Fish Type: Cod (AYCE) Price: $16.75
Overall, I would barely recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Good Potato Score: Excellent Tartar Score: Good Bread Score: Good Miscellaneous Score: Good |  |
Comment: I get asked for All You Can Eat recommendations pretty frequently. While I’d love to have a million places to choose from, the truth is, there just aren’t all that many anymore. Paul’s Neighborhood Bar in Middleton is one of the few true survivors.
Not only is AYCE hard to find in 2025, but if you do, you should expect to pay north of $20 for the privilege. Paul’s has kept theirs more manageable at $16.75 and they really know how to sling it. Both my initial order and my re-up came in a flash and were practically carbon copies of each other.
The fish of choice on Parmenter is cod which is average quality and home to a light breading. When they’re pumping this quantity through the fryers there is bound to be a piece or two the gets a little crispy and/or chewy and my trove was not immune. No matter, I just bathed any less than perfect pieces in the thick and zippy tartar, pounded it down, and savored a fatter, flakier piece next. I crushed 8 in total.
While the fish and tartar combo did the deed, the highlight of the plate were the hash browns with cheese and onion. These shreds were absolutely killer and surprisingly plentiful for the price. 10/10 would smash again.
Rounding out the Fry was a basic dinner roll and some vibrant (in taste and in color) slaw. Both were perfectly acceptable and provided nice contrast in between the multiple mouthfuls of fish.
With the price of damn near everything nowadays it’s not surprising the AYCE FFF has practically gone the way of the dodo…it just has to be so tough for places to make it work. For those who remember the good old days, and simply must have AYCE to make their Friday worth it, Paul’s Neighborhood is still here for you. Overall, we recommend this Fish Fry and think for $16.75 you can’t ask for much more.paulsneighborhoodbar.com
2401 Parmenter Street
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 827-7285
