Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Legendary

Many may not be familiar with a Wisconsin supper club, but the term is ubiquitous with a nostalgic dining experience. We grew up experiencing them. As they’ve faded out in place of new quicker food options, a valiant group of restaurants has continued the tradition on. Especially in smaller towns or up north, you’ll find some incredible options. Basically, it’s a slower-paced restaurant experience than you might be accustomed to. The other key indicators you’re at a supper club are the location being beautiful/picturesque, and it being a fine dining experience, IE steak.

Supper Clubs are all about tradition, so it would be typical to find decor that might come across as dated. Think of darker interiors, especially in the north woods. The origination was post-war, and a lot have just carried on as they were. Such is the case at McGregor’s Blink Bonnie Supper Club in St. Germain Wisconsin. It’s a place our Grandma loves, and we’ve been visiting there with some regularity over the recent years.

They are one of the more popular supper clubs in those parts, so expect a wait unless you’d like to eat dinner around 4 p.m. We just plan on hanging out and relaxing, so we bring a tailgate of sorts. You can either fight your way up to the bar to grab a drink or you can just hang out around the back of the restaurant and play a game of bags if the weather is agreeable. Most peoples’ drink of choice is an Old Fashioned; a Supper Club should be able to make a great tasting option.

By the time we get seated, we’re usually famished and ready to devour the menu. Luckily Supper Clubs come with several courses, so we don’t have to wait until our steak/main course is ready. We usually like to have an appetizer of sorts, followed by a salad, and then the main course! For our family, we choose between a variety of steaks. Then it’s paired with a vegetable and/or a type of potato. Basically, you’re going to leave full or with a to-go container. 

From there we love to have a grasshopper, which we’ve mentioned before. It’s a dessert ice cream drink, so it has creme de menthe in it for a little alcohol addition. Unfortunately, when we finished our dinner, the place we like to go to across the street was already closed. Thankfully our stomachs were already full anyway, so no harm on missing out.

I’ve been waiting for the perfect occasion to wear this blue one shoulder sundress. What better time than getting a little dressed up for an old fashioned night out in the north woods?! This is also a dress we were gifted from Asos and I see a lot of use out of it in the future. It can be worn to a Summer wedding, with most dress codes. It is definitely coming with me on vacation anyway warm/tropical. I love the slits on the sides because they don’t extend too high. So if I feel like I need to wear Spanx with this, I can with no worries.

The last thing we wanted to mention is our excitement over a new Supper Club opening in Wauwatosa. It’s going to be called…. The Buckatabon! If you’ve been following along and have read any of our lake posts, you’ll know that our lake up north is Buckatabon! So we definitely feel honored and super excited about that happening. We can’t wait to check it out when it opens and we will FOR SURE be getting a Grasshopper there. If you want more information about The Buckatabon, check it out here!

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