Meh. We drove up on our boat looking for a place to eat. It…read morewasn't bad. In fact the walleye cakes were really good. But the meal was so so. And it was hella expensive. You could tell it was trying to be a fancy upscale resteraunt and was just not succeeding. They do have corn hole outside though, so that was cool. And outside seating so you can bring your dog and go in your suit and no one would care. In summation: fine. Wouldn't choose to go there, but I would if there were no other places available.

Good pizza, live music and fun atmosphere. I had their fresh brewed iced tea with raspberries -…read moreyummy!

Hidden away in Ely you will find Stony Ridge, right off the lake you can boat on up or just drive a…read morecar;) These burgers are SO fun, SO huge & SO delicious! The portions are SO generous, you will defiantly not leave hungry. Enjoyed sitting outside, we felt up in the trees. Great wait staff ! I'll be back!

Came in for a quick lunch. Quick service and excellent burgers and fries. Great place for a burger…read moreand kid friendly

Good burgers, good buns. (IMO burger needs seasoned more). Great fries! They give you a TON of…read morefries. My husband and I split a large and didn't eat them all. Friendly staff. Very small place. Only two tables. They did a lot of carry out while we were there. Definitely will go back.

Good burgers and quick! We stopped here on our way out of our boundary waters trip. It hit the spot…read moreafter wilderness camping for a week.

Wings were good not great. The bartender was friendly, and fast with drinks and etabs. Small but…read moredecent environment. I've only been once, but I would go again. The burgers looked really good.

Driving through and stopped after reading Yelp reviews. Busy but worth the wait. Had the supreme…read morepizza and wings. Both were great. They don't skimp on toppings.

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.

Palmer's looks like it was maybe remodeled recently? The first thing I noticed was how CLEAN it…read morewas! Great popcorn, great burgers and fries, great service. Lots of sports memorabilia, and what looked like a great outdoor space.

Was told to stop at Palmer's for a burger when driving through Hibbing, so did exactly that!…read moreDefinitely a local bar, exactly what I was picturing. Short menu, lots of different burgers, wings, and beers. I had a plain ol' cheeseburger and some onion rings. I also had an Arnie Palmer and it was a huge can. Not that I minded, just wasn't expecting the big can. Good little bar in the area!

Delicious food, warm and inviting atmosphere. The fried chicken was the best I'd had in ages. My…read moredaughter got the chicken wild-rice pot pie--also excellent. Husband had salmon and wild rice side. Highly recommend this gastropub!

Insula is our go-to night out spot when we come to Ely, we love it! We first visited in 2015, just…read moreafter they opened, on my first (and my husband's millionth, haha) trip to the BWCA. It was great then, and as we have visited every 1-2 years since then, it's still great! We love the food variety, the presentation, the creativity. We've always had great service, whether we come alone or with the kids we've had since 2015. Highly recommend dinner here! It gets busy in the summer, regardless of the day, so just a heads up to be prepared/flexible.

Hey, you all do a fine job here in Tower. We were headed from Ely to the cities and you had…read moreexactly what we were looking for...a nice quick lunch. Thanks for the yummy Bloody Mary and ice tea, the walleye sandwiches with fresh French fries and tots that were perfectly crisp and hot. Our server was super sharp and we really appreciated her attention to getting us on our way in a timely manner.

I liked it I had the pizza and another family member had fish and fries. The texture to all of them…read morewas really good. I loved it service is really good you can sit right next to where they work and you can talk to them. Loved the restaurant, pizza had a little to much sauce. I liked it

Their breakfasts are out of this world! Try the Mexican skillet, it's really great. Good portions,…read morefriendly staff, reasonable prices.

Hometown bar with great with good hospitality! Pretty much the best burgers - must try the…read moreSportsman's Burger, it to die for!

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!