The Hideaway Tavern

The ultimate Wisconsin hole in the wall bar! Absolutely love the Hideaway! The staff are all fantastic and so much fun to hang around! The interior is an old house basement with living room and all! A few televisions to watch the games along with a $.25 pool table and Pull tab dispenser! I have yet to have the Friday Night Fish Fry but have several friends that constantly tell me it is the best in the area! Looking forward to trying it out soon!

It was awesome. The place was packed which means automatically the food will be good. It was not good but it was DELICIOUS!! The best fish ever, and I used to live on the pacific coast and loved the fish there so you can imagine my delight when I had such amazing fish here in Wisconsin. The beer was good two. It was such a quaint place and it felt like a house not a restaurant. So cool. Cannot wait to go back again.. you gotta try it , you won't be disappointed..

First time coming here for dinner while camping near by. We weren't sure what to expect. Walking in we were seated towards the back room and we were surrounded by a very quaint furnished area. Our table ordered the mushroom appetizer. It was very good. We also ordered the baked cod with potato pancakes and the broccoli crunch salad. I absolutely love how you can order an extra side with your meal. Also, the best crispy potato pancakes i have ever had. Usually they are soggy and i dislike them but the hideaway has the best potato crispy pancakes ever!!! The breaded cod is also absolutely delicious.For drinks must have the old fashioned. It was perfection as well. I must say the hideaway is amazing and we want to come back soon! Thank you for such great food and service.

We gave the Hideaway another go as we had gone a few months ago and was severely disappointed. Ironically in my email tonight was a reminder of my initial review 2 years ago. Unfortunately, it has gone downhill since. Food quality has gone downhill, portions are small in relation to price (2 4"diameter potato pancakes are $4.00 EXTRA) and the service has just declined severely. I had 2 pieces of baked cod, they resembled to pieces of soap approximately 2'x3, 2 potato pancakes, coleslaw (pretty sure bagged mix with the Marzetti's dressing), half a slice of rye bread and the usual tartar sauce, lemon wedge, and applesauce & sour cream.portion control plastic cups. We waited 15 min for someone to notice us. There was a teenage waitress who made eye contact but avoided us, finally a harried older blonde asked us if we had been helped. Nope. Ok, took drink orders and brought them. Then was like, oh you need menus. Uh, yeah. Brought those, came back in 5 for us to order but in the middle of that an older woman interrupted saying there was no salad and only 2 baked potatoes left. Prior to this our waitress said no chip fries either. Food came out in about 10, waitress left without asking if we needed anything. In addition to the teeny baked fish my man had 3 pieces of fried cod, thick as heck breading and tough as leather. Honestly, the only thing that remained good and unchanged was my old-fashioned. For being 630pm on a Friday they were half full, too. Waitress seemed overworked, teenage waitress was clueless with her hair loose despite serving food, and it was just...sad. We used to LOVE this place! The dive bar atmosphee and quality food. Very sad.

Stopped in to nearby Bristol, WI to visit with a good friend on the mend. We looked for somewhere close-by for dinner and Yelp helped me find this place.Wow! We were out with another couple and had a great dinner and fantastic cocktails. The waitress was also the cook and the bar tender and also the daughter of the owners. What a great, intimate place for dinner and a cocktail. Looking at the menu, they have three different options for fish on Friday nights for their fish fry. We'll definitely be back for that!The Old Fashioned's we had were great. The burgers and chicken sandwiches were very good too.Don't be in a hurry and only go if you like small, quant eateries/taverns.

The fish fry is phenomenal. Very friendly staff. The heated outside gathering spot gives a different meaning to night out. My man loved the burger with Mac and cheese on top. Food has been delicious every time.

Reasonably priced. Polite servers. Restaurant is clean and nice homey atmosphere. Wait time after ordering is about 20 minutes. Waitress will come every now and then to see if we need anything m

My 94 yo Mom wanted fish fry so we thought we'd check out the Hideaway. The service was really good and everyone including the guests were friendly. All four of us had fish-two had the combo platter and two had the walleye. The meal was excellent. The broccoli salad, potato pancakes and fish were prepared just like home made. The drinks were spot on as well. We will definitely be back. The decor is shabby chic, really fun!

This place is a tax dodge by the owners and not an actual restaurant. If you're not a local, forget being served. There is NO PARKING. You will park in the mud of the owner's lawn, then she'll come out and yell not to park there. The food is typical frozen-fried you can find at a Culver's but at Culver's you'll actually get served. The prices are not listed so they can charge extra on people who aren't their friends. Stay away, or at least come expecting abuse.

Each season Deedy and I like to try 2-3 new places for fish fry. We might stumble onto a great place and it keeps my top ten rankings list fresh and valid. It would be very rare for a new place to make it onto the top ten list on a first visit. You can't test consistency with just one visit. Consistency is a key criteria. Tonight I discovered an exception to our usual rule. It was a first time here and tonight we discovered a new little gem - Otto's Hideaway Tavern in Salem. We almost drove by it. There was only one little sign which I missed. We turned into a gravel parking lot per the navigation software, with boats and some miscellaneous equipment along side of an old old house. There was a small sign by the door, and we then knew we were at the Hideaway. Tucked away in the woods. Tiny little sign. Blink and you'll miss it. We were greeted after being seated by the owner's wife with a huge box of crayons and coloring books for the grandkids. I started off with the usual Brandy old fashioned sweet. A little too much soda but not bad at all. The story would get better. Wow, the menu. An unusually broad fish fry menu in fact it may be the best menu of fish ever at a fish fry joint. Cod, walleye, blue gill, perch, always every time. But here is the big one, the differenciator - a combo plate. One piece each cod, blue gill, and perch plus 1/2 piece of walleye. This is a rarity and what a great way to sample or enjoy a bit of everything. All fare is served with the usual cole slaw and potato choices including tots. However, surprisingly, the potato pancakes are a $4 up charge. Turns out it's well worth it. Half and half is allowed. No chowder. Duly noted but not essential. Recall to qualify as a legitimate fish fry there has to be fried and broiled or baked cod or haddock, slaw, and potato pancakes. If tilapia is anywhere on the menu I walk out. Tilapia is not a legitimate fish for any legitimate fish fry establishment. Now for the good stuff. How was the fish? Taste was excellent. The cook is using a good quality grade of cod, the batter is thin and flavorful and cooked to perfection. The baked was also excellent. It came in a unique foil pouch as an individual serving. Unique. Seals the juices in. Nice touch. Since I got the combo plate, I got all fried. The blue gill was tasty, really big piece, the perch also exceptional and a big half piece of walleye also very well done. The fried and baked cod was all great. The cakes were exceptional. Deedy who has considerable influence on cakes and slaw agreed. They were just a little crispy on the outside, appropriately so, not a bit mushy on the inside cooked through evenly and extremely consistent. A ten! Now for the slaw. Exceptional! I'd rate it one notch under Mars slaw, which we consider the best. So bottom line, fish, slaw, and potato pancakes - all exceptional. We were just digging in when the server came over with a basket with one little fried filet. The server had told the owner we were fish fry aficionados and he sent over a piping hot piece of blue gill he had caught that day. Delicious! The owner and his wife are seniors, their daughter runs the bar and their grand daughter was our server. Nice family business. They also have a side option of what they call broccoli crunch. It is cream based has pecans and dried cranberries in it and it is delicious! The decor is what I would characterize as hunting lodge tavern antiqueky country charm. There is a pool table, a conversation area with couches and chairs and a little fireplace. Some antiques. Other guests were very friendly, obviously regulars, and saying it's their every Friday fish fry spot. Service was great. So I was impressed. Very much so. The people are important too and I have a soft spot for families doing a good job make a living. This is a very nice family and a very good fish fry. So much so I'm making it an exception and moving it up to #8 dropping Legends Food and Spirits on Como off the list based on a couple bad reports. Yes this is an exception to my rules. Let me know what you think if you try the Hideaway tavern. We will be back soon.