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    Ganley's Restaurant

    4.0 (52 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers, American, Salad
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Cup of gumbo lacking Cajun spices and heat. It's good enough chicken rice soup I guess.
    Rok J.

    Bottom Line: Nice staff & clean pleasant premises, but food was only so-so in diminutive portions. Top Line: Iced tea that was quickly delivered to table was of the ordinary powdered Lipton version, albeit served in a prettier than usual glass. Chicken gumbo was a cup of decent chicken rice soup. But I'd be hard pressed to call it gumbo. It lacked any spicing that spoke Cajun dialect or infused the broth with any breath of heat. On the good side, there were plenty of little chunks of chicken breast in the soup, along with the veg & rice compadres. Cajun chicken was likewise culinarily defused, perhaps an accomodationary gringofication to the notoriously genteel Midwestern palates. Again, there was little indication that your culinary journey had taken you anywhere south of about Des Moines, Iowa. The supplied tiny cup of BBQ sauce helped the pale flavor profile immensely. The sandwich's tiny portion size barely rose to more than a slightly oversize slider. Demerit also awarded for dressing the sandwich with nothing more than a spattering of shredded lettuce. Good news being that the brioche bun was nicely butter toasted from the kitchen. But it speaks volumes when the bread is the star component of a sandwich. Price of admission for the undersized meal was a couple bucks shy of a twenty after tax. Which puts a strain on the value ratio calculation. Decor was pleasant and waitress was efficient and sweet in the midst of a hectic lunch crunch. Seating was full when I arrived and was still pretty packed when lunch time faded. Obviously a popular place.

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    Heather K.

    Breakfast was so good, I went back the next day for lunch. Ganley will now be a staple when I am in the area!

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    Chloé S.

    This is a delicious place to get breakfast all day. The location is great - I really like the outdoor seating. The service is kind of slow but they make up for it with the delicious food. The eggs are thick and fluffy, the pancakes are also fluffy and crispy (I like my pancakes more on the burnt side and they do that here!). All around you can't go wrong with any of the breakfast on the menu!

    Joseph L.

    great staff! 7 Ganley's on staff today said the cashier. Efficient and good Ol American Breakfast. Had 2 egg breakfast and eggs Benedict. All good all the time. I would highly recommend this place for service, efficiency and food.

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    Frank C.

    Stopped in Nisswa for some breakfast before heading back from an amazing week on Gull lake. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The location is perfect. The addition of outside seating is a great option for warm summer days. We had a variety of breakfast options ( French toast, omelets, scrambled eggs) all were fantastic as were the hash-browns. Even though they were very busy, they kept the coffee cups full of hot coffee and kept checking to see if we needed anything else. Overall a great breakfast stop. Looking over the menu it appears a great place to stop for any meal when in Nisswa or even just passing through.

    Can't beat that breakfast!

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    Carmel roll awesome breakfast ok , hamburger same old cloud burger you can get anywhere ff good service was awesome!

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    Everything is great! From the cinnamon rolls to the French dip! Can't go wrong here. Friendly staff and comfortable seating.

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    1 year ago

    Great food and service. Excellent spot for breakfast. Service is friendly and quick. Locals clearly come frequently.

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    Annual golf trip wouldn't be the same without a couple breakfasts at Ganley's. Nice staff, great food.

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    Great omelettes and service! Reasonable prices. Easy parking. Never had to wait for a table.

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    Always a good breakfast. Small space but they do a great job of moving people through.

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    One of my favorite places in the world for breakfast. Everything is delicious. Cinnamon roll, sticky bun, Eggs Benedict, pancakes. Yum!!!

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    Excellent service, good basic breakfast and food. Reasonable prices and family owned. My regular breakfast stop whenever in the Nisswa area.

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    8 years ago

    Excellent breakfast, staff, service, environment. Nothing but good things to say about this place. We stop every time we pass though Nisswa!

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    6 years ago

    Perfect spot for an outside breakfast/lunch in the Brainerd lakes area . Angie our waitress was terrific!!

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    We'd heard really great things about the food here, so we were really looking forward to trying it…read moreout, but unfortunately the experience was all-around bad. Service was pretty rough from the start. Our server was friendly, but they spilled our drinks at the table and then had to take them back because they'd been made with bad milk. It took forever to get the first round and even longer to get the second. You'd think they'd move faster getting us the second round given the first was spilled and made with bad milk! Definitely a missed opportunity to make up for the poor overall service. The bread was the highlight of the night, which is very telling given it was standard crostini bread. That said, it was warm, fresh, and served with delicious butter. Unfortunately, the rest of the meal didn't live up to that start. The food took far, far, far too long to come out and when it finally did, it didn't all arrive together. Half the table started eating while the other half just sat and watched and continued to wait for their food to come. I thought they brought it out separately to serve things hot, but the food that was first brought out was only lukewarm. I got the steak sandwich, which was fine but pretty bland. Even the sauce couldn't save it... The fries were well-seasoned but soft and floppy, which just made them feel sad and unappealing. I had an espresso martini with dinner and it was basically a chocolate drink with no real espresso flavor. Overall, the setting was fine, but slow service, uneven timing, and subpar food made this a disappointing experience.

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