Tower Tavern - Manitowoc

Tower is awful if you're hungry or want your drink refilled. I won't be going back there. Why would anyone, when there is a bar that serves food and drinks on every corner? The ambiance sucks, unless you like watching everyone get their food and drinks before you. Come on Tower, it's time to do some house cleaning.

Atmosphere: Cramped little parking lot. Fits about 20 cars, super small stalls. Street parking available. Inside has about 8 dining tables and a bar with about 20 seats at it. Bathroom was clean. Service: There were maybe 20 people on a Friday at 4:30-5 p.m. One cook and one bartender/server. It was really hard to get a drink refill and our food orders had stuff forgotten with them (sides and sauces). Not great service since they were so scattered and they didn 't check in unless you flagged them down. Food: Everything tasted like it came from a bag frozen. We ordered the gouda cheese curds, perch lunch, and deep fried mushrooms. Not great. Everything lacked flavor, but it sure didn 't lack breading, there was a lot of it. Nothing was memorable. They did have a nice beer selection. I 'd suggest coming here for drinks, not for food.

Place was busy at 5:30pm with all tables full and 1 seat at the bar. Once 6pm hit and the happy hour ended it started to clear our. Good soup and brat/hamburger combo. Server at bar was nice.

Cute place with an updated decor. Our first server at the bar was not the brightest and made crappy mixed drinks. Our second sever named Bill or Ted, cannot remember which but we joked about the movie. He provided great service. There is a little open kitchen and our food was made fresh. The pizza burger and mushroom Swiss burger were really good and cooked just right. The sour cream fries were tasty! And you cannot beat the prices! Two burgers, the daily special and a side of mushrooms and fries for three people was only $21.00. When I am in town I'll be back.

Tower is a great place for lunch. Waitress are friendly and food is good. They have daily specials. Go Monday for the half pound hamburger.