Philander’s Grill & Bar

I love good food and fun atmosphere, this place has neither. Is it a restaurant or is it a sports bar? Philanders fails at both. Dated interior with tv’s scattered around a massive bar. Don’t bring the kids. The adult only conversation style made my ears burn and my date walk out.
Then there’s the food. Burgers and steaks way over priced, under seasoned cooked by a part time cook who is in high school. Signature ribs? They sure don’t smoke em here. Tough, chewy burnt outside, cold inside. 20 bucks shot to hell.
Oh, did I mention understaffed so the grumpy bartender is also your host, waitress, buss boy and even chef on slow days. Why a place like this has the most unfriendly staff in 5 counties is beyond me. Made me feel like they were doing me a favor by taking my order. Might as well sit at the bar if you want your drinks refilled. Never again!
Do your self a favor just keep driving by. Nothing to see here.

Prescott is a typical Wisconsin border town. The two block long main street contains a bar on every corner and almost every other building in-​between. There are days when you swear there are more people drinking in the bars than the total population of town residents. But Philander’s is different. It is not on Hwy 35 down river, but is up the hill along the St. Croix. It is high above the street and is easy to miss. But once you pull off the road and into the parking lot it is a very large place that could easily hold two or three of the other town bars with room left over.
It is a Packers bar, so there are oversized Green Bay tchotchkes. But it is more like Lambeau Field meets Cabela’s – the mezzanine contains a display of dead stuffed animals. But unlike Cabela’s these are not native wildlife but African zoo animals, harvested from a «safari» (or maybe a safari park in Texas). But once you sit down at a booth or table Philander’s is actually a pleasant place and one of the few places in Prescott you would actually consider bringing a family.
On Sunday nights they have a burger special where a Half-​Pound Burger is actually much cheaper than a third pound. It was a good Burger; I would say slightly above average for a WI bar. (There are places in the Twin Cities or Rochester that would put it to shame – but this is Prescott). However there was an extensive appetizer list and many other items on the menu. We also had a Crispy Shrimp Wrap and it was great. The Fries and Potato Chips were out of the package and nothing special. But the fries were hot and fresh at least.
We will go back. We hope to explore the menu more and find great items like the Shrimp Wrap! Well worth the stop and a great place if you are hungry, not on a motorcycle and only looking to drink, or have a family along.

Great atmosphere, plenty of room because the place is huge. There food is up to par with most American bars but the menu could have changed since I’ve been there. This place has the potential to be a even better but I’m just not sure how it can get to that point because of the location.

Nice place on top of the hill in Prescott a big center bar and a kitchen that makes some pretty good bar food