A&W Restaurant

Portage, WI · Fast food restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Portage
#6
of 43 restaurants
City Percentile
76%
rating percentile
Address
A&W Restaurant, 717 E Wisconsin St, Portage, WI 53901
Phone
(608) 742-5759
Website
awrestaurants.com/locations/wisconsin/portage/717-east-wisconsin-st
Status
Closed · Opens 10:30 AM Sat

A&W Restaurant is a restaurant located in Portage, WI. It is one of 43 restaurants listed in Portage. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Portage city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #6 of 43 restaurants in Portage. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About A&W Restaurant

A&W Restaurants have been serving up signature burgers, hand-breaded chicken tenders and root beer floats since 1919. A&W still makes root beer fresh in their restaurants with real cane sugar served in a frosty mug.

Hours

Friday10 AM–7 PM
Saturday10 AM–7 PM
Sunday10 AM–7 PM
Monday10 AM–7 PM
Tuesday10 AM–7 PM
Wednesday10 AM–7 PM
Thursday10 AM–7 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Stephanie F · Mar 2026

Tried A&W drive up food service and I would say it was a good experience. I had the seafood platter and an ice cream Oreo sundae and it was all good. Ol bay seasoned fries were good along with the fried shrimp. While I’m not fond of cocktail sauce I maybe should have ordered a different sauce for my Alaska cod. Tried the diet root beer from my partner’s frosty mug and it was pretty good! Over all pretty good! My dog enjoyed a little piece of shrimp and a flake of fish. Oreo sundae really hit the spot. Staff is friendly, A&W high ratings are well deserved.

★★★★★ 5.0 L Olson · Jul 2024

What a perfect surprise to run into a childhood memory.. a Great A&W drive in.. just like I remembered going to when I was a kid. Perfect burgers, fries, onion rings and frost mugs of Root Beer. Excellent happy staff that was a breath of fresh air enthusiasm. And the Tractor show enthusiasts coming in with their tractors. Simple and a Awesome fun day. Thank you for something so simple that brought our day happiness.

★★★★★ 5.0 Kristi Rowe · Mar 2026

Fun to order from the car and the root beer freeze was amazing!

★★★★★ 5.0 oudom phannadeth · Jun 2025

The food was great. Our server was wonderful, and the manager there, he was phenomenal!! Our van decided not to want to start, and the manager there helped us to try to jump it and to do whatever to help us. He definitely didn't have to help us in any way, but he did. There are definitely good people out there still. I'll definitely be back because my experience was wonderful and the staff were great.

★★★★★ 5.0 Rodney Calkins · Jul 2025

My wife and I were on our way to a campground driving through rain so we were in no hurry to set up the camper in rain so we stopped here to grab a bite to eat and it was a great decision. The food was hot and fresh. Fries crispy and delicious the cheese curds fried and so good my papa burger was awesome and my wife enjoyed here chese burger. My dog said the fries are good too. And as we ate the rain started to let up so it was a win win. Full belly and then a 18 minute drive to the campground and set up. The employees were great as well

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ Curbside Pickup ✓ Drive Through ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Beer ✓ Coffee ✓ Quick Bite ✓ Dessert

Services

Fast food restaurantAmerican restaurantDessert restaurantHamburger restaurant

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