Based on 694 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
101 County Rd I, Balsam Lake, WI 54810
Phone: (715) 485-3400
Website: https://www.thethirstyotter.com/
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Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Friday | 11 AM–2 AM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–2 AM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–12 AM |
| Monday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–12 AM |
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Reviews
Mary Ahmann
Kris was a top notch bartender!
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Kelly Waterman
Walleye Sandwich, the only thing I ever order and will always order because it’s SSSSOOOO GOOD! I’ve only been here during the lunch hour, which sometimes can be fairly busy but I would imagine more busy in the evenings and weekends. Wait staff is friendly, busy, and informative that they’ll be right over (and she was!). Food came out fast, same with the bevies. Overall, love this place and the setting. Will always be back for the walleye, maybe I should try something else… maybe not 🙂
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Austin Rodrigues
First time back this year for their ‘Walleye sandwich with chips (fries)’ and we were not disappointed. Visited at lunchtime and it was not too busy, great service and no mosquitoes. Definitely recommended if you want a delicious freshly made meal.
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Douglas Ahmann
Somewhat disappointing first visit to this place. Wanted to love it, because the location is amazing. Kris the bartender was on top of things, but the kitchen let him down. The food was warm’ish when it arrived after a LONG wait. My sirloin was tasty but tough, and the jumbo shrimp were really good. But they would have been excellent if they were hot. Had tots because they ran out of baked potatoes. Tots weren’t fully cooked. My buddy had wings, and said they were very dry and not much flavor. Also very small.
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Jim Reeve
This is a nice stop overlooking the lake. The service was great. She was taking care of the outdoor patio and bar.
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Cindy McDermond
We were there for the Tuesday night shrimp special on a beautiful night on the patio. They were really busy and short staffed as almost all places seem to be these days. We were still treated to good service. A bit slower than normal, but we understood how busy they were. Food was great as usual and our server was very nice.
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Ted Ricci
Food was good but it took 30 minutes to get our app, then an 45 minutes later we were talking led they lost our order.30-45 minutes later 3 of our 4 dinners showed up, I had to wait15 more minutes for my food. Good food but poor run in my opinion. They did take 20% off but not how we wanted to spend our ENTIRE evening. Not sure if I would ever go back or recommend it.stay away from patio if you don’t like cigarette smoke while you eat.
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Peter Mathys
Our group of 6 individuals had dinner here earlier this week, and it was fairly quiet – just a handful of other customers inside. Our waitress was nice and attentive. The food took quite a while to come out (I’d at least 25 minutes). Overall, it was pretty tasty, but definitely on the heavier and greasier side – your typical bar/tavern food. They had a shrimp special, and the shrimp was huge!! If I’m ever back, I’d definitely go for that.
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Nicholas Bickford
Hello to everyone near or far that has come to Wisconsin, either driving through or just boating through welcome to the Thirsty Otter.
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Barry Peterson
Fun place to stop for a drink. They have minnow races in the summer during the 4th of July weekend.
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