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Eric's Porter Haus

Eric's Porter Haus

229 Wisconsin Ave Waukesha, WI 53186-4926, United States

Steak • German • Seafood • Desserts


"I am going to reserve some of my judgment and give this place the benefit of the doubt because I visited on a work trip, had a spending limit that was less than their steaks, and ordered pasta. Prices here are on the high side. First thing!! If you go, you need to enter the parking lot from the back. The drive from the front going past the house is apparently a one lane one direction exit only which did not appear to be marked. I had to back out and go around when I met another vehicle trying to leave. The place is basically an old colonial style house with big white pillars in the front converted to a restaurant. The outside could use some touch ups and a little TLC but the inside appeared to be renovated and kept up well enough. There was a fire place going in the room I was seated which was very cozy and nice since the weather has been cold, windy, and rainy for the two weeks I’ve been here. I want to say that this place appeared to be very popular, filling up very fast! Had the place been empty and not seemed so popular amongst the locals, I probably would have gone with 1-2 stars. Since that was not the case, I will assume some of the blame for ordering pasta at a steakhouse. Since I was limited on what I could order, I decided to go with the chicken Marsala. Unfortunately, I was not a fan. The spaghetti (not linguine? noodles were way beyond over cooked and mushy. The chicken flavor was ok and the sauce had mushrooms but not what I expected for a Marsala I guess. The texture of the chicken was a bit off too, kind of mushy also. I can’t quite put my finger on it… maybe cooked too long in the sauce, kind of a boiled chicken texture? Being as busy as it was the waitress was very busy but not frantic, understandably food and service was a little on the slow side, but not bad. I think I will visit here again next time I’m out this way and actually order the porterhouse. I am definitely intrigued by the popularity of this place. I don’t think it’s a bad place, I think I may have just ordered the wrong thing. I think It’s definitely worth giving them another chance."