June 26, 2008
Trocadero! This place is in the midst of a great revival. The food is more fresh and the flavor profiles, while changing, are getting better. Their brunch is still the place to be on Saturday and Sunday, but expect a wait that is well worth the time. Live Jazz on Thursdays helps enhance the ambience (They even offer free limo service with complimentary champagne to Jazz in the Park). Wine Lover’s Wednesday is another great attraction and the Mojito’s on Mojito Monday make the outdoor seating even more pleasureable. All in all, it is great to see this place taking some suggestion and moving forward. It is obvious that the staff, management and owners have gotten fully involved again and are making great strides! Keep up the great work! NOW, the beer - Their selection is wonderful and they just enhanced their bottle beer selection. Now, while I have not tasted them al, I am going to make sure I do that soon enough!

January 17, 2007
Had a good friend of mine who was a head chef there a couple years ago. Then, it was fantastic. However, since it’s taken a nose dive into oblivion. Service is awful as well as its recent renditions of its culinary attempts. However, the beer selection is admirably done with some sort of attempt being there. Expect prices to be on the high side as you’re paying a bit for a trendy scene with its outdoor patio area being a premium. All in all, good ambience, decent beer selection, prices out of sort in regards to the whole package, but worth a stop during lunch to make up your own mind.

December 21, 2005 [ Updated September 3, 2008 ]
A great French influenced Milwaukee restaurant. Great for Sunday brunch or if you just want a drink. Many beers (foreign and domestic micros), wines from around the world and Martinis. Awesome cheese selection and great coffee!

December 18, 2005
I love Trocadero. Like a few other Milwaukee restaurants, they usually carry a Lakefront draft not available in bottles. I’ve mostly been here for brunch, which is outstanding (get a coffee, you’ll get a little square of Valrhona Ghana chocolate). And I think my brunch favorite is the Mrs. Crock, but I don’t recall. In looking at the website they appear to have a lot of cheeses too. And, late night tapas is also a fun time to stop in. The patio is open year-round, and all day and night. Winter is unique because they button off the openings between the roof and wall and light up the butane heat lamps. Great place.

October 23, 2005 [ Updated October 24, 2005 ]

This is a great place to stop after touring Lakefront Brewery, which in itself is a must when visiting Milwaukee. It’s a short but pleasant walk between the two across the Milwaukee River via the marsupial bridge under Holton Street.

We arrived at the restaurant smack-dab between Brunch and Dinner. In this two-hour gap (3-5 p.m.), there is a void of food service but there are cheese and dessert plates which can be enjoyed. We opted for a tray of Gruyere and 4-year-old Cheddar which were terrific and nice, respectively.

Tap selection was lacking (Bass, Guinness, Newcastle, Hacker Pschorr, Fat Abbey, Kronenbourg 1664, Lakefront Wit and Trumer Pils), but quality bottles included Chimay, Delerium, Duvel, Fischer, La Choulette and (of course) Lakefront.

Service was attentive, atmosphere held a touch of France that was quaint without being hokey, and soft music was relaxing with smooth Jazz a la Eartha Kitt and the like.

Trocadero was recommended by RAYBOY01, who also recommended the Bloody Marys. I watched a few get poured and they looked awesome, but I had a long drive back to Chicago so sadly couldn’t indulge.

August 31, 2005
I liked this restaurant. They have Fat Abbey on tap... I had half a Mr. Crock and half a Tomato,Basil,Brie sandwich. The Mr. Crock was better. Ate outside. The waitress kept coming back to check up, which was really nice. More wine selection than beer. The bottles selection is poor. I’d go back and take a date rather than with a fellow Ratebeerian... I’d like to hitup the coffee bar as well.

August 5, 2005
Great restaurant with one of the best atmospheres in the city. Plus, they have a heated patio that is perfect for wasting the day away. This place is a restaurant, cafe, bar and tabac. One bar is on ground level with about eight taps (some local, but mostly European) and another bar they call the Red Light (http://ztrocadero.com/redlight/main.html) which is upstairs with a few more taps. Have some bottles of French biere de gardes and a fair share of Belgians - probably one of the biggest selection I’ve seen at a restaurant or bar in Milwaukee, in addition to a range of micros and imports. The Mr. Crock sandwich is divine. Highly recommended.