I love this cafe, it has a small town feel with big city food! This is my go to for dates with my…read moregrandson, he gets breakfast and I try something new every time! The service is friendly, fast and kind!

Good solid breakfast…read more Super friendly staff. Ambiance is okay - it felt dark when I walked in but my eyes adjusted. Fair prices. Free parking along the street outside. Cute area in downtown Buffalo.

I never thought I would write a 5 star review about a bowling alley - but there is a first for…read moreeverything. I have been here many times, trying many different menu items, and I am never disappointed! From the pizza to the meatloaf - you can tell a lot of the items on the menu are made from scratch. The servers/bartenders are incredibly friendly and prompt. There are many different seating options from booths to high-tops which makes it accessible for everyone. The inside is spacious and allows for large parties. Great place to meet up for a great meal (and maybe a little bowling)!

We come here 3 weekends a month. Good food. Bloody are good. Service is great. Good sports bar,…read morewith a family friendly vibe..

My favorite place to be in town! While some nights it can be busy and loud, other nights are a…read morelittle more quiet and chill. I absolutely love the staff! They are so friendly! I got the Thursday special, the steak. THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! The steak was cooked perfectly to my liking!! For an extra fee, I got cheesy hash browns which I enjoyed just as much. Ordered 2 alcoholic drinks, which were amazing aswell. They offer some games for all ages. A very rustic, Ole timey style inside. My only quam with the place is the closing time is at 10:00 pm. They served breakfast only on the weekends aswell.

Cute American/Country style restaurant…read more They have maximized seating space, so if there is a wait you will be outside or in your vehicle. They take down your number and call you when your table is available. Our server was very friendly and on top of things. We ate there for brunch - Pro tip: come early to ensure you can get their made from scratch caramel or cinnamon rolls, they sell out! It was big enough for 3-4 people to share. Our food was good and the price was great considering they make from scratch. I would gladly eat there again!

Met an old classmate in Becker the other day for lunch. We had a nice visit and with catching…read moreup, time slipped by. The Cafe closes at 2:00 so as I made comment that maybe we should go ,we were told to stay and talk by the owners. Service was as good as it could get, friendly, attented, and quick. One of the friendliest restaurants I have been at I a long time. I had the rueban with tots. I do not remember ever getting so much sauerkraut on that sandwich, ever! My friend had the cheeseburger and fries. He told me it was perfectly cooked and tasted as good as it looks. That's why I give it 5 stars.

We met some friends here for lunch. It is kind of a halfway point for us. Nice family diner vibe…read more Breakfast all day along with burgers, sandwiches and salads. I ended getting the breakfast combo. My husband got the Reuben sandwich with tots. Everything was good. We had great service as well. Felt welcome to sit and visit after our lunch. Thank you

I stopped for a quick late breakfast, noticing the sign on the door said they would be closing by…read more11:00 am (since it is Christmas Eve). It was 10:20am, and the place was PACKED. Merlins is a family restaurant with breakfast all day plus lots of other options. I was seated within minutes. Knowing I would have to be quick, I ordered the Bennie Skillet, which is a layer of hash browns topped with English muffin, your choice of ham, bacon, or sausage, plus 2 eggs over easy, and your choice of cheese sauce or hollandaise. I chose bacon and hollandaise (duh!). I didn't wait more than 5 minutes and the food was delivered, piping hot. It was tasty and my waitress was quite lovely and attentive. I only subtracted one star because the bacon and hash browns could have cooked a bit longer (bacon was chewy in a couple of bites and no color at all to the hash browns). I highly recommend this restaurant, the people are fantastic, and it's an obvious beloved place due to how many patrons there were. I also got a caramel roll to go (it was the last one available) since they were going to be closed for Christmas, and I didn't want the bakery items going to waste. The waitress scraped every bit of extra caramel out of the pan for my to go roll, so I gave her an extra tip on the tip. Go support Merlins when you are in the area, and even if you are not in the area, it is well worth the drive.

First timer! We had family visiting from out of town and…read more decided to grab breakfast together. There was a wait with about five parties ahead of us, but I was honestly impressed with how quickly they moved through the list. We were seated in less than 10 minutes on a busy Saturday. I tried one of the featured breakfast sandwiches, the Breakfast Denver Sandwich. It was $13 and honestly delicious. For the price, though, a side of hashbrowns or fruit would have been appreciated. The biggest reason I'm leaving 3 stars....service. I genuinely felt bad for the wait staff. They were trying, but were so clearly understaffed, especially considering they advertise they recently renovated their space to add more tables. It took over 10 minutes for us to be greeted, or offered a drink. Once our order was in, our waiter tried to be attentive, but simply couldn't keep up. Would I give Merlin's another chance? Sure. We thought the food was great. But, I wouldn't go out of my way, or rush back.

Just had an amazing breakfast here. Simple ham and eggs with hash browns. The fried ham was…read moreflavorful, not dry. The hash browns, unlike most from restaurants, were crisp on top, and not mushy under the crisp top. The atmosphere is a quiet country cafe, with excellent service from the owners. If you are looking for good food and good service in a quiet atmosphere, this is the place.

Has what I like in a small town cafe: hoards of locals, good food, and a simple, not pretentious…read moreatmosphere. Had the Stuff Hashbrowns while I was there. Definitely worth stopping for breakfast or lunch on your way to the lakes.

You might have to wait on a Saturday or Sunday morning maybe 20 minutes or less, due to the…read morepopularity of the restaurant --and the fact that it's the only breakfast restaurant in downtown Elk River. When you do get sat, the service is fast-- your coffee is always filled and hot! The food comes out fairly quickly and is always hot and delicious. It actually can get pretty loud in there. It is a very old building with an open floor plan, so when a lot of people get in there then start talking it can get to a medium roar, but nothing too loud. It's not like you have to shout at the person across the table so they can hear you. The prices are reasonable and comparable to the prices around the area, and bonus **if you have purchased an Elk River Football card, (and you have the card with you) you can get five dollars off your meal!

Love the servers here! They are always very nice and a little sassy! The food is always good. I…read moreusually get the Paul Bunyan breakfast sandwich. Their omelettes are always good too! Sour dough toast is the best! It gets busy on the weekends. Great breakfast and lunch spot in downtown Elk River!

Food and service is always great, i highly recommend. Every time im here the vibes are also always…read moregood. So many creative drink items and food choices aswell

Going to the high hat is just the right vibe - every time. The insane record collection being…read moreplayed front to back by young artists taking turns choosing the vibe while they work. You sit in a room half surrounded by big windows letting beautiful natural light warm you and mini disco balls patterns dance on the walls. The other half of the restaurant sit in a hall of Jazz art collections hung on the walls in a Europe like style dining experience. The food and drinks are precise, consistent and topped off, a great group of people holdin it down Depending on the time of day and day of the week can effect how busy it is but never more than a 10-20 min wait. Theres something about the High Hat that makes me feel like I'm on vacation every time I step upon the coastal street patio.

Having lunch with colleagues was fun here…read more I had the burger with fries. Very fresh, filling and flavorful. The tea complemented the meal well. We also shared a the popovers. They were large, fresh and very delicious.

Leader is a large restaurant on the main strip of Cambridge. I love that it has a Scandinavian…read moreinfluence and had to order the Swedish Meatballs. The meatballs were tender and ere great with the Nordic gravy and lingonberry jam. I also had a chance to try the Mediterranean Bowl and Harvest Salad. Definitely cannot go wrong with any of these dishes. I plan to go back in the future to try their coffee and breakfast! There is also plenty of parking behind the restaurant and an entrance that is easy to access.

So I came here to work on my laptop. The vibes are pretty midwestern, it's fine. Internet speeds…read moreare fast at 237.6 Mbps down and 47.7 Mbps up. I would rate this place higher if my $16 sandwich didn't taste like a $6 sandwich. Decently busy on a Saturday with the drive thru slowing down the wait times a bit. I gave the barista a nice tip (thank you to all baristas!) cause you could tell she had that look of, "I'm smiling cause I'm at work, but I'm dying inside because I have 6 customers that I need to help right now." Caribou up the road has better coffee. Dunn Brother in Elk River has better vibes. Ember in Big Lake is much better if that's within distance for you. Overall rating: Expensive for what you get, yet they have fast internet and are a local business.

Cute place, but the coffee here is SO AWFUL. I hate to say this, but it might be the worst coffee…read moreI've ever had...and that's saying a lot. I got a latte with lavender and it somehow simultaneously tasted too sweet but also incredibly acrid and bitter and fake? Like gas station coffee that had been left in the machine way too long. I couldn't even drink it.