Village Square of Fountain — Restaurant in Fountain

Small, simple, very welcoming, and the best pie anywhere around – even at other places with larger and newer facilities. It is easy to get to, located right on the main thoroughfare in the Fountain, MN community. Once, we had biked uphill from Lanesboro, MN, on a defunct tandeum bike and were so exhausted that we wondered if we had the strength to return to our hotel. This is when we first discovered Village Square pie – it was like a godsend!

So while we may have been happy with “average” food, we were amazed at how good it was, especially the blueberry pie with ice cream.

On each visit, the staff demonstrates how personally invested they are in providing the best dining experience that they can offer to guests.

During COVID alerts, when outside adventures were our go-to, we found they were dedicated to following the CDC’s guidance. We’ve had their house salad, sub sandwiches, baked chicken, and always, ALWAYS, pie!!!

Local residents flow in and seem to be strong supporters. Families dine here with their children and seem to have a great time talking table to table. Entire tables were ordering soup and pizzas – so they must be tasty and satisfying.

It’s worth a drive if you are anywhere in the area. The surrounding countryside is beautiful, and we enjoyed the journey there as well. The restaurant is clean with homey furnishings, and the staff waiting tables have been consistently friendly and polite. It is family owned and operated; we were privileged to hear their...

Great dessert, average pizza. Wonderful pecan pie and ice cream (I believe the pie was homemade, ice cream was not but is good quality). We've had pizza at some of the top rated restaurants in Minneapolis and this wasn't anywhere near as good. We like our pizzas flavorful with fennel, garlic, red pepper. This pizza did not have that, and the crust was bland. Just not outstanding, nothing I will remember. I'll come again for dessert and maybe try a sandwich instead of pizza. There were people coming in for pizza while we were there, so some people must like it, or it's one of the only options in this small town. And restaurant was clean, but with dated decor. Employee was friendly and service fast, prices...

It was November 15, with a high temperature just one degree short of 60, and a bright sunny sky. It was time for a road trip in our '65 Corvair -- a trip through the beautiful SE Minnesota bluff county.

Our first bluff country stop was lunch at the Village Square in the town of Fountain, Minnesota. I had a bacon burger and my wife have a bowl of their homemade soup. They were both excellent, but were merely "fore-pie". The piece-de- resistance was the homemade pie. It wasn't just excellent -- it was outstanding! Creamy rhubarb (me) and apple (wife). Go for the excellent food, stay for the...