Smoked meats, links & sides are served at this relaxed BBQ spot in lodge–like digs with a lake view.
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Reviews
Laramie Chandler
My husband and I ordered the Little Feast dinner with baked beans and sweet potato fries. It was the best, most tender BBQ we’ve had in years. Service was great, the restaurant was fairly busy and our food came out in less than 10 minutes. There was a good selection of local beer and great old fashions. It has an awesome northern atmosphere. We will definitely be back!
… moreJames Nanstad
Our waitress was very friendly, and had an upbeat personality which made our visit very fun! The place is very clean and if you like hunting and fishing, many animals to admire on their walls. I asked for a change in the days special to accommodate that I do not eat pork, not really expecting them to but they did without hesitation. The staff were all pleasant and the food was amazing! Great salad bar that night as well!!! Will definitely be referring to friends and family!
… moreLINDA WILSON
On Tuesday evening around 6 pm, my husband and I came to this restaurant for dinner. He ordered the polish sausage dinner with red beans and rice. I ordered the three sliders. We waited almost 40 minutes for our food. My sliders were cold and the bbq was awful. The red beans and rice didn’t look or even taste like red beans and rice. The waitress wasn’t real friendly either. Needless to say our food was awful and it was a waste of money. Will not recommend this restaurant to anyone. Great disappointment for us because we were on vacation and wanted a good meal before driving home the next morning.
… moreCandice Brown
We finally had a chance to stop and eat here. Was the worst food and service I’ve had in a very long time. The prime rib was tender but had no flavoring what so ever. The best and only good part about our food that we ordered was our fries and plain baked potato. They were the only things that had flavoring. Also the waitress seemed to be on something and was very flakey.
… moreJohn Schrom
This was an amazingly BAD experience!!! The atmosphere was amazing as my family of four and I were excited by the presentation of the food….nevertheless, we were quickly forgotten from the moment we arrived…20 minutes after our arrival we asked to get water and from there it only went worse. Families that had arrived after us were served promptly and had even left before our food had even been brought to our table…the cruel irony is that our food never arrived…after 1.5 hours after our arrival and the food not available…we were fed up (no pun) and decided to leave…I asked to speak with the manager and acknowledged my disappointment with the service and she could offer no explanation with the incredibly disappointing service from this hospitality industry…do yourself a favor and go to Culver’s…you have better luck.
… morejack fitzpatrick
Passing through town thought this would be a nice place to eat. Place was dead. Service mediocre. We ordered the pulled pork and beef brisket. Pork was OK, but brisket was HORRIBLE. It was cold and nothing but fat. Owners need to remove management and re-train staff on soft skills. Don’t waste your money.
… moreTom Caveny
There is definitely potential here (good location, scenic view of the lake, some good bits of food) but this place is being grossly mismanaged right now. If the owner has an outside manager, they need to fire them. If the owner is also acting as the manager, they need to hire a manager who knows what they are doing.
We walk in primetime on a Saturday night at ~6pm. There are only 4 or 5 tables with people. The hostess goes to seat us and only has 1 menu available for my wife and I and no kids menu available for my son. Not a great start.
The waitress comes over after several minutes of waiting and takes our food order and doesn’t ask us anything about drinks. It turns out it is her second day on the job and she is already thrown in the deep end without someone to train her or shadow.
The food overall was good and the waitress did her best to keep us happy. No complaints with her effort but she was just clearly new.
At the end, we get the bill. We assume the waitress is going to come back and grab my credit card but never does. Ok….. I walk to the front desk thinking I need to pay there. Several employees walk by without saying a word or helping us. Finally, our waitress sees us and says that we need to pay at the back bar area. We cross the dining all and go to pay in there but no one is manning the register. We wait several more minutes before being able to flag someone down.
All in all, I see the potential in this place. I want to like it. It needs a decent manager to come in and clean up some of these basic little things though. Until there is someone new running the show there and the staff gets some training, you’re better off avoiding this place.
… moreWe walk in primetime on a Saturday night at ~6pm. There are only 4 or 5 tables with people. The hostess goes to seat us and only has 1 menu available for my wife and I and no kids menu available for my son. Not a great start.
The waitress comes over after several minutes of waiting and takes our food order and doesn’t ask us anything about drinks. It turns out it is her second day on the job and she is already thrown in the deep end without someone to train her or shadow.
The food overall was good and the waitress did her best to keep us happy. No complaints with her effort but she was just clearly new.
At the end, we get the bill. We assume the waitress is going to come back and grab my credit card but never does. Ok….. I walk to the front desk thinking I need to pay there. Several employees walk by without saying a word or helping us. Finally, our waitress sees us and says that we need to pay at the back bar area. We cross the dining all and go to pay in there but no one is manning the register. We wait several more minutes before being able to flag someone down.
All in all, I see the potential in this place. I want to like it. It needs a decent manager to come in and clean up some of these basic little things though. Until there is someone new running the show there and the staff gets some training, you’re better off avoiding this place.
Eric Staggs
While my young daughter was a little traumatized by the dead animals everywhere (a taxidermists dream client, that place), the rest of us really enjoyed our meals. I found the staff to be helpful, our server was particularly understanding and fun. I would certainly go back.
… moreC M
Discovered this place a 8yrs ago and kept coming back for ribs every Apple Fest. Last dinner was about 6yrs ago. Stopped again eagerly last night (2016) expecting excellent ribs. Ribs were tender and moist but tasted like burnt dry rub and lighter fluid. I don’t remember the ribs having any dry rub before, and they certainly never had the choking amount they had on them last night. They were inedible. Beans were good. GO BACK TO THE RIB RECIPE FROM 6yrs ago! I doubt I’ll make the extra drive to Ashland the next Apple Fest.
… moreRoger Olson
I love this place. We stayed the weekend at The Quality Inn of Ashland for a ice fishing trip. Between the two , perfect. A great place to stay and a great place to eat right next door to each other meant all we had to do was fish. We will be back.
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