The Free House Pub

Bartender was a little odd.. when someone asks for the bourbon menu you don't need to say we only have a whiskey menu... and a Cuban is a Cuban. But the drinks and food good. Bar is really cute inside

We stopped for a quick meal after running errands. It was our first time trying their new menu. My husband LOVED the 1902 grilled chicken sandwich and is already talking about coming back for it! I always get the salmon sandwich (no bun) because it is amazing! The waffle fries were crispy and flavorful. The parmesan garlic waffle fries were outstanding. Our server Maggie had a lot of tables and was super efficient, really friendly and exceptionally patient with some other more difficult patrons.

The crispy honey chicken was amazing! We sat outside on a nice sunny day. The atmosphere was exactly what I wanted. It only gets a little loud if everyone is talking at a high volume. Otherwise it stays relatively quiet. The main entrée was superb. The fries were just all right. They were greatly overtaken and forgiven for the blackness by the wonderful jalapeño cheese curds. Occur were one of the best that I've had with the perfect amount of spice. All the service was very friendly and understanding. We do believe they could use a little extra help, but who isn't understaffed these days. Great job and thank you for the wonderful food.

Great food and a great venue. Get the Walleye on fish fry Friday! We often get there a bit after the rush and the small bar area is a cozy spot.

We went to Free House Pub for a date night dinner. Our favorites were the cheese curds and the Old Fashioneds, which we both agreed we would go back for. Getting a table wasn't the easiest, but once we had one, the server was great!For entrees we both ordered the cod fish fry; mine was battered and my fiancés was not. I wish I would have gotten the unbattered fish because the breading took a lot away from the fish in my opinion. I also got the garlic Parmesan fries (pictured) and they were not at all what I was expecting. They were just plain fries with Parmesan cheese ontop that fell off when you went to eat it.

Nice outdoor seating and efficient staff. Like lots of places the bar was short staffed where the bartender was making drinks, and seating customers and was doing pretty well considering the usual 7 o'clock crowd. Our three gin and tonics were a bad start to the evening. The tonic, fed from the "gun" could have been water it was so flat. We would have sent them back but it was so busy didn't bother.They should use bottled tonic to be sure. Nothing worse than flat tonic. My patty melt was saturated in butter and extremely salty. The coleslaw was coarsely chopped cabbage with no tangy sauce and was room temperature. All things I dislike. I love coleslaw and was disappointed it couldn't at least been chilled. My wife's cuban sandwich was way out of proportion with too much pork and not enough of the other things that go with it. She took it apart and ate it "open face" to get around it. Every time we come here we are disappointed with the food but like the outdoor setting . Tonight was no exception. Not a fan.

I've been to this place about 5 times (totally my fault, I know) usually out of desperation when others around are closed. While the patio is at least an outdoor dining option and the beer list is decent, I want to dissuade you from eating anything. No, I haven't sampled all of the menu items, but man, what I have tried has been close to inedible.....and not inexpensive!! Use better judgement than I have!

One of the best burgers I've had in a really long time! Service was amazing as well - Savannah was the best! We will be back.

Good atmosphere; excellent service; good food; the kitchen was REALLY SLOW though; took 1 hour to get our food

The Free House has always been a favorite - good food, good beer list, nice outdoor patio... It's a great Middleton spot. However, I took an out-of-town friend there for lunch today and was really disappointed. First off, their back seating area, which used to be cozy and filled with low tables, is now a smattering of high-top tables and a bunch of bright, flashing games. They still have a few booths, but they're down a small set of stairs. I don't know if they still have regular seating at the front of the building or not, but noted that if anyone is in a wheelchair, there wouldn't be anywhere for them to sit inside. We were seated at one of the booths fairly quickly, but then the waiting started. It took nearly 20 minutes for anyone to come take our drinks order, then another 5-10 minutes to get said drinks. We asked for water twice. I'd ordered a small taste of a beer, and when our waitress came back with the full-sized, we asked to put in a food order. It took at least another 30 minutes to get food, and we had basic stuff - a salad and a wrap. We finally also got water when someone brought our food, but that was well over an hour after we'd arrived. Aside from a quick check from the waitress about a minute after the food arrived, no one ever came back to refill our water or check on us. We finally caught the eye of the waitress to get the bill and just handed her a card when she came back with it, so we couldn't have to wait any longer. We were in there for over two hours. I'm hoping this was just an off day - a staffing issue or whatever. I think this is a great spot and want to see them stick around, but based on my experience today, I'm going to be hard-pressed to go back.