Millhome Supper Club, Kiel - Tuesday October 9, 2018

On this Tuesday evening we made the drive to Kiel to visit the Millhome Supper Club.  We don’t know much about this establishment except that it is named after the town of Millhome, which is about three miles away from Kiel on the Sheboygan River, and has been family owned since 1979.   It is a large place with three banquet rooms for weddings.

We arrived about 7:15 and it was very quiet at the bar.  We ordered our usual BOF’s, sweet for Paul and press for me.  Unfortunately, our bartender was very busy doing other things so we didn’t get a chance to ask about the history of the place.

The menu is large and has some interesting dishes.  After finishing our drink, we entered the dining room and observed that there was some kind of meeting going on in one area as all the tables were filled with men.  Our waitress seated us away from the group and informed us that it was the mink breeders association.  I didn’t even know there was much of a market for mink anymore but apparently there are a number of breeders in the Kiel area as they filled most of the dining room.

I ordered the Red Snapper and garlic mashed potatoes and Paul ordered the steak (ribeye) and shrimp with garlic mashed potatoes.  The Millhome salad and soup bar was really good and included cold shrimp which was an unexpected surprise.    Paul tried the barbecue chicken soup which was different but very good.

The Red Snapper was lightly seasoned and very tasty.  No garlic was spared in making the making the potatoes, but I like garlic so I enjoyed them. The steak and shrimp combo was very good as well.      

Overall our experience at the Millhome was good, the bar and dining room are nice and the food and service were good.  We didn’t get a chance to talk with any of the owners or learn about the history, so it seemed to lack a bit of the charm and character that we find in many of the smaller town supper clubs.