we go there often for the salad bar and soup. Great deal. very welcoming staff. I also enjoy their crab special.

0/5 stars. If you cannot accommodate a large group when they called ahead then say so. Could not recommend this place less. Service was awful and everything felt like an afterthought. Spencer the waiter was rude and clueless. I'm not sure if he's new or just that dumb. When asked about the appetizer he responded, "They are different colors, figure it out." Waited over an hour and a half for our food and when it arrived it was cold. Portion sizes were small for the price and inconsistent. The only positive was that the salad bar was good and fresh. read more

Spencer was worthless. Attempted to have fresh sunfish. Terrible. Long wait for food and cold and not flavorful. Sent French fries back and fish was cold read more

Cannot even give 1 star. Horrible experience - we left our resort to have dinner here as we heard good reviews. Ordered and our meal took 2 hours, food was cold, wings were burnt, we asked what the duck and bacon were and were told "figure it out." Appetizers came out the same time as entree. Super disappointing and when we went back to the bathroom all we saw was cooks on their phones standing around & eating. read more

The Deerstand - Burnt chicken wings - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

Love the look inside just what you think a restaurant called the deerstand would look like. Our server was helpful and attentive. She helped make suggestions. Do not skip the cheese curds or jalapeño jelly dipping sauce. These are excellent! Both pastas were really good. We both said we would order them again. read more

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Typical small town bar. If you're a local this would be a great place to hang out and socialize with everyone. I got the bbq cheeseburger and it was ok, nothing special, just a burger. Beer was refreshing. If you're hungry I'd recommend other places but if you're starving it works. Bar tender was friendly and they have a decent selection of beer. read more

The Deerstand - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

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I called ahead for a party rez for 11 tonight and we had one of the worst dining experiences ever. Spencer could not have been more clueless or flippant about serving us. Our food took more than an hour and a half, and when the appetizers came out at the same time as our dinner, I told him apps usually come out first to which he replied very snidely, "Oh, is that how you wanted them?" We then told him we couldn't ascertain what was duck or bacon on the duck bites app, as the presentation was actually laughable, and he replied--even more snidely--"They are different colors. Figure it out." Really?? I have never been treated so rudely by a server in my life. The majority of the fish and fries were cold with inconsistent portion sizes--my nephew and I ordered the same dinner, and his plate had twice the amount of fish. The steak bites were tasteless and looked like they had just been thrown on the plate. Staff was visible in the kitchen and were constantly on their phones and eating and did not wash their hands afterward, which is repulsive. Spencer was THE worst server I have encountered, and I cannot fathom how he is still employed unless nepotism is involved. I am giving a 1 star only because they had N/A Guinness. Will NOT be back or recommend. read more

We visit The Deer Stand every Summer in Deerwood with the kids, and it is a great find! The place is affordable, family-friendly, and easy to access, which made it perfect for a casual outing. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, and there was something on the menu for everyone -- even the picky eaters. The chicken strips were a hit with our 8-year-old, which is always a win on family trips! While it wasn't a five-star gourmet experience, it delivered exactly what we were looking for: a comfortable spot with good food and a small-town vibe. Would definitely stop by again when we're in the area! read more

Our second time here in about two years. Our meal was very good again. I had a mushroom Swiss burger with wild rice and jalapeños. We also had fried fish with wild rice. The wild rice was a very good addition to our meal. read more

The Deerstand - Sunfish fillets , side of wild rice. - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

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Good fresh food! Our server was attentive. I had the Hamdingger burger and it was really good. Definitely will stop again when in the area.

Service was great, cheese curds are good. The rest of the food was meh. Burgers, wraps, fries are a two star quality. Fun bar downstairs if you're with friends. read more

Cheese curds are delicious - the best around! We also had Sunnies that were cooked perfect. Friendly service. Classic bar atmosphere. We'll be back. read more

The Deerstand - Cheese curds! - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

It's a great place to stop for a beer, burger or entree. Specials every night. And we stopped in during a basketball tournament for the Wednesday special. Great deal for salad bar, baked potatoes and ribs or shrimp or liver was what my husband ate. The decor is awesome and there was a full body deer mount. Again my husbands words not mine. Plenty of room to park. Great staff and good t shirts, hats and sweatshirts for sale. read more

The Deerstand - Breaded shrimp special with baked potato - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

Good food and great see for our large party of 20. Waitresses were great, pleasant and very informative to the menu!

Great happy hour until 6pm: $1 off any drink. Service was friendly and had quick delivery of plates. We all had the burger basket special w/ $3 off. Great choice of sides, but I wish I had a few more Brussels sprouts w less salt. It was a rainy night and the crowd seemed quiet but it is a Thursday. Savannah was very efficient! read more

The Deerstand - BBQ Cajun burger & side of Brussel sprouts - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

Amazing food, started with the cheese curds with raspberry jalapeno sauce at the recommendation of the waitress. They were by far the best cheese curds I have ever had!! The burger was done perfectly medium just like I had asked for and was delicious. I couldn't resist having dessert and tried a flour less chocolate torte that they called Betty La Mae. Honestly, I couldn't have had a better experience! Give them a try, you won't be disappointed!! And one last thing the service from Emma was top notch!! read more

we ordered pizza from the deer stand, and it wasn't good. The food was late, and pizza was burned. They also included a 4% increase if you are paying with card (so make sure you bring cash) Also, if you are picking up, they stick on a 2% pickup fee. So it wasn't worth the $63 for burnt pizza. Maybe, the other food is okay! read more

The Deerstand - No one asked for seconds. - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

A very solid place especially to grab a cold beer. Located just down the road from Ruttgers. If you want a break from the resort a pit stop to The Deerstand is a good call. The Lounge below the main restaurant always offers happy hour when they are open. As they say "why limit happy hour to one hour" . They also have pull tabs and darts - great times! read more

Prompt and courteous service. The prime rib was not good at all. Another family member had the walleye and said it was good. read more

The staff was unfriendly and the menu did not reflect the actual prices. I ordered a pizza and when I asked about the over price I was told to understand that it is just too much for them to have new menus to reflect the correct prices. Additionally, the food was bland. Overall, the experience there just left a bad taste. read more

Not what I expected for a "up north" kind of restaurant. It was a great experience for us both: from the unique decor to the great service to the good food and salad & soup bar. My cajun spiced steak was prepared perfectly (medium rare, please) and my locally produced (just down the road) wild rice was delicious. The hit-outta-the-ballpark was the sunfish filets-not too much breading, not greasy but perfectly fried. read more

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This is without a doubt a four star place. Service was prompt and polite! I ordered the special of the day, all you can eat ribs. The wait time was under 10 minutes. The salad bar comes with special. Not a spectacular salad bar but had plenty to choose from. BBQ is much better than Famous Daves!! The BBQ sauce is fresh and homemade by the owner. Great sweet taste. The fries were the weak link, certainly frozen. No cornbread? A couple areas for growth. This place does have a great story. The owner told me shortly after he bought the place, it was burglarized. Burglars took all the copper and stole all the cash mounted on the ceiling. YES I said mounted on the ceiling. Apparently people leave their mark by signing $1 bills and they are mounted to ceiling over the bar. Back to the story, the burglars "cashed in" signed dollars at the local casino. The casino had video and ID of the burglars. Busted!! Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Bar seating as well. Plenty of TVs. Coke products and "cold" ketchup! Located next to RR tracks so you hear the rumble and horn ever once in awhile but that is a plus in my book! Worth the stop. read more

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Great local place with a good feel very friendly staff and good solid food. Has that old supper club feeling to it.

Our group had 12 people at three tables near each other. There was only one other station in our waiter's section. It was twenty minutes after we were seated, before our waiter made it over to see if we wanted any beverages, ten minutes before anyone received their drinks, and another fifteen minutes before he came to take our menu order. As I said, there was only one other table for him to serve. Total wait time to order forty-five minutes. Food came out about twelve minutes later. I had the Rib Platter. The ribs were good, tender, with a better than average sauce. However, The French fries that came with it were hard and virtually uneatable. Ribs=5, Fries=1, Service= -4. That equals 2. read more

Honestly. My family and lucked out when our "regular" hangout when we are in town was closed and we happened upon this unique gem. From appetizers to dinner and beyond, we were pleasantly surprised. Living in the cities we are used to having access to high quality food and talented chefs so it can be challenging to find a place we all agree on. Cheese curds, bone in wings, au gratin potatoes, walleye, sunfish, mussel penne pasta and more were paired exceptionally well with homemade, fresh, and delightful flavor profiles. Within a few moments, it was decided that this will be our new "spot" for great service, quality food, different taste combinations all wrapped under the guise of a "bar." Trust me on this one and add this to your must stop spots if ever in the area. read more

Consistent quality food and service. Many items are made in house like the bbq sauce and excellent smoked ribs. Walleye and wild rice are spot on. They also have a great soup and salad bar!! They have daily specials that are usually posted on fb. The basement is a whole separate bar experience with pull tabs, dart boards, juke box, and even has off sale to go!! The building itself originated as a church and this place is a one of a kind in the north woods!! read more

We are regulars during the summer, this was our 1st visit in 2018. Not sure if it was just a bad night Saturday 6/23, 7:30pm or if the Deerstand has gone downhill. The Rib/Walleye Special was over cooked, ribs were burnt & dehydrated, walleye had a burnt fishy taste. The bacon on the bacon cheese burger was burnt. Service was average, drinks sat empty on the table for more than 10 minutes between refills. Salad bar was fresh and stocked well. read more

With two reviews already, one five and one two star, I guess I'm the tie breaker, haha. Here's my take. There are limited options in the area, and it is a resort area and they can get busy and they don't staff up or down much because it's a pretty small place and they are going to do their best. So expect to wait if it's busy and meal time. On the bright side, plenty of parking, friendly servers, great food, strong drinks. So take your time and enjoy! Shawn's tip - surprisingly diverse selection of brews on tap! read more

Order medium Pattie melt and received a mooing Pattie. Told the server and he offered recook it. I already bite into it. Why would you recook something that had been in someone's mouth. Covid RSV and flu. Really gross Nor did they offer to take off my bill. Very expensive French fries. read more

The cheese curds and raspberry jalapeño sauce are so good. The batter on the curds was slightly sweet and reminded me of a funnel cake. The raspberry sauce was made in house and was fresh, spicy, and sweet all at the same time. I also ordered the half rack of ribs and 5 piece shrimp dinner. Ribs were tender and the shrimp breading was great. Overall It was a really good meal. read more

The Deerstand - Ribs and Shrimp - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

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Great wings and pizza. Decent salad bar. Friendly staff and good beer selection. If your around this area you need to eat here.

Ugh, stopped in on a Sunday @ 2:30pm and we were the only table, not terribly surprised. Ordered salad bar that comes with potato (mashed, fries or baked). Ordered baked potato loaded with cheese, bacon & sour cream and the server said "we don't do that"! I then ordered side of bacon bits and cheese and would build it myself or get my cheese off of the salad bar. Ate my salad and abracadabra a cheesy, bacon potato appeared, magically they created a loaded potato. Tasted pretty good too... Now the fun part, server charged $4 for bacon & 50 cents for the same shredded cheddar from the salad bar! If you ordered bacon to add to a hamburger it was $1. Great job Deerstand, I won't be back... I believe they call that gouging, shameful. read more

I wont eat there anymore most of the time the burgers are never done enough and they never taste right ether

I had never eaten at this place under the previous ownership even though I'm in the area often. Not because of any specific reason, I guess I just didn't get around to it. It closed down for awhile and a new owner took over. A few weeks ago I wound up stopping in with 3 others and we decided to try their pizza. Someone in the group had heard it is quite good here. So we ordered a couple pizzas. It took forever to get them. In fact, another group came in about 10 minutes after us, ordered their meals (typical burgers etc), got their meals, ate their meals, finished their meals and when we finally got our pizzas(actually the first pizza) they were leaving. The pizzas came out one at a time too. As in we had the first one polished off already when the second came out. It was just poor timing and made the eating feel awkward. Furthermore, the pizzas were downright expensive and I think they were nothing more than frozen things you could get from Schwanns or the grocer's freezer. Two pizza's did not fill up four adults, but the things were so expensive we felt like we'd be suckers if we got one more. Plus we didn't want to wait another hour for them to cook it lol. As far as taste goes, the pizza's were fine. Didn't have any other food, but the group next to us seemed to give their burgers passing marks too. Maybe the kinks were still being worked out in the service and timing when we were there? It just took away from the dining experience and even though the food was adequate I doubt I'll be returning unless someone else is paying. Bad first impression. read more

While staying at a near by lake cabin we rented, we decided to check this place out. The cheese curds and raspberry sauce are simply amazing as previously posted ! Our family of 5 enjoyed a variety of food from fresh walleye, to chicken wings and all was great. Grace, our waitress was super attentive and service was quick. When we head out of the twin cities, it is totally the type of place where we want to go to enjoy! read more

Great food and Haley was a great host! Had the wild rice burger. It had great flavor and was very good sized!

Took 10 minutes to place our drink order, and took forever to get out food. It wasn't that busy, and there were several workers just standing around. Food was meh. Kind of expensive, for what you got. Probably won't be back read more

The Deerstand - American Near Me - Deerwood, Minnesota

My boyfriend considers himself a Reuben connoisseur, and the deerstand has his favorite. He's been ordering reubens every time they're on the menu for at least 10 years, for background. HUGE fan. read more

It's a nice little bar with a lot of menu choices and a decent salad bar. The main reason I visit however is for the cheese curds and jalapeño raspberry sauce! read more

We stopped in after a day of ice fishing . Service was prompt and courteous even though we were after dinner rush. Food was good and two of us had the salad bar. read more