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The Fireside, Detroit Lakes, MN

The Fireside

4.7
4.7
645 Reviews
$31 to $50
Steakhouse
The Fireside is a northern Minnesota lakes area icon with house made, hand cut foods. An immense dose of style dominates a menu filled with classic, eclectic and inventive fare. Our stylish, chic and posh dining room is built around an open-air antique charcoal grill with a sensational view of Lake Detroit. For parties of more than 8 people, please call the restaurant.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, American, Comfort Food
  • Hours of operation
    Summer Hours Daily 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Winter Hours Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (218) 847-8192
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Cory Wolfe
  • Neighborhood
    Detroit Lakes
  • Cross street
    Oxcart Trail
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 645 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Minneapolis - St. Paul

    Best Ambiance

645 Reviews
  1. JackieJ

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic food, service and ambiance. Wine suggestions were helpful and delicious. From the appetizer, entree to dessert, the worked wonderfully together - a balanced, formidable delight.

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  2. Benji

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely Incredible! The atmosphere in combination with the food made for an unforgettable evening!

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  3. Sarah

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    This was a pleasant place for dinner and an evening of visiting. Our waitress was very helpful and friendly. We make excellent food at home so quality was just fine for us, not anything special.

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  4. Brody42

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Ribeye I had was absolutely perfect. Served hot, along with everything else. Hells Kitchen vegas could learn from Fireside. I’ll be back

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  5. BarbaraK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a lovely evening we had last night! Sarah was very attentive and so cordial! It’s been a few years since we’ve had our “ladies night” at The Fireside, but we’ll certainly be back next year!

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  6. RandyP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service, great staff, and incredible food!

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  7. SusanH

    Minneapolis

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Excellent Food!!Cocktails & atmosphere. Server was Great but a little off at beginning. Thank you for fantastic place to eat!

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Manitoba

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great experience- lovely meal in a lovely setting!

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  9. Sheree

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    A couple of us had the Salmon special which was delicious. The potatoes were awesome. Cocktails are always great!! :-)

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  10. Fooddy

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Awesome food/service/old school relish trays and great wine

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  11. Noble

    Central Coast

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on October 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Out food and martinis were fantastic! We had a filet and our daughter had a baseball sirloin. They were seasoned and cooked to perfection. Our bartender, John, is excellent. He really knows what he’s doing! We also had a Wedge Salad; delightful! We have dined at Fireside many times and it’s always a great experience. We had not been to Minnesota for a couple, so we had to try it again. We were not disappointed!

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  12. JoeB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good was excellent and prepared the way we were expecting. The waitress was very good and very friendly. The price was very reasonable for what we had .

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  13. TomA

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a perfect table overlooking the lake. Sarah was a fantastic server. Food was great.

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  14. Juliek

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We loved it so much, we went the next night too!!!

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  15. Matt

    San Diego

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on October 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place! Great lake view! Great food! Great service from Megan. The Spiced Old Fashion is special. Baseball sirloin cooked perfectly. Please get better shades for when the sun shines in the dining room and figure out how to kill the flies.

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  16. CharlesE

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was great except the prices were steep.

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  17. Deb223

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was delicious, pirtion appropriate. Onion rings were massive! Service was spot on, no rushing you through the meal.

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food and ambience!! Will definitely come back!!

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  19. CarolynZ

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Loved the atmosphere and the staff was wonderful - enjoyed watching how they help each other as needed and they seem to enjoy their work. And of course the food was OUTSTANDING! Great special last night vacation meal!

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  20. Bryce

    Des Moines

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server (Sarah) was friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. Excellent food, great ambiance. We took some out-of-town friends and had a wonderful time!

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, great views, good ambiance! Unique selection for entrees. Food was excellent and served at an acceptable time table.

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food. A favorite place to go. Service was my wonderful

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  23. krk0

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    fabulous sunset view over the lake. Delicious appetizers, perfectly prepared salmon and prime rib.

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  24. jer088

    Pittsburgh

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    We visit the Fireside for special occasions; It was our anniversary. Our table was ready (we had our pick) and we were seated promtly. Our server was very nice and attentive. The food is always wonderful however this time (the first time) my steak was done as ordered but the steak itself was quite tough. This won't keep us away however. We had drinks at the bar before dinner and John is exceptional. My wife's martini was perfect and the whiskey sour is the best I've ever had.

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  25. Barb

    Minneapolis

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fireside is always a great choice for comfortable fine dining.

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  26. Aaron

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience1
    Had reservations for our anniversary. Restaurant was not very busy but got sat right next to the waitress station and got to hear all the waitresses talking all night. My fried fish was under cooked, pale and mushy. We had to ask the waitress to take our drink and entree orders. Very odd. Drove an hour to get here and past experiences were completely different. Not likely to make the effort again. One of worst restaurant experiences we’ve ever had.

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 28, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    We had a great time! Service was great and food was delicious!

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  28. Andrea

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent view, tasty relish tray, bread, drinks, lavender beverage was an experience in itself.

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  29. JulieS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We dined on the patio at the Fireside. It was a lovely evening and food was delicious. We liked that the music was pleasant, not at all loud.

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We eat here every summer when visiting family on Sugar Island. The cocktail shrimp (first time ordering) were HUGE! I always get the walleye which NEVER disappoints. The rest of the meals were excellent too! The ambience looking over the lake is beautiful. See you next year!

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  31. OutOfTowner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 24, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    Our server Allie was extremely friendly, attentive, and professional! She communicated with us that she would throw our food on a hold so it would allow us to eat our appetizers, then we told her to put it in for us without a hold and she did exactly that! She brought our food out and upon receiving it, it looked amazing! Looked exactly how it was ordered. Again Allie did nothing wrong and was completely amazing! After both me and my friend cut into our steaks we saw they were nearly well done(Ribeye and Fillet) we both ordered Med-Rare. Allie returned in a timely manner to check on the first few bites and we told her it that it was cooked too long and she offered new plates of food and because of our time constraints we denied, but once we received our tab she informed us of a discount. The way Allie handled the situation is the reason why I would come back to Fireside. She was amazing at her job and never made me feel like an inconvenience for bringing up the error.

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  32. Wendy

    Las Vegas

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    We both had walleye which was very good. They didn’t have thousand island dressing for the salad, which was a disappointment. The service and the kitchen were slower than we would expect, but they were fairly busy.

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  33. AngeloP

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    great food Incredible view of the lake excellent service definitely a must for anyone visiting Detroit Lakes

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  34. Ebert

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I took my wife to Fireside for the first time just recently. The food selection and quality was great! The pace of the meal was about as well as it gets from appetizer to soup/salad, and onto the main course and desert. It allowed for a good time for conversation and enjoying the ambiance. We will definitely be coming back and I would recommend. The Filet Mignon and Cheese Board were the biggest highlights for us.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Didn’t get sat by window and didn’t have anyone mention birthday celebration. Waitress had a cool demeanor.

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  36. SantekiaG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service. I enjoyed my meal, staff were very friendly and welcoming.

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  37. RonA

    Phoenix

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The Fireside never disappoints. The food is great and the staff even better!

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  38. Mavrick

    Minneapolis

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great meal, pork chop was great. Friends had the walleye, they raved about it. Lilly was very helpful and directed us to different things on the menu.

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  39. StacyR

    Fargo

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Thanks to Sarah for the wonderful service. The drinks, appetizers and meals were outstanding.

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    Charleston

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent!!! The Fireside is back! Second dining experience in 2 weeks and very pleased. Keep up the good work!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Distancing maintained in common areas
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

The Fireside offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (218) 847-8192.

The Fireside is rated 4.7 stars by 645 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for The Fireside

1462 East Shore Dr., Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Oxcart Trail
  • Neighborhood
    Detroit Lakes
  • Hours of operation
    Summer Hours Daily 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Winter Hours Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, American, Comfort Food
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Cory Wolfe
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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