The Fox & Hounds Restaurant & Tavern

My husband and I go here quite often. We love the buy 1 get 1 free deal, and we have never had a bad experience. It shocks me to hear of what other people apparently experienced. We don't have to wait too long to get seated, the waitresses are always very friendly and gracious, and the food arrives promptly. I swear we have tried everything on the menu! No complaints! We always look forward to our night at the Fox and Hounds. What a beautiful setting outside and inside! I recommend it to everyone!!!! Pros: good food, great service, awesome place Cons: can't think of any cons more

Looking around the rustic charmed building, I knew I was home. The fresh smell of hardwood floors, years of... more

We went to this beautiful country side setting restaurant one Sunday in October. It is situated in a wooded environment close to Wisconsin's Holy Hill Shrine. We had an enjoyable brunch at around 12:30. The virgin bloody mary's with beer chaser's were just what the doctor ordered to get you started. The food was hot, well prepared, and delicious. The scrambled eggs were perfectly cooked (not runny), the bacon was thick and smokey, sausage links were some of the most tasty that we had ever eaten, the meat loaf was superb without being greasy, the deserts (no calories of course) were mouth watering and made at the restaurant. All in all a place we are planning to visit again. Pros: setting, bacon, meat loaf Cons: busy on sundays more

I went to this restuarant to get a steak dinner. They do not know how to cook a steak to your liking. I ordered a filet medium and it came out rare. So I had the server take it back and they put the same rare steak back on the grille and when she brought it back it was Med. Rare. I asked the server to take it back and told her that I did not want it on the grille for the third time and she took it and came back to offer me a dessart. I did not want a dessart I wanted a Steak the manager stated that since its buy one get one free that they would not make me a new one. My husband stated that we would pay full price and she did nothing. This was so disapointed that I will never go there again. more

We had a big family celebration here tonight and enjoyed it. After all the negative comments I was leary but there must be an agenda with those folks. I had a delicious 10 Oz Rib Eye that was tender to the last bite and most of the others had ribs. The ribs were fall off the bone tender. We got the buy one get one deal that makes my $26 rib eye a $13 meal. I don't know how you could complain about that. We loved it as did everyone around us. Everyone was happy and enjoying a nice relaxing meal in a beautiful location. Yes it is a new owner and NO they have a sign up saying they don't honor a gift certificate from the old owner five years ago. That's not worthy of a poor rating. This is a very good restaurant. Pros: Friendly staff-Great food and resonable Cons: Non more

I went with a party of 12 for Easter brunch in 2009. We had a reservation but still waited for 1 1/2 hours for a table - in the coat room because it was so busy there was literally no where else to stand. Then we got seated in a hot room and had to wait 20 minutes for drinks. I was especially insulted by the note on the table asking guest to leave within 1 hour because they were so busy. The food wasn't bad, but TOTALLY overpriced and the lines were hugely long. Then we waited 20 minutes for our check to get settled. So we couldn't have limited ourselves to one hour. Our waitress seemed irritated with the entire day, and we felt her angst. She was just a little less than outright rude. We spent hundreds of dollars, never got an apology for waiting, and never got a thank you. I'll NEVER go back and I hope that other people read this. Bad management on their part does not give them the right to be rude to customers. Especially during a recession. Pros: Not enough to make up for everything else. Cons: The WORST dining experience I've ever had. more

Ordered a special of a 12 oz prime rib and instead received a 8 oz ribeye steak. Tried to return the steak and the chef said this was prime rib and grilled on both sides. According to information you are not suppose to grill prime rib. Also i asked where the juice was and the waitress said the cook already poured it over the steak. Your are suppose to get the juice yourself. One more observation the so called prime rib did not have much fat around it and was tough. The waitress also said that we can not order the prime rib medium rare. So for $23.95 prime rib specail instead i got a $7.95 ribeye steak......hmmm more

The Fox and Hounds was the former scene of our office Christmas parties in the 70's and early 80's. more

The previous review said it all. This place is bad. The owners own another local restaurant called The Mineshaft and it IS the same food just fancier prices. Don't bother going. Bad food, scummy silverware and very bad service. From what I could tell, the place was being run by teenagers and not very well. The Mineshaft has gone way downhill in recent years and Fox & Hounds is worse because of it's prices. McDonald's or Culver's would make better choices. Cons: Everything more

We arrived early on a Saturday, with a party for 3 (myself, my husband and daughter). We were seated in a ""casual"" area, by ourselves, at a ""rustic"" table with paper napkins, while all of the other patrons were seated in a ""nicer"" dining room with tablecloths and cloth napkins. I don't know if it was because we had a child with us, but we felt we were put in a less than nice location. Mind you, it's the same menu (and prices) as the ""nicer"" dining room. Then, while we were sitting there waiting for our food, a number of servers started spraying cleaner on the chairs and tables around us (this is 5:30 on a SATURDAY NIGHT, during dinner service), like we weren't even there. Then when our food arrived, I asked one of the people doing the spraying if they minded not doing that while we were eating, she said ""oh sure"" and then kept on doing it, but just sprayed the cloth instead of the chair. The food was bland, tasteless. My husband said his steak was chemically tenderized and gristly. My daughter's french onion soup tasted as if it came from a box mix and it was topped with MOZZARELLA CHEESE. Then, finally as we were getting ready to leave, a few other diners got seated in the cheap seats near us, and the waitress spilled hot soup which then splattered all over me. And on top of it, it cost us $60. It's shameful when we think of how nice this place was when it was owned by the Ratsch's. It's a beautiful location with a lot of potential, but the food, and the treatment, was horrible. It's like it's run by a bunch of amateurs who have cheaped out on the quality of food and neglected to properly train their staff. We will never, ever, return, and will tell everyone we can what a poor experience it was so no one else has to waste money like we did. Pros: Beautiful location Cons: Food, service, value more

We visited on a beautiful Fall afternoon with a group. On the way to the front door, a gentleman standing in front of the place asked us if we knew about the patio. We didn't and thought a patio is exactly what we wanted on a terrific fall day. The guy--an owner or manager--personally walked us around the building (versus giving directions) and the patio was lovely. The bartender was very helpful and the appetizers we ordered were delicious. Can't say anything about the meals, but we felt our service and food were great. Pros: Nice patio, good service, good appetizers more

We went there to celebrate a birthday and could not have been more disappointed. No one came to acknowledge us at what appeared to be the hostess stand for the longest time. We finally saw a waitress in an adjacent room clearing a table and asked if we seat ourselves (it was lunch time). Just as she said someone will seat you, a person (I'm sorry I can't say gentleman) approached us and with a poor attitude said, ""I'll be seating you."" We were then seated at the worst table in the restaurant (behind a pillar with the bar directly behind us and the entrance to the kitchen to the left; there was absolutely no view and it was extremely noisy). There were many open tables in the restaurant. I went to the hostess area to ask if we could be seated elsewhere; the person who seated us turns out was the manager who walked back to the dining area with me with another couple behind him, and when I asked if we could be seated over there (pointing to another table), he said, ""I'll be seating these people there"" and then walked away. Completely ignored our request to be seated elsewhere and when we informed the waitress that we were not pleased with the table, she said he was the manager and that she couldn't do anything about it or move us because he would be mad. It took everything for us to not walk out, but we had driven an hour to dine there and we were not familiar with any other restaurants in the area!! Our food arrived after others who were seated after us received theirs; I had the chicken breast sandwich that was warm at best and very dry. My friend had the reuben that she said would have been better hot. I tried to contact the owners because we were so appalled at the manager's behavior and service but I have yet to hear from them. more

I have been to the Fox & Hounds many times and each time gets better and better. The help is always caring and experienced. They make you feel right at home. This is not a quick bite to eat. Go there to calm down and take the time to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. The food is always great! I will go many times in the future Pros: nice drive, friendly staff, atmosphere more