The Lighthouse

Friday Fish Fry is as good as it gets. Excellent batter on fine perch fillets. Well worth the 45 minute wait, which we filled with appetizer orders of batter-​fried cheese curds and onion rings. Excellent service. Heck of a bar. First time in Shawano, WI — and when we go back, it’ll be to The Lighthouse to be sure.

Nice atmosphere, cozy but a little dark inside. They have a nice deck outside you can eat or drink at. I like to watch some of them on New Years day take a dip off the boat dock. Burrrrr cold! The hamburgers are really good and so are their fish fries. I like going at Lent time because it the only place in Shawano I can find that serves smelt. Very large portion of smelt and they are so good.

The food was very good. One thing I will say is that it is not a restaurant it is a bar… with really good bar food :). Service was good.

Worse service ever!!! As a party of 3, we waited 10 minutes to have our waitress bless us with her presence. She brought our drinks to us and we didn’t see again her for 45 MINUTES. We had to go to the bar to get another round of drinks on our own. Finally we decided to cut our loses and just pay for our drinks. We were told our food would be right now and it was. Too bad the burgers were overcooked (asked for medium rare, got well done). We didn’t want to wait another 45 minutes and again asked to pay for our drinks. The manager/​owner was called and we were told that because we cut our burgers in half (no bites taken), we had to pay for our food or they would call the cops. Nice. We were starving and frustrated so we basically paid the bill to get out of there and get some edible food.
Also– Badger fans — the Lighthouse doesn’t get the Big Ten network so don’t expect to sit (probably get bad customer service) and watch the game.

This place is alright. I’ve eaten here a number of times for various things like fish fry, and burgers. All the food is ok. Nothing outstanding but nothing bad either. But they do make an ok old fashioned and prices are reasonable. The outdoor seating is really nice. And you can pull up on your boat.

The bean wrap appetizer is awesome! It is accessible from land and water! Outdoor food, indoor bar and food, bands, great atmosphere! The food was delicious! The appetizers are awesome! Good beer selection also.

Hmmmm, went again today. Dependably very good fish fry. The cod, and excellent potato salad.

Jeff & Tammy the owners are very kind and friendly people. They take pride in the staff they hire. I’ve never had less than stellar service from all. Food is very good, the Broasted Chix dinner on Sundays is unbeatable (not during football season though, they do something different during NFL) We always come by boat in season, and sit outside for dining! Fish fridays… super…

After a long day of white water rafting on the Wolf River, the group I was with needed something to drink and boy were we thirsty. The issue, we had a 9 year old with us. When we voiced our predicament in the restaurant we had dinner at, they manager suggested we come to The Lighthouse. So off we went.
From the looks of the place, it seems that it caters a lot to the boating crowd in Shawano during the summer. They had slips for the boats to pull into, a boat launch and a large parking lot. We went straight for the deck because the weather was nice and we didn’t want to sit inside. From what glimpses I caught of the interior, it appeared to be clean and well maintained. The deck is right off of the river that feeds into Shawano Lake. As we sat outside we watched boats drive past.
I can’t comment on the food, since we had already eaten prior to arriving. We just weren’t hungry, but everything smelled good and the items we saw looked fantastic. They had a selection of craft beers, not a huge selection but enough to give the craft beer lovers something to drink. The night we were there they had drink specials on frozen drinks. They were good and the price wasn’t bad at all. I was a little disappointed that they served in plastic cups, but that’s not uncommon for places that cater to the boating crowd where you have people that may be barefoot or wearing flip-​flops.
The service was fantastic. Our server was nice and helpful. She even took pictures of the group for us. The next time we are in the neighborhood, we’ll definitely give them a chance for dinner. The whole time we were there, we kept telling ourselves that’s where we should have gone.