Great food with the new chef Chicken marsala and chicken…read morediavalo Flourless choc cake w rasberry sauce topped it off.

Nice place around this area. This is National day holiday, we are waiting for a little bit but…read morefoods are all good.

This place has burgers that are as close to making them on your own grill, unless you're a moron,…read morethan it gets‼ By the way, JENNY is awesome ‼ Give than woman a raise‼

Great service and the best burger on Mille Lacs Lake. Try the portabella and Swiss. You won't…read moreregret it.

This place is fantastic! There are a multitude of beers to choose from while they prepare your…read morefood. Food is excellent and very yummy! I highly suggest the ham and cheese balls with moonshine sauce as an appetizer. The fish sandwich is very well proportioned and filling! I really haven't had one bad item, ever! The burgers are fantastic and the Castle Cream Ale is very cold in washing down the last bite. The beef is from the local meat market so if you need some good cuts of meat for the lake house/campsite/etc. be sure to stop by Thielen's Meats one block north! The wraps kick butt! Spend a day on the lake, then head to Bootlegger's for a great meal and a cold brew. Don't forget to buy a t-shirt! They are great conversation starters when you leave the wilds of Minnesota and return to the grind of the real world!

Have had several burgers here and they were all amazing. Juicy and flavorful. The service was…read moregreat. It's a place I'd recommend to anyone in the area.

Ok... So where to begin? I'll start by saying the outdoor patio (assume it is new) was very nice…read more However, that is where our compliments end. We drove from Garrison to Wahkon specifically to try this restaurant, as it was our 17-year wedding anniversary. When we arrived, we asked to be seated at a corner table on the patio as we wanted a quieter area for conversation with the other couple with us. After we were seated, we seemed to be forgotten. After 10 minutes with no service, my husband went to the host stand asking for our server. It took another 4 minutes for her to arrive... She didn't apologize for the delay, and after a few comments from us she said no one told her we were there. So... We ordered our drinks and food at the same time. My soup was brought out almost 5 minutes after the others. The drinks were brought out after the soup and one of our drinks was missing. The baked potato soup was soupy with hardly any potatoes in it. My medium steak was rare and had to be sent back. The prime rib was served without horseradish and we had to remind her to bring it. The prime rib was cold upon arrival. Our table did not have any condiments (the other tables all had a condiment stand with ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper, etc.) and none were ever offered our brought. Oh, and by the time she returned for me to send my steak back, the others were pretty much done eating. When the server brought our check, she did apologize for our inconvenience, but no effort was made to comp our bill or ensure our satisfaction. (We were so ready to go at this point we did not ask for a manager). So disappointing... And they really weren't all that busy.

Great food, slow service. This would be a 5 star review if not for the service being so slow…read more The atmosphere is great, the screened in outdoor patio is nice to get an outdoor experience without the fear of bugs!

A divey bar and cozy restaurant Lake Mille Lacs. The restaurant was clean and packed with people on…read morea Friday night. We got there around 7pm and got one of the last tables. I ordered the unlimited fish fry and got the last serving around 8 PM. Not sure if I loved the fish (not realizing it was not walleye) but the breading was OK. I loved the fries that they called "swindlers". It was a steal for $14. I also ordered a side salad that I was impressed by the lettuce being more of a mixed green rather than iceberg. We were there when they were doing charity raffles for meat and other prizes. It was a fun atmosphere. The hubby really enjoyed his Buffalo boneless wings that were crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The sauce was not too spicy for him. Based on all the reviews, maybe stick to the walleye!

Well now, if a Minnesotan or a visitor here really wants to keep a secret for a great place to eat,…read moretruthfully it is kept secret-done writing. Ahh hah. Caught you reading on. Well the first thing we do in Minnesota is we are nice. If we see something "bad", we're careful to share it with our friends or write about it. Wait for that great dining experience. Disregard the poor reviews over nothing nothing nothing. So don't you know on a first visit here found Amazing food service and atmosphere as well. That is all you need know. Okay stop reading! Here's your 1st sign...crowded at 6:45pm 2nd sign...special of the day sold out! 3rd sign...delicious alternatives served asap! 4th sign...interactive staff all at our table. 5th sign...customers enjoying activities going on in there. Be nice and go see for yourself. Who am I? Retired Restaurant GM. The word "Da" in the name? Great story behind the name of the restaurant. Not what you think. Now stop in, better get there early. Enjoy.

Our burgers came out quickly and all of them had good flavor. You can tell they use frozen patties…read morebut they were fine. The broccoli cheddar soup was very hot and tasted good. The music was nice and this place would be very fun in the summer time or on a weekend. Great drink specials and a decent tap selection. Our waitress was friendly and kept our drinks full and checked back on during our stay and always had a smile.

Lack of variety on the menu. No fry's on the menu. The burgers are horrible bland no favor.read more

I enjoy the Wahkon Inn. I have been stopping in here for years on my way to and from the lake…read more I love to order burgers here. Though they are just a cooked from frozen patty they must toast and butter that burger bun and it's just the burger taste great! They do not have a large menu but typical bar food. I haven't been here since last winter, but since I was last here they have expanded the building and double the seating area and have done some other upgrades. This place is definitely full of locals and everyone is going to stare at you when you come in. It's super uncomfortable but it stops after a few minutes. I have easily been here at least 30 times and will continue to come here. I love these little family own bars. And eating and drinking here supports a small community business.

I hate to do this, because my family frequents the local establishments frequently. But my mom made…read morereservations for our family over a week prior to our entire family (20 people) to have dinner and celebrate their 40th anniversary. Our waitress immediately seemed uninterested in making this night special for anyone. We tried engaging her to no avail. My sister even wrote her order down for her to help save some time...and inevitably she ended up getting her food dead last. I actually think the server forgot to put her order in all together, which sucks because my sister had a 2 and 5 year old who were starving. I ordered the prime rib special, which came out COLD. We also asked to have my parents bill split between 4 of us, but that was apparently a huge hassle. Bottom line. Go to Muggs. This place doesn't value the local dollar or the people who frequent their establishment. I would never return!

Philly cheese steak. $17…read more I normally do not get these but thought I would try. And I liked it. We like stopping here when coming or going up North. Good food and resonable prices

I visited two days in a row for breakfast, solely because it has the best views and was incredibly…read morequiet both times. I was questioning why it was a ghost town on a these beautiful summer mornings. The service is very mid. I ordered a Bloody Mary and pancakes, and the pancakes came out first. The service was overall really clunky and made it seem like maybe it was their first time serving. The second day I came back expecting to be able to order off the menu again, but I guess on Sundays they do a breakfast buffet only. Everything was ok -- filled the void -- but nothing to write home about. I still love the deck area they have, but must note it's a little odd, they have these huge tables with comfortable seating but the seating for smaller parties is a metal chair. An odd contrast, but since the place was empty we sat at a big table both times. A little awkward for a table of 2. Prices are reasonable, but service and food is mid.

Typical bar and food with that neighbor vibe…read more Would come back again when in town Friendly bartender and staff. Food was also good for what we had

Great Dive bar. The menu has a lot of options. Their cheese curds are the best, and all of the…read moreburgers are great! Breakfast is served Fri - Sat, which is always delicious. Drinks are cheap & strong, rail drinks around $3.50 & rest is up to $5 unless you get doubles! Usually have 5 beers on tap (Busch light, Coors light, surly furious, a light specialty & a dark specialty) Beer Bottles vary with stock but always have the usuals. Touch tunes are available, and usually always playing, except for when wheel of fortune is on! Tables are limited, but the bar top has a lot of seating and history. Outdoor patio for smoking, and occasional music. Not exactly cleanly but super friendly :)

We were looking for a place to eat that had parking for a truck and 40' trailer. So glad we…read morestopped. Great food! Waitress was warm and welcoming. Bar was separate from the dinning area so very kid friendly. Definitely will stop by again!

We had family visiting from Oklahoma and spent the day in Mille Lacs. We were starving on our way…read moreback to Elk River and decided to stop in at Rough-Cut. The Saturday prime rib special was one of the deciding factors. Within the first few minutes, we learned that they were completely sold out [mind you it was before 7pm]. The two biggest disappointments were service, or lack thereof, and the amount of time it took for our order to be filled. For context, after ordering, we waited over 45 minutes for our food to be served. And when it did come, it was luke warm and not served at the same time. My husband was nearly done with his meal before I received mine. While completely outside the control of Rough-Cut, we sat, very, very hungry listening to some loud mouth drunk talking about how many girls his friend "banged". Mind you....we were sitting on the restaurant side, not the bar side. Just added to an already bad experience. Rough-Cut needs more and higher quality wait staff and a smaller menu that they can actually fill. Timely and of quality. For extra context, the dining room was busy, but we did not wait to sit down and there were open tables the entire time we were there. My recommendation for those traveling along 169 ....keep going. Sorry!