Brunch Buffet at a Reasonable Price
DESCRIPTION: With two new chefs, the restaurant at the Grand Ely Lodge gets better marks for their Sunday brunch in 2003. They've restyled the buffet table, adding freshly carved tender prime rib, and served up a combination of breakfast and lunch items like scrambled eggs and bacon (with optional salsa), home fries, salad, fried chicken, ravioli, a bean dish and mashed potatoes and gravy. Their famous bread pudding and assorted desserts round out the $13.00 buffet, complete with a live electronic keyboardist playing and singing standard fare. Right outside of Ely with a beautiful view of Shagawa Lake, this is a very pleasant place for a Sunday brunch.
DATE: 2003-06-15
FOODRATING : 6
SERVICERATING : 8
AMBIANCERATING : 8
OVERALLRATING : 6
RECOMMENDED DISHES : prime rib, bread pudding

DESCRIPTION: I've been here 4 times at differnet times of the day, and each time the meal was substandard. Getting a replacement was no problem (to the servers' credit), but the second meal was as dissappointing as the first. Not worth the price, which was noticably higher than other local restaurants. The bar was fun, though, and the food went down easier with some drinks.
DATE: 2005-04-08
FOODRATING : 4
SERVICERATING : 6
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 6

Wasn't the greatest
DESCRIPTION: We got the Romantic package which included two dinners and four breakfasts at the Evergreen Restaurant. Our first night there we used our dinner vouchers -- and there was a hair in my pasta. The next morning I got coffee and the waitress provided a surprising variety of individually-portioned creamers. I picked a few up to look at the flavors and one looked as if something icky had dried on the side of it. Our final morning there I went to use my spoon to stir creamer into my coffee and there was something green dried to the tip of the spoon. The silver was rolled into the cloth napkins so there's NO WAY that someone should have missed this. The staff was pleasant but the food wasn't the best. Breakfast food was good -- but dinner was disappointing. The pasta was served on a dinner plate and not in a pasta bowl. It had drippy sauce and no "twirling spoon." I'm no food snob, but it felt like it was just flung onto a plate and a shred of curly lettuce thrown onto the side for color. My husband got pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon -- the Calypso Tenderloin. The meat was very dry. You'd figure for being in a marinade and wrapped in bacon that it would retain some moisture -- but it was not the greatest. Overall I would not recommend this place unless you want good blueberry pancakes or a Belgian waffle. That's about it.
DATE: 2005-06-27
FOODRATING : 4
SERVICERATING : 6
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 4
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Blueberry pancakes or Belgian waffle

Where the customer is never right!
DESCRIPTION: We had a horrible experience at the Mall of America's Cafe Odyssey, and it seems we have not been the only ones by other reviews on the internet. The service, both waiter and manager, were horrible and snobby. The food was unspectacular and the alcoholic drinks were mostly water. After complaining about the miserable meal, the manager still wanted to charge us half for the two dishes and full price for the two drinks we did not find satisfactory. After explaining we would be happy to still pay for the two dishes and drinks that were mediocre but not the other dishes, the manager grew very irritated and snappy and told us he would cover it and asked us never to come back. We assured him that would not be a problem. You would be better off going elsewhere than this horribly expensive and very disappointing shot at a theme restaurant.
DATE: 2002-05-17
FOODRATING : 2
SERVICERATING : 4
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 2
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Nothing

WOW!
DESCRIPTION: This is a great restaurant, from the first look! Very ethnic foods and exquisite taste, the atmosphere was fansatic.
DATE: 2003-04-19
FOODRATING : 10
SERVICERATING : 8
AMBIANCERATING : 10
OVERALLRATING : 10
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Fetticine Alfredo w/ veggis, and the slider appetizer.

Too bad it's closed...
DESCRIPTION: The Cafe Odyssey was one of the best restaurants that I have been to. I was sad to see that it has closed. The staff and food was always great. The Ambiance was what made the Cafe better than other places.
DATE: 2003-06-16
FOODRATING : 6
SERVICERATING : 8
AMBIANCERATING : 10
OVERALLRATING : 10

Some people can never be satisfied
DESCRIPTION: My husband and I enjoyed not only the food, but the staff, and atmosphere. The food was not the most amazing cuisine I had ever tasted, but it was good. After reading other people's reviews, it seems that although many liked it, some people would complain about anything. Overall we were very satisfied.
DATE: 2003-06-20
FOODRATING : 6
SERVICERATING : 4
AMBIANCERATING : 10
OVERALLRATING : 10

Wow, a Great Find in Ely
DESCRIPTION: Great atmosphere, great menu, good time.
DATE: 2003-12-19
FOODRATING : 8
SERVICERATING : 8
AMBIANCERATING : 8
OVERALLRATING : 8
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Morrocan Lamb, Pecan Crusted Walleye, Giant Prawns in Chinese Black Bean and Garlic Sauce