Come for the experience, not the food. Definitely arrive early for faster service. The building takes you back in time. Metal cups and plates. Long tables with food served family style. Fun for kids! We arrived around 10:15 on a Wednesday and were quoted about a half hour to be seated. Luckily there are things to do while you wait! A fun gift shop and you can feed chickens and fish. Once inside, the servers explain how things work. The food and coffee took pretty long to come out because it was so busy. Everything was decent, a little bland. But I think quantity is the name of the game here. read more

Interesting place with bench style seating like an old logging camp. Good food with ayce pancakes which are very filling. The whole breakfast was tasty and the service was good. read more

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We've been coming to this spot since I was a kid, and it's aged well. You pay in the gift shop then walk through to the back. The food building is off to the left, the bathrooms are around to the right, and there is a large grassy area to walk and see old equipment. The meal consists of all-you-can-eat pancakes and meat (ham or sausage patties) with a single order of eggs (scrambled or over easy) and hash browns. read more

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Service! Service! Service! Coming from the STL area, I was blown away by the amazing service and attitude of our server! She was friendly and not fake feeling. My whole family (7 adults, 1 child) was very well attended to and were left wanting nothing. We can't remember her name, but she had blonde hair, and it was a Wednesday, June 12, around 9:30 am. We tipped 25% on the card and gave her extra cash in the way out, because she was a breath of fresh air! The food was fantastic, as well. If you like basted eggs, they do them well here! We were in love with the sausage, too. Worth every penny and a great family experience. read more

We come every year for breakfast it's a tradition. Such a fun and unique experience. Food is always good, my favorite is the pancakes, big and fluffy! You can also pay with card now which is a huge plus! Don't forget to sign the guest book. read more

Rapid River Logging Camp - Inside - American Near Me - Park Rapids, Minnesota

My family visited a restuarant similar to this one in Wisonsin Dells last summer and had a blast so of course when I learned about this place we had to give it a try. For those who are not familiar with logging camp restuarants, everything is served family-style in big portions. You eat in a long "shanty" building that is usually decorated to look like something you would have seen in the logging boom of the 1800s in Minnesota. You eat on long wooden tables on wooden benches and everything is served with tin plates and cups on red checkered tablecloths to fully embrace the logger feeling. The food here does not dissapoint. For dinner options you can choose from BBQ ribs, chicken and stuffing, roast beef and gravy, or brown sugar ham. Every meal is served with dinner rolls, thick cut pickles, coleslaw, macaroni salad, molasses baked beans, and mashed potatoes and gravy. Oh and did I mention it is all AYCE? Finally, for dessert each person is served a fresh large raised cinnamon and sugar logger donut. They will bag the donut up for if you have no room for it and believe me you will not. Makes a great breakfast item for the next day when you are still revocerying from your food baby from the night before. Definitely a new summer tradition for the whole family! read more

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We come here just about every year for breakfast at least once. I think I've been to dinner here a long time ago, but breakfast is the attraction for our family. It's not THE best food you'll ever have, but it is good and served to you hot and fast and in quantities that make sure you WILL NOT go hungry. The key is to make friends with your server, they'll take care of you. You usually get sat down and they bring OJ right over...then take your order for other drinks like Coffee, Water, or Milk. ***Breakfast is: Eggs (You only order once - Soft or Scrambled {order as many as you think you can handle then order one more [somebody will eat it]}), Ham, Sausage, Pancakes, Hash-browns (1 portion per person {pretty big spatula size helping}), & Logger's Raisins (stewed prunes {you have to request these as not many people want them}). Your server can bring you more meat or pancakes if you want, but you might not be able to handle any more as it's a huge meal. It's all included in the price you paid for breakfast, which is low considering all the food you get at the table (you can tip at the table, or just tip when you pay). I've been coming here since I was a kid in the 70's and it's gone up and down as far as the grounds and everything...but it's still a place you can come with the family or a big group and have a good meal and enjoy the ambiance of the place. read more

Rapid River Logging Camp - American Near Me - Park Rapids, Minnesota

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Off the beaten path! Super cool experience having breakfast or dinner here! Huge portions and the food is so good! But it's the ambience that you should go for. Original logging camp converted into a breakfast and dinner experience. Plus if you have to wait to be seated, the grounds are a logging and lumber museum with all kinds of cool old logging equipment. It's such a super fun place to take the family too. read more

Food is mediocre at best. The scrambled eggs are wet, spongy and layered underneath the soft eggs so broken yolk runs down onto them. The accompanying hash browns, pancakes and meat are just your average bland fare. On the plus side, the juice and coffee are plentiful and service is fast. Basically what you are paying for is atmosphere and family traditions. read more

Rapid River Logging Camp - American Near Me - Park Rapids, Minnesota

Another iconic restaurant with a one of a kind atmosphere. Very enjoyable and a great value. We go two or three times every year.

We go every year! It's tradition. We've never tried lunch yet. Always go for breakfast during our favorite week at Northern Pine Lodge. Make sure everyone in your party orders twice as many scrambled eggs as they think they want. Your group will eat more scrambled eggs than they realize. Might be cash only. Don't forget to tip in cash. Bring cash for tipping too. read more

I wanted to like it...I really did. I took my family to Park Rapids for vacation. With six kids and three adults we were quickly processed for payment, but went into the purgatory of waiting for over an hour for a seat. At that time, we were told by the server that things were backed up, so we should "hurry up and order"! The food was ordered after the server barked at us and then we again entered a huge waiting game. 30 minutes later, the food showed up. The food was dropped unceremoniously onto the table, and we then were ignored for a while...we had to track down syrup and butter. I get being busy, being overwhelmed in the kitchen, but hire servers that have the class to handle these situations deftly. I am in Park Rapids for vacation several times per year, I won't return. read more

What a fun experience! Traveling through the Noth woods with family who grew up in logging so we thought we'd give it a try. Absolutely adorable place. Simple but delicious breakfast - ham or sausage, eggs, hash browns, coffee, juice - all you can eat! So bring an appetite. Beautiful grounds and darling gift shop. Loved it! read more

We loved it! The perfect stop before Lake Itasca on our journey to the headwaters of the Mississippi. Our family of six in a rented RV made this a lovely lunch before beginning our camping out experience. While it is a bit difficult to find, it is totally worth the effort. The log cabin, the tin place settings, the amazing food. All were so welcome after the drive up. The best parts were the homemade blueberry jelly, the ribs with tangy barbecue sauce and the piping hot, fresh doughnuts at the end in cinnamon sugar. Whoa! Next time I think we will have to hit the breakfast! read more

Stopped in here for a family breakfast on our way back to Garrison from Itasca State Park. Reasonably priced and good quality breakfast... All you can eat ham, sausage, pancakes, eggs and hash browns. Milk, coffee and orange juice to drink. And don't worry, you can dine rain or shine as the eating area is indoors. Would have loved to see more logging equipment and learn more about logging in general... While you could play with the 1-ton chain and feed the fish in the river or chickens in the coup, there isn't much else to see/do during your visit. Regardless, we would definitely return to try their dinner sometime. read more

Enjoyed a fun evening with friends at this "Logging Camp" restaurant. The ambiance is nice and the food was plentiful. We were there for dinner. We'd have liked the various meats better without the gravy on everything but other than that everything was tasty. The fresh donuts & milk for dessert was a great ending to a good meal. The dining hall was clean and well kept but the outside items could use a little upkeep. This place is a gem!! read more

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This is one of the best restaurants in Minnesota. I don't know if it ever was actually a logging camp, but it does seem as though it was. There is always a long wait, but here it is not a chore. While you wait you can explore their grounds. They have a river where you can watch the minnows swim. There is a barn where they have an old sawmill. You can walk paths and see Lady Slippers if you come during the right weeks. When you get into the mess hall... you will see what it was like to devour pancakes like the lumberjacks! They serve everything family style and it's always the same silver dollar pancakes & syrup bacon, sausage and regular breakfast fare. Nothing fancy, but it's so fun! read more

Excellent breakfast experience. Eggs, Ham, hashbrowns, pancakes - family style. Reasonable prices. Dinner is also great . Fantastic ribs. One of our favorite Park Rapids restaurants! Go during the week to avoid long waits on Sunday mornings read more

Just a really neat place to go and have breakfast you can bring your whole family and they're going to leave there full. It would've been five stars but the bathrooms have a lot to be desired. read more

You have to try this place a true logging camp Mess Hall great Food friendly people making sure you get your fill of eggs pancakes ham & hash browns and all for $7 read more

I've been here a couple of times for dinner and loved it! All you can eat ribs, beef, pork, and chicken, with potatoes, hash browns, bread, and a tasty donut for dessert. Food is extremely reasonable, and it has never been too busy when we've been for dinner. The grounds are also neat to walk around with period logging machinery. There is also a neat gift shop with plenty of knick knacks for the kids. read more

Try the cowboy raisins said the cashier as I plunked down my 8 dollars for breakfast. I walked outside to admire the beautiful lake view before entering a noisy large room full of hungry lumberjacks and lumberjills. They will bring you as many eggs, hotcakes, ham slices as you can eat. Oh yeah, those cowboy raisins? We call them prunes in Los Angeles. read more

What a unique experience. Breakfast was all you can eat but not a buffet. Cooked to order fresh. Eggs, prunes, pancakes choice of sausage or ham and hash brown potatoes. Orange juice milk and coffee all for one reasonable price.Served on metal plates and in metal cups if you wish. CASH only so be prepared. read more

I've only had breakfast, but you get as many eggs, sausage, ham and pancakes you want. Great service and food. If you leave hungry it's your own fault. read more

Great vacation experience. Lots of food, rows of picnic type seating in a big old log building. Depending on the weekend, can wait for seating -- but it is worth it. read more

The wild rice pancake was awesome and so was my omelet. Service kept the coffee coming. This place is now on my bookmark list. Five stars!

I was so looking forward to having breakfast here this morning. The web site says open. It was not.

Great place for breakfast while in the North Woods! Order all the eggs you think you want right away as you don't get seconds on eggs or hash browns but all you can eat pancakes, meat, juice, milk, coffee. read more

We've been going here for years and have always liked it but we just went last weekend with 10 people and I'm truly disgusted! Our waitress was the rudest server I've ever come in contact with, we had 10 people and every time we asked for something else she made us feel bad for it and got snippy with us and told us we had enough bread cause there was one for everybody, she rolled her eyes when we asked for more meat and wouldn't let us reorder our second serving - she brought 2 out at s time and again made us feel awful for even asking! We will NEVER go back!!! Worst service ever !!! And by the way they don't take credit cards...who doesn't take credit cards...WEIRD!!! read more

We have been going to the logging camp for over 25 years for our Sunday family dinner when in Minnesota on our yearly vacation. We started with 9 and now we are at 26. we range in age from 92 to 1 and everyone enjoys it so much. The food is always Great along with the service we receive. We hope it will be a family tradition for our family for many years to come!! read more

Been to the Logging Camp many times over the years for both breakfast and dinner. More of an event than just a meal. In years past there would be saw demonstrations with the steam powered saw on site. A great family meal. Price is reasonable and food consistently good. My only complaint is the metal coffee cups are VERY hot in your hands. They still let you take the donut for desert with you, but no to go boxes. read more

Fun place in the middle of nowhere Minnesota. Dinner was good especially for the price. Ribs were a little greasy but very tender. The outdoor surroundings are awesome. Service was good considering a crowd of around 75 on a Sunday night. Would love to see some fresh MN fish on the menu! Overall a very cool place that's worth finding if you're within an hour. read more

My family goes to Park Rapids every year, and we always go to the logging camp. This year was NOT great! 7 people ordered chicken, to which the waitress came back to tell us they only had 2 orders of chicken and 5 people would need to change their order. The corn bread the waitress gave us was moldy. When we notified the waitress she exchanged it with another pan that she said, "she looked over to make sure there was no mold." We had to ask for more macaroni salad 3 times before we got it. Needless to say this will be the end to a long standing family tradition :( read more