We stopped by The Pickle Loon while staying at a family cabin down the road. Even on a Monday, the…read moreplace was packed!! It started raining before we arrived, so I think everyone headed inside at once, but we were able to grab seats at the bar and still received great service. I ordered the AYCE walleye. The portions were a little smaller than I expected, but the fish was good and I especially enjoyed the hush puppies. My husband ordered the Loon Burger and said it was one of the best burgers he's had in a while. The only downside was the wait for the second round of walleye, which took close to 30 minutes. By then we were ready to leave, so we ended up taking it to go. Overall, we had a great experience and would definitely come back to try some of the other menu items!!

Everything about our meal was perfect!…read more Background: we've been to almost every restaurant within 30 miles of Crosslake, most many times. We somehow missed this place. We would rank this meal as one of our best in the area. I had the crab cake sandwich, upgraded to include the dinner salad. The sandwich is one of the best things I've ever eaten. And, am pretty sure the amazing blu cheese dressing was house made. I tasted my husband's food, and can confirm... his cheeseburger upgraded to have the Cesar salad and the shrimp bisque was FANTASTIC!!! Will definitely be back!

The fries were good, everything else was ok. Wouldn't be my first choice, but can definitely find…read moresomething to eat while there. Went during lunch, so fewer staff available at that time, which is not a problem at all. Missed the huge canopy outside. But was able to bring my dog and sit/eat outside with them.

Very good food, staff is very nice, the burger I had was delicious. The regular wings I had were…read morevery good as well. Only down side they are pretty expensive for what I had. My wife and I frequent Texas Road House and love prime Rib, it was more expensive for a couple burgers and an order of wings than Prime rib and filet minion. If price isn't a problem for you, the food is good.

This is our go to restaurant in the Baxter / Brainerd area no matter the season. The staff is…read moresuper friendly creating an inviting atmosphere to enjoy with friends, relax after golf or being on the lake, celebrating a milestone, or just a great dinner with a great selection of options. The "winter season" brings different daily specials and the soup of the day is always something worth trying as well. So glad that to have this venue nearby.

Best food and service in the Brainerd Lakes area. All of the restaurants at Maddens are the best…read more Outside guests are treated as resort guests. All restaurants are open to the public. Best kept secret.

I had the Mastrianni sandwich with the house made potato salad. It was so delicious. we were a…read moretable of 6 and everyone loved their food. the sides that you can choose are awesome. no restaurant around here offers anything close to the options that Mad Rabbit does. we all ordered different sides and got to taste them all. yummy!!! I want to go back and try the wontons, sushi and pizza. my new favorite place.

Meal came out wrong, manager tried to hide it. Service was exceptionally slow, again! I'm done…read morewith this place, 2 bad experiences.

I'm from out of town and already look forward to coming back in February. Beer was cold. Food,…read moreservice and scenery were great. Plenty of TVs for viewing.

This has become one of our mainstays and one of the few restaurants with a chef who cooks most…read morethings rather than buying them packaged. The renovation was amazing a the slick decor looks great. The service has been universally good. The food is consistent with some huge winners. I love the Swoardfish, the Sirloin, Chicken Tiki Marsala, the Salmon, all the burgers and the Greek and Caesar Salads. The dry rubbed wings are great starters. Come here or their sister place Lakes Tavern for good food and a fun time.

Third time here and I really like this place. This time it was for breakfast and man was it good…read more The Brisket Scramble was amazing. Really good brisket with perfectly done eggs. Ask for the spicy sauce you like some heat. The Avocado toast was also tasty. Dinner or lunch has also been good with unique options and chef made food. Check out their cool cocktails. I has a really nice Paloma that was absent the grapefruit syrup that usually makes these too sweet for me.

We came here to celebrate in laws 64th Anniversary as Bar Harbor was Uber expensive…read more Wasn't very hungry and ordered Beet Burrata salad which was beets, arugula, vinegette and burrata cheese. Very good. We were a party of 12 and spent a lot of money on food and beverages. What deducts from a 5 star review is the $25 charge to cut a cake. Granted we were told there was a fee and we used their plates and silverware. The server even was given a slice. One relative insisted we needed a cake. Smh. Service was good.

Had a great breakfast here while visiting Crosby. Coffee was delicious, and my ultimate omelette…read morewas everything I wanted it to be. Service was fast and our server was very kind and attentive. Not a fancy place by any means, but clean.

Heartbreaking! Got a breakfast burrito, western omelette, upgraded toast to French toast for $6.50,…read moreand a black coffee to go, and the total was $45.00. Food was very mediocre, really feels like a price gouge, would love to see North Country go back to their roots of fair prices and exceptional tastes!

Walleye was great, a side of lobster bisque went a long way and tasted perfect. No cocktails were…read moretried. Service was very attentive and quick, and they made very generous substitutions for salad protein options that weren't listed. The location is quite the highlight as well.

We thought we would have a small shrimp appetizer. We were wrong. The portion was huge and the…read moreflavor was fabulous! We got the East coast style. Which I highly recommend. The waitress was excellent and knowledgeable. The view was perfect and the small band they had playing was perfect. We are so glad we found this place and we will be back. In fact I'm hoping to find an Airbnb close to there. It's that good.

We had stopped at a local bar in town for a late lunch, but their kitchen wasn't open until…read moreevening. The gal working the bar suggested this eatery, just a few miles outside of town. It felt like it was kind of in the middle of nowhere on the side of the highway, but we are glad we stopped. They had a big menu with lots of options, from appetizers to full meals to various desserts. We chose onion rings and the broasted half-chicken, with fries, basket to share. The onion rings were hot and crispy and we got a huge portion, more than we could eat! The chicken was moist and flavorful, with a crispy coating. The fries were pretty standard. Again, more food than the two of us could eat. Leftovers are always good though! They weren't busy in the middle of the afternoon, and we had great service. They were friendly and attentive.