Gary's Place

My fiancé & I came here while visiting West Bend. I would say that thing that got us in was the exterior looked very nice& quaint. The menu is a little sparse & the entrees are pretty expensive compared to the rest of the menu.Great drink menu. Bloody Mary was inexpensive to reasonable at $7. Very good draft beer menu too.I got the Broasted Chicken for just $15. It was delicious & very hot off the fryer. Well worth it. Alone this would have been a 5* visit. Great potato wedge fries.Reason for docking it a star is that their sandwich & paninis were extremely dinky & not worth it at all. My fiancé got the Half Panini & Soup combo. The Panini literally had less meat than what you'd get at Subway. Saw other people order a sandwich & again they looked dinky.I'd go here for the chicken again but the challenge is that half of their menu are salads & sandwiches that are not worth it from portion size & the vast majority of remaining are $25+ entrees.

Went here for lunch on a Thursday afternoon and had a great experience! I love what they did with the restaurant space, we were quickly seated on their gorgeous patio, plenty of shade and nice ambience. Could definitely picture myself sitting by the giant stone fireplace with a glass of wine during chillier days! Our waitress was very attentive, always checking in to make sure we were enjoying the meal and had what we needed. The food was good, it didn't blow me away but was a solid standard buffalo chicken wrap and salad - portions were very generous for the price which I think was around $13. I thought the sun dried tomato was a bit of an odd addition to the strawberry salad, I'd swap it out with pickled onions instead.

What a great find. Terrific atmosphere with a very efficient and friendly staff. Our service this evening was super nice and very accommodating.We had the broasted chicken, cowboy burger, and French dip.I know my chicken and this was some of the best roasted chicken we've ever had.The prices are very reasonable and the food was very good by all accounts.We definitely recommend and will be coming back in the future.

Food and service does not match the price. All things considered, it is still a neat place to go; however, I most likely will not be returning. The inside dining area is interesting and clean.

Gary's Place was one of the suggestions I received on social media for a Wednesday fish fry during Lent. The menu had something for everyone, so my family and I hopped in the car and made our way over. I ordered a three piece beer battered cod with fries, my wife got a BYO cheeseburger and fries, and the kids got a grilled cheese and a kid's cheeseburger with fries. We also ordered cheese curds to share and I got a bowl of the soup of the day, which was cheesy broccoli cauliflower.I asked the waitress if she knew what kind of batter or breading the cheese curds had before we ordered them, specifically hoping to avoid cheese curds that have a cornmeal-like breading as I pointed out to her. She said they were battered, so we took a chance. Unfortunately, she was wrong and the cheese curds did have a cornmeal-like breading instead of being battered, so they weren't as crispy as I like and the plate had a fair amount of grease on it. I would rather get mozzarella sticks next time if we get an appetizer at all.I was excited for the soup because it's been a while since I've had cheesy broccoli. The flavor was fine, but it was way more salty than cheesy broccoli soup from anywhere else. I don't know how often they have the cheesy broccoli cauliflower, but I wouldn't get it again if they happened to have it while I'm there.All of us loved our entrees. The beer batter on the fish was great, the burgers had a good amount of cheese and flavor, and the grilled cheese was huge. The fries have nice seasoning on them too. We all agreed that this made up for the subpar cheese curds and disappointment with the soup.

Gary's Place was recommended to me by some locals when I was in town last week. The great news was it was right across the street from my hotel so I was able to walk over.Located in what looks like a house with a large patio, Gary's Place offers a range of familiar foods in an inviting atmosphere. We were seated promptly for our reservation, and I was actually surprised how packed this place was on a Thursday night. Service was spotty given there was only one server for the entire first floor of the restaurant. The chef and owner were walking around talking with the people they knew so I hope they saw the need for more staff (it may just not be possible these days)We ordered our drinks and they took a very long time to come out. And when they did, some came and some didn't. The soda and the waters seem to have gotten lost but once we reminded our server, someone else brought them out but the other drinks were already consumed at this point so another entire round was purchased. These came up in a more timely manner.We started with the cheese curds and the bruschetta. Here again, there was a delay in these coming out. We almost got to the point of saying not to bring them as we knew the entrees had to be almost done. But we did enjoy them- the cheese curds come with a dipping sauce and the bruschetta was tasty.For our entrees, given there were six of us we tried a range of the menu- broasted chicken, paninis, salads and burgers. All were good although the chicken was my favorite, hot and crunchy served with fries and coleslaw. The second favorite was the Italian panini. Clearly I was too busy catching up and talking with people as I didn't grab any pics during my visit.All in all it was a good visit. I went back again and sat on the patio this time a little earlier in the day and had none of the service issues from the first visit so it's a little hit or miss. But if you're in this part of town, if you are looking for a convenient local spot to grab a bite, check out Gary's place!

Very impressive First time coming here .Very impressed. With serves, your atmosphere was great. Would recommend it for anyone in town.

Excellent food, great service and efficient staff. Give Gary's a try, you'll be glad you did.

I dined at Gary's place on 11-15-24. The ambiance is nice and the vibe is warm and friendly. The food was very good and the service was excellent.

Do not order a beer. All tap beers are flat. Pizza is mediocre. Wine is good. Location is good