The Social American Tavern - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mary K.

This restaurant isn't anything special. The service was very slow and the waiter was not very attentive. I saw people who came in after us getting served before us. When my main dish arrived it was between cold and room temperature. (It was fish.) There's nothing very special about this place to set it apart, and if people staying at the Hilton are eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner here as an experience in Milwaukee it's not very representative of the good food we have in our city. There are much better restaurants that aren't so pricey.

Nader A.

I give this Hotel restaurant an overall 4 star rating.
The food: Hit or miss, some of the menu items are things a college kid would invent late at night. I tried the mid west sushi which is essentially a tortilla short rib filled burrito, good, especially the combo of picked onions and short rib, but the tortilla was a bit dried out. Then later I had the cheese curds, great, not too salt even with the garlic parm topping they put on. But the brat-stickers are a pass, wontons stuffed with sausage meat, the flavor just wasnt there. And the fried chicken sliders were also a miss, chicken too dry, and the tomato too thick, it was all around hard to eat. 3/5

The service: I'll say, it's a Monday night so there's only 1 waitress, but a few guests. The waitress was friendly, but didn't refill my water until after the check was brought. 4/5

The atmosphere: it's a pretty cool space, you can see it from the lobby front desk and you want to go in and be a part of it when it's alive. They do events too I think, and a happy hour, although that ended at 6, so me and my wife missed it. Not too loud either which is a plus for me. 5/5

Jordan Y.

I came here to try out the sloppy Joe for Restaurant week after hearing about it from friends. I ordered soup, sloppy Joe sliders, and strawberry shortcake bites all for $15. Their sloppy Joe sliders were one of the best sloppy joes I've had. The buns were nicely toasted, not burnt at all, and the meat went really well with fries.
Their drinks are decent and the atmosphere is relaxed. The employees I've met so far are very friendly. The bartender is attentive at getting your drink orders and I've had some really good drink recommendations from the staff.

I had to make a reservation for Restaurant Week and was glad I did since was packed by noon.

Tom R.

This is a great spot near the lobby of the Marriott. Was really empty on a Thursday evening, but they had a solo singer there which was nice.

I would highly recommend the bruschetta. The brussel sprouts were also quite tasty. I got the burger and it was tasty and not too greasy which was nice. We would definitely recommend this place for some good American food

Melisa R. (.

Historic building nice architecture. That's where the compliments end. Food took almost 30 minutes - was mediocre at best. Rare burger served medium. BLTA had old Avocado and dry toast. Overcooked pasta and bland mac n cheese. Overpriced. Server was inattentive. Would not recommend.

Ms.Z

We were there for the deception show. The host seemed a little pushy. Saying that we would get seated for dinner as people arrived. We arrived at 6:00 since the show didn’t start 8. He stated we could get a drink but to cash out right way. We ordered our drinks and tried to pay right away. But since they were clearly under staffed for the night. We waited allot longer to get our drinks and to pay, We only ordered a beer and a drink from the menu nothing fancy. The host kept coming back to stand there and wait for us. The place was not busy and there were about 10 tables open. So I was not sure what the rush was since we were waiting on the bartenders. The bartenders seemed to be doing what they could as very inexperienced bartenders. So right away we felt under pressure to get seated and to eat quickly because we might get pushed out. The food was good. The waitress was great. The music choice was awful!! It was a loud techno blend that made you feel like you were In a club trying to eat.

Bikes B. B. W.

Cool place in a historic building downtown. Amazing architecture and beautiful surroundings. Dinner was good, a couple of slightly overcooked items, but overall very nice. Service was excellent as well.

William

Rated 2 stars due to the manager being understanding and apologetic. The appetizer took over 50 minutes to arrive, while the main course was about 20 minutes after. The local drafts were warm, clearly not refrigerated whatsoever. The chips for the nachos were horribly stale which was not edible at all. The appetizer was fried for much longer than it should have been and defenitely not worth the money. The Mac and cheese was sub par at the best and had old dry ground beef instead of sausage. The chef came out and recognized that the meat on the Mac and cheese was ground beef and not sausage as it should haven been. Their phone number goes straight to the Hilton's front desk as well. It is absolutely worth the wait elsewhere and the staff should receive additional training. I understand the lack of staff these days, but better communication is necessary. I believe Hilton should reconsider their choices of room service and should look elsewhere until these issues are resolved. FYI, the tables weren't wiped down with a sanitizer, I watched other guests be seated and they hardly wiped the table down while they were being seated.