Bass Bay Brewhouse

Our first visit but it won’t be our last.
Excellent food! Gorgeous views! Friendly, attentive staff! Although it was incredibly busy on Father’s Day, we were seated within ½ hour. Unfortunately, the kitchen got backed up and we waited over an hour from placing our order to eating our food. Never have I waited that long at a restaurant, and I might have left, except I REALLY wanted to like this place. And I’m glad we stayed. The food exceeded our expectations and the manager/​owner and server were very apologetic. We will certainly go back — on a less busy day. You can’t beat the water views and atmosphere at Bass Bay!

I was looking forward to trying this place out after the rave reviews and decided to celebrate Fathers Day there. However, the hostess advised us that they were not taking reservations nor walk-​ins when we arrived and turned us away. The restaurant was less than half full at 5pm. I didn’t see anything stated on their website as I checked it out before we drove over there. Bummed, we left and went to another restaurant. Not sure if I’ll want to give this place another try in the future.

The only positive thing was the beautiful lake and the proposal we saw. Wasn’t busy at all. Many tables empty (that they must wait to give bigger parties only) Took 1 hour to get seated and another hour to get food. For 2 people! Only to have the fries cold and burger burnt. And to top it off, after the bus boy asks us if we need boxes… he goes to the table right next to us and ask the people who already finished, if he could use the boxes that they weren’t using… and gave them to us… off someone else’s table.

Was in town visiting relatives this past weekend and made it here 3 times! Each time the food was great, staff was friendly and knowledgable. Now I know what a cheese curd is. Thanks to Kurt for the special dessert.

Wife and I went last night for the first time. Got there about 7:30 and boy was it packed. The place was really rocking! As many of said it was really loud, but bartender service was excellent (even though the bar was packed as well) and we were served right away. I hard ever order them but had a brandy old fashioned sweet and was it excellent! We were quoted an hour wait, but plenty of places to hang out. Nice outdoor seating area right off the lake, but it was cold and raining so we hung inside. Wait was just over and hour. They bus tables really slow here so it could have been shorter, this was our only complaint.
Wife had the fish fry and she shared a bit. It was crunchy with beautiful white meat. Really nice and well prepared. The coleslaw was excellent and not too sharp. The potato pancake was excellent and I didn’t try the tartar sauce which she said was real good. Fish didn’t need it. She also had the beer cheese soup which she loved. I didn’t try it.
I had the french onion soup to start. Soooo good! The construction and taste combination of the cheese, croûton, onions and broth were awesome. I would definitely get it again. I ordered the ribeye and so glad I did. The steak was so tender and well prepared. Seared on the outside and perfectly medium rare inside. So well seasoned as well. Came with cheese potato casserole that was out of this world good. It was not too heavy and just the right flavor (cheddar not over powering). The comment about not being too heavy is really critical here. It was not dense at all as it was light and airy which really added to it being a great entry accompaniment. Also came with excellent and fresh asparagus and really excellent and hearty bread that so fresh and with just a bit of crustyness. I love bread like this and if this is what they use to make their poboys, I’m in.
The service at our table was excellent. Just the right attentiveness and personality. Place really settled down at about 9PM.
This place is GREAT. I can’t wait to come back for brunch or another dinner service. So close to our home and a great location. It’s really beautiful and has been redone nicely inside. My wife used to come here with her family when she was a kid and really liked what they have done to renovate. A nice summer like evening would make this place even more perfect.
Don’t hesitate to try this excellent restaurant. You won’t regret it.

Classic Wisconsin — A meal with a great lake view .
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There is plenty of seating inside and a patio outside as well. They have a banquet hall you can have weddings and such at .
They have brunch on Sunday from 10 – 3.
I came for dinner. I started with a cocktail and it was delicious. They offer a variety of options to choose from –wine, beer and cocktails —
I tried the appetizer of brat sliders. They use Usingers sausage so you know the flavor was excellent. The slider portions were much larger than other restaurants .
For my meal I ordered the white fish entrée ! It was excellent. The only thing I didn’t like was the undertone flavor to the overall entrée. I personally like things more salty. Everything from the potatoes, carrots, fish and sauce had a sweet undertone flavor to it. The taste was still enjoyable, I just wish it had a bit more salt somewhere in the overall dish (this is once again just a personal preference, the taste overall was tied together nicely). My sister and mom both had meals that looked excellent as well .
The menu has a wide variety of meals. A couple things offered were loaded fries, burgers, fish, chicken entrees, sandwiches, Mac&cheese and more ! They offer something for everyone, including original dishes .
I suggest coming here in a heartbeat !
Random note: I’m not positive, but I heard the owners that use to own the eatery in Milwaukee own this place.

At first we were concerned we took a wrong turn as we were driving through a residential area to get there, but we were happy we kept driving. The service was friendly. The food was yummy. We had loaded fries as an appetizer. We had a mushroom pasta casserole and a grilled chicken salad. The mushroom pasta casserole was really good but a bit heavy. My son had a kids meal that looked fabulous — homemade Mac and cheese, grilled green beans, applesauce. I was too full for dessert but their desserts sounded awesome as well. Another time.

My Bride and I decided on fish fry last night and discovered this restaurant via Unilocal and
. We were not disappointed at all.
We had an expected 45 minute wait but we took the opportunity to sit on the deck and enjoy the crisp air.
Dinner was really good. She had the crab cakes which is as just okay and I had the chowder (good!). For an entrée she has the fried shrimp and I had walleye. We really enjoyed the entrées and had more than enough for take home.
We both would recommend this for a Friday night. It is a popular place and in a residential area so parking can be a challenge. Keep your calm and your patience will be awarded.

Best food around. We’ve been here twice for brunch. Shenanigans and the Chicken and the Egg are yummy. Drinks are reasonable and served by friendly and helpful bartenders. We just tried the fish fry, ordering the fried cod and the baked and it was nearly perfect. Terrific potato pancakes and crispy fries. Great clam chowder (not too thick), creamy coleslaw, plenty of fish, even the rye bread was good. Wait wasn’t too long and since they weren’t serving food outside and it was a beautiful night, we enjoyed our pre-​dinner Sangrias on the deck overlooking Bass Bay while waiting for our table. The place was crowded and does get a bit noisy, but the din helps overcome some of the noise you can get when a lot of families are eating. Looking forward to trying some other menu items.

Nom nomzzzzz.
I had the pleasure of stopping by this place on Sunday for brunch. It’s a little out of the way since I live in Milwaukee proper, but it’s ABSOLUTELY worth the drive.
Located right on Bass Bay, this restaurant has a beautiful view of the water and also patio seating so you can sit right on the water. The interior décor is gorgeous — lots of wood work and it seems that they have a lot more of it going on in the lower level of the building, which they are hoping to open up for seating soon.
Servicewise — I did think that some of the servers could use more training. Our server was friendly, but there were a few little things that she forgot, like water, silverware and extra plates for shared dishes. She did seem to know the menu very well and had great recommendations for us.
Foodwise — this place is extraordinary. The biscuits are a must have, baked from scratch. They came with butter and homemade jam, either of which were not really necessary, but did add flavor to an already outstanding dish.
We ordered the Oyster Rockefeller which was very flavorful — think of a spinach and cheese dip, but with oyster in the shell. Just thinking about it makes me drool.
The Shenanigans was out of this world. Imagine a bunch of food that you already love (cheese curds, gravy, biscuits and hash brown casserole!) — and put into one. It’s on the heavier side, so expect to take half of it home. The same can be said for the chicken and the egg — except, the chicken is perfectly cooked — still nice and moist on the inside, but crispy on the outside. On both of these dishes, the hash casserole was just jaw-​droppingly awesome, with a creamy and baked consistency.
I think what I wasn’t expecting was for the burger to be as good as it was. I believe we got the deluxe burger — and it tasted like a whopper, but with fresh meat and veggie toppings. I was already full from the first two shared dishes, but I HAD TO FINISH THIS BURGER. IT WAS THAT GOOD.
As if I wasn’t already super full and extremely happy with the appetizer and main dishes, we also got dessert to share — both of which were probably the best homemade desserts I’ve ever had. I believe the first was the cherry cheese cake — with Door County cherries (yummmmm) and the second was a homemade 100 Grand (like the candy bar) parfait type desert. Both were large portions, both had clearly tons of thought and flavor and time and love put into them.
Overall, I will ABSOLUTELY be back for brunch, but I will probably want to try their dinner service, too. I’m really happy to hear that their desserts are on the brunch and dinner menus!

Went in to try the brunch yesterday. Everything was great!
It was slow when we arrived around 1:00 on Sunday, so we were able to get a table at the windows overlooking the lake.
We started with a Bloody Mary and Mimosa. I ordered the spicy version of the Bloody Mary ($ 8) with jalapeño infused vodka. The overall flavor profile was spicier than the standard house Bloody Mary. Garnish includes a half slice of summer sausage, pickled olive, jalapeño slice, cheese curd and pickle slices. I’m not a fan of tomato juice, so I’m very picky about Bloody Mary’s. I don’t want the tomato juice flavor to dominate. I would order this Bloody Mary again, and it comes with a small tap beer chaser.
For food, we started with homemade biscuits and Oysters Rockefeller. The biscuits are served with sides of whipped butter and a housemade raspberry jam. The biscuits were warm, slightly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The Oysters Rockefeller were also good, with smoked bits of bacon, spinach, parmesan and hollandaise. I thought the ingredients were nicely balanced so that nothing took away from the oyster.
Next we split the Shenanigans ($ 13) and Chicken and the Egg ($ 11). The Shenanigans is just full of things that are great on their own and all mixed into one dish that will make you want a nap right after you eat it. Slices of Usinger’s brat, fried cheese curds, fresh mushrooms, pulled ham, cheesy hashbrown casserole, sausage gravy and two eggs, with a side of toast. Wow, dude! Just wow!
I would describe the Chicken and the Egg as a version of Fried Chicken Benedict. Boneless fried chicken breast is served on housemade biscuit and topped with sausage gravy and fried eggs, and served with a side of cheesey hashbrown casserole. Again, wow! Sooo rich and sooo good.
We were stuffed but wanted dessert so some of the food was boxed up to go. The Door County Sour Cheesecake is still on the menu and I hope never goes away, but I was excited to try a new dessert that replaced the Take 5 (candy bar), called the $ 100 Grand (after the candy bar). Chocolate ice cream, chocolate ganache, white chocolate ganache, and chocolate crunch all served in a mason jar, rich and delicious!
Basically, Bass Bay Brewhouse is a about comfort food done really, really well. Plan to leave very satisfied and with a food coma.
By the way, they expect to have the brewery operating within the next 30 – 60 days, so watch for that, too. The dining room will be downstairs and the upper level will be available for events.

This used to be the Aud Mar and was in need of a face lift. It has that rustic, modern, «up north» look but still keeps the supper club feel to it. Atmosphere is great, view of Bass Bay is phenomenal. Service was outstanding. We had the Wisconsin Tray as an app, best app we’ve had in a long time. We also had the pan seared salmon and the whitefish, both were seasoned well and we’re cooked to our liking. Compliments to the chef! We will definitely be back to try the other entrees. Heard the fish fry was incredible as well, and their beer selection is very nice (all Wisconsin brews).

There is so, so much potential here and I can’t wait to see how it goes.
It’s an old supper club on the Bass Bay of Muskego Lake. There’s still work to be done to update the place and make it the gem it absolutely can be. The pier outside is sinking, the chairs are your standard banquet style and the servers were getting water, etc … of 8 ft banquet tables. I imagine this will all be updated as time goes on.
The food was absolutely spectacular. The chicken and the egg was packed full of flavor. The whole dish is smothered (in the best possible way) in a sausage gravy. At a lot of places, this would be an excuse to skimp on the flavors of the dish, but not here. The buttermilk biscuit was perfect — just slightly crumbly, the perfect amount of moist and able to hold up to the mountain of food on top of it. The chicken was seasoned and herbed and would have been delicious all on it’s own.
My only complaint was the noise. We were there on Easter Sunday, so obviously it was crowded and it may have been the noisiest meal I’ve ever eaten. Here’s hoping they can add some sound buffering things to help the acoustics.
But the building is charming. I’d love to go back in nicer weather and sit outside, since Easter was gloomy and gray.
It was the best brunch we’d had in awhile and well worth the short drive.

This is definitely one of the best, if not the best, restaurants for a fish fry in Milwaukee! Worth the wait! They do take reservations for 6 or more so that’s a way around the wait.
Start with the cheese curds or crab cakes! All of the fish fry options are delicious! The batter on the fried is great, the fish flakey and tender. The fries have a coating to them and the potato pancakes homemade. Both are delicious!
I’ve been there 4 times for the fish now and never disappointed. They’ve started putting cinnamon in their old fashioneds which is weird and should probably stop, but I really can’t say enough about the fish fry. Go! You won’t regret it!

One of the best burgers I have had! No kidding. Great drinks and desserts too! Service was very friendly and the place has an awesome view. Can’t wait to come back when the weather is warmer to sit outside.

Amazing burgers! Wonderful family friendly environment and great overall menu, service and beautiful views of the lake!

I went there, for a second time for a Friday Fish Fry after having had a very nice Sunday Brunch. We arrived at about 8:00pm and waited approx. 45 mins for a table which I thought was reasonable. I thought «This fish fry must be great. The place is packed.» When we got to our table all 4 of us ordered the fish fry. About 3 mins later our server informed us that they had «run out» of the fish fry. We all ordered a fish entrée. I had the Whitefish which was delicious. I mean it melted in you mouth it was so tender. Delicious! The others in my party expressed their satisfaction with their entrees as well.
My extreme disappointment was in not being able to try the Friday Fish Fry. On another point, I found it totally inexcusable to «run out» of the fish fry DURING LENT in the MILWAUKEE AREA. Totally inexcusable. I’m not a confrontational person, so I didn’t ask, but I feel the entrees we ordered should have been offered to us at the fish fry price. After all this is a new venue and goodwill should have been offered.
Overall, and I’ve said this before on Unilocal,this is a great place to bring out of town guests. The views of the bay are fantastic and the food is spectacular. Just don’t run out of the fish fry at any time let alone Lent!

Yum! The baked cod is delicious! Beautiful views and a friendly staff. Gets really busy on the weekends and has weird hours, though.

Although the food was good last time we went, I have to update because of the hassle we had to go through. We were excited to take my husband’s father and sister to brunch here as we had raved about it. Our waitress Amanda LOST our credit card!!! When we asked her where our card was she pulled an American Express card out of her waitress apron and threw it on our table. That was NOT our card! When you train your waiters & waitresses, you should have them acknowledge the name on the card so things like THIS do not happen. Ex: «Alright Michael, here is your card and your copy of the receipt…» If the person was not Michael, they would have said who?! Maybe this was her first waitressing job as service wasn’t very good, we all kept remarking that she seemed spacey & confused.
We ended up leaving after no one there was able to find our card but they said they’d call us and let us know if they found it. My husband ended up having to call as they never called us after they had supposedly closed & cleaned up. The person who answered had no idea what he was talking about and it was loud like they were having people there to watch the football game.
My husband then dealt with them through Facebook messaging. Our card ended up being charged through Amazon by the end of the evening. We were irate!!! How can this happen?! We let Ryan know that this happened and he called my husband & apologized saying he would send us a gift card. Well, it’s been almost 2 months and still nothing has been sent. We shouldn’t have to remind them like we did when we called to see if they found our credit card that day.
Again, the food was good but we are still unsure about going back. I guess I would say, pay with cash! The hassle of having to cancel a credit card and change every automatic payment that posts to that card was so irritating and time consuming. Not to mention all the headache dealing with Amazon. I hope this never happens to anyone else, it was such a burden and felt like our privacy was breached. You know to charge something to a credit card, you gotta have a person’s billing address or zip code, so whoever had our card, looked us up. Scary!!!

Been here twice now, first time was a quick meal and had the shrimp po’ boy, it was excellent with an excellent craft beer (Supperclub, my favorite). Beautiful place and surroundings tucked away in a neighborhood in Muskego. Second time I went had the Prime Rib, it was exceptional as well with the twice baked potato… and of course… a Supperclub! I highly recommend this place and cannot wait until the weather is nicer to enjoy their porch overlooking the lake.

I came in tonight for the prime rib. It was the most delicious cut of beef I’ve ever had. With a twice baked potato. Amazing and that’s an understatement. The service was prompt and courteous. Bartender knew his drinks and was Johnny on the spot when you needed him most. Come in here expecting the best and you won’t be disappointed.

I went there with my husband and my mil about a week before Christmas, we arrived around 4:30 (the restaurant opens at 4p), already the seating areas were half filled. We were seated promptly, our waiter was nice and polite. The dinning areas were decorated nicely. My mil and my husband had burgers with beer-​cheese soup as the side, they liked their food so much, the soup was very good and flavorful, their burgers were cooked perfectly as they ordered, juicy and well seasoned.
I ordered po-​boy sandwich, it was really tasty, filled with big-​sized shrimps. Only complaint about my food would be the bread they use was a bit too hard but overall, I enjoyed my meal.
We also had cocktails, my mil and husband had the same, they said the drink was very strong. I had apple pie sangria and it was delicious.
Only reason this place didn’t make it 5 star for me is the venue, the ceiling is pretty low so it feel a bit too crowded and it is noisy in there to the point that it is too uncomfortable for us.

Beautiful location but tough to find if you are not from the area-​definitely not in a location you’d notice while driving by. It used to be the Aud Mar Supperclub. The staff was super friendly but the food was so-​so. I will try it again, but dinner did not leave a good first impression. The ‘Take 5′ dessert was yummy, but it was a little sticky trying to eat it out of the mason jar.
If you plan to dine at night on the patio, watch out for the mosquitoes!