I have been to 801 Fish too many times to count since their initial opening. As the sister…read morerestaurant to 801 Chophouse, I knew that each experience was going to be spectacular. Sure, there are quite a few seafood restaurants in the Minneapolis area, but 801 Fish takes your dining experience to another level. When you walk in, you are essentially transported to what feels like a luxurious castle under the sea. The decor and color selections scream comfort sea-side elegance, with a touch of simplistic luxury. The three private dining areas give a sort-of "fish bowl" feel. Each design feature was thought through brilliantly! The Service: The 801 Family across all of their restaurants are masters when it comes to service. Whether you are dining at the bar, at a table in the dining room, or in a private dining room, you are getting 5-star service. Each and every member of the staff make it their mission to ensure that you experience is incredible. They are attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly. 500000/5 for service. Jase, the General Manager, has cultivated one of the best teams I have come across through all of my culinary journeys. The Food: The 801 Fish menu is a love-letter to seafood lovers. The Executive Chef, Chef Lawrence, puts a secret ingredient into each dish...love. I have eaten my way through a majority of this menu, and have never been disappointed. Not to mention, they have non-fish dishes on the menu for the picky esters in the group (example, the chicken chop). Don't forget to get some fresh oysters for the table while here, or their Pain au Lait (milk bread), or even their Grilled Broccolini as a side, which comes with a delicious layer of provolone fondue. You simply cannot go wrong with this menu, and cannot go wrong choosing this place for a fabulous dinner. Also, they have a great happy hour!

We came here for my boyfriend's 40th birthday…read more It was perfect! They decorated the table with confetti which was of seashells and birthday cakes. So cute!!!! They treated us to a free dessert for him! He chose the rhubarb buckle. Which he absolutely loved so much!! God everything we had was pretty incredible here!! I recommend making reservations. Oh and if you use the SpotHero app you can find super cheap parking nearby! Like $5 for all night if needed! Our server was incredible. His name was Dave! Next time I'd love to try the caviar, and the seafood tower! I had the whole fried branzino, such incredible flavor and cooked perfectly. He had the snapper. And he was so happy! We had the roasted cauliflower and ate it all!!! We brought the key lime pie home for my ma. We enjoyed the shiny sea oysters. I'd love to have them again. By far the best oysters I've had in Minnesota! Had the Failla Pinot Noir bottle of wine which was a perfect pairing suggested by our server. Spanish octopus was good but maybe next time I'd try the caviar or seafood tower instead. It wasn't bad it just didn't stick out in my mind as much. I loved this experience though and feel this is totally worth it for a celebration!!

We had been curious about the Luscious Crab and finally made plans to celebrate two birthdays over…read morelunch on a Friday. I'm so sad we waited so long to visit. The decorations in there are super cute - underwater / boats / sea life themed. They even had cool doors that looked like that of a ship. The place was very clean and well organized. Every table had a roll of paper towels which was much needed after handling the delicious seafood. We split the Luscious Special Boil (I believe) and it was the perfect amount for the 8 of us! They split it into 2 plates to split more easily and it was perfect! Everything had amazing flavor and we left satisfied. We will definitely be back! One note - if you have a larger group, make sure to call in for a reservation to ensure they can accommodate you.

SOO GOOD! The…read moreseasoning, prices, and vibes were amazing! Our server was so funny, and made the experience memorable. It was fun to pick out your own seafood boil, they had great price friendly options for everyone! You could customize it pick your own premade boils:) I got the Cajun medium, and LOVED it! I took it home and made it with pasta the next day as the server suggested, and loved it:) will be coming back for more!

We ate at the Restaraunt ordered something off the menu for supper and the next day for breakfast…read moreservice and food was good also the deli food was good ! We stayed at their campground very nice and reasonable price also we had a lot of fun at the casino played for hours and actually made some money we really like this Casino and Turtle Lake itself is cute !

This is a great place to load up on seafood, beef, and chicken on Thursday nights - 3.5 stars…read more The buffet is open on Thursdays and Sundays. Thursdays is by far the best night because that's seafood night. If you like crab legs, you really get a good deal if you go on Thursday nights. You can load up on crab legs, various versions of shrimp, oysters (usually), scallops, mussels, calamari, and last but not least - frog legs! If I go to my local grocery store in the Twin Cities, 2 frozen crab legs are 10 bucks. So it's a bargain to eat all of these crab legs (and the other stuff) for a meager 22 dollars. Of course, they also have sliced roast beef at the beef carving station. There's another version of beef & mushrooms in the self-serve area. They have roast chicken too. The salad bar area is pretty decent. I usually hit this first. It's easy because there's never a line for the salad bar. Then I wait in line for the meat items. One thing I want to mention is that the employees are all really friendly. This is amazing considering how incredibly busy it is and some of the customers are a little rough around the edges. There's one particularly skinny little dude that I usually see running in & out with food that's very friendly and funny as hell, cracking jokes with customers. I always say "hi" to him if I see him. There are a couple of things that keep me from giving out 4 or 5 stars: 1. The dessert area is a little light in variety and low in quality compared to other buffets. They have pies, bars, small cake pieces, and a soft serve ice cream machine. But all in all, there's isn't nearly as much variety as I usually see at buffets and they aren't that great. 2. Since smoking is allowed in the casino, the whole place is totally permeated with cigarette smoke. As a guy that grew up with second hand smoke, this whole thing is a little nauseating. It seems like nearly everyone has a heater in one hand and a brewski in the other hand. 3. The line is usually very long. The buffet room is pretty small and I'm amazed with how well they do with the space they have. Nonetheless, the line is a pain. If you're hungry and if you're close to Taylor's Falls, check them out! -Daddy Maxx Retro

Wow - great food and excellent service - 4.5 stars!…read more I stopped in for lunch with a friend. We ordered a lot of food including drinks, appetizers, lunch, and dessert. Every mouthful of food was good! I don't hand out many 5 star reviews so I'm calling Mallards a 4.5 - right now. But if everything is just as good when I stop back for dinner, I'll probably upgrade them to 5 stars. Much of the food is made in-house from scratch. And it shows. They flavors were all wonderful. I particularly liked the potato soup, the hand battered shrimp, and the salmon plate which had some wonderful savory items like capers and an awesome cream cheese spread. The apple pie with vanilla ice cream & caramel drizzle was excellent too. The restaurant is really big too. They even have a balcony area for special events and overflow seating. There's a big arcade area in back. It even has a little put-put golf area. Cool! Thumbs up! -Daddy Maxx Retro

Great fun place. The food was fantastic. Service was…read moreexcellent Loved the ambiance Will definitely go again.

Food: 4/5 We ordered the mango salad with conch and…read moreescargot in Thai Lemongrass broth. Both were very flavorful, refreshing and enough to feed 2 people. Service: 4/5 We were seated right away. Staffs were attentive and kind to us! Ambiance: 3/5 Very clean and minimal restaurant. Good amount of tables and chairs. I noticed a bar counter, not sure if there were chairs there for guest though. Overall, I would go back to this place! It was quite a splendid experience, especially with the food.

Everything was sooo good. I really enjoyed how communicative our server was with suggestion, their…read moreback ground, and service. Every dish had its own unique taste to it and some had selections of what sauces you can cook it in! The interior- as my friends said, reminded them of how a california restaurant would look like would be visiting again!

This place is great for people who love creative, upscale, innovative, and delicious food. We…read morestarted with an appetizer of finger-ling potatoes that were unlike anything I've seen before and were absolutely delicious. For dinner, I had the sablefish and my wife the pasta!. Both were amazing! I give this place my highest rating. If you like creative food, this place nails it! I highly recommend it.

I've been fortunate and privileged enough to travel throughout the Western world, both for work and…read moreleisure, and I've been a "cook" since I was 12 and a winemaker. Before going into detail about the menu and service, I want to emphasize that I was disappointed by the restaurant's ambiance. I expected a more French setting, to do justice to its name, Manger. The walls were bare, the seats uncomfortable, and the chairs looked like church pews. I expected more French decor--at the very least, chairs in that style. Even a little French music, which is so lovely and romantic. The croquettes were delicious. I ordered the French fries and was disappointed--they were mushy and tasteless. The aioli was a nice touch, but the ketchup sauce was completely out of place. What I thought was very well prepared was the Trout Veronique. The flavor of the sauce and the clams was absolutely fantastic. As a connoisseur, I have to commend the selection of excellent French wines. It really bothers me when I go to restaurants that claim to be Italian or French but only have California wines. I have nothing against California, but as connoisseurs, we know there are many more options around the globe. I was amazed by the variety of spirits and the house-made cocktails at this place. The Old Fashioned, prepared by Erin, was absolutely delicious. Whenever I go to a restaurant that serves Crème Brûlée, I try it. I have my own Swiss recipe, and I've been disappointed before. That wasn't the case here. The dessert was prepared with the utmost delicacy and had a perfectly smooth texture. The caramel was executed with the precision of a great chef. The service is very professional, and you feel welcomed by their sincere hospitality. Erin is a true professional. See you next time.

Great food! The service was spot on and we enjoyed the atmosphere! We'll be back! We all had steak…read moreand the flavor and quality was the best...

Have been coming for several years and last weekends dinner was very didappinting. Filet was tough…read moreand bland (ate barely half), and ribeye my guest had was worse-both cuts seemed old. Sides small and undercooked. Shared w staff that filet was tough and she smiled and walked away. Won't be back this summer stay...

I've been going here for years, and I've never been served bad food. The service isn't always as…read morefast as you would like, but they are always friendly and seem to know the menu well. I do wish that the main tables weren't spaced so close to each other, but it's not a very large restaurant. The only thing that I would say could be better, is the noise level. This could be based on the overall size of the restaurant and how many tables there are, I'm not positive. The last few times I've been there, it's been so loud, it's like being in a biker bar on karaoke night rather than a nicer restaurant. But overall, I think you'd be happy choosing Mallards in FL for lunch, dinner, drinks, or apps. It's a solid choice.

I ate at this Mallards for my second time yesterday while visiting the fish store. The first time…read morewas better, having had the lobster bisque and both lobster rolls, which were all decent. This time, we went with their gluten friendly options: the jambalaya, veggie fries and blackened fish tacos. Both were OK. The jambalaya was not good; the situation with the vegetables especially was not it. They were cut julienned rather than diced and they were overcooked and mushy. The flavor of the overall dish didn't have your classic jambalaya taste so it was all a bit off, and the meat didn't have much flavor to them individually. The tacos were what you would expect when ordering, good adding some hot sauce. The side of veggie fries were good, I really appreciated that option for a side. Service was alright both times. First visit was maybe a 4 stars and second visit was a strong 2 stars, so my review is averaging to a 3.