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Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters, Grand Marais, MN

Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters

4.7
4.7
49 Reviews
$30 and under
American
When people talk about Gunflint, great food quickly becomes part of the conversation. We have been serving fine Northwood’s cuisine for more than 80 years. The dining rooms are located inside the main Lodge with a lakeside patio, and feature a panoramic view of Gunflint Lake with some amazing sights and glorious sunsets. Named by the Star Tribune as one of the 10 Most Romantic Restaurants Within a Short Drive from the Twin Cities, Justine’s serves hearty Northwoods fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We make extensive use of native ingredients, including walleye, wild berries, maple syrup, wild rice, and mushrooms.

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2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 2 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    American

  • Hours of Operation

    Daily 8:00 am–8:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (800) 328-3325

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Catering

    We offer catering for your events. Give us a call and we can provide you some options and work with you to make your event special.

  • Private party facilities

    We provide a variety of services for you special events. Please call us and let us know what you are thinking and we will work to make your event memorable.

  • Neighbourhood

    Grand Marais

  • Cross Street

    South Gunflint Lake Road

  • Parking Details

    Private Lot

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wine

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What 49 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. George

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    Salmon was extremely dry. Chesey hash browns the potatoes were under cooked. The rest was pretty good but the price is insane. I excepted a much better buffet at $40 a person. I’m also confused on how this place was voted “#1 – Most Romantic Restaurants Worth a Short Drive”. I suppose that was in 2017 so thing were probably different, but maybe not advertise that on your site because this place had zero romantic vibes.
  2. pams

    Fargo

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a pleasant dinner. Tammy are server was terrific! Will surely be back again. She saw to all are needs , was friendly, welcoming & not intrusive.
  3. LisaB

    Minneapolis

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My favorite along the Gunflint. Quiet and spectacular views. Great food. Local beers, and foods made with in-season specialties like wild blueberries, etc. Always call first. Shop the gift store. You’ll love every minute.
  4. KimM

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The walleye piccata was excellent! The filet mignon was done as I asked with delicious mushrooms on top. The only bummer was they had run out of baked Alaska but the blueberry pie was very good.
  5. pams

    Fargo

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amanda was great! She was very personable and friendly. Checked on us to see that we were doing okay. We would certainly ask for her again.
  6. SharonB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fabulous food and extremely friendly service. I've tried almost everything on the menu over the years, and have never been disappointed.
  7. JackD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a treat - the walleye special was amazing with tasty potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, and a fresh salad. The setting is classic old-world lodge with a gorgeous view of Gunflint Lake. I'll be back!
  8. KathrynG

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a view. Worth it just for that. The atmosphere is definitely comfortable northwoods. Service was excellent. The food was very good. Would definitely recommend.
  9. DavidS

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Gunflint Lodge has a great menu with a variety of items to choose. Prices were reasonable. Staff was very pleasent and helpful.
  10. Cheezy

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Excellent Prime Rib. Beautiful lodge dining room with a view of the lake and Canada.
  11. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was amazing and all the staff were wonderful. Walleye chowder was my favorite- so delicious!!!
  12. RobertH

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 20, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Food was were very good. Fish & Chips were excellent and the walleye taco's were good as well, although there could have been more walleye in the taco's. Service was good.
  13. OpenTable Diner

    Milwaukee

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic food and great service! What a gem here in the far north in the middle of winter! A great ambiance and wonderful people. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the new year!
  14. MaryH

    Kansas City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great meal for the entire family! The hot cocoa was a hit!
  15. SamanthaC

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food is always amazing! We loved the rotating specials.
  16. joshm

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great dinner in a beautiful place. Food was wonderful, and staff were nice.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It's a great experience at the Gunflint Lodge!
  18. Mike

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great visit as usual… enjoyed the Halloween decorations…. Don’t usually get desserts but the key lime pie was outstanding. Thanks!
  19. DeAnnG

    Tahoe

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 14, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    The filet and the walleye dinners were outstanding.
  20. Katoski

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food. Great place!
  21. MateoGrande

    Minneapolis

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love Gunflint Lodge! Wavered a bit with new ownership, but things seem to be settling into their own now. Service and food drastically impoved this last visit. We hope things continue to improve. Gunflint Trail needs a nice place where you can get a nicer meal. Keep filling that need!
  22. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our 2nd wedding anniversary-we got married at Gunflint Lodge with the elopement package in 2020-we LOVE this place!
  23. OpenTable Diner

    Des Moines

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great Food! Chef Rick ALWAYS does a Great Job! Staff and Servers were Fabulous... Cozy with Beautiful Views of the Lake...
  24. JohannaK

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    I appreciated the vegetarian options. There was a number of them I wanted to try. I had the vegan chili was very tasty. My daughter like her chicken fajita. It had lots of choices to put in the fajita. The service was fast and polite. We will definitely go there again.
  25. LoriH

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service and great food. The walleye chowder was outstanding!!
  26. JamesM

    New Orleans

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great location. Easy to find. Got to see some of the great views. Awesome sunset too. Excellent service by Rebecca.
  27. GailJ

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall2food1service3ambience4
    The Gunflint BBQ on Sundays is actually a buffet. (The online menu does not mention this). The smoked salmon was ok, and the BBQ chicken was poor and the smoked ribs were dry, way under cooked and incredibly tough. We couldn't even cut meat off them with knife and fork. We were very disappointed, paid our bill and left. Save 35 bucks each and skip this entree.
  28. Gunflint

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Soup was tasty but not even close to hot. Asparagus was way overcooked. Drink was tiny, not very tasty and way too expensive. The old fashioned tasted like it came out of a premix and cost the same as a good premium drink in another bar. The prime rib, salad were good as was the potato. Overall, I expected way better.
  29. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love the charming lodge dining with comfortable high back wood chairs chairs and solid wood tables. Greeted by friendly servers who place outstanding food planned and prepared before you. Three of my families favorites were the beer battered walleye, the smoked salmon wrap and the prime rib with burgundy mushrooms.
  30. mikes

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    what a great place in a gorgeous location. we will go back!!!!
  31. schroeders

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    our waitress was fantastic , knew the menu and specials, was funny, personable and quick
  32. PaulJ

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a blissful experience on the deck eating beer-battered walleye of the day and potato skins with cheese, washed down with well-made cocktails, all while looking out at the beautiful-beyond-words lake.
  33. kd1979

    Minneapolis

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Very good food and service. Staff was friendly and helpful. The walleye was delicious. The view of the lake was great. The only negative was too many flies in the restaurant. I know it’s a difficult this time of year but it does take away from the overall experience. Would still highly recommend.
  34. GayleK

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great to eat outside with gorgeous views. Salad and meatloaf were excellent!!
  35. WendyW

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 2, 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience5
    We made our reservation for a standard table at 6. We arrived early & stated so & we were happy to wait until our reservation for a table. The gal rushed around to seat us & insisted we take a tall table. We refused and she got very insulting! She then gave us the brand new waiter & seated us right in front of the bar. We were surrounded by her tables, very interesting! Our waiter was very new but he did do his best. The food was excellent and after a rough start we enjoyed a very nice dinner.
  36. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2022

    overall2food1service5ambience4
    The walleye with blueberry sauce was very good but the rest of the menu items were mediocre at best. The wine list looked good but they were out of more than half the selections. Good service with a nice view.
  37. Pfred

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2022

    overall3food4service1ambience4
    Waited 10 minutes to be seated in a largely empty dinning room. The waiter said to help ourselves, but there were no plates. I mentioned that the hash browns server was empty and got a short lecture from the cook saying that hash browns take at least an hour to cook and it would be some time before we saw any. They actually came out in about 10 minutes. The food was good, particularly the French toast. I was offered a coffee refill only once during the 45 minute stay.
  38. JSNYC

    New York Area

    73 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    73 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place to eat near the end of the Gunflint Trail. Beautiful setting to accompany the solid, tasty, well prepared food.
  39. Slides62

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and fantastic staff especially when coming out of the BWCA
  40. MartyK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 18, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience2
    Hot, Hot, Hot. Decided to dine inside to avoid bugs and we cooked. Sat by a window and the sun was on us. Room was nearly full so we did not request another table but we also thought the place was air conditioned. It did not seem so after about 30 minutes and we were sweating. Had the BBQ buffet and it was mediocre. Ribs & Chicken were good but the salmon was WAY over cooked. Did tell the chef who apologized. Coleslaw had good flavor but was dripping with sauce. Fruit was watermelon with some blueberries. No plates when we walked up and later on ran out of silverware. Service was as good as to be expected as the place seemed either understaffed or in confusion. I'm going with understaffed. Will probably not return as it's about 550 miles from our house. When my wife left because she was heat sick and was until the next day. A disappointing end to our vacation.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

FAQs

Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (800) 328-3325.

Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters is rated 4.7 stars by 49 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 2 times today
Google Map for Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters

143 S Gunflint Lake Rd, Grand Marais, MN 55604

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    South Gunflint Lake Road

  • Neighbourhood

    Grand Marais

  • Hours of Operation

    Daily 8:00 am–8:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    American

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking Details

    Private Lot

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wine

  • Phone number

    (800) 328-3325

  • Catering

    We offer catering for your events. Give us a call and we can provide you some options and work with you to make your event special.

  • Private party facilities

    We provide a variety of services for you special events. Please call us and let us know what you are thinking and we will work to make your event memorable.

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