The River (Grand Rapids Mn)

This place is about the classiest joint in the whole Iron Range of Minnesota....although that is not saying much.

The wine selection at the River is pretty decent and actually somewhat moderately priced. Maybe I'm used to the horrendous amount of taxes and overhead the LCBO wine includes??

The free bread was pretty delightful and fresh out of the oven. As determined by an authentic Italian person on the project team, the olive oil was decent quality, but the balsamic could use some improvement.

On the first night there, my walleye with Minnesota wild rice and seasonal veg (broccoli) was fantastic and way too much to eat. There was a delightful buttery white wine sauce on there that made everything tastier.

Others enjoyed some pork and thai peanut salad. The best bargain on the whole menu was dessert - $1.50 brought out a house made dark chocolate truffle the size of a baseball!!!

Second night, an antipasto plate showed up. I really liked the almonds and serrano ham. Other enjoyed cheese, salami, olives and sundried tomato olive crostini.

For main course, I ordered beef tenderloin and double baked potato and seasonal veggie (corn casserole item). All were delicious and a rather large portion - I probably ate about half.

The service was pretty good - very friendly and helpful. I didn't like how long the meals took through, about 3 hours on average!