Italian Grill & Bar in Mauston, Wisconsin · Since 1995

“There are only two places to eat — home and Roman Castle.”

Family-owned for thirty years. Original Mediterranean recipes, homemade sauces and bread, and a menu that runs from country breakfast to charcoal-broiled steaks — made fresh daily, the old way.

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Charcoal-broiled steak with lobster tail, drawn butter, and a loaded baked potato

Our story

From Northern Greece to Gateway Avenue

Alexandros Tserkezis came to America from Northern Greece in 1977, bringing with him original recipes from across the Mediterranean. Those sauces, seasonings, and marinades still shape every signature dish we serve.

Since 1995, Roman Castle has served fresh, mouth-watering American and Mediterranean cooking for breakfast, lunch, and dinner — everything made fresh daily, just the way our ancestors did it in the old country.

Our remodeled dining room has hardwood floors, brick accents, a cozy fireplace, and original art — and in the warmer months, a patio full of flowers that feels like a Mediterranean bistro.

Sliced roasted pork with rosemary and pan sauce

Every Friday

Friday Fish Fry

Beer-battered cod or walleye with choice of potato or rice, soup or salad, and a huge homemade dinner roll. More about our fish fry →

To go

Chicken & Fish “Buckets”

8 to 20 pieces with soup, fries, coleslaw, and fresh-baked bread loaves. Call ahead and take dinner home.

Every day

Daily Specials

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials every day — call or stop in to hear what's cooking.

The menu

Breakfast at 7, dinner till 10

Breakfast

Skillets & platters

Farm Hand Breakfast

Three eggs any style with country smoked ham and American fries or hash browns.

Roman Skillet House

Ham, green peppers, and onions on hash browns, covered with cheese, two eggs, and toast.

Hash Skillet

Corned beef hash on hash browns, topped with two eggs any style and toast.

Breakfast Sampler

Two eggs, bacon, sausage links, ham, hash browns, and two pancakes.

Smokehouse Combo

Smoked pork sausage with two eggs, hash browns, and two pancakes.

Three-egg omelets

Greek Omelet House

Diced tomatoes, feta cheese, and gyro meat.

Western · Denver · Mexican · Texas

Plus cheese, veggie, meat lovers, spinach, and mushroom — all served with potatoes, toast, and jelly.

From the griddle

Golden Brown Pancakes

Buttermilk, blueberry, or strawberry — with bacon, sausage, or ham.

Peach & Pecan French Toast Homemade bread

Also Berry Berry, and Banana & Pecan — on our famous homemade bread.

Crepes Suzette & Belgian Waffles

Blueberry, strawberry, or apple.

Appetizers

Combination Platter

Chicken wings, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, and potato skins.

Fried Eggplant

Fresh Italian breading, fried to perfection.

Calamari

Battered squid with Italian seasonings and marinara.

Loaded Potato Skins · Breaded Mushrooms · Onion Rings · Garlic Bread · Quesadillas · Wings

Sandwiches & Gyros

Gyros on Pita House

With onions, tomatoes, and tzatziki sauce.

Italian Beef

Grilled peppers, onions, and mozzarella on Italian bread with au jus.

Italian Sausage · Meatball · Steak Sandwich

On Italian bread with marinara.

Clubs, melts, croissants & BLTs

All sandwiches served with French fries and your choice of soup.

Soups & Salads

Fresh Homemade Soups Daily

Minestrone, French onion, hearty chili, and the soup of the day.

Greek Salad

Garden lettuce, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, feta, fresh oregano.

Caesar · Chef · Taco · Seafood Salad

Plus fruit plates and lighter fare.

Burgers

House Burger ½ lb

Grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, and thousand island. All burgers are 100% beef half-pound patties with fries and a cup of soup.

Mushroom Swiss · Bacon Cheeseburger · Patty Melt

Pizza

Roman Castle “The Works” House

Cheese, sausage, mushrooms, onion, green peppers, and pepperoni.

Greek Pizza

Feta, gyro meat, tomatoes, spinach, olives, artichoke hearts, garlic, olive oil.

BBQ Chicken · Meat Lovers · Veggie · Fiesta · Chicken Alfredo

Or build your own — 10", 14", and 16", fresh daily.

Take & Bake To go

Call in your order, we make it fresh, you bake it at home.

House Specialties

Chicken, Veal, or Eggplant Parmigiana House

Topped with marinara and melted mozzarella, with spaghetti and garlic bread.

Pork Tenderloin

Sautéed in a mushroom wine sauce with choice of potato.

Chicken or Steak Siciliano

Smothered with tomatoes, green peppers, mushrooms, and onions.

Pasta

Homemade Lasagna House

Layers of noodles, ground beef, tomato sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella.

Tour of Italy

Grilled chicken parmesan, lasagna, and fettuccini alfredo.

Chicken Marsala

Sautéed chicken, mushrooms, garlic, and Marsala wine over fettuccini.

Mediterranean Pasta

Penne with mushrooms, black olives, onions, and tomatoes in olive oil, basil, and garlic, topped with feta and mozzarella.

Alfredos, tortellini, ravioli & more

All pastas include soup or salad and garlic bread.

Charcoal Broiler

U.S.D.A. Choice T-Bone Steak lover's

Two steaks in one — flavorful strip and filet tenderloin.

Ribeye · New York Strip · Sirloin

Seasoned and grilled to your liking.

Roman Feast

8 oz. sirloin and fettuccini alfredo with garlic shrimp.

Barbecued Ribs

Slow-roasted St. Louis style, full or half rack — plus steak & ribs and chicken & ribs combos.

Seafood

Fish Fry Friday favorite

Beer-battered, with our homemade tartar sauce.

Grilled Alaskan Salmon

With a light lemon-dill sauce.

Grilled Walleye · Jumbo Shrimp · Grilled Cod

Chicken Selections

Mediterranean Chicken House

Grilled breast sautéed in olive oil with onions, garlic, lemon, and peppers.

Fresh Fried Chicken

Four pieces fried golden brown with homemade coleslaw.

Lemon Pepper · Chicken Portobello · Honey Mustard

Stir Fry & Teriyaki

Stir Fry

Vegetable, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, or seafood — over rice or noodles.

Teriyaki & Sweet-and-Sour

Includes soup or salad and fresh-baked rolls.

Desserts & Drinks

Cheesecake · Banana Split · Sundaes · Shakes · Fruit Pies à la Mode

Ask about our seasonal specialty desserts.

Gourmet Coffee

Fresh-brewed hourly — ask about our gourmet coffee selection.

Beer

Wisconsin brews — Leinenkugel's, Capital Brewery, Miller — plus domestic classics like Bud Light, and imports Heineken and Amstel.

Wine

Riesling, Chardonnay, Chianti, Rosé, Moscato, Cabernet Sauvignon, and more.

From the kitchen

Made fresh daily

Stack of golden pancakes with butter — Golden pancakes

Chicken salad croissant with lettuce and dried cranberries — Chicken salad croissant

Gyro plate with pita, tomatoes, and tzatziki — Gyro plate

Breakfast skillet with eggs and hash browns — Breakfast skillet

Grilled reuben sandwich on rye — Grilled reuben

Barbecued St. Louis style ribs — BBQ ribs

Cheeseburger with grilled onions, pickle spear, and fries — Half-pound burgers

Homemade soup in a bread bowl — Soup in a bread bowl

Grilled chicken wrap with lettuce, tomato, and cheddar — Chicken wrap

Questions

Good to know

What time do you serve breakfast?

The full breakfast menu starts at 7:00 am every day we're open (Tuesday through Sunday) — and we serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner all day.

Where is Roman Castle Restaurant?

532 Gateway Ave, Mauston, WI 53948 — just off I-90/94, an easy stop between Madison and Wisconsin Dells. Get directions →

Do you have a Friday fish fry?

Yes — beer-battered cod or walleye every Friday, with homemade tartar sauce, choice of potato or rice, soup or salad, and a huge homemade dinner roll. See the fish fry page →

Do you offer carry-out, delivery, or catering?

All three. Everything on the menu is available to go, including take & bake pizzas and chicken or fish buckets with soup, fries, coleslaw, and fresh-baked bread. Call (608) 847-3714.

Are you close to New Lisbon, Necedah, or Wisconsin Dells?

Yes — we're about ten minutes from New Lisbon and Lyndon Station, fifteen from Necedah and Camp Douglas, and roughly twenty from Elroy and Wisconsin Dells, right off I-90/94 in Mauston.

Visit us

On Gateway Avenue in Mauston

Hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday – Sunday	7:00 am – 10:00 pm

Breakfast, lunch & dinner — all day, every day we're open.

Find us

532 Gateway Ave
Mauston, WI 53948

Just off I-90/94 between Madison and Wisconsin Dells — about ten minutes from New Lisbon and Lyndon Station, fifteen from Necedah and Camp Douglas.

Get directions →

Get in touch

(608) 847-3714

Dine-in · Carry-out · Delivery · Catering