Gather Americana Restaurant

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Had a great evening. Causal relaxed atmosphere, highly recommend for a good place to go and enjoy a cocktail and conversation. Look forward to returning.

Very nice place, good friendly service interesting menu and nice selection of beers, liquors and wines.
Didn’t get a chance to try a wide variety from the menu but what I did have was very good.

We decided to give Gather another chance. Won’t be giving them a third. Ordered a steak that was supposed to have a Gorgonzola cheese, mushroom and caramelized onion sauce. Steak came room temperature with a broth sauce and one mushroom flake. The server was polite but the service was slow. They did discount the bill however this does not make up for the overall experience.

FINALLY! A chef in the Fox Cities knows what farm to table is! I hate chain restaurants and dirty food so this restaurants is well over due in Appleton. The food was wonderful. I had the mushroom and spinach ravioli and fresh salsa. Both delicious! There was a good beverage menu and our waitress was very knowledgable and friendly. The price was right as well. I will definitely go back.

I Love going to Gather for dinner or lunch but last night hosted an Amazing birthday party at Gather: the Food was perfectly prepared and even for a group of 25+ the service was excellent! I Love how they use local and organic when possible and put so much passion in their restaurant! Truly Amazing Place! Thank You John, Pam and the waitstaff!

What a disappointment!
After receiving a delicious craft beer off the extensive list, our meal went down hill. Our apps arrived frozen in the middle, then our meal took over an hour to arrive after ordering. I ordered the ‘ridiculous burger’ cooked medium with potato salad. The only thing ridiculous about the burger was the price. There were 3 tiny slices of mushroom and it was overcooked to a solid well. The bun was very dried out and did not enhance the meal a bit. The potato salad was good, but not memorable. Gather was a very long, horrible, expensive dining experience.

Excellent!
Went last Tuesday and having read good and a few bad reviews (slow service, average food, etc), I was wondering how it was going to be.
Service was fast, from the manager to the host and our server. Everyone was very helpful and were always checking on us, but without overdoing it or being annoying and giving us time to eat and chat.
Food was great, we had the kale soup, pork sandwich, kale stuffed chicken and the chocolate ganache muffins and everything was very tasty!
Prices were reasonable ($ 10 – 20).
I would definitely recommend it and plan on going back again.

Went there today for lunch ! It was amazing. We got one on the worlds best cheese burger and the grilled tuna salad ! We will be back !

Food was okay. But service was terrible. Not worth it. Great atmosphere and idea. But over 2 hour meal and place was empty. Did not come and take plates and so forth.

I was concerned that Gather would go under the radar, since it is located in a commercial area that becomes quiet after the business day is over.
We learned about and tried this place because of an earlier Unilocal review we had read.
The crispy chickpeas and pork belly that I had were a-​mazing! The style of the restaurant was modern and I appreciated the larger city vibe that it offered.
If I had to gripe, the balance of the drink that I’d had was off, so the alcohol overpowered all of the other ingredients that the menu boasted.
Other than that, I had no complaints and Gather will see us again!

Very nice, clean place. The coffee was very good, which was a surprise, since most restaurants in the area serve pretty awful coffee. I ordered the quiche of the day, the taste was good, but what I liked most about it was the texture; it was very light and fluffy. The quiche was served with a side salad that was very fresh. The salad had arugula lettuce and yellow carrots, it was very nice to get a salad that was not made with iceberg lettuce… The salad dressing was also very tasty. The thing that surprised me the most about the restaurant was the fact that after we asked for a spicy sauce the server actually went back to the kitchen to see what the chef could whip up. The server knew the only thing that they had available was tabasco sauce, yet he tried to get us something better to accompany our food. The sauce that the chef prepared was very tasty. Over all a great experience.

This was a thoroughly mediocre experience for a place that seemed to have so much potential. Service was leisurely, our waiter seemed relatively inexperienced, and while the menu looked delicious, many dishes had non-​trivial flaws.
We had a reservation on a Tuesday night (completely unnecessary), and there seemed to be one waiter covering all the tables. We ordered a bottle of zinfandel from the menu, and after a wait was told they were out of it. The waiter instead brought out a sangiovese (which is not a substitute). After we asked to look at the menu again to choose a different variety, he came out with a bottle of the zinfandel in a different vintage.
The soup of the day (curried rice) was quite nice, and the spickles (fried pickles) were the star of the dinner. My sweet potato gnocchi were dense, chewy, and not overly flavorful — not fluffy and pillowy as gnocchi should be. The pork belly was reasonable, though one side was overdone.
Sadly, they were out of one of their main desserts — the granola custard, but the dessert du jour (a blueberry cake) was delicious.
On the whole, it is not someplace I’ll make an effort to return to given the mediocre service and disappointing food. Despite the price tag, no member of our party left entirely full or satisfied.

Went there for dinner and it was a terrible experience. Food took almost two hours to come out and was very disappointing. I could not have had a worse experience,

Wonderful! Gorgeous restaurant — atmosphere is casual yet sophisticated: this is facilitated by rich wood, warm lights and a roaring fire in the center of the house. Food was fantastic, especially the chocolate torte dessert, and the owner, John Chastain, and his staff were exceptionally knowledgable about their fare and their beer. As I listened to him clearly articulate his philosophy on food and health, I saw it harmonize perfectly with the offerings at Gather Americana. Local, healthful foods are abundant, and make the experience that much richer — you know your meal comes from just a few miles down the road, not from another country. Definitely will return.

Please go to Gather as soon as possible and then go back again right after. Gather is not just the best new restaurant in Appleton, it may be the best restaurant overall.
My wife and I have been twice for dinner and once for «snacks» at the bar and have been wowed by the experience each time.
The preparation of each dish, even the tiniest plates, is outstanding. On our most recent foray with my in-​laws, we shared several small plates and two entrees. The Salmon and Walleye dishes were incomparable.
I truly worry about the long-​term viability of the restaurant, however, as we were able to walk right in and have our pick of tables on a Tuesday night (not so unexpected) and a Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. (shocking).
The wine and beer selections are the best in town. Please, please, treat yourself.

My reviews are for breakfast only. We ordered:
Cornbread French toast — this dish surprised us the most. If you like cornbread and loves French toast, then you would agree with me that you have found a perfect match for a breakfast item. The maple flavored butter is a great touch!
Eggs & bacon — an old Wisconsin favorite was enlightened by orange/​lemon jam. I hope that the ciabatta bread was homemade, because it was really chewy and tasty!
Chai spiced doughnut holes — they didn’t have the store-​bought spongy texture but instead, they are fluffy and light coated with chai sugars. A must have dish.
Services were great. And I am very happy to learn that they also provide call-​to-​order-​and-​pick-​up-​later services to frequent customers. Make sure to like their Facebook page so you can get frequent updates!

One of the Best Restaurants in Appleton. I’m sad I didn’t know about this place sooner. The Rib-​Eye was amazing. The Pork Belly is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted. Excellent beer selection. Desserts were awesome. I don’t like carrot cake, but I wouldn’t mind eating a while cake of theirs… :)
And last, their service. We had a group of 7 that included 2 children. We experienced 4 – 5 different waiting staff. They were all excellent. There’s nothing bad I can say about this place.

Amazing. Best burger I’ve ever had. Outstanding salad. Extremely high quality ingredients prepared excellently.
I’ve been to Gather 3 times now and all 3 have been outstanding. Tonight I brought my parents, my dad is a «simple» eater (versus me, a full on foodie) and he said it was one of the best meals he’s had.
Even better, the pricing is really reasonable for the quality. If you don’t drink you can have an excellent meal for under $ 20.
I adore this restaurant. It is now the best thing happening in Appleton in the food world.
The burger is to die for. Seriously. Order it. The ravioli is yummy. The house salad is fresh and delicious. The pork belly is tasty. The desserts are homemade and great. Cheese curds are really fresh and not greasy. Everything I’ve had has been outstanding.

Delicious new American addition to Appleton restaurant scene.
1. Simple, focused menu ensures the dishes are all well executed. Pork belly, hamburger, roasted Brussels sprouts, and fish are all solid.
2. Locally sourced ingredients used where feasible.
3. 24 beers on tap, plus reasonable wine bottles and glasses.
Opportunity areas that keep it from the fifth star:
1. Service can be a little rough around the edges. Examples: Greeting seems disorganized, screw top Malbec wine bottle resealed after pouring instead of being left open to breathe, menus left on the table.
2. Space is wide open. You see everyone else who is in the restaurant. A little privacy/​intimacy would be nice.