7 Best Bar & Grill near Baxter

“My friend and I decided to go to Baxter Bar and Restaurant ( Arrow wood hotel ) . We enjoyed our martinis! Our appetizer was absolutely amazing! Delicious!! Our server and entrees were very good also! Only issue was the music was hard rock and LOUD!! They did finally get some one to turn it down and change the music!! Thank goodness!! We could not hear each other speak!! We enjoyed it! Cheers!!“

“We've been here many times over the years and it is on of my favorite places for a nice diner or a quick bite. Dave just does it right. The soups are amazing, main dishes are incredible and his quesadilla's are very special, never had better.A+A+A+A+ You can't go wrong stopping here!“

“Excellent food and service. Order the pretzel bucket app, Swedish Goat Burger, Lobster Bisque soup, salads, and Saturday Prime Rib special. SKIP the Greenie drinks. We had a late dinner so it was too dark to enjoy the lake view scenery, but the interior decor was okay - definitely a cabin vibe. Our daughter's basketball team was there for a weekend tournament so we had a very rowdy and large group of 36. Not only did our waitresses flawlessly take our orders, serve our drinks, apps, soups, salads and entrees timely, but she also figured out our separate checks per family despite the fact that the team sat separate from the parents. She deserved that big tip! Here's what we tried: Soft Pretzel Bucket (4/5) $16 HUGE bucket shared by the entire table of 36. Great pretzels and cheese sauce. Didn't try the mustard sauce but I wished for a bit more salt. Swedish Goat Burger (5/5) $17 This sucker lasted me 3 delicious meals! A must try if you like goat cheese and lingonberries (like small cranberries). The caramelized onions and large bacon strips made the burger perfect IMHO. Lobster Bisque Soup (4/5) $4 very flavorful, filling, rich and creamy. I had no detectable slivers of lobster though. Saturday Prime Rib special (5/5) $29 for the large 16 oz portion. Best meal at the table. Everyone's steaks were cooked to order perfectly. The side salad was LARGE and fresh. 3 at our table ordered the Greenie drink since we heard it was their drink specialty. I could feel the alcohol but couldn't taste it. Good lemon-lime flavor but it was SO sweet, it gave us tummy aches. None of us finished the Greenies and we all switched to other drinks. Our daughter and her friend shared the chicken strip bucket and the classic burger. She said both were good but nothing special.“

“Honestly I have not had a better burger in the brainerd area. I try! My fav past time is a great drink and some great food. I feel like my opinion could possibly mean something because lived in Minneapolis for over 10 years and worked at a multi award nominated burger restaurant for like 8 years. I mean it’s cheaper and better than any burger restaurants in brainerd. I love the staff, I love the entertainment. always say this is my favorite bar in brainerd. Truly I used to have a couple burgers a year but def more often now lol the owners have also “touched tables” with me. Told me about a show for one of my fav bands.“

“Great homemade food. Nice portion sizes. Flavorful. Good pricing. In addition to the regular bar style food like burgers and fries (which are executed well) there are also wraps and salads. The staff is always very friendly and helpful. We love going to St Mathias!Kid-friendliness: Large space a family friendly - a few video games.Parking: Large easily navigable parking areaWheelchair accessibility: Large sturdy wheelchair ramp“

“A new favorite place to stop or make the drive for. I went for a bold move with the reuben sandwich for my first meal of the day, and it blew me away. Neither of us were able to finish more than 2/3 of or dish, and it fed us again later. Shrimp tacos are massive. Amazing, will be back! (The merch is top quality too, I setup some of it!)“

“Quick attentive service. Checked on us 5 times! Wild rice soup was very good-needed a bit of salt. Tots were super crispy, and cheesesteak was good size and yum. We came in from course starving and were quickly seated, served, food was super super fast!“