Motor at the Harley-Davidson Museum
MOTOR’s bold American classics celebrate the taste of life on the road. Road House Chili that tastes like it’s fresh from a Texas diner. BBQ Ribs redolent of a Little Rock smoke shack. And, fittingly, plenty of Wisconsin favorites: Fish Fry, Mac and Cheese, and mouthwatering Hamburgers.
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
Popular dishes
BBQ Pork Stuffed Potato
Fresh baked potato topped with slow-smoked shredded pork, butter, Wisconsin cheese blend, sour cream, MOTOR's signature BBQ sauce and green onions
1 reviews
Brisket Stuffed Potato
Fresh baked potato topped with slow-smoked brisket, butter, Wisconsin cheese blend, MOTOR's signature BBQ sauce, sour cream and green onions
1 reviews
BBQ Plates
Served with your choice of one meat, a generous portion of french fries, fresh jicama slaw and made-from-scratch Southern-style cornbread. Brisket – smoked for 14 hours; BBQ Pork – slow smoked and shredded; Hot Links – spicy and smokey; BBQ Chicken – sauced chicken breast. Make it a combo: Add your choice of brisket, BBQ pork, hot link, or BBQ chicken to any of our BBQ plates
1 reviews
Very good food and service. Nice view of the River.
Good Food, Good Service, Good Location, Live Music
Nice place. I have driven by many times and decided to try out the restaurant. I would return. Food was very good and the service was friendly and fast.
Its a nice complement to the Harley Museum. With reasonable prices
The food was good, a little pricey for “bar food” but still good. The server we had was horrible but the manager stepped up and made up for her shortcomings. OverLl good.
Excellent food! Great service and friendly staff.
The patio is nicely shaded in the afternoon and evening. Usually a cool breeze off the river keeping temperature nice even on the hot humid days. The tables were widely space and distant from each other. The service was great as well as the ambiance. Unfortunately the food was mediocre which could be said for both the burger and fish fry.
I have been to Motor a number of times and always enjoy it. Food is good, love the ambiance. Sat outside and it was wonderful. Menu is currently limited due to COVID but still some very solid options. Would definitely recommend.
Nice view, sitting on East patio. Restaurant doing good job of social distancing and having staff wear masks. Great tasting food and good service.
We are so glad you enjoyed your experience here. Thank you and we hope to see you again soon!
Our food and service was excellent. They were dealing with reopening after Covid and everything went very smoothly.
We are so glad you had a great experience and we hope to see you again soon!
There are no vegetables only a veggie sandwich. Better food choices not a lot of selections ...more selections better venue...more and different is better. TY
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback. We do have various veggie options available - from our vegetable sandwich to a number of salads. As our team continues to evolve our menu, we will keep our guests' comments in mind.
Nice place for pub-style food. They had a good band that didn't overpower the restaurant.
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! We hope to see you again soon.
We went for the BBQ and Blues event. Food was good for the price. It was extremely loud due to the live band. If that’s your thing, then you’d like it. However it was too loud for our preference
Than you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're happy to hear you enjoyed your meal, but are sorry to hear you felt the band was too loud. We do our best to monitor the volume with our guests' experience in mind. We hope to see you again.
The staff was extremely friendly and timely. We had cheese curds for an appetizer and they were amazing. One person had a bbq pulled pork sandwich and the rest of the table had salads. Two of the salads were the bbq salad. Both came out missing the black bean corn salsa and one was missing the onion straws. When notified, the server took their plates back immediately and fixed the issue. The last meal was the Smokehouse Chicken Salad, which had good qualities (e.g., the balsamic cherries, candied pecans, blue cheese crumbles). However, the chicken on the salad was not freshly made to order and was not very good. Overall- the bbq items were outstanding. Having never been here before, I am guessing BBQ is what this restaurant is known for and does well. And that is true- our table loved the bbq pork.
Hi there! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your time at MOTOR. We hope to see you again soon.
ribs were delish, brisket and Mac had way to much Fat on it, but waiter fixed that which was nice. Sat to close to music, to talk but overall a very good time. will go back!
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
The food was very good. Especially the Oreo mousse. We didn’t realize there was going to be a band. Nothing again them but had we known, we not have picked Motor. It was pretty loud.
New Years Day
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! Glad you enjoyed your time here.
Food was amazing, service was fast, friendly and very attentive.
Food is good but very casual. Ambiance is too dull for us - not lively at all on the night we eat there.
Hi there. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your food. We're really sorry to hear you did not feel the restaurant was lively. Every Saturday night from 5:30-8:30pm, we have a live blues band for our BBQ & Blues event. Check out our website for the lineup of upcoming bands. We hope to see you again!
Waitress was very slow, we had to ask for her twice. The fish fry was over cooked & dry. The salad could have been good if there was something other than plain iceberg lettuce in it.
Great food, slow service.
We loved Motor. It's a super cool space, tons of natural light right on the river. Lots of super cool Harley stuff and fun vibe.
Thank you!
Really enjoyed it. It was a slow night so not too noisy. Friendly enough service and a decent value.
Happy to hear you enjoyed your meal!
would have preferred the live music would have been a little quieter; kind of hard to hear at table of 6 once it starts. Food was amazing and will be back.
Hi Lori! We try our best to remind our Saturday night bands to keep their volume down so our guests can still chat with their table. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you again soon!
This is a good, American food restaurant in a great location that overlooks the river. The beer selection was good and the food was also good.
Thanks for your kind words! We hope to see you again soon.
Loved that we could get a reservation for a Saturday night. The music was very good but overpowered the room. Hard to talk to others at our table. Food was good, especially the brisket!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your meal. We try our best to remind bands throughout the evening to keep their volume at a reasonable level. We hope you'll join us again soon!
Great service. All 4 meals were amazing. Great ambiance. Can’t get a better menu for the price
Thank you! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your meal.
Food was great! Scenery was fantastic! Live music, lake front, beer and a burger, what else could ya ask for?
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Great Food & Service
Terrible Noisy Acoustics made conversations difficult.
The Harley Davidson Cafe in Las Vegas, with Harley's going around a ceiling track has a much better ambience.
Hi Brian. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your experience here at MOTOR.
We had a great exerience! The food was delicious, the best grilled cheese I have ever had! Great atmosphere, either dinning inside or outside. We enjoyed going through the museum then this great dinner as Thursday Bike night was getting started. It was our first visit and highly recommend to anyone interested in Harley Davidson!
Thank you! We are so happy to hear you had a great experience here. Come back and join us again soon!
Went to the Motor for my husbands Birthday. I cannot say enough about it. The food and the service was amazing. I would recommend this restaurant
Thank you for your kind words! We're honored you and your husband chose to spend his birthday with us. Come back and join us again soon!
Great food beautiful day on patio
Thank you!
Not as good as I remembered it. BBQ was a little fatty. Beer prices are high enough that I wouldn’t order a 2nd, even at the cheapest one. Cool place though.
Hi Kirk. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We apologize that your experience here at MOTOR did not meet your expectations. Our Chef and his team have been made aware of the BBQ being fatty and are looking into how we can continue to improve. We do hope you'll give us another chance. If you have any additional feedback, please do not hesitate to give us a call at (414) 287-2778.
Muy buena, todo muy rico
Cory was an awesome server, thank you so much for all the help.
Thank you for your kind words. We are beyond thrilled to hear about your positive experience at MOTOR and hope you will join us again soon.
Our server was fantastic, food was delicious!! Will be back!
Thank you! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
I would recomend only if you have never been. It was boring, no music no customer's. We were 2 of 6 people in the whole place on a Saturday night, staff was closing at 8.
We visited Motor with friends, their first visit. Disappointed in a few things. My husband ordered a side salad instead of fries..... didn't get it (we forgot to re ask for it). He was served a Guinness beer in a can, no glass. By the time we were able to ask for and get a glass, when poured, the beer didn't have a head on it like a Guinness should.
We will give Motor a try again as prior visits were all good.
I've been here before and they never let me down. My group was a little larger than expected as several people did not RSVP. The folks at Harley were able to accommodate us without a problem. Great folks!
We ate the mac and cheese, sliders and pork or brisket stuffed potatoes. I had the pork. Really didn’t care for it, but was really out of my norm. Pork bbq was ok. But not in a potato. Mac & cheese was huge to share and really good The sliders were good and so were the fries.
We were too stuffed!
Which did not keep us from returning 4 hours later for creme brûlée cheesecake and jar banana cream pie. YUM!!
Ask for Cory’s section! He was wonderful!
FAQs
Motor at the Harley-Davidson Museum is rated 4.3 stars by 322 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.