The Old Log Cabin Restaurant — Restaurant in Forest Lake

The staff shortage is showing at this restaurant unfortunately. I felt really bad for everyone working. Summertime is literally the busiest time of the year for lake side restaurants but they had a sign up asking for more help in the kitchen, and another sign stating their restaurant would close earlier than usual and not be open at all other days.

The wait staff also couldn't give the best service because I think they had too many tables to tend to. Our food took a while to come out and maybe it's my fault for ordering the 1/4 broasted chicken instead of the 1/2, but I felt like the size of the chicken I received was smaller than what the high price I paid warranted. The chicken itself was delicious though, I'll give it that. The fries were lackluster, but not the worst I've had by any means. My friend’s mushroom bites were pretty oily and not cooked the best.

All in all, I think if you get the right thing and maybe go at a less busy time, you will have a fine experience, but I personally would not go back. Also, they had uncomfortable metal chairs (old tractor seats) on the patio and it was difficult to sit very long, so I stood for...

Worst customer service we have experienced in a very long time. We were celebrating our friend's 56th wedding anniversary. Our Waitress was.... let's just say on the rough side. Gave us a friendly greeting, then said "okay let's get to it, what will you have?" When my husband wanted to order, he asked her to come over to him as he did not want to talk over everyone and he has hearing loss. She commented, "I can hear you just fine from here. " Rude. The menu is very limited, not much to choose from. I had the half chicken salad sandwich and wild rice soup. The soup cup was only half full and cold, the sandwich was average. Our guests were also disappointed with their order and the service. We ordered 2 slices of 🎂 cake, letting our Waitress know that it was our friend's 56th anniversary. She wished them a happy anniversary. Our waitress bought out our orders of cake to share. On one plate, with two forks sticking out of it and no extra plate. Most of the time other restaurants bring extra plates and give a discount to the couple celebrating a special occasion. Will we return?...

Ate at the patio in the afternoon— gorgeous garden with a lovely atmosphere, despite being terrorized by a large bee, as it happens sometimes at restaurants. Food was overall disappointing with the exception of the cheese curds, which are hard to mess up. The chicken “dumpling” (akin to spaetzle) soup was served to me with a fair portion of it inside the plate rather than the bowl, with the napkin entirely soaked through. Splitting a seafood platter with hashbrowns, the only food that felt close to being seasoned enough was the non-fried shrimp. The non-battered fish was okay, but nothing special. Fried shrimp had an interesting texture, if not much else. The fried fish was bland and the exterior… sort of pooled oil as you stuck your fork in? In a very unappealing way. The hashbrowns were perhaps the most disappointing part, a very large portion of loose, soggy, unseasoned, bland, and half-colored potato shreds. The chocolate fudge cake was extremely dense, but moist and with an...