We stopped by for lunch when we were in the area. It has kind of a touristy lake vibe. There are lots of different activities for people to do who want to be entertained. We ordered Duck wontons which were good and crispy. I had a salad and my husband got a burger. They were also good. Service was attentive. There is plenty of seating and it wasn't to busy while we were there. read more

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Very casual and low key local bar in Forest Lake. Plenty of seating around the place and a few activities like shuffle bar and an arcade to do for a fun night out! We went for food and drinks and it was very decently priced. I ordered the cheese curd burger and it was great! Hit the spot. The server also checked in on us plenty. Overall, it met our needs for a casual dinner restaurant! read more

This location was the old Vinnallis in Forest Lake. Since Lone Oak took over the restaurant's building has gone very downhill. The restaurant is unclean and has a faint smell of sewage inside. Broken boarded up window in front for months. They have a large outdoor patio which is the only reason we have gone their a few times. Food is fine. I'm guessing this location will not stay open for very long. read more

Located in the area that once was Vanelli's by the Lake. We were a large group (over 15), but it was arranged so they knew we were coming. They had the tables arranged in a private room. Our server, Maddie, single-handedly served us all! Plenty of street parking on Lake Street and in parking lot on East Broadway. The public parking lot by Forest Lake Beach is also free parking (just have to walk across the street). This was a LARGE group, so my review is an average of 3 stars. Service & some food items were 5 star: Wild Rice soup, Berry Salad, Walleye dinner, nachos. Some items were not that good: prices, some of the burgers. The menu states that The Red Hot Burger comes with onion strings & a side of blue cheese dressing...nope-NOT there! The Ellsworth Cheese Curds were delicious but not many of them offered on the side (maybe ran out?). The Potstickers were (per menu $12) but there weren't many of them (see photo). My bowl wild rice soup was listed as $7 on the menu, but when the itemized bill came-it was $8. I'm not complaining because our single-handed server did ALL of the work (well, maybe not cooking the food) but I will have to come back when the patio is open and try them again. read more

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if i could give this a negative 5 i would. first of all, i used to work here when it was vanasties and it is still the same shit place, but with a new name slapped on it. second, my bestfriend schedule her baby shower here months in advanced and the MORNING of her baby shower she walked a MILE in the cold only to be met with her event space occupied ( parking as well ) and was then told by the tight ass of a manger basically " oh well, set up around the pool tables." then proceeds to HIDE in her office the remainder of the baby shower because she knew she fucked up. a mile long list of other things happened around that day involving the management of Lone Oak and their unprofessionalism to solve what was 1000% their mistake. just closed down at this point, its useless. read more

We booked a baby shower here months in advance in their banquet room. Were told multiple times there were no events that weekend. THE MORNING OF we show up & there is a large ANNUAL event w/ hundreds of drunk people in the banquet room we had reserved, not a parking spot for over a mile. I am 9 months pregnant and walked a mile to get to my own baby shower in the freezing cold in a dress. the roads & sidewalks were pure ice as well. Do NOT book an event here. The fact this was missed is completely unacceptable. We were supposed to have my baby shower in a quiet, private, beautiful banquet hall w/ twinkle lights over open glass windows, & round tables to sit up to 100 people. But instead I had my first & ONLY baby shower w/ over 50 ladies in a LOUD, tiny crowded area of a BAR, w/ inappropriate music playing & people standing at POOL TABLES because there was no tables for them to sit. The Baby shower games had to be yelled out as no one could hear what was going on. They would not even turn down the music for us knowing how much they had already ruined the day, you think they could have at least turned the music off??? NOPE. We spent a large sum of money on decorations to accommodate a large banquet hall & specific wall spaces. We were not able to use any of these as our event was limited to 1/5 of the size we were originally booked for. The event coordinator Kari wouldn't even come out of her office to try & make it right in the slightest. People do not get two baby showers, & to make this mistake as an event planner is NOT okay & action should have been taken immediately to correct this mistake. read more

I really love the Eagan location and go there quite often so I thought we should go to the new one in FLake. The menu was a little different and they definitely don't have as many beers on tap but they do have some games and our bartender, Michelle, was fantastic! We only stayed for a couple beers and some wings but she didn't skip a beat. We ordered the bomb wings - not to be confused with the hot sauce, and bacon bourbon wings. Both were good! I'd definitely come back. read more

I wish there was a Negative star to mark worst service waited 25 min to get a drink AT THE BAR and just kept getting looked over finally just left so if you want to have a few cocktails don't go to the Lone Oak read more

I have never written a bad review before but the mistake made by this establishment and the way they handled it was absolutely terrible. If you are looking to book the party room at this place BEWARE. My sister-in-law had the party room reserved at this place to celebrate her first baby shower. The party room is private, very spacious, and has a pretty atmosphere with sheer curtains with twinkle lights. After multiple confirmations via email and in person at the site about the time and day of the event, they mistakenly double-booked and had another huge group in the room my sister-in-law had reserved. The event coordinator would not even come out of her office to address this because she was 'not feeling well'. The other staff member was not very understanding or apologetic about the situation. They told us we could set up in the bar area which was loud, not private, and the space they gave us was half the size of the reserved room. Huge disappointment. A discounted price was given for the inconvenience. read more

Went for a late lunch on 8/6/2022, we had burgers with onion rings and their house fries which were good, As we were having our lunch near the bar area a group of 6 or 7 walked in and sat on the other side of the pillars. As they were waiting there was our waitress and the bartender, they were both on their phones with the waitress sitting at the bar, she brought our check as the people were waiting and turned and went back and sat down at the bar. Obviously the people got up and left, I went to the bar and told them both that they just had a group walk out and they both didn't seem to care, very disturbing. Not sure I will go back, this is a new place and I doubt they will make it long if this is any indication. Waitresses should be walking and checking on the customers not sitting at the bar on their phone. read more

First the curb appeal is not desireable. Dead grass, tall weeds growing everywhere near the front entrance. Overlooking that, we waited 30 minutes on the patio for service. Ignored by two of the wait staff on three occassions. Told the two high school age hostesses who smiled and apologized, but took no extra effort to even get us water. So, it was time to leave. Wish it was still Vanelli's. read more