Anthony's Ristorante

Just off the main drag in Minocqua, this restaurant was a wonderful change of pace from the more typical bar and grill atmosphere present in the Northwoods. The dining room is cozy, and the owners are very friendly! Service was great, especially given that one of the owners was acting as the only waitress. Food was excellent, and portion sizes were very generous. The menu had a nice bit of variety on offer, and it was obvious that they take pride in the food they make. Highly recommended, please make reservations in advance if you can!

Absolutely delicious. Enjoyed meeting the owners Tony & Katy and learning their personal connections to the Northwoods, one could make the case that the historic Milwaukee Road depot that houses Anthony's Restaurante is the perfect melding between Star Lake and Tomahawk, WI - their respective home towns. Loved the historic, charming, and kitchy atmosphere of the log railway depot. We've driven by a hundred times and never taken the time to stop, honestly one of my bigger mistakes as the hospitality at Anthony's Restaurante was genuine and "home town", and the food was excellent. Our entrees were delicious; she had the seafood alfredo and I had the Jamison Filet. Both served with icy crisp house salads and cranberry butter for the slices of french bread. This was our first visit and most certainly will not be our last, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit and our meals. Thank you Katy and Tony for making us feel so welcome.

Want to give an amazing shout out to the owner's of this cozy and adorable establishment. Earlier this week I messaged asking about vegan options(new vegan here) and they were happy to accommodate and provided several delicious sounding options. I booked a party of six and let the chef surprise me with the vegan option. When we showed up last night, it smelled amazing in the place. It was so cute and eclectic inside! We were seated in the back. My German hubs was overjoyed that Wienerschnitzel with spaetzel and mushroom gravy was the "special." No question he was down for that! They made vegan bruschetta and it was so delicious! The rest of the party tried the fried mozzarella and lost their minds with delight! Another really nice touch was the fresh bread and accompanying spreads: an orange cranberry butter, a jalapeño raspberry spread and olive tapenade. All were so good! My dish ended up being some beautiful thinly slice eggplant, lightly breaded and panfried over hearts of palm pasta and their amazing marinara. My husband, who is extremely picky raved about the weinershnitzel. What a treat that was for him! The owner is a MASTER of pan frying. Another AWESOME thing is that they use Luxardo cherries in their Shirley Temples and Old Fashioneds. You can really tell they they work so hard and care about quality ingredients! Thank you so much for a delicious and special birthday meal! We will return.

This place was questionable from the moment we walked in. It took someone (which we found out was the owner - Katy) five minutes to at least acknowledge we were there. Not sure why she was serving as she had a scowl on her face and clearly needs to learn basic serving skills as well as customer service skills. She seemed to be agitated when asked about their menu. After placing our order, we waited over 20 minutes and still no first course (salad). We decided to pay our bar bill and just leave. Never going back and will certainly not recommend this place. Way too pricey for simple pasta dishes

Sad...no one says hello! We felt like intruders. The waitress messed up our order. The food was...just okay...nothing to return for. We were charged for a higher priced entree that we didn't order!! I would be surprised to see the place open next year. As an Italian trained chef, between logistics issues with distributors, COVID, poor service and mediocre food..at best I am sad. I hope the constructive criticism is used to prove how customer are treated. We didn't feel 'la familia'.