Great drinks, and solid bar & Grill food. Atmosphere typical for a modern Gastropub, although less pretentious than many of its ilk.
Andy Petterson
We and my girlfriend stopped here for lunch and it was our first time eating here. Since the weather was nice, we decided to sit at the outdoor patio. We were greeting by a friendly waiter who was happy to give us some suggestions on their popular dishes. I decided to get a pickled loon burger and my girlfriend got the Rueben. We got the dill pickle cheese curds as an appetizer. The food came quick and looked great. The cheese curds were hand battered and were very light tasting. Not drenched in grease and were very good. My burger was pretty good but I think next time I’ll get something a little more different than just a bacon cheeseburger. The gfs Ruben was delicious! I was lucky enough that she shared a few bites with me and it was phenomenal! Prices were great as well. About the same if not a little cheaper than fast food but tastes wayyyyy better!
This place is a fun hang out. A very cool atmosphere inside and nice and relaxing and a good place to people watch outside. I would highly recommend this to anyone in the area! I can’t wait to go back and try some others!
David Hemphill
My burger and beer were great. The server who seated us was great, too. The food took a really long time to come. My wife ordered chicken tacos. (She rarely complains about food at all.) But tortillas were cold, dry, and stale. They were so cold that they warmed up as we were sitting there. What was inside the tacos was flavorless. Told our waiter and he just shrugged and said sorry about the tacos. No attempt to remedy or discount. So we’re writing this from Noodle & Co because we needed to stop and get my wife a meal afterwards.
Fred Peaks Outdoors
Me and my girlfriend went here on a Friday evening and it took about 45min -1 hours to get our food after asking the waitress 3xs and threating to cancel our or order food arrived and the food was lukewarm we told the waitress and she took our pop and drink off the bill to compensate for wait time and not warm food. Overall it was decent experience here and we will come here again in the future just not on a Friday evening
Jason Horgan
The best fish and chips around!
Eleanor Axt
The turkey poutine was incredible! Good drink/beer selection. Friendly bartender - didn't catch his name, but it was Saturday June 7th around 9:00pm. Also the music selection was great.
Thomas Ehrmantraut
Food was alright, but probably wouldn't go again, service could have been better, it was slow and waiter couldn't answer basic questions about food items without checking
Paige M
Service is always 10/10 but Illies is the best !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heidi Steffens
Nice stop while in St Cloud! The food was decent and the service was great. Good atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
melanie froehle
Took over 1 1/2 hours before we got our food. Waitress barely checked on us. Food is served one plate at a time. Got sick barely made it home in time. This place is for drinking only, not for food. Will never go back.
The Pickled Loon is definitely a hotspot for the younger crowd, but it's one of the few places around where you can really let loose and dance. While I’m a bit older and don't frequent it often, I never miss a chance to go when my younger friends want to hit the dance floor. It’s a lively place, perfect for shaking off the stress and having a great time. Like any good college bar, there’s the occasional scuffle, but I’ve never felt unsafe—it's mostly between people who know each other. The atmosphere is fun, the staff are courteous, and the drink prices are very reasonable. It’s always a good time!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Ann Hoffke
Food needs to be improved. Everyone was very friendly and helpful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Vicki Sticks
I have 2 words for this place-Absolute filth. I am racking my brain trying to figure out why or how this place is award winning. The service was good, but we were the only ones in the place. It was opening time when we arrived. Walked past the dog poo up against the building (that should have been a sign to keep walking), got our drinks and food ordered and then went to the restroom. You could see into the kitchen walking out of the bathroom and OMG, couldn't believe the garbage and food all over the floor, the sinks were full of dirty dishes and even the dishwasher itself was filthy. And they just opened!! Which tells me that it never got cleaned the night before, or the night before that or ever! And everything, everywhere I touched was grimy. Even the floor was grimy. Walked past the cleaning closet that had its' door open and that looked like a tornado had gone through and there was food all over the floor in there. Begrudgingly took a bite of my food and that was it. Horrible. I saw signs all over about wanting to re-build St. Clouds downtown. Not gonna happen with businesses like this. This place will and should fail. Unless, of course, they clean up their act. Four of us in a group-over $100 spent and it was inedible. I just can't get over the filth.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
er gk
We went here for my Bachelorette and the dance floor was amazing!!! This is the place to be if you want to dance.
Great drinks, and solid bar & Grill food. Atmosphere typical for a modern Gastropub, although less pretentious than many of its ilk.
We and my girlfriend stopped here for lunch and it was our first time eating here. Since the weather was nice, we decided to sit at the outdoor patio. We were greeting by a friendly waiter who was happy to give us some suggestions on their popular dishes. I decided to get a pickled loon burger and my girlfriend got the Rueben. We got the dill pickle cheese curds as an appetizer.
The food came quick and looked great. The cheese curds were hand battered and were very light tasting. Not drenched in grease and were very good. My burger was pretty good but I think next time I’ll get something a little more different than just a bacon cheeseburger. The gfs Ruben was delicious! I was lucky enough that she shared a few bites with me and it was phenomenal! Prices were great as well. About the same if not a little cheaper than fast food but tastes wayyyyy better!
This place is a fun hang out. A very cool atmosphere inside and nice and relaxing and a good place to people watch outside. I would highly recommend this to anyone in the area! I can’t wait to go back and try some others!
My burger and beer were great. The server who seated us was great, too. The food took a really long time to come. My wife ordered chicken tacos. (She rarely complains about food at all.) But tortillas were cold, dry, and stale. They were so cold that they warmed up as we were sitting there. What was inside the tacos was flavorless. Told our waiter and he just shrugged and said sorry about the tacos. No attempt to remedy or discount. So we’re writing this from Noodle & Co because we needed to stop and get my wife a meal afterwards.
Me and my girlfriend went here on a Friday evening and it took about 45min -1 hours to get our food after asking the waitress 3xs and threating to cancel our or order food arrived and the food was lukewarm we told the waitress and she took our pop and drink off the bill to compensate for wait time and not warm food. Overall it was decent experience here and we will come here again in the future just not on a Friday evening
The best fish and chips around!
The turkey poutine was incredible! Good drink/beer selection. Friendly bartender - didn't catch his name, but it was Saturday June 7th around 9:00pm. Also the music selection was great.
Food was alright, but probably wouldn't go again, service could have been better, it was slow and waiter couldn't answer basic questions about food items without checking
Service is always 10/10 but Illies is the best !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice stop while in St Cloud! The food was decent and the service was great. Good atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Took over 1 1/2 hours before we got our food. Waitress barely checked on us. Food is served one plate at a time. Got sick barely made it home in time. This place is for drinking only, not for food. Will never go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Nice bartenders
The Pickled Loon is definitely a hotspot for the younger crowd, but it's one of the few places around where you can really let loose and dance. While I’m a bit older and don't frequent it often, I never miss a chance to go when my younger friends want to hit the dance floor. It’s a lively place, perfect for shaking off the stress and having a great time. Like any good college bar, there’s the occasional scuffle, but I’ve never felt unsafe—it's mostly between people who know each other. The atmosphere is fun, the staff are courteous, and the drink prices are very reasonable. It’s always a good time!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Food needs to be improved. Everyone was very friendly and helpful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
I have 2 words for this place-Absolute filth. I am racking my brain trying to figure out why or how this place is award winning. The service was good, but we were the only ones in the place. It was opening time when we arrived. Walked past the dog poo up against the building (that should have been a sign to keep walking), got our drinks and food ordered and then went to the restroom. You could see into the kitchen walking out of the bathroom and OMG, couldn't believe the garbage and food all over the floor, the sinks were full of dirty dishes and even the dishwasher itself was filthy. And they just opened!! Which tells me that it never got cleaned the night before, or the night before that or ever! And everything, everywhere I touched was grimy. Even the floor was grimy. Walked past the cleaning closet that had its' door open and that looked like a tornado had gone through and there was food all over the floor in there. Begrudgingly took a bite of my food and that was it. Horrible. I saw signs all over about wanting to re-build St. Clouds downtown. Not gonna happen with businesses like this. This place will and should fail. Unless, of course, they clean up their act. Four of us in a group-over $100 spent and it was inedible. I just can't get over the filth.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
We went here for my Bachelorette and the dance floor was amazing!!! This is the place to be if you want to dance.
Atmosphere: 5
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