The food was absolutely delicious and I highly recommend a visit to this well know establishment…read more Pricing is not bad and the service is really good also. Will not have to bring ear buds because it is also very calm with a light noise in there.

I was visiting town and stopped in to the Boulder Tap House. There are a lot of food and drink…read moreoptions with plenty of seating at tables and the bar. The waitress was great and helped with any menu questions. I ordered the Chicken Avocado sandwich and it was very good. The meal was filling and had generous amounts of avocado on the sandwich. Plenty of parking. Overall a very nice experience.

What a gem hidden in Brainerd. First of all how clean is this place?!?! The service was fast and…read morekind and our food was delicious. We will be back to play some pool very soon. Just saying don't miss this one - the good ones often get over looked because of chain restaurants. Don't let that happen.... Give them a try!!

Awesome burgers for $9…read more Stopped by after we set up camp here in Brainerd. Perfect classic rock and roll bar (right next to the Elks Club). Waitress said the beef burgers were fresh, never frozen. Can build your own (I created a bacon pepper jack cheese burger). Wife had the jalapeños burger and son had a plain cheese burger. They were phenomenal! And the onion rings were spectacular. I suspect they are freshly made as well. I we have not had ones breaded as these. They also had an impressive list of tap beers. Mostly larger domestic, but also a few local craft. Highly suggest you dump the large chains and stop here when in the area!

Walleye was great, a side of lobster bisque went a long way and tasted perfect. No cocktails were…read moretried. Service was very attentive and quick, and they made very generous substitutions for salad protein options that weren't listed. The location is quite the highlight as well.

We thought we would have a small shrimp appetizer. We were wrong. The portion was huge and the…read moreflavor was fabulous! We got the East coast style. Which I highly recommend. The waitress was excellent and knowledgeable. The view was perfect and the small band they had playing was perfect. We are so glad we found this place and we will be back. In fact I'm hoping to find an Airbnb close to there. It's that good.

Kayla was our server lastnight. She was excellent as were the cocktails, the James Bond, truffle…read morefries and that honey mustard chicken sandwich- damn good. Thanks Local 218, your service and charm were great.We will be back! 10:10

Came in last week for lunch and was pleasantly surprised. Food was really good! Nice atmosphere. My…read morefriend and I split the Adult Grilled Cheese and the Reuben. Both were excellent. The other two at our table had a Philadelphia Cheesesteak and the Walleye Sandwich and everyone was super happy with their meals. Service is attentive. The waitress brought me a new drink before I even finished the last one. One of the best meals around! Looking forward to coming back for drinks and dinner.

Deliciousness! Will absolutely return! The food and the staff were great. It's a great little place.read more

I would never have thought this place would look so great judging by the outside of it! I had a…read moreburger and it was delicious. I added their tots as a side and they were home made and cheesy and wonderful. The menu has quite a variety and I was there over lunch with limited patrons throughout, but I would imagine it would get busier as the day goes on.

I was in Brainerd for a Farm to Kids Roadshow - with my Renewing the Countryside hat on connecting…read morefarmers to schools for local food sourcing. So I thought I'd check in on one of my favorite chefs Matt Annand (featured in the MN Homegrown cookbook) and sadly Prairie Bay is closed. But he's now running the show at Notch*8. He's still bringing the good stuff - elevated but recognizable supper-club style wedge salad, tender brisket on focaccia with an onion soup jus that was so satisfying. (Literally- I could make a post about the jus) The show stopper? This off menu (but I'm told it could become a regular) desert has no name as of yet - but I'll give you my take... Zabaione takes a trip to the lakes region and cosplays as a roasted marshmallow - falls in love with the local berries and settles down in a house with a view. Make sense? The zabaione had a perfect balance/consistency- but the brûlée at the end was brilliant. I was here "out of season" for local fruit but I know Matt is committed to local sourcing - so an excellent dish will only get better with "in season" fruit. (I'd love to have seen a kernza flour + hazelnut cookie on top - but that may be gilding the lily) great job crew!

We stopped at Notch 8 to check it out. We sat at the bar and Ryan waited on us. We ordered the…read moreDumplings, which were fabulous. Also we ordered the Ahi Tuna Asian Bowl, another delicious meal. I do have to say that Ryan made our experience perfect, he was very helpful with the specials and service! He is a gem!

Third time here and I really like this place. This time it was for breakfast and man was it good…read more The Brisket Scramble was amazing. Really good brisket with perfectly done eggs. Ask for the spicy sauce you like some heat. The Avocado toast was also tasty. Dinner or lunch has also been good with unique options and chef made food. Check out their cool cocktails. I has a really nice Paloma that was absent the grapefruit syrup that usually makes these too sweet for me.

We came here to celebrate in laws 64th Anniversary as Bar Harbor was Uber expensive…read more Wasn't very hungry and ordered Beet Burrata salad which was beets, arugula, vinegette and burrata cheese. Very good. We were a party of 12 and spent a lot of money on food and beverages. What deducts from a 5 star review is the $25 charge to cut a cake. Granted we were told there was a fee and we used their plates and silverware. The server even was given a slice. One relative insisted we needed a cake. Smh. Service was good.