Thirsty Whale Menu

The menu at Thirsty Whale delivers a classic Northwoods tavern experience with a mix of hearty comfort food, seafood staples, and casual bar favorites. The soups set a warm tone with options like Chicken Noodle and Wild Rice Clam Chowder, both leaning into familiar, satisfying flavors. The sandwich selection under the Wisconsin-style burger lineup is especially prominent, featuring Hamburger, Smokehouse Burger, Blue Cheese Bacon Burger, Mushrooms Swiss Burger, and the signature Wisconsin Burger, each designed as a filling, no-frills bar-style bite.

For younger guests, “Little Whalers” keeps things simple and approachable with items such as Grilled Cheese With Fries, 3 Chicken Tenders With Fries, Mini Corn Dogs With Fries, Mac & Cheese Bites With Fries, and Butter Noodles With A Breadstick, clearly focused on comfort and familiarity. The dinner section leans seafood-forward with Deep Fried Shrimp Dinner and Coconut Shrimp Dinner, reinforcing the restaurant’s casual lakeside identity.

Drinks play a major role in the experience, ranging from soft drinks like Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Sprite Zero, and Mountain Dew, to fruit juices including Apple, Orange, Cranberry, Pineapple, and Tomato. The bar selection continues with bottled beers such as Miller Lite, Bud Light, Coors Light, Busch Light, and Miller High Life, alongside cocktails from the “Bucket List” like Electric Lemonade, Vodka Lemonade, Rail Mixers, Voodoo Juice, and Call Mixers. To round things out, the “Others” section highlights local and pub-style touches such as Smoked White Fish Dip With Crackers, Fresh Lake Superior Whitefish, and craft beer choices like Widow Maker Black Ale, Space Dust IPA, and Chaos Pattern Hazy IPA, giving the menu a distinctly regional, lake-country character.