My Review of Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster
Yes. Go. (Plus a word about the prices.)
Remember last December when I tried to interview Derek Eidson and Pete Faber about their upcoming Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster restaurant? Well, that was kind of a bust.
You know what wasn’t a bust? My recent visit to their Northwoods supper club-inspired spot, which opened in late January.
Our visit was remarkably enjoyable through and through.
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Guesthouse. Yes. Go.
Before you go to Guesthouse, note my italics in the phrase supper club-inspired spot. That’s the way Eidson and Faber described the place to me, and now I understand why: If you go expecting it to be exactly like your favorite Wisconsin/Minnesota supper club … well, just don’t.
Yes, the decor offers fun supper-club touches—(retro American beer ads, camping lanterns on the tables, a big canoe over the bar, comfy brown-vinyl seating, taxidermy, and a few plaid-uphols…