Froggy's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Pine City

My boyfriend and I frequent this place because we love the atmosphere. Food and drinks always seem to hit the spot- so delicious! However, we came in today to a noticeably aggravated bartender. (it was understandable because he was the only bartender working an it was decently busy). We sat down, said hi and waited for about 20 minutes before being served our first drink. During that time we witnessed multiple transactions including pull tabs. We had a $20 bill waiting to use for pull tabs so we asked Dennis if we could play. He told us that he does food and drinks before pull tabs, which is common and understandable. But didn’t we just witness you pulling pull tabs before we even got greeted or a drink?😅 We didn’t say anything. we drank our drinks and talked amongst ourselves. About an hour passes and we ask Dennis again about pulltabs because we watched him grab some for another patron. He dismissed us again, noticeably becoming more angry. I literally spoke up at this point and asked, “Dennis, did we piss you off??” He shot around and exclaimed “NO, IM JUST BUSY.” My boyfriend and I felt uncomfortable to stay at this point and we started to walk out. (we had paid for our drinks right after we got them so we didn’t have a tab). here’s the kicker- AS WE ARE LEAVING, Dennis takes it upon himself to additionally tell us that we “are always so demanding.” I was so taken aback by this because we barely had any conversation with this man… If he didn’t want to work in customer service, maybe he should reconsider his role as...

I came here with my sister and a friend and asked for a few glasses of water. A simple, human request, not even an inconvenience. The bartender, who had no issue flashing wide smiles to the older men at the bar, suddenly lost all warmth the second we opened our mouths.

No eye contact. No acknowledgment. Just a silent, disgusted expression as she handed the drinks over, like we were an embarrassment for existing. I thanked her anyway. She didn’t respond, didn’t even blink. Then she turned back to the older customers, and the fake warmth returned like a lightswitch. Business as usual.

What happened in those thirty seconds? Absolutely nothing… and everything. The truth slipped out- she didn’t see us as customers. She saw us as beneath her. And she didn’t even bother to hide it.

That’s the kind of person you’re staffing here: someone who treats younger people like parasites unless they’re bleeding money or feeding her ego. Someone who thinks kindness is transactional, not character-based. Someone who can’t fake basic respect when there’s no personal benefit.

This wasn’t bad service. It was calculated social exclusion disguised as disinterest. And if you think young adults don’t notice that kind of thing, you’re underestimating the very generation you depend on to survive. We don’t forget the places that make us feel like ghosts.

We didn’t ask for much, just a little water. Instead, we got a clear taste of the contempt this place holds for people...

Not a bad little joint for this sleepy little Interstate 35 town. The first think I noticed was the friendly and engaged staff that had no problem bantering with customers. The next thing was all the ‘stuff’ plastering the walls which never really adds much to a business. Signs, nick nacks and this and that’s. They have a small menu and had kids hanging out which gave it a bit of a Chucky Cheese kind of feel. A little gaming area to keep the chitlens busy while Ma and Pa tip back a few. I thought it would be more of a DIVE bar by the sign out front but it felt like an Applebees. But maybe the ambience changes as the day turns to nite. Hop on in sometime on your way to Hinkley or Duluth or maybe the Twin Cities if your...