Dick And Joan's 220 Club

This long standing staple in Appleton is a classic supper club in both look and feel. This no frills restaurant is a local favorite, and rightfully so. The large rectangular bar offers plenty of room to enjoy Brandy Old Fashions and pile up pull tabs, while ample seating options can accommodate both small and larger groups. While the bartender was not overly friendly, she was quick in getting us our orders. The waitress assigned to our party of 17 was very friendly, attentive and also quick with our orders. My husband ordered the stuffed shrimp with fries, and the shrimp was just ok. While the shrimp were of good size, there just wasn't enough flavor in what I suspected was the cream cheese and shredded crab stuffing. I on the other hand had the scallops with tenderloin and twice baked potato. The dish of scallops offered about 10 smaller sized but well flavored scallops in butter sauce, the tenderloin which I ordered medium rare was beautifully pink in the center, and the twice baked potato was a nice size and delicious. Everything was served nice and hot. Our waitress also brought out, fresh from the oven, homemade bread which was amazing! My dinner choice also came with the salad bar, which was relatively small and a bit cramped, but offered a nice variety of options. Wisconsin supper clubs are a classic thing, and worth the stop. Dick and Joan's is no exception. Even if you're not a local!

They were fairly busy for 6pm on a Tuesday but the wait was pleasant. Place is nice and clean and doesn't smell musty or dirty like some supper clubs can. The bar area is spacious to wait either at the bar or in some small lower tables. We came for the salad bar and were a bit underwhelmed. It says Fridays have a limited salad bar and if you asked me what that looked like tonight's is what I'd say. Lettuce, a few standard veggie toppings, your usual dressings, croutons. Missing things like pickles, carrots, corn or peas, three bean salad, cottage cheese. But it was all fresh and crisp and had the most important things for a supper club: cheese and liver spreads with crackers and hot bacon dressing. They also have two soups nightly, lasagna (flavorful and not sweet like some places) and ham and potato (perfectly thickened but not like glue and not too salty). I love that they have perch every night. I was a bit skeptical on all the combos being with tenderloin because I don't like that cut but it was tender yet not mush, perfectly charred and crusty outside but a spot-on medium rare almost to the rare side. Seasoned well and made me a believer in tenderloin. The perch was some of the best I've ever had. Large. Moist fillets and cooked to perfection so it was crispy cracker crumb outside but moist and flaky inside. The broasted chicken was crispy and juicy but a bit salty for my taste. Potato puffs were a fun take on potato sides and well seasoned. Ambiance is what you'd expect, dark wood and "homey" ambiance. Waitresses are fairly attentive and get the job done. It's also absurdly affordable, we paid more for a burger lunch earlier that day and here we even had leftovers.

We arrived at 4 on a Friday and had never been here before. If you are in the same boat, keep reading for some tips.There isn't any signage in well-visible areas of how to get a table. No signage, no hostess stand. We had to bother the bartenders while they were busy making drinks to learn anything. It wasn't until we were sitting the upper bar area and completely parallel to the bar that we noticed a lot sign scrolling with, "start serving at 4:30, tell bar you're ready to order."So at 4:30, we asked for a waitress and she came shortly to take our order, and about 5 minutes later, came to tell us our table.On Fridays, they don't offer a full salad bar or all the potato options, so keep that in mind when planning. But their prices are some of the most reasonable we have seenOur dinners were delicious! We also ordered the combination appetizer basket, which has onion rings, cheese curds and mushrooms.We all seemed to get a combination for our entree, as well as the tenderloin. But we tried broiled scallops, fried haddock and stuffed shrimp. We all ordered the sautéed mushrooms to share between couples as well. You get a soup cup of mushrooms, so it's perfect for two people to have with their steak.All of our meals were delicious. The only reason for the four stars is that when we were asking questions on the process, the women were extremely rude to both us and an older couple who were also curious of the process. If you don't want questions, create signage, there definitely is room for them.

Service from the moment our entire party arrived (5pm) was horrible. We had a lady in an electric wheelchair a toddler, baby plus 8 other people. We wanted to be seated as soon as possible...for obvious reasons. We were told no. One person in our got very drunk unexpectedly...asked to close bar tab for him and was told NO because our group wasn't being seated yet. Fortunately, the drunk was cooperative but unable to walk unassisted to table.Waitress brought meals out and all the plates were lukewarm to almost cold. She never asked how the food was and was trying to rush us out.!We have been going there for years unfortunately this was our last.Manager could have cared less when I called him Sunday at 4pm

Went on a Friday night and it was crowded so I knew it would be a long wait, but WOW! They take your order while you're in the bar and then bring you to a table when it's ready. Seemed like a good system, but we put our order in around 6:45pm and were lead to our table at around8pm without a word. We sat there for an extended period before deciding on our own to visit the trimmed down salad bar. When we finally got our main course, we were one of only 4 or 5 tables left in the restaurant. Got the stuffed tenderloin which was lacking in much flavor and I never did figure out what it was stuffed with. Wife got the fish, which was lukewarm and a little over cooked. Even with the restaurant somewhat empty, we rarely saw our server and had to wait a bit for our check. There are too many supper clubs in the area to put up with bland food, long wait times and poor service. Not going back.

Meh. The meal was adequate, not very flavorful. The wait in the bar was well over the time we were told it would be, but they had two company Christmas parties in the dining room. The bar was comfortable and the drinks were long pour. Nothing wrong, not going to return though.Hubby had steak & chicken with broasted potatoes and I had perch with a twice baked potato.

Went to Dick and Joan's for Friday fish fry last night. The employees were hard working and friendly despite being understaffed. The food was very good. So why a 2 Rating. THE WAIT. Our party of five arrived at 6pm. We were seated at 7:15pm and our food came at 7:45. The people next to us , a party of two, arrived at about 6:55 pm and they were already seated when we were seated. This restaurant does not take reservations so our party of 5 waited over an hour to be seated while a party of 2 had a much shorter wait time. Somehow I don't feel valued as a customer. This was the third time we ate here in the past 40 years. Some things just don't change. We won't be back anytime soon. My hat is off to the employees for working at this restaurant- understaffed, apologetic, but still treat customers well. Cooks did a great job too. Owner / manager will not change how things are run and for their loyal customers there doesn't seem to be a reason to. If you like to sit, talk, and drink for an hour before eating, you might find this place okay

One of my favorite places to go for steak. Seafood platter and many other things of the menu. The waitresses are excellent always cheerful and polite. I highly recommend this place to try.

Staff was friendly, service was fast. First time here and was with a old friend I hadn't seen in 22 years. Great place to grab a few drinks then a wonderful steak! I enjoyed the ambience and wonderful experience.

Excellent food and drinks and staff. Salad bar is the best. And the drinks are the bomb.