I have had several occasions to visit recently. Food has been good and consistent. Having tried burgers, sandwiches, entrees, pizza, wings, I would summarize the food this way, straightforward. Everything that I have eaten has been good. Not extra special or amazing, but good and consistent. I have had consistently friendly and helpful servers. I don't personally know anyone who works there but my interactions with staff have all been very friendly. I have eaten here alone and with groups, there is always music or TV sound happening, but it not so loud as to bother all conversation or prevent you from reading. I personally like ambient noise as long as it is not too loud. It is one of the reasons I would go out by myself is to be in that environment. I have found this business to be consistently accommodating and reliably good quality. read more

I have to say that this was one of those "never have I ever " experiences! We had to call the restaurant to get service (literally) while we were sitting on their patio, but we're up north and figured we'd just relax and enjoy. However, we also had to call the restaurant while we were there to get service, Still, we're "up north " so trying to "chill". After we were finally served our food (it was a "so-so" meal ) we had to actually call the restaurant yet again to pay the bill! It will be a great story to tell everyone about.....we waited around forever. Stood up and went to get a server to make sure that our bill was paid- which was another ordeal. A good story for the ages,but we won't recommend it for the faint of heart Food (honestly) wasn't even close to be worth waiting for. Restaurant wasn't close to being busy either. read more

The service was bad it took an hour for a drink and 2 hours just for mozzarella sticks.

Waiter was great! Female servers ignored us. Philly cheesesteak.. little cheese..no onions..,and meager on meat. Hamburger ordered rare...it was a hockey puck! Sorry, last time l will stop there! read more

I was kinda jazzed to try a new spot on the way to the cabin... not so much anymore. As a pasta lover - the best part of this pit stop was the breadstick. Box checked. I could see it be a fun weekend bar. Service was good but not a pasta hunters paradise like I hoped... Heard the wings were legit from the crowd next to me. I'd go that way if you stop in! read more

Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant - Bars Near Me - Virginia, Minnesota

Recommended by the hotel next door, we left a bit disappointed. Rustic place was about half full of a "locals" crowd. Good live music in the background. Sami, our server did a great job, but unfortunately the kitchen did not back her up. My burger was good, but her salad was not bult to the menu description. She sent is back, asking for the avocados, red onions, and cheese. Sami said they would make a new salad, but the same bowl returned with ONE slice of avocado and ONE slice of red onion - no cheese. read more

The service was awfully slow. We seated ourselves, in plain sight of the bar, but didn't get a server. I went to bar and asked for menus. We spent ten minutes looking over the menu and waiting for a server. I got up, found a server, requested service, sat back down and smarter another five minutes or so we finally got a server. She was delightful and attentive, and about the only thing we experienced at this place that was decent. We ordered some appetizers and an order of chicken nachos. Mother of god... these are not chicken nachos. It's a pile of goopy crap slathered with a layer of factory chemical NOT YO Cheese-like substance that tasted vaguely of Kraft Mac and cheese mixed with sadness and a bit of Jalepeno juice. The chicken. If you want to call it that, is some mushy crap right out of a bag of frozen, precut, garbage. It's marinated in... well... honestly I don't know what exactly it was, but it shouldn't be on food consumed by humans. The place was not busy. Maybe 7 tables for 3 servers and a bartender. Based on the quality of the food I can tell you why it's not busy. read more

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Good food great service. Wild rice soup and walleye were fantastic. This sentence is to Comply with 85 characters read more

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Outstanding pickles i always order extra they nailed it perfect bar burger, keep it up love it p

Food was good! We were hungry! Service was good! She was a nice waitress! Ambiance is very nice! I like the space and the teal booths! What made this a 4 would be that my dad got cold tortillas with his food and that it took 45 minutes to get our food. Other than that, it was nice. I would try a different option on their menu. The Chicken Parmesan was okay, I wouldn't get that again but that's just me. read more

Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant - Chicken Parmesan Burger - Bars Near Me - Virginia, Minnesota

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I wish I could tell you that the food was good, or the drinks were cold, but after waiting for 45 minutes to get someone to wait on us last Friday night, we simply left. 45 minutes to get someone to take a drink order when the place was less than 1/2 full. This establishment either does not like outsiders and only caters to locals or they have a major worker problem. Traveling up north to fish, dressed well and we were snubbed. read more

The food was ok. We were the only ones in the restaurant and the service was very very slow. We had to go find a waitress.

Food was ok. Everything the waitress asks you is an extra which really jacks up the price and they don't tell you it's an cost. Be careful! read more

When we arrived we where greeted and seated quickly. The place was hoping due to live music in the bar area. Our waitress was friendly and did a nice job keeping our drinks full. Our food came fairly quickly and the cheese burger was dry as well as the fish taco. The presentation was great for all dishes. Friendly staff and cleanliness will bring us back to eat again. read more

Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant - Cheese burger - Bars Near Me - Virginia, Minnesota

this is the first time ive ever written a bad review but it is beyond worth it. i made a reservation on wednesday to attend on saturday. when we sat down, a few of us ordered drinks while we waited for the rest of our party. got our drinks and nobody was to be seen again. we decided to move upstairs since there was nobody else in the entire place and waited an hour to order another drink. apparently the first two girls thought it was cute to let us sit with no service from 4-5pm when "our waitress came" the tabs were insanely wrong which i cannot blame our "new waitress" for but instead, the two incompetent ones who didnt bother to figure anything out who are totally to blame. the food was all ice cold and soggy, had to order drinks way in advance knowing we wouldn't get them for a long time. it was miserably hot and i had to ask 4 times for the girl to turn the ceiling fan that was CAKED IN DUST on and she never even did because she didnt know how lol. it was all actually really gross. im ashamed to say i left a tip. i will NEVER bring my friends and family here again. read more

probably the worst service I've ever had. my entire party ate their food before my burger ever came out and it was cold and I had to tell them to get it. two people in my party didn't get their fries until they finished their 2lb orders of wings. had to ask multiple servers for refills. Kids running around everywhere screaming and jumping read more

So the Sawmill.... What a place. Talk about your run of the mill kind of atmosphere where bikers, miners and truck drivers wanna show off their battle scars. As you approach this Giant building you don't necessary see a mill but you definitely feel at home to a place like this. It's not fancy but it definitely has a rustic charm about it. Above the bar there is a giant saw blade that you can see has rusted away since it's opening in 1992. I'll get into the history in a bit here. On this very occasion as I write this I was joined by twin friends and insisted I order "the boot" since we are all fire fighters so I did. A giant boot glass filled Castle Danger Cream Ale. How could I resist haha our waitress was very kind, made great recommendations but I just went with some delicious mozzarella sticks. By twin buddy's went with the Lumber jack burger with fries as the other ordered some bbq chicken wings. The food turned out amazing. Truely delicious! I can definitely say that this is a good hang out spot for the guys and girls. I wouldn't count on this place for a romantic evening out but definitely some place you could enjoy time with friends while drinking a few brews. Dig up some history and found this out, In 1970 the owner of the original Sawmill had a vision of building a landmark bar and grill constructed of rough cut lumber from local sawmills. In 1970 this idea, "The Sawmill", was complete and the largest bar/restaurant/liquor store north of Hinckley opened its doors. The decor featured local artifacts, antiques, memorabilia and a player piano. A caboose from the "DM&IR" railroad was attached for dining. The Sawmill thrived until it was totally destroyed by fire in 1989. In 1992 the new Sawmill, with a unique new design was opened. The original owner, Andy, at 70 years of age, had completed his vision again. An Iron Range Tradition was restored featuring much of the same decor. Try it sometime, until then, #schroyerfamilydaily #arrenschroyer #virginiamn #minnesotalocal #minnesota #sawmill In 1997 Jay Ryan Enterprises, took over ownership and proudly operated the facility for 10 years until January 2008 when the new owner Alissa Sundberg of Sundberg Enterprises, LLC purchased the long standing landmark. Alissa and her staff will continue to carry on the legacy. The Walgreens store sits on the site of the "original" Sawmill read more

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Absolute horrible service. Sat and waited 40 minutes, then got nothing. Finally one of us from the table got up and complained, and they offered. "free soup" to go and for our drinks to be free because the kitchen was closing. The attitude of the waitresses was abysmal and I would absolutely recommend to avoid this place. read more

Four stars simply for the service we received , our waitress was one of the best we've ever had even when our food was messed up two different times. The pizza wasn't great but everything else we ordered off the menu was good. Appreciate all the seating options inside. Would give it another chance if in the area as bad days happen. read more

Food was okay. The patio was nice. The service... not so much. We frequented the establishment twice (dinner then lunch the following day). Maybe it's a geographical thing, maybe it's "Minnesota Nice", but the waitress was less than welcoming, not attentive at all, and we had to hunt down our bill with the bartender. read more

Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant - Sawmill Club Wrap - Bars Near Me - Virginia, Minnesota

Food and drinks are always outstanding for the area. Service is always lacking, so if you're in a hurry, go elsewhere.

Bobbie was a stellar bartender and gave spot on service! Come just to see Bobbie!!! Food, service and everything was perfect!

We had great service at this place. We liked it even more because they had three levels of dining, deck, screened patio and inside. We chose the patio where it wasn't as windy. All three dining selections were covered so the rain that was falling didn't dampen our dining experience. Broad food selections. I had BBQ Chicken Salad which is one of the favorites of customers and my husband had walleye tacos and wild rice chicken soup. Each were excellent . Our waitress was knowledgeable and eager to help. We liked the selection of craft beers on tap. Our dining experience was excellent and I would recommend this place. read more

We waited 2 hours for cold food and a wrong order, when we complained about this to the staff and the manager they denied us a refund on the wrong items and items we where missing. The attitude of the manager was awful and all she did was complain to us about how her life sucks. Overall I would not recommend to anyone unless they fix these major flaws. read more

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Never enough staff. Went in to have a couple drinks and the bartender was waiting on tables as well as working the liquor store. Hire more staff so people don't leave without ordering anything! read more

It was great service,friendly and fast. We stopped because it's now got outdoor seating. We shared the special gyro with fries. The tables weren't clean so keep your elbows off,and we didn't see any staff wearing masks. The food? We've had worse. read more

Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant - Gyro and fries, half order - Bars Near Me - Virginia, Minnesota

Out of 100's of restaurants I've been to in my life, this is the first time I have Yelped. I have ordered sawmill ToGo 4 times before and 3/4 times my fish or steak has came out raw. It was at the end of the night and by the time I had gotten home and realized it was too late. Please check your seafood and steak if you EVER order ToGo here. EDIT: The chicken Wild Rice Soup is delicious. read more

Home cooking? Only if you have a home you don't actually cook in. I ordered a Chicken Hawaiian flat bread. If you've ever dreamed of a Hawaiian pizza with delicious chicken added this ain't it. The Hawaiian pizza (flat bread) was marginally acceptable but the added chicken pretty much ruined it. Imagine grocery store freezer section frozen breaded chicken nuggets that have been heated and reheated in an air fryer. That's what you get. I like to end reviews on a positive, the beer was cold. read more

Food was good and staff was attentive and courteous. Atmosphere was a typical bar/restaurant. Plenty of choices on the menu for anybody's taste. read more

Really liked the variety of food in particular the Korean bbq tacos. Very good. Nice atmosphere. Good service all the way to the check. Will be back. read more

We had the worst food, some burnt, some undercooked, and some just dry and tasteless. I was surprised with a party of 9 people that everyone had something go wrong with their order. The wait staff was very helpful and understanding but the food was terrible. I will never eat here again. read more

Very disappointing- had the fish tacos- not much more than lettuce and tortilla shell- maybe 3 very small pieces of cold breaded walleye and a teaspoon of the mango salsa- was there during covid- bartender not wearing a mask and the menus are definitely not wiped off after any use-was just passing through and thought we would try a "local" restaurant as opposed to the chain restaurants- service was just ok read more

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This place is so hit or miss, sometimes the food is excellent and the service is fast. Other times the wait is long and the food is average at best. Tonight was the latter as it took awhile to be served and the food was overcooked. I was served a totally black piece of bacon. read more

The service was horrible on a Saturday night at 8:30. We watched tables around us who were seated after us; get their food before we got drinks! Which we had to ask for twice. We had to go to bar and ask for a pitcher of water. The kids breadsticks were hard as a rock. Husbands sandwich had cheese curds and those were dry. Daughter's sandwich bahn mi came without sauce that was listed on the description. read more

17 minutes. This is how long it took to give us our CHECK. And if they weren't in that much of a hurry to get paid, you can only imagine how long it took to give us our order (2 drinks and an 11-buck plate of fried pickles where I finally found them after moving a piece of lettuce). And there simply wasn't enough people here to say it's due to a lack of help. My wife: Why are they catering to a table full of 20-somethings over us when they probably don't tip very well? Me: Oh, they'll be tipping better than us, that I can promise you. read more

I'm giving 2 stars because the atmosphere is pretty cool... and pet friendly. But the service was terrible. Admittedly, there was only 1 server working and about 6 customers (seated together) there before I got there. I thought I was keeping it pretty simple ordering the "sawmill hotdog". I waited probably 1/2 hour before I went inside to ask the server to make it to go. Then I saw here put the hot dog in the microwave and heat it up... I paid $8 and waited over half an hour for a microwaved hot dog, with microwave bacon and a pickle slice on top with fake nacho cheese! The excuse? I'm sorry it took so long; I had 9 people come in (the same not 9, but 6 people who were already there, seated and served when I got there). At least be honest and just say you forgot me. read more

Upon entering we had to ask if we seat ourselves . We seated ourselves and no one ever came to wait on us. After several waitresses past us, none made eye contact. We must have been invisible! we got up and left! We will not be back read more

Very bad food the walleye taco sucks paid $20 for taco that taste like fish that was seting out in the sun for week.

I was greeted by the friendly staff as soon as I walked into the door, and had my beverage within minutes as well. The menu offers a lot of diversity, as well as some classic comforts. Food came out within 20 minutes of ordering, hot and fresh. The overall cleanliness of the establishment and the friendliness received from all staff was superb. Will definitely be stopping by again! read more