Special place - in a beautiful valley about 45 minutes from St. Paul. Reservations DEFINITELY…read morenecessary. This is a local institution that many people know about. Food was excellent and not outrageously expensive. Decor is "Wisconsin supper club" - older. You'd never know from the humble outside that this is a great restaurant.

Great food here! Stopped by for a birthday when in the area. Champagne Chicken was ok, but the…read morebison filet, lamb, and salmon were out of this world! Register in advance and expect to spend 30-40 a meal. Very upscale atmosphere, dress up, without the upscale price! Fantastic little supper club.

Outstanding. I am currently staying at the TI casino which is a food desert. There is nothing good…read morehere!!! I Yelped for the best hamburger and this place came up. Never realized it was across the Cheddar Curtain, but it is well worth the drive. This is an example of a small-town Wisconsin bar and great food and NICE people don't drive by it!

From the owner: 1940 local bar and restaurantread more

Outstanding food, great service and a really cool place! I'll definitely be back next time we're in…read moretown for hockey!

Service was amazing. The fish fry was tasty and plentiful. The atmosphere is rustic and typical of…read morea small Wisconsin bar.

I was always curious riding by here. We finally had an opportunity last Saturday around 10 ish…read more Interesting how the front half is all booths and the back is tables which is where we sat. I got the senior meat 2 egg omelet with sausage and cheese. It comes with toast and hash browns. I got wheat and should have gotten the sourdough. Basil gave me a slice of his and finished mine. He got the rush river skillet. I'm always interested in what coffee brands restaurants use and they use Ridgeline which I'm guessing is local. We both enjoyed an above average breakfast and look forward to coming back. I may try something not as basic next time.

Had the steak and eggs med rare and it was. The steak was so tasty that it should have been for…read moredinner! Service was quick and the cup of coffee never got below a half.

Expect the unexpected. I was skeptical of the high reviews,…read morebut something about them made me want to try it. I was definitely not disappointed. The burgers are as good as everyone says. The bartender (Ashley) was awesome and a sweetheart. She was quite busy with the volleyball teams outside, but she juggled everything very well, First and foremost, it looks like a sports bar. Don't be put off by that, or an almost full parking lot. There is table service inside and there may be folks on the deck or playing sports outside. I didn't have a chance to try anything else but the pizzas look fantastic and quite a few were ordered by regulars, so they must be good. If you're in the area, I highly recommend this place!

Placed out in the country side, road house style environment. Offering outdoor seating, &…read morevolleyball courts. The waitress we had was very nice! After a rather long day of volleyball competitions my back was killing me, and mentioned needing to find a chair with some support, (she giggled) and said "she knows what I mean", as she was a volleyball girl herself. Ordered a sun tea, which they didn't really have but she had an idea, turned out to be the best iced tea I've had in a while.

Extra $ for a Bloody Mary chaser? In what life? Service was…read morenot that great either. 3:30PM 10/25/25.

Came by boat. horrible storm came up quick. Told us they were closing and we had to leave.Tornado…read moresirens and all they expected us to get on our day boat and go on the river.Allowed us to stand outside in lightening and wait for a ride. Needless to say out of the 8 of us there my husband and I will not be going back.

Food was outstanding. I had the Philly. It was on grilled bread with lots of beef and veggies…read more Hubby had the hot beef. It was very good. You won't go home hungry. Service was outstanding. Place is huge, clean, lots of TVs.

very good service, friendly. Made me a wonderful mint, strawberry spritzer. The hot turkey and…read moredelicious and so were the burgers

Super unique place to visit! Great people and great food! An experience everyone needs to have!!read more

This place is wild! The decor is hilarious and there is stuff to look at everywhere. The food was…read morepretty average, but it is more than made up for by the atmosphere and friendly staff. There were two women working on the day we went, and they were both hilarious and made it a lot of fun. They were maybe a bit busier than they expected to be, but they were having fun and our wait time went by quickly.

We have been coming here for 25 years and they continue to improve year after year. The service and…read morefood are top notch. The ultimate Wisconsin supper club! Try the chicken dinner that was recently put back on the menu. You won't be disappointed.

Very good steak and the mashers were good too! Loved the dim lit setting and river view. Multiple…read morerooms and wooden details made it feel like a traditional WI supper club. I craved a popover for the complete tradition, but the food was still very good.

We packed up our two toddlers on a cold winter day and headed south to have lunch on a Sunday,…read moreunloaded everyone with all the things to keep them busy and noticed when we got to the door the door the were CLOSED on Sundays. Sure wish this was reflected on their website or on Yelp! Not a great first experience. We have been wanting to try this place for a while now too bad it didn't work out. Hoping for another shot someday. Pros: very convenient parking, we got front row.

We stopped by on a Thursday evening. We arrived right before 5pm and there was plenty of seating…read more The bartender came over right away to take our orders. The restaurant is small, nothing fancy, but pleasant enough, the music in the background not too loud. We started off with cheese curds, which were served in a tall cone. The curds were fantastic, crisp, chewy, and squeaky. We added an order of ranch on the side, and I was really impressed by it; our server said it was house-made, too. For my main dish, I had the chicken enchiladas tacos. Now, I'm from California, and I look at any Midwest takes on Mexican food with a critical eye, but these were really good tacos! My husband had the maple whiskey burger and really enjoyed his meal. I sneaked one of his fries and found it to be delicious. The restaurant was getting really busy about 5:30 as were we needing to pay and leave, so that process was a bit slow, but that is really the only criticism of our stop here. We'd both definitely eat at Common Man again!