Northwoods Falls

"Zach did a great job. The food was fresh, hot and delicious. The pot roast sandwich was awesome and a large potion! The Northwoods burger was cooked perfectly as ordered. We definitely will be back to try dinner :) The orange blossom margarita was spot on!"

"My husband and I went in for dinner this evening (Valentines Day). It was our first time there & it did not disappoint. Looking forward to going back again very soon! Great drinks and specials (half price glasses of wine). The food was delicious. I LOVED that they featured their traditional menu and another menu of items that they rotate in and out. The atmosphere was great! The decor of the restaurant was well thought out. Gorgeous wood carvings! The waitress was friendly and knowledgeable. After dinner they featured a romantic lit path around the lake - which we did and enjoyed. Ample parking, although the spots were close together. The only opportunity that I saw was that the staff could encourage guests to sign up for their loyalty program - I did it once I got home and explored their webpage. Cannot wait to go back!"

"I want to preface my review with saying the Service was excellent. Our wait person did a great job with our small group. However, the rest is a brutally honest review of the food and experience: * Parking - it's a big lot - plenty of parking to be found, even when they are super busy. * Entertainment - it was a busy Friday night - there was a LIVE band starting near 9pm and it was LOUD! * Tables/Chairs - the chairs had to be the most uncomfortable chairs I have ever sat in - so choose a booth for space and comfort. * Atmosphere - it's a log cabin-style place, with fireplaces, super decorated for the Holiday with so much to look at. Nice job! * Service - super quick, attentive, friendly, accommodating (sort of). * Prices - average, I would say equivalent to dining out at Applebee's or Olive Garden, definitely not a Chipotle. FOOD...this is where I wanted to like this so much more, but it was just terrible in my opinion. We started with some appetizers: Cheese Curds - everyone loved these. They looked lightly breaded and fried, but I don't like fried cheese, so I passed. Fried Pickles - these pickles tasted stale, they were still soft, lightly breaded, definitely zero taste or spice. Terrible. Spinach/Artichoke Dip (recommended) - this was already cold when we got it. It comes with "Lodge Chips" which are made in-house, tasted stale and tough to chew. Not good. It's served in a small ramiken, but already cooled off and solidified when we received it. I've had so much better. I asked about the main courses and was deciding between a few like the Pot Roast, Blue Gill or Walleye. Our Wait Person recommended the Walleye since it was so popular. Walleye Dinner - comes with two sides, I chose carrots and green beans (needed my veggies) which both were perfectly fine, although the carrots were already cold. The green beans were the absolute STAR of the night - so tender and flavorful. Easy to make anyway, but it was basic and tasty enough. The Walleye - boy was this rough, very dry, but also WET - I'm sure it was frozen fish already and they thawed it out or microwaved it - fresh it is NOT. The crust on top was made with sunflower and overpowered the fish. You couldn't even taste the Walleye. I was so disappointed. And the only bad part of the service was no one asked how I liked my food, when I gave about 50% of it back on my plate because I couldn't finish it. Sadly, I'm not sure if the other fish (blue gill) would have been any better. One more note - the roll was still full of dough and NOT cooked through all the way. You should NOT serve uncooked rolls. I almost asked for another one, but never had the opportunity. Drinks - so they have a full bar - but truly feature MORE BEER than anything else. So beer is beer, and I went for cocktails to try them. I first ordered an Old-Fashioned. I'm not sure what i got but it was NOT an Old-Fashioned. I have had hundreds of Old-Fashioned's and I was so disappointed in this one I sent it back! I never send drinks back. It was over sweet, had a strange reddish tint to it, and filled with individual ice cubes making the drink watered down by the time I got it anyway. I then asked for a Margarita...I never specified which kind (they featured at least two on the menu) and I ended up with a tall glass, salted rim, filled with some extremely strong sweet syrupy margarita mix which was still warm...the ice hadn't penetrated the drin and made it cold yet. Whatever MIX they use it terrible and they need to upgrade that for sure. Since there were more than 6 of us we had a 20% gratuity added to the bill. Which is fine - it would have been nice to know that though somewhere and we didn't find anything listed that alerted to us that would happen, although it's pretty standard anyway. However, when I got my bill I saw an extra dollar charge for my drink making it $9.00 - the extra dollar charge was for the "silver" tequila. I never asked for the upgrade, I guess that's what you get for sending a drink back to the bar. Stick to the BEER here friends!"

"Good food. Portions were average. The breakfast buffet was standard with basic choices, but it looked good, especially if you want a traditional breakfast. The atmosphere was friendly and the restaurant , beautiful and spacious. It was not crowded when we were there on a Sunday morning, and that was a definite plus. Adding almond milk as a choice for coffee would be a suggestion."

"Food was delicious. Had the south of the woods (chorizo like omelette), elote corn nuggets (delicious as well), Goldilocks omelette, and the log french toast sticks. Service was very efficient and nice, always made sure we had what we needed. Atmosphere was delightful, very friendly, very cozy feeling."