Dining at Stout's Island Lodge
The Stout’s Island Lodge Restaurant is located in the Main Lodge. The main dining room features a wood burning fireplace and expansive views of the lake to both the north and the south.
Just across the hall, the Great Room boasts a second wood burning fireplace with comfortable casual seating and a fully stocked bar. Two private dining rooms, an outdoor terrace, picnics, and a harvest table in the kitchen garden are also available for groups of all sizes.
Call (715) 354-3646 to make dining reservations.
Midwest Regional Cuisine
The menu changes regularly based on what foods are in season. It features Midwest Regional Cuisine using indigenous and cultivated ingredients from the American and Canadian Midwest.
The Island's Chef supports small local family farmers and artisanal producers to source organically grown and sustainably grown local ingredients. An expansive kitchen garden is located east of the Lodge.
Breakfast
Lunch
(Last seating 2:30 PM)
Dinner
(Last seating 9:00 PM)
Bar
(See Bar Service for more details)
Breakfast
A continental breakfast is included in your room price between 7:30 AM–10:30 AM every morning in the main dining room. This includes pastries, hard-boiled eggs, fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, and juice.
Breakfast Hours:
8 AM – 10 AM
Lunch
Lunch at Stout’s Lodge features an assortment of signature sandwiches, burgers, soups, salads, and desserts. A children’s menu is available for lunch and dinner.
Lunch Hours:
11 AM – 1 PM
Reservations are required.
Call (715) 354-3646 for dining reservations.
Dinner
Our dinner menu includes small plates, entrées, nightly features, and desserts. We also have an extensive wine list and a well-stocked bar. In addition to the dining room our outdoor patio is available for seating during restaurant hours of service.
Dinner Seating Hours:
5 PM – 8 PM
Reservations are required.
Call (715) 354-3646 for dining reservations.
We also recommend that guests with small children eat at our early setting as the dining room is reserved for adults only after 7:30 PM. A children’s menu is available both during lunch and dinner.
Dessert
Enjoy our pastries or the nightly bonfire complete with S’mores to round out a delicious dining experience.
Bar Service
We offer complete bar service, including an interesting and extensive wine and beer list. The nightly bonfire complete with S’mores rounds out a delicious dining experience!
Bar service is available from 3:00 PM until 11:00 PM Our bar will stay open for patrons upon request, and beverages are also available upon request outside these hours on the lawn and patio.
Beverages can be purchased and taken back to your room.
Outside Food & Beverages
Guests are welcome to bring food and beverages to the island as long as they are consumed within your room. Food and drinks brought into common rooms and grounds on the main island must be purchased from the restaurant or bar.
Picnic
A limited number of special fixed price picnic baskets are available as a fun alternative to our dining room. Reserved during breakfast hours, our kitchen staff will create a deliciously memorable highlight to your Stout’s Island experience.
Catering
We pride ourselves on fresh, upscale, delicious food sourced locally whenever possible. We even grow some of our own vegetables on the island.
Select from our catering menu or customize your own menu with the help of our chef. Buffets and plated meals are available.
Dining Policies
Group Dining
To maximize the experience of all of our guests, our dining room can accommodate a maximum of eight guests seated at a single table. For larger groups, you may reserve Mrs. Stout’s Room, the Ice House, or one of several outdoor spaces (indoor space must be available as back up) in advance of your visit to guarantee availability.
If you choose not to reserve space for your group, same day availability of group dining spaces is first-come, first serve and only one group may reserve and/or use a group dining space per night. If a group dining space is unavailable, groups of nine or more guests that choose not to reserve a space for dining in advance may be asked to make separate reservations or may not be able to be accommodated at that time.
Groups of 15 or more must make arrangements in advance.
Public Dining
The majority of the island and its facilities are closed to the public; however dining reservations can be made for lunch or dinner, Sunday through Thursday based on resort availability.
Reservations must be made at least seven days in advance. A $5 per person transportation fee will be charged at the time of reservation. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Group dining policies apply to non-lodging guests as well (see above).
Dress Code
The dining room dress code for breakfast and lunch is “island casual” (jeans, t-shirts, sandals, etc.).
In the evenings the standard is business casual (button-downs, polo shirts, slacks, blouses, skirts, etc.). Jeans and shorts that are not worn, torn, or distressed in any way may be worn during dinner as well. Caps and hats are not allowed at anytime.
It is our goal to provide the finest dining experience possible and therefore we ask all our guests to make the best possible effort to adhere to this dress code. However, we still wish for you to relax and enjoy your meal with us–please ask us if you have any questions or concerns.