8 of us had dinner and drinks at the VFW last night. Check the daily specials! Saturdays are ribs and chicken. I had the half rack of ribs and they were excellent! Totally falling off the bone. Got the tater tots with them. Maybe not healthy food, but so good. Great beer options on tap and good cocktails. Our server seemed to be covering half of the restaurant, but amazingly, we had very good service. Pretty packed on a Saturday night. read more

Food is always excellent. The remodeling is complete and it seems to seat more people. The only complaint is at lunchtime, it's very very noisy. read more

A nice VFW on the lake with good views. The food is very good and reasonably priced. I had walleye fingers with tots and we had a tasty Reuben sandwich. They had a special on a shot of Proper Apple with a free T-shirt included. read more

VFW Post 1782 - Veterans Organizations Near Me - White Bear Lake, Minnesota

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Arrived at 5 pm on Monday 10/23. 1st on the wait list for an outside table. Ordered some drinks at the bar. Good experience there. About 25 minutes later we were seated outside. Place was fairly crowded but not full. Only 2 waitresses. The one who sat us said she be right with us. Never interacted with her again. After about 15-20 minutes we caught the other waitress who apologized and brought us menus. Meanwhile at least 4-6 tables were seated and they all had food, most left before us. We waited over an hour after we were seated and about 40 minutes after ordering but the food never arrived. Had to leave in search of something to eat. Wouldn't recommend. read more

Excellent Rueben sandwich server here! Full of REAL corned beef, sauerkraut & decent 1000 island dressing! Relatively less expensive drink prices here (just go a few blocks to downtown WBL). Today I tried Apple Proper Irish Whiskey for $6 and got the tshirt as well! Guinness on tap! There's a nice view of White Bear Lake outside the window but it's still frozen-will come back in the summer for a patio lunch! read more

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Amazing affordable, food is great, servers are smiling laughter is abundant. We can be on the lake if it's raining and not get wet

New interior is OK. New manual is about the same menu not manual. Staff is still great nice people. I would describe food as average except Thursdays. They're open face turkey is marvelous. I've been told lots of people like the chili. I don't know. read more

Coolest VFW I've been to in Minnesota ! They have meat raffles , pull tabs, pitchers of beer, and hamms glasses when you purchase beer. Activities for getting a quick beer. I've been coming here for a few years when I'm in town. read more

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It was worth a try for breakfast. My husband's scrambled eggs were under cooked. The hash browns were crispy. I liked that, my husband not so much. The bacon was very tasty. My Denver omelet was fine, the peppers were nicely cooked. The pancakes were a little greasy. The setting was very nice, great view. I wouldn't go for breakfast again but I'd come back for a snack and a drink on the patio. read more

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We have been in here a number of times but it had been a while so we recently swung in for dinner. This is a pretty standard VFW bar with a couple things going for it. First the view of the lake is awesome. They have an outdoor patio right on the lake. You can see the lake from the whole place. They definitely have some of the most prime real-estate in the White Bear area. The other thing going for them is the service. Very friendly, attentive but not overbearing. The food was standard bar & restaurant food. Their tap beer selection is a bit generic for me but hey, it's the VFW. Overall it was a good experience and we've made a point to not wait so long before our next trip. read more

VFW Post 1782 - Grilled chicken w/ rings - Veterans Organizations Near Me - White Bear Lake, Minnesota

I love this place!!!!! They pour a great drink, when you order food its always huge portions, and the service is great. Mostley bar food but well worth it, their prices are out of this world and you dont have to be a member to get in. read more

We went because we thought "why not?" Now we know. I scoped out the menu online before heading there, which I do frequently as we have small children. Only about half the menu items correlated with what was on the website. We ordered at 11:50 and were told "Just so you know we don't make lunch items until noon." My husband made several selections, only to be told "we no longer carry that menu item." I could go into greater detail, but we'll just say that the service sucked, and far outweighed the nice view of White Bear Lake and the okay food. read more

I'm giving this 1 Star, because EVERY TIME, and I mean, EVERY TIME I've been here, it is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS under staffed! I LOVE the remodel, by the way, BUT the the service is TERRIBLE! The food, on the other hand is solid, (I've never had a bad meal) IF your willing to wait FOREVER! Definitely avoid this place in the summer, because you have boaters coming off the lake, which adds to the wait time! read more

I'm probably one of the few actual members of VFW that frequent this establishment. The food is better than average and the service is always friendly, though sometimes slow. Prices are a little high for what you get. But, you can't beat the pours on the drinks and the views on the lake at this place. read more

VFW Post 1782 - Lunch on the lake with Lily and Anna. - Veterans Organizations Near Me - White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Surprisingly really good bar food. It's a large building right on the lake with beautiful views. There are TVs to watch the games and the inside of the bar is spacious and clean. They also have pulltabs and a build your own bloody bar. read more

Sorry to say I've been getting really bad service here lately. When sitting at the bar everything is fine . But when you get a table it's bad, they would rather make silverware up then serve their guests food and drinks. Very sorry for this because it's kinda fun to hang out here. read more

Have enjoyed the AYCE fish fry for many years. Last two years not only did the price jump up (used to be like $8.95, then $9.95), now $12.00, noticed last year quality of fish was not quite the same. This year was worse, asked the waitress what type of fish ( as it was very mushy), she said "Cod." Not very good, not flaky or substance, just kind of mushy, over cooked or something. Will Never have it again! read more

Daytime fine and cheap and fun . One hour for a frozen pizza at night. They warned us, but still.... read more

My family and I were hoping to make a 4th of July tradition of having dinner here before the fireworks. The atmosphere is uncomfortable and the staff (that we encountered) was incredibly rude. The girl clearing the table snapped at me when I asked if we could sit there, we had to find our own high chair for our infant son and our waitress was condescending. I was very surprised at how high our bill was and how ungrateful the waitress was for her tip (over 15%). The highlight was the bartender giving me a glass of water with a smile. My father is a Marine who served in the Vietnam War and I have been in many, many VFWs over the course of my life. I was really hoping to make this Post a familiar but after our experience, we won't be going back. read more

I frequent this establish on occasion . I stopped in to grab a beer and burger. after all who does not like vfw burgers. I asked for a tall light beer on tap. no questions asked it was brought to me. Friendly bar tender and wait staff. I noticed the place looked very clean and except for the carpet in the dinning room. It smelled clean and inviting. I sat by the windows, a view of the lake,and watching the eagles make a dive for their dinner. Pulled some tabs and did not win but the food was great. read more

As far as VFW's go this is one of the nicest ones ive seen. Its does not look or feel like a VFW since the renovation.. Food is good. Its not going to win any awards but up to par. i though they had decent prices. Nothing crazy. The staff is great and the views of WBL lake are awesome. We got right on the lake view deck on a Fridat at about 6pm. no wait. great waitstaff. Stop in for sure. read more

I LOVE this place! Seriously, who goes to the VFW and checks out the menu online before?? It's a typical VFW dive bar, burgers, wings, fried food, sandwiches, etc... you get the point. They have meat raffles, pull tabs, good food, and cheap drinks. Plus they have quirky regulars that are entertaining. Leave the kids at home and try out the VFW again during happy hour, much more enjoyable!!! Flat screen TVs to watch the game as well. I've always had fantastic service too. CHECK it out! read more

I'll never step foot in this vfw again. I stopped in last summer to get a drink and the bar tender wouldn't even recognize me. When I finally got his attention and asked if some of the beer on tap was local - "I don't know" and he walked away., I never did get my beer and I left. Today I stopped in again, just to see if things had changed. Again the bar tender ignored me, then she finally came over and I asked for Sam Adams, which was on tap, she asked if I wanted a TALL glass ($5 Kind of high), Yes - she gave me a 3/4 full glass, apparently the keg was empty, and said she owed me, I drank my beer, she never came back, to ask me if want it topped off (What see owed me), or do I want another beer - NOTHING. It wasn't standing room only and apparently I wasn't a Veteran in GOOD standing to be served in this establishment. I served in the US ARMY for 30yrs I will not recommend this vfw to any of my Veteran Brothers, or to any one else for that matter. Warren D. Johnson Retired US Army read more