The Canteen Bar & Grill

My wife and I went for a date night on a Friday. There was bingo going on which made the evening a lot of fun. They call the numbers quickly so have your dobbers ready. The long islands were just right! Fun local spot with decent service for the busyness of the night. I got the bbq burger with waffle fries and seasoned sour cream and the wife got chicken strips and tater tots. Classic bar food, quick enough service. All and all a great night out.

Great dive bar. Staff is friendly and accommodating. Wings are great if you like classic MN drummies . Prices are competitive. Plenty of space for a bar that looks small from the outside. I will keep coming back.

Have eaten lunch here the last 5 days and I have no complications. 4 of the five cups of soup I had were great one was on the salty side. The split pea w/ham was my favorite. Also had 2 burgers, buffalo chicken wrap, and lasagna. I would have any one of them again. Prices are great my service was always good. The restrooms were clean and I ate here 5 of the 9 days I was here I that says anything. I preferred the Canteen to Main Gate.

This was about the 5th time we've been here. There is always a wait because of lack of help but that is understandable but this time we were just treated poorl!. Like they didn't want us there. The lady behind the bar did her best but the younger waitress was rude and would not wait on us. She only focused on a younger group of guys at a table. Even handed them her contact info on a piece of paper (maybe she thought they were big tippers). Another table got there 10 minutes after us and she waited on them first. She stood and talked to the group of guys and laughed and never came back to us. The bartender ended up coming over to our table and giving us our tab because I think she saw how we were being ignored.

Worst service ever.. we go here often, probably 5 times a month. Always a good choice and never disappointed. They have to figure out staffing however. Went to lunch on a drill weekend and they only had one server working.. had at least 40 people in for lunch and it was a total disaster. Our food sat for about 30 minutes before she served us. Everything was cold. We commented on it, and no concern from the single staff member. We all got sick.