This is true home cooked, Minnesota fare. Nothing fancy or frilly, just good hometown meals like grandma makes. The portions are big, the prices are small the tables are clean it's perfect for all! What else can I say? The food was so good I forgot to even take a photo of my plate. Get the wild rice soup- it's one of the best I've ever had. read more

NOT Gluten Free. Menu and web advertises "Gluten Free", but after waiting and back-and-forthing with the waitress, they were unable to accommodate our Celiac son. The kitchen was unwilling to wash and use a clean pan to make our Celiac 6 yr old a "Gluten Free" pancake. Not cool. Seems they just want to be on the GF bandwagon, but not really willing to care. read more

On the way home from a camping trip we wanted to stop for lunch. I found Minnesota Nice Cafe on yelp and we decided to stop. The food was amazing. I had the bacon cheese burger and the seeded bun reminded me of an everything bagel. The seasoning on the bun was perfect with the seasoning of the burger patty. My other half had the Load em up Spuds and was impressed. He liked the taco flavor with the hash browns and egg. The only drawback was the wait to get the food. It was busy, but the wait seemed a bit long for two meals. All in all I would return if in the area again. read more

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This place has a great atmosphere. Great food. Great wait staff. Great host. The restaurant smells so delicious upon entering. If you go for breakfast I would suggest getting there early. It fills up. Thank you MNC for your great service. Also my wife waited over a year to have your hummingbird cake and it was amazing!! This app only allows me to give 5 stars. But I'm adding 5 more for a perfect 10. We will definitely eat here again the next time we travel from MPLS. Peace and love. read more

Amazing hometown atmosphere. Excellent food. Have never had a bad experience there. Staff are very friendly. All with great prices too!

This seems like a popular place to eat and Bemidji and I'm wondering why. I mean it's basically Perkins/Country Kitchen, just local. The food isn't bad, just normal diner breakfast food. Hash browns are a little bland, as well as some of the other food, but I don't eat meat so that might be the kicker of why my food isn't the greatest. Customer service is really great, servers are nice. Always a little busy but I only had to wait once, and it wasn't for long. read more

Great food here too! Since I am from the South, I am always skeptical to see "biscuits and gravy"; however, this place does it right. Their patty melt was also on point. I highly recommend Minnesota Nice. The food is great, portions are large, and the prices are low! read more

Family of 4 first time here. Friendly service with a smile. We ordered breakfast and a taco salad. I had the omelet with wild rice in it, I asked if I could add mushrooms to it, baby reds and pancakes. If you're thinking this sounds like a lot, it is!! The omelet was delicious! You should order it!! The rest of my family enjoyed their meals as well! I will definitely eat here again when we are in the area! read more

Just finished a delicious breakfast. We had the best waitress ever...Justine Very personable and happy. Thank you Justine. I would of taken a picture but we ate everything read more

My wife and I sat forever waiting for a server, the couple next to us came in at the same time and their order was taken and they got their drinks and still no server,,we left..The hostess didnt seem to care when I told her why we were leaving.. read more

This place was delicious with huge portions. I got the wild rice skillet with eggs over easy and added sautéed mushrooms from a different skillet. It was insanely good. It had melted cheese on top and was so creamy and delicious. I wish I could have it again weekly! My husband loved his chicken fried steak, my kids loved their blueberry pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes and French toast. Super good, large portions and decently priced. Would definitely eat there again. read more

We had the something Jack / Jill breakfast. The wait for the food was close to 45 minutes. Hash browns were burnt. Sausage was not good. My well done eggs were runny. I love restaurant pancakes. The ones I had were tasteless! We had high hopes but we will not return. Plus the price was plenty high for the quality of the food. read more

A Bemidji icon we decided to have breakfast here when we recently visited the town. Ordered the lumberjack breakfast. It had 2 eggs over easy, baby reds, sausage and we added cranberry wild rice bread. I was very pleased with the breakfast. The potatoes were very good as was the sausage. The bread, which I was told was a must order, was very good also. The staff was friendly and the service was very good. Overall, a good place for breakfast. read more

Stumbled across this place when in town visiting our cabin. Unbelievable food quality. We came for breakfast and my husband had the wild rice omelet and I had the eggs Benedict. We drove 60 miles to come again the following week! read more

The service is very poor, the food takes forever to arrive, and it tastes very bland. My family must not be the acceptable type that they like here. We were ignored and treated poorly. Thanks for nothing, and this time we won't be back. read more

We appreciated the accommodations made on a Sunday morning to feed our group of 22. Great food and great service. We highly recommend this great Bemidji restaurant. read more

Great for breakfast and lunch, came on a Sunday and they were packed! (Which is a good thing right?) they seated 4 of us very quickly within about 3 minutes. 2 of us ordered the breakfast special for $7.50, we also had a servings of eggs benedict and country fried steak. All was very good would definitely go back again! Some of the lunch dishes looked very good as well! read more

My family and I enjoyed an awesome breakfast at Minnesota Nice! I grew up in Minnesota and was back for a family visit. I had never been to the cafe before and was blown away by the fast and friendly service and the delicious, high-quality food. Have not found any restaurants like this in St. Louis (MO) yet. I had the lumberjack breakfast with blueberry pancakes. I'd love to come back to the cafe but it is 773 miles away! read more

Minnesota Nice Cafe - Lumberjack breakfast! So yummy! - Cafes Near Me - Bemidji, Minnesota

great quality food - great service and friendly staff - our best choice in area - repeat customer weekly for many years - usually very busy and don't mind the wait read more

Old school Breakfast just like Mom used to make... if your Mom was a great cook!!! Friendly server and fair prices!!! Definitely worth putting it on your list!!! read more

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I love this place! We stop here every time we are in town. The service is fast and attentive and the food is incredible. We have gotten both breakfast and lunch and we were not disappointed. Desert is homemade. Would highly recommend. Perfect Minnesota charm. Local seller's product available. read more

I had the meat loaf special with a side of mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts. Deep comfort food at a good price. Waitstaff were competent and friendly in spite of the fact that those in the know, understand Minnesota Nice is really code for "passive aggressive" :-) read more

Minnesota Nice Cafe - Outside Minnesota Nice Cafe during the not-so-nice Minnesota winter. - Cafes Near Me - Bemidji, Minnesota

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Tasty turkey avocado sandwich. Big portions. Good variety on menu. Gets quite busy especially on sundays. read more

One of my favorite places to eat in Bemidji. My favorite is the Walnut pie! Also wonderful breakfasts and lunch sandwiches.

I'm in town working on a pipeline project, Ordered steak and eggs (medium well) and also pancakes. Steak was sub par and tough. Pancakes tasted closer to cornbread rather than pancakes. Came all the way back to my hotel only to sit down and see they gave me no napkins or plastic wear to eat my food! Another disappointing food experience in Bemidiji. Should have just gone to Country Kitchen like I have been but wanted to try something different. Bad choice! read more

Just had breakfast with my Cousin and I had the corned beef hash, eggs, and pancakes, the hash was generous with home cooked corned beef, but wished the had added some roasted carrots, onion, it was a good breakfast but expensive at $23.46 for two, no coffee, only water, with tip $27.00!! I'd go again it's was well done large portions, and good service! read more

The gravy didnt taste like anything and could probably be used to build houses and the chicken fried steak tasted like it was frozen for 2 hours and someone microwaved it it also had a rancid flavor and was expired. In the biscuts and gravy the biscut was dry and pasty and tasted like flour and salt and the service was not good. read more

Great restaurant. Located next to Bemidji Woolen Mill. Breakfast was outstanding and Lindsey was a fabulous server. Five stars.

Food was good, people were nice. Portions were smaller than I expected based on other reviews. The prices were high. Coffee is 3.50, and an order of toast is one slice of bread for 2.00. Go for the nice experience and tasty food, just expect to pay for it. read more

The menu offered a wealth of delicious options for breakfast and lunch. A full pot of coffee was given with a coffee order, great coffee too! Service was fast and friendly. The meatloaf was fabulous and potatoes were flavorful. We shall return! read more

Nice, cozy diner with great food for a good value. Good portions! Will definitely return here soon.

Food and service were excellent. You get a lot of food for your money. The bacon might be the best bacon ever.

We were in town and got high reviews so we decided we had to check this place out. We got there the place was packed we had a big group so had to wait little bit, ppl were nice. Then we got seated and finally got our order placed then we waited and waited and waited never saw our waitress no one checked on us ppl came and went we finally asked about our order. The bad part of it was we had two small children with our group that were very hungry so the wait was way to much for the 1 yr old we had to take him out side to occupy him. I am happy when we finally got our food everything was hot. Food tasted good but service ruined my review. I am very sorry. read more

Great restaurant! The food and service were terrific! Wish I'd had room for dessert but portions were plentiful and there wasn't any extra room. The whole place was decorated nicely with cute paintings on the wall. Lots of nice artwork and photography for sale as well as a cute little gift shop. I would definitely be a regular if I lived in Bemidji. I had the Rueben. Just perfect! My fellow diners had the ham/broccoli special. Comfort food at it's best!! My daughter had the hamburger. The kid's meal includes a full size burger on a seeded/toasted bun. My child didn't like the bun...but I did. The hamburger Patty was juicy and deliciously seasoned. And it came with Jello. Kid Heaven. read more

Wife and I arrived at 12:10 for lunch and were seated right away. Place was a little busy but not packed. Can't rate their food because we left at 12:40 without seeing our waitress. Never came to take a drink order or anything. That really wasn't very Minnesota nice of them. read more

The best breakfast food in Bemidji. Me and my husband are locals and we go for breakfast at least once a month here !

Omg who ever came up with pancakes with bacon in the is a dang genius best breakfast I've had in a very long time great service awesome !!!!!!!! Nn read more

Nice job with the walleye, not something that is so easy. The cole slaw is a full blown salad with big pieces of vegetable and bacon. The wild rice is delicious and a perfect side for walleye. The pie crust is excellent, and I am something of an expert on that. read more

Tucked away location. But worth the drive if you are visiting Paul and his Big Blue Ox. Healthy portions, delicious food. The North's country breakfast destination. Try it, you'll like it. read more

Oh, breakfast doesn't get much better than the MN Nice Cafe! Come with an empty stomach and be prepared to leave with it full, because you're gonna want to eat everything on your plate. We had a stop over in Bemidji on our way home from a road trip weekend and began tootling around the downtown district when we happened upon the cafe that night. I noticed that it had gotten great reviews from other Yelpers and we decided to head their the next morning. What a homecookin' treat that was! Between the two of us, we had pancakes, sausage, eggs, hash browns, and biscuits and gravy! We tried but couldn't quite eat all of it, but we did give a valiant effort. The eggs were flavorful (which you don't always get at a restaurant unless they're organic or cage-free), pancakes were fluffy, sausage had just the right amount of spices, hash browns were cooked to the perfect blend of crunchy and softness, and the biscuits and graver were out of this world! Moist biscuits and a great gravy that was spicier and had more flavor than you usually get with the dish (almost tasted like they added red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper to it...whatever they did, it works)! The service was great too. It was just nearing the end of the busy morning rush, but still there were many tables of customers and we were never left waiting for an extended amount of time for anything! Impressive! You have to stop here for a satisfying meal. They do have lunch options, but let's be serious...with these breakfast options, why try anything else! read more