The Historic Davenport House

My boyfriend and I went here for dinner this past Friday night to celebrate. We have heard people raving about them for months and honestly I understand why! We began at the bar and ordered an old fashioned (and throughout our meal), the bartender was funny and very personable.

They seated us at a private and very romantic booth in the back. The server was prompt and also incredibly personable. My boyfriend is a clam chowder fanatic and said it was the best he has ever tasted. My salad was extremely fresh and the house made french dressing was to die for.

For our entrees my boyfriend has the Davenport Wellington and I had the Shrimp Florentine. We both were gushing the entire time about how amazing our food was and finished everything to the last bite. We of course then had to try desert! We ordered the chocolate espresso cake and it was to die for!

The Historic Davenport House executes fine dining to a tee and we will surely be coming back to bring our family and friends. We are blessed to have such an amazing eating establishment in our hometown.

We went here while traveling in Rhinelander. It is newly opened. The atmosphere is wonderful and welcoming in this quaint historic house.

Someone came by to give us a roll so we each had one. My suggestion is that the rolls be warmed as these were a bit dry.

We ordered two appetizers. Crab and Fennel Crostini and the Pork and Duck meatballs. The Crostini was good but a little thick for me to bite through because it was hard. The meatballs were delicious and tender.

I ordered the Duck entree with a side of the potatoes I had read about. The potatoes were super thin and crisp. Very good! The duck was slightly overdone but still very tender and delicious!
My companion ordered the Portabella Wellington with a side of the gravy that comes with the Beef Wellington as suggested by the waitress. Delicious!

The salad that came with the meal was a nice mix of fresh greens and not the icky iceberg salads you get at allot of restaurants.

We rarely order dessert but the Tirimisu sounded good so we ordered it. Yum!

The wait staff was very attentive and knowledgeable. We would definitely return!

Impressive wine menu. Every item we had was outstanding! Chicken artichoke entree & falafel sandwich were tasty and well presented. Barbara was an attentive server. We will be back!

FINALLY Rhinelander has a classy upscale restaurant. I love coming to the Davenport House for Sunday brunch. They have an unusual menu featuring items you normally can’t find at Northwoods restaurants (shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, s’mores crepes).

Wonderful food and service. The ambiance was great, a very beautiful and comfortable restaurant. I very rarely find a restaurant of this quality in Northern Wisconsin, I drive an hour to get there because it is so worth it!

Great food and excellent service everyone! Had the deconstructed beef wellington last night and it was perhaps the best plate of food I've ever had. Well worth the price!

Delicious gourmet food; fine dining in classy decor. So delighted to discover this wonderful Restaurant... we will definitely dine here again!!

Wonderful food, prices, and service! A great change of pace from the usual fried foods and burgers of the north woods without being pretentious. We will absolutely be back!

Fabulous host, waitress, ambience, service, meal, dessert. Best meal we've had in some time! We hope you are here for a long time to come! They do everything right here.

Great atmosphere and excellent service. The food is always delicious, with new menu items regularly. Love this place!

Great atmosphere, great food, even better service. If I could give this place more stars I would. Definitely recommend.

The most delicious, amazing food
Wonderful co workers and staff
Elegance at it's finest
Simply superb!!!

We had a fabulous dinner and great service!!! A great atmosphere also.

What a wonderful place! Decor, food, staff!! Can't say enough good things...and in Rhinelander!! Who knew?

Excellent food. Exceptional waitresses. Beautiful atmosphere.

Good presentation, great taste, good service. Definitely worth checking out

Unusual, not run of the mill, food. Very good though.

Delicious! Beautiful and elegant place to dine!

Lovely experience all around. Will definitely be back.

Spectacular. The food the service, spectacular.