Coyote Canyon

This restaurant is just mediocre. It took 20 minutes to get us two sandwiches with only two other tables in the place. This would’ve been fine but we sat there for a good portion of the time with empty drinks. Once we got the food, it tasted good. Nothing to write home about, but it was a decent amount of food for the money and you could tell that they used quality ingredients for the sandwich. Our server didn’t check in with us until after we both were finished, and I’m a slow eater. Being a server myself, I guess I have higher standards but checking in with a table doesn’t seem unreasonable to me. Overall I would say the food is decent but the service is just eh. She wasn’t rude just not attentive.

Great place to go on a weekend. There were 100 Harley’s outside when i was there, and the people were so friendly and fun to be around. The staff is really nice. The food is amazing with a cool beer selection. I had a brisket burger that was awesome!

A little disappointed. Below is the food reviews. Service was very good. Waitress was really friendly and all other wait staff appeared cheerful as well.
Appetizer– chili cheese fries. There was no chili on them. Apparently chili is not in season so they skip the chili. It would have been nice to know prior to ordering them.
My meal– cowboy burger. It was okay. Nothing special. This is my favorite type of burger.
Husbands meal– breakfast burger. He said it was just okay.

This used to be one of our regular «family night out» places until they got rid of the kids eat free special. Always had decent food and fair prices in the past but stopped in last week and had some pretty awful steak fajitas. In fairness the burgers and pizza have always been really good and probably still are. Do yourself a favor and stick to those, the fajita meat was more like Mexican spam than steak.
Sad to say it, but between the increased prices and so-​so food I think there are better values in the area.

As locals to Eagle, WI we enjoy eating at restaurants around Eagle (There’s like 4 places to eat). Coyote Canyon is right next to Knuckleheads which actually are both owned by the same guy. We went here on a Friday night in Wisconsin so of course we got the fish fry! We also had an appetizer of cheesy fries, which was in plentiful amount for a starter. The fish fry also comes with the choice of soup or salad. I would recommend the soup however because they make those fresh on the daily. Service was friendly and the food came out very fast. possibly too fast which is why I’m giving Coyote Canyon a 4 out of 5 stars. We had hardly touched our appetizer and our soups before our fish platters came out and joined the overcrowded table. Don’t get me wrong, all was very tasty and the fish fry comes with your traditional set up of a fish fry (2 marble rye breads, coleslaw, and choice of potato). If you’re coming through town I would recommend stopping here! Also, the décor is of a western place with lots of dead stuffed animals. if you’re into that sorta thing. Regardless good food, good service, good time!

Great meal and great service.
Our server was Mandy, they were super busy on a Friday night, but you would have thought we were her only table. She was Awesome.
Food was all really good. I saw the Burrito and was going to get it but changed my mind to their Burger special with Sour cream and onion fries. Great choice.
Fish fry was great and mini burgers and fries filled the teenagers.
I am definitely going back!

Last weekend we visited Old World Wisconsin, and stopped at Coyote Canyon for lunch on the way home. On Sundays they have a special — buy one pizza, get one free. Since the kids were in the mood for pizza, that worked out well.
The pizza is homemade and baked in a stone oven. We ordered their DeLux pizza (and added Canadian Bacon) and also a plain cheese pizza for the kids. The crust was fairly crispy and everybody liked that.
Coyote Canyon had a good selection of bottled beer. I had one of their Bloody Marys which was spicy without being too spicy, and came with a garnish including a stalk of asparagus and some string cheese.
Our waitress was friendly and attentive.

Got the fish fry and was delish. The applesauce was OUT OF THIS WORLD! The atmosphere was fun and small town-​ish. Glad we stopped for sure.

Having read a writeup of the Coyote Canyon Grille in the Waukesha Freeman newspaper, we were eager to try their fish fry, which the writeup emphasized as being particularly good.
At the bar, while waiting for a table, we had «Virgin Marys,» that is, a Bloody Mary without the vodka. They were skillfully made by the bartender, and well spiced. They came with an unusual skewer of extras, which included a pickle spear, a half-​stick of string cheese, 2 miniature summer sausages, and an onion.
We started our meal with an appetizer of «Smothered Mushrooms,» which came with some herb stuffing, and covered with melted cheese. They were above good, but not great.
My companion had the baked codfish, and was surprised at the small size of the 2 pieces of cod which came on her plate. But she said the cod was good, as were the sweet potato fries she ordered.
I had the fried codfish, which came as 3 relatively large pieces (this sparked the comparison between the sizes of the pieces of cod) of nicely deep-​fried codfish, which were covered with a thin, not overpowering, batter. The cod was as tasty as any I’ve had. For my «with-​it» I ordered the «Haystack onion rings,» which were deep-​fried and NOT over-​salted, a big plus.
The tartar sauce served with the fish was (according to the Freeman article) made in-​house, to a private recipe. It was better than the usual standard offering. But it was served in the usual standard little plastic cup.
The apple sauce accompanying the fish fry was apparently made in-​house also – It contained chunks of apple, and was tasty and well-​spiced. But again, it was served in the usual standard little plastic cup.
The other fish fry standards were pretty ordinary: A small plastic cup of rather generic cole slaw and a slice of perfectly ordinary store-​bought half-​rye bread, which came with two little plastic containers of butter.
The waitstaff was attentive and prompt. We saw other tables receiving the same degree of attention.
The noise level was far too high for a restaurant, but this establishment is essentially a bar that serves food, so they get just a little leeway there. There was no music piped in to worsen the noise level, thank goodness. It would have been nice to speak with my table companion without having to repeat myself.
Décor has been mentioned in a previous review. It is aggressively «Southwestern,» with stuffed animals and hides on the wall, wood paneling everywhere, cowboy boots hanging from the ceiling, etc, etc.
I’m of two minds about the place: The Freeman article quoted the owner/​chef as wanting to show off her skills, which would indicate a desire for higher quality food. But, along with the nice food, why cut corners on portion sizes, and why oh why serve the accompaniments in those nasty little plastic cups. And while I’m at it, why not get rye bread that’s worthy of the apple sauce and tartar sauce and nice fish?
Price for the 2 of us, for fish fry and one drink each, was $ 40. That’s just a bit more than you might expect to spend on a Friday night fish fry, but the Coyote Canyon Grille is trying to be upscale, and partway succeeding.
Pros: Good appetizer. Nice fish, nice tartar sauce and apple sauce. Nice «with-​its.» The waitstaff and bar staff knew their jobs.
Neutral: The décor. Nice if you like that sort of thing. ‘Way overdone if you don’t. (Personally I can take it or leave it.)
Cons: You’re trying hard to be a «nice» place, but you’re missing out on the little things. If you have to charge a bit more to be the sort of place you’re aiming at, then do it. Portion control could use a little work. AND GET THE NOISE LEVEL DOWN PLEASE!!! (I had to shout that to make myself heard.)
Bottom line: We’ll try the place again, and not on a Friday night.

This place is really cool! They have Sriracha sauce on every table and enough taxidermied animals to make any red-​blooded American feel at home. The place is a little small, but there was more than enough room for our party of 5 to feel comfortable. They even had a booster seat for our 2-​year-​old, which I was not expecting from a place that looks a little rough.
Overall the food was pretty good, but I thought our «stone oven pizza» was a little week. Ingredients weren’t bad, but the crust was cracker-​like. Maybe that works for some people, but I was expecting a little bit better from «stone oven pizza» or whatever they hype it up to be. That said, it was better than the frozen pizza you get from most bars, so it still scores some points!
Our table also ordered a guacamole burger and a bleu cheese burger and those both got good reviews.
I’ll definitely stop here again next time I’m in Eagle!

Stopped here on a Saturday while heading out to Kettle Moraine for hiking. Was a great find! Menu had traditional pub fare done very well. Lunch for 2 people with beers was $ 24 (before tip). Very tasty meal.
Note, there’s a courtyard/​deck eating area for the restaurant behind the building (accessible through the restaurant). We enjoyed our lunch on the deck under the umbrella tables.