Cimaroli's Supper Club

I love going to Cimaroli's when we are in Portage. It is my favorite supper club meal. We went on a Friday and I got the broiled fish. It was sooo good. I also loved that I could do all you can eat. I had some to take home when I couldn't finish what I had! The beans were delicious and the corn fritters were interesting. They are very cheesy or liquidy than a corn bread, but still tasty. The Italian Potatoes this time around lacked salt. I don't normally crave saltiness but I wish they had been a little more flavorful. I also enjoyed the $4 Old Fashioned. It was super tasty and you can't beat the price. Service was pretty good. Nothing to write home about. And the ambiance is your typical Wisco supper club. I did enjoy the bar area though. Traditional old fashioned bar with leather swivel seats... takes you back!

Our group of six ate at Cimaroli's Supper Club Sunday night. The ambiance was good, the service was great, the food was tasty and reasonable. The location was in a stretch of fields between Portage and the Dells. It was dark when we arrived, but the lights made a great beacon. A large parking lot full of cars greeted us. Cimaroli's can accommodate numerous guests with multiple rooms, and we were seated by the hostess immediately.Our server was friendly and cheerful. She took our drink orders. Drink prices seemed reasonable and once they arrived were well made. Old Fashioneds and ice-cream drinks just as you would expect from a Wisconsin Supper Club. Our server took our appetizer and dinner orders and brought dinner rolls. Nothing particularly special about these. (I miss the days where Supper Clubs served relish trays or cheese and cracker baskets.) Our group ordered Clam Strips, Escargot, and Mozzarella sticks. The clams were lightly breaded and plentiful, the snails buttery and garlicky, and the mozzarella melted and chewy. Successful appetizers all around.Most of our group had the flat iron steak for dinner with sauteed mushrooms or onions. I had frog-legs and fries. I was pleased with the proportion of frog-legs and enjoyed the light almost tempura like batter. The fries were crispy and flavorful. The group all thought the steaks were tasty though one complained it was undercooked. The mushrooms were a big hit.Cimaroli's is a good value and definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. Not sure I would make the drive up from Madison again unless I had additional business there.

We come here when visiting my parents. My dad loves the battered walleye dinner with shrimp. Kids tend to get the burgers which are decent but not really the main show. The loaded potato soup was a hit with the potato loving daughter. Their specialty is the flat iron steak. I got the 10oz with fries and mushrooms. It was not as good as I remember previous visits, but for the price it's a solid steak meal. It comes on a sizzling platter swimming in butter which certainly doesn't hurt the flavor.It's a supper club in WI, so it's got that cozy vibe and down to earth feeling. No reservations taken, so you may have to wait on busy nights.Service was prompt and attentive but we were there early on a weeknight to avoid the crowds.

We drove an hour and a half to come here after hearing really good things from many. To start we got there around 6:30 on a Saturday. Thankfully the wait was only about 30 min so we grabbed a drink and went outside where they had live music on the patio- with a full bar outside. A nice little touch because the actually bar area inside was packed and loud. We got to our table and out waitress was very busy, but good. She was moving. We got refills on drinks and started with the crab dip. It was good and super quick. They obviously have food prepped and ready to go in the back.Had that gone and she came back and took our order. Hubby had the flat iron steak and I had the scallops. Both came out within like 10 min of ordering. Both were cooked really well, however both needed more seasoning. We had to salt everything. We got the Italian potatoes with it. They were interesting. Overall a good experience. If we came back I would probably try something else.

First time in Portage, WI for a work trip and decided to have dinner at the supper club. I had a terrible 1st experience at a supper club in Waunakee and almost didn't try this place. As soon as I walked in at 5 pm, several folks looked at me. Yes, I'm Asian and Portage is probably not very diverse?! However, the hostess brought me to a table shortly and the server was friendly. She recommended the $3 old fashioned but I had an iced tea instead. Based on the menu, it appeared they are famous for flat iron steak and I ordered the 16 oz medium rare with mushrooms for $33. There were some complimentary dinner rolls with a big slice of butter. The plate was sizzling hot when the server placed it in front of me. My first bite of the steak was delicious although it was more of a medium than medium rare. Tender, moist and flavorful. I ate 1/3 and finished all of the mushrooms.While dinning there, I observed the crowd was mainly elderly like 65+. You see large groups of friends or families and I guess it's rarely to see a single person dining out at a supper club. Just in case you ask, what's the difference between a supper club and a steakhouse? In my humble opinion, a supper club is nothing fancy like the decoration in Pappas Bros or Del Frisco's. It's also nothing like Flemings, Texas Roadhouse, Longhorn, etc. It has a nostalgic feel and just very down to earth.

Food is always great!! Drinks (old fashions) are cheap!!! You can catch yourself waiting along time to be seated but it's a great meal. In the summer on nice days you can sit outside and wait which isn't bad.

A must go to if in the Portage area. Truly out in the middle of the nowhere, but a true supper club jem. The tasty $4 old fashioned drinks & walleye fish fry is crispy, fresh & not greasy. Great ambiance with big bar & nice patio. You don't need an appetizer due to the portions being great, but I do suggest the corn nuggets with the honey butter. We have always had to wait, so go early. They do not take reservations. Good service from multiple people.

We had nine people so we did have a bit of a wait. The service was great and the food was delicious. I had prime rib ordered medium rare and it was perfect. My only complaint is the acoustics could be better. It was very loud so it was hard to hold a conversation.

Out of prime rib at 6:30 on a Thursday night. Ordered the New York strip, medium rare. It came medium well and was as dry as a bone. I didn't even finish it, nor did my friend finish her flatiron steak. Bar and front dining room are riduculously loud. I don't get the hype about this place. Service was good and that's about it.

Old Fashions were good and cheap. Food was bad. I ordered the 16oz flat iron steak, rare, because it was supposed to be their specialty. I got it, and tried cutting it in two different places, and both places I had to saw it with a steak knife, and still couldn't get a piece cut off. I stopped the waitress, and told her if was tough, and asked if this was normal. She didn't really answer me, just asked if I'd like a different cut of meat. I said ok, the 16oz prime rib rare. She said, oh sorry, we only have medium, maybe some medium rare. I'm like, I'll need to see the menu again then please. Mind you, this is at 4:30, and it opens at 4:00. I end up ordering the ribeye, rare, even though it's only 12oz. It was decent and rare. My husband ordered the Tuesday-Thursday special, a full rack of ribs,. His first bite or two was good, after that the ribs were dried out and bad. This only tells me they reheated leftover ribs from the night before or the week before, probably taken from the freezer and reheated. And if they didn't have any rare prime rib when they open, that has to be leftover from the night before, or who knows when, because they serve it every night. I guess they didn't want to make another chunk of prime rib to serve rare because it was a Wednesday night????Anyway, totally disappointed in the quality of the food we were served, especially when specials are normally just that!! GOID!!Maybe it's better on the weekend when they're busier?? We won't be back to find out, that's for sure!!Definitely a waste of $70 plus tip.