Friendly staff provided great service and fantastic bar food. Local patrons very nice to an out of…read moretowner

Good service and food. Sadly no fries but burger and chili was great! Atmosphere was fun too…read moreeveryone was singing to the jukebox and friendly.

Was in Bemidji en route to go ice fishing. I didn't know where to go but when I saw Paul Bunyan…read moreRoad I knew that I'd be in throes of chain restaurant row. My buddy and I saw the local Applebee's and knew that there really was but one choice. We were going I be eating good in the neighborhood. Rolled up in around 11am. Would I like the larger beer for an extra buck? That's a dumb question. It's 11. So be sure to have a back up in queue because I'm ready to hit it hard. Wings are 1/2 price you say? Fire up two orders and point me to the bathroom so I know where I'll be headed in 45 minutes. Oh yeah. Get xl beer 3 ready. I'm in Bemidji and it's time to party. The first shift bartender cheerfully obliges and humors my friend and I from the opening bell until her sift ends and the new bartender comes on. What a gal. Does she look familiar? Spearmint Rhino? Maybe. But I digress. At this point we think it is a great idea to order frozen blue drinks. And it IS a great idea. There is no way I'm gonna be hung over tomorrow. Anyhoo. Bartenders were great. Had a fun time. Stopped in again after ice fishing a few days later. Got really drunk. Applebee's food tasted like Applebee's. Definitely saw a local with an escort at the bar. That made for more fun. At was also as we were all approaching blackout drunk. My mom would be mortified if I yelled something about a hooker inside of an Applebee's. That's only acceptable talk at church.

This was a bad bad day!…read more Went into applebees tonight with another couple and their grandson. This was the worse experience we have ever had, I understand the work situation at our bemidji, Mn location. But this was the worst. It was about 6 pm tonight and it was busy but I have seen It a lot busier. We were quickly seated and got our drinks right away (which I'll explain later) and put in our orders with a refil and then it went down hill after that. The grandson ordered a taco with lettuce and tomato and a yogurt with a sprite. Got his taco no lettuce or tomato and no sprite, after asking for lettuce and tomato for his taco and the sprite he got the sprite 30 minutes after his meal and no lettuce and tomato. Then my friend ordered chicken and got her order with the refil and then she asked for shrimp and more French fries and never got either after asking twice, then asked for the fries to go and didn't get that either, other friend asked for riblets after his cold shrimp and they came out cold as well, then an Oreo shake was ordered for the grandson and he waited 45 minutes and the server said she would take it off but I told her no that he had been waiting patiently and was looking forward to it the entire time we were there, so she went to check on it and the bartender was finally making it to go. None of us got the coleslaw side we were suppose to get. Just wasn't on any of our plates. Guess it was taken by the coleslaw fairies. None of us received any drink refills, thank goodness at the beginning my husband snd I got a water with no ice because she said it melted by the time she was bringing it to the table so she brought another that had ice in it. $84 dollar meal that was a complete joke...We did end up leaving a $10 tip, $94 at this point not sure whose fault it was, but we were all VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE EXPERIENCE WE had tonight!!

The most amazing food. Fresh, homemade. Servers always friendly and helpful. Clean atmosphere, lots…read moreof tv's for sporting events. Highly recommend the pastas, so good.

We went for lunch with a party of 9 (5 adults, 4 kids) and a dog. On the nice shaded patio, we…read moreenjoyed the cheese curds (according to the 6 year old there were 36), shrimp tacos, smash burgers, chicken tenders and a Cobb salad. The large beer was as big as our heads and easy to share between 3 adults. Our waitress, Olivia was so good and patient with the kids and multiple requests. As we parted ways she even gave us recos on shops to visit. We highly recommend Bar 209 for families of all ages.

The wings are incredible!!!! Make sure Hayleigh waits on you. She is the BEST. Thank you Hayleigh…read moreand Lazy Jacks.

Been visiting this place for 13 years during the winter months when im ice fishing in the area. The…read morefood and service never fails. Just remember prime rib night is Friday not Saturday.

Best wings in town, especially their Parmesan garlic and the other food is really good too. Great…read morestaff and love that they have fun events and specials. Highly recommended.

If you like spending seven dollars per drink and a $10 bloody Mary without a chaser then this place…read moreis for you. An order of eight chicken wings was $16 and a basket of breaded mushrooms was $10. The chicken wings looked like they were from a nuclear power plant dump and they were thoroughly disgusting. I was rather appalled as well to have a surcharge added to my check card. The only saving grace in my experience was the good service. I definitely do not recommend this place and I will not be back on the service factor alone.

Not bad I am staying clear of their wings but I have to say pizza is not bad. This is their new…read moreNanno pizza. I guess I should have taken a picture before I started. It's not a bad atmosphere. And being it's placed between to nice hotels. It makes it easy to get food.

The service is absolutely horrible and food came out almost an hour after ordering with rotten…read moresalad and cold and wet pizza. The tables are not cleaned and we had to clean our own table, plus the help staff look like they work at a brothel and not a restaurant. Loud and hot and really low class vibes...just amazed how many people there were in dining there...it is a small rural town, so standards are low, very low.

The current wait time is not zero minutes it's fifteen minutes and the staff hate to make eye…read morecontact the food is fine tho but the beer is better

Came here on a Monday about 5pm, was pretty quiet. I definitely think the place needs to be updated…read morea bit as the booth and tables were worn out. Good service from our waitress. Mozzarella sticks were bomb. My bfs food came out good he says (Parmesan Garlic boneless wings). My fries were seasoned good and fresh. Unfortunately, my chicken was overcooked :( barely ate it. It was $1 per tender tho so that was very nice. Bf got 20 pieces of his wings which was $22. Overall, meh. Don't hold your expectations too high when you come here.

The food was AMAZING…read more The interior feels like an old-timey typical diner; the food doesn't seem to match the ambience. My husband's salad wrap was gigantic and my walleye was delicious! The french fries were made from scratch..

We came in & were asked if we were there for the music. Our faces must have reflected confusion as…read morethat was followed by "Did you know there's music tonight?" We, in fact, did not know & answered such. We were seated immediately with a run down on the gent that would be taking the stage shortly & a run down on how the blue oyster came to be... because they grow blue oyster mushrooms. Speaking of, the blue oyster mushroom app is NOT to be missed. I'd come back for that alone. As a matter of fact, I tried to today on the way home but they're closed Sun. Service was friendly & leisurely. We both ordered cocktails & both agreed that we wouldn't again. $8 was a reasonable price & they did use decent liquor in them. They just weren't really our kind of drinks, a bit too sweet & colorful for our bitter tastebuds. As I mentioned, the mushroom app was FANTASTIC & I'd highly recommend it. I opted for the Cajun Pasta - very good, creamy, cheesy sauce - tho very Norwegian spice level. I'll call it Norw-ajun vs Cajun. The hubs had the fried rice. It was a solid dish. We were overly full with the 2 dishes and an app. We agreed that next time we would order the app & 1 dish to split, no cocktails - or at least not any off the featured menu. All in all, we found pricing reasonable, food to be tasty, drinks would be a hit for many & service good but not fast. Glad we found it!