Castaway's on the Island 131 Clinton Street, La Crosse, WI 54603

"I have lived nearby here for around 10 years and I never knew what I was missing out on. Castaways is a far too hidden gem. Before I went in, I expected this too be like a supper club or a bar but boy was I wrong. It was so much more than that. Upon entering, I walked up to the bar to decide what I’d want to drink and was immediately surprised at their liquor selection. Very nice quality. My second surprise was their menu. I was immediately drawn to the risotto. I ordered the Mahi Mahi with risotto, zucchini and house made French onion soup. The soup was divine and served with a slice of baguette with cheese rather than the bowl covered in cheese. I liked this take on French onion soup. There were lots of onions still in the soup which I also appreciated. I could gave been satisfied with that alone but the rest was great too! I unfortunately had to leave right after the meal was served (due to my own poor time management) so I had just enough time to take a bite or two and had to save the rest for home and ate it at room temperature but it was still great. My extremely picky daughter ordered a huge burger and gobbled the whole thing up with only a few fries left. I’m excited to come back and try more of their treats. Looking forward to ordering a side of truffle fries next time."

"I don’t know what’s happened to this place, but they really don’t deserve one star if there was a zero they would get it. I was here this summer everything was great. Don’t know who’s running this place had to ask the waitress for our waters five time my brother steak was so full of fat. It was supposed to be a crusted. New York strip no crust just threw the gravy on it dried potatoes mashed potatoes didn’t give them butter they can’t even get the burgers to the right people nor can the cook read an order correctly. , I will never come back. Highly disappointed. It’s a shame that it’s gone downhill used to be a great place. You need a manager here and not servers who lean against the bar and don’t take care of their patrons and somebody that can actually cook. Coming from someone who used to run and manage restaurants this would’ve never of been OK in my restaurant. Not even sure if there’s anyone in charge here ask for manager couldn’t get one and I don’t wanna hear that you’re short staffed because you got for weight staff two bartenders and the weight staff is leaning on the bar"

"It was a private party. The service was wonderful, bartenders and servers were so friendly. The scenery was gorgeous."

"This was the best meal on our trip.i had the Steak Diane and my wife had the pan seared walleye. Both were excellent and we just might have to make the trip here again, just to go to dinner. The outside is deceiving, but the service and food were way beyond out expectations"

"A little cramped inside and bushes in front of the river could use a trim. Food was amazing and service was great; owner seemed like a really nice guy."