The salad bar is really great, I had the sloppy joes w/ fries and a drink. Friendly staff always…read moreattentive just good food and I don't have to do the dishes! Good Deal.....

40 minute wait after ordering then after we get food we're rushed 5 minutes after served.read more

Came back after 5 years and they have maintained the quality of the cheese curds!…read more This time I went with the Ruben and it was a bit shy on the pastrami but otherwise a good sandwich. We love the area and will return.

Everything was great. Food was hot and fresh, great bartender, everything you want out of a…read moreWisconsin bar!!

Good food Good weekly specials…read moreVery good and friendly wait staff Outdoor patio is great in season.

The best of the best. We LOVE the Thirsty Otter - it's a Balsam Lake staple. Boating there, driving…read morethere, walking there. We're there. 10/10 recommend

Visiting from CA and this place was recommended by a local friend. Had a great time and fast…read moreservice at the bar and grill with our friends. We shared many apps including walleye fingers, cheese curds, and wings... hubby is picky on his wings and they cooked them perfectly! Thanks to the GM, Courtney, for the hospitality :) Cheers!!

Beautiful view, but that is where it ends. Four adults 2 children, 3 of the 4 adults have worked…read morein the restaurant industry prior. Service was almost unheard of, and it took over an hour to get our food, on a MONDAY! It was not busy except for bingo folks who were not eating. Cheese curds were ok, large pretzel was half frozen, tacos were inedible. Nashville chicken sandwich the bun was sopping wet, not edible, BLT ok, Walleye very bland no tartar sauce, chicken wrap, ok. Such a huge disappointment. There were no updates or check ins from our server, no apologies or explanations even after we shared our feedback. I made a call to the restaurant when I got home and was informed there was no manager on duty?! Who runs a restaurant without a manager?

Food is always great love the ribs and lasagna , salad bars is very good, soup is good and tacos…read moretoo.

Bad experience and had to leave the restaurant. The staff…read moredid not acknowledge my party of 7 one time. She only looked at us from across the room but never said Hello, despite walking past us multiple times. We had to search for our own menus after waiting 15 minutes. Terrible service. Very disappointing. I am not surprised to read similar bad reviews of this place.

The service the waitress was very rude when we asked for hot sauce all we asked for was a brand and…read moreshe grabbed the sauces and slammed them on the table,and the cook didn't use gloves for dipping the bread into the egg mixture won't be going back.

The food is made from scratch, sometimes foraged by the owner, and sometimes grown in the patio…read moregarden. Above expectations every time. Friendly and welcoming staff, amazing owner, cute location.

Fet a few family members there for a drink. It was a friday at around 9:45pm so I figured it's not…read moreto late out. Its Friday. Guess not because the four freaking drinks was to much for her as she seemed so annoyed. 2 beers a white claw and a rail vodka diet. Im not a big liquor drinker but my wife said "taste this vodka diet its watered down". As a person that used to work in a bar a long time ago, you hear about that type of stuff but don't really believe it. yup Definitely watered down. rail is easy to water down as it's cheaper and easy to burn through. Dang. Let's not complain because she's annoyed and she would just complain and act like your drunk. so we finished our drinks and left. the lady was just so rude. man what happened to small town good vibes and customer service! Money is tight these days. Go somewhere your money and time is valued. They don't care because it's expected and why do they care if you come back or not. Theres better places right down the road. The customers there were nice. Thats a plus

7/3/24 I'm astonished this establishment could manage a…read moresingle star had zero been an option I would have gladly given it. Hours of wait time. Cold food. And no compensation. Had the manager not been slamming shots at the bar my experience could have been different.

Now that they have new owners ( four of them)we thought we'd give it a try. I checked the menu and…read morenoticed it was small and manageable for them to put out great food. The Saturday prime rib was the special and we hung around for an hour til the dinner service started. What a joke! The dinner roll was just pulled from the refrigerator and was cold, four cold pieces of asparagus , the au jus was cold and tasteless. It's was watered down beef bullion and as for the prime rib? It was tuff,tasteless ( except for the overpowering taste of liquid smoke) and cold. Definitely not cut fresh off a rib roast. What a joke and waist of money. Avoid this place and go somewhere you enjoy. When we got home my wife and I took turns licking the cats litter box to get the liquid smoke taste out of our mouths.

"I Carried a Watermelon."…read more I expected to see a Swayze-esque instructor performing the Pachanga across the dining room floor during my first visit here years ago, but alas, I was mistaken. This sprawling lodge on the south side of Balsam Lake offers a welcome respite from the summer heat with the same breezy atmosphere of 1963 Kellerman's in the Catskills. If "Dirty Dancing" had been filmed here, Baby would have carried a giant pretzel instead of a watermelon, a minnow-drinking contest would have replaced the talent show, and Lisa Houseman would have worn a "Here, fishy, fishy, fishy" t-shirt along with her beige, iridescent lipstick. Boaters and pontooners arrive to a huge patio stretching the length of the lodge where they can enjoy outdoor seating, a fire pit, and weekend musical entertainment. Lake viewing adds amusement in the form of pirate ships, party boats, giant floating flamingos, and boat parades. Indoors you'll find multiple dining areas, a bar, arcade games, and blurred sightings of "The Jetson's" Rosie making deliveries. The food scene here is also "shore" to float your boat between the Friday cod or perch fish fry, walleye sandwich, and delicious Mahi Mahi. Come back in the morning to delight the kiddos with the colorful Fruity-Pebbles waffles breakfast! While the food here has been consistently good during my visits, they are a bit overpriced, and wait times can take as long as it took Baby to learn the lift. Still, I suspect the mixed ratings are partially due to old Sylvia and Sydney Schumacker opening fake Yelp accounts to post negative reviews, along with stealing wallets over at Kellerman's. If the food and service were really that bad, the restaurant and patio wouldn't be packed all summer. I can't comment on the hotel side as I have never booked a room here. Bye-bye now...gone fishing! "...you can wackle all you wanna, you can wackle while I walk away." #rippatrick

Easter buffet experience. Group of 7. Food was all cold. When it was mentioned to the staff they…read morechecked it. Said there was a couple candies out and it was now fixed. The food did not get warmer after sitting out already. The food quality for the $25 was poor. The eggs had no taste a.d perhaps from a carton. Reminded me of camp of school. The sausage links were rubber like. Cold and perhaps under cooked. Our whole group was disappointed. Buffets during the holidays they add a 20 percent service charge to your bill for tip. ​​​