Char House Pub & Grill Llc

Great fish fry place.  We stopped there on a Friday on our way up north and this restaurant was exactly what I was looking for.  I wanted an authentic small town pub with great tasting fish.  We live in Madison and there's a couple decent spots, same with my fiancée's hometown up north, but nothing that rang the bell for me.

The outside is just a basic shack looking house and the neighborhood seems very industrial but the inside of the place is modernized with clean/new looking tables and a nice big wrap around bar.  They also have a back room with extended seating and new flatscreen TVs in good locations.  The staff was polite and we only had to wait about ten minutes which is pretty good for a Friday night in Wisconsin.  

The food is fantastic for pub fare.  We had fresh dinner rolls with butter brought out promptly by a courteous waitress who engaged us in conversation and I had homemade baked beans which were probably the best I've had.  They tasted like pulled pork and gave the beans a nice gritty taste with just the right amount of brown sugar.  As for the main course I had the 4-piece haddock with baked potato and my fiancée had the perch with fries.  Both were mouth watering good.  The haddock was moist and reminded me of good ribs the way it gently came apart.  My fiancee's perch was more "strip-like" but equally tasty.  I think the best part though was the giant container of homemade Tartar sauce on the table.  I'm not a huge fan of it but I usually indulge when fish fryin, but this stuff was delicious.  If you get fish make sure to lather it on.  Beer selection was decent too, they had 7-8 on tap including one of my faves - Goose Island 312.

Service was a tad on the unresponsive side but I can't take away a star yet since we've only been the one time and it could vary.  Its also a laid back place so I don't expect a lot and as mentioned our waitress was nice.

Highly recommend if you want some classic fish fry in Wisconsin

Love the Char Haus prime rib and steaks!  The fish has got to be the best in town, and the staff is friendly and lots of fun.

Oh my goodness I love the Char house if you have not been there you have to go. The best food :)