotto, zucchini and house made French onion soup. The soup was divine and served with a slice of baguette with cheese rather than the bowl covered in cheese. I liked this take on French onion soup. There were lots of onions still in the soup which I also appreciated. I could gave been satisfied with that alone but the rest was great too! I unfortunately had to leave right after the meal was served (due to my own poor time management) so I had just enough time to take a bite or two and had to save the rest for home and ate it at room temperature but it was still great. My extremely picky daughter ordered a huge burger and gobbled the whole thing up with only a few fries left. I’m excited to come back and try more of their treats. Looking forward to ordering a side of truffle fries next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great meal cooked just right waitstaff,good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Walleye
We had dinner. They served tasty Friday night fish, shrimp, risotto and brussel sprouts. Our server was top notch! They were attentive, friendly and all had a good sense of humor.Please stop in to Castaway's on the Island in La Crosse, WI, for good drinks, dinner and general merriment. Salut ~
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We will be back! Many food options for the family or couple. Scalps and mushroom risotto were perfectly made. The flower free chocolate cake with strawberries was such an amazing end to dinner!
The food prepared by Tait, a condon bleu trained chef and service by our waitress, Sam were wonderful. I highly recommend Castaway's and can't wait until our return trip.
Me and my sister took our sister out to eat there for her birthday last night and both my sisters are sick today. Both are vomiting and one has diarrhea. I am ok because I barely ate mine. One sister had fettuccine, and the other sister had a stake.. I thought my hamburger was off a bad kinda after taste. There still sick right now. Our server should get a new job. She was rude we didn't want to cause a scene so we just paid and left. A bad experience. The bathroom doors are wood and they were dirty. The server took my Pepsi and refilled without asking and added on an additional 2.50.
I don’t know what’s happened to this place, but they really don’t deserve one star if there was a zero they would get it. I was here this summer everything was great. Don’t know who’s running this place had to ask the waitress for our waters five time my brother steak was so full of fat. It was supposed to be a crusted. New York strip no crust just threw the gravy on it dried potatoes mashed potatoes didn’t give them butter they can’t even get the burgers to the right people nor can the cook read an order correctly. , I will never come back. Highly disappointed. It’s a shame that it’s gone downhill used to be a great place. You need a manager here and not servers who lean against the bar and don’t take care of their patrons and somebody that can actually cook.Coming from someone who used to run and manage restaurants this would’ve never of been OK in my restaurant. Not even sure if there’s anyone in charge here ask for manager couldn’t get one and I don’t wanna hear that you’re short staffed because you got for weight staff two bartenders and the weight staff is leaning on the bar
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
It was a private party. The service was wonderful, bartenders and servers were so friendly. The scenery was gorgeous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This was the best meal on our trip.i had the Steak Diane and my wife had the pan seared walleye. Both were excellent and we just might have to make the trip here again, just to go to dinner. The outside is deceiving, but the service and food were way beyond out expectations
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
A little cramped inside and bushes in front of the river could use a trim. Food was amazing and service was great; owner seemed like a really nice guy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Fine dining in a mediocre facility. We ordered apps and they were very tasty yet small. Outdoor patio could use a deep clean.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Make reservations. I recommend sitting outside if weather is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
My wife and I dined at Castaway's On the Island on May 13, 2023.This was our third time dining there. The food was good, but not great. Our server was pleasant, but inattentive. Enjoyed chatting at the bar more than taking care of her table. We I received the check, it has a line item called: Tkt Discounts. This was NOT a discount! This was a fee added for credit card transactions. I paid with a debit card, which by the Durbin Act, CANNOT be assessed a processing fee. When I mentioned this to our server, she gave me a deer in the headlights look and said she could do nothing about it! The only thing I can do is no longer patronize Castaways.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3