We ordered 1# muscles - super goodChicken quesadilla with beans and rice - chicken was terrible, beans and rice were fantasticGoat cheese burger - ordered medium w/pink came well done, joke of a side saladBowl of cream of chicken wild rice-AMAZING! With the mushroom 1/2 salad - not good.The server was terrible! Practically throwing our food at us to get back to the gentleman at the bar she was flirting with. We waited for quite some time for her to refill our drinks.I would likely go to a different restaurant next time we are in town. I definitely won’t recommend the gunflint tavern. *Side note, we stopped by for lunch at 12:04 this afternoon and they were not open. According to the voicemail and their posted hours they opened at 11.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Greg Hennes
Great food, fun atmosphere, attentive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daven R.
Good food and drinks. Friendly and accommodating staff! I need 85 characters to post?
John Dedic
It was very busy. Well worth the wait. Food was really good. Service was overall decent. With a beautiful view of the harbor as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Rebecca T.
Nice bar and restaurant. Appreciated the vegan offerings. Both my meal (fajitas) and my non-vegan traveling companion's meal (bacon burger) were pretty oily (even beyond typical bar fare) so we both had to stopped eating part way through. Food quality overall didn't match the price. I've heard the vegetarian burger is delicious (but not vegan) so may be a good option for non-vegans to try. Nice staff and atmosphere. Beautiful location
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Nolan Olsen
Wonderful atmosphere, terrific staff, tasty food. A must visit in Grand Marais. Best Cuban sandwich ever.Raven for killer cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nick Hoffman
Sweet spot to stop for drinks and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kurt Leavitt
Cuban sandwich was amazing!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jester 185
Get the root beer float, it was top 3 in my life! Also the service was amazing. We had a larger group and our server was very helpful. For example we had a baby that needed to have a bottle warmed up and when I asked for a cup of warm water, she brought a small bucket which worked way better.Definitely would come back!
We went here a few times over Valentines week and had some interesting experiences. We are from out of town and it became obvious that outsiders are not very welcomed here. Staff and locals sit at the far side of the bar and glare at people when they walk in. On Valentines night I ordered the walleye and below is what I received. It was very oily and had almost like a gel on the outside. The presentation was terrible. We sent it back and the kind bartender took it off our bill. Skip this place for food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Lisa K.
We went here a few times over Valentines week and had some interesting experiences. We are from out of town and it became obvious that outsiders are not very welcomed here. Staff and locals sit at the far side of the bar and glare at people when they walk in. On Valentines night I ordered the walleye and below is what I received. It was very oily and had almost like a gel on the outside. The presentation was terrible. We sent it back and the kind bartender took it off our bill. Skip this place for food.
Megan Olson
Had a great birthday meal on a ladies ski trip. Thank you so much for the lovely evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kayla Atkinson
Overall our experience was not great, once we were seated in a not busy restaurant we waited close to 10min for our server to come over for our drink order, when we also put in our food order, another 10min went by and we got all our drinks, one which had bugs in it which they seemed not surprised about. The drink was remade. Once we got our food, some was cold, and some just overdone. Finally, when we got our tabs, a few groups in the party asked for change which instead of giving us our change, the server kept it as a tip.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Thomas Albinson
I got an old fashioned and fajitas with smoked chicken. It was all tasty. I got their standard old fashioned. They offer middle or top shelf upgrade options for an additional $2/$4. Their basic old fashioned is good. The fajitas and their presentation were excellent. The portion is generous (4 large tortillas worth). The sliced peppers (red and yellow) were delicious in the mix. It comes with shredded cheese, sour cream and salsa. It would be better if they doubled the portion of salsa - and perhaps offer a medium hot option. The spice level is very mild as it is. The vibe of the Tavern is welcoming. It offers great views of the iconic harbor and Lake Superior out the large from windows. It’s a great place to meet up with friends or family. Free parking available on the street. I appreciate that they have nice tunes playing in the background and no TVs to distract from conversation.
Super cool place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We ordered 1# muscles - super goodChicken quesadilla with beans and rice - chicken was terrible, beans and rice were fantasticGoat cheese burger - ordered medium w/pink came well done, joke of a side saladBowl of cream of chicken wild rice-AMAZING! With the mushroom 1/2 salad - not good.The server was terrible! Practically throwing our food at us to get back to the gentleman at the bar she was flirting with. We waited for quite some time for her to refill our drinks.I would likely go to a different restaurant next time we are in town. I definitely won’t recommend the gunflint tavern. *Side note, we stopped by for lunch at 12:04 this afternoon and they were not open. According to the voicemail and their posted hours they opened at 11.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Great food, fun atmosphere, attentive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food and drinks. Friendly and accommodating staff! I need 85 characters to post?
It was very busy. Well worth the wait. Food was really good. Service was overall decent. With a beautiful view of the harbor as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Nice bar and restaurant. Appreciated the vegan offerings. Both my meal (fajitas) and my non-vegan traveling companion's meal (bacon burger) were pretty oily (even beyond typical bar fare) so we both had to stopped eating part way through. Food quality overall didn't match the price. I've heard the vegetarian burger is delicious (but not vegan) so may be a good option for non-vegans to try. Nice staff and atmosphere. Beautiful location
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Wonderful atmosphere, terrific staff, tasty food. A must visit in Grand Marais. Best Cuban sandwich ever.Raven for killer cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sweet spot to stop for drinks and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cuban sandwich was amazing!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Get the root beer float, it was top 3 in my life! Also the service was amazing. We had a larger group and our server was very helpful. For example we had a baby that needed to have a bottle warmed up and when I asked for a cup of warm water, she brought a small bucket which worked way better.Definitely would come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwiches
Restaurantji Recommends
We went here a few times over Valentines week and had some interesting experiences. We are from out of town and it became obvious that outsiders are not very welcomed here. Staff and locals sit at the far side of the bar and glare at people when they walk in. On Valentines night I ordered the walleye and below is what I received. It was very oily and had almost like a gel on the outside. The presentation was terrible. We sent it back and the kind bartender took it off our bill. Skip this place for food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
We went here a few times over Valentines week and had some interesting experiences. We are from out of town and it became obvious that outsiders are not very welcomed here. Staff and locals sit at the far side of the bar and glare at people when they walk in. On Valentines night I ordered the walleye and below is what I received. It was very oily and had almost like a gel on the outside. The presentation was terrible. We sent it back and the kind bartender took it off our bill. Skip this place for food.
Had a great birthday meal on a ladies ski trip. Thank you so much for the lovely evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall our experience was not great, once we were seated in a not busy restaurant we waited close to 10min for our server to come over for our drink order, when we also put in our food order, another 10min went by and we got all our drinks, one which had bugs in it which they seemed not surprised about. The drink was remade. Once we got our food, some was cold, and some just overdone. Finally, when we got our tabs, a few groups in the party asked for change which instead of giving us our change, the server kept it as a tip.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
I got an old fashioned and fajitas with smoked chicken. It was all tasty. I got their standard old fashioned. They offer middle or top shelf upgrade options for an additional $2/$4. Their basic old fashioned is good. The fajitas and their presentation were excellent. The portion is generous (4 large tortillas worth). The sliced peppers (red and yellow) were delicious in the mix. It comes with shredded cheese, sour cream and salsa. It would be better if they doubled the portion of salsa - and perhaps offer a medium hot option. The spice level is very mild as it is. The vibe of the Tavern is welcoming. It offers great views of the iconic harbor and Lake Superior out the large from windows. It’s a great place to meet up with friends or family. Free parking available on the street. I appreciate that they have nice tunes playing in the background and no TVs to distract from conversation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5