Amelia’s

yikes!
First and last time visiting! i had to send an order of a grilled cheese back to the kitchen! how does one mess up an order of a grilled cheese sandwich you may ask? it was toasted with 2 slices of kraft singles thrown on it. The cheese wasnt even melted. The returned product was obviously grilled with melted cheese but the fact that they tried to pass that off in the first place was laughable. It looked like something you might get in prison and was very obviously thrown together without much thought. The rest of my party was pretty «meh» about their food also.
To the waitresses credit, she did apologize a number of times about having to return the food to the kitchen and it came out in a timely manner but, what place screws something that simple up?
Sorry Amelias! I wont be returning!

Amazing fish fry hands down, beer battered to perfection, homemade tartar sauce and very generous portion. I ordered the all you can eat and I couldn’t finish my seconds. Service was perfect even with the busy crowd. You can’t beat $ 9.99 all you can eat fish fry!

I have been here quite a few times and always had a pretty decent experience. After my last visit I won’t be back. My friend and I ordered appetizers. We quickly realized we received the wrong appetizer. The server told us to enjoy them and she would be back with the correct order. After we had both grabbed one out of the basket, the server came back and informed us that it belonged to another table. She then scurried away with the basket leaving us pretty grossed out. We ate part of another table’s order and they still served it.

Have been looking for a place with some good all you can eat crab legs for a while and have heard Amelia’s mentioned a few times and gave it a shot.
Walked in about 6:30PM on Saturday night to a nearly empty dining room. Surprising considering Friday night fish fry is usually packed.
The crab leg dinner was no longer «all you can eat». 2.5 pounds for $ 25.95 including a soup or salad and a choice of sides. Additional clusters were $ 6.00.
The chicken dumpling soup came out like warm at best with no dumplings. Just plain olé’ chicken soup. I did mention to the waitress to have them turn the soup up and after an apology, she brought another one out in a to go container. Love great customer service.
The crab legs came out and when I asked the boyfriend how they were I got a «they’re good but not much in them».
My Reuben on the other hand was tasty and had a good amount of corned beef on it.
This is a place where I definitely stick with the pizza, fish fry, and sandwiches.

Picked up some Fish Fries tonight… I hope they have a new chief. … This was the worst dinner I ever had.

Stopped in Las Wed night for a little karaōke. Host was from «DrunkKaroke» although this host had a decent voice, she was one of the most Vulgar persons I’ve ever encountered in a bar. And I’ve been in lots being an active musician. Truly she needs her mouth washed out with soap. What a pig.
Returned a few nights later Sunday night. Different karaōke host. No complaints about her. Nice job. However the bartenders were so inattentive I waited 10 minutes after my drinks were gone before one ever asked if I wanted another drink and the place wasn’t even busy
This place totally sucks.

Beware of this place, workers (and bouncers) can fabricate and create slander, defamation and rumors about you for no reason. Then when you ask them you get «circular logic» and no real answer. Was told I stalked someone and threatened someone (both of which were bogus and created in someones mind and then carried by those who are gullible and easily impressionable.)
Defamation and slander are illegal in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.

Late on a Friday night and needed a good meal. If your at all familiar with MKE you know «If it’s Friday, it’s fish fry day!» So sone one suggested we try this local place close to the airport. They eat at Amelia’s my the airport and you can’t miss it cause it’s the place with the plane on the roof.
So we rolled into Amelia’s place and I was in Nirvana. They got AYCE fried Cod or Smelt. If your not familiar with Smelt it’s a small lake fish that has a bit of fishy taste but it’s soo good. Any hoodle got the ½ Cod ½ Smelt AYCE, and it came out fast, hot and was a large portion of food.
I can say that the serving size is huge, the Cod is thick, and not overly battered and cooked to perfection. The Smelt was just as I remember it and just as good. The size of the plate makes it hard to AYCE but this is not expensive and a great value.
So when in MKE on a Friday night make sure you land at Amelia’s for a solid Milwaukee Friday fish fry meal.

Great food, great service by Sandy!

Had a great steak sandwich (the 747). It was karaōke night, everyone seemed like they were having a good time. I’d definitely go back.

Exceptional fish fry! Great service! It can get full, but worth the wait. Good parking!

Impromptu sibling and parental gathering obviously means impromptu shenanigans.
So the debate was between a 5 lb burger or buckets of crab legs.
Crab leg shenanigans won.
So in the truck three mid-​twenty year-​olds and their two parents piled, and off we went!
The place is divey (which, honestly, doesn’t deter me), and the staff freaking happy to see us. The owner/​front of house/​guy in charge, with a beer in hand, walked us into the party room because the place was PACKED. (And let’s be honest… the five us are our own party.)
It took about ten minutes before our waitress realized we didn’t have menus, but she was very apologetic and quickly took our orders. They had decent brews on tap, but the mixed drinks left something to be desired.
Fast forward as we ravenously tore through buckets of legs, crab bits flying, butter dripping and us nom noming — not too shabby, Amelia’s. None of us really touched our sides, as they were treated as an after thought. Also, while divey doesn’t bug me, dirty tables and carpeted restaurants do. So that being said, the bill was high for what we received.
But hey — I wouldn’t be sad to come back here. The memories and people watching alone are worth it!

Quite the mixed bag crowd here, but still fun and dare I say good people watching?
Get the BLT pizza, don’t ask questions just do it.

Awesome service and good food. A few family members were here before and recommended. I met up with a couple of friends for a catch up dinner. The service was great. Girls were helping on each others tables. Team work keeps customers happy. The food was hot and tasty. 2 burgers. 1 with bacon. Extra crispy without asking. A top gun which is sliced beef and liver and onions. All had flavor and generous portions. $ 51 for 4 people food and soft drinks. Not a bad price and we were too stuffed for dessert.
Place is larger than it looks from the outside. Everything looked clean. Plenty of parking after 5 when you can park next door too. Will definitely come back here again.

Every time we go there on a Friday night the place is packed! I swear everyone on Milwaukee’s south side goes there for the fish fry which is pretty decent. However, my favorite on the menu is the hand breaded shrimp. I typically don’t like beer batter but it is very light. The shrimp are HUGE (12 to a pound) and you get an entire pound of them.
Now to the not so good… who has a menu that is three pages? No restaurant can do a great job with a huge menu. For example, if you ever eat a dinner and it has vegetables you might as well just throw them away. They are mushy and bland and have been cooking for hours. I actually thought they were canned because they were so disgusting. I normally don’t say this but «stay away from the veggies» at all costs.
The fish dry and the shrimp are definitely the stars at Amelia’s. For $ 13 the broiled cod is decent but expensive for the portion size. Stick with the deep fried goodness and you won’t be disappointed.
Lunches are consistent but the portions are almost too big. They used to make home made dressings for the salads which is always a plus in my book. The food is pretty solid but don’t expect to be blown away by anything.

Maybe I should give this place a 1 or 2 star, but it was a quiet and comfortable spot to have a long overdue family get together, and we enjoyed being there, despite the food. The main problem with the food was that some of it seemed old and had freezer burn. I probably shouldn’t have let them get away with this, but our main purpose was getting together, not the food. I think it all would have been OK, like a typical Greek style restaurant that has a big menu and none of it is horrible, but nothing is special either, except some of the food had a really old taste. If I ever went there again, I would tell them that last time my food had old freezer taste and ask them to make sure this time that it was fresher (I imagine all their meals are pre-​made and frozen), warning them that I would not pay for anything that had freezer burn again.

Smelled like smoke, was dark and dingy. The service was ok, but the food wasn’t very good. I would recommend that you go somewhere else to eat in the vicinity.

Excellent Fish Fry!
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Perfect for lunch too or an early dinner to watch the airplanes go by, skip the karaōke by planning an early meal if you prefer just music.

I read the «Dirty Dining» review about Amelia’s but I hoped they had cleaned up their restaurant after such bad tv publicity
I ordered beer battered cod. It was so salty I had to drink my soda after each bite. I didn’t enjoy it at all. Our wait staff person never came to ask us how things were or I would have asked for something else. The cole slaw was good. Rye bread tasty. Home made chips great. I would not recommend the fish fry!

I went here on recommendation of Unilocal!
Was in the mood for fish fry Friday and saw that Amelia’s had very nice reviews, so I decided my lunch would be here. I found the location easy enough as it was located on a major street and had easy parking. I stopped in and was immediately greeted and told I could sit anywhere. I chose to sit in a booth, and was meet by my waitress. She recommended the endless cod fry and who am I to argue lol! The food came out hot and with plenty of sauce, slaw and food! It was nicely battered fish with just the right balance. The fries are crinkle cuts and the waitress felt bad that I got the last bit of the batch and she got more for me:)
The food was awesome and extremely filling! The service was good and I will be back for future fish fry Fridays.