This place is fantastic! There are a multitude of beers to choose from while they prepare your…read morefood. Food is excellent and very yummy! I highly suggest the ham and cheese balls with moonshine sauce as an appetizer. The fish sandwich is very well proportioned and filling! I really haven't had one bad item, ever! The burgers are fantastic and the Castle Cream Ale is very cold in washing down the last bite. The beef is from the local meat market so if you need some good cuts of meat for the lake house/campsite/etc. be sure to stop by Thielen's Meats one block north! The wraps kick butt! Spend a day on the lake, then head to Bootlegger's for a great meal and a cold brew. Don't forget to buy a t-shirt! They are great conversation starters when you leave the wilds of Minnesota and return to the grind of the real world!

Have had several burgers here and they were all amazing. Juicy and flavorful. The service was…read moregreat. It's a place I'd recommend to anyone in the area.

Stopped in here this evening to grab some dinner. Was not disappointed. We arrived shortly after a…read moreparty bus for a wedding did so we knew we would have a little wait. And of course everywhere is short staffed due to COVID. Three of the six staff we encountered tonight were all very friendly. And I appreciated that no one seemed annoyed by my three small children who are very loud. I love the decor in this establishment. It's rustic farm meets garage. They music playing was 90's rock/light rock. They have probably a 12/14 seat bar in the front and then a small bar in that the back I'm assuming for busy nights. They had probably -2 tables inside and a nice size patio for seating as well. I liked that the table has a roll of paper towels on a dispenser. I feel like restaurants are so stingy about napkins. Not here. We started with an order of mozzarella sticks. I liked that we got like 8 or 10 of them because most places you only get 6. My fiancé ordered the SOB burger and very much enjoyed it. It was a large stacked burger with cheese, lettuce, onion, bacon, and more. He ordered onion rings as his side and got a got amount of them. I just ordered a cheeseburger with a side of fries and ranch. My burger was so flavorful and tasty. This was definitely not a frozen patty tossed on the flattop. I'm certain these are handmade burgers. My side of fries was not shorted. Now for the ranch. This place make their own sauces and I will come back just for that. The flavor of this ranch was phenomenal.

It took 70 minutes to get our food, with no warning or explanation for when it would come…read more The hamburger was so over cooked and dry that it was hard to eat, coming from a butcher that is claiming such high quality of meat this was a surprise. I'm trying to think of any place at any time where a hamburger was so bad, but can't come up with anything. It wasn't burnt, it just tasted like it was cooked from frozen and sat on the grill for the entire 70 minutes we waited and slowly heated the life out of the meat. It was almost like they wanted it to be horrible. I've never been to a place that charged for fried onions on the burger. French fries were clearly from frozen and the freezer burn taste was strong. And due to the wait, arrived cold. We did have wings that were pretty good, sauces were nicely done. As far as ambiance, there were tons of televisions but all were showing the game show network, really? The NBA playoffs were on and we're showing Family Feud on every single TV, weird. This was the only food place in town that was open, in the future we'll go to another town. And I will not be visiting the butcher either, if you can't cook a burger I have doubts you'd know how to butcher the meat. I'm surprised the people who live in Kimball would ever go to this place.

Great food and drinks. Very reasonable . Located in beautiful downtown Manannah . !read more

Great bar. Laura is the best bartender in Minnesota. She made sure my drink was full all night…read more And she paid for my hotel room. I highly recommend visiting the tavern

Wow was this a great find! Had the Southwest wrap. Was very fresh tasting and it was huge. Also…read moremy group has their burger which was huge and homemade. This is not the typical greasy bar food. Going back again for sure. No one will leave hungry!

For awhile, I literally went to trappers weekly. I don't anymore- just because I am way too busy…read more Love everything I've tried but you can't beat the sour cream fries and the wings

Home cooked food, great chicken and burgers and the staff are always kind and attentive…read more Eat here almost every week in a nice downtown Paynesville restaurant.

My first time eating here. I will definitely be coming back…read morethe service was very welcoming. A nice pace as we just moved here from Princeton. Pizza was definitely great you can tell it's homemade. Sauce was on point, not too sweet Fries were golden and not overdone. I would 100% recommend this place. Prices are ok too!

Good little dive bar on the downtown main road. Fairly priced and good management. Will be back…read moreagain.

We attempted to go to this venue last night for Dave Lumley. They were full but we just stood by…read morethe door and all of the wait staff ignored us. They didn't greet us, tell us how long the wait may be, nothing. My boyfriend attempted to ask a waitress and she sent us to the back room where we were told that area was a private party. We went back up front and were once again ignored so we left. Unacceptable. How do you just pretend we are not there. Not impressed!

Small town bar & grill with character. Great selection of Midwest beers. Menu selection was very…read moregood and no complaints about our choices. Service was top notch even though the place was busy.

A great chill place, food, beer, great inside seating and great patio with bar! Worth the drive..read more

I have been going to the red goat since the beginning,times have changed over the year, stoping in…read morethe summer is a must on a nice day,the patrons have rotated to a more chain restaurant crowd ,menu is simple now more like a apple BS,service is always top notch,but it should be for how many workers run around probably will see four different service individuals at ur table during ur meal are drinks,great portions,stiff drinks,great drink and food specials each day so don't forget to ask, comfortable inside and out for drinks,music on sundays is the place to be, place is simpler, more commercial like,the food explains it,everyone use to know your name,not the home town bar with the boy behind the bar that will know everyone,and there dog and there business, but more for the family and for pockets of the establishment owners at the end of the day. I'm never turning down a drink are a seat on the patio anytime soon and neither should you,but don't expect the local meat market to be supplying that must try goat burger,but go and stay for awhile and enjoy yourself, a must and your going back again soon?

A western Minnesota dive bar, on-off sale liquor, pool tables, dart boards, and food. Best burgers…read morein town and daily, seasonal and monthly food specials. Have a "Burger of the Month" and also daily drink specials. Soon to be under new ownership.

Excellent food at affordable prices. I highly recommend the burgers and also the breakfast sandwich…read moreThe staff are very friendly and good at what they do! There is also an off-sale liquor attached to the bar and grille for convenience.

The Middy is a great small town bar with great drinks! Every bartender is great and Will the owner…read moregenuinely cares about his patrons... even if they are Packer fans.

The Middy is a really great small-town bar. The staff are friendly and provide great service, the…read moredrink specials are fantastic, and there are lots of game choices for such a small bar (darts, pool, foosball). It's too clean and well-lit to be called a dive bar, but it has that dive bar feel. Mary Bruno's funny bar signs add a little something extra. Perfect for a good, cheap drink solo or with a group of friends.