Gorman's Restaurant — Restaurant in Lake Elmo

Man. I wanted to like this place. Drive by it everyday. Really neat inside with historic photos. Staff were pleasant. Came in for breakfast with my son. 11 dollars for one pancake and sausage patty and 15 dollars for a scramble of eggs and ham with potatoes and “sourdough” toast. Little back and forth whether the toast was sourdough vs white toast- tells me “sourdough is white” - ya no kidding- so either they unknowingly grabbed the wrong bread or they bought the cheapest sourdough from Sysco and had the flavor and appearance of white bread. Either way extremely over priced for breakfast and food was bland and Sysco specials. No craft in the cuisine. Inflation is a thing but this was egregious. Was wanting to try for a long time and I can’t come back bc it’s just not financially...

Great place. Just discovered this nice family friendly place. My wife and I had to come to a compromise on places to go and this place served us well. Neat history all over the walls...old pictures from years past all over. I had the fish and chips, and while it was quite plain in presentation, it was exceptional.....no soggy batter, but yet enough moisture in the batter during the bite and the cod was done right. My wife had 'breakfast for lunch' and she enjoyed it too. Unlike a recent post who voted this place low recently for a 'political agenda', I did not notice any 'political' stuff anywhere.....but I would not care if it was there and I opposed it....I ultimately came for the food...and would rate on the food. ...

I was so happy to find this place. Gorman's has got to be my favorite place to eat. It has everything I personally look for in a dining experience. The warm friendly atmosphere, the friendly staff, the antiques throughout the restaurant with all the wonderful photos from the late 1800's and early 1900's and the background music were in my opinion the perfect setting to enjoy the great food they offered on their menu. It's hard to find all of my favorite foods in the same place from biscuits and gravy to the club sandwich and the old time malts made in a shaker glass to the tater tots that seem to be getting more and more scarce. I love this place and will be returning frequently. Thank you Gorman's! (I will add more pics at...