See all of the photos - We took off Saturday night and headed out to Century Elm Supper Club in Larsen for our monthly boaters diner. We get together with our boating friends after the summer boating season ends once a month to stay in touch and try out different supper clubs in the area. Century Elm has become a favorite for us and our friends. we started out with some SoCo old fashions that they muddle up and add mushrooms to. If you can't get a muddle old fashion I won't even waste my time. In my opinion is the only way to do old fashions. Our crew grabbed up some pull tabs without much luck. We went into the dining room and I forgot to get photos of the food as we were all talking and all hungry. I had a ribeye and grilled shrimp that was very good. Our friends also got steaks and 2 of the 3 were not cooked fully. Out waitress took them back in and got those cooked up and back out to the table. I do have to say the customer service was outstanding. Both the owner and the waitress apologized and took care take care of the issue as well as offered up to buy the whole table a round of drinks. Century Elm is one of the old supper clubs that bring quality and customer service together. It is great to see owners that step up and take care of their customers. They also had a 2 man band that was fun to listen to as well. Unfortunately, I didn't get the band's name. Man, I am slipping in my old age. We got a call from some friends that didn't make it to the diner but had stopped into XE 54 Wine Bar and told us there was a band there and to stop by. We swung in and the place had a pretty good crowd. The Murphy Brothers were set up in the back of the bar. The Murphy brothers are a 2 man show that mainly plays classic rock. We had a couple of glasses of some nice bold red wine and hung out with our friends and listen to the guy's play. We also had a couple come in with prisoner suits on. They sure turned a few heads. We stayed out for about 2 hours and then this old fart was ready to head home and get some sleep so we were ready for the game. I hope you enjoy the photos. - Photo Gallery
Dick & Joan's Supper club and Take 2 Acoustics at Cedar bar & grill
See all of the photos - Well, not too exciting this week. We took it pretty easy. Friday night we hit Dick & Joans Superclub in Appleton. This supper club has been around forever. We have not been there in a long time. We decided to meet some friends and go try it out again. We got to the supper club and went in at the back of the building. Which you walk into a nice and large bar area. We ordered a couple of old fashions. They do muddle the old fashions. So we were off to a good start. Our friends showed up and we had another round. They do give you a nice pour. Our waitress gave us menus, we ordered and she told us we could be seated whenever we were ready. The decor is typical for suppers clubs around here. Feels a little like going back to the '70s with the old school wood panel walls. They sat us in what looks like an add-on room that had a stone wall wine cellar look and feel. Which was interesting. The thing that was not good was the smell of what we all believe to be urine. I am not 100% sure what it was but it was not pleasant at all. Hopefully, this is taken care of soon. You do seem to become nose blind to it after a while. The salad bar was a little skimpy. But they had lettuce, dressing, croutons, imitation bacon bits, tomatoes, and clam chowder soup, Our group was not pleased with the no cheese for salads. One of our group asked and they brought out a small cup of shredded cheddar and charged them for it. They brought us out some fresh bread and butter. The bread was very good. Our dinners came out fairly quickly. I had stuffed shrimp and tenderloin. No complaints on any of the meals. Everyone overall was happy with their meals. The steaks were cooked well and had good flavor. We planned on going out to see a band but we fell to being old and went home to crash. Saturday night we decided we would go see Take 2 Band at Cedars bar and Grill. Get some food and listen to some live music. We both enjoy the Take 2 band and have known these 2 brothers since they were kids. They had some tight quarters to work within the Cedar bar but they got the job done. They did a great job as usual! We planted ourselves at the bar so we could see the show and eat. It took us a little while to get a drink. The menu was typical bar food. Which for us is not an issue at all. I got a mushroom and swiss burger and the little lady got a grill chicken breast and cottage cheese. It wasn't on the menu but they were happy to make it for her. We hung out for a few after diner and enjoyed the show. We decided it was time to go and we planned on going to see Road Trip at Stone Toad. We made it halfway over to the bar and then had drama with our kiddos. Back home we went and once we got there we called it quits. It is a bitch getting old. But it was still a good weekend with friends and good food. I hope you enjoy the photos. I also put together a little video of Take 2 Acoustic for you to check out. - Photo Gallery
