Broken Oar Saloon - MANITOWISH WATERS

One of the very best fish fry locations in the north woods. Served family style with lots of sides to please all in the family, and the best tartar sauce from Blue Bayou!!! Not much of a physical setting, but very good service and excellent food.

IF you want to WAIT for 1.5 HOURS just to be seated, then another 45 minutes to receive your food... then THIS is your place!! What a joke. Under-Staffed, slow, and unorganized are some very applicable words for this Mistake of a dinner selection... DON'T DO IT. You WILL be sorry.

Everything I hoped for in a Northwoods dive! Friendly service, great jukebox, friendly people, cold beer and a true Northwoods atmosphere. You can't judge a book by it's cover. When you look at this place from the road it looks rundown. Please, go in and enjoy! The bartender/ server /cook was awesome. We had a party of 15 with a lot if kids. He didn't even flinch. We were patient and took advantage of the $0.25 PBR draws, the Foosball table, the pool table and the jukebox. We ordered the special Duck Wonton special. They were delicious! Most of us ordered the fish fry and some pizzas. The tarter sauce was from the Blue Bayou I love it when local places work together . The potato salad and coleslaw were delicious. The fish was great! My father in law chose the walleye basket instead of the usual fish fry. All was very good, but he said that the walleye was as good as you can get outside of a shore lunch. The only wish for this place is for them to be able to incorporate a separate server. This guy busts his butt and does a great job. We come to Manitowish Waters once a year and if I lived here I would come here weekly. Great job, Broken Oar!

Went here for fish fry. Food was excellent but our waitress was terrible. Older blonde women with an attitude. Could go on and on about her, it was one thing after another with her attitude. Sorry we bothered you lady.

Great place. Jeff really cares about his customers. Usually a nice casual spot to grab a fish fry and a beer (and they have a few good ones on tap), but on some nights (New Years eve, 4th of July) they throw awesome parties with live music.