Interlachen Inn — Restaurant in Minnesota

This is a great place for steaks & fish, wine, beer & spirits in great spirits. The burgers are okay. The biggest reason for me to go are the servers, the patrons, and live music every other Friday. It's also an establishment with a long local history even though it had to be rebuilt (after a fire, I think). The building retains an older, classy feel, even through a casually clamorous Friday night. It's a great clamour, and one you should join if you like a friendly atmosphere.

If you're at the bar in the evening on a weekend, you'll be tended to by Neal. He'll do you right. In my short time here, I've never sat at a table, but I see the table servers are just as on it, and every bit as friendly as Neal. The kitchen staff knows what they're doing, too.

Confident all your needs are well buckled down, feel free to turn to your neighbor and do-si-do, or probably just chat. Nobody do-si-dos anymore unless the bartender has already called a ride for them. I'd say every conversation I've had there was more fun and less hokey than I ever felt square dancing in gym class.

If you're like me, you'll spend awhile there everytime you go. You can expect your wallet to be a little lighter than when on your way out from some other places, but it's in-line with other of the finer establishments in the area. If you feel physical pain whener you spend a dollar, you'll be happier at other good local establishments like Angelina's or The Eagles Club. The Interlachen Inn is where you treat your hardworking self to the finest, casually. Snoot is not known here. Great food, wine, top beers fitting most tastes, and friendly locals and people feeling local at present – you'll find these in a 13-card spade flush;...

Got to Interlachen around 5:15 without a reservation and fortunately they had one available table at the back. Seems like a very busy place due to the relatively small size of the restaurant and popularity. Our table started off with their version of fried pickles for an appetizer. They were definitely a hit with the pickle actually inside the deep fried shell stuffed with creme cheese. Ranch dressing provided for dipping. Soups including their chilli as well as clam chowder were very good. My side salad was OK but actually could have been a tick larger and had a tomato. Dressing was tasty and salad came with a warm hard roll that hit the spot. The table had entrees ranging from my 12 oz teriyaki ribeye to coconut shrimp and full rack of barbecue ribs. All were prepared to perfection and tasted great. Price point of dinners ranged from $27 to $32 which seemed to be very reasonable for quality and dining experience. Nice overall stay at Interlachen and would come back when in the area. The only negative thing I could think of is they have a number of quotes and pictures of celebrities on their walls. However, one of them comes from Bill Cosby who in my estimation should not be quoted in any establishment after all his very serious criminal charges. Might suggest this gets taken down. It's in the back where most people don't see it but we did and think it's in poor taste and somewhat offensive. Don't want it to spoil the visit that was relatively a...

It had been a while since our last visit to the Interlachen Inn. We were looking for that cool vibe that we remembered from previous visits. What we got was a chilly welcome, a meal I could have gotten at Hardee's and staff that was more concerned about rolling silverware, wondering if they should fill the salt and pepper shakers and hokieing the carpet next to us. The walleye sandwich was most definitely not hand breaded as the menu suggested, the waitress had taken the temperature of how I wanted my burger, how I ordered it and how it came out was 2 very different things. If I had to bet the burger was most likely par cooked sitting in a hotel pan full of Au Jus, topped with green olives warmed up just enough to melt the cheese. The French fries were hot and above average so that was the win for the Interlachen Inn. We were not asked about dessert so we decided to go back into town for ice cream. We left...