McGovern’s Enterprises

An old supper club feel… I doubt the place has been updated in the past 3 decades. But the food and service was good. Definitely will go again!

McGovern’s is a old school supper club and bar. They have nice wait staff and bartender’s and there outdoor deck is a relaxing on a pleasant day, and ya they make a nice bloody Marys.

Good prices. They have a tiny kitchen so some times the food is slow. 2^nd best wings in Sun Prairie. Good for kids.

Uh why was I here? Oh that’s right. I was meeting up with friends. Long story short, McG’s is a local watering hole. Nothing special about it except the bartender who was awesome. I asked for a dirty martini. Bartender says «how dirty» I said filthy and it was. Cheap prices and cold beer make for a great time with friends and if you get a little too woozy you can stumble from the watering hole at the bar to one of the dumpy holes next door instead of driving. I wouldn’t recommend that though. Staying at the dumpy holes that is.

My hubby and I have been having a weekly lunch date to get out without kids and try some local establishments.
What I had heard about McGoverns, is that it is THE place to go for your birthday. It wasn’t my birthday, but we thought we would try it anyway. After learning about their birthday drink special… I agree, it is the place to go for your birthday. You should go.
But, honestly, for a dining experience, the décor was terrible. Dark, dated, the kitchen is visible from the dining area, as well as the cleaning and drink station. The décor was the biggest drawback to our lunch. It was hard to get past it.
The service was good and the food was good. I had a buffalo chicken wrap and the chicken was done amazingly. Not dry at all. The buffalo sauce was creamy and very spicy (which is a win in my book). My husband said his burger was good, but not a fresh patty.
I was reading (on the placemat) that McGoverns was established in 1935. That is a long time to be up and running and makes me root for them to succeed!

Typical WI supper club menu. Good selection of choices. We were there celebrating birthdays on a Sunday afternoon. The Bloody Mary’s we’re make your own, you got a glass of ice and vodka. The fixings were standard but could have been refilled. Food was good but nothing extraordinary. My only complaint was we ordered a bunch of appetizers for the table and the fried mushrooms were not done and doughy. Probably because of the amount of things we ordered the fryer was not hot enough.
The BEST part of the day was the atmosphere. John, the accordion player was celebrating his birthday also. Older crowd but very fun. Waitstaff was friendly and this was more of a large family gathering than a bar. You can never be sad listening to a polka!

We were looking for some good, regular food and figured we’d hit our neighborhood supper club. Lots of things were the same as last time: the server was very nice, the salad bar was still good (though I think they should slice up those hard-​boiled eggs), and the décor still needs updating.
I got the haddock again and enjoyed it. I filled up on salad bar and appetizers (deep-​fried mushrooms, they were fine but not stellar). My husband got the seafood platter and was amazed at the sheer amount of breading on everything. It states in the menu that it comes deep-​fried, but I wouldn’t characterize what he got as ‘delicate’.

This place is easy to overlook in Sun Prairie, but it’s pretty good at what it is. Don’t expect a big beer selection but if you are willing to settle for Spotted Cow and pub food give them a shot. They have good wings and pretty decent specials on game days too.