Norm’s Hideaway

This is the second time we’ve been there and it was wonderful!!! Not busy… The special was Ribs. Awesome!!! Fall off the bone awesome. Standard Wednesday night special. I am definitely going back. Local crowd. Super nice waitress!

Great find. Atmosphere is quintessential local hangout. Norm was welcoming to us «out of Towners». Burger was tops, catfish was a five, steak was done right. This is a bar that serves like a dinner club. Right on the lake. Order at the bar, takes cash only, can imagine it’s packed on game night. We’ll be back. Thanks Norm!

Place is always busy on the weekend, so expect to wait for your food. Busy is a good thing, at least you know they’re not serving rotten food due to lack of customers. Get a drink and relax and enjoy the lake views. Haven’t run across anything we don’t like so far. We really like the ribeye sandwich and the roast beef sandwich. Prime rib is okay. They take cash only to keep prices low. Our son always wants to eat here, which is a thumbs up in his case. Toddlers never usually want to eat anything except candy…

We were on vacation in Wisconsin and found Norms Hideaway, what are great bar. We were there on Friday night and had their fish it was fantastic. They have plenty of different types to choose from. We went back Saturday night and had the prime rib and it was excellent, there is no way you are going to leave Norms hungry the portions are huge. Norms is a great example of a Wisconsin bar, everybody having a great time, drinking and eating. We ate out on the deck and met many people who spoke very highly of the bar. If you are looking for a bar to have a drink, great time and great food Norms is the place.

Service is highly hit and miss. Seven tables equals a 45-​minute wait for food. The view of the lake is great.

Boated up to Norm’s on a Friday at 7:00 PM. There were open tables and the rush was winding down. After we figured out there was not bar service to the table I ordered drinks at the bar with no issues. The drinks and beers were good but things went down hill from there. Later, I ordered another drink for a member of our party… was ignored at both bars while others were waited on first. Shouldn’t have to watch 8 other people get a drink first. What happened to «who is next?» or just looking to see who was there first. The food came out 75 minutes later. It was served by Norm himself… not sure why as he made no conversation with us not even a friendly «hi.» Why would an owner not check with his customers??? He could only bring three entrees and we waited for him to make his journey back to the kitchen for the remaining meal which came a long four minutes later. The food was hot and adequate but nothing special. When I paid… no credit cards accepted just a kind of rude sign directing people to a surcharge cash machine (really?), a friendly bartender asked how was everything and I did complain. She was apologetic but not her colleague who argued with me about the woman who ordered in front of me… she missed the other three people she served before me. We had a long drive home in the boat in the dark. I was steamed but did not let my guests know and ruin their night like mine.

Picture deep south, but in Wisconsin…
Nothing around you but corn fields and a giant lake.
The only thing is this bar, tucked in plain sight with a few scattered houses and boats floating at the doc.
Welcome to Norm’s.
This place is a fantastic dive bar. Cash only. Everything. Food is great and simple, beer is constantly flowing, and almost every weekend, Norm himself out grilling for all his guests. The bar is small and it is filled with the weekend locals. Everyone knows everyone and you’re here to have a good time.
I would recommend the cheese curds and the pizza. Cheap prices too.

Fish here is just the best. I had the char — broiled walleye and Julie has the pares an crusted walleye. Both done well and just excellent.
They do offer bar food, but the specials that are offered once a week are truly excellent. The fish is one example

Average, at best. It’s a cozy little place but the concept and food are not worth the trip. You have to place all drink and food orders at the bar — unfortunately, this means fighting through those who are sitting at the bar as they have no designated area to place orders. The food itself is all bland and appears to come from a bag out of the freezer. We ordered breaded mushrooms which had no flavor (breading or mushrooms themselves) as well as two burgers. The burgers were not seasoned and had no flavor. you get potato chips unless you upgrade to fries for an additional charge. Neither the chips or fries had any flavor and the chips were stale. They also only server RC products —
Bottom line, it was a wasted trip as we were both disappointed and said we would not return in the future. Try it for yourself, maybe your tastes are a bit different than ours!

This place is pretty terrible. Not great service. Dirty tables/​disgusting ketchup/​mustard/​ranch dressing bottles out on the table that were oozing and crusty. Food was tasteless and expensive.

Bring your friends and come hungry! We loved this place!
Went with a group of six for Friday Fish Fry and was surprised to find a table right away, although the place was pretty packed around 6:30pm! Classic Wisconsin feel with stuffed animals and fish everywhere! Love that Wisconsin is non-​smoking: smoking was only allowed on the porch. Most people had the standard fried cod, I had bluegills, and one person had parmesan crusted fish. All of us loved it! Cod was around $ 8, while bluegills were about $ 14. Choice of potato included potato pancakes, which many of us had and loved (served with syrup and applesauce). We shared cheese curds, fried cauliflower, and a cheese-​spread plate. They were all superb!
They take orders at the bar and bring food out to you. Took a bit to get service at the bar, but we weren’t in a hurry. Although there is an ATM, I was surprised they do not accept plastic, so bring your cash!
I’d suggest Norm’s for any type of group, from couples to families to friends. Not the best for a quiet romantic dinner, although the six of us found it easy enough to have a conversation, even though we were in the middle of the room, surrounded by packed tables.
They had a very large menu with a variety of pub foods and local specialities.

This is a fun little restaurant, but I would not necessarily go back.
What a weird, back-​road route to even find it. Yes, it really is hidden away.
Food-​wise, it was good. I enjoyed the Friday Night Fish Fry with fried blue gill. The potato pancake that came with it was quite tasty. The coleslaw may have been plastic; I’m not sure, it had absolutely no flavor. Good prices for the amount of food you receive.
We met Norm as he brought the entrees to our table. Someone else in our group told him that it was our first time eating at his restaurant. He didn’t really give us a warm welcome with that comment — he just continued to set down our plates of food.
If someone invites me here, I’ll go along again. But I didn’t love this restaurant enough to make it a point to really visit again.

They have yellow AND white cheese curds which are delicious! Other food is good as well. Try their Sunday BBQ! It’s great! Hard to get parking on the boat since there’s only one pier.

4 stars for sunday morning breakfast. Fish and Eggs. Yes, you read that right. So good you’ll bring friends next time. Wash it all down with a very tasty bloody mary and you’re ready for whatever’s left of your weekend. I don’t like it as much for dinner. Usually crowded and smoke filled. 3 stars for dinner.