Egg-Cetera Cafe

The Cheese curds were good as always, but I do feel like I need to drop them a star year over year…read more The waitress informed me that they got a new Chef, which unfortunately leads to the disappearance of a few of my favorite items from the menu, including the Buffalo Chicken flatbread and Chicken bacon ranch flatbread. I tried the stag burger this time around though, and it was quite delicious! I was not so impressed with the Margarita pizza that my wife shared with me though. Unfortunately this Friday evening out on the patio they had a DJ doing some music. The volume level was appropriate for dinner, but it got a bit too heavy with club vibes as dinner progressed, which surprisingly, being The Chainsmokers fan that I am, I did not find myself appreciating. This place overall still has my recommendation, but I left a little bit let down compared to past experiences.

Beautiful place right on the water, we boated in and had great seating overlooking the water with…read moregood air conditioning. New american type food - fairly pricey. Good service - felt like an upper class kind of place with specials and great knowledge of the menu. I'd have to say mediocre food. Focaccia excellent 10/10 Calamari ok - I'm a spicy guy but too spicey 5/10 Thai brussel sprouts - amazing 8/10 scallops meal - tasty but small, not enough for a meal 7/10 BBQ salmon - very nicely done, tasty Side of gouda potatoes was great - crispy outside, clear cheese flavor - very nice bang bang shrimp tacos - not good - avoid Overall, good place to boat into but wouldn't drive here for the quality vs price.

In the middle dining room

Gouda potatoes

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Fresh Oysters

Iron Tap

4.0(123 reviews)

0.6 mi

Terrific food - a gem. CHICKEN CAVATAPPI: Chicken, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Crimini Mushrooms, Roasted…read moreGarlic & Rosemary Cream is outstanding! (Sophie, wait person, told us it had been on the menu for 11 years). It is great! Also terrific chicken sandwich and very good tator tat appetizer. Exceptionally good food, very fast, friendly service. STRONGLY recommended. Definitely worth a drive.

My husband has been eyeing this restaurant during last visits to my sister's house. We finally…read moretried it this time. Service was quick and good. My martini flight was tasty. The blue cheese dressing on the salad was great! We liked the pulled pork sandwich however it kind of lacked flavor. It needed more salt or something. We asked for a side of BBQ sauce to "kick it up a notch" but the sauce was lacking too. The sweet potato fries were really good. All in all, we would eat here again.

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Martini Flight - Pumpkin Cheesecake, Witches Brew and Blood Moon

Molly’s

4.3(174 reviews)

4.6 mi

Really, really yummy food! Both the short rib sandwich and the steak frites were solid! The Shirley…read moretemples were good and use actual grenadine (we think). Everything tasted super fresh, very good, very light side salads but refreshing. Good portions, and nice utensils, plates, cups, napkins, I also really liked that they gave us our drinks and the cans with leftover soda. Service was really good and a nice server, nice host and nice people. Very sweet kind, and patient with the table next to us who was being very picky ! Our server was Ryan and they were great Very clean, nice location, very very nice interior. Clean bathrooms too!

Cute little joint right off of highway 7 in Saint Boni! Their food is fresh, innovative, and…read moredelicious. It's a relatively small space and you can call to make reservations which is recommended as they are always pretty busy! My breakfast sandwich was really really good but the potato's were honestly incredible. The crisp they got on the outside while remaining soft on the inside was perfect! The farro salad was also so so so tasty. I highly recommend. It was the perfect mix of textures and flavors. Don't miss this spot if passing through the area!

Counter at Molly's...

Day Boat Scallops

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Pangea Cafe

4.1(144 reviews)

0.5 mi

Wonderful breakfast here right downtown in Waconia! The service was great. Super cute cafe. Lots of…read moreoptions to pick from. The corned beef egg Benedict and a tomato basil Margherita omelette were both unique and delicious! We'd definitely stop here again if we were in the area. My son also enjoyed his breakfast off the kids menu.

The locals already know all this...and you'll see them lined up waiting if you come at the busy…read moretimes. And if you do...do what they do. Wait. It's worth it. Thankfully we arrived right in front of a rush and only waited 5 minutes before being escorted upstairs to a fairly isolated table. The ambience is old-school-diner and the service is back-to-basics. No overwhelming friendliness or chatty interchanges. They all just keep moving, working and trying to keep up. It's not a big restaurant, even with the upstairs seating -- maybe 25-30 patrons per level and I counted at least 9 employees. That's a high ratio. That said, service was slow. We waited longer than I would have expected to have our order taken (10+ minutes), but that's really my only gripe. It's not enough to lose a star though -- and like I said, it's all worth the wait. The food is incredible. That's why you are here. The serving sizes are generous. The food comes out hot. And the flavors are excellent. I enjoyed a corned beef and hash -- substituting the country potatoes for crispy hashbrowns, topped with scrambled eggs and my date enjoyed a kitchen sink omelette with hashbrowns. We both LOVED our choices and I'll just highlight -- the corned beef is slow cooked (8 hours) and chunky. It's incredible. We talked about how we needed to bring our family and friends to the little gem of a diner.

Eggs Benedict and steak with hash-browns/eggs/toast.

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Kitchen sink omelette

Hopper's Bar & Grill

3.8(61 reviews)

0.5 mi

I had to come in for the famous burger and it did not disappoint. I don't know about the best in…read morethe twin cities - but very solid! Cozy interior and one of the friendliest staffs around. Had a couple of well priced beers and was on my way! Also - playing great music in the background.

Everything about hoppers was perfect except the dj on July 18th. Couldn't tell you his name but…read moremany songs were requested by multiple people and all he was capable of was killing a vibe. Truly a tragic experience.

Best burgers in the state. This is called the Glenn. Huge and delicious. Service is great and pull tabs is a plus

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Chuck Norris Shot

Knuckleheads

4.5(18 reviews)

5.9 mi

Typical biker bar but with pretty good food. I would say the customers are pretty nice there too.read more

Best Burgers! Great Patio! Awesome staff! Best place to…read moregather in Mayer! Enjoy great music, food and bike runs too!

Outside of the building

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Mocha Monkey

4.5(83 reviews)

0.5 mi

Mocha Monkey looks and feels like it's out of a hallmark movie! Set in an old home, Mocha Monkey is…read morespacious and has so much charm. Lots of great coffee drinks to choose from as well as some really really good food. I highly recommend one of their grilled pretzels they're incredible! You order at the desk and they'll call your name to pick up. They have a great upstairs space for working or studying or a nice date. You absolutely would be missing out if you don't stop by here while in Waconia!

This was my 2nd time visiting a mocha monkey in the past month (first was St Boni location). I…read moreordered a specialty seasonal latte - crème brûlée- and it was delicious! The inside is so spacious and there is tons of local art work and small goods to purchase. The staff were very kind and welcoming and our coffees came out quick and hot. Will continue to come back when I'm in the area!

Me of the upstairs room with local art for sale

Quiche $11

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Stick's Tavern

3.2(13 reviews)

6.5 mi

Positive: friendly and quick service. The beer was cold and a nice selection of craft options and…read morecocktails. Opportunity: wife and I each ordered the burrito. The burrito came out cut in half and resembled a chicken wrap sandwich. Flavorless and certain pieces of the chicken had hard/rubbery fragments in it. Missing items in the burrito which were listed on the menu. We each ate about 5 bites and decided we couldn't eat anymore. Resolution: we didn't ask for anything; just communicated that it wasn't a burrito and wasn't very good. The almost full plates probably gave that away as well. The server brought (2) drink tickets for a future visit. Recommendation: if you're going to have a section on your menu highlighting Mexican Cuisine. Someone needs to do a taste test on these items.

Always good food and great service!! I would highly recommend this place, also like Bingo on Wed…read morenights!!

Nachos

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Chocolate cake.

Hash House

3.8(4 reviews)

4.6 mi

3 of us went for brunch. Kate was our waitress and she was great! The building is clean with a…read morefairly open layout. My MIL is in a wheelchair so it was wonderful that they had a single accessible bathroom. We ordered the blueberry pancakes. The menu said $14. We didn't realize it while there, we were charged $16 with extra for blueberries so we missed something on the menu apparently. That price is outrageous for pancakes. We had the strawberry cream cheese French toast. Great flavor. It came fairly cold unfortunately. Would totally get again though. We also had the Smokin Hash w/ Brisket. Big portion. Flavorful. Lots of smoke in it. Not much queso at all, if any. Next door the same owner also owns a cool looking BBQ joint that we can't wait to try. I realize this is only a 3 star, but the menu is fabulous, location is great and service was wonderful.

Serving brunch 4 days a week in the old Buddy Boy building…read more We stopped in on a Thursday morning and were seated at the breakfast bar. I enjoyed the clean aesthetic they did to the building while keeping the refurbished seating from before. The staff was all kind of running around and didn't seem to communicate well, often food was sitting in the window and as a prior server, all I could think was "it's going to die". It seems they would benefit from having a FOH lead or hostess who also did bussing and other support staff duties. We ordered the Breakfast Burrito w/ brisket and the House Breakfast w/ brisket. The burrito lacked flavor and essentially was a giant burrito loaded with potatoes, a lil' egg and some chopped up brisket. For the house breakfast, the hashbrowns were crispy with perfectly basted eggs. Unfortunately, the brisket was some of the worst we've had and that was such a letdown since they are affiliated with Buddy Boy, and we've had amazing food from them in the past. The syrup for the pancake was the star of the meal. It was like a chocolate- caramel syrup that I could have dreamed up about several dishes for.

Smokin Hash w/ Brisket and Blueberry Pancakes in background.

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Jamie K.

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6 years ago

We went there on August 2nd, our server was wearing a necklace thing that said "can't mask don't ask". It was confusing because why would someone come to work not wearing a mask and come into contact with customers and coworkers all day long when they can just stay home if they really can't wear a mask. She was also wearing very political bracelets that probably shouldn't be worn in a work environment, and she was also passive-aggressively rude to us the entire time. We saw her seat other people that did not come into the restaurant wearing masks. According to the Minnesota Dept of Health, businesses may be subject to civil enforcement and fines by not following the statewide mask mandate. read more

Debra E.

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5 years ago

The service is terrible the food is terrible the owner is a QAnon believer and throws out all of her crap on Facebook about how much she loves Trump hates masks doesn't believe in Covid or vaccines there's so many reasons never to patronize this place read more

Donna N.

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11

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7 years ago

Excellent food and excellent service. We eat here often. The breakfasts are great and so are the burgers. Very friendly people.

Greg L.

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5

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7 years ago

The food is pretty goddamn good and the staff are very friendly

Grace W.

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5

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11 years ago

Not a good spot for breakfast but decent prices

Dan B.

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7 years ago

Best breakfast venue in Waconia, MN.

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