Moose Country
857 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Saint Paul, MN, 55118
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Address :
857 Sibley Memorial Hwy
Saint Paul, MN, 55118 - Phone (651) 451-0160
- Website https://moosecountrybar.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 2:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : No
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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Tyler O.
Great draught beer deals. Food is bar quality but the atmosphere is perfect, especially for an out of towner.
(3)Tom Y.
Decent burger, really poor fries. Fries were limp and greasy. Since they change $.99 extra for the fries, they should be better than this. In fact, they used to have excellent hand-cut fries. What happened? With Lucky 13 just down the road, they need to up their game.
(2)Sarah W.
This place might work in Wisconsin Dells, but it just can't hack it in the city. Now, the place was packed the night I went, so if you like big portions, big drinks, in a big room with a big moose, you might give it a chance.
(1)Thaddeus S.
We found this place while looking for a place to eat before going to the Joke Joint. They happen to share the same parking lot. This place is pretty large and appears to be pretty popular with the locals. They have a lot of stuffed mounts on the walls and a full moose in the dining room to help whet your appetite. As for food I had the grilled chicken parmesan sandwich of I thought was excellent. It had a perfectly crusted yet moist chicken breast that was accompanied by a great bun. My friend had the loaded brisket sandwich of which she said was equally as good. Given that the food was pretty good, I defiantly try it again on the way to the comedy club, but it's defiantly not a destination location for me due to the ambiance really wasn't my style.
(3)Jackie R.
oh my god. This place is my absolute nightmare. I went along for a friend's birthday, with no idea what I was getting myself into. The basic problem is that it was just totally not my scene. In fact, it was pretty much the opposite of my scene. The guys were douchebags, and the music was terrible. I am not a Top 40 kind of girl at all. Unfortunately lots of my friends are. They loved this place. If you like Champps, you'll probably like Moose Country. It's just not for me. So I ended up drinking way too much to try and forget where I was, passed out in the bathroom stall, cracked my head on the toilet and had a goose egg for a week. That was the best part of the trip.
(1)Mark H.
First of all, I would never think about going to Moose Country other than to eat and maybe to have a few cold ones on the deck. What am I after all? 19 years old with a fake ID??? This is not the place for a full grown person to go for drinks and dancing. Your best bet for that will always be downtown. That being said, the food at Moose Country has never disappointed me. The walleye dinner is about as good as you are going to get if you don't have the opportunity to catch and clean your own. Yes, I'm sure it is Canadian walleye ... but so is Oceanaire's and Stella's, ay. Several of the sandwiches are very good: the walleye sandwich and the Santa Fe chicken sandwich come to mind, along with The Works burger and the sliders. Also, they have lettuce wraps that, on a good night, are better than P.F. Changs. If you are looking for a good salad, the Cobb is huge and tasty. If you don't feel like crossing the river, try the Wild Onion on Grand Avenue, sister restaurant to Moose Country -- the menus are similar. (however, if you are on Grand, there are much better options).
(4)Bill H.
So I'm writing this review with the definite disadvantage of never ordering food here before..... I've only gone here for drinks with friends. Keeping that in mind, I do enjoy the place, they play pop music pretty much for dancing, and the dj's kind of suck (they suck because they don't really dj, they just hit the play button on a prebuilt playlist but they have a booth to make it look like they're doing something) but the drinks are reasonably priced, the music is at a decent enough volume that you can actually talk with friends, or dance, or whatever. I'm rating this place this high because there's pretty much something for everyone, whether you just want to dance, drink and play pool, hang out with friends, whatever!!!
(4)Spencer D.
The Walleye BLT is a thing of beauty. Fried Walleye Strips, thick bacon, lettuce, mayo, tartar sauce on a cibatta roll.
(4)Tim S.
I make it a point to eat and drink here whenever I'm in town. I love the Italian fries, Minnesota wings, and of course the beer specials.
(5)Shane P.
It took over an hour to get our food. We didn't complain, but the server came to us and apologized and said she would talk to her manager. He came to our table and said he would refill our drinks or get us desert, we said it was fine but we might take him up on the desert. Our food was ok and since he offered we saved a little room for desert. There were six of us and we ordered 3 deserts to share. The server brought the bill and stated the manager took care of one of the deserts for us. We told her we were of the understanding that he was getting us deserts and even though there were six of us we only ordered three. She said no, he is only taking care of one. I can't believe that he expected six people to share on small desert. We weren't totally upset about the food taking a long time, but the whole desert thing made the experience very bad. We will never return to a place with such poor customer service.
(1)Gwyn B.
My son and I stopped at Moose Country about 5:30 on a Sunday afternoon for an early dinner. We'd both been there a few years ago and liked the food. But things seem to have changed.The food was very poor and the service thin. The blaring rock music didn't help. I like rock, but it's not my idea of dinner music. I ordered a "Plain Jane" burger, described as a basic burger, cooked medium. My son ordered a turkey melt without the "cranberry mayo". What I got was a blackened hockey puck, totally dry and so over-seasoned that it didn't taste like meat at all. As a final insult, a large pickle was skewered to the top of the burger with a 6-inch toothpick. I don't enjoy pickle juice on my hamburger bun. The french fries were edible, but very over-seasoned. My son did somewhat better with his sandwhich, although the "chips" looked and tasted like they'd been dumped in the deep fryer. Neither of us could eat those. I can't imagine what the "cranberry mayo" they offer would have done to the sandwhich. If there's better food on Moose Country's menu I'll never know, because I'll never go back. If you can't serve a decent burger, I'm not giving you a second chance. I've seen complaints about the staff and service here, I found the service marginally adequate. The decor includes lots and lots of stuffed animals, including a stuffed moose. Not just the head, the whole moose. This doesn't bother me, but it no doubt offends some. I think the prices would be okay if the quality were there. But it's not. Quality control and a pallet seem to be totally absent.
(1)Nick L.
No Country for Old Moose. Moose Country is a suburban restaurant/bar located in Lilydale very close to the Mississippi River. It features two floors, two bars, a dining area, patio, and a dance floor. The food is all right; it's typical Americana and decently priced. The nightlife at Moose Country is usually a mix of older suburban types and just turned 21 suburban types. The music played is typically top 40. There is nothing pretentious about this place. Local games are shown on the many televisions distributed throughout the restaurant, and locals sit at the bar to take it all in.
(3)Ayanna B.
I use to really like this place, but today it took over 45 minutes for them to bring us our order. The waitress skills were blah at best, when I asked her what pops she had she listed lemonade then waited until I had finished my first one to tell me that there were no free refills on lemonade. . . Isn't that something that should had been explained at the time of my order? She also explained after the fact that the mash potatoes and tots were also extra. Oh and when we all sat down we told her that it was one of the women's birthday (it being birthday Tuesday) she waits until she brings the bill to tell us that since the person's birthday was Sunday they would have had to come in last Tuesday After speaking to the manager she did comp the birthday girl and give us free dessert. But lunch shouldn't take 2 hours
(1)Dan S.
I like Moose Country. You got to take it for what it is though. They have good burgers, great Walleye, and some so-so other stuff. Drinks are reasonable, and it's a fun non-chain restaurant. I try and stay away at night as it becomes a cougarish dance-club, and I've heard birthday Tuesdays are a mess, but all-in-all I really like it for what it is! PS- I did get in an argument with a server over whether Summit was an "import" or not. She said it was and I said I can see the brewery from here! It was kind of a tongue-in-cheek argument cause I knew what she meant, but still it was funny!
(4)Bianca L.
This is my first Yelp dining review and I had such an awful experience at Moose Country that I knew I had to write one. Let me start off by saying that we ate at Moose Country because we weren't familiar with the area and were going to see a comedy show at the Joke Joint, which shares a parking lot. Upon arrival we were greeted immediately and asked for id's. That same person walked us over to a booth all the way in the back, which was a corner booth away from everything. I asked nicely if we could sit in a more centralized booth to be closer to all the action. We were moved to a different booth where we sat and waited. We must have waited 20 minutes while being passed up by 3-4 waitresses several times. On top of that we are sitting directly across from a station with a computer where these same waitresses were putting in constant orders (I'm guessing). Not once did any of them ever acknowledge our table of 2. Getting fed up, I approach a waitress at a different station and tell her that we have been waiting for a server to take our order. She tells me someone will be right over. Again 15 minutes pass by and nothing. While a waitress is putting in an order directly across from our booth we flag her down as she almost walks away. She hesitates to come by us but she does. We tell her we have been been sitting at the booth for over 30 minutes now and have not once been acknowledge. She apologizes and takes our drink order and quickly tries to walk away. I tell her we want to order our food also only because we want to make it to the show on time. A little while later, A manager (Im guessing) apologizes for the lack of service and asks us if we sat ourselves. Obviously we did not. That same person brings our food out later. Our meals were good and by that time we were starving and eating fairly fast. Half way through my yummy buffalo chicken wrap I pull out a hair. It happens, I get it. We've all experienced that before. Needless to say that quickly curbed my appetite. Just as I pulled the hair from my wrap, our waitress asks us how everything is going. Since she asked and since I still have the hair in my hand I tell her about the situation and ask for the check (since we have 10 minutes until the show starts). She apologizes and the same guy (manager?) from earlier comes by. He inspects the hair and states "That's weird, we only have men prepping the food". I tell him it's not a huge deal. The waitress asked how dinner was and I told her what just happened. I wasn't mean, rude or anything. I just thought they should know. Not once did he apologize and his tone was somewhat accusatory (even though the hair strand wasn't the same color as mine and was much shorter). I think i'm more upset about the horrible lack of customer service here more than anything else. It was a sour start to our evening. Needless to say this Doctor and Food Network employee won't be eating here again.
(1)Amber S.
Select food items on the menu are quite delicious, but the atmosphere of the place is so overbearing and stereotypical and overdone it almost makes me embarrassed to live in Minnesota.
(3)Dan S.
It has it's moments. I love the bloody mary bar on Sundays. The Burgers are good. The drink prices are pretty fair. If you are in for a dance scene it has that on Friday and Saturday nights. It just struggles to be the fit for everyone. (sports bar, dance club, restaurant, etc.)
(3)Rhonda G.
Did you ever think you'd have to deal with a chefs ego in a place like this? You bet. The last time I went I wanted to try something different. I ordered parmesan crusted chicken with a mushroom sauce. The sauce turned out to be a runny, tasteless salsa with pieces of mushrooms. I'm glad I had an extra plate. I snatched up the chicken, scraped off all the crap before it turned into a wet newspaper. I complained to my very young Latina waitress, who knew a salsa from a sauce. I'm having a fucking fit with the manager about the wording on the menu, and the cooks lack of knowledge. At this time I don't believe this has been remedied. I wouldn't exactly say stay away. You know how it is when you've been all over, you want to try something different. Give it one shot out of curiosity, and a different location. They have a really nice patio. But in the hot summer the waitresses don't have the sense to close the door behind them. It's just awkward. The food is adequate and that chicken was pretty tender. I guess there's nothing that can be done about cooks intimidating wait staff to serve their egos, even here.
(3)Wil G.
I had to lower my rating. They've been hurt by the many things, but none worse than the years of having their son manage this place. He's gone now so that's good, but the damage has been done. Fewer people show up, the food has gone down hill and they've slashed their hours and they close the kitchen at 10pm now. They used to have some of the best spaghetti in town, but they changed the recipe and now it's bland red meh on mushy pasta. They still have their Minnesota Wings which is good.
(3)Lxs S.
Wow - all the negative reviews sure don't jive with our experience. We arrived on a cold winter night and were immediately greeted at the door. We were seated at a table within moments. Our server arrived right away to take drink orders and answer any menu questions we might have. We ordered one appetizer and it arrived within 10 minutes. Soft drinks were re-filled repeatedly during our visit. Our entrees arrived just as we finished our appetizer. Everyone enjoyed their food - some had salad, others sliders, and two had the nightly spaghetti & meatball special. We'll keep going back....
(4)Carol O.
Eight of us went to Moose Country last week for dinner. The original table they had reserved for us was, well, 'original'. At the end was one booth next to which they placed a table for four. Whoever was getting back in that booth had best have good bladder control because it would take a lot of movement just to get out of there. Anyway, we saw a table out on the patio and decided to see if it was available which it was. The person who seated us said our server was new but we'd be good care of. We started with a drink order. There were 3 wine orders, one chardonnay, one sauvignon blanc and one cab. Soon after we had two reds and a white delivered instead of two whites and a red. OK the cab drinker tastes the two reds and selects one. The sauvignon drinker tasted the white and said this is just what the doctor ordered which left me with one red chardonnay. I mentioned that chard is white. Soon after I was delivered another red but the third time was a charm and I received a nice pour of a nice chardonnay. I think we may have received someone else's salad orders. We received one salad that was ordered as the person's meal, (none of us had), one salad with Italian dressing (none of us ordered that). And without going into detail after detail two more dressing orders that were incorrect. The food orders came out correctly except one person didn't get the fries they ordered. Some of our group really like their choices and some were unimpressed. As usual we had asked that the bills be separated by couple. No one got a correct bill! We decided to just juggle what we had and come closest to what each couple had ordered. The manager did come over and asked how the night was. No one in our group feels comfortable complaining, but, we did say that we thought the server had been turned out a little before he/she was ready for primetime. A little training was all that would be required to make an excellent server. He said that in light of that he'd like to give us a couple free desserts - two warm cookies in little cast iron skillets topped with ice cream. Very yummy! I would go back again - the patio view was nice even if a bit cramped. The onion rings were quite tasty with a ranch dipping sauce and some of the meals were rated highly. But, really, when food is your business the wait staff needs to be trained before setting them out on their own. Did I mention the yummy dessert?
(2)Brenda B.
Interesting history and architecture, good food, but I had to pay .25 extra for grenadine when at the bar.
(4)Enrique M.
Great location full of fun and entertainment. Food and service are excellent. One of the best places to enjoy Happy Hour out on the patio in Lilydale.
(4)Emma W.
Words cannot even begin to describe how unjustly we were treated at Moose Country, as such, I will not even try. I will just caution people against going to this bar as Moose Country is to fun as arsenic is to rats.
(1)K K.
Extremely slow service. Even slower kitchen. When we raised a complaint about the food there was no offer for comp or to redo the dish. Instead the manager sent out 2 beers on the house. Which meant nothing to us cuz we didn't want extra beers. We wanted our food done right! With the exception of a small patio with outdoor fireplace, this place isn't worth the drive.
(1)Jenny E.
I put in an order for Minnesota wings (which are really great, my family gets them for parties and stuff all the time) and an order of fries to be picked up. I arrived on time, paid for my order and left. Imagine my surprise when I got home to find that the small styrofoam container was the order of fries and that it was not even half full. What made it worse was that these were clearly bottom of the basket, sitting there, mushy, soft fries. The kind that responsible kitchens throw away instead of giving to paying customers. I can't imagine if I had been a sitting customer there that this is what I would have been served, they'd know it would be sent back. So disappointed, feels very lazy. I placed a picture and a comment on their Facebook, of course instead of replying to me, it's just hidden from their timeline. If you don't want to serve decent food to pickup customers, stop offering it.
(2)Javier C.
This place is just truly awful. Rude management, rude service, and warm beer. Save yourself some money and go buy a case of beer and order pizza instead.
(1)Jenny A.
Moose Country is a good example of sad decline in a restaurant's standards. It's interesting coming here because they are always packed to the gills with people, and I am guilty of returning even with the mountain of issues they have and keep having. I think the only thing that is really keeping them alive is their stellar specials. I come here sporadically with my partner and it's literally only for their $10 steak plate special on Wednesdays. We would opt to go somewhere else given the choice if we were meeting up with friends. My most recent ventures here, though, were so terrible that I have trouble seeing myself stepping foot in here again. Last night was a great example of the decline in standards that I mentioned above. We sauntered in around 7pm and were seated at a 4-top by the patio. Our waitress came over and seemed nice enough while she took our drink orders. We ordered our food and off she went to the kitchen. When our food came out, Sam's order was wrong but not something she couldn't fix on her own. Her steak, which she ordered medium rare, was a little too rare for her so I swapped with her as mine was closer to medium, even though I ordered mine medium rare as well. I took a couple bites off the edges and thought it was oddly undercooked, so I cut down the middle... The poor thing still had a heartbeat, it was so raw. It was so raw it was purple. It was so raw I could probably extract blood and do a transfusion. It was so raw I could hear it moo when I poked it. It was so raw..... Well, you get the idea. No biggie, though, I'll just send it back. Sam flagged down the waitress and she came over gnawing on a piece of gum with her mouth open. I pointed out that the steak was way under done. She grabbed the steak, looked at it and says "Well, didn't you order it medium rare". I said yes but told her that it was raw, like, raw raw. Still gnashing on her gum with her mouth open, she says "Well, what do you want me to do about it?" ........ *Blink, blink* Excuse me? I told her to either have it thrown back on the grill or send me a new one. She trotted off to the kitchen with my only half dead piece of cow. Meanwhile, I watched her give another table their bill while they were still eating and try to take their plates from them. The lady at the table still had a chicken wing in her mouth. The guy looked very mad and very offended. Sam and I watched as she rolled her eyes at pretty much every table that asked her for something, all while blowing bubbles with her gum and chewing with her mouth open... I'm not talking about a delicate chew, here. I'm talking like a starving baboon. The potential for gleeking on customers was very very high. She somehow figured out how to do all of this while still maintaining duck lips. That's talent. I wish she put that much energy into her job. The manager came over to inquire about my steak and had to go to the kitchen to get it because no one brought it back to me. Our waitress quick stopped back to see how it was and brought us a second round of drinks. This time it was fine. When we finished our meals we asked for our bills and she quickly bought them over and tried to put on the charm. No dice, Daisy Duck, it's too late for you. She then came back about 3 minutes later to pick up the bills while we were still sitting there. I told her I hadn't written on mine (I waited on purpose to write on mine because I anticipated her coming back) and I was still drinking. She rolled her eyes and proceeded to walk around the dining room, eyeballing our table as if she saw me drop a ten spot on the floor. The second we stood up to put our coats on she made her way over to the table to grab the checks and flips each one open before taking it. I certainly hope she enjoyed the read. Normally, with service this terrible, I would talk to the manager. But the service here has sucked on so many other occasions that it doesn't seem to make a difference. The time prior to this, I was at a Staff Christmas Party. Our waitress played the disappearing act and it dragged the dinner portion of our party out over two hours. We did complain and the manager bought the table a round of drinks. It was nice, but it didn't make her show up more. I don't complain because I want free stuff, I complain because I want good service. There is none to be had here and I think if they concentrated on better service they would save themselves a ton of money on comp-ing meals, etc. The food here is generally worth about 3 to 3.5 stars, and even though my steak was raw, it seems unusual for a mistake to originate from the kitchen here. They cooks obviously know what they are doing, sans the rare incidence like mine(pun was accidental), and this place does get very busy. The OK rating on the food has more to do with the flavor than how well it's made. Dine at your own risk.
(1)Karl W.
Food was great but no substitutions for potatoes, they were gonna charge us extra, not to get Brussel Sprouts. Just wanted an extra scoop of potatoes and no sprouts. Ridiculous rule. Very customer unfriendly in that regard.
(3)Kelly B.
Best Bloody Mary bar!! Love this place. Walleye fingers are decent. Staff are really nice and the service is always good.
(4)Rico R.
I thought this place was really good! Good atmosphere, huge Moose chillin in the middle of the restaurant, TVs, etc. Our waitress said it was her second night and she did good, but the main reason this gets 4 stars is the reason you go to a restaurant: the food. I got the buffalo chicken wrap and it was bomb! Came with chips that were tasty too. Everyone on my family thought the food was up to par. I will definitely be going back, it's a solid place to go if you don't want to go downtown to the cities.
(4)Brooke M.
My friend and I had the most disappointing night out at Moose Country on Sunday December 7. It started when we walked in the door. We stood at the hostess table waiting for someone to seat us (acknowledge we were even there would have been great too). A blonde waitress walked past us twice and didn't even look at us. Finally, she came back and asked if we had been helped - clearly we hadn't. She sat us at a booth and the first problem of the night happened. I ripped my jeans on a nail sticking out from the booth. We let out server know and she said she would send a manager over to speak with me. About 10 minutes later a woman appeared at our table. The first words from her mouth were "I heard there was a problem here". No hello, no hi I'm the manager here, nothing. I explained what happened and as if she didn't believe me, she made me show her the rip in my jeans. Abruptly, she said she would be back and walked off. 40 minutes later, after she never came back to our table, but did walk past us twice without making eye contact, we asked our server what her name was as she never introduced herself. Our server, unfortunately I don't recall her name, said the manager's name was Melissa. About two minutes later Melissa miraculously appeared with her business card. Keep in mind that during the whole time of waiting for her to return we saw her sitting down with another patron and talking to him for quite some time. Melissa's resolution to the matter was that she would consider paying for me to have my jeans fixed. I told her that wasn't acceptable and she didn't offer any other solution. Nor did she offer any apology the entire time I spoke with her. I got the feeling that I was just causing her a headache. The next problem occurred when our food came. I ordered the Wild Philly and it was very overcooked, dry, and there was no mayo or cream cheese on the bread. It was so bad I sent it back to the kitchen. My friend graciously offered to share her patty melt with me, which was raw on the inside and uneatable. We ended up apologizing to our server and telling her we weren't trying to be difficult, but our meals were horrible. My sandwich was removed from the bill and another manager, David, came to speak with us. David was completely different than Melissa. He apologized, he did what was in his authority to try to right the situation and he did his best to change our minds about never wanting to eat at Moose Country again. I must say that I have no issue with David or with our server. They did what they could. Melissa, on the other hand, has no business being in management without being given some lessons on how to handle customers. She was rude and it's unacceptable to treat customers in the rude manner she treated my friend and me. Now, the $20.00 gift card David gave us was a nice gesture, but my friend and I were both sick Sunday and Monday after eating your food, so I'm sure you can understand why coming back isn't high on our list. Frankly, I don't ever want to come back. I'm very dissatisfied with how this was handled, how we were treated as customers and I need to be reimbursed for the new jeans I just purchased because mine were ripped on the nail that was sticking out from the booth. At no time were we moved from the booth, did anyone attempt to cover the nail or make sure no one was hurt by it. The situation was not handled well at all.
(1)Vikki P.
Four of us ate at Moose Country today. We got there around 2:30 - the place was surprisingly busy for that hour. Our waitress arrived quickly and took our drink orders...that was the only time she moved quickly. I think it was close to 3 before our food order was even taken - and that was because we flagged down another waitress. Throughout this time, we observed our waitress pouting, slamming things, making faces and when she spoke to us, she was dispassionate and not rude, but not necessarily pleasant either. We ordered a buffalo chicken salad which was soggy and contained tomatoes which we requested removed. We also had walleye fingers, which were lightly breaded and the top ones were good, but the ones on the bottom sat in grease. We also had Moose Bites - these were delicious. And we also ordered a pretzel sandwich which was also delicious. So, most of the food was decent, one of the waitresses was awesome, the prices were decent but I don't think any of us will be going back anytime soon.
(3)Abby T.
I came to here to celebrate my birthday. Me and my entire party were treated extremely well. We really enjoyed the drinks and the dance floor. I will coming here again. This is a really nice place and we all enjoyed ourselves.
(5)Haylee H.
Turned away because of visible tattoos. Unbelievable. Welcome to the 21st century idiots. I would absolutely NOT recommend supporting any business like this. This is 100% discrimination. They don't like what color people have "on" their skin is the same thing as not liking the color of someone's skin. Gross.
(1)Samuel W.
I'd like to preface this by saying I used to really like this place. The service was decent, the food was good and the drinks were strong. Those days are gone. The last four times I've gone in the last couple of months, the service has been EXTREMELY slow. I actually work at a group home and took one of my clients with down's syndrome there. The waitress treated him terribly... she wouldn't acknowledge him, threw his plate down in front of him, refused to fill his drink until I asked her to twice. It was absolutely ridiculous. And in the times prior, we've waited up to an hour on a not crowded day to receive two basic meals. The staff never seem to quite know what they're doing. And the food quality has sharply gone downhill. I had to send back fries because they were so stale that they were actually difficult to chew. The food's definitely not worth the wait or the hassle, by any means. I'm surprised this place manages to get high ratings, honestly.
(1)Shawn S.
The moose is alright! In reading some of the reviews, it appears that yelpers are overgeneralizing...for example the night I was there they played the latest dance music. The other yelper must have been there on "80's Night". It has a little of everything from a booty shakin' dance floor, stiff pours, oversized beers, flat screen TVs with sports, pool, darts. It has plenty of parking, lot of places to sit. The servers are sassy, which I like. Plenty of parking. Every night has cheap food and drink specials, on Fridays there are $2.95 margaritas. It is worth the drive from Minneapolis if you have a sober DD, worth checking out. Go on their website and see what night appeals to you.
(4)Jonathan M.
Its sad that my first yelp review will be a bad one, but if I can prevent any of you from putting up with what my wife and I had to deal with, it'll be worth it. We waited about 20 minutes for anyone to take our order. This is after the fact that we had to flag down the same server twice. The manager came out to our table to apologize, which I thought was a nice gesture. Towards the end of the meal, however, my wife found a long hair in her wrap. As we were talking about it, the server came up to us and asked us how our meal was going. Needless to say, this came up. 2 minutes later, the manager comes to our table, and after noting the hair on the plate, states "that's weird, because all we have our boys working the kitchen". I clarified that we weren't asking, nor accepting, any discounts or freebies based on this incident, offended that such an accusation would be brought up. It's obvious that I will be never set foot in this poor excuse for an establishment ever again. Avoid yourself the trouble, the hassle, and the frustration, and drive right by this place. Oh, and the food is mediocre.
(1)Mary Ellen J.
First visit - won't return - food & atmosphere average, menu prices higher than average, customer service below average. Not accommodating.
(2)Diana E.
I was nervous about going here based on the reviews, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The food and service was good. We did have an issue that our appetizer came out after our actual food which I wasn't very pleased with. Had I been thinking I should have told the waitress to cancel it as we didn't each much of it since we already had our food. Wouldn't go out of my way to go back, but wouldn't not go if I was in the area.
(3)Chris W.
I've been here quite a few times from having lived in the area, happy hours from working in the area, and because it's the drinking destination of choice for a subset of my group of friends. Anyway, for dining after work..... they have some super hot-hot-hot wings. Literally. You will tear up and die in flames. We usually get those and some beers. It's a decent happy hour bar. The food is mediocre, but it was close by and not too pricey. The nachos also come in a huge mountain. It's like a zesty volcano it's so big. They are really good too. The wait staff all has camouflage shirts on with the bar's name. By day, they really want to be some north woods themed eatery. The outdoor patio borders the parking lot and a busy street. I would have built it on a more secluded or scenic side of the building. The upstairs has pool tables with small-time wannabe hustlers trying to score a $20 off of you. If you can wait your turn and play a few rounds with your friend though, it's kinda fun. On the other hand.... the night club scene here is terrible. I had to laugh at (and compliment) some of the other reviewers. The people that said this was "Grenade Country" and "Like dining in Cabella's" are spot on. Hehe. I couldn't have said it better myself. The crowd is very cliquey, and consists primarily of people that went to either Sibley or Cretin Durham Hall for High School (hence why Mauer and Morneau have been spotted here) and didn't go on to college or move out of the area. It's a highschool reunion every weekend. It's a dive bar that caters to those particular locals. It's the spot where all the kids went with their underage id's to meet up with their other high school friends. It's a very local scene where you'll find really 2 groups of people: barely legals alongside old people in their 30's and 40's clinging to youth. Anyway, the playlist is generally high school throwbacks. Bel Biv Devoe was mentioned in another review - that's definitely true - along with Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, and then newer stuff along the lines of Nikki Minaj or Justin Bieber. The DJ isn't really a DJ.... he's more like a computer operator who pushes "play" on a playlist. there isn't really mixing or bass drops or anything. If you have a birthday or whatever and tip the guy, they'll throw your song on too. The drinks are generally pretty well priced, but they are always sort of weak. The bartenders are hit or miss. The service is generally ok though. Never had a problem getting drinks or food, even when busy. Security is generally pretty lax, and they let people get pretty good and drunk. There are always cabs waiting outside at closing time so you can get home safe. I've never seen a fight though, but I've seen plenty of too-drunk girls being propped up by some random guy they just met. It's not really the kinda of night spot I'm into, but I get talked into going out here once in a while. For a dinner/restaurant type place, I'd actually give it maybe 4 stars. It's a pretty good after work dinner and snack spot. The night scene is just so cheesy bad though, that I have to give it the rating it deserves.
(2)John W.
Met up last night with friends for dinner. It was their 80's night so all the waiters and waitresses were dressed up in 80's clothes and the main special was a 8oz steak, salad, and potato choice for around $10. I, however, decided to go with one of the fantastic burgers they make. This time I went with the Bistro Burger which was cooked perfectly. The cool slices of avocado matched perfectly with the roasted peppers. To top it off a nice slice of smoked gouda cheese was the cherry on top. This burger was fantastic to eat while sitting outside on the patio and enjoying a great summer evening. I do feel the service was quite slow but it was very busy so it is understandable. The waitress was very pleasant.
(4)Jackie S.
We went here about a week ago, the decor is different, but nice. We had the sliders and a bowl of fries, and they were wonderful! My son's cheeseburger was very good as well, service was good, we will definitely go back!
(5)Nate M.
Service is beyond poor from the door to finish. The hostess and manager searched and searched for a table, there were at least 10 empty tables. It was 15 min before the server ever came to the table! 22 minutes for drinks and we sat right beside the bar. The server Laura was not knowledgable and extremely rude and slow.
(1)Whitney G.
I enjoy the specials during the week, such as the steak dinner on Wednesday nights and the deals for birthday shenanigans at their joint. Make sure you get a decent cut of steak or you'll end up chewing it the rest of the night. I don't recommend this place if you're going out on your own and not from the area, because many of the folks know each other.
(3)Brittany H.
Our experience at Moose Country was awful from start to finish. It began with the hostess trying to seat us at a table where we would have been cramped up against the chairs of the people at the table behind us, and when we went to ask her for another table she said "she'd be right back". She never came back, so we sat ourselves at a table nearby hoping it was okay. Our table felt sticky, but felt like it was more the actual table than it being dirty. Still, no one wants to eat on a sticky table. When our waitress finally came we asked if she could wipe it, and she said (rudely, I might add) "Um yeah, it's just the varnish. I just wiped it but I guess I can wipe it again." Fine, but what kind of management doesn't get new tables when they're sticky and gross? We ordered our food, I had the blackened fish BLT sandwich. I hated it. The flavor was completely overpowering and overwhelming. I ate the tater tots that I had gotten on the side, and the waitress asked if there was something wrong with the sandwich. I told her I didn't like it, and she asked if she could get me something else. I was with my boyfriend and his mom, who was to be paying for the meal, and she asked if we could just get it taken off the bill. The waitress said she'd get her manager, but that it had already been eaten so there was nothing she could do. Strange, because the sandwich itself had not been eaten. Long story short, the manager didn't seem to have any pull, had to find the general manager to speak to, and said he could offer us a free dessert. My boyfriend's mom asked that it just be taken off the bill, and he said "it's easier for me to add stuff on for free than take it off". Basically, not one employee knows what they're doing here, and their customer service and food are both pathetic. Their "most popular dessert" was basically just a warm cookie and ice cream. It was just a sad showcase of a small business, unfortunately. Summary: I'd give Moose Country 0 stars if I could.
(1)Karin M.
Recently attended the 80's night for a friends birthday. Great music and videos however I was expecting to see people dancing. Service was very prompt and friendly. We had a large group with lots of drink orders and no one was ever left waiting for too long. The TIJUANA WINGS were very tasty and the nachos looked really pretty when they came; however I did not try them. Several in our group wanted to drink the blue cheese that came with the wings. Based on this experience I would like to go back and try more off their menu.
(3)Laura P.
I dunno. It was nice enough I suppose. It felt like the big brother to a sports bar. You know, like a more mature older brother that hunts or something. There are stuffed deer heads and crap all over the walls here. So, if you plan on eating a big juicy burger- be prepared to get stared down by a giant moose, deer, or duck while you chow down. I ordered an appetizer, thai lettuce wraps. I thought that it would be a plate of neatly lettuce-wrapped things, but I got a platter of condiments in which I could wrap my own. So, a quarter of a head of lettuce, two dipping sauces, some chopped cabbage, some meat, some crunchy things.... I was a little disappointed, I thought they came pre-wrapped. I didn't really feel like messing around with wrapping them myself. A disclaimer like "some assembly required" would have been nice :)
(2)Sonja D.
I have had good times at Moose Country...and I'll gladly go back for a good ol drunken time in the future. From sneaking drinks upstairs (never mind the situation), sitting at the bar shootin the shit, eating lunch on the patio, or just coming back to reminisce.. Moose Country has covered all my bases. The drinks usually have a kick, and the waitresses are all unusually young, but friendly. Maybe too friendly, bordering on annoying. This isn't a place where you come with high expectations, and that is exactly what I look for in a bar. Although it is out of my way, it is fun to stop in from time to time with my old friend who used to frequent the place. The food has always been alright, and most recently the pan-fried walleye sandwich with coleslaw was unexpectedly really really good. I was impressed. Maybe I haven't been here on a night where there are a young bunch of kids, or maybe I was one of them and didn't notice, but Moose Country has yet to let me down.
(4)Alex H.
2 stars because of the quaint area it's in. Moose country itself was just awful. My buddies wanted to get food and drinks a couple days ago. My friend said the food was amazing. They had a bloody Mary thing going on. Everything was going fine with our bloody drinks. The girl behind the bar gave our menus and just went about her business. That's fine......unless it's takes 45 minutes to come back to us in a practically dead bar. We ordered our breakfast. Which came out almost an hour later. My friends got there food. Mine came just about the time they were half way done with there meal. my Eggs Benedict came out finally. I put my fork into the hash browns and took a bite they partly frozen still! and tasted disgusting. I got the bartenders attention. She was good about getting the manager. The manager came over and said " I'll have the chef make a new order." She scraped my hash browns on a plate and went back to the kitchen. She came back and gave me back my old hash browns that just hit luke warm. WOW! no apology or even considering I perhaps wanted something else. I then took a bite out my Eggs Benedict which wasn't touched yet. Jesus.....call the Kitchen Nightmares producers on this place! My Eggs Benedict had a couple of rather medium size egg shells in it. So overall I took maybe 1 bite of my meal. Bartender didn't care whatsoever. My friends wanted more drinks while I wanted to leave. The servers behind the bar completely ignored me and my empty drinks. While kept taking my friends empty drinks. So I learned my lesson to never come back to this place. Bad food and horrible staff.
(2)Jewels B.
Avoid this place like the plague. I call this "Grenade Country". The women are uninspiring and lackluster. The food is blazhay blah, blazahay blah. The waitress are scared of colored people and so is the staff (if you're black make sure you wear tight jeans that hug your nuts and are 5 feet of the ground). The music is super weak Tuesdays is birthday Tuesday, and it's a graveyard. They use to charge cover but it's so wack now why bother?
(1)Shimon R.
Last night, 4/19/2013, I took a party of four to Moose Country for dinner, cocktails, and dancing. Our ages ranged from 27 to 68. I'm a local to the area and eat there frequently, usually quite pleased with the service and food. Last night our server was disinterested and the food and beverages were simply dreadful. There was a margarita special, which all four ordered. The glasses used for service were 5-ounce wine goblets, hot from the sink; not chilled. The margaritas were clearly from a premix, again, warm and tasting more from a low quality vodka than tequila. I ordered onion rings; $8.00 as a quick appetizer. We received a small basket with 6 rings, tepid and covered in a batter so laden with salt that they were inedible. I called over our server and remarked that the onion rings were cold and laden with salt. Her reply, "Don't you want them?" She made no offer to have them remade or to suggest another item; rather she simply walked away from the table. We all just shook our heads and assumed that the item would be removed from our check, which ultimately, for the evening, came to $110.00 plus tip. Of the entrees ordered, a vegeburger sandwich arrived so undercooked that it fell apart; walleye tacos arrived ten minutes after the other entrees, under-seasoned and cold; a walleye sandwich ordered grilled, but arrived heavily breaded and deep fried, accompanied by a pile of soggy, cold french fries. Throughout, our server was nowhere to be found; others were slowly bringing out our food. As we moved from our dinner table to the dance floor, diners at the table, immediately to my right, at a table directly across from the stuffed moose, asked me if we'd been satisfied with our food and service. I asked, "Why?" A gentleman remarked that he wondered if it was only their orders that were awful. I nodded and commented that the cocktails, food, and service were all substandard. I have frequented Moose Country, the location, for many years. In the last couple of years, I'd guess that I've had the Wednesday night steak special at least three times a month; had beverages, and always brought family and friends. Last night ended years of dinners at this establishment. It's very clear that current supervision of staff is non-existent. For years, the owner would patrol the dining area, making quite certain that food and service were top notch. It's very clear that current management does not have the respect of employees and the inmates are running the jail.
(1)Brian R.
Great food and bar scene. Overpriced kids meals, with drink and side cost over $11. Love the wings and burgers, great hangout. The Schafer's who own it do a nice job keeping the place fresh and vibrant
(4)Trouble I.
I met some people here for a business lunch last week. The service was slow. The server was nice, but slow. Took other orders ahead of ours. And did I mention, slow? Lunch on a weekday, shouldn't take 2+ hours. The food was awesome. We had the Prime Rib Sliders an order of fries and a flat bread pizza. Food - 100% Service - 35%
(2)Jennifer S.
I've been here 3 times over the past 2-3 months. Each time, the service has been mediocre, rather sloppy and unconscious of the patrons. The food has also been mediocre and overpriced for the poor quality. The lime wedges I recently requested for my beer were dried out - no juice (had to request more); quite obviously, the limes had been sliced a day or two before and left out in the air. One good thing about that place is that it's a convenient location to meet up with a group of friends who all work at the same place in Mendota Heights. Also, there's ample seating outside on their deck.
(2)Matt M.
Let me preface by saying that I generally don't think that places that aim to be weekend party places should also double as a restaurant. Let me also say that I enjoy getting drunk in stupid places. Now then. Moose Country is okay if you go into it with the aforementioned things in mind. I've eaten there once or twice and it's been a mediocre experience. Whether eating or boozing, the servers have always seemed a bit... annoyed? I can deal with that on a Saturday night and I'm surrounded by drunks. Or I'm drunk myself. The bartenders are hit or miss... I've had a couple that have given me some preferential treatment, most likely because I'm moderately charming, tall, and don't say stupid things when I'm intoxicated. The DJ is absolutely awful. Like, it hurts my feelings every single time I go in there. Before the beer and vodka starts to kick in, the playlist is laughable. Even when I'm a handful of drinks in and have actually ventured onto the dance floor, more often than not I'm looking at my friends with that "WTF?" look on my face when a new song comes on. This isn't 1989. I don't want to dance to 'Poison' by Bell Biv Devoe. The design of the place is about the worst conceived idea ever. It might be easier to get into the Oval Office than it is to get on the dance floor when it's busy. And upstairs? C'mon man. I have to duck to walk through the pool area to the bar. It's amusing to stand up top and be creepy looking down over the dance floor, but that doesn't make up for the up north hunting lodge feel of the place. Here's a hint - ESPN and deer heads don't really fit the same motif. They stopped charging cover, which was a great idea for them. All this said, I do frequent the place every so often. Like I said, I like to drink in stupid places and I can say that I do usually have a good time at this bar.
(3)Ronnie G.
Wow. Did one guy design all the bars in Saint Paul? This place looks and feels really similar to Wild Onion. Or is that the party bus talking? oh yes, that's it. Nothing to write home about but when you've got 35 of your closest friends with you, how can you not have a good time? DJ was decent from what I recall and it was spacious enough to accommodate us. I do remember cougars...rawr.
(3)Randy L.
We went to Moose Country tonight and had terrible time. My wife ordered a vodka/cranberry and it was very dark. She had a little and said she couldn't even taste the vodka. She complained and was first told that the bar could remake it. Then, the bartender said they would have to charge for a 2nd drink. We got a shot and added it to make it slightly better. Still charged us for another whole drink. She opted for tater tots and they were really good. I got a Cubano with fries. Fries were cold, waitress put her hand on them to check which I didn't care since I wasn't going to have them anyway. Wife thought this was rude. Got new fries. Sandwich only had a pickle spear on top of the bun and very little mustard. Quite dry overall. Couldn't get the waitress or manager attention most of the night. Had to ask several times for water before waitress brought some. Left a note on the check.
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