Traditional American dining in an upscale-casual setting, with an outdoor patio & lakefront views. Based on 741 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
Address:
111 Jefferson Blvd, Big Lake, MN 55309
Phone: (763) 263-6111
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Amy R
We spent the day at the beach across from
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Rachael Meuwissen
The staff was very nice. Our waitress, Shannon, did a wonderful job.
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3lla Love
This place is absolutely wonderful. Me and my husband live in Arizona, and we have a lot of options as far as restaurants. This restaurant is so good that if we moved here it would be a common place for us to eat. It’s not too expensive, maybe a little bit cheaper than a red robin. About $10 to $14 for a meal. Absolutely incredible.
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David Thomas-Jensen
Russells on the Lake has changed owners, but not changed its name. It is celebrating I first year with new ownership in an updated menu it’s next weekend with a beach party. You can do beach parties because it’s back deck walks out onto grass, that fronts a nice piece of Sandy Beach. They had a bouncy house up, which completely absorbed my three-year-old and wiped out any complaints about how long it was taking for her meal to show up. I selected the kiddie Macaroni and cheese. To my total amazement, what I got was grown up macaroni and cheese portion for a kid, – the extra garlic and maybe some fresh slices of Roma tomatoes. A complimentary basket of mixed herbed and or Hawaiian style dinner rolls comes with any meal. They probably have one of the best salad bars in the area, maybe not the cheapest but then again where else you going to be able to sit out on the back deck and watch the lake life go by. I highly recommend Russell’s if you’re on 10 or in Monticello and you’re looking for a mental health break and a decent meal and a very relaxing and pleasant Lakefront environment from which to eat. I don’t know if you can do better I do know you can do much worse, this area is not notorious for great restaurants, this area is notorious for low-level national chain all you can eat buffets like Pizza Ranch, and Golden Corral, and that one that died off I have no idea why other than the food was absolutely nasty, Old Country Buffet. So, if you live near here and you’re not coming to this place you’re probably too cheap to eat out and you should probably just cook your food at home, because your other option Burger King is just going to destroy your health. But if I lived here I would probably eat here on a regular basis cuz their food is great there location is better and the view cannot be beat.
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Joel Miller
Excellent staff, ambiance, and food. We had the Prime Rib on Mother’s day and it was prepared perfectly. We had a great view of the lake and that added well to the night.
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Derek P.
My family and I visited Russell’s last night and would say for the area the experience was Ok, but overall was lackluster. The service was good, the location and dining room was nice, but the food was nothing to write home about. I was hoping for prime rib, they tout being the best prime rib in Minnesota, but they only serve it Thursday through Saturday… So why not just close the doors the rest of the week then?!? Next, the majority of my family had the Walleye and they all said it was dry and tasteless. I had the steak and lobster, the steak was ok if you like national chains (which this is not). The lobster, again, was dry and tasteless. Even the butter couldn’t save it.
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Local Top 20 (NeuStream Media)
Awesome as Always. We did our wedding reception here. It was wonderful and Larry is a gem of an owner!
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Darla Desautel
Disappointed carrots on rice sold as vegetable stir-fry. NOT. I added a photo of the leftovers. Lots of oil used. Pretty much the opposite of what a healthy vegetarian item should be. I don’t trust anything on the menu. Be sure to ask a lot of questions when you order… don’t expect they will know how to prepare an item just because it’s on the menu or that it will be what you would expect anywhere else in the universe. After all, this was supposed to be a vegetable stir fry for over $13. NOT even close!
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Michelle S
The location of Russell’s is excellent. The outdoor seating offers a spectacular view of the lake. Also lovely was the acoustic music! The food was good to above expectations. My codd dinner was good, my friend’s walleye was excellent and the beef medallions appetizer was also excellent. The reason they get a 3 from me was the long wait to get our appetizer, not being assigned a server after being moved to our reserved table from the bar, and then the long wait for our food. I had read the wait times were a concern in previous reviews so after no one stopped at our table in 20 minutes or so we flagged down a server. Once this server (petite blonde) found out we had been waiting, she was very helpful and gracious. We got free dessert! The carrot cake is to die for!!! So we loved it but they didnt seem very well organized. Also my feedback on the out door seating…lose a row of tables. Its got a food court feel amd you’re way beter than that
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Minnesota Nice
Always love the patio on the lake!! ❤️ Our food was great too!
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