The Lounge at Fratellos

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.

Had a wonderful happy hour with a new colleague.  Two huge appetizers, five home beers and we got out for half of what it would have cost in my hometown of Lake Geneva.  Great service, great leftovers later that night....Just a side note on some of the other reviews...who goes in at closing time expecting the place to stay open for them - So if there were 15 tables of people there, and it was closing time - they should expect the servers to be closing... not changing the time for those in the place.

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.