Restaurants in Brainerd

“We were tired after biking a d kayaking, and saw this place! We both very much enjoyed our burrito bowls and Jarritos! Very nice people and it was delicious!”

“Always a good time with the family, games are cheap and food is good! 💯”

“I had a great experience! I ordered the mojito, and it was absolutely amazing. I also loved how cute and creative the drinks were. I really enjoyed the atmosphere—it was fun, welcoming, and made for a great place to relax. Everyone on the staff was friendly and attentive, and I appreciated how clean everything was. I’ll definitely be back and would recommend this place to anyone looking for a fun spot with great drinks!”

“This place is a local gem! Best rotisserie chicken you will ever eat! Made with love!”

“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.”

“The best. Always come back home and eat mickeys. Beer cheese soup is the best 🤤”

“great staff. and cook very clean”

“tournaments there are really fun and the place is fun as well.”

“I love there watermelon lemonade with blueberry poppings and strawberry lemonade it was so good”

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

“The Mother's day buffet was outstanding. The broasted chicken is my highlight. A day later and I'm still in ahh over the freshness of absolutely everything. It was top notch. 😋 thank you Oak Lawn”

“Excellent wines, food and atmosphere.”

“Amazing people and great teas and shakes!!”

“Nice little place ! The bartenders work very hard to please everyone's needs . Kicked back atmosphere. Friendly!”

“The food was absolutely fantastic! And the service was impeccable! Our bartender (ie. Janel) was able to hold down the entire restaurant, including the bar! So happy for the food and service that we have now dedicated to becoming monthly customers.”

“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!”

“We stopped at the Spot yesterday and enjoyed the delicious ice cream and nostalgic candy selections! We enjoyed our ice cream outside and the children enjoyed running around and playing on the swing set! We smelled the delicious burgers too and cannot wait to go back and try the yummy food. Highly recommend!! 😃”

“The best food, great service, always a great experience. The Oktoberfest menu has some great options, highly recommend the Pork Dip, it was so good!”

“Fun fact of the day: their small cappuccino has two shots while Starbucks small cappuccino only has one shot and is more expensive! Caribou for the win. 🏆”

“Tiny little diner with INCREDIBLE food, small town atmosphere & kindness. Fast service. Better pies than Betty's Pies up in Two Harbors. We head out of town tomorrow but will swing by on our way for another slice or two to bring home!”

“The Food was delicious and the drinks are even better.”

“Absolutely love this place! Great food and staff! The owners are Awesome! Best burgers around! 100% recommend.”

“Absolutely wonderful. My boyfriend and I love this style of food and we have never had anything this good. The server was super nice, and it was a cute, clean restaurant. But this was seriously the best food we had during our entire week-long stay in brainerd. I got the spicy basil beef linguine, he got the pad Thai, both of our meals were a good portion with plenty of meat and peppers. He swears up and down it was the best pad Thai he's ever had. This is a gem of a restaurant. And our entire order, with drinks and both meals, was 33 dollars. Just wonderful all around.”

“Melissa & Aubry are above and beyound!!! Refreshing to have this level of service in BLA!”

“Enjoyed a Razz Melt today, DELICIOUS sandwich and Linda is ALWAYS an awesome server! Highly recommend making a stop here anytime you're in the area!”

“It's okay for a MN lakes restaurant. Not the best, but better than average for Brainerd area I suppose. Scallops delish but $18 per scallop is not indicative of the quality. I would have been happier with 5 Scallops instead of 3. No food gasms for anything and the bread is worthless tasteless dough. Sorry, but do better for a 4.7 $200 dinner for 2.”

“Above and by far the finest old fashioned in town. They have an excellent scotch selection as well. The people are wonderful and the owner Rob especially make you feel welco e and comfortable. If your not drinking here, or even just showing up to say hello and grabbing a soda, then you are missing out on one of the very best parts of downtown brainerd.”

“Such a fun experience! Will be back soon”

“Great place great atmosphere. What more can you ask for?”

“I have always loved this restaurant. They have the best and freshest tasting sushi”

“Tiny little diner with INCREDIBLE food, small town atmosphere & kindness. Fast service. Better pies than Betty's Pies up in Two Harbors. We head out of town tomorrow but will swing by on our way for another slice or two to bring home!”

“Great place!”

“We love Giovanni's and we're so glad to hear they had come back. We love their food and greatly appreciate the delivery aspect of the restaurant as well. However, we do wish they would stick the hours posted on Google and their doors. Sometimes we will find that they've closed a few hours early. Their buffet is also great but we find that when we go, they don't have any of the classic pepperoni, beef/sausage, or just cheese out very often. We love Gio's and hope to continue enjoying them often. P.S. the fruit pizzas are missed :)”

“The bar is amazing! The Bartenders are fast, and the drinks are reasonable! Highly recommend!”

“Went there for street car Wednesday's and got there but it was rained out but we got our money back! Hopefully they have a couple more in September?🤔😉”

“We're from Wisconsin went to play bingo on Saturday afternoon sat at the bar we had a young lady who bartended who was unbelievable she had a German accent I've never seen anybody hustle like she did it was a very very good experience”

“So a guy from Pine City goes into this place and over a weekend, has new friends and a lot of fun memories. Just talking with the old timers and the locals. I can’t say enough about the bar, the bartenders, the karaoke and the locals that hang out as well as the out of towers like me. Would never think of going to Brainerd without stopping in”

“Love, love, love Dunmire's! Went last night and was surprised by the new menu. Same great food, much higher prices tho. Careful guys, this is still Brainerd.”

“Breakfast Skillet! Ordered milk & it came in a chilled glass, super nice”

“I absolutely love this place.I go there every morning and get my large ice coffee with marshmallow cold foam.It is so amazing.I strongly suggest the marshmallow cold foam to any drink”

“Great independent restaurant. Breakfast and lunch comfort food. It's simple but delicious. Well priced and good portions. The soup is amazing! The cinnamon rolls/caramel rolls are giant (and yummy).”

“Weekday bartenders are the best.”

“Just a nice place to hang out.”

“Great place to take a break and relax. Gluten free pizza crust was surprisingly excellent. Ring hook game and ping pong table kept the kids busy. Staff was awesome.”

“I absolutely love eating here! The vibe is always relaxing. I have never had a beverage or plate that I did not love.”

“This was the first time we ate at B*Merri's. The service was excellent. My wife loved the salmon, but my walleye fingers seemed to have been left in the fryer a bit to long. We ate on their outdoor patio which has a lot of potential which they appear to realize because they were doing allot of updates to it. I look forward to visiting again next year when we're up in Brainerd to see what they've done to the patio and to taste their properly cooked Walleye fingers.”

“Amazing!!! Pizza was so good and never had wings like these before. An added plus was the service - happy and on top of everything.”

“THIS PIZZA IS BEST WHILE HIGH, LIGHT UP AND TRY IT”

“Great employees as they were so customer friendly and amazing food!!! Teacher appreciation day was so kind and delicious food. I love getting their taco Brava 🌮 so good! This time I ordered the Mexican donit bites for dessert. Yes, another favorite and what a treat!!! I was going to take a picture first but I ate 2 then remembered. All the food I have gotten was really good.”

“Good Starbucks location in Brainerd. The staff was friendly, the service was good, and my coffee was made correctly. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. There’s always a little room for improvement, but I’d definitely come back again!”

“Our family comes to Brainerd once a year and we cannot wait to go eat at Rafferty’s! It is our absolute favorite pizza in the world. Everything is good including the service.”

“Awesome courses and absolutely beautiful”

“The service and food are always amazing! It's our favorite place to go out as a family!”

“I recently lost my garage door opener in the parking lot of Jimmy Johns. I returned a few days later, thinking somebody at the store might have picked it up in case someone returned for it. Turns out they totally did! Talk about customer service! The fact that someone noticed it, kept it safe, and made sure staff knew that someone might come for it is awesome : )”

“This subway has really soft delicious bread any time of day. They have very friendly employees. There's a Subway in my hometown but I drive to Brainerd to go to this one.”

“Didn’t get my sandwich I ordered abd was given a donut instead didn’t notice until I was well home from drive through second time this had happened so that’s a bummer! Otherwise love caribou!”

“Our server was Mindy S.”

“This is my favorite Chinese buffet because the food is amazing and always on point, they have plenty of options to satisfy your craving, the receptionist is very friendly, and the building is beautiful! This buffet has the best and most food options in my opinion! If you want to eat good Chinese food I would choose this place for sure. Thank you!”

“I love the DQ have for years!”

“I know Hardee's in New Ulm MN has had some issues, but I went there today and was more than impressed! there were at least four people working there and they were so friendly and the food came really fast. it was fresh and hot and delicious! I can't wait to go there again, it looks like they have really pulled it together!”