Boathouse the - Winona

Beautiful scenery and well made food. We went when it was snowing and it was so magical to sit and watch the snow hit the water. Food was delicious and the workers were very kind!

Juicy Lucy was gross. Counter ordering, menu is difficult to read, and it's 10 ft from the door. I strongly suggest avoiding this place.

Very sad to see how far the Boat House has fallen. Margarita was disgusting. Tastes like it was made with soda by a child. Moscow mule was served in a tumbler with no garnish. Tasted like swamp water. Very off. Coleslaw tasted old with no flavor but sour. Yes, the coleslaw was Mayo based. We received our food before our drinks. The fish and chips were good but I believe the batter recipe has changed as it is not the golden yellow as many times before. The sauce trio was good. Thumbs up for that. Food served on cold plates.

We walked out. We ordered drinks at the front desk and after over 10 minutes at our table and the drinks hadn't arrived we left. They choose not to have waitresses take orders from the tables. Customers must order at the front door. We ordered drinks first with every intention of having dinner. We were hungry. We're out of towners. Drinks never arrived so we left and went to another Yelp suggestion instead. 929 beer house. Boat house has a great decent inside ambiance but this system of the wait staff only delivering food and drinks doesn't work. It must kill the wait staff's chance to get food tips even if they would have moved along faster. Sorry to take them to task but if I was part of the wait staff I'd look for another job.

During our vacation, we visited this restaurant. The process of ordering and paying was quite frustrating. We had to wait in line for 15 minutes behind 6 people before we could order and pay for our food. Additionally, we were asked to leave a tip for our prepaid meal, which we found unnecessary. The check-in space seemed poorly utilized, and the other customers waiting with us were also unimpressed. After finally receiving our table number, we seated ourselves at a table that was not clean. The kitchen staff member who brought out our cheese curds took the initiative to wash it himself when we informed him. We ordered the cod fish fry, which was very greasy and the fries were just okay. Nobody checked on us during our meal, and we had to get our own drinks. Despite this, I gave my tip to the staff member who cleaned our table, as he went above and beyond. The restaurant was very noisy, making it difficult to hear my boyfriend across the table. The air conditioning did not seem to be working well. However, the view of the river from our table was beautiful. After our meal, we checked the outdoor seating area, which had potential but the tables were dirty and non-washable. We do not plan on returning to this restaurant, but we will visit the river walk nearby.