Classic’s Restaurant & Lounge

Good find on a Friday NIght.

THE BEST sauteed grilled shrimp I’ve ever tasted. Excellent fresh as can be salads. Good BBQ ribs. Wonderful service. Outstanding bartender. Tuesday night pianoman, Fred, will take you on a rock-​and-​roll trip down Memory Lane. Classic’s is definitely at the top of Shawano Lake’s dining experiences.

This place continues to impress. Consistent and great food. The bar staff hustles all night to make drinks so great job John and Mel. Authentic old fashioneds and mojitos. Good people and good music. I have no complaints. Just don’t come here expecting quiet with the rock and roll theme.

Called ahead to see if they had crab legs. It isn’t normally on their menu, but they were on special for New Years a week ago. Melanie said she would check and see And call us back. She returned the call so we figured we would give this place a try since our favorite place in Shawano burnt down. My wife had the king crab legs and said they were awesome. I had the ribs. The full rack is a big order. The staff was great. You can eat either in the bar or the dining room. The bar is old school rock and roll themed and the dining area is like a fine supper club Great experience and we will have to come back on a Saturday and try the prime rib some time.

My wife has family in Shawano so we’ve bounced around on visits to local bars, but Classics has quickly become our favorite. It’s an impressive establishment in general, not just for a small town, and has a great vintage feel to it.
The bar speaks to the good old times of Rock and Roll, Bluegrass, Blues, and Jazz. There’s some great memorabilia hanging on the walls from artist sketches, famous photos, «classic» guitars, and more. They have a nice wraparound bar, and several different sections of the place to walk around in and look at all the fun entertainment. My favorite part is the several large TVs and projection screen that have a DVD video concert playing when there isn’t a live band in the restaurant itself. Everytime I’ve come (and taste is obviously relative), they’ve had a band I really enjoy playing on the videos or a live band that is doing a fantastic job. And because of the solid accoustics, it sounds like a concert regardless of which is happening.
The food menu is impressive, both in variety/​quality and unfortunately in price. Pretty steep for Shawano with a lot of dishes clocking in between $ 15 – 30, but from what I’ve had you at least get your money’s worth in the taste department. My Prime Rib (14oz) was very scrumptious with a delicious seasoning on the fries, and the accompanying Chicken Dumpling soup was decent too. Overall I enjoyed my wife’s food a little better, she got the $ 10.95 Prime Rib sandwhich special which was just about as hearty in size but easier on the wallet and even tastier when finely sliced. There were quite a few steaks and pastas on the menu that require a return visit, but overall the food is worth exploring since they have a full restaurant attached to the bar and cater to higher end fare rather than the stock pub food served by many neighbors.
Service is friendly; on several visits we’ve had some lengthy conversations with bartenders and waitstaff and the mood is always positive. Never an excessively long wait for food or drinks, even when they’ve been bustling, and while the food is a little pricey the drinks are cheap. Usually $ 3 – 4 or less for a beer or mixed drink and almost always something on special.
Classics is for sure worthy of its title, make it a stop on your list when traveling norte