8 Best American Restaurants near Northfield

“Saturday morning, Kat and I wandered up to Northfield, MN to catch their Farmers Market and enjoy brunch at a local tradition - The Ole Store Restaurant. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood near the campus of St. Olaf College, the restaurant was once a grocery store. They offer great atmosphere, friendly service, and an enticing, quirky menu. We got brave and ordered a fusion breakfast, Ranch Eggs - two eggs (one a double yolker), pulled pork, refried black beans, tortillas, and salsa. We added a Bloody Mary and English muffins. We weren’t disappointed! We recommend a visit.“

“Food is good, but my order is never right! I ordered soup, received no crackers, no ketchup for my fries and I ordered a chicken sandwich with extra Mayo, and had NO Mayo! This has happened several times! Very frustrating!“

“Our visit was pretty good. I had the special, but it wasn't as advertised, so that was disappointing. My wife had something that looked good, but she didn't comment. We ordered extra appetizers just to try, and we were surprised to receive deep fried items, which is not what the menu said. They were delicious anyway. Service was friendly and prompt. More importantly the server knew the business and the menu well. Overall we will be back next time we are in town.“

“This place is amazing! The food tastes spectacular. Everyone is super nice and the mango slushy is delicious.

Kid-friendliness: Everyone is super nice to kids and while kids are waiting they have a super fun menu to color and play games on.“

“It's hard to find a brewery with an in-house kitchen, esp one that makes good beer and good food. Tanzenwald hit both marks for us. I had a flight with their IPAs and hefeweizen, all 4 were great. My wife had the seltzer daiquiri and loved it. The food was great as well. As a born-Wisconsinite, their cheese curds were phenomenal, perfectly battered and delightful. The sauce was an added bonus, simple spicy mayo, but worked with the cheese curds. We had burger and kielbasa for dinner. The burger was delicious and juicy, while the kielbasa was perfectly cooked and cut, with beer cheese and house-made sauerkraut on top. A Midwest/German haven.“

“Excellent food and such friendly service! Recommend 100 percent!!“

“The food is great, typical Perkins with good portions at fair prices. Our waitperson was upbeat, she got everything as ordered. The breakfasts were brought out hot and delicious...I really love their omelets! (Even the 55+ menu offers enough food)
There is ONE BIG ISSUE, not with the staff or food.... it's that its NOT easily wheelchair accessible.... there's no push buttons to open the entrance, and there's a BIG bump , NOT smooth, to get over the thresholds... Perkins, you can do better! Its obviously do-able, but you'll NEED someone pushing and helping you get your front wheels over the thresholds.
Again, food, service, employees, prices, GREAT! Just please make it so anyone not bipedal can enter with as much ease as others.“

“Recommend this Friday night fish fry. Plenty of seating altho the kitchen had a hard time keeping up. The food was hot, breading on the fish was crisp and the flaky white fish inside was delish. Onion rings were great as were the waffle fries, worth the upcharge altho the regular fries looked fine. Server took our orders as quickly as they could on a busy Friday night. It took about 30 minutes from order to plates delivered but we were warned that it might take awhile. The wait staff was friendly and attentive, checking on us frequently. We will be back!“