Our party of four really enjoyed our Wisconsin supper club experience here. Â We all ordered something different , and all our entrees were good -and we loved the relish tray! Â Not just your boring carrots and celery- there was something special for everyone.
The wait staff was attentive, helpful and friendly.
If you're looking for sleek decor or trendy looks, well a supper club just isn't for you- they're steeped in a mix of ageless unexplainable combination of design all blended into a comfortable surrounding. Â
We arrived on a Saturday evening just before seating started so we had a drink in the lounge area. Â Once again the staff was pleasant and very welcoming.
Looking forward to stopping by next time we're in Watertown.
This is hands-down my favorite fish fry. Â There are no reservations and the dining room is small but it is worth every second. Â Also, I don't mind having a few beverages at the bar courtesy of Slim. Â Start out with a relish tray with a variety of potato salad, slaw and baked beans. Â Then let the games begin! Â Fish baked and fried, fried chicken and french fries by the plateful with drawn butter, tarter sauce and lemon wedges. Â Nuff said.
An hour later when I can literally eat no more, I am carted out in a wheelbarrow with a glazed look on my face.
I grew up in the area but now live in Atlanta and this is an absolute must when I am back in town. Â In fact, I am ashamed to say I have actually flown in earlier/flown out later to accommodate a Friday trip. Â I admit it, I have a problem and am powerless against this fish fry.
I always invisioned this place as some kind of time warp that would take you back to 19th Century Germany for some reason. Â Must be the building's design...
Anyway, I went here as part of a family reunion and fulfilled a dream of trying it out. Â The food was delicious and the service was prompt and professional, at least from my standpoint. Â My only wish is that more of these places existed west of the Mississippi.
A Watertown native and yet this was the first time I ever stepped foot inside the Elias Inn. I always had a an image of it being a dark, super smokey eatery. Not at all my style, but now that WI is smoke-free, we decided to try it out on a fish fry Friday night.
There were 8 of us in our party, including two kids (2yrs and in a high chair--and 6yrs). As an FYI, they do not take reservations on Friday nights. Go figure. Word to the wise, the wait can get long. One member of our party got there around 5:00 to get our name on the list and it was already a 20 min. wait. We were able to get a table near the bar area while we waited, but it was getting packed to the gills fast. I think some younger kids might be entertained by the taxidermy decor (as my 2 year old was). Of course, some might find it scary and unpleasant (more like how I felt!).
There are 13 tables in the dining room, so you can see why the wait can be looong. On Friday nights there is no stress in figuring out what you're going to eat because there is no deciding on your part. There is absolutely no odering off the menu, which was quite disheartening to the more finicky 6 year old.
The menu consists of the relish tray, which on Friday includes baked beans (yum!), coleslaw, German potato salad, and one or two other things I can't recall. There is white and rye bread to pass around, as well. The main entrees are the fried chicken, which was delcious (and I'm not a big meat fan), and then the two different fish options--baked and fried. I hear the fish was pretty good, but that's only second hand as I'm not a fishy person). Lastly seasoned fries to round out the meal (tasty!).
The wait staff was fantastic. Amy F. was particularly awesome and super personable (seemed to care that we were happy and satisified customers--how nice is that?!). I would ask for her if you can.Even though they were super busy she had it down to a science. We never had to wait or get antsy wondering if our waitress was going to remember that our table existed. We had refills of all items as soon as we started to run low. Some people also ordered the house red wine and they thoroughly enjoyed it.
I would like to go back on a non-fish fry Friday to see what the rest of the menu is like. As another FYI--they are closed Sundays and Mondays.
Can't give it a 5 b/c of the potential for a long wait  (with no Friday reservations) and given that I would like to see what the rest of the menu looks like first. However, I would definitely go back and do recommend it!
There were 13 of us from out of town on a project. Â Everyone I could ask said they were happy with the restaurant.
We ate at several restaurants in nearby towns and this is the only one that left a good impression with me. Â Great servers and very friendly, delicious food served in multiple courses with fun style; what more can you ask for?
If you want to pay twice as much for only a slightly better meal, then I would say you pallet is too discerning and your wallet limitless. I am already planning a trip back to Elias to bring my family along.
Not to mention, some of the people I was with thought the sauteed or baked shrimp dishes were awesome.
This small town is lucky to have such a good restaurant. One of the things I like best about this place is the relish tray. It has more than just veggies on it. It has good salads, cheese, liver sausage, and herring. We don't like anything that swims and appreciate that they take the fish off and give us more of something else. As good as the steaks are, they are not "among the best I have ever had". Also except for the relish tray this restaurant lacks world class elements in the areas of service, decor, and originality of culinary selections. The prices though are about half of what one would pay at a down town steak house and the relish tray is included. Don't miss this place if you happen to be in the area.
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