White Horse

Salmon burger special was amazing! My boyfriend had the green curry and liked the flavor but the veggies were barely cooked. He's had it from here before and was much more impressed. Service is always good here and the beer on tap always makes me happy!

I lucked out when I walked into this place.  Beautiful bar.  I was dining alone, so I sat there.  The bartender was very friendly and helpful, suggesting some local craft beers, and discussing some of the menu items.  I ordered a special, which was a seafood stir fry.  Very tasty.  By the end of it, I was getting kind of overpowered by the saltiness of it, but overall enjoyed it.  Eclectic menu which spans from what you might call upscale pub fare to some asian inspired dishes. All of the food that I saw looked very tasty, and was served by some very nice friendly folks.  Next time I am in St. Cloud, I would make a bee line for this place.

Don't get me wrong, The White Horse is definitely doing some things right, but I think the 5 star Yelp reviews have more to do with St. Cloud's lack of decent dining options than the exceedingly high quality of their food.

People are just looking for a real restaurant in this area, and there are not many options.  The kind of independently owned places where they actually cook real ingredients from scratch rather than just deep frying a bunch of junk from an Apperts bag.  The cramped kitchen staff at White Horse is actually cooking!

The menu is kind of a random disaster with not much focus, but there are some winners in the mix.  I really enjoyed the Green curry, and most of the other Thai / Asian based plates I've had.  Pizzas are pretty good too.  I usually order the special of the day.  The irony, is their bar food is a total snooze.  The Burgers and Wings are no big deal, even bad on many occasions.  To me that's just not acceptable when you are in the bar business.

White Horse probably has the Best Beer selection in St. Cloud with a great assortment of Surly brews on draft at all times.  Killer selection of micros by the bottle too.

You can expect the place to be packed at dinner time, and it usually takes way too long to get a table, then even longer to place an order and actually get your food.  They always seem to be understaffed, with only a couple waiters serving a full house.  I'm not sure it's worth the wait when they are busy.

Regardless, I support The White Horse because St. Cloud needs more places like this.  Just don't get your expectations up too high if you're looking for a special dinner.