Fish Type: Bluegill Price: $18.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent Potato Score: Excellent Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Good Miscellaneous Score: Good |  |
Comment: The last time we ate at @the_green_lantern_restaurant our son wasn’t born yet. He’s 12 now. Oops.
I say oops because that’s far too long to ignore a staple like the Lantern. Sure, I never thought their fish was the best, but after tonight’s dinner I might just be rethinking that stance.
We rolled into the lakeside restaurant around 5:30 on this, the last Friday of 2025, and enjoyed a stiff Old Fashioned (or two) during our 30 minute wait. We were seated in the bustling dining room and had an order in and fish in front of us no more than 15 minutes later. There was plenty to choose from and I was feeling fresh so I opted for the bluegill with a side of hash browns.
The sunfish shone bright on this platter, and each of the six sizable fillets was expertly prepared. The fish was kissed with a light breading that let both the physical skin and fishy essence peak through. It paired practically perfectly with the bold and creamy tartar.
While the piscine portion was princely the hefty helping of hash browns was heavenly. These shreds could go toe-to-toe with the best of the best at the greasiest of greasy spoons. They were perfectly cooked and had the cheese and onion buried deep within their belly allowing the maximum melt and supreme softening. When all was said and done all that remained of them was a glistening sheen of oil on the plate satisfaction in my soul. So good.
The slaw was pretty standard, but definitely tasty, and the rolls that came in the mini basket ahead of time were better than average.
While they don’t tout themselves as such, the GL has more hallmarks of a true supper club than a lot of places that try and fly that flag in this day and age. Regardless of the name, the Lantern has IT in spades. Overall, we highly recommend this Fish Fry and will be wandering back over Waubesa way in well under a dozen years next time around, you can bet on that.www.thegreenieonthelake.com/
4412 Sigglekow Road
McFarland, WI 53558
(608) 270-3600
