We stopped in for some snacks, and were a little disappointed with the Queso! It was think, almost rubbery. (And cold on the bottom!) The service, however, was great!! Out server was fun, and very responsive. The ambiance was your typical sport book! Busy, fun and loud! read more

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To stay competitive baccarat players request either Five Treasures Bacc or Golden Frog bacc. For months players have been told Five Treasures is coming but we've seen no execution. Dealers here are great, food has improved, but could be given some more love. read more

Started off bad. Stood at the front desk holding our bags for 10 minutes to check in. There was 1 person phone talking about a wedding they were going to and another walking in and out of the front desk area to grab her phone, look at us, and walk away. Decided to have dinner at Trout Air. We wanted the Trout but it WAS NOT AVAILABLE!? The bartender was unaware of this when we ordered and had to break the news to us. After a frustrating dinner that was good but not what we came for, we were awakened to thumping bass from the room next to us at 2:30am. After trying to reach the front desk but getting a full voicemail box, they called us back and sent security to ask them to turn down the music, which got louder and more intentional thereafter. We packed up and left at 3:15am after hearing security mock us for complaining. We asked to have a day manager call us in the morning to ratify this and have not heard anything from them. WILL NOT BE BACK AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND read more

I went to meet up with some friends and was surprised they wanted to go to Running Aces. I haven't been there for over 10 years, it used to be a casino with table games, bar, and horse race. Now they have added a hotel. Located right off of the highway, they have a huge parking lot. There were lots of people there in the evening. They will check for your ID at the entrance, once inside you'll see the huge bar with lots of TV playing sports. Onto the right are all the table games. You can order food and drinks at the bar area and dine at the tables. The horse race is open during the warmer season and mostly towards the back. To get to the hotel is the hallway on the left of the casino entrance. read more

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We had a fantastic time at Running Aces! We went for the horse races on Sunday, which was family day at the track. There were a lot of kids, a food truck if you were hungry and a betting station if you wanted to bet on any of the horses. We decided to try out a bit of the horse betting and ended up walking away with some money after all! The packet was easy to follow and helpful for us to bet. Also the food and drinks onsite were reasonably priced and very good! Overall we had a blast and will be back for a fun day at the track! read more

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I really like this place. The dealers are empathetic when you lose. The horse race teller is a real big lug damon Runyon character. The only thing that keeps my review from 5 stars is the were out of Gatorade orange zero in the machine. read more

Had an exchange here for the Ragnar I was participating in. The staff at the tables were really friendly, really clean bathrooms and a large seating area/restaurant. The player card deal they also have was really good. read more

I had a good time, all the dealer's were kind and I had 0 mishaps with my payouts, I did have a randI'm lady pick my money up, but other than that I enjoyed myself read more

Awesome experience. Nice service. Needs to update better Baccarat game. Close to cities for entertainment.

Had a wonderful stay. Really enjoyed watching the horses train while eating breakfast.

Brides beware. Do not use this hotel for your guests if you like them. lol. Worst experience ever and it's not worth the heartache for your special day. Management is not helpful and does not care that you are bringing in a large group to their business. Rooms were not clean Guests were charged different rates than quoted Reservations were not correct One of the biggest and only regret if our special day. Beware!!!!!!!! read more

This place is all around fun with black jack action and simulcast racing as well as live racing in May. lots of different opportunities to win. read more

Great staff and super nice building. There is always great customer service when I come in and the dealers always are nice people.

normal casino experience :) customers can get rough but dealers are friendly :) I haven't tried the racetrack but I'll have to give it a go read more

Went to Running Aces for the Baked Rigatoni for the family. Was awesome as usual. Counter people were pleasant and helpful. No complaints.

Service is on point and food was spot on. Atmosphere is great. I recommend this place. The "Tradewinds Guy"

Great Place to hang out! This is the first time I have ever seen horse racing with "harness". They are so elegant. The place is not that big, smaller than Canterbury so easier to get around. The Restrooms are clean and fancy. You have to pay $10 to sit on a table but it seems okay, because the food price is reasonable. The food are amazing. The trout smoke taste like it's storebought, but the good kind. The Fried Rice is properly cooked with Charred wok smell and everything. It is tasty and comes with a generous serving of shrimps. read more

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my experience here has been good great and friendly service.the food are tasty too.the ambiance of the enviroment are good

Very clean and new hotel. Great breakfast options. Swimming pool is empty most of time. Good for family staycation. read more

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Ate food here several times, not too expensive, but nothing to write home about. When there is live harness racing there are food trucks so you may have better luck eating there. Ambiance is about what you'd expect for a small casino. Service was decent but they could use more servers. It always felt like horse racing was only there because they can't run the card room without it. It's never too busy and there is plenty of parking. If you aren't paying attention speeding along on 35, you'll speed right on by. read more

My husband and I arrived to the hotel at 2:30pm and was rudely told that check in was at four and our room wasn't available. We were also supposed to have a discount due to a wedding we were attending and did not receive that. When I inquired about our room 1/2 later to the other rude check in personnel, she said our room was ready but they charge an extra 30.00 for early check in. So we paid it to get into our room for our four pm wedding. The rooms are nice, though a bottle of water in the room would be nice. All I know is that they have a lot of " this is our policy" answers and not too concerned about their occupants. But the casino personnel were great and very friendly. Just read all there " policies" before you book. read more

A must stay when visiting family, friends, or doing business in the Columbus, MN area. Breakfast was included in our room rate, it was a typical breakfast of eggs, bacon, bagels, toast and yogurt , juices, coffee. We were expecting a bit more of a lavish breakfast considering it is a Casino hotel. The check in went smoothly as we checked in late, checkout went fine as well. Very nice modern hotel, great murals throughout the hotel and other nice art pieces. Casino is walking distance and was also a fun place to hangout. Their food is also very, very good considering it is a small kitchen. Our whole family enjoyed hanging out while some of us took a gamble on our luck!! This is a fun and different hotel to stay at and make sure you get a room with a view of the track. The trainers will wake you up early by taking the horses out for training. That was fun to watch. read more

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We just used it to park our RV overnight to rest up. Went inside for a couple drinks and enjoyed the break.

This place is a good time, as they offer horse racing, blackjack, other card games. They also have food and bar and both are good and have a lot of options. The parking lot is huge and you will find a spot at some point. Check out the live horse racing deals in the summer as it's a blast and a cheap way to gamble and get outdoor. Drinks are typically cheap also. read more

Went for first time last night, was a BLAST!!! Food was so much better than expected. Our table server was so happy and fun. The races were great too! great atmosphere. Will go again for sure, and bring my friends!! read more

I made my reservation 2 months in advance for our friends wedding. I was quoted a total of $170 per night including taxes/fees with the wedding discount. I was never given a confirmation. I called a week later to tell them I never received a confirmation and they said they would send one. Still never sent it. We traveled from Arizona and I was worried that I had never received the confirmation so I called the night prior to check in to make sure they still had our reservation. The person at the front desk confirmed it and again told me they would email me a confirmation. Again, never received one. The stay was not good. Our room was SO humid compared to all of our friends rooms. I woke up in pools of sweat every day. We asked for extra towels and pillows multiple times and never received them. We had no shower gel in our bathroom (they left an empty bottle in the shower). Our key card stopped working after the first night and we had to go downstairs and get new keys at 1am. The staff was rude and when we checked out I never received a receipt! Now days later my card was charged $391, which comes out to $195 a night. I called to discuss being overcharged and the manager told me that's what the rate was and since I had no prior documentation (their fault) there was nothing they could do. I know they had my correct email address because I was emailed a survey. This whole experience was ridiculous and we will never be back. read more

The Running Aces hotel was very nicely updated and clean! What a pleasant little surprise. I say that because the casino isn't as modern and updated but it 1) is smoke free and 2) has a bar, so no complaints here! read more

Stayed 2 nights for a wedding . Our credit card was charged a large amount for NO reason after the room was already paid for. Would have thought it was a simple mistake but Others in our group also had extra large charges on their credit cards too.. Glad it was caught on our end to reverse this. Can't imagine how many people this has happened to and wasn't caught!! read more

I've been coming to running aces off and on for the last 7 years ish. So Me and my mom came out on New Year's Day. Waited 2 hours for 3 card poker or I flash wich they almost nver have open tell like 3 or 4 or 5 pm after waiting 2 hrs they finally open up 3 card poker then me and my mom came out 3 days later on a sat to play 3 card poker or I flush we got there at 1:05 pm to sit there ask a pit boss to open one of thrm games was told 2 pm then itchanged to 3 or 330 pm I said he'll no I'm not waiting another 1.5 hrs foe u guys to open a table this was 3 trips in a row we had to wait almost 2.5 hrs for 1 tables to open but yet Running ASUS seems Only cater to Bakurak ultimate hold Em Mississippi stud in blackjack and one piegoiu table. The 2 times me and my mom were there. They had 4 Bakarock.tables open 2 Mississippi stud 4 Ultimate hold em tables open 1 piegoui table and 9 blackjack table and could not open 1 3 card table or 1 I flush table up for us. All we wanted was 1 of the two games to open we left that Saturday not playing at all wait of a 23 min drive they only cater to Certain tables and certain people.that I can see The thing that's funny is I also read another review on running aces and I have to agree. They only cater to games that Asians play. That's literally a review, somebody else posted I have to agree im not sure if I even will water my time here any more nver come to play 3 card poker or I flush they won't open the table tell 4 pm or sometimes 5 pm I don't want to play tell 8 or 9 pm I don't understand why they cat have a table open at 130 or 2 pm ever I would give them a 1 out of 5 stars in the last 2 months read more

The Casino floor and Hotel room were very nice, pool and hot tub wasn't anything special but did the job and was nice and quiet the day we went. However when checking in at our hotel room we waited 20/30 minutes for an attendant to show up so we ended up waiting for a long time after we were ready tired from the drive. read more

Great food, amazing service and a little gambling fun! Had never been here before but we'll definitely be back! read more

People who give this place a bad review just lost a lot of money. The dealers are some of the nicest people, and they help you make the right calls in black jack. Free drinks and more. read more

I went back to the shit hole for some reason cause I just can't believe that you can't win at this place and you really can't. I'm now on 29×29 times in a row and I haven't won a single time and I'm playing blackjack by the book and counting cards, there shit is so fucking rigged I promise you you'll lose too especially at the blackjack at the fucking machine. It's the most rig shit I've ever seen in my life I've never seen such shit in my entire life. This place is a garbage dump your best to stay away you will lose and you will regret going to this shit hole do yourself a favor, save your money and go somewhere like Canterbury at least you could win read more

got a room there for $200. went downstairs with my wife to have drink and ordered two from the woman at the window. 5 minutes after we got them, someone is at our table throwing us out because my wife didn't have an id(it was in the room). I am 67 and my wife is 62. I do not know what the problem was. ill never stay here again read more

We were visiting family in the Twin Cities area and decided to stop by Running Aces for dinner and to watch the horse races one Sunday night. My sister-in-law called prior and had them reserve a table on the patio for us as we have a large group of nine people. When we got there though it was actually one of the round metal picnic tables that had been reserved for us, which is not what we were told when we made the reservation. My sister-in-law went inside and talked to the hostess and she said as long as we ordered as least drinks or an appetizer (we were not planning on eating off of the buffet), that we could sit on the patio. We sat at our table on the patio and ordered the first round of drinks. There are not many tables on the patio but only 2 wait staff that serves the whole patio. Our waiter asked us when we would like to visit the buffet and we told him that, no, we were not going to be eating off the buffet. He told us that in order to eat on the patio, that we HAD to either eat off the buffet or order the fish dinner off of the menu, which is not what the hostess had told us. We told him as much and said that the hostess was incorrect. After some talking with the waiter he allowed us to continue sitting on the patio. It seems the hostess had told a few other tables the same thing as I noticed that none of them were eating off the buffet or ordering the fish dinner. The waiter also ended up comping a round of drinks for us for the inconvenience. We did end up eating food from the food tents that are located outside of Running Aces. I have no idea if these are independently ran or are owned by Running Aces but the food is food typically found in a fair type situation; hotdogs, hamburgers, cheese curds, etc. Nothing fantastic but a ton cheaper to eat there instead of inside Running Aces. It was hard to sit and try to watch the races with the wait staff constantly coming by asking us if the food they were delivering was ours. They seemed to not have any sort of standard table system to note which plates went to which table. It was extremely distracting. Also, there is a no smoking within 25 feet of the building rule which is not enforced as I saw several people sitting at tables right by the building that were smoking either cigarettes or vaping. I am highly sensitive to cigarette smoke and this really is unacceptable to me. I will probably go back to Running Aces as the kids love it but I would never come here on my own. read more

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the card room should be inspected by the health inspector, there trays for coffee are always dirty, you have to clean them off yourself. especially in the morning food is on the floor. Flies everywhere, I killEd 10 the other day. They can't keep a good kitchen staff, you can't even get a fresh salad for lunch, allot of food vending machines. I won't be back for a while. The black Jack table area is is better run however. In the card room manage isn't consistent with there rule, for example a favorite player brings in Harddie food in every Sunday morning, yet the rules state no outside food. In a way I don't blame him, the kitchen hours have been reduced and food premade. You also have to go up and order your own food because servers are only allowed to bring you beverages. There is allot of poor management going on, I will be going to Grand casino to spend my money. read more

I am creating a review here as there is no place to lodge complaints with this establishment - all that is provided is a generic informational email address and who knows who gets those messages or if concerns are passed on? We returned after a several year absence (when the focus was on racing and not table gaming) for a birthday celebration on the Christmas in July Tuesday which was touted as 'family friendly'. Our party of 10 on the patio was served by wait staff 'Martha' who was foul mouthed, peppering her speech with loud F-bombs with numerous children present. She sneered when asked for list of available wines and the second time when asked by a new arrival to our party for a drinks list, telling him to "go get a Miller'" at the kiosk at the end of the building. She finished up her service by publicly shaming our group for several minutes for not standing during the national anthem. For context: I served active-duty in the military - United States Army- defending and protecting the constitution which affords freedom of speech and expression. She and others may not like it, but it is my right and the right of any other to choose to sit. Last time I looked this country was not totalitarian. We did not stay and left after our meal. None of our party will be back. They lost ten customers that day. OVERALL: The restaurant food was not exceptional, the selections limited. The do provide cheap hot dogs and beer and have a few fair food items outside at the end of the building. Betting is now mostly online which opens you up to privacy and security concerns using their wireless connection or the app (from the convenience of your home...SIGN UP NOW!!!). You can bet at A window the old-fashioned way but the lines are long - they shut down the old betting windows to make room for gambling tables. The interior is crammed with these tables and the reek of cigarette smoke that clings to the customers (and those that outright smoke on the patio - a lot of cigars that day) makes this place decidedly 'family UN-friendly' despite the cookies or toys given out or the one face painting stand that was inside next to the video poker machine. If you are a gambler looking for action, this place is any port in a storm. If you are seeking a venue to relax and socialize with family and friends, think again. Keep the kids away. read more

It took me a long time to get out to Running Aces. But since that fateful night, I have not looked at *cough* Cantebury Park*cough*. Running Aces is hands-down the best poker room you are going to find anywhere within driving distance from the Twin Cities. The chairs are comfortable, the room is much more attractive than other local poker rooms and the comp. system is pretty good at $1/hour. This place has been a major victim of bad word-of-mouth reviews I've heard, but none of them panned out to be true. Pretty good service, a great seafood buffet (mmm..crab legs!) and a wide array of great card games. read more

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My husband and I were pleasantly surprised at the brunch this place had to offer. My parents treated us to Sunday brunch and it was one of the best brunches I've had in a long time. It's a little bit of a jaunt, but worth it for the price and the selection. It's a buffett, but a tasteful breakfast buffett. Fresh fruit, salmon, mini bagels, fresh rolls, typical breakfast fare, cold salads, peel and eat shrimp, carved meat, omelettes and so much more. Excellent choices for dessert. It was a very nice spread, food was very fresh, service was excellent. Champagne and OJ were included. Overlooked maybe due to the location not being the closest to the cities. If ever in Forest Lake looking for a great brunch, this is the place to try. read more

B E T T E R T H A N B E F O R E Once again, this restaurant inside Running Aces Harness Track, has morphed. For the better. Originally the home of TROUT AIR, a beloved restaurant run by a family, Running Aces has restored some of the Trout Air selections on it's new menu. Good Thinking, forces that be. There seems to be a little redecorating, not outstanding, and the uniforms are wierd looking. The menus are just 1 piece of paper, ours were stained.... ick. We had a Cubano (better than average), and a cheese tortellni with a tangy garlicy pesto sauce. Too tangy for the Swedish tast buds.But a huge portion. The Trout entrees were pretty pricey, but then they are the "stars" here. The BEST part was being able to watch the harness racing horses race. Yeah Baby. We were only there a little while, and I didn't get a racing form, so I didn't bet this time. There used to be a $25 minimum to sit by the window by the track, but not anymore. There were lots and lots of people boths inside and outside. A G O O D T I M E W A S H A D B Y A L L read more