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    Minnehaha Café

    3.0 (50 reviews)
    Closed • 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Tippy P.

    Every time I'm at Mystic Lake Casino I crave for the chicken wild rice soup. The restaurant is located near the hotel side, across from the hotel lobby and casino bar. The restaurant is wide open, natural lighting from the ceiling. We were thinking about ordering to go but we had time to kill and decided to sit and dine. Service is great, my waiter checked in on us quite often and chicken wild rice soup always hits the spot. They've added more items on the menu, I'll have to come back and try next time.

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    Stephanie P.

    Solid breakfast albeit a bit greasy. We came New Year's Day morning. We all ordered a variation of The Full House breakfast. Eggs were cooked perfect. Hashbrowns good but a little greasy. Meat was good though would have preferred the ham without the bone in the middle. Pancakes were better then the French toast, which were small and kinda tough. Toast was very buttery as well, especially the English muffin. The restaurant itself is very nice. Recently remodeled and plenty of space at the tables. It was busy but wasn't to loud. Our server was great as well, while I don't remember her name, she checked in on us to make sure everything was good and brought refills when needed. Prices are reasonable as well.

    Pulled pork Mac n Cheese
    Eric H.

    The service was great. Our server was friendly and attentive. The ambiance is mediocre since you're sitting in the middle of the hotel and can hear the casino. I do like the hedges in the planter boxes. The food was okay but not great. The Mac n cheese was a little bland, it really needed the bbq sauce they brought on the side to be tasty at all. The actual Mac n Cheese was tasteless. I think it needed pepper, salt and probably a better cheese. It's best attribute was that it's in the hotel, so it's convenient.

    Scott J.

    Server was attentive. Atmosphere was bland. Food was decent with large American size portion. Taste was ok. Had the cuban egg breakfast

    Cinnamon Caramel Pecan Roll - OMG, so good!
    Jim B.

    Pretty good breakfast. We each ordered a breakfast and we split a Cinnamon, Caramel Pecan roll. We were seated immediately and a server was right over to take our drink order. I ordered the Corned Beef Hash Skillet with Medium Poached Eggs. The egg whites were still a big runny but I scooped it out. The hash was decent. My wife had 2 poached eggs, hash browns and ham. Her hash browns were amazing as they were nice and crispy. Her ham was great as well. He poached eggs also had runny whites but she doesn't mind it so much. The real star of the meal other than the great service by Toni was the Pecan Roll. Oh my gosh - the best I've ever had. Share one with a friend!

    Extra side of sausages.
    Jua - Jewels T.

    We always have our usual for breakfast when we are there for some fun. Eggs Benny for me while he gets steak and eggs. Nothing fancy, but it's filling. The cafe is tucked away in the far back of the casino towards the hotel checkin desk. TIP: If it's busy, you can also sit at the bar across from the restaurant and order.

    Fried chicken sandwich. Flavorless.
    Ann S.

    Mee-dee-oh-cur. This place is about as okay as it gets. The fried chicken sandwich was bland beyond bland. No seasoning in the breading and the sriracha mayo, was lacking flavor too. It was dry AF too. The bacon ranch that came with the curds was just meh. David gave good service though. Its a great place for seniors and children, nothing is too spicy or salty or possessing any flavor. I think I'll just get some slot dogs on the casino floor next time.

    Friday evening at 6:00pm, plenty of seats and no wait. Service was friendly and food nicely presented and good.

    Closeup of the gross garnish. How old IS that olive?? :(
    Debra M.

    Walking in for a solo birthday lunch, I have to admit I was taken aback being handed the $8 Seniors Menu - until I realized everyone had them! Lol. This open casino Cafe is not really different from hundreds of others. They try to nod to Minnesota Indigenous people with wild rice soup and a wild rice bread but nothing on the menu popped out at me. I waited in my shrubbery-shrouded corner table up against the cashier station for a solid ten minutes before anyone approached. I ordered a Bloody Mary and said I was ready to order, but this was not my server. To be honest with you, I still have no idea which of the five various people stopping by during lunch was my server. The Bloody Mary appeared with what appeared to be a meal perched on a stick (see photo). Now, the Bloody Itself was delicious. Topped with olive, celery stick, pepperoncini, olive, pepperoni stick, chunk of cheddar, two pretzels. It looked impressive and I assume justified the $9 price. Until I tried to separate the food from the stick and realized this garnish had been prepared MANY days earlier. The celery was wilted and curling in on the ends, the pepper was dry and fell apart, even the cheese was old and crusty. And how long does a green olive have to sit out to get dry and wrinkly? (see picture) I complained and they took the garnish away but I think I pissed the bartender off because when I ordered another Bloody sans garnish, it tasted like a salt lick. Undrinkable. They still charged me for both. My Patty Melt was ok, and the creamy Cole slaw was good. Service was quite slow and disjointed. Just a disappointing meal for $35.

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    Michael R.

    Open 24 hrs the cafe is pretty good. Breakfast was filling. I had some pancakes they taste great. The buffalo wings only. Very tasty. When it's 4 am and you lost all your money at the casino this is affordable and the only place open. It's good service is also good

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    Very nice ambience. Food is good, consistently. Really like their sandwich selection. Recommend!

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