Mill Street Tavern

The service is great as long as it's not super busy.  The place is very cute - restored, historic building.  The food was great!  We love the steak wrap, wings, onion rings, and chicken pita.  They serve local wine from the winery across the street, and have great beers on tap.

The nachos were soggy on top and overcooked on bottom. No idea how they cooked them to get that combination. As others mentioned the salsa is off the shelf Pace with a little something added - my guess is cherry juice. The fish tacos were fishy tasting as one would expect from salmon. Cod would be a better choice. The taco's side sauce is nothing but ranch + tomato + lime juice.  This may sound and look good at first blush, but all ingredients carry an air of lackluster quality. Thirty dollars later and we are driving to Rochester with a stomach ache wishing we had waited for an authentic Mexican dish.

Also, the restaurant building itself has great bones that should be exposed. The owner should remove the tacky signs and let the walls breath. The service was poor, but not for lack of trying - but because they were overworked. There was one waiter for the entire place on a Saturday afternoon.

My husband and I were staying in Cannon Falls and planning on going out for dinner/drinks with friends. Our friend said he made a reservation for the group.

Turns out they don't really 'do' reservations, so there wasn't a table large enough for our group. We had to sit in the overflow room, where we were told there wasn't a wait staff. We were disappointed because we hadn't eaten dinner...  Someone in our group knew someone who worked there, so they did actually end up serving us food then (the bartender came over to take our orders for food). The food was good- we had steak, mashed potatoes, and soup. The steak was actually very tasty (no need for steak sauce) and the soup was great.

Unfortunately, we felt like we were treated as if they didn't really want us there and didn't want us to order, so we felt pretty insulted. Even from early on in the evening, we just got a vibe that the bartenders didn't really want to serve us or want us there. (We never got to interact with any wait staff, as we weren't given any...) We were originally ready to stay until close and have a good time, but with the attitudes what they were, it was obvious that wasn't going to happen.

A welcoming atmosphere could really make this place a wonderful bar to hang out at. It looks really nice in there, it is comfortable, and the food is great. We just expect to be treated with more hospitality when we go out, especially if we are dropping a large amount of money. You shouldn't have to 'know' someone to get good service. I'd honestly give the place at least a 4 star review if the staff hadn't treated us so poorly.