Restaurants near Merrifield

“I’ve never given a restaurant 5 stars for every meal, but Valeri Ann’s deserves it. We had breakfast there multiple times as well as lunch while visiting the area. Cannot praise this place enough. Everything was delicious, hot, fresh and homemade. We will be back!!”

“A gem of a place to meet family and friends. Coffee is good and hot! We are huge fans of the cinnamon rolls and muffins! Homemade meals to go offered. A favorite place to stop in.”

“Always good food & service. We live down the road & it’s our go to place! Always has our drinks ready when they see us!”

“I have to say all the waitresses that were on staff today 8/2/24 from 4-6 while we were there were amazing. This was the first time we have had and seen great service staff here. I hope they can keep this group of staff!!”

“I love Ippin! Great fast service for eat in or take out. Food has always been excellent. I’m glad they are in the BLA!”

“The food is absolutely amazing and always consistent. This is up there with the best food in all of the lakes area - if you haven’t been, you need to go. It’s a regular stop for us.”

“since the very first morning they served breakfast, we have had fantastic service and food to match! we recommend this gem of a "spot" to everyone who will listen. great work, Glenn and crew!”

“It's really nice here. I really loved my pizza and the desserts pizza was delicious . I'll definitely come back. Very clean . polite workers also. It's definitely 100% ..”

“Tried the chicken (queso) burrito with peco degalo,green sauce,fried rice, corn,beans,refried & a few dashes of green bottle smoked tobasco.
I must say was pleasantly surprised how much more authentic it was compared to chipotle. Make sure you come hungry and order chips to use as a fork. You'll be happy you did.
I will most definitely be eating here again in the future.”

“Great pizza and arcade has excellent games at reasonable prices. Thanks Jay’s!”

“Great experience! Delicious drinks! Chill atmosphere! It was cool talking with one of the workers about music. Very relatable.”

“Friendly staff and nice atmosphere! Plus you get an extra shot of espresso that you wouldn’t normally get at a chain. Tons of options too!”

“Go here quite often. Great staff, food, and fun. I highly recommend.”

“Fun spot to stop!!! Friendly staff, clean cute interior, huge exterior!!🍺👍”

“You MUST stop here!

My husband and I snuck away to Nisswa for an anniversary celebration. The weather was gross (sleet and slush) so we were looking for a nice coffee shop to hunker down to read for a while.
The Courtyard ended up being the perfect spot!

The songbird bagel was delicious (that mustard, WOW) and the iced Miel was to die for. We each ordered a second one for the road!

The service was top notch. The cashier was friendly, and the owner checked on us regularly, striking up a conversation about our weekend away. He even swung around again and gave us 2 cookies for the road - I can’t make this stuff up.

We will absolutely be back :)”

“Pizza is amazing. Plain and simple, crispy crust, delicious ingredients. Quality is incredible. Customer service is always on point. My son left his very special and important Minecraft sheep stuffed animal there. He was very upset. The staff watched over the stuffed animal until my folks were able to pick it up on their way back through town. Made his day, and week, and mine. Thank you. Support this business and skip the garbage low quality pizza and treat yourself to something you won’t regret. These people and their food is special!!!”

“Great food and service!!!”

“Jennifer and her co-worker get an A+ today! Excellent customer service, excellent communication, excellent attitudes! Super knowledgeable in coffee deets.. We are in the hospitality business and can identify great customer service! Jennifer deserves a raise !!”

“Fantastic food and excellent service. Highly recommend eating here.”

“Went for lunch today, food was very tasty with good size portions. I had the Vallarta Fajitas and skillet was filled with a huge helping of meat and veggies. I could only eat half, so great leftovers. My wife had the Burrito Tejanos. I just ate her leftovers. So good. She said she would definitely order it again. Our Older Uncle had his first Chimichangas and loved them. I had the lime margarita and it didn’t disappoint. We are going to return soon for happy hour Thursday with a designated driver.”

“Great pizza, inviting little shop you could sit down at or eat out. Guys were friendly with me and had my order to go ready pretty quick. Eating in would get cramped fast in if it was busy but I'll order again from them next time I'm in Pequot Lakes!”

“Old school great pizza thanks”

“Amazing people and great teas and shakes!!”

“I always go here! and i love it owner is always so kind and cheap but amazing food. the workers also always look happy to help!”

“Great eggs Benedict ( and I’ve worked for years in the restaurant industry). My favorite breakfast place in the Brainerd Lakes area. Plus, they are family owned and run. Love it!”

“Try the cinnamon Christmas with hot honey! 🔥 🍯. So good!”

“I am so thankful that you deliver food to my work! The summer berry salad is amazing! Thank you so much!!!”

“On a weekend visit to Brainerd we found this winery. It was an amazing experience. The owners, Jodi and Dennis were both amazing hosts and even gave us a private tour of their facility. The food was excellent including the escargot. We got the meat and cheese tray and their Chardonnay. We even brought home a case of it. I highly recommend this place and if we’re in the area again, we’ll be making this place a priority stop!”

“great staff. and cook very clean”

“Tasty brews… amazing staff… good music how could you go wrong?”