Red Pines Bar & Grill

Reviews

• Patrick M.

  star star star star star 30 June 2026

  I think that this place is very good.
  The walleye cheeks are fantastic! The salad's are fresh and very filling. Service is exceptional and the manager is actively working the floor to ensure that things are running smoothly. I'm very impressed with the work staff and the quality (and quantity) of the food.
  Big time bonus: the draft beer selection is really good and they rotate the stock so well that there is usually a new beer available all the time.

• Lane H.

  star star star star star_border 24 June 2026

  First time here and I'm already planning on how to convince my husband we need to travel 4 hours to go out to eat!
  
  The location is nice and quiet, away from the main road and located on the banks of the backwater of the Mississippi. The view from the patio gives you the water and the main channel farther out, plus the bluffs on the neighboring side. The day was beautiful and we decided to sit outside. You can tell that the patio is equipped to be used into later in the fall with roll down curtains and heaters. I will say that the chairs, while comfortable, were so slung back that I had to sit on a blanket so I didn't feel like I was eating while reclined.
  
  The menu was incredibly varied. It was hard to make a choice.
  I saw that the cheese curds had placed 3rd in voting and so I ordered some. WHAT!!!! These were the best curds I have ever had. If these were 3rd place, I obviously can't believe what could have beat them. The batter on them was so very light, it was like eating air. The cheese was even light. Having had big, heavy curds before, I don't know how they could have made them so light. It must have been magic. Folks, I'm serious. If I could have picked up the basket and licked it, I would have.
  
  I had the salad with cranberries, walnuts and bleu cheese. It was so good. The only complaint I might have had was that there were too many walnuts. Yes, too many of an ingredient. But my friend was more than willing to help me out by eating some of them. (They are lightly coated with a sweet substance-sugar?)
  
  Service was fine, I think our server had other duties inside and so that kept her out of our sight. My friend was feeling a little impatient, but I thought the flow of service was fine.
  
  So, I told my husband about this place and mentioned that they serve walleye cheeks and he was all..."Those are good eating. Almost as good as Snapper throats." Ummmm. I'll pass, but keep those cheese curds coming!!

• Desmond B.

  star star star star star_border 22 June 2026

  Just left here from a lunch outing with my wife, was recommended this place by my boss and his his wife. Food was good and the waitress was great. My wife ordered the Red Pine Special and I ordered the Haddock fish tacos, with an order of catfish bites (appetizer). The only thing I could've wished better was some outside space to enjoy some of the great Wisconsin weather.
  
  You are correct there was patio space however the only available space that wasn't taken outside was directly in the sun under the umbrella. Unfortunately we got there too late to acquire patio space . We will arrive much earlier next time to get on the patio before the snow comes. Thank you for the response!!

• Andrea S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 18 June 2026

  Dropped 2 stars off of my rating and here's why...
  
  In the past year they have doubled the size of their dining room but haven't added a single square inch to their kitchen.  They now insert a little note into menu's (or maybe payment folders??) essentially saying....."we are experiencing much longer waits here than normal.  Sorry about that but our food is made from scratch so it's worth the wait"..... um nope.   We used to come in here once a week at least and always with friends from out of town.  The last 3 times we have visited our wait has been 1 hr and 15 (shortest wait).   Needless to say we are in search of our next regular restaurant.  It makes me so sad actually!

• Anita B.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  Our favorite restaurant in the area. We pass through Onalaska once in a while on business and we always have to go to Red Pines, it's our "must do". The food is excellent and the staff is friendly and on top of that the customers are also friendly.