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    Thunder Bay Grille

    3.3 (200 reviews)

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    Classy
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials

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    Walleye
    Erfan Z.

    Dear Yelpers, This restaurant is great, it has a plethora of seating options. I asked for a comfy booth. Instead, I got even better; a lounge style chair with a dining table! Made my evening relaxing I ordered Betta Burschetta and enjoyed the flavorful taste of tomatoes and balsamic on the bread! The Walleye was delicious and mouthwatering. The food is fresh and they offer fresh caught fish. Shoutout to Ella, my waitress, who was professional and experienced!

    Chicken bacon, brussels Alfredo
    Yo O.

    My husband had the chubby cut sirloin steak with baked potato and a side salad. They serve all of their steaks medium rare and if you want them to put it back on the grill for you after trying it, they will. My husband found his perfect and very tasty. I had the chicken bacon brussels Alfredo, with a side salad and it was very good. The Alfredo sauce was good and the brussels sprouts were sliced and I love them mixed into the noodles. The chicken was very flavorful. I didn't notice the bacon but the dish was so tasty I didn't miss it. There is grated Parmesan on every table along with olive oil. The side salads were good as well. The restaurant was very busy and we had a 25 minute wait so we sat at the bar and had a glass of wine. They do not serve food at the bar, and the bartenders were extremely busy. Great ambience, great service, and great food.

    Filet of beef Wellington
    J J.

    We had a great time. Our server was a delight,very accommodating and knowledgeable about the menu. A bit pricey but portions are generous and you certainly won't leave hungry. The beef Wellington filet is highly recommended. We also had chosen Alfredo, calamari,bouillabaisse, clam chowder, Parmesan crusted steak, and bison. All were delicious and prepared to order. Unfortunately we skipped dessert as we were full but the offerings looked very good. The interior is very "midwestern lodge" and comfortable. The lounge is very nice and quiet and easy to converse in. Dinner service is available there as well.

    Bar area
    Brian K.

    The food was absolutely great. Cheese stuffed mushroom caps, 4 on order, large and hot. Bison meatloaf was outstanding, large slab and only ding would be it could've used more mushrooms (3?) and brown gravy. Potatoes were slightly above average and green beans were plain but good with a little salt and pepper added. Ribeye was nice cut and cooked perfect, crispy seasoned fries pretty decent. Nice serving sizes, including the salads. Very large place, extremely nicely decorated and clean. Server was polite but nothing spectacular. Food and ambiance make it a must stop.

    A disappointing meal
    Bill C.

    If you scroll through the reviews, you'll notice that the scores are all over the place. Which leads me to believe that there is a training and/or consistency problem. The interior is very inviting, , kind of like a mountain lodge. It felt like a high end restaurant. The bread and salads were good but my entree and the sides were very bad. The Cajun ribeye was so incredibly salty that after 1 bite I quit. The grilled Brussel's sprouts were too sweet and the baked potato would've been OK - had they given me real butter! Instead, I got a little container of whipped margarine that they had salted to fool your taste buds. My wife liked her Salmon but her sides were not good either, especially the couscous which was a gelatinous mess. Our server, who was very good, noticed that I hadn't eaten much of my food and asked why. I told her and she had it removed from the bill. My intent for writing a low-scoring review is not for revenge but to alert potential diners what they may encounter. You could take your chances but two meals will cost you over $70 so hopefully you'll visit when they have one of their better kitchen teams in place. They must've had the day off when we went.

    This place has gone downhill. Save your money. They don't have enough servers. The servers are not well trained and a few do not understand what was being said. Their food quality is not worth the money. The management was awful. And rude. Our plates were never bussed. See photos after meal. Orders were incorrect. Water was not refilled. They did not take our orders for over 45 minutes. Food took an hour and a half to come out of the kitchen. No coffee was offered. No servers came to check on us after the dinner plates were served. A gluten free meal was served with a regular bun. ( for those that aren't familiar with being gluten free , our guest could have become seriously ill if she didn't notice it was wrong). Stay away. You will be happier.

    Constance M.

    In town for a basketball tournament so we stopped here for lunch. I had the fish and chips and it was really good. I love the whole decor of this place.

    Salmon salad with whipped goat cheese on the gluten sensitive menu

    We were driving from Chicago back home to Cedar Rapids and I checked out which restaurants were close to I-80. We saw this one and checked the menu seeing that they have a gluten sensitive menu (for me) and jambalaya / Cajun food (for my husband). It's a Sunday early evening and when we arrived, there were not a lot of cars in the parking lot. We asked ourselves, should we still go in? Where are the cars? Why is it so empty? We decided just to try it and wow!, am I glad we did! The waitress was immediately attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. She guided us on menu choices and was quick to respond. The salmon salad is one of the best I've ever eaten! Perfectly cooked with delicious whipped goat cheese on the side! My husband got the blackened chicken jambalaya with a very generous side of Caesar salad. He loved the flavor! They are reasonably priced, great food, and lovely decor inside. We will definitely be back!

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    14 years ago

    Great service from the start, very good brunch! Thanks to Machine Shed for being rude and changing our breakfast location!

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    15 years ago

    One of my favorite places when I get home to the QC. Great food and excellent service.

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    14 years ago

    Very good burger great flavor and huge! I got the double no need for the double.

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    Salmonella from last night's ahi tuna salad. Nothing like a trip to the ER to kick off a vacation.

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    Had the halibut...pretty tasty. Service was good...over all a decent place to eat.

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    Stayed in davernport overnight and picked this restaurant for dinner based on yelp reviews. I try…read morenot to have high expectations for restaurants based on reviews and make my own opinions. I'll admit I was a little bit disappointed with the experience. The ambiance is very nice. The restaurant was in the downtown area very close to the mississippi river. There seemed to be a lot happening at the other establishments.In the area. The service was efficient , although we weren't a big fan of our server. One of the things that bothered me was when our bill came and they have those handheld machines that cash you out , the server stood over the top of us waiting to see how much gratuity we were gonna apply to our check. That's one thing that should never be done in a nicer place. The food was decent. The brussels sprout salad was absolutely fantastic. We ordered four different entrees. The swordfish , the salmon , lamb meatballs and a pasta dish. All came out hot looking really nice and had multiple components. Some of the dishes lacked seasoning and the overall wow factor. The bill came out to $240 with one salad , four entrees and five alcoholic drinks. Very reasonable fo four people at a nice place. We didn't order dessert, but I would've liked to try the cheesecake.

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