nines American Bistro

We visited here recently for our first time. We were a little skeptical after reading some of the reviews from about a year ago, however, we were pleasantly surprised with the entire meal. The servers were attentive and friendly and the food was really good. We ordered wine/​beer (decent pricing and pour), kids meals, a ruben, salad, and cheeseburger with jalepeno bacon. All of the food was really good. They served locally made pretzel bread before the meal with flavored butter which tasted like honey mustard. Based on previous reviews, it seems like the place is working to improve their food and service. I am holding off on the 5^th star to see the menu expand over time. Perhaps they are focusing on improving from where they were a year ago. I would suggest adding a wider/​more unique selection of foods for people that want something a little different, such as the honey mustard butter they serve.
Ambiance is great and the kids enjoyed their meals (kid and adult menu items) as well. It certainly didn’t hurt that the kids were able to leave the dining room and walk out to their giant playdium with a huge selection of video games, basketball shoot hoops, pinball machines, and other fun games for kids. Depending on the evening, this room is staffed by an adult and you can pay for unlimited play for your children to play in the room while you dine. Or they can have their own meal served in there if you prefer to have them play while you dine alone. The options are pretty wide, but it’s close enough that your children aren’t far, but not so close that you hear the noise of kids/​video games. I also appreciated that the room looked and felt clean. Definitely a far cry from some of those other ‘kid game pizza places’ where the rooms are sweaty and germy feeling. This is very different, in that it’s clean, well staffed, and all the games are included after paying a low fee to get unlimited play. I would suggest this for couples that want to go out and let their kids play while they dine/​socialize with their friends. We are looking forward to returning.

As per usual, we checked Unilocal for recommendations for where to eat and Nines was highly rated. We arrive and the ambiance was pretty typical for a golf course restaurant. For dress, I would recommend something above jeans and a t shirt (as we were dressed and as a result, felt under-​dressed. But this was solely by comparison to other clientele). Our waiter was fantastic who recommended the Chile prawns and walleye which we ordered. He was a good sport and happily answered any and all questions (including his arm cast-​like I said good sport with nosy customers). The food was good. It didn’t knock my socks off but it was absolutely above par. Would highly recommend.

Great food, Connie was our server and was excellent! Short rib tacos, chili prawns, calamari buffalo style and the awesome dessert Good Night Kiss is a must! We’ll be back, we’ve been coming for 3 years and it keeps getting better.

What a difference two years makes. Recently returned to Nines for brunch and the restaurant is a 180 from our previous experience. The food was a half-​step up from a hospital cafeteria — stale, cold, burned and largely institutional, pre-​made and bland. The prime rib advertised and mentioned by our waitress was non-​existent. Instead it was suggested we try the soggy ham in a chafing dish. An English muffin was so stale and overheated it couldn’t be cut with a steak knife. When all customers are giving each other looks and making remarks, you know it’s bad. Such a shame.

Had high hopes for this place– they were tremendously understaffed and food took over an hour after ordering. When the food finally arrived it was terrible. Won’t be back.

First time here with my family of four. Went for the brunch and thought it was very good. Waitstaff was attentive without over doing it. Nice views of the golf course and splash pad area. The food was good. There was a nice fresh omelette and carved prime rib station along with the usual brunch fare. Relaxing atmosphere. Price is a little on the high side, but this is a higher end establishment, so is to be expected. Overall a good experience and we would go back and recommend as a stop. Cheers.

For a country club we were not impressed. We’ve gone here 3 times and unfortunately we’ve been underwhelmed each time. Once for Mother’s Day brunch, once for Sunday lunch, and once for dinner.
The service was really attentive and kind. But the food misses the mark. And unfortunately that’s what it’s all about with a restaurant.
Views of the course is nice. Large game room for kids is a plus. And they offer «babysitting» in the game room for about $ 6 for 2 hours (I think this figure is right)

Went there on Tuesday night and the restaurant was half empty yet we were inexplicably made to wait while they «got caught up». When we were finally seated we found that they would be in catch up mode thru the whole night. A salad and two tacos took over an hour to arrive. People around us were leaving out of frustration as we continued to wait. The order was then wrong and took another 15 min to correct by which time we were fed up. Worst dining experience ever.

This is the first time I’ve given a restaurant a 5 star review. I’m trying to think of a reason not to give The Nines 5 stars, but I just can’t! I took my Mother to The Nines for her 71^st birthday and neither of us had been there before.
For starters, the restaurant looks very up-​scale and who would complain about eating at a table next to large windows overlooking a well-​manicured golf course? We were seated immediately, our waiter was very friendly and helpful, and we got water without having to ask (or beg) for it. Everything about the restaurant was top-​notch, including the silverware and even the place mats on the tables (I normally could care less about place mats, but these were cool carbon-​fiber looking mats that I would’ve taken home if they would’ve let me.)
Wednesday night is «pasta buffet night» (imagine an omelet buffet, only with pasta instead of eggs) so that’s what we both had. The gentlemen who prepared the pasta were both very nice and the selection of ingredients was excellent, including pesto, sun dried tomatoes, several types of onions, several types of tomatoes, olives, etc… too many to list (or even remember). Before we had even gone up to the pasta bar, a pretzel roll was delivered to our table with butter and mustard sides… and it tasted just like a gigantic hot pretzel (I love hot pretzels). The buffet also had salad with various types of lettuce, spinach, and other mixed greens.
Having mentioned it was my Mother’s birthday, she was treated to a free desert which was also well presented and tasted great. She chose the apple tart with ice cream.
To top-​off the night, our totally bill wasn’t even $ 30! Granted, we both had water to drink, but considering the caliber of the food, restaurant, and wait staff, I would’ve paid twice that and still been happy. Needless to say, I will go to The Nines again.

First and last time here. We have not even received our main course yet. Kitchen is out of three menu items. But only found out after orders were placed in kitchen. For the same guest! Starters were not great. What a waste. Apparently the owner is also dining tonight but obviously does not give a cr@p!

If you aren’t a member, expect to be treated as such. First, I’ve never ordered a «martini» that didn’t come with a garnish… Of the five tables that were there at 7:00 on a Saturday night– two had the same Cosmo cocktails we ordered. They both had an orange and cherry garnish. Our 6 total were bare. So when they ask «Are you familiar with The Nines?», answer yes. We made the mistake of telling our «not-21-so-can’t-recommend-wine» waitress we were new. It didn’t matter because she was incapable of recommending anything anyway. Our food– burger, salmon, tacos — was ok to good. Prime rib looked boiled or microwaved, with a lot of gristle. Our teenage waitress almost insisted they remake more gristle even though we were clearly waiting for our check. Did I mention the place had 5 tables full on a Saturday evening? Waitress nowhere to be found. Never in the history of ever have we received our apps before the cocktails. Well, we did at The Nines. That’s right folks, two apps came well before three cocktails and a beer. It’s a shame really, it looks like it could be a nice place. I don’t even mind the typical snobbish vide most Mequon fine dining establishments showcase… But this place took it a whole new level.
If this mess is open for another summer I’ll be surprised. But with so many better options nearby, there is no reason to ever find out. If you have the coupon and must go, get the burger or the salmon, and sit at the bar.

Food was pretty good, but the waitstaff could not have been worse. They brought my guest out a different wine both times even though she ordered the same thing each time, did not offer to correct the problem after it was pointed out. This was after not having the 1^st 2 kinds of wine that she preferred. Also brought her out a dessert with peanuts in it after being heavily warned that she had a severe peanut alergy. Not the kind of mistakes that I would be comfortable with a chance of repeating.

Food was really good, but the service was awful. We were lucky we had a gift certificate because if we had paid i would have been very upset. Not returning.

If I could give this place –10 stars I would. The service was terrible. It took us 10 minutes just for a server to come to the table. It took another 15 minutes to get a drink and I could go on and on about the poor service. The food was terrible. I ordered the perch and it tasted terrible. I was told it was lightly breaded and pan fried which it was not. The server said she would take it back and make me something else but I was starving so I ate the potato that came with it. After all this they had the balls to charge me for half my meal. I travel weekly and eat out frequently and this place was way below average.

First time, dinner, food was good but small portions for the price. I had the salmon with butternut squash and some other side. the sides were tiny like Tblsp. Husband had ribs and again, small portions.

Great dinner! We enjoyed the warm bread and shared calamari and baked French onion soup to start. Absolutely great! Filet was good but we didn’t think the fish fry had much flavor. Wouldn’t order that again but all other food was terrific. Krista waited on us and provided some of the best service we have ever had, from start to finish. Not sure about some of the other reviews we read as we had a great experience and the quality and atmosphere was good. They could benefit from a better wine list.

My parents brought me here after hearing good reviews from friends. It was the worst dining experience ever. The manager didn’t help out his under trained staff. Even the regulars complained bout how bad this place was. So if you have a couple hours to burn and you want subpar to way below average service come here. The service was so bad I had to walk to the bar in another room to get a drink in less than twenty minutes. Save yourself and check out a different restaurant. By the way. The only five star reviews are from a year ago. Maybe it is time to get rid of the manager.

Great first impression yet a negative lasting one. We were excited to visit the «Nines» tonight. We were welcomed into a cozy bar and immediately made a table reservation with the hostess who politely invited us to enjoy a cocktail before our dinner at the bar. As we were preparing to be seated at our table with a golf course view, the manager on duty, Jason Baliesteri, seized our menus and announced that the visbly ½ full restaurant was full and that we would have to continue to wait at the bar for our table to be cleared. 30 minutes later we were eventually seated at a cramped table near the back of the restaurant which was obviously not the table we were expecting. We vowed to make the best of it. As the night wore on, however, we continued to be plagued by poor service. In addition, the quality of food was average and portions were small.
The best part of visting the Nines was the friendly hostess station and bar. Unfortunately, we won’t be back to enjoy either in the future since our other negative experiences outweighed the positive. The River Club is a beautiful facilty and may have potential for future greatness if the right managment team was in place.
Our advice… take your business elsewhere where it will be appreciated.

I actually really liked the Nines with their old menu. I think people thought it was overpriced, but I had a delicious zucchini pasta when I was there, and I thought it was great.
That’s besides the point though, because it’s changed now. They still have a similar cocktail list, but they took the menu to a more conventional place. I don’t think Mequon was ready for a modern, small plate concept.
We went recently and I enjoyed my time there. They have a beautiful bar with nice flat screen TVs. I love their cocktail menu, and went for the French Onion Soup and Portabella Burger. Both were pretty good. (I know some people are picky about their French Onion– but its hard for me to not like anything that’s covered in cheese). I would totally recommend it if you live in the area!

The menu looks amazing on paper yet doesn’t really deliver when you’re there.
I went here with my family for my birthday in the late summer. It is a beautiful place that has a wall of tap wine to choose from… or enjoy some of their great cocktails or decent beer list.
The food is modern American food that they offer in trios of small plates. I didn’t think the steak was that high of quality nor did I like the huge 3 part plates they put them on that take up a good 2 feet.
The service was alright yet the view was great overlooking the golf course.
I would go again for drinks and maybe an app yet would pass on grabbing dinner there.