On our way to International Falls MN. We stopped at the Adventure Restaurant for lunch. I had the Rueban with fries. It was your run of the mill sandwich, and fries. The service was quick and friendly, for the most part it was a sports bar with sitting off to the side for the restaurant. You could see whatever game was on the TV from any c of the tables. I give it 4 stars because of the quick service. read more

Manager was terrible *She argued with other complaining customers that had issues with their order in front of everyone. She tried to get me to eat a contaminated burger that they accidentally put bacon on ( I said I don't eat pork literally not any form of it), she just took it off, it was still covered in visible bacon grease. I refused my entree after that. I ordered a milkshake, it was just ice with strawberry powder in it. It wasn't creamy or good at all. I didn't drink it, she said they didn't specify the ingredients so she wouldn't take it off my bill. I ordered a house salad with Caesar on the side (additional 2.99 with entree) they brought me a Caesar salad & up charged charged me a few dollars extra for it because I returned my entree. (Not to mention they were stingy with the appetizer size & amount of fries with my husband's frozen patty burger My husband and I will never go there again. The waitress only has been working there for a week, I felt bad for her, she was just the middle person and was nice. I told her I hope she finds a better job. read more

Stopped here on our way to Voyagers NP. I ordered the chicken Teriyaki which sounded good. The chicken was ok but the rice underneath was filled with onion. Had I known that I wouldn't have ordered. My husband got the Rueben with fries. Jus looked good I did have some of his fries because I was still hungry. The service was good no complaints there. I was just bummed because it did sounded good. Oh well. read more

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We were driving through town and happened upon this spot. Service was great and food was delicious. My husband had the dill trout and it was really well seasoned and cooked. I had the honey walleye and it was also well cooked and the wild rice soup and corn chowder was delicious. Service was fast and friendly and food was tasty, I'd recommend if you're in the area. read more

My dad and I went here for Father's Day. We ordered steak and a salad, but the steak was kind of bland. The one thing that made us uncomfortable was the fact our waitress assumed we were together and on a date. Like what? Also I heard that they said Tim Walz sucks and it was on their sign outside of the restaurant. If I have known that already I wouldn't have come. Don't focus on politics maybe you should focus on putting some flavour on your food. lol read more

I took my date to have some meatloaf and ribs.. The food was marginal and tasted bland but edible a real marginal meal... Which is odd we had eaten there several times in the past.. And the food was serviceable. This time me and my date both had a bad reaction to the food. I called as soon I could after the incident and was told by the manger?? Owner ?? That basically he didn't care and it was my problem.. So I guess I can only say in my opinion I wouldn't eat at Adventures in Virginia, Mountain Iron area as they are incapable of having a mistake. Good luck with your dining adventures! read more

Let me get this straight: My family calls ahead three weeks to book some family guests (13 or so for a post funeral reception for my father) and we get charged a fee commonly charged for a banquet room, but we get the back of the dining room. If only that was in the top five of problems with this Adventure's visit!! Service was extremely rude. We actually had one server to start for thirteen people, and then another server takes over mid food. I was told I had to pay extra for salad dressing, despite ordering a double salad with half the amount of dressing! It gets worse. We asked for a second bottle of ketsup. We were told there is one at the other end of the table (for thirteen patrons). My salad had all kinds of rusty lettuce. God forbid a server fill the drinks. I actually went to the bar to get a refill and was told that the server was helping someone else and would get back to our tables shortly... again, thirteen people, less than one server for a booked date!!! I hardly ever say this: Wrong time, wrong place!!! DO NOT expect anything from this business. Extremely poor service, rude servers, and extremely poor food. read more

I have been lazy and haven't posted a review in a while, but this place blew me away. I was in town chasing the Great Gray Owl at Sax-Zim and was staying next door at the AmericInn. I figured this was going to be another run-of-the-mill bland chain restaurant with a lousy draft beer selection and overcooked food. Wrong. The selection of draft beers was excellent; a bit pricey but worth the quality. The first night I had the teriyaki salmon, which was cooked perfectly. The second night I had the elk, cooked as the French would say "saignant", and it was so delicious ... lean and flavorful. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Wonderful experience all around. Thank you so much! read more

So many options to choose from - not your typical restaurant "around here". We loved it and the waitress was excellent and very "on it!" Food came out fast too! We had: Chicken Fajita w/ chips Korean Beef Chicken Tenders Our little one loved to look at the fishies when we were waiting to eat and during our meal. (The fish tanks were super clean as well!) 10/10 - will come again! read more

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My party got their food and I waited for my food to come out. The people I was with were waiting for my food to come to start eating and there food was getting cold. My food finally came and the steak was not as I ordered. It was raw. I got the waitress and told her that my steak wasn't cooked the way I ordered it. She took it back and again I waited a long time before I asked the waitress about my food. She went and came back with it. I cut into the steak and again it was raw. At this point I was done and said I should be comped for this meal. She got the manager and she came over was super rude and said she only comp the meal if she took the food back. I said take it . She came back with my adjusted bill and didn't even offer an apology. We spoke with the owner on our way out and again no apology was given for the terrible experience that I had. It will be a very long time before I go back here. There are only a few restaurants for us to go to here and I'm seriously disappointed from my experience. read more

It's a sad day when a restaurant resorts to slamming our Governor in the midst of a pandemic when thousands of people are dying. The owners should be ashamed of themselves and it just proves what many have said about them being horrible people Aside from that. I've never had a good meal and have not eaten at this place in many years. I will not go to this establishment ever again. We get you're upset that your business is not doing well during this time. Most restaurants aren't. But maybe take a look at your gross food and horrible service and figure out what the real reason your business is not doing well. Also, maybe put some blame on Trump instead of Walz, who I'm sure you guys support. Instead of spending 2 months at his golf resort while ignoring the warnings, he could have planned better and all these businesses wouldn't be hurting and lives could have been saved. Maybe you should place some words of hope or kindness as many people are suffering during this time. Not a smart decision as a business and will not be sad when this place closes. read more

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Went out with some friends for the Oktoberfest menu. We ordered drinks which were kind of bad. The vodka martini tasted like it was made with sweet vermouth, rum and coke was watery. The food was ok, except the gingersnap meatballs may have been microwaved. One meatball had the consistency of a ping pong ball. The gingersnap gravy was quite good as was the spaetzel and braised red cabbage. It was a nice change from the usual meat and French fries. read more

Food is excellent. Elk steak superb with wild rice and green beans. Wife had fajitas and they were good. Drinks at happy hour are superbly made. Followed up old fashioned with Moose Drool Montana beer. My favorite. Fried ice cream for dessert! All in all excellent service, food, atmosphere!! read more

The ( Collossal Tiger Shrimp ) were not! They were jumbo butterfly shrimp at best. For 25$ we expect to get what we ordered. Won't be back! read more

What a delight! The food, the ambience, and the service were all outstanding! I had the Lumberjack Burger and it was incredibly tasty. All of my friends were also pleased with their meals. Our waiter was top notch - attentive, and even patient with one of my colleagues who struggled with deciding which soup to get. Finally, the manager (or maybe the owner) came out to regale us with wonderful fishing stories. Honestly, Adventures was an excellent punctuation mark to the end of our Canadian fishing trip read more

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Food is not great. Appetizers are decent though. I go for the drinks/happy hour and ambience. Owners are very right winged.

Overall, a completely underwhelming experience. I've eaten in the restaurant and gotten take-out several times. The meat (no matter which type of protein you order) is always dried out and tastes reheated. The vegetables are a bag of frozen, '99 cent store' vegetable medley, rather than anything fresh; and typically overcooked enough to be easily converted to baby food (which was actually a perk when I had young children because we didn't need to bring a jar of Gerber with us if we went out). Your salt options are either 'way too much' or 'none at all'. This place tries to be fancy, but is basically just a glorified Perkins, but twice the price. The small fish tank inside is nice though. One star for the fish that are swimming in their tank. Zero stars for this fish on the menu. read more

Elk Steak. Slightly gamy, but delicious when paired with sauteed onions/carrots. I'm not sure about the choice of rice that accompanies this as the combined taste was a bit unusual for me, but overall the taste and experience is satisfying. Very nice ambiance and fast and friendly service. read more

I went in today and found the waitress not wearing a mask. She had a reason but I felt that she shouldn't be waiting on tables since it's impossible to stand 6 feet away as you are carrying the tray out and then serving it. This covid is a real problem and getting worse on the Iron Range. I won't be coming back and have told friends and family about this. read more

Their food is better than Boomtown right now. They have similar menus but they seem to have a better cook.

I've always enjoyed dining here. Good food, good service. Once I had a disappointing meal there. The manager gave me a gift certificate for my inconvenience. I would recommend this establishment any time. read more

The chicken fried chicken was good, as were the ribs. I got the food as a pick up and they have a couple extra bags of fresh cookies :) very friendly over the phone and when the order was picked up. read more

Although the food was decent, my first visit will most definitely be my last. I was seated by the bartender as the server was nowhere to be seen, which is atypical for a Monday at 2PM where the dining room was sparse. After finishing my selections, I have yet to receive a straw for my pop. I ended up Ordering the Thai Noodles, Lobster Alfredo, Sampler, as well as Egg Rolls. After our first bites, we were greeted again by our server with questions about why we had ordered so much food, and stated she had spoken with her boss about it. With wide eyes and a smirked face, I don't appreciate any sort of assumptions, as it was lunchtime and I wanted to eat. I don't appreciate drug assumptions as I would never do such a thing. I do not recommend your establishment and I urge others not to come here unless they revisit how they approach their guests and converse in conversation with them. read more

Log jam appetizers are interesting. The atmosphere is rustic and casual. The lobster fettuccine is rich garlicky and delicious. The Thai pasta is peanuty and spicy with just the right amount of heat. So good read more

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Just had the WORST meal. Adventures restaurant in Virginia! Over a half hour wait just to get menus, order, get the wrong pop. Food comes out and I can't even eat mine it's so gross, rubber chicken and food that's not cooked all the way, seasoning Just dumped on. Honestly, sitting down in a restaurant with kids is hard, which is why I don't do it very often. When I do.... I expect to get what I pay for. Service sucked food sucked! Won't be going back there read more

We give this restaurant a B- mainly because of the service and most of the food was good, but had some low points. There was great handicapped parking and sidewalk to go onto, only one door that was difficult to get through, but staff was right there to help. The service was outstanding, very helpful with me being in a wheelchair. Holding doors, knowing where to seat us so we are out of the way, and moving chairs for me at the table. Kids menu was also a color sheet. It had basic kid choices and reasonable prices, $4-5. We started off with the Four Season Appetizer, which had awesome bruschetta and unique mozzarella sticks that were wrapped like a egg roll. They were very good as well. They had onion rings which were ok and 4 wings that could be passed on. Next time, if we order a appetizer, we would just order the bruschetta. Jodi had an 8oz prime rib, baked potato, carrots and broccoli. She liked the prime rib, and a baked potato,well, is just a baked potato. She did not like the carrots and broccoli, because they were too crispy and had no seasoning. KayMarie had the Sportman's Steak and Mushrooms. She says the steak was dry, but the mushrooms were good. It came with boiled red potatoes that had no seasoning but were cooked well. It also came with broccoli that had no seasoning, and some were crunchy, some were soft. Christopher had kid's meal pizza with a side of fruit that included grapes, cantaloupe, and honeydew. He said he liked everything but the honeydew, which was weird cause he likes honeydew. But, he says it tasted like avocado, and that he doesn't like. Jonathan had the same kid's meal, but had fries. He liked everything, but he thinks the pizza could have been a little bigger. It was a little mushy and not heated thoroughly. I had Elk Steak Tuscany. As this was my first elk steak, it seemed tough. I ordered it medium rare. It came with 2 pieces. One was medium well. The other was medium rare. It came with Minnesota wild rice and beans. It was good, different, and little sweet. I also had the supposed cook vegetables, and they were too crunchy, no seasoning at all. Areas: Handicap: B. It had 2 parking spots. The one we parked in required us to backup, because, if not, there is a curb and grass, no sidewalk. Main entrance door was the only difficulty it had a pole in middle, and my wheelchair would not fit. But, a standard size may fit better. Kid friendly: B. It was just a color sheet, no activities that would be more suited for older kids. Food: B-. Some high points with some lows. Service: A+. Outstanding! Our waitress, Carissa, gave us individual attention. She told us how to order our steaks. She said order under, since they seem to cook over, and that was an excellent tip. Carissa gave refills right away and checked up on us often. Prices/Quantity: B+. If all our meals were done right, we would give it an A. But, you do get a lot of food for you money. Atmosphere: A. We liked the decor. It wasn't overrun with "stuff". It wasn't too loud, but not quiet either. They had tv's that had a Twins game on and fish tanks that Chritopher and Jonathan enjoyed looking at. Overall for Adventures Restaurant & Pub: a STOP ON IN http://familyfriendlyoutings.blogspot.com/ read more

They are verbally abusive to there staff even though they preach ask questions but when you do they flip out on you over a $6 drink the worst management I have ever seen there food is stored in a moldy walk in freezer there salads sit in open bags for days at a time as well as there produce when a customer complains they they sit and talk crap in the back and they microwave alot of there food from frozen I would not recommend eating here as a former employee who left due to verbal abuse save your money! read more

Something is off here about the food. They don't know how to cook. The chicken tastes awful like it was microwaved ( I know this flavor from experience). Flavorless fajitas. Everything accept for the waitress was just wrong. Nice bar inside though. To bad. We won't stop by going through town again. read more

Do not waste your money here $14 for a Fuckin soy burger. 100% ground beef my ass. It's hard to mess up a burger but they found a way, patty was not fresh and we were the only people so this tells me they got it out of freezer and heated in microwave. Go to fast food place to get a better burger than this. $14 FOR A FUCKIN SOY BURGER read more

We've eaten at the Adventures numerous times over the years and have found that the food is not the greatest but it is a change of scenery and the restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere. Once the Covid ban on businesses was lifted, we thought it would be nice to eat out for a change, knowing that masks and social distancing was still being mandated. What a surprise to find that no one in the Adventures were wearing masks, including the manager. Even our waitress did not wear a mask, which we thought to be very scary since she was almost on top of us when she took our order. We should have simply walked out but instead we uncomfortably ordered and finished eating our meal ( which by the way was not at all very good). Think about it. If the management thinks that little of the safety of their customers that they refuse wearing a mask to protect them, what other safety measures are they ignoring. We will never have to worry about that since we will eat elsewhere from now on. read more

Adventures Sucks!!!! Terrible service and food. Do not go there. It is not worth the time nor effort to go.

We ordered the Santa Fe chicken salad and the Mediterranean salad, both were bland. The service was pretty bad, not motivated to work, inattentive. The straw for your drink comes unwrapped, not very hygenic. read more

I have been to adventures before and coming from Duluth to eat there I was very unimpressed and very hurt by how the waitress, who seemed to be the manager after I left treated my elderly grandfather. He was not satisfied with his meal, and all she did was as do you want a box as he was complaining rightfully about his meal and she smirked at him the whole time asking why that was an issue, and then continued to ask him again if he wanted a box. 3 out of our 4 meals were crap and just totally disregarded us. Not happy at all!! $80 down the drain for not good food read more

Very good clam chowder. Fish fry was ok, too much breading on the fish. Oriental chicken salad w/o chicken needs a better dressing (the w/o was my choice). Friendly server. read more

Usually get my absolute favorite Santa Fe salad here. I've never been disappointed with that meal and the service has always been good. Tried a Reuben this time. The corned beef was very fatty and the side was also not very good. My dining companion had an excellent bowl of chowder. This is the first time I have not been satisfied with my meal. read more

Great Bloody Mary's! Food is always solid, not spectacular but who needs food with a GREAT MEAL-IN-A-GLASS!

really good food, nice staff, very relaxing and comfortable. Highly recommend, and I'm very picky. Artichoke dip is incredible.

Typical cafe/diner type of restaurant. Lots of options and the service was fine except the waitress almost whacked me in the head with her tray. I had a BLT which you can't screw up to much. It was good. It wasn't anything super exciting really. read more

I think the food is pretty good and the service has always been excellent. I eat there every time I pass thru Virginia on my way up north.

We had dinner at your Mountain Iron location this evening and experienced terrible food and customer service. First, we waited for over 40 minutes for our food (without seeing our waitress, someone-possibly a manager did stop to say the steak was big) and when it arrived my daughter didn't get what she ordered, my dinner was ice cold and my husbands steak was almost not edible due to the bad cut and it was very over cooked. Then the waitress came and asked us if we wanted dessert and brought our bill when we weren't even all done eating yet. When I told her about all of our issues she started to walk away and yelled across the restaurant that it was our fault that our food took so long because we ordered well done meat. Yelling at us across the restaurant was the worst customer service I have ever received. I would also like to add that during our time in the restaurant three tables of people around us came in, ordered, ate and left. These people seemed to know the staff, so apparently you need to be local to get good service here. I understand that there can be issues with orders, food, etc. and that there can be delays. If the waitress would have told us that our food was taking a while and been at all courteous we would have a very different feeling about your restaurant. We will never be back. read more