Trails End Lodge - Restaurant in Wausau - 3901 Sherman Rd, USA

Trails End gets busy for lunch and dinner, and they do not take reservations; plan accordingly. Five of us enjoyed Friday lunch and will be back! The servers are great, food is top notch, the owner comes around (and has many patrons’ names down pat), and the views are good too! Just to let you know, their smelt was the best I have found in years! They have a great diverse menu with something for everyone. We ordered the fish fry, poor mans, clam chowder, and smelt. We all had different sides: baked potatoes, fries, potato salad, and sweet potato fries. Everyone was completely satisfied and leftovers were packaged up. Easily, on food quality and taste alone, I’d give five stars. However, other observations needed to be considered—and I chose 4 stars to be equally fair.

Excellent service for a popular place that is always teeming with people! We had the pan-fried walleye with baked potatoes, coleslaw, and clam chowder. So very good!! Reasonable prices, friendly fast service, and great food with a supperclub, pub vibe.

Found this gem by googling Friday fish fry in Wausau because we were passing through there. Amazing fish tacos … not your typical tiny fish buried inside a tortilla. These are huge chunks of delicious beer battered haddock cooked to perfection with tasty slaw. My husband had the perch and loved it as well. It’s a light batter that enhances the fish but doesn’t take away from it. Service was great and atmosphere too! We were 2 hours from home and said we’d make the trip just to eat there again!

I hate to write this, the service was absolutely amazing. The staff greeted me with a smile, the atmosphere was a good vibe. We tried the fish fry, the fish was meh, beer battered fish, the fries were ok, the tartar sauce has sweet relish (not my style), the coleslaw I’m not sure what they’re doing there. I would maybe go to have a couple drinks but I would skip on the fish fry again.

You can arrive via water or roads, sit inside or outside. Live music usually on the weekends. They make a great cocktail and will even put it in your Yeti/RTIC if you bring it, no carry-ins allowed though (but that's just rude anyway). Food is freshly made and tasty! If you're a fried mushroom or onion ring fan, you need to try them here!!!!

Dont know why any rating would be below a 5. We are from out of town and their fish fry was a recommended. It did not disappoint. Husband had walleye and my poor man's lobster was the best I have ever had. Staff was extremely friendly. Highly recommend and will return when in the area!

They have a great small town tavern atmosphere on a decent menu. The staff was friendly and attentive. We make a couple trips annually when we are out on Lake Wausau in cruise up the river. They have a nice outdoor deck for summer dining.

I was there Friday night with my family. We were seated in the bar area for drinks - no problem. Later on we asked the manager if we could eat dinner at the high bar table that we were currently sitting at in the bar because my dad, who is in an electric wheelchair, can not fit under the smaller sized tables in the dining room due to his wheelchair. He told us no and that they were not able to drag that table in there. We did not ask that. He then said we were not allowed to eat in the bar area after 3pm - whatever. This was very disappointing, as for one, my dad is not able to get out much because of the wheelchair and for two, this is one of the main reasons he does not leave the house; because most places are not handicap assessable , or furthermore like Trails End, discriminate against people with disabilities. How would you feel if you were told by the owner of a restaurant that you could not eat there because you are in a wheelchair? And after my grandmother told him we were leaving, he stated that he understood why. Ridiculous.