Nice view. Good selection of draft beers and food. Sitting outside with a great view over the lake
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Wally Blatz
Great food and a super friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Total Self Defense LLC
Great fish fry and friendly service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Al Pepper
Cool place. Pretty straight up owner, but it's refreshing to have someone just be themselves. Might not be for everyone, but I'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Audrey Wagie
We stopped for a fish fry. The bartender got our drinks and gave us menus. I asked if the fish fry came with coleslaw and rye bread. The bartender said, "No, onlya choice of potatoe." I commented that usually it does, and Marisa (owner) said, "I've never heard of that. Why would we do that?" Marisa got upset and told us to leave and never come back. Ironically, Joe (owner) was asking what they could do to make it right. We left and will never go back.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Alexis A
Service was horrific. Hardly any people, dishes still stacked up at tables, my food was slow to come out. Salad and bread didn't come till id ate my main meal which was weird. Food was gross. Whoever in charge was oddly aggressive and started filming when I said how bad the service was (I never complain, ever, it was that bad). Very disappointed. Wouldn't recommend ?♀️
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
James L.
New owner ruined this place. Minuscule menu, high prices, slow service, soggy fries, no more Friday fish buffet. Been coming here for years, and it was a highlight of our yearly vacation. We will not be coming back. Stay in California, new owner.
Derrick Koback
Have been here a few times with nothing but great food and service. Decided to try the pizza finally, ordered a large 3 topping pizza, came to pick up total was 27.50 before tax and everything for the pizza. Came out in a big box and was excited for it opened it to a 12" pizza with a dried out chewy crust... toppings had amazing flavor but for 30$ I was expecting and big pizza.. will go back for other food but the pizzas need to be better. I did ask and was told that's the only size crust they have now and it starts at like 22$ the online prices didn't match. Couldn't figure out how to add a picture....
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Courtney Foulston
Marisa, Joe (owners) and Noel (bartender) were the best! They were so friendly, funny and welcoming! You can really tell they take pride in their place.
The food was delicious! We dined there twice during our stay in Phillips. The burgers were made from Black Angus and were juicy and cooked to perfection. The broasted chicken was another great choice. You received four delicious hand breaded pieces made perfectly. Our only complaint, which was not their fault was the prime rib. It was prepared in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. Three of us wanted it prepared medium rare but there was only enough for two of us. Other than that we were very happy with everything!! See you guys next year!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Prime Rib Dinner, Patty Melt, Broasted Chicken
Amanda Dodd
This place might make someone sick. I watched menus fall into the ice chest while I stood waiting for our check. The chicken filet sandwich came as one chicken tender on a bun, the lettuce was wilted and there were about 8 fries. We complained and got a 2nd chicken tender added to the sandwich with, "well I checked and the chicken tenders are what they're using for the filets." I seriously thought I was on an episode of Bar Rescue or Kitchen Nightmare. We will never be back, which is sad because the location and view are amazing.
New owners and we were able to meet them. Made us feel right at home. Limited menu, but had some really good Broasted Chicken. Heard the south of the border selections were made from scratch. Nice view of the lake from the restaurant and outside deck.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Luke G
Myself, my daughter, my partner, her son, and his girlfriend have been sitting on the patio now for 20 minutes. The owner and his wife/gf/partner have been outside for 15 of the 20 minutes we've been here. We have yet to have a server come up to our table, provide menu's, ask for our drink order, or even welcome us. Based on previous reviews, I took pictures of the owner and his partner ignoring customers on the patio. More than happy to provide the pics of the owner smoking his cigar (on the patio...where we are sitting. His partner is wearing a "make a harbor view great again" hat...it should read "make harbor view management great again" because this place used to be amazing. New ownership is absolutely terrible. Edit: We were *finally* greeted after 35 (almost 40) minutes. When the server finally arrived, we ordered a Coca-Cola, a water, two kids white cheddar Mac & cheeses, and two alcoholic beverages. We finally received our Coca-Cola and water...seven minutes after we placed our order (which, was 100% not Coca-Cola, or remotely a coke product...tasted more like rotten RC cola.). When we reached the 45 minute mark and we haven't received anything more than N/A beverages, compounded by witnessing the owner(s) doing nothing more than smoking cigars/walking up/down the stairs bidding the neighbors "safe travels (on their boat)/speaking to each other (not conversing with any patrons), we decided to leave. We were there for just shy of an hour. Without a doubt, it was the worst (hands down, bar none) service I have ever experienced. Ever (and I am a 4+ year veteran in the service industry). To the owner(s): I had my timer running and have screenshots to prove the aforementioned accusations and [agregious] times I have quoted. I'm more than happy to provide them, upon request. Please don't attempt to pacify this comment, as you have so many other comments. But, then again, we did have a "half black" guy at our table (my step-son)
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Erin Johnson
Our group was very much looking forward to a nice meal after a long day on the water. When we arrived there was one other table. All to say… there should not have been any wait. We were seated immediately by our sweet waiter, Logan. Props to you Logan for muddling through with little training or help from the rest of the team. I can only guess this was his first job and he was really trying. It took 30 minutes to get our drinks. There were 7 of us and they brought them out 2 at a time and many minutes apart. We finally went to the bar to order our wine instead of waiting any longer. The bartender was very confused as to where the appropriate bottle was and was even more confused by the drink chips that we had. The owner was sitting at the bar, clearly more interested in his cocktails than what was happening in his restaurant. We ordered our food on a Friday night - one of the kids requested the fish fry. After about 45 minutes we received 4 of the meals and an appetizer. The rest of the food did not follow until requested another 30 minutes later. One of those was the fish… on a Friday night in Wisconsin! What? By the end of the meal we took the late food to go (we should not have paid for that) and then received the bill for the full amount, including the wine that was already paid for at the bar. At that point poor Logan didn’t even know what to do. The bartender came back over and after much discussion told us she would “comp” the drinks that we already paid for! Horrible service, food was fine, but not worthy of going back. We had to request tartar sauce, never got drink refills, and I’m talking we didn’t even get water refilled. Told the manager on the way out and he seemed shocked we had a bad experience. Can I also mention we were seated indoors because the band was setting up outdoors, although they never started playing while we were there. The table was in the sun, and so unbelievably hot. Put up some blinds, add some fans. Something! Also - don’t have your kitchen staff bring out food with no teeth and looking filthy. Questionable at best. We are two mom friends that never get a break and were excited to treat our kids to a fun day. Better off cooking and doing the dishes ourself. Logan - again, props to you for not giving up. They need to give you the proper training and support you. If it hadn’t been you, there would have been no tip whatsoever. Wish you luck, and hope this new ownership can get their act together.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Alyssa Haskins
MAKE THE HARBOR VIEW GREAT (or at least OK) AGAIN!!!! Never write reviews, but wowowow. I would give zero stars if able. Location is prime, been here many times over the years, but yikes with these new owners. Our sweet (young) waiter was stuck working the whole indoor and outdoor area alone, while the two new owners sat around chatting / drinking watching him flounder. Had to finally go inside to get our drinks after waiting 20 mins, when the food arrived it was cold & the order incorrect. Had to go in & grab our own cutlery, condiments, etc. Bathroom was filthy. And complete non sequitor but adding to the weird ambiance: young girl encouraged to ride her bike by owner at full speed, weaving around tables because it’s “HER LAND!” while speaker was loudly playing profanity-ridden music to a patio filled with young kids, Trump paraphernalia literally everywhere, all while the owner was strutting around just smoking cigars, like he owned the place…which up until recently was something to be proud of. Still processing how strange this entire experience was.
Ashley Z
Our family has been going to Harbor View as long as I can remember. It's a staple to our yearly family vacation to Phillips! We always look forward to our boat rides to this place. Unfortunately, we visited this year and the restaurant (with new ownership) is not the same. It took 30 minutes to order a Bloodymary (which tasted like tomato soup), we didn't get our waters and no one asked for our food orders (so we didn't put an order in). The vibes of the place is just different, odd and not inviting. Kids were riding their bikes inside, the slot machines were gone, apparently 2 people quit that same day and when you walk in it's a basically a walking promotion for his CBD company. There was more advertisements and work put into the CBD company that the restaurant itself. It's a shame that such an amazing place has gone down hill in such a short time. I really hope this place improves by the time we come up next.
Nice view. Good selection of draft beers and food. Sitting outside with a great view over the lake
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great food and a super friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great fish fry and friendly service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool place. Pretty straight up owner, but it's refreshing to have someone just be themselves. Might not be for everyone, but I'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
We stopped for a fish fry. The bartender got our drinks and gave us menus. I asked if the fish fry came with coleslaw and rye bread. The bartender said, "No, onlya choice of potatoe." I commented that usually it does, and Marisa (owner) said, "I've never heard of that. Why would we do that?" Marisa got upset and told us to leave and never come back. Ironically, Joe (owner) was asking what they could do to make it right. We left and will never go back.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Service was horrific. Hardly any people, dishes still stacked up at tables, my food was slow to come out. Salad and bread didn't come till id ate my main meal which was weird. Food was gross. Whoever in charge was oddly aggressive and started filming when I said how bad the service was (I never complain, ever, it was that bad). Very disappointed. Wouldn't recommend ?♀️
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
New owner ruined this place. Minuscule menu, high prices, slow service, soggy fries, no more Friday fish buffet. Been coming here for years, and it was a highlight of our yearly vacation. We will not be coming back. Stay in California, new owner.
Have been here a few times with nothing but great food and service. Decided to try the pizza finally, ordered a large 3 topping pizza, came to pick up total was 27.50 before tax and everything for the pizza. Came out in a big box and was excited for it opened it to a 12" pizza with a dried out chewy crust... toppings had amazing flavor but for 30$ I was expecting and big pizza.. will go back for other food but the pizzas need to be better. I did ask and was told that's the only size crust they have now and it starts at like 22$ the online prices didn't match. Couldn't figure out how to add a picture....
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Marisa, Joe (owners) and Noel (bartender) were the best! They were so friendly, funny and welcoming! You can really tell they take pride in their place.
The food was delicious! We dined there twice during our stay in Phillips. The burgers were made from Black Angus and were juicy and cooked to perfection. The broasted chicken was another great choice. You received four delicious hand breaded pieces made perfectly. Our only complaint, which was not their fault was the prime rib. It was prepared in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. Three of us wanted it prepared medium rare but there was only enough for two of us. Other than that we were very happy with everything!! See you guys next year!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Prime Rib Dinner, Patty Melt, Broasted Chicken
This place might make someone sick. I watched menus fall into the ice chest while I stood waiting for our check. The chicken filet sandwich came as one chicken tender on a bun, the lettuce was wilted and there were about 8 fries. We complained and got a 2nd chicken tender added to the sandwich with, "well I checked and the chicken tenders are what they're using for the filets." I seriously thought I was on an episode of Bar Rescue or Kitchen Nightmare. We will never be back, which is sad because the location and view are amazing.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
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New owners and we were able to meet them. Made us feel right at home. Limited menu, but had some really good Broasted Chicken. Heard the south of the border selections were made from scratch. Nice view of the lake from the restaurant and outside deck.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Myself, my daughter, my partner, her son, and his girlfriend have been sitting on the patio now for 20 minutes. The owner and his wife/gf/partner have been outside for 15 of the 20 minutes we've been here. We have yet to have a server come up to our table, provide menu's, ask for our drink order, or even welcome us.
Based on previous reviews, I took pictures of the owner and his partner ignoring customers on the patio. More than happy to provide the pics of the owner smoking his cigar (on the patio...where we are sitting. His partner is wearing a "make a harbor view great again" hat...it should read "make harbor view management great again" because this place used to be amazing. New ownership is absolutely terrible.
Edit:
We were *finally* greeted after 35 (almost 40) minutes. When the server finally arrived, we ordered a Coca-Cola, a water, two kids white cheddar Mac & cheeses, and two alcoholic beverages. We finally received our Coca-Cola and water...seven minutes after we placed our order (which, was 100% not Coca-Cola, or remotely a coke product...tasted more like rotten RC cola.). When we reached the 45 minute mark and we haven't received anything more than N/A beverages, compounded by witnessing the owner(s) doing nothing more than smoking cigars/walking up/down the stairs bidding the neighbors "safe travels (on their boat)/speaking to each other (not conversing with any patrons), we decided to leave.
We were there for just shy of an hour. Without a doubt, it was the worst (hands down, bar none) service I have ever experienced. Ever (and I am a 4+ year veteran in the service industry).
To the owner(s): I had my timer running and have screenshots to prove the aforementioned accusations and [agregious] times I have quoted. I'm more than happy to provide them, upon request. Please don't attempt to pacify this comment, as you have so many other comments. But, then again, we did have a "half black" guy at our table (my step-son)
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Our group was very much looking forward to a nice meal after a long day on the water. When we arrived there was one other table. All to say… there should not have been any wait. We were seated immediately by our sweet waiter, Logan. Props to you Logan for muddling through with little training or help from the rest of the team. I can only guess this was his first job and he was really trying.
It took 30 minutes to get our drinks. There were 7 of us and they brought them out 2 at a time and many minutes apart. We finally went to the bar to order our wine instead of waiting any longer. The bartender was very confused as to where the appropriate bottle was and was even more confused by the drink chips that we had. The owner was sitting at the bar, clearly more interested in his cocktails than what was happening in his restaurant. We ordered our food on a Friday night - one of the kids requested the fish fry. After about 45 minutes we received 4 of the meals and an appetizer. The rest of the food did not follow until requested another 30 minutes later. One of those was the fish… on a Friday night in Wisconsin! What?
By the end of the meal we took the late food to go (we should not have paid for that) and then received the bill for the full amount, including the wine that was already paid for at the bar. At that point poor Logan didn’t even know what to do. The bartender came back over and after much discussion told us she would “comp” the drinks that we already paid for!
Horrible service, food was fine, but not worthy of going back. We had to request tartar sauce, never got drink refills, and I’m talking we didn’t even get water refilled. Told the manager on the way out and he seemed shocked we had a bad experience. Can I also mention we were seated indoors because the band was setting up outdoors, although they never started playing while we were there. The table was in the sun, and so unbelievably hot. Put up some blinds, add some fans. Something! Also - don’t have your kitchen staff bring out food with no teeth and looking filthy. Questionable at best.
We are two mom friends that never get a break and were excited to treat our kids to a fun day. Better off cooking and doing the dishes ourself.
Logan - again, props to you for not giving up. They need to give you the proper training and support you. If it hadn’t been you, there would have been no tip whatsoever. Wish you luck, and hope this new ownership can get their act together.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
MAKE THE HARBOR VIEW GREAT (or at least OK) AGAIN!!!! Never write reviews, but wowowow. I would give zero stars if able. Location is prime, been here many times over the years, but yikes with these new owners. Our sweet (young) waiter was stuck working the whole indoor and outdoor area alone, while the two new owners sat around chatting / drinking watching him flounder. Had to finally go inside to get our drinks after waiting 20 mins, when the food arrived it was cold & the order incorrect. Had to go in & grab our own cutlery, condiments, etc. Bathroom was filthy. And complete non sequitor but adding to the weird ambiance: young girl encouraged to ride her bike by owner at full speed, weaving around tables because it’s “HER LAND!” while speaker was loudly playing profanity-ridden music to a patio filled with young kids, Trump paraphernalia literally everywhere, all while the owner was strutting around just smoking cigars, like he owned the place…which up until recently was something to be proud of. Still processing how strange this entire experience was.
Our family has been going to Harbor View as long as I can remember. It's a staple to our yearly family vacation to Phillips! We always look forward to our boat rides to this place. Unfortunately, we visited this year and the restaurant (with new ownership) is not the same. It took 30 minutes to order a Bloodymary (which tasted like tomato soup), we didn't get our waters and no one asked for our food orders (so we didn't put an order in). The vibes of the place is just different, odd and not inviting. Kids were riding their bikes inside, the slot machines were gone, apparently 2 people quit that same day and when you walk in it's a basically a walking promotion for his CBD company. There was more advertisements and work put into the CBD company that the restaurant itself. It's a shame that such an amazing place has gone down hill in such a short time. I really hope this place improves by the time we come up next.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
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