Wally's South 17 Supper Club

We love supper clubs, and this was a great addition to our supper club adventures!! We visited Lake Julia, at Rhinelander WI, for our family vacation and couldn’t have had a greater time with our family. We love a great supper club atmosphere and this fits exactly what we like. Great service, great drinks, great food and, best of all, great memories with our family.

It was the perfect supper club dinner for a Sunday night evening. Great atmosphere, not too loud, perfect music, friendly waitstaff and crowd. A menu with something for everyone. We both had steak and seafood, we will be back.

I’ve been coming here at least once a month for the past 2 years. Never once have I been disappointed. The food and service are top notch. For years I had another restaurant that was my #1 for Friday night fish fry but Wally’s perch is now my #1. Tonight was my first time coming for Saturday night prime rib and was not disappointed. I would recommend Wally’s South 17 to anyone. Walt himself even makes his way around to check on you and make sure everything was to your likening.

Walking in, we said hi to the server scurrying by with no response. Walked up to the bar and understood we needed to put our name on her list after asking if we could eat at the bar which was no. Then ordered a perfectly prepared old fashioned. It was a short wait enough time to enjoy the cocktail. We were pointed into the direction of the table, then we waited a good 10 minutes for a single server servicing 10 tables to take our order. Order was taken but informed that a dish served with baked potato, that none were available. Then food came out in a timely manner. A cold simple salad with a plastic of dressing and dinner roll on same plate. Bang Bang shrimp were perfectly fried large shrimp. Then the menu item described as Crab Stuffed Haddock $25, 7ounce Haddock filled topped with crab cakes and broiled served with baked potato and vegetable of the day. - what was presented was a over broiled piece of fish with a tablespoon of crab over the top in butter, and a side of nicely prepared rice and green beans. No truth to menu here. The restaurant seemed short staffed, a Wally type guy came out to help once but you could tell he was not comfortable assisting and disappears. It seemed all tables were asking for service. The server and bartender did the best they could. Decided to box up meals and headed to Culvers. That was amazing BTW. For Wally"s this could be a gem. Just need some good restaurant practices.

We wanted to try a new place to get a fish fry in Rhinelander for our girls weekend and we went to Wally’s 17! It was a great choice! The staff was great! The owner was hilarious! The food was phenomenal! Everything from the coleslaw, to the tarter, and our fish and shrimp was so delicious! We can’t wait to go back!

WOWZER!!! What a horrible experience. I was told you have to try this place. I must have caught it on a REALLY OFF NIGHT. Got here around 7. Was not to busy at all, but still had to wait for a table. Got an Orange Old Fashion ($12!!!!). Was plain as plain could be. Like a pre-mix with a muddled cherry. The cherry was soaked in bitters i believe. Ate the cherry not knowing it was horrible. Got cheese curds($11). What they call bang bang sauce was boring. What the heck. The curds where probably the worst I have ever had. Some where cubed and had light a doughy inside without cheese. Some tasted like old meat. It was the stranges thing ever. I ordered the Italian Baked Haddock with garlic melody potato's ( $18). The fish was fishy and chewy. Seriously chewy. It had hard cheese on top. Was horrible. Way over cooked. The potato's had no garlic and where dry. I had to cut them with a fork edge because the knife wasn't working. The coleslaw had been prepacked and taste fridge burnt on top. Will never go back. Spent $50 with tips!! Wish the culver's wasn't so busy it would have saved me $30. I can't think the last time I had such a bad FISH FRY. The host was the high light. She greeted me right away and was very nice. The fish fry took 15 minutes plus to get to me. It was super slow and I don't know what the hell was going on back in the kitchen. Like they made my food and forgot to bring it out as it sat under a heat lap. Horrible.

Walked in having never been before and so glad we did. The staff was super friendly and we enjoyed drinks at the bar before getting to our table. The food was very good and reasonably priced. The highlight was the alfredo (only on Wednesdays) as everyone who tried a bite thought it was light and flavorful. So glad we decided to stop in.

Wally's is amazing!!! Enjoyed the Tuna appetizer tonight which was cooked perfectly! Dinner was a filet with blue cheese and the Wally's Wellington! Steaks were perfectly cooked medium rare! The flavor is spectacular! Bartender and Waitress were friendly and funny!! If you haven't been out to Wally's yet, get there!! You won't regret it!

All I can say is, wow! My wife and I were warmly greeted and seated immediately. Our waitress, Elizabeth, was kind and attentive, and the other staff were awesome as well. We had the cheese curd appetizer which was great, and for the entrees I ordered the New York Strip and my wife the Shepherd's Pie. My steak was perfect (medium rare) and super flavorful, and my wife also loved the Shepherd's Pie. Highly recommend, and will be coming back!

Ohhhh my - So Good------- Food -10+ Ahi Tuna & Bam Bam shrimp Both above perfection in preperation....just perfection! Service -10+ Ambiance- 10-

Wasn't opened on a Sunday , notice on door only. No notice when I called (did not answer, no message) or checked website or Facebook. Reputation is for excellent food.

We ordered the crab stuffed haddock and the muscles on cappers & linguine ~ both delicious! The service was great & very busy on a Friday evening. I like the cleanliness rating. We'll be back!

Very nice clean place with great service. Went here mid November so there was not wait. Since the food is really good, I can imagine it will fill up on the summer nights. Good size bar and you can eat at the bar. Inside has about a dozen 4 seat tables (maybe less). So you may have to wait to be seated but the good food is well worth it. I had a delicious half slab of ribs (lots of meat on those bones) and was stuffed! Since about 6 tables were occupied, the service was very quick.

Visited on Thursday and had the special which was a bacon wrapped chicken cordon bleu served with asparagus, choice potato and choice of super salad. The cordon Bleu was excellent and the asparagus and baked potato were better than average as well. Service was excellent. Atmosphere, a large U shape bar with dining room tables surrounding the perimeter, older wood interior but cleaning and cozy.

This was our first visit. The bartender was friendly, drinks were good, waitress was awesome, and so was the food. Only 4 stars because the owner was less than friendly. We had just paid our bill and were finishing up our drinks while waiting for one of our party using the restroom when the owner came over and said "I hate to be rude, but we need this table". This came across as very rude and tainted our experience. He would have been much better off if he had something like, "Thanks so much for coming in tonight, and we hope you had a great meal. Feel free to stay for another drink at the bar. I hope you have a great night and hope to see you again soon". He could take pointers from his bartender and waitress. Friendly customer service is not that difficult and goes a long way!!!

NOT THE GREATEST BUSINESS PRACTICE Well, let's start at the beginning. My brother and I had a meal / dinner at Wally's South 17, Rhinelander, Wisconsin two weeks prior to tonight's get together with other family members. Today, we (all 4 of us) agreed to meet no later than 4:30pm at Wally's, because we heard they were usually busy, and to beat the line (lines at restaurant's are usually a good sign) my wife and I decided to be there upon opening. We arrived before opening, and decided to be the FIRST inline, and have a drink and wait a few minutes for our brother in-law and sister to arrive. Well, here is the BEST (NOT) restaurant business practice in place for this decade and maybe longer. Once the door opened with multiple guests waiting, my wife and I walked in and the waitress (not hostess) asked how many people for dinner tonight? My wife said (and I quote) "there are four of us, and the other two will be here shortly". The waitress said to us (and I quote) "we won't give you a table if you are waiting for other people, you need to sit at the bar !" But, the part that sent me into a higher frenzy was the bartender that SPOUTED OFF, the same garbage "YOU HAVE TO SIT AT THE BAR IF THE REST OF YOUR PARTY IS NOT HERE"............... BIZZARO to say the least, .........Can you imagine the tip the bartender got?.......Got, rhymes with NOT. Why would we NOT be seated, have a refreshment at our table, (still putting money in the owners pocket AND HAVE A GREAT GUEST EXPERIENCE?) and enjoy a beautiful fall evening at a new aspiring restaurant? Moving on....... Brother in-law and sister showed up ten minutes later and we did get a table. We jawed about moving on to another proven Friday Fish Fry at a location just a few miles down the road, but ultimately stayed because the waitress that waited on us was EXCELLENT...I believe her name was Kathy! However; poor initial guest service / poor restaurant policy and a lackluster meal equals a definite LOSS of our future patronage. Nice place / great location / Wish them the BEST !!

We stopped here a few weeks ago for the first time since it became Wally's and were very impressed. The menu is great, enjoyed the crab cakes appetizer, and Salmon for dinner. Both were prepared perfectly and were full of flavor. Service was friendly and attentive. So glad that the new owners kept a restaurant alive at this spot, it's a tough business right now, so if you're in the neighborhood and looking to eat, be sure to stop by and support this place.

This is a fairly new place. It was Shady Sues a couple years ago. The new owner is a very nice guy. He's out meeting folks and helping clear tables. Not much has changed with the ambiance of the restaurant and that's ok with me. I loved it back then and I love it now. One thing different is the owner doesn't have the tv on. He plays good old fashioned dinner music...Pandora-Sinatra. Nicely done. Lexi was doing a great job behind the bar. She makes a delicious old fashioned. Elizabeth was our server and she was busy but on the ball. She's a hard worker and recommended mushrooms and onions on my steak...perfect. We skipped appetizers and headed straight for the steaks. Bacon wrapped fillet for the wife and a sirloin in a peppercorn cream sauce for me. Both were cooked perfectly as ordered and the cream sauce was really good. We had baked potatoes and salads. Go for the maple balsamic dressing. Made in house and I could drink it! We got the last made in house bread pudding for dessert. My wife loved it. She said it was great because it was plain bread pudding. (It had some nuts in it.) Not the kind they load up with extra stuff like chocolate chips. It was very good. Walt seems to be settling in to the area pretty well. I hope the customers keep coming in. We will certainly be back. (Lots more to try on the menu.)

Food and service were excellent. You wouldn't know it by driving by, but it's definitely a hidden gem!!