Sobie's Restaurant - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Greta D.

My expectations of Sobie’s might just be too high - I always leave disappointed. I have been there a couple of times, thinking maybe I just catch them on a bad day because I really want to like them - their menu looks great and they have a nice location. Two times I have made reservations and still had to wait to be seated (after the time of my reservation). The service is always slow and below subpar; the servers never present themselves professionally. And the food is just okay at best. To top it off, there was a piece of blue painters tape with a handwritten label stuck my plate. This will finally be the last time I go to Sobie’s.

Ladd G.

Went for dinner, food was great, good selection of beer, wine, and cocktails. Awesome salmon and steak. Our waitress was busy with several tables and a large group. The staff worked together to all help/expedite drinks and food. I was a little skeptical after reading the mix of reviews. Our experience was great, we will go back again. I suggest making reservations (we did) seemed others had a little wait time for a table.

Todd

Great food! The blueberry bruschetta and shrimp and grits are not to be missed!

The entrees were all substantial and delicious.

The service was pretty good, but a little on the slow side.

Dinner for 4 with 3 appetizers, 3 cocktails, a bottle of wine and tip came to about $250.

Came in again for poutine and the bruschetta…very good yet again!

And then we had brunch. Very tasty. The portions are a little smaller than the average breakfast place, but the quality is amazing. The eggs Benedict was delicious. I also appreciated the great execution on their home fries.

This is one of the most consistently solid dining options in Oconomowoc.

Margaret M.

Delicious! Best Rueben I ever had! The corned beef was cooked just right and there was a lot of it! The soup was definitely homemade and delicious! We will be back very soon!

Monica

We stopped here for brunch for the first time and it was absolutely amazing. We sat at the bar and was served by Lydia. She was equally as helpful with menu selections as she was delightful in conversation. We ordered the Crème Brûlée French toast and the hash brown scramble. Both were massive portions at a fair price. We also enjoyed the Bloody Marys and coffee. We will be returning guests!

michelle L.

Have reservations for 7, still waited until 7:20 or so to get seated. Waitress was very inattentive, seemed to go to every other table besides ours repeatedly. Roughly 7:45 we received our drink order. Claimed they had Korbel when the drink clearly was made with Bourbon but upcharged $2 for Korbel.
The beef tenderloin sandwich is a tiny piece of steak served on a piece of bruschetta. For $17. With a side of soup for a $2 upcharge. I requested medium and it came out medium rare. After over an hour and half left hungry and feeling ripped off.
There are better places to eat in this area with better customer service that won't break the bank like this place.

Christine B.

What a huge disappointment. This was a birthday celebration that left us irritated because the three issues didn't have to happen since they were directly related to poor customer service.
1) Attempted to seat us at a table of which the chair could not be pulled out sufficiently to permit me to sit because it backed up to a wall. I am a small person and I couldn't fit to sit down.
2) Ordered Tomato Soup which was listed on the specials board. Server checked with kitchen and told us it was not available as the hostess had not updated the board.
3) Specifically requested our soup come prior to our meal. Soup came, was not hot and was sent back to reheat. Our meal came one minute afterwards despite our request.

All three issues were the result of the same two employees not paying attention to detail although you should not have to mention you would prefer hot soup.
Was there once years ago with a good experience. After today's experience we won't go back.

BTW: when we left, the specials board (directly behind the hostess) still listed tomato soup. We pointed it out again and her reply was "Yes, I know, my bad, haven't had time to fix it." It must be hard to find one second to erase it with a swipe of your finger.

jeje43

A very avant-garde style restaurant downtown Oconomowoc. Very elegant very cool atmosphere. The food was good. Had the cheese curds not your average curds....Very gourmet very tasty. The wings were good ... the Ancho Cherry Barbecue was good it felt more on the sweet side. The Caribbean Jerk... they seem bland at first and saw the sauce on the bottom of the bowl. mixed it up and the ingredients were quite authentic wished they had poured it over it. Reasonably priced menu. .

The waitstaff were very friendly...our server Claire was extremely good friendly welcoming and knowledgeable about all the specials and items. Made the whole experience great. Overall a really nice place to visit.... and visit again.