Customer Reviews

First time visit for my son and I. Made a last-minute online RSVP and was seated right away. Open-concept atmosphere that lives up to its name (I love the smell of a bonfire). My son liked his burgerfried, but, I recommend the roasted chicken (1/4), baked potatoe and signature green beans-all was perfectly prepared and yummy. Will definitely be back.

Unfortunately, most of my food was under seasoned with the exception of the signature green beans.

My wife's entree is the reason for the1 star. Her fish had so many bones in it that was inedible. After literally choking on a bone, she had had enough. We were going to mention the bones to our waiter, but he didn't come to check on is after the food was delivered. When he finally showed up we told him about the issues and asked for our check. Instead of telling the manager he gave us a the standard 3M discount of 15% while bringing us boxes we didn't request.

Since we ended up with boxes, we packaged up the steak we couldn't eat...

On a positive note, I assume my dog will be writing a 5 star review shortly, she ate like a queen.

We always like to start with cocktails. I had an Old Fashioned and my wife had the raspberry martini. My Old Fashioned was ok, but that's to be expected at only $9. My wife liked the martini, but it was a bit too strong for her. For dinner, I had the cedar plank salmon and my wife had the walleye. My salmon was done medium rare, just right for it. It was a generous portion, but the cranberry sauce didn't seem to meld very well with the fish. Since my wife doesn't like peppers, she had the pepper butter on the side. It was the best fish she'd had in a long time. I sampled it with the butter and it was very good. That's what I'll be having next time. As for sides, the green beans were excellent, the sesame seeds and slivered almonds turned them up a notch. The asparagus was good, but the garlic smashed potatoes were disappointing. They were rather bland and had the texture of instant potatoes. It might not be a place we go to for a special occasion, but we will be back.

Food was good, but poor service. We were there in the afternoon for late lunch, early supper. People sitting at the bar and at booths, but no staff in sight. After waiting we seated ourselves. Wait staff then came from back and walked by 4 times before acknowledging our presence. A waitress then came by and offered to get us drinks, but said it was shift change and she wasn't going to be our waitress, but did get our drinks and waiter. Very slow to take our order and food to get to table. Didn't come back to see how food was and after several when finished, had to ask another waitress to find the waiter for the check. Not likely to return due to the poor service.

Had a business lunch meeting and there wasn't much of a crowd. Service and atmosphere was great. Ordered the rotisserie chicken sandwich and the flavor was good but overall it was a little dry. I should've got some barbecue sauce. Lunch mate had the same thing with cheese and aoli sauce and really liked it. Would go back and give the place another try.

My wife and I stopped to eat on 7-10-18 in the early evening.(5ish) The server was very friendly and inviting. We ordered the Tuesday special of whiskey sirloin steaks. The food was received very quickly. When the steaks arrived, I cut into mine to check how they were done. I ordered MR. My wife Med. Outside cook was good, but blue rare in color inside. Inside was solid jelly in texture, like a gummy bear. Not natural. There was no juice even when I pinched it. Not a drop. The flavor was palatable but texture of meat made this one of the worst steaks I have ever ordered at a restaurant. My wife's was exactly the same. We have eaten here many times and no issues. I don't know if they were cooked from a frozen state.

We were promptly seated, but completely ignored. There were many waiters and waitresses standing around talking. We were never asked if we needed anything or even asked if we wanted drinks. The bar tender clearly saw us along with many other workers. After waiting 15 to 20 minutes, without even a slight acknowledgement, we had it and left. Will probably not be going back for quite a long time or even at all. Really poor management.

Pleasantly surprised by our visit today. Food was excellent. Our table had a burger, fish tacos, walleye salad, burrito and tortilla soup. Prices were reasonable for the quality and quantity. Service was exceptional from start to finish by all parties. Our server Casey J was awesome. Will definitely go back!

I will be back and bring friends. The service was exemplary. Marissa had the brightest smile and even though I changed several things on my order it was perfect. The chopped salad is the best ever. The corn, chickpeas and avocado increased the flavor of the ingredients usually found in a chopped salad. Thank you Google for finding this place for me.

Edit: some improvement in food quality... [This used to be a good place. Food quality has consistently dropped over time while prices go up and happy hour is cut. If the wait at The Tavern is too long, come across the freeway to Bonfire. PS I've told Bonfire management this same feedback several times... Without improvement.]