We stayed ai the cabins in Itasca State Park with limited amenities. On our last day we were…read morelooking for a breakfast spot. Using Yelp I saw that the Great Northern was reviewed with favor. Our experience was terrific. The cafe has a small town hometown friendliness. The wait staff were low key friendly and we felt like we were being served by our neighbors. So comfortable. The food was really good. Great value. My grandson ordered a hotdog and no one batted an eye . Great Northen is a piece of Northern Minnesota Pie

Omelet was not fully cooked so liquid carton eggs ran out…read more Salty Pancakes were very good Hash Browns were very good Surprise! Cash only. This is annoying since many of us are no longer carrying cash. Often small businesses charge 2-3% to use a card. This place had to use their ATM with a $3.45 fee. That's a 10% up charge on our $30 breakfast. I may also incur a charge from my bank. Not cool GNC.

Always good food and service. It's our favorite restaurant, when we want something nice…read more Comfortable atmosphere

A favorite place since my childhood (and I'm OLD!) We make…read morethe pilgrimage up to Norway Ridge just once a summer now that we have moved out of state. It has surely changed over the years but still fulfills my need for a true up north supper club experience. My H ordered ribs, a perennial favorite. Wonderful. I chose to freestyle a bit and ordered bruschetta. Wow! What a gorgeous plateful! Absolutely delicious. Way too much for one person. When we return next summer I will order bruschetta for the table and ribs or myself, knowing we'll go home with a box!

Excellent menu, food was very good. I had salmon, my wife had crab stuffed mahi mahi. Both were…read moredelicious. Wine and martini choices were strong. Great environment. Service at the bar was great

Our in laws suggested this restaurant as it's the only white table cloth kind of joint in the area…read more They made a reservation at 5pm on a Friday. Doors opened promptly at 5pm. They have a few happy hours. Senior meal is 5pm-5:30pm and happy hour for their martinis is 5pm to 6pm where all martinis are half off. Typically they are $14 so it's a good happy hour. My in laws were able to get 3 in before happy hour was over. They deliver warm bread and provide a plate of cheese and oil to dip. For an appetizer we got the fried ravioli and it came with about 6 ravioli in a pesto sauce and with a drizzle of balsamic and chopped tomatoes on top. For dinner I opted for the Walleye. They give you a large fillet and it came with mashed potatoes and the seasonal vegetables which happened to be butternut squash and zucchini. The whole meal was delicious. They even treated my husband and father in law to a slice of cheesecake to celebrate their birthday. Throughout the meal our waitress was attentive and appreciated paying using the QR code as it helped her on a busy night.

Enjoyed our breakfast, as we always do. J tried the stuffed hash browns for the 1st time and he…read morereally enjoyed them. He has leftovers for breakfast tomorrow. We love coming to Effie Cafe. Best cafe in the area!

Awesome, quaint and definitely Minnesota's Northwoods charm. My breakfast is fit for Paul Bunyan…read morebut suited perfectly for me.

We went for lunch with a party of 9 (5 adults, 4 kids) and a dog. On the nice shaded patio, we…read moreenjoyed the cheese curds (according to the 6 year old there were 36), shrimp tacos, smash burgers, chicken tenders and a Cobb salad. The large beer was as big as our heads and easy to share between 3 adults. Our waitress, Olivia was so good and patient with the kids and multiple requests. As we parted ways she even gave us recos on shops to visit. We highly recommend Bar 209 for families of all ages.

This seems to be the place to dine in Bemidji so we went to check it out. We had a reservation and…read morewere given a great smaller booth which I prefer to the large shared tables. Our server was working her tail off, with a large table near us, outdoor patio tables, and many tables inside. To that end, we waited a bit here and there but she was apologetic and clearly working hard so no worries. We started with dry rub, bone in wings which I accompanied with a Bemidji IPA. Both were fabulous. Next, we split a smash burger with fries. The meal had a lot of potential but the fries were warm, not hot, and the burger a little small (but it did have a double patty and tons of sauted onions). We finished the meal with the Big Cookie Sundae and big it was. Waaaay too much to eat with only 2 people. The cookie was delicious. Soft and gooey inside with a nice crisp around the outside edges of the cookie. We tried but couldn't finish it. Liked the brewery vibe in there with lots of seating and exposed brick. Nice stop.

It's our goto final stop when the fishing trip is over and we need a big hardy Lumberjack type…read morebreakfast for the long trip home. A steak place in the lower level and a very large breakfast and lunch area on the main, you won't have any trouble getting a table. Cool log cabin type wood with lots of cool Northwoods decor. The service is very quick and efficient mainly due to the fact that they have plenty of servers. Kind of a rarity these days. The breakfasts are simple but huge and very tasty. And don't forget about the coffee. Much to choose from and a great value. And lots of made from scratch items.

Service was very good, but the food was horrible. I've never experienced such bad food before my…read morelife. If I can give this a -5 star review I would terrible.

Clancy's has a great spot right on the lake. The inside is casual and inviting. They also have…read moreoutdoor seating and events they put on. There are only about 3-4 dining options in and around the lake so Clancy's is usually busy. That's the good stuff. Unfortunately the food does not impress. We ordered 2 fish and chips. What we got were decent fries and 4 tiny fish nuggets. We paid $17. For each order. I was shocked when we got these tiny little fish nuggets when we're right here on the lake where fish is bountiful. I was so disappointed. I gave one star for the location and one star for the nice guy that took our order. But that's all I got. Clancy's need to focus on improving the quality of food on their menu. Sadly, I don't think I will go back.

You guys have to come on over to this place! As soon as we…read morewalked in we felt like part of their crew. Not only did the staff greet us, but some of the customers did as well. This place has a wonderful community vibe and you will leave having made new friends (there is also a "quiet side" of the restaurant you can sit at if you'd prefer to be left alone instead). Andy was our server and he was absolutely amazing. Can't say enough good things about the guy. He was just and all around good guy and is one of the reasons the restaurant feels like going over to your friend's house for a hot dish. He was friendly, attentive, fantastic at his job, and took the time to make us feel right at home. The food was awesome. Hubby got a burger and tots and I got the wings and a salad. All fantastic. Stop reading and go check it out!

very nice place and the food is awesome i hope every one…read moreenjoys the atmosphere there

Awful. Beer battered walleye was heavy and greasy with little seasoning. BBQ ribs were drowned in…read moresticky sauce. Overall a very disappointing experience. On the plus side, the wait staff was polite, friendly and attentive.

again food was great. i decided i don't even want sauce on the ribs. i don't care for the sauce…read more they were still pretty tender even at 8:30 at night! and they are slow roasted with delicious flavor. the chicken is amazing! boasted with a little corn meal in the batter and the juicy oh so tender type.

Oh my, ordered dinner and it was disappointing. They have what they call a rack and a half of BBQ…read moreribs, they were quite old, dry and just not good. Old leftovers just leave you asking why?? Definitely not a full rack even. The augratin potatoes were actually cheesy hash browns. Good flavor for those cheesy hash browns. Only reason for this post is to caution your expectations. Wish I went with the broasted chicken. My Moms butter sautéed shrimp "were real good", in her words.