Ernie's On Gull Lake

Ate their on Sunday eve with NFL on all televisions. Could not talk across table as televisions were very loud. Food was very good and atmosphere was good. I recommend this place for ambience and location.

Great experience at Ernie's over Labor Day weekend!  We found Ernie's through Yelp, and for those of you from the Twin Cities, if you like Maynard's or Lord Fletchers, you'll love Ernie's on Gull Lake.

When we arrived at 8:00 PM on Friday we overheard someone say that it was an hour wait for food.  On a holiday weekend, we weren't shocked but thought our best bet would be to take seat at the bar to get drinks and dinner.  Here's the skinny:

- Drink selection for a chick and cider snob is AWESOME (Ace Pear, British Crispin in the can among others)
- Great service, staff at the bar was amazing
- Very quick, was under 15 minutes for our food, even though it was the Friday of Labor Day weekend
- Walleye fingers were awesome, definitely get these
- Lobster bisque was very good and had chunks of seafood
- Walleye sandwich was alriht (skip it and get the fingers and add fried)
- Bloody Mary was good (use Mr. Z's)
- Greenie is not like Tony Jaro's, skip it

After having our meal we walked outside.  To our surprise there was live music by Seth Doud playing (and really good live music at that)!  We couldn't resist so we grabbed another drink and sat our buns in their adirondack chairs, watched the waves, and soaked in the great live music, company, drink selection, service and food.

Ernie's was the best place we ate at during a recent vacation on Gull Lake.  The menu is simple but the food is made with care and delicious. The BBQ prime rib sandwich special was excellent as were the house made potato chips (who does that?  no need to "upgrade" to fries).  The service also warrants special recognition for professionalism, friendliness, and efficiency.  We were there on a sweltering afternoon and Emily refilled drinks and waters before we even had to ask.  This is a first class operation, don't miss it if you're in the area.