Carlson’s Rustic Ridge

We came here with a large group, and they were very accommodating despite the short notice. Our server, Dane, was friendly and prompt. Everyone’s food, drinks, and desserts were amazing. We’ll be back next time we’re in the area.

Three stars only because they season the sirloin with something that I found to be absolutely disgusting. The other party at my table had the sauté shrimp, outstanding. The drinks were spot on, the wait staff (Maddie)was five stars! I will go back, but will not order the beef without asking if it will be seasoned. Seafood may be the way to go???

Went here for Valentine’s Day. The price was acceptable but a little high. 2 for $ 40. This is how it went. All you can eat soup and salad bar. One kind of soup, I never did find out what it was. It was good but a little spicy, I felt it didn’t need the spice. Excessive spice always makes me think, what are you hiding? The steak was surprisingly good, I was expecting a thin strip steak. It was thick and tender. Twice baked potato, again with the spice, it could have been really good. Vegetable consisted of eggplant and tomato, topped with mozzarella. It was ruined with spice and so much oregano you could smell it a mile away! No one can eat that much oregano so I don’t know what this was all about, just a filler side dish? I’m sure no one are it. One dessert to share, romantic? No. There just wasn’t enough and I was disappointed. The bright side I usually feel bloated and sick from most restaurants because of the preservatives or the the way the meat was raised. I didn’t feel sick.

We celebrated our 25^th anniversary and were so pleased with the food and service. Everyone at our party only had compliments about the evening

Had New Year’s dinner here. As busy as it was, they handled the crowd excellently. The salmon was superb as was the surf and turf. The salad bar was exceptional, fresh and plentiful. The price was half what you would pay in Wisconsin Dells. We will definitely be dining there again.

We went on a Friday and it was a buffet not a seafood buffet like others have mentioned. It was alright not terrific, typical starchy and deep fried foods, the salad bar came with it and it was good not terrific as others raved about
The best part was probably he bar. The drinks were good and priced right I do have to say that everyone from the hostess to the bartender to our waiter were great. And hat gave it an extra star

Salad bar is awesome. If you want and great steak this the place to go. I come up here on the weekends and always stop for dinner. Everything you would expect from a supper club. You also can’t beat the price for what you get. The beach is also great at all times of the day.

Good food, good service.
Was a very busy night. Food was still served hot an cooked to order. Loved the salad bar.

Went here a couple weeks ago for the Prime Rib and it was worth it. The prime rib was offered in just about any size you want to fit any appetite. My wife had an filet that she loved. The place gets super crowded on fish fry nights. Prime rib is offered every night. Some restaurants in the area only have it on Saturdays. Nice view from the tight dining area. Eat in the bar for more elbow room and more windows. The only downside was the cheesy salad bar. We had great service and I did overhear a customer complain to the bartender about lousy service but the funny part about that was he said he’d be back the next night.

The Friday Fish Fry ($ 9.99) is very good. It comes with choice of potato, I got the cheesy baked potato. The huge salad bar is $ 3.99 extra and has a different soup every day, usually seafood chowder on Fridays. My advice if you are going on a Friday night is to stick with the cod fish fry, the Friday night seafood buffet is too heavy on fried items, and I don’t like the seafood pasta in a thick cream sauce, the boring tube pasta with red sauce or the corn sitting in water for a vegetable.
They have a large main bar in the restaurant with big screen TVs and adjacent outdoor seating with a nice view of Castle Rock Lake. Also they have an outdoor bar open in the summer called Costa Ricky’s, which offers a fun casual atmosphere. Some more comfortable seating besides picnic tables would be nice.

I hadn’t been here for many years, but we were coming back from Madison to Nekoosa, and had a hankering for Chicken, so we took a slight detour to Carlson’s. Luckily it was a Sunday and Chicken was the special.
Baked Chicken, with traditional stuffing and mashed potatoes was only $ 7.99. All you could eat Fried Chicken was $ 8.99. A very good salad bar, with homemade soup, was only $ 5.99. We left stuffed, very reasonable prices and the chicken was perfect. I definitely preferred the fried over the baked, though.
Our waiter Steve was very professional, and attentive, which is getting quite rare these days. Overall a perfect ending to a long day. The view is beautiful of the lake.

Great Walleye and Steaks! I’d vote against the Friday night fish buffet though.

This place is an institution on Castle Rock Lake, and does simple food well. They have a great fish fry, and buffet most Fridays. The portions are large and the prices are very reasonable; five of us had dinner for $ 90! That was with two of us having the all you can eat seafood buffets. The fried chicken is awesome, and must come from some mutant chicken, the pieces are huge. You will definitely not walk away still hungry, and the view of the lake is mesmerizing. It has all the things you want in a traditional Wisconsin supper club, it just feels like Wisconsin.