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    Leonard Cafe

    4.0 (1 review)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Ruttger's Lakeside Dining - Kasian shrimp over Penne pasta

    Ruttger's Lakeside Dining

    3.6(26 reviews)
    20.6 mi

    We have dined twice at Ruttger's and loved the food. Our server, Dennis, was amazing! He was…read moreattentive and even made my husbands's birthday special. He's one of the best servers I've had in my dining experience, so ask for him when you go. I had the walleye tacos and my husband had the bison burger. We also got a Caesar salad and highly recommend any fries they offer- sweet potato and truffle fries were incredible- hot and crisp, just the right amount of seasoning. The kids both had cheeseburgers and everything was cooked perfect, fresh and seasoned well. (Hence we came back a second time.)

    We've stayed here and eaten here every time we are in Bemidji. However this time, both visits were…read morenot as great as the last time we were there. The first visit on this trip we ate outside on the deck. Great weather, great view. We ordered walleye fingers for the table, they were delicious. We also ordered the hummus plate and stuffed dill pickles. The hummus platter was great, especially if you're looking to eat something light to eat. The stuffed dill pickles were good, but not what we expected. On another day we ordered the caprese bites. They were awful. Frozen battered cheese warmed up and placed on top of a thin tomato slice and basil leaf. For entrees both days we ordered a walleye sandwich - good, walleye tacos - good, Black & bleu burger - good, Thai chillie chicken salad was ok. The service could be better. Both days our servers were frazzled, and we had to hear how overwhelmed they were. When asked a simple question earlier about seating, the restaurant manager answered very snappy. The view is great, and the food is ok.

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    Ruttger's Lakeside Dining - Exterior lake view

    Exterior lake view

    Ruttger's Lakeside Dining - Baked walleye and wild rice

    Baked walleye and wild rice

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    Dancing Fire - Chicken  Alfredo

    Dancing Fire

    4.8(6 reviews)
    53.8 mi
    $$

    Outstanding steaks , good service, fun location! Rather limited open times…read more Outside of Walker , Minnesota.

    After checking in to our hotel here at the Northern Lights Casino decided to grab a bite to eat…read morebefore the mma fights. I asked the receptionist if she would recommend the restaurant or the buffet? She said "the restaurant has much better food but it is pricey." We decided on the restaurant, it didn't open until 5pm so we waited 5 mins and it open and we're seated. First off the whole multi grain bread they offer as pre meal was nothing short of great and very tasty. As I am cutting for my upcoming fight I ordered the ceaser salad add grilled chicken. (The grilled chicken added an additional 8$ to the price of my originally 6$ salad.) and the girlfriend ordered the chicken Alfredo. My ceaser salad was great. (Can't think of much to say about a review for a salad.) but the dressing was great and grilled chicken was cooked to perfection. The real buzz was the chicken Alfredo, hands down could have been one of the best Alfredo's I have eaten. The sauce was extremely creamy as well as tasty. The chicken was perfect and just the right amount of added mix veggies that you could tell were cooked fresh. The only reason my score is 4 stars is because the prices were a bit steep. I was pre warned as about that, I just feel at a casino where much $ is spent gambling they should make more reasonable pricing. But to rate the food hands down 5 stars.

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    Dancing Fire

    Dancing Fire - Ceaser Salad  added grilled chicken

    Ceaser Salad added grilled chicken

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    Tenderloin of Beef - excellent!

    Leonard Cafe - tradamerican - Updated June 2026

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