Coach’s Pub’n’grill

Had such a good fish fry here last weekend, and you can’t beat all that you get with it for the low price. Comes with soup or salad, choice of potato, coleslaw, rye bread, and battered fish.
The star on my plate here was the potato pancakes hands down! I enjoyed them even more than I enjoyed the fish because they were homemade and cooked to perfection. Super flavorful, and you get a choice side of syrup or applesauce to have with them. The fish for me was a little soggy (the breading seemed to be less crisp than I’m used to) and the flavors were okay but not great. Thank goodness for the tartar sauce, which made the fish much more enjoyable. Bread and coleslaw were good.
One reason I really enjoyed this place was the personable and friendly service you get. It really is a smaller sized hole-​in-​the-​wall type restaurant, but that means more attention paid to you by your servers.
A definite «must-​try» place if you’re looking for a welcoming atmosphere and a good, quality fish fry!

Decided to try out Coach’s for the 1^st time and give their fish fry a go. I was impressed. Cod was very good and the potato pancakes were to die for! They were made to perfection. Price of the fish fry comes with choice of soup or salad, I went with the spicy fisherman chowder which was another pleasant surprise.
Service was very good. Servers were a bit older, which only means they are a bit wiser. This is a definite compliment. Servers being attentive/​friendly/​personable is a rare find these days and it seemed like all the servers where on point while I was there.
Place is pretty small and the lot is even smaller (only holds 10 cars). Not too big of a deal for me, but I could see how size could be an issue for others as it got pretty loud inside.
Given the taste and service, I’ll definitely be back, and I’d trust trying some of the other items on the menu.
Coach’s calls all the right plays.

Can’t go wrong with Coach’s. It’s cheap, has a friendly crowd, in a good location next the airport and has a good setup. I came across it while staying at a nearby hotel for the night.
Surprisingly even had a ‘Vegan Pizza’ listed on the menu, which is out of the ordinary for anywhere in Wisconsin. But hey, gotta give props.

I went on Good Friday for the fish fry. I ordered the beer batter version, and it was a pretty thick, heavy batter, which was totally expected. The fish inside was good. I got 3 pieces of fish on my plate for lunch. More than enough. I also ordered potato pancakes with sour cream, seafood chowder and coleslaw. Nothing was bad and the prices were reasonable. The atmosphere is nice. It feels like a local place and is very welcoming. If you’re looking for a down home, basic fish fry, this fits the bill.

I just had the best pizza! Coaches favorite!!! We ordered it crispy! It was delicious! They have the best food! You can’t go wrong!

Got the fish, got the Cajun clam chowder and a side salad. Driving up you never would think the food would taste so awesome. Very tasty and homey inside with many of the locals. Will have to try this place again. Serving fish fries on Wednesday throughout Lent.

Finally made it here! Always wanted to eat here but they are always so very busy! Great food.service.and atmosphere! I had the beer batter cod. Hubby had the Big Boy Burger with fries. very tasty. Big screen TVs and plenty of sports paraphernalia!

I have driven past this place many times in my travels and never stopped by. Today I would make the trip through the first winter storm and was it well worth it.
The place looks like your standard neighborhood bar and I was pleasantly surprised by my wonderful lunch experience today. The place looks like your cozy neighborhood bar with a U shaped bar with tiny tables in the front windows and a lower dining area in the back. Plenty of flat screens in all directions. There is about 12 different tap beers and I chose the Lakefront river west stein.
The menu is standard bar food with burgers, wings, pizza, wraps, sandwiches etc but one thing stood out which was the Ruben. The Ruben cones with various sides.
The place has a different soup of the day menu for December and I chose the loaded cheddar and potato as my side. What a great choice because this was no can and very good on a cold winter day, see my pictures. The soup was very creamy and cheesy with perfect potatoes, not too soft and not undercooked. There was firm pieces of bacon that just complemented everything and it was topped with shredded cheese.
The Ruben came steaming to my table and looked perfect, see the pictures. You could tell just looking at it that it is the real deal, not deli sliced meat but hand carved corn beef. The marble rye was good quality and toasted perfect. The sauerkraut was fresh and crisp. The meat was lean/​tender and moist and seasoned with nice melty Swiss cheese. This was a top quality Ruben with a quality side soup.
This local bar is putting out great quality food that is way far from bar food and it is really a decent restaurant in a bar. The fact that they are not cheap or lazy because they don’t just give chips for a side says a lot about the place. This is really a sleeper on the south side and I would totally recommend you stop by for a meal and a drink. Two thumbs up.

Great food, great service, and a nice crowd. I really like getting away from chains. The specials are great and the beer selection is reasonable — 12 or so beers on tap. Worth coming back to.

This is my kind of place. It’s small, full of unpretentious locals and to top it all off the food is great. Try the fried chicken. Wow.
I can’t wait for another trip up to Milwaukee just so I can visit this bar again.

Been here several times & they have great food. Haven’t had anything here disappointing. the Friday fishfry is one of our favorites especially the bluegill & the fisherman’s chowder is the best we’ve had any where. Wings are some of the best in town. Can’t say enough about this place & the staff is very friendly & accommodating. Something not on the menu ask & they will figure it out. Even their pizza (thin crust) is delicious!

Loved, loved, loved this place. The owner was awesome. The other patrons was fantastic. The food was was excellent. The wait staff was awesome. We met met Tom who is regular and the owner. Daniel who was the bar tender. Fell in Iove with the place, people and food. Tom made the place. Go there
You won’t regret it.

Awesome fish fry on Fridays!!! Amazingly friendly waitstaff, fast efficient service, and delicious, fresh food.
On the Friday that I visited Coach’s, I ordered the salmon with mashed potatoes and clam chowder. Clam chowder was delicious, it is my favorite in Milwaukee ;) The salmon was flavorful and delicious and I loved the mashed potatoes. The other members in my dining group loved their choices as well — the poor man’s lobster looked amazing and the standard fish fry was delicious (I tried a bite of the cod — yum yum!).
Portion sizes are large. They gave us a small cookie when they delivered the bill.
Come early as this place gets BUSY. They offer sand volleyball leagues and there was a game going on during our visit.
You can dine inside and on the patio. The patio is enclosed and is also used during the cold months.
Highly recommend and hope to return soon. They offer Fish Fry Buckets to go, which I would love to order!

I go on a regular basis… they have daily food specials and a good variety on their menu. I definitely recommend the soup of the day regardless of what it is… from bean soup to chicken dumpling can’t go wrong. The prime burger is excellent, chicken dinner has very generous portions, wings are great, huge fish sandwich, and good thin crust pizza. You really can’t go wrong. Sit inside, outside or at the bar.

Absolutely love this place. It’s where everyone knows your name. Full of welcoming regulars.
It’s your typical corner bar where the bartender stills buys you one when it’s your drink that empties the bottle.
We been here several times for food as well as for Packer games. The food is amazing. The owners sister runs the kitchen and almost everything is made from scratch. The wings, which are on special on Mondays and Saturdays are amazing! You can get sauces on the side if you can’t decide what flavor you want or you can stick with the plain broasted wings. Yummy!!! The Friday fish fry is very popular as well. In the fall the eggplant is a must. Lightly breaded and done just right. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! On Sunday’s, the special is a Big Boy burger and fries for $ 5.
Gets a little crowded for Packer games but get there early and you’ll have a great time! There are always some sort of raffles and give aways. Try the Bloody Mary bar where there’s a wide variety of homemade pickled veges. Cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms.
At halftime they always have a great spread. Enchiladas, subs, spaghetti, etc.
This bar definitely knows how to treat its customers!

First time here. Had the perch dinner and my husband had the cod, it was good but we were expecting spectacular based on the reviews and the fact it was on the top ten fish fry places in Milwaukee. Service was excellent though. Stolley’s Hog Alley has a far better fish fry but you can wait an hour or so for a table but next time we will wait.

Ok we hit Coach’s for a Friday Fish Fry, first time. O my God, Fantastic about sums it up. I asked how big the Walleye was and that was one of 2 disappointing things about dinner. The waitress a little slow coming back to the table, ran out of drinks a few times, said the Walleye was about half as long, the other was the cod. I don’t know just not the best flavor.
No let’s get to the Blue Gil, Shrimp, Perch, WOW, GET IT, GET IT, GET IT, can’t say any more. The fish was FANTASTIC, INCREDIBLE, UNBELIEVABLE! O sorry forgot the Cajun Chowder, it belongs in the FANTASTIC group.
What took us so long? Live 1 mile away
Coach’s you are doing it right!

Finally a decent fish fry on our 2015 Lenten fish fry tour! It had been years since I had their fish fry and my hopes were riding high and then BAM… they nailed almost a perfect fish fry.
For $ 10 you get 3 pieces of cod, soup or salad and your choice of side. Having been disappointed lately with fish fries, I didn’t risk the potato pancakes. When others got their delicious potato pancakes I was filled with regret looking at my boring french fries.
Again, having been burned a few times with limp, iceberg salads I opted for the clam chowder, The chowder was pretty good, but the salads were nice and crisp with romaine lettuce. Do I regret my choices? Life is full of regrets so that is why I can always come back and try the potato pancakes which were homemade deliciousness.
The cod was lightly breaded and cooked light and flaky with lots of flavor in the breading. Rye bread was run of the mill as well as the coleslaw. Now let’s talk about that supper club bread basket… a basket of gluten goodness with bread sticks, saltines, and butter.
Service was spot on with our lovely server Linda who we honestly thought was just serving our table because she was so attentive. Linda was serving other tables but just had a knack to know when to check back on us.
A couple of tips… call ahead during Lent for a reservation… sit on the patio if it is busy because it is heated (granted the chairs are plastic lawn chairs)…branch out and try their other fish fry options like perch, bluegill, walleye, shrimp… take out a bucket of fish if you don’t have time to stay for dinner.

Had lunch there today great food and the bartender is very friendly will go back again!

My 3^rd Fish Fry for Lent 2014 took me to Coach’s Pub & Grill in Milwaukee. It has a small private lot but plenty and available street parking on 13^th street. In the outside rear area they have 2 volleyball courts and a place that looks like it is for bags.
When you enter the bar the main and only bar is right at the entrance. Plenty of TVs to watch sports (perfect for March Madness) It looks like it seats about 20 around the bar and 4 and 4 more on 2 table tops of 2 along the side. In the main dinning area, there were about maybe 8 tables that were 4 tops. They also have a semi indoor heated deck area that had 7 tables — mostly 4 tops.
The hostess station is to the right of the entrance and if we didn’t go early (before 6 pm); we would probably have to wait about 15 to 20 minutes. We waited about 5 and were seated in the heated deck area. It was plenty warm they had the heat on… on to the fish.
They had nice options for Fish Fry with reasonable prices — cod, tilapia, walleye, perch, blue gill, shrimp; sides: mashed potatoes (gravy optional), potato pancakes, regular fries, waffle fries, homemade chips, onion strings, onion rings; choice of soup: regular claim chowder or spicy cajun clam chowder or salad with your normal choices of dressing. Dinners start at $ 9.95 for the cod dinner (extra piece is $ 1.25 each) to the Fisherman’s Platter for $ 14.50.
You also have the choice to have buckets… yes I said buckets of fish to go: 8, 12, and 16 pieces of cod from $ 16.95 to $ 24.95 with choice of potato and rye bread.
My wife had the cod dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy and clam chowder. I had the Fisherman’s Platter (perch, blue gill, cod, & shrimp) with waffle fries and clam chowder. The chowder was a nice consistency packed with clams, potatoes, etc. We were off to a good start. The fish was probably the best we have had so far — even beating the catfish I had in Nashville. The fish were lightly breaded so that you could enjoy the actual taste of each fish. The blue gill maybe too fish for some. The waffle fries were a nice touch but the mashed potatoes looked good too.
Our waitress — Jess — was very attentive, friendly, and very customer service focused. What I could tell the rest of the wait staff was the same.
It is refreshing after the end of the work week to find good fish and good service. I’ll be back and not just on a Friday!