Slow inexperienced waitress. Received battered shrimp instead of scampi. Replacement order came…read morewith first order potato and vegetable, would not even melt the butter. Men's restroom tile was so cruddy that a white paper towel wiped off brown ick. NEVER EVER AGAIN

Went with my husband and sat and waited In the bar for 20 minutes and did not see a single worker…read more We ended up leaving very disappointed.

Stopped in on a whim and DANG I'm glad we did. INCREDIBLE Bloody Mary's and such a cool, laid back…read moresuper friendly vibe. Pool table, football on tv, pull tabs and super clean bathrooms - but honestly, I'd go back for the bloody alone. Cash only, but that's not a problem because an ATM right there. Thanks you wascaly Wabbit!! p.s. it sure sounds like one star Andy is a dickhead.

First note : CASH ONLY!…read more It is an entirely classic Minnesota dive. Pull tabs, darts and pool, tavern pizza, beers and shots. The beer is cold, the pizza is hot, and it is exactly what you need to fuel before a BWCA adventure or celebrate finishing one. I actually enjoyed this more than Boathouse, mainly just I've not gotten into Boathouse's beers. Service was perfectly friendly bar service, they welcome your money regardless of who you are. Cute Goth bartender didn't hurt either. The fifth star because many dives don't have a good IPA and they have two, Bells and Warpigs.

Zaverl's is a great dive bar that has an amazing karaoke night…read more While I was visiting, Ely, my cousin said we all had to experience the karaoke night at Zarerl's. I don't know what blew me away, more. The fact that, Ed Ely the host was 80 years old, or some of the incredible voices that performed. Karaoke was out on the spacious patio. In addition to the monitor that the performer used, there was an addition big screen for the audience to follow along. There were many times that it was more like a sing-a-long, then a single performance. What also made it fun, was that the crowd applauded and cheered every performer, no matter how good or bad they were. We ordered a supreme pizza to enjoy while watching all the singers. It was delicious for a dive bar pizza. I fairly certain, it was frozen, but it was damn good. The inside of the bar was the original vintage decor, which made it a classic dive bar. Another nice touch, the owner herself was serving the tables out on the patio. She was a delight to talk and laugh with. In Ely, I recommend you stop by and have some fun.

Nice small town place - but served beer in a plastic cup .... really. Also, no customer wi-fi…read more Bartender showed me their network and then said she would not give me give me access. Weird. Oh well...see ya...

Decent sandwich but nothing to write home about. Not a lot of options in town so if there is space…read moreand you're hungry, go for it. Very nice servers and great view of Lake Shagawaski.

Yummy, kind staff. I had the wild mushroom ravioli and my…read morehubby the broasted chicken.

The staff is super sweet! They stayed open late for us as we had a long drive into town last night…read morewe ordered food around 8pm and no complaints from anyone as you usually get from a kitchen normally, husbands chicken sandwich was good. I loved the fries those were good. Great beer! During the summer this place is busy! I was here past summers and enjoyed it just as much!

Blue berry cream ale was my choice of beer. Nice touch with fresh berries floating in the suds…read more Larger burger & crispy onion rings completed a hardy meal. I will definitely come back.

Locals bar with amazing friendly people and family feel. Lots of pool tables and darts and as a…read morepool player from England who owns a table I can say that the tables are great and the pool sticks are some of the best in the United States.

Great place for locals to come have a drink and play some pool. Plenty of tables. Owner is the…read morebest. Aux cord.

I recommend everything about the frisky otter, except perhaps the fish tacos…read more Which of the frisky otter because we were traveling with a dog to Ely and needed a place where they could join us for dinner. Frisky Outar allows dogs on the patio. We are a little bit worried about sitting outside because there was an air quality at work, but strangely in the Enclosed outdoor patio it was fine. The patio itself is adorable. Beautiful plants tasteful decor. We started the meal cocktails. They have a well curated selection of martinis. I sampled the cucumber lime one and it was divine. I don't typically drink martinis, but this tasted like summer with hints of lime and cucumber. I also tried the lemon drop martini, which I would be cautious about choosing. It's supposed to be a combination of three liquors, including lemon cello, but the lemon cello flavor was so dominant. I couldn't drink it. My friend and I both ordered the walleye fish tacos and point frankly were very disappointed. When they arrived, we practically had to dig into the tortilla shells to even see what fish there was. It looked like it was a chopped up leftovers from something else. Even worse, the fish was cold. We both sent ours back to Get warm fish. I think they might've just microwaved them or something, because what they brought back out was barely warm. But we just ate it anyways. Normally I would expect in a fish taco to have larger visible pieces of fish. These really just felt like leftovers from somewhere. We chose the sweet potato fries as our side, and they were excellent though. I am guessing they were pre made elsewhere and tossed in a fryer. There were many other interesting options on the menu, so I don't want to discount this restaurant. Give it a try, but just avoid the fish tacos. The servers were excellent. Very attentive, refilling our water responding to questions and also being gracious about us sending our tacos back. I should also mention they have a dog menu !! we ordered a side of chicken breast for our little goldendoodle and she absolutely loved it. There were multiple items to choose from. This really is the place in Ely for bringing your dog.

My first experience with the frisky otter, we arrived and we were greeted by a young lady. She was…read morevery nice. She asked us if we wanted to sit on the patio outside we said if there's availability for the patio, we would enjoy that. She gave us our menus seated us and said someone will be with you shortly While we were sitting there. One of the waiters took his time and cleaned off a table and provided the guest with their check. He continued to clean off tables and even as I raise my voice and said, could someone wait on us he immediately turned his back to us and walked as fast as he could in the other direction ! We had numerous employees walk past us, and even the manager or she could've been the owner walk past us numerous times 25 minutes later we still have not been greeted by a waiter or waitress. No one had brought us Water and no one has acknowledged us! My husband and I have been coming to the Ely area for over 45 years and we have seen restaurants come and go! I am going to predict that this restaurant is going to be one that is going to go in short order! maybe a better name for the restaurant instead of frisky otter is the lazy otter! One you have to offer something different unique that people don't usually get but in Ely, you can get a hamburger and fries at pretty much every restaurant in town! I was super disappointed after having to wait 25 minutes and realized I didn't wanna have to wait another 25 minutes for my meal to come and having to pay $20 for a hamburger! So we chose to get up and leave the restaurant not being acknowledged by anyone on our way out, but the owner or manager was hustling herself about to set up a table for a large group of people when she couldn't even take time to serve two people who had been waiting in her restaurant for over 25 minutes! Shame on you! Looks like the Dairy Queen is a better option at least when you go through their drive-through they acknowledge you immediately and their food cost about the same! If I could give this restaurant zero stars I would!

Frustrating and very disappointed on our day trip to No Hurry in…read more Arrived there at 13:00 with our person supported 2x wheelchair user . Serving food only at the garden which is great because its sunny. Found a bench we can seat on. GOT IGNORED multiple times and no signs for what to do when you want order. After 20 mins seating and looking like a thwat we manage to ask where can we order. She told us that they are not taking orders for the next 30 mins, then proceed to walk away no explanation after that. Sooooo rude!!!! Eventually we catch the attention of one of the young waitress, ordered drinks and she kindly explained why can't we order food. She said to wait for 15 mins then hand us the menu upon my colleague request. After waiting for 1hr and 30mins and finishing our drinks we decided to just leave. Felt ignore, discriminate at and very hungry. Within the times we were waiting new costumers coming in and staff are accomodating them, asking for their orders and bring out FOOD. We visit and eat here a lot before the pandemic start because of the scenery,food and staff accomodating dietary needs. This might be the very last day that i will take our person supported.

After deciding to drive around until stumbling on a random country pub, we found this hidden place…read moreappropriately named "Five Miles From Anywhere". The pub is really cosy, the staff welcoming and friendly (very important) and the food was excellent - will definitely be stumbling upon this delightfully hidden establishment again!

Horrible management. Keeping a paycheck from an ex employee. Said it will be there in 2 weeks…read moreand today has been 2 weeks and they are making excuses like they don't know what this person is talking about. This former employee is a vulnerable adult. Their is laws protecting these kinds of adults.