
The menu
Scratch American food,
on the water.
Everything's made to order from house recipes — burgers, steaks, pizzas, tacos and shareable apps, served over Buttons Bay.
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Source: The Boat House Bar & Grill published menu, captured 2026-07-04. Menu and prices can change; please confirm current offerings with the restaurant.
Appetizers
Made fresh to order from house recipes.
- Hummus$16
Pureed chickpea, red pepper coulis, olive tapenade, cucumber, carrot, celery & pita.
- Wisconsin Cheese Curds$16
House-cut cheddar, Spotted Cow beer-battered, fried & dusted in parmesan & parsley. Served with ranch & marinara.
- Fried Pickles$15
Waffle-cut chips floured, fried & dusted in dill. Served with ranch & chipotle mayo.
- Big Bavarian$22
This giant pretzel is for the table to share. Salted & baked, served with nacho cheese & honey mustard.
- Little Bavarian$15
Share if you want. Served with nacho cheese & honey mustard.
- Smoked Wings$18
6 jumbo wings, smoked & fried. Your choice of BBQ, lemon-pepper-dry, hot or mild buffalo. Served with ranch or bleu cheese.
- Meatball$21
3 beef & sausage meatballs, marinara, parmesan, arugula.
- Slider Trio$18 / $21
3 mini brioche buns. Your choice of BBQ pulled pork ($18) or tenderloin steak tips with garlic mayo ($21).
- Cheese Quesadilla$15
Flour tortilla, shredded cheese, served with salsa & sour cream. Add shredded chicken $6, pulled pork $6, steak $8.
- Fried Shrooms$15
Sliced portabella mushrooms, beer-battered, deep-fried, dusted in parmesan & parsley. Served with ranch & chipotle mayo.
Salads
Add protein: chicken breast 6oz $10 · shrimp (5) $14 · salmon filet 6oz $15 · tenderloin tips 8oz $20. Dressings: ranch, bleu cheese, caesar, french, honey mustard, balsamic, greek, lemon-oregano, 1000 island.
- Caprese$18
Fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, oil & balsamic reduction.
- House$18
Spring mix, cucumber, tomato, carrot, onion, crouton. Choose a dressing.
- Bay Breeze$18
Spinach, feta, red onion, seasonal fruit, walnut, balsamic vinaigrette.
- Mediterranean$22
Arugula, chickpea, cucumber, feta, red onion, red pepper, greek vinaigrette.
Pizzas
14" thin crust or 10" gluten free.
- Aloha$26
Red sauce, mozz, ham, pineapple.
- Basic$30
Pesto sauce, feta, garlic, green pepper, spinach.
- BBQ Chicken$26
BBQ sauce, mozz, chicken, red onion.
- Boomer$26
White sauce, mozz, portabella, garlic, onion.
- Geneva$28
Red sauce, mozz, pepperoni, sausage, bacon.
- Margherita$30
Red sauce, fresh mozz, basil, garlic, tomato.
- The JG$30
Red sauce, mozz, pepperoni, mushroom, onion, garlic.
- The Caddy$30
Red sauce, mozz, pepperoni, sausage, arugula, jalapeño, hot honey.
- Build Your Own$22
Toppings $2 each. Sauce: red, BBQ, oil, pesto. Cheese: mozzarella, feta, fresh buffalo mozzarella +$3. Veg: basil, olives, garlic, giardiniera, peppers, jalapeño, mushroom, portabella, onion, pineapple, tomato. Meat: bacon, chicken, ham, pepperoni, sausage, pulled pork, taco beef.
Tacos
Served with lime & jalapeño. Choose corn or flour tortilla. Order 3 tacos and rice & beans are included.
- Steak *$10
Piedmontese grassfed hanger steak, pico de gallo, salsa verde.
- Shrimp$10
Colossal Atlantic shrimp, beer battered & fried, cabbage slaw, pickled red onion, chipotle mayo.
- Chicken$8
Seasoned & shredded chicken, cilantro, onion, sour cream.
- Gringo$8
Seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato, cheddar, sour cream.
Burgers
Fresh 1/2lb Angus from Northwest Meat Co, homestyle bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle & fries. Substitute Angus for grassfed patty, chicken breast, portabella cap, or veggie patty.
- Boat House Burger *$20
American cheese, bacon.
- Juicy Lucy *$22
Smoked gouda, pineapple wheel, bacon, BBQ.
- Jalapeno *$20
Pepper jack, fried jalapeno, chipotle mayo.
- G-Series *$24
Piedmontese grassfed patty, gouda, garlic, greens.
- MOAB *$28
Dual beef patties, quad cheese, fried egg, fresh jalapeno.
- Oinkn' Onion *$26
American cheese, baconnaise, sautéed onions.
Sandwiches
Served with fries.
- Cubano$24
Slow roasted pork, ham, swiss, dijonaise, pickles, hoagie.
- Meatball$24
3 beef & sausage meatballs, marinara, mozzarella, arugula, hoagie.
- Nashville Chicken$24
Crispy fried chicken breast, spicy sauce, chipotle mayo, pickles, burger bun.
- Caprese Chicken$24
Grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, balsamic reduction, hoagie.
- Grilled Chicken$18
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, burger bun.
- Pulled Pork$22
Slow roasted BBQ pork butt, coleslaw, burger bun.
- Steak Tips$28
8oz tenderloin tips, sautéed mushroom & onion, garlic mayo, hoagie.
- BLT$18
Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo, panini.
- Shipwreck$22
BBQ pork, pepperjack, sautéed onion, panini.
Steaks, Chops & Fish
Served with garlic mashed potatoes & seasonal vegetables. Your choice of soup or salad. Dinner sides: mashed potatoes $4 · bleu cheese crumbles $8 · sautéed mushrooms $4 · sautéed vegetables $8.
- Surf & Turf *$74
8oz USDA Prime filet grilled to temp & 5 colossal Atlantic shrimp.
- Tenderloin Tip *$40
8oz tenderloin tip grilled to temp, sautéed mushrooms & onions.
- Salmon$40
6oz wild Atlantic filet, teriyaki glaze & sesame seeds. Served with rice — no potato.
- Filet Mignon *$60
8oz USDA Prime filet grilled to temp.
- Pork Chop$34
12oz bone-in french cut chop, honey mustard glaze.
- NY-Strip *$52
14oz Prime NY-Strip grilled to temp.
Pastas
Served with soup or salad & garlic bread.
- Button's Bay$35
Chicken, sun dried tomato, garlic cream sauce, penne.
- Portside$32
Portobello mushroom, garlic cream sauce, gnocchi.
- Chicken Parm$34
Breaded chicken, mozzarella, marinara, spaghetti.
- Vodka$34
Chicken, vodka cream sauce, cheese tortellini.
- Piccata$38
Chicken breast, lemon caper sauce, capellini.
- LG Pasta$34
3 homemade beef & pork meatballs, marinara, spaghetti.
- Como Pasta$34
Artichoke, mushroom, spinach, cherry tomato, white wine cream sauce, pappardelle.
- Shrimp Scampi$35
5 sautéed shrimp, garlic white wine butter sauce, capellini.
Kids Menu
For kids under 12 only. Served with fries.
- Chicken Tenders$12
- Cheeseburger$12
- Grilled Cheese$12
- Kraft® Mac & Cheese$10
- PB n' J$10
- Kids Taco$8
Ground beef & shredded cheese. No fries.
Sides
- Chips$10
- Coleslaw$6
- Side Salad$12
Spring mix, tomato, cucumber, dressing.
- Fries$8
- Sweet Potato Fries$10
- Homemade SoupCup $8 / Bowl $10
- Extra Sauces$1–2
Dessert
All desserts made in house.
- Carrot Cake$10
- Cheesecake$10
- Chocolate Torte$10
- Key Lime Pie$10


The wrap-around bar
Handcrafted cocktails & craft beer.
Handcrafted cocktails from the wrap-around bar, plus craft beer, seltzers and wine. Wine is listed by varietal and price range — ask your bartender for the cocktail list and the full by-the-glass pours. Set in-house and rotating with the season.
Bottles, Cans & Pints
Domestic$6
Budweiser · Busch Light · Coors Light · Michelob Ultra · Miller Lite · Miller 64 · PBR Tallboy
Import$7
Corona · Corona Light · Guinness · Hacker Pschorr · Heineken · Modelo · Peroni · Stella Artois
N/A & Always on Tap
Heineken 0.0 · New Glarus Spotted Cow — always on tap · Rotating selections available
Draft Beers
Ale$7 / $8
Daisy Cutter (Half Acre) · Dirty Bastard (Founders) · Lil Sumpin' (Lagunitas) · Wisconsinitis (3 Sheeps)
IPA$9
90 Minute (Dogfish Head) · Lagunitas IPA · Two Hearted (Bell's)
Amber$7
Badger Club (Wisconsin) · Riverwest Stein (Lakefront)
Pilsner$7
New Grist — gluten free (Lakefront)
Porter$8
Rotating porter
Wit / Weiss$7
Summer Shandy (Leinenkugel's)
Seltzers
Seltzers & Hard Teas$7
Angry Orchard Crisp Apple · Twisted Tea (GF) · Sun Cruiser Tea (GF) · Carbliss · Hard Lemonade · High Noon varieties
Wines
Reds
Cabernet Sauvignon ($15–78) · Pinot Noir ($15–50) · Blends ($14–50)
Whites
Chardonnay ($13–50) · Riesling ($10–37) · Sauvignon Blanc ($14–48) · Pinot Grigio ($13–48)
Bubbles
Prosecco ($8 split) · Champagne Brut ($8 glass / $48 bottle) · Rosé ($13 glass / $40 bottle)
House Wine — $10 glass / $32 bottle
Pinot Noir · Cabernet Sauvignon · Chardonnay · Sauvignon Blanc · Pinot Grigio
New Glarus Spotted Cow is always on tap. Ask your bartender about the full drink list.
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are cooked to your temperature. Menu and prices are set in-house and can change with the season — please confirm current offerings on your visit or by phone.