The Boat Club Restaurant Fitger's Complex

Award Winning Food and Lakeside Views

Welcome to The Boat Club Restaurant – Duluth’s finest lakeside dining spot located on the lower level of the historic Fitger’s Complex. It’s our honor to bring you the area’s freshest fish, seafood, pasta, and steak entrées while celebrating the beauty of Lake Superior. Quality fine dining in a simple yet nautical atmosphere, complimented with handcrafted cocktails and craft beers.

Reserve your table for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or contact our Event Coordinator for your wedding or next event!

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Celebrate Easter on March 31st at The Boat Club Restaurant

March 31, 2024

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2024 Boat Club Productions Spring Show — Decision Height, by Meredith Dayna Levy

April 12-21, 2024

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Boat Club Productions Tell Me On A Sunday show poster for March 2023 theater performance

March 10-19, 2023
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Boat Club Productions Always... Patsy Cline show poster for June 2023 theater performance

June 2-11, 2023
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Boat Club Productions Love Letters show poster for September 2023 theater performance

September 22-October 1, 2023
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Boat Club Productions A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol show poster for December 2023 theater performance

December 8-17, 2023
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Online Reservations

 

Please make your reservations online or by calling (218) 727-4880.

Important dining information: We have a 10 minute grace period, please call us if you are running later than 10 minutes after your reservation time. We may contact you about this reservation, please ensure your email and phone number are up to date. Your table will be reserved for 1 hour 30 minutes for parties of up to 4; 2 hours for parties of up to 6; and 2 hours 30 minutes for parties of 7+. Thank you for your understanding.

Online Reservations

 

Please make your indoor and patio reservations online or by calling (218) 727-4880.

Outdoor Dining is available after 10:00am and weather contingent. In case of inclement weather, our staff will be in contact to inform you of our patio’s closure. Boat Club Restaurant and Bar cannot guarantee a dining table inside should our patio be closed. For any questions, please call us.

Important dining information: We have a 10 minute grace period, please call us if you are running later than 10 minutes after your reservation time. We may contact you about this reservation, please ensure your email and phone number are up to date. Your table will be reserved for 1 hour 30 minutes for parties of up to 4; 2 hours for parties of up to 6; and 2 hours 30 minutes for parties of 7+. Thank you for your understanding.

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Our Menus

Brunch Menu at The Boat Club Restaurant

Brunch Menu

Our home-made brunch selections featuring our famous crepes, omelets, eggs benedict, fresh salads, sandwiches, and so much more!

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Dinner Menu at The Boat Club Restaurant

Dinner Menu

Don’t miss our high-quality steaks, fresh fish and seafood, and home-made pasta. With our vegetarian, gluten free, and vegan options, there is something for everyone!

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Drinks and Custom Cocktails at The Boat Club Restaurant

Drinks

We offer a wide selection of premium signature drinks, including our famous Lobster Bloody Mary and House Mimosas. We also have a great selection of wine and beer, with something to fit everyone’s palate. Looking for a sweet dessert for a special event? Be sure to check out our After Dinner Drinks! We also proudly serve Coca-Cola products.

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Walleye Fingers

Happy Hour

Join us for your favorite appetizers daily 4pm-6pm for Happy Hour!

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The Braised Beef Sliders are simple, but flavor packed

This is one of the best crab cakes I've ever had, and I've had lots of crab cakes!

ceviche
lobster medallion food
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Historic Fitger's Inn

Duluth’s first brewery was started by Sidney Luce in 1857. Luce built his brewery a block and a half from the present site, and utilized a small, clear brook which later was known as Brewery Creek. His brewery grew, and in 1881 Michael Fink purchased the brewery. Fink built a new, larger brewery on the present Fitger’s site. Fink’s Lake Superior Brewery soon hired a new brewmaster, a young German named August Fitger who graduated from one of Germany’s premier brewing schools. Within the year, August Fitger owned half of the brewery.

Beer production continued for forty years, until Prohibition (1920 -1933) changed matters for all breweries around the nation. Many went out of business. Fitger’s stayed alive by turning out new products such as soda pop and candy bars. Candy lovers in Duluth during the “Roaring Twenties” enjoyed the Fitger’s Flapper, the Fitger’s Spark Plug, the Five Cent Fitger’s Nut Goodie, the King Bee Nougat, and Fitger’s Skookum.  Along with the candy bars, Fitger’s cranked out cases of Lovit Pop, a popular favorite on a hot summer’s day down at Park Point.

After the repeal of Prohibition, Fitger’s resumed brewing strong beer, and business boomed during the 1930’s. Production was up to 100,000 barrels a year by 1940. The Beerhalter family purchased the Brewery in 1944, and operated if for the next quarter century. Fitger’s Brewery closed its doors on September 30, 1972, ending 115 years of brewing on the shores of Lake Superior.

The Fitger’s Brewery Complex was re-opened in September of 1984 with a 48 room hotel, three full service restaurants, and a retail center. In 1995, a group of prominent Duluth business people purchased the Complex, and continue as the driving force behind all positive improvements at Fitger’s, which include the construction of fourteen luxury suites, new dining options, and the beautiful Lakewalk Access.

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