Manhattan Beach Lodge

Got the Cajun Pasta to go and even after a 15 minute drive back to the cabin it was amazing. Love it.

Food was decent. The Duck Wontons were the star for me! So flavorful! The Prime Rub was very tasty and fatty. Inside is very nice and looks like a log cabin and the service was great and gave us a lot of suggestions.

Great food, great location, very very good service. Fabulous ambiance next to the lake.

So I'm a Ribeye guy. But was really feeling a steak. They were out of the Prime Rib and so I got the NY Strip. No joke, top 10 steaks of my life. The crust was perfect, it was a perfect medium, and the butter just elevated the flavor. Highly recommend. Didn't have the sides so I can't attest to those. But the steak was phenomenal.

Disappointed. Saw the New Years menu and jumped at the chance for halibut and duck. Service was slow and sporadic. Seemed troubled by our asking about leaving a side off one entree and putting a side from the other entree. Once we assured the server it was only a "nice to have" the order went in. Food came out with a different server and it went downhill from there.Because the sides were unappealing a simple Caesar salad was ordered. It came out, cold, overdressed and far too big a portion for the plate and cutting to edible size portions was messy. Hint, bigger plate, and quarter the bib lettuce leafs, dressing on the side. The glazed duck was cooked OK, but difficult to cut (gentleman brought a serrated knife). Duck was on asparagus risotto (swapped with the intended mushroom risotto); with a bed of broccoli spears.Halibut was undercooked, watery and a poor cut, with waste. Barely any lemon verblanc sauce. Again the sides with this entree were unappealing and not consumed. We asked if there was any bread and got two minuscule, less than fresh rolls (again a different server) that came with an odd spread combination of something pungent and sweet.Dessert was a very pedestrian, mass produced flourless chocolate lava cake with a mediocre (mass produced) vanilla ice cream.The duck entree was enough to ask for a container (twice) and waiting far longer than necessary between our primary server's visits to our table. Our "other" server hustled. Value was lacking and service wanting. It'll be a while before we return, there are just too many other great places to visit.PSThe Manager response omits a customer first approach. Also the response skirts the fact the server wasn't at the table enough to complain or question. Had to request a container twice as well as the dessert menu and we still left a 20% tip. Several years between visits and reviews with no discernible improvement. Manager's correct, we won't come back and we'll be sure all our Crosslake, neighbors, friends and acquaintances read this edited/updated review & business response.

Great service and food was terrific. I believe there was a change with staff in recent years, cause this place was excellent. Had chicken sandwich, Gouda mac n cheese and burger. Family all gave 5-stars on the food and vibes of Manhattan beach lodge.

7pm. Stopped hoping to sit at the Tahki Bar. It was closed earlier for rain and staff didn't return. Ordered drinks outside and was sent inside. Went in to order drinks at bar. Was told very rudely to order outside "cause we are short staffed and I am swamped." There is a better way. Then ignored for over 10 mins. We are here all summer. Visit here ALL summer as we are within walking distance. Guy at Tahki bar is always awesome and that is why we will return. Vodka Cran was good.

Manhattan's absolutely stinks. Despite what you may derive from this post I am not a restaurant diva.We came in with our family at 11:30AM before it was busy. Our group had 6 adults and 4 kids. We waited patiently and kindly for our food for 90 minutes, periodically checking in with the waitress knowing a mistake had likely been made since tables seated after us were getting their food. I understand and respect they may have been short-staffed over the 4th of July (this was Saturday the 6th) and we were prepared to wait. After waiting some time, half of the food came out. We communicated the mistake and said we were ready to wait for the rest of the food because we had hungry and restless kids. We waited another hour and the food never came. Finally, the waitress admitted she forgot to put it in after multiple conversations and it would be another 30 minutes. This was a bit baffling considering we had discussed what was missing and the timeline multiple times. We kindly asked for the bill and they communicated they would comp two beers. They brought the bill and it was incorrect and we were charged for the food that never arrived.The manager came to our table and started giving us attitude which we did not appreciate. Saying things like "well, you got free beer." I appreciate the free beers but don't want handouts in exchange for a burden. I prefer to receive the goods and services that I paid for, especially in the restaurant industry in a small town when I know times have been tough.All in all, it was a 2-3 hour debacle while we waited with hungry kids. The lack of accountability and attitude by the staff was not appreciated. The only reason this review has one star is because Yelp doesn't give a zero star option. RESPONSE to Kista:Kista this is the exact same gaslighting you gave us when we were at the restaurant. We came in at 11:30AM well before the rain and I waited for THREE HOURS for tacos that never came. If you couldn't serve the table because we didn't make a reservation, no worries, don't seat us and we would have happily moved on.

We had friends in town for a visit, so I made reservations for a Thursday evening and Manhattans did Not disappoint! Our waiter, Will, was very busy and very attentive. The four of us each had something different- chicken Caesar salad, duck wontons, summer salad, and the truffle flat bread. Everything was great! The place is busy all summer and it has the BEST outdoor atmosphere! After dinner we walked down to the Adirondack chairs near the water for a cocktail from the Tiki bar! Great experience!

Miranda was our server tonight. And can I just say, I have never experienced such a high level of professionalism and service in my life. Miranda went above and beyond making sure everything was amazing. My sister actually just decided to name her first born child Miranda, just because of how wonderful this experience was. Thank you to Miranda, and also Triston for an exceptional evening