Beach House Restaurant & Lounge

The fried walleye and perch are awesome; some of the best fish fry I have had with a too die for tarter sauce. The service is great and has a comfortable atmosphere. I look forward to returning for brunch again soon.

The walleye fish fry was really good, as suggested by most reviews. Very crispy at the outside, but tender in the inside. And it was in a large portion with two big sides.
Not to mention the significant lake view, especially during sunset.
Too bad they are closing 9÷13÷2015. Go visit before then!

Where do you start. First off, it has to be really shitty for me to write a review this place used to be so good. Now, not worth the salt. We had a horrible experience here last summer. Decided to give a chance again this summer and it’s worse! Not sure how that was possible but it is. Service is slow. Wait staff is not trained. Steaks are always over done. Never coming back.

This was a good restaurant but the menu has been downgraded to Bar Food, too bad as this was our go-​to place when out on the lake.

This place was amazing! The cucumber dill sauce for the salmon was out of this world!!! I’ve also never had cinnamon butter for my rolls before I came here. A must try if you are near by

This is a locals joint. Great Lake view — particularly at sunset at the outdoor seating area. Bonus that it has a peer with lake access.
We had a couple of apps — nachos… Nothing special and fish fingers… Actually well seasoned and tasty.
I had the ground tenderloin burger with mozzarella and a portobello on a pretzel role. Conceptually this seemed good, but it seemed a bit bland. I ordered the burger medium rare — it came medium, plus… It’s difficult to get a properly cooked burger anywhere. This was a $ 12 burger with a $ 2 up charge for a salad, soup, or fries — burgers otherwise come with chips. I had the salad — much nicer than I expected.
The specials sounded interesting and several of the locals I was with swore by them. One of the specials was deep fried lobster bites for $ 20.
Bottom line is this is a bar with bar food that tries hard. I’d go back if I was in the neighborhood. It’s OK, but it’s a McFarland icon.

I really enjoyed the view if the lake, but the service is slow and the wait staff is not attentive. Thankfully, the food was good.

Ate there last night with a group of friends. The waitstaff was friendly, but that was pretty much the only good thing of the night. I hate french onion soup that was so salty, it tasted like a salt lick. Plus, they put so many croutons in the soup, I was only actually afforded about two small spoonfuls of soup before the liquid was soaked up. I ordered the bluegill for my main dish. Being an avid fisherman, I can appreciate some good Wisconsin bluegill. This bluegill, however, was not good. It was cold and tasted very old. The fries that went along with it were also extremely salty. A couple people in the group said their food was okay, but definitely not worth a trip back. I was quite bummed about this.

I would not have known about this place had it not been for the Holiday Groupon. I redeemed mine with my bf over the weekend, and the food was delicious and cooked well (see Holiday Groupon pic).
The restaurant was packed on Saturday night; I’m glad I called in a reservation. Local town folk. Not a huge place but still cozy. The servers were running around and busy but made sure that our table was attended well. Ask for Dee Dee; she’s a trip! I’ll be back again for more food once the snow has melted to try the other items on the menu.

Later in the night, not very crowded yet they insisted we sit crowded next to another pair of people. Service was slow, just getting a drink was an effort. Food was poorly prepared and over cooked, or as in my partners case cold. No way coming back other than drinks in the summer.

I took my mom and grandma to the Beach House last night for dinner thinking it would be better than getting a Papa Murphy’s pizza. There weren’t many patrons in the dining room. Our waitress was very short with us, demanding our drink orders before taking any questions or orders for our food. I ordered scallops, and when they came to the table they were overcooked, but also cold. It took me at least 15 minutes to find the waitress to ask if I could get warmer food. She said that she would have the kitchen make up a new meal, and about 15 minutes later she returned with my same plate, with my original fork and original food. They scallops were now warm, but lacked flavor, and were even tougher than before. The waitress didn’t seem to care about the quality of the food and seemed to be either having a terrible night or was on the influence of something. Needless to say, I will not be returning. On a positive note, the sunset on the lake is pretty.

It was ok — waitress was very good — even with 7:45 Friday night reservations no tables were available and had a very long wait — drunk patron at the bar swearing very loud with the F-​bomb and other words and slamming items on the bar — first ordered the salmon special and of course it was already sold out — two of us then ordered the fish fry mine was lukewarm and the other one was cold. Don’t plan on going back.

Stopped here while on a Sunday drive. Tried sitting outside and the waitress did not make us feel welcomed. She was rude and careless. We walked inside to the bar where the bartenders were a lot better. Unfortunately the same lady came in and started venting about her customers. Seems like they have enough customers and do not need to be nice anymore. Too bad because the beer was nice and cold. Great views too.

Went here for fish fry with one of my friends and we ended up sitting outside and watching the sunset. Our server was very nice and the food was SOOOO good! I had the fried cod and she had the walleye. We were both impressed and full after the meal. My favorite part — the price — very affordable and you get to pick your sides, which were also really good, american fries and asparagus. I’d highly recommend and I’m going back!

I got a Groupon for here for my fiancée and mine’s anniversary, and we finally were able to get there a month later. The restaurant was super easy to find and I loved how it was right on the lake. I spent a lot of time the last few summers in northern WI on a lake, so it was nice to be back on a lake again– brought back good memories! We did not make a reservation, so it was an hour wait for a table when we arrived. We hung out in the slightly crowded bar and had a few drinks while we were waiting. The drinks were good and the bartenders were attentive, so no complaints there! We were seated at a table that had a great view of the lake. They had lots of specials going on that night (Friday night fish!), and we started with pepperjack cheese curds. Delish! They had a really nice bite at the end of them from the peppers. I got the blue gill/​lake perch combo and my fiancée got the Caribbean salmon. I know blue gill is a thinner fish, and while my dish was good, there was not a lot of actual fish under the batter. I got a salad with my fish with a tomato basil vinaigrette, which was surprisingly good and coleslaw which was pretty standard. The salmon with the Caribbean dipping sauce was fantastic, but the veggies he got as a side was just some steamed broccoli and carrots– not very creative! Our server was attentive all night, even though the restaurant was super busy all night. By the time we left, I was very full and satisfied.

The Beach house is probably one of our favorite breakfast places. The walleye and eggs are truly a specialty. Their fish fry is also very good and they have a nice view of lake Wabesa. If they expanded food and drinks outside, they’d have a 5 star.

This place has seriously gone down hill in recent times. The management is horrible and does not care about its employees! The food is eh just ok. The bar used to be great and had great employees but Ive noticed some are missing now and it has seriously affected this place. Dont even bother

Now I must state one little thing about the way I rate restaurants. My ratings are relative to my expectations of the experience and in no way relative to other restaurants, (it just isn’t fair to use the same scale for a place like the Beach House as you would for The French Laundry so again, it’s all relative)
I’ve only been here for breakfast but the second time I drove a long damn way to have breakfast again so that in and of it self should say something. (another caveat: there are maybe six restaurants in McFarland that don’t have drive-​thrus)
I ordered the Walleye and eggs both times along with a bloody mary (gotta love a beer back, yay for Wisconsin). Now I am well aware of the number of bones that a whole Walleye contains and cannot in any way hold the Beach House responsible for that. I can say that the breading was perfectly crispy and well seasoned and that the fish was not at all over cooked, nice and moist. plus I think it cost $ 10 which was awesome (you can’t get fish for breakfast at these prices in Chicago)
For me the biggest highlight of breakfast here is what they do to the potatoes (their name for them is eluding me at the moment) by request they will top your breakfast potatoes with a heap of meat, veggies and cheese, enough to make it a hangover-​soaking-​up meal unto itself.
To sum it all up: if you find yourself looking for breakfast and a little «hair o’ the dog» in McFarland Wisconsin because «What happens at the Beach House, stays at the Beach House» and we all love that about any restaurant.

This is the quintessential mom and pop bar /​restaurant on a lake. They specialize in cheap beer and great food. Staff is friendly and down home, but you’d better leave your big-​city attitude at home.
We went for a Friday night fish fry. I live in Seattle these days and was not about to miss the opportunity while in town.
Started with a couple of Spotted Cows (on tap!) while the rest drank Miller Lite. (Told ya…) There were five adults plus a 12-​year old.
Walleye was excellent, the waitress was too. We made reservations and the table was ready well ahead of time. Our one tactical error was sitting in the bar for the view. It was LOUD! Think that the dining room is much quieter.
Notice that I am not saying much about the food? Here’s the deal:
— It was Friday
— It was Hot
— The beer was Cold
— The fish fry was exactly what you would expect in a place like this: great walleye!
‘Nough said…

For being surrounded by two lakes, Madison doesn’t do a great job of having places to drink on the water. Head down to McFarland and check out the beach house. It’s like a dive bar slash restaurant right on the lake. Tons of windows. Not a bad place.
Can’t comment on the food. Drink specials were solid.