The Lounge at Fratellos

This place is about where it is. On a summer day nothing beats enjoying a meal by the water, and this place has that atmosphere in spades. The food is fairly standard bar fare and nothing to write home about. Not bad, but not sensational or anything.
I wouldn’t pass this place over altogether though. If you want an alright place to catch a bite or a drink where you can enjoy the waterfront view, then this is the place. If you’re looking to have an awesome meal, you should probably go somewhere else.

Food has fallen off as of late but i have been a regular for the last year. When the outdoor patio is open my friends and I take the boat right up to the tiki bar for happy hour. $ 3 Monster Palmers are a must on a nice sunny day on the water!

I was passing through on a business trip and stumbled upon the fratellos complex. it took some very pointed searching to find other customers in the restaurant. the food was decent. i have had better in similar places, i have had worse. the signature soup was very thick and pasty.
the beer was quality brew pub fare. the staff could not tell me much about the different beers and had me get up and look at a chalk board on the otherside of the restaurant to see what was on tap. Not impressed.

Summary: Service sucked. Food was good. Patio is dumpy, other places nearby are much better
Patio: First the patio, Picnic tables on sidewalk concrete… yup… There’s much nicer patios that have a river view. Beckett’s and the ground round at rivers edge being two of them. The inside is in need of some renovations too, just looks very early 90s.
Service: First, we asked if the matradee (spell?) if there was any room out on the patio and her response was «go look, its seat yourself.» So she was about as accommodating as a storage closet. Meanwhile, Our server was about as friendly as a dead fish. I asked for a large glass of water and he looked at me like i just asked him to go milk me a cow so that I could have fresh milk… Table next to me waited about 10 minutes for silverware after they got their food brought to the table… i guess the owner is wealthy and hires his wealthy friends kids to work there –which equals spoiled brat waiters who don’t care how good a job they’re doing.
Food: the food was good, i had the bbq chicken pizza, person i was with had a chicken salad, and another had fish tacos. Everyone liked their food a lot. The prices were very reasonable.

Pretty quiet on a Sat night at 830. The flavor for the macaroni and cheese is all in the bread crumbs on top. The chicken and dumplings were salty. The chicken on the crunch salad was sweet. The burgers are good as is the bam bam shrimp. This is the place to go if you want a beer, not great food.

Oh my God what as terrible place to eat! The service is so beyond pathetic I’m afraid there is no word to better describe it. After our drinks came we waited for 20 minutes while our waitress walked back and forth at least 10 times, right past us, to a table two away from us to hang out with her friends! Completely ignored us. And would hang with her friends laughing and bringing them drinks and food. We never even had our order taken. After the 20 minutes of being snubbed we got up and left, without paying for the drinks. $?@& this place. I’ll never set foot in there again. Horrible experience. Total failure of a place. Avoid this one.

Again, this must be a trend in Oshkosh, where waitresses just rush you out? or maybe they think I am fat, and dont ever suggest dessert? hmmm? not sure… I guess I am spoiled back in the East Coast, where at least the wait staff is less dismissive. The food at Fratello’s is average, nothing very impressive. But if you want a nice view of the River then here is the place to come. I will pay just to come sit here and enjoy a glass of wine and be left alone.

I went a couple of times and the food was OK so I decided not to go back unless someone else wanted to go. I’ve now gone a few times because someone else wanted to go and each time was bad. My food the last 3 times has been terrible. My fish fry last Friday: horrible. I could have spent ¹⁄₃ of the price at a fast food place and got comparable fish and most likely better fries. The atmosphere is good and the service is hit or miss. I’ve had great service here but I’ve also waited 10 minutes for a refill.
To sum up, if you want to overpay for below average food, Fratellos is the place for you. I will no longer go back if someone else wants to go and will fight to go anywhere else. Sorry Fratellos, I’ve tried several times to like you and I just don’t. I honestly don’t know what the appeal is.

The good: you can sit outside near the river in the summer. The average: they have micro-​beer, but it is average at best. The bad: the prices are over priced for Oshkosh. The food is average too. I would recommend finding Becket’s if you want good beer or drinks, better food and service, and equally cool ambiance.

Great location on the water and the menu selections are good. We had a pretty large group and service was good and very friendly. Food was solid but not specatacular and I thought the prices were reasonable. The wine was excellent and they had a very unique decanter that had everyone in the place looking at us. We will be back.

I have come to Oshkosh at least once a year for many years. Each time I have come to Fratello’s for dinner at least once. I have never had bad service. I like the menu. This week, I was there three times. Too cold to venture far. I had the Thai Shrimp, the Blackened Chicken Tacos and last night a Pizza and a salad. Especially liked the Tacos but they are all recommended. Had Pasta and Seafood entrees in the past. Brew their own beers and they have a good wine selection. Based on the other reviews they can’t handle the Airshow crowd but from my experience, I highly recommend Fratello’s.

Atmosphere: 2 Star
Dark, poorly laid out, nice view of the river and some cool decorations but out– dated bathrooms and cramped together tables.
Beer: 2 Star
I had the Pilsner and it was weak in flavor and lacked any depth. the Porter was better but still a bit weak. One gripe: We visited December 23^rd and they didn’t have their Winter Ale available yet? When do they think winter starts?
Food gets a 3 star:
Anything on a Pretzle bun is great! I had the turkey burger which was tasty and moist. We started with some home-​made chips and mayo, and the salads are large and full of toppings. My boyfriend had the chopped salad and we had a hard time seeing the lettuce until he was pretty far into it.
Price: 1 Star
The prices are pretty high for such a quite town/​part of town. I wasnt able to find any lunch portions of pasta. Most sandwiches were $ 10 and Pasta was $ 15 – 20. Just a bit spendy for the atmosphere and lunch time. Not bad for dinner prices.
All in All: And taking into consideration the location, i’m not hatin’ but it is a smaller town, I felt some things were lacking. But the food was good and I would eat lunch there again.

If this is what passes for good food in oshkosh then we are in trouble. I had a shrimp pasta that was really a bowl of over cooked mushy pasta and grease/​oil. Oh yeah there were huge pieces of nearly raw onion and pepper. Just horrible. I could not get a refill on my Iced tea, the only time the server came back was to give me the huge check! I am not squimish about paying for a good meal but this felt like robbery. I can’t believe this place stays open. The only nice thing was the view but I could take a walk along the river for free.
Just terrible!

Boy did I have a shocking experience at this place!
I have dined at FRBC at least once a year while in Oshkosh to attend the annual EAA convention. Ordinarily I have a great experience and I was expecting nothing less this time around either.
We sat down and ordered a few beers and a couple entrees. The entrée I selected was a garlic shrimp pasta. When my meal arrived, I knew right away that it wasn’t what I ordered. Instead, it was some pasta dish that was so incredibly spicy hot, I choked on the first bite. Don’t get me wrong, I *love* spicy food, but this went so far overboard, it wasn’t even funny.
After drinking a glass of water and regaining my composure, I called the waitress over to discuss. When I said that this obviously wasn’t what I had ordered, she smiled at me with this «lights are on, but nobody is home» stare and said, «Oh, I’m sorry…» took the uneaten plate of food and walked away.
Yup, you read that right. She just walked away. Never to be seen again until the check came. I was outraged.
When the check came, I was even more shocked to see that I was charged the full amount for the inedible entrée. At that point, I asked to speak with the manager. The manager comes over and right away launches into a dialogue of excuses rather than a simple apology. I told him that I didn’t believe I should have to pay for a dish that was not edible. He grabs the check (and my credit card) and says, «I’ll take care of it.»
A few minutes later, here comes the waitress back with my credit card slip showing that I was STILL CHARGED for my dinner! You have got to be kidding me!
I refused to sign it and instead, got up and left, while calling American Express to dispute the charges.
NEVER AGAIN will I set foot in this place!

We LOVE the Captin Crunch breaded chicken fingers! The bar is pretty lame though. Not my favorite place in town, but worth going to try the chicken fingers!

For those of you in the bay area that are reading this, Fratello’s is like a Gordon Biersch or Faultline brewery.
Standard fare. Sandwiches, salads and other entrees.
My crab cake cesar salad was a C+. I had a cup of «white» chicken chili and that was YUMMY! Service was great. Cool thing was you could buy a case of mixed beers in a 6 pack on your way out.
What also gave this place an extra special uumppppfh was the CUPCAKES!
They cutsie cupcake craze hasn’t hit Oshkosh but they had a nice selection on the menu.
I had the turtle chocolate with caramel and pecans. TO DIE for. I took a pic of it on my blackberry and will be posting it soon!