Week 3 Review: Neumann's Bar & Grill, Holy Cross, IA
Each time we had our Fish Fry Challenge our friends would say "you have to come to Holy Cross with us!" and finally we did.
For our week 3 fish fry, we traveled about 25 miles from Dubuque to the small town of Holy Cross, IA. Don't ask me where it is, because I really have no idea.
When we arrived to Neumann's we were happy to see that it wasn't as busy as it typically can be on a Friday night, and we were able to get a table right away. Our server came almost immediately to get our drink order. I really liked our server as she was nice and accommodating.
After perusing the menu for about 1 second I knew I was going to get their AYCE fish fry. The AYCE fish fry came with choice of fish, broiled or deep fried, full salad bar and choice of potato. All for $13.25. At this point my expectations were low since it seemed like a cheap price for everything you got with it. I ordered fried fish with a baked potato.
We started digging in to the salad bar right away. The salad bar was a full salad bar. It's items included: dinner rolls, crackers & cheese spread, lettuce, all the toppings, coleslaw, carrots, celery (& dip), macaroni salad, pasta salad, and few more random 'salads'.
The salad bar was outstanding! I enjoyed almost everything I took to try. The dinner rolls were soft, crackers & cheese were flavorful and the coleslaw had just the right amount of runny-ness I like. The only downside was some of the lettuce was a little wilted, so you had to dig through to ensure you got some good leafs. And yes, I went up for seconds of the salad bar. Don't judge me.
ACYE fish fry begins! We got our fish in record time, and our server was more than obliged to bring us extra tartar sauce. First bite of fish--amazing!!! This was the best fish I have tasted this season and its going to be a tough one to beat this Fish Fry season. It had just the right amount of crispiness and flavor. And when paired with the awesome tartar sauce, I was in heaven! I was able to get down only 3 pieces, but let me tell you, I really wish I could have fit more in because it was so good. I had a quick bite of my baked potato to try it, and it was cooked perfectly. I boxed that up to take home, because, hey, I needed more room for the fish!
We finished off our dinner by ordering a grasshopper for the table. It came in a huge heaping mound of deliciousness and really made a great end to our spectacular meal.
Each time we had our Fish Fry Challenge our friends would say "you have to come to Holy Cross with us!" and finally we did.
For our week 3 fish fry, we traveled about 25 miles from Dubuque to the small town of Holy Cross, IA. Don't ask me where it is, because I really have no idea.
When we arrived to Neumann's we were happy to see that it wasn't as busy as it typically can be on a Friday night, and we were able to get a table right away. Our server came almost immediately to get our drink order. I really liked our server as she was nice and accommodating.
After perusing the menu for about 1 second I knew I was going to get their AYCE fish fry. The AYCE fish fry came with choice of fish, broiled or deep fried, full salad bar and choice of potato. All for $13.25. At this point my expectations were low since it seemed like a cheap price for everything you got with it. I ordered fried fish with a baked potato.
We started digging in to the salad bar right away. The salad bar was a full salad bar. It's items included: dinner rolls, crackers & cheese spread, lettuce, all the toppings, coleslaw, carrots, celery (& dip), macaroni salad, pasta salad, and few more random 'salads'.
The salad bar was outstanding! I enjoyed almost everything I took to try. The dinner rolls were soft, crackers & cheese were flavorful and the coleslaw had just the right amount of runny-ness I like. The only downside was some of the lettuce was a little wilted, so you had to dig through to ensure you got some good leafs. And yes, I went up for seconds of the salad bar. Don't judge me.
ACYE fish fry begins! We got our fish in record time, and our server was more than obliged to bring us extra tartar sauce. First bite of fish--amazing!!! This was the best fish I have tasted this season and its going to be a tough one to beat this Fish Fry season. It had just the right amount of crispiness and flavor. And when paired with the awesome tartar sauce, I was in heaven! I was able to get down only 3 pieces, but let me tell you, I really wish I could have fit more in because it was so good. I had a quick bite of my baked potato to try it, and it was cooked perfectly. I boxed that up to take home, because, hey, I needed more room for the fish!
We finished off our dinner by ordering a grasshopper for the table. It came in a huge heaping mound of deliciousness and really made a great end to our spectacular meal.
Our server/environment: she did an excellent job of serving, and even joked with us. The overall environment was more like a bar with a restaurant attached which had a lot of space.
Overall comments: the fried fish was AMAZING! And the tartar sauce only made it even more amazing. The salad bar was also very, very good and even had our relish on it that we love. The trip to Holy Cross was definitely worth it and I would recommend this place to others.
Overall rating: 9 out of 10. Fish was very, very, good, tartar sauce was great, the price was spot on and reasonable. The only negative we experienced was the wilted lettuce, which was a bit of a bummer having to dig through, but not a deal breaker.
Would I go here again for AYCE fish? Most definitely. How about next week?