The Drake Room, the main dining room at The Duck Inn Supper Club, is anchored by a soaring 24-foot natural gas-fired stone fireplace.
Eric Johnson
Like many early Wisconsin supper clubs, The Duck Inn opened in the Prohibition-era 1920s as an illicit speakeasy where customers would “duck in” for a drink, dining and dancing. Today, the popular heritage supper club draws customers from as far afield as Rockford, Madison, Milwaukee and Kenosha. Said 28-year owner Jeffrey Karbash, “We’re in the middle of nowhere, but in the middle of everything.”
Eric Johnson
Jeff Karbash, owner of The Duck Inn since 1994, prepares an after-dinner ice cream drink in the supper club’s bar. Ten difference varieties of ice cream drinks are available in either full- or half-size portions at the Town of Richmond supper club, including Grasshoppers and Brandy Alexanders.
Eric Johnson
Far Right: The 280-gallon waterfall “Duck Pond” fish tank, installed in 2019, is an eye-catching centerpiece of the bar at The Duck Inn, filled with colorful African cychlid fish.
Eric Johnson
The colorful full service bar at The Duck Inn serves up an extensive menu of drink offerings including wines, martinis, Caribbean cocktails, winter warmers and specialty drinks, beers and beer alternatives, mocktails and a variety of after-dinner and ice cream drinks.
Eric Johnson
Classic supper club fare at The Duck Inn includes a variety of steak selections including king or queen filet mignon, ribeye, porterhouse topped with roasted garlic and peppercorn butter, New York strip and gorgonzola New York strip with melted gorgonzola walnut butter.
Eric Johnson
Since 2016, Scott Pohl (pictured) has co-owned Mars Resort in the Town of Geneva with childhood friend Arnie Silvestri. The supper club, which had its roots as a Prohibition-era speakeasy along the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, will mark its 100th anniversary in 2023.
Eric Johnson
Supper club Mars Resort offers the only old school piano bar in southeastern Wisconsin, with live music from 7-10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night. Here, Wauwatosa entertainer Will Ulrich, a five-year fixture at Mars Resort’s grand piano, performs on a recent Friday night.
Eric Johnson
Among the popular summer amenities at Mars Resort in the Town of Geneva are Como Lake cocktail and dinner cruises on the supper club’s pontoon boat, The Como Queen.
Eric Johnson
In the summer, the Como Lake beachfront at Mars Resort in the Town of Geneva takes on a festive vibe. The supper club’s lakefront offers a seasonal beachfront tiki hut with a full bar and outdoor grill, a summer-long slate of outdoor live music, and cocktail and dinner cruises on the supper club’s pontoon boat, The Como Queen. Mars Resort patrons arriving by boat can take advantage of the supper club’s convenient lakefront docks.
Eric Johnson
Overlooking Lake Como in the Town of Geneva, supper club Mars Resort offers its patrons breathtaking sunset views.
Eric Johnson
Among the popular menu staples at the Mars Resort supper club is its Wednesday and Friday fish fry. Fish fry selections include fried cod and alternating week offerings of fried lake perch and bluegill.
Eric Johnson
A convivial Friday night fish fry crowd fills the dining room at Mars Resort in the Town of Geneva.
Not that that long ago, many restaurant industry doomsayers were busy writing the obituary for Wisconsin supper clubs, which have been serving up comfort food, relaxed surroundings, good conversation and a convivial spirit of gemütlichkeit — German for warmth, friendliness and good cheer — along the state’s rural backroads for over a century.
Like many early Wisconsin supper clubs, The Duck Inn opened in the Prohibition-era 1920s as an illicit speakeasy where customers would “duck in” for a drink, dining and dancing. Today, the popular heritage supper club draws customers from as far afield as Rockford, Madison, Milwaukee and Kenosha. Said 28-year owner Jeffrey Karbash, “We’re in the middle of nowhere, but in the middle of everything.”
Jeff Karbash, owner of The Duck Inn since 1994, prepares an after-dinner ice cream drink in the supper club’s bar. Ten difference varieties of ice cream drinks are available in either full- or half-size portions at the Town of Richmond supper club, including Grasshoppers and Brandy Alexanders.
Far Right: The 280-gallon waterfall “Duck Pond” fish tank, installed in 2019, is an eye-catching centerpiece of the bar at The Duck Inn, filled with colorful African cychlid fish.
The colorful full service bar at The Duck Inn serves up an extensive menu of drink offerings including wines, martinis, Caribbean cocktails, winter warmers and specialty drinks, beers and beer alternatives, mocktails and a variety of after-dinner and ice cream drinks.
Classic supper club fare at The Duck Inn includes a variety of steak selections including king or queen filet mignon, ribeye, porterhouse topped with roasted garlic and peppercorn butter, New York strip and gorgonzola New York strip with melted gorgonzola walnut butter.
Since 2016, Scott Pohl (pictured) has co-owned Mars Resort in the Town of Geneva with childhood friend Arnie Silvestri. The supper club, which had its roots as a Prohibition-era speakeasy along the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, will mark its 100th anniversary in 2023.
Supper club Mars Resort offers the only old school piano bar in southeastern Wisconsin, with live music from 7-10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night. Here, Wauwatosa entertainer Will Ulrich, a five-year fixture at Mars Resort’s grand piano, performs on a recent Friday night.
Among the popular summer amenities at Mars Resort in the Town of Geneva are Como Lake cocktail and dinner cruises on the supper club’s pontoon boat, The Como Queen.
In the summer, the Como Lake beachfront at Mars Resort in the Town of Geneva takes on a festive vibe. The supper club’s lakefront offers a seasonal beachfront tiki hut with a full bar and outdoor grill, a summer-long slate of outdoor live music, and cocktail and dinner cruises on the supper club’s pontoon boat, The Como Queen. Mars Resort patrons arriving by boat can take advantage of the supper club’s convenient lakefront docks.
Among the popular menu staples at the Mars Resort supper club is its Wednesday and Friday fish fry. Fish fry selections include fried cod and alternating week offerings of fried lake perch and bluegill.
