Great dining with a view of North Long lake near Brainerd. Have always liked the food and love the new martini bar as it has a great atmosphere and excellent appetizers.

Great dining with a view of North Long lake near Brainerd. Have always liked the food and love the new martini bar as it has a great atmosphere and excellent appetizers.
A fun girls night out, and the food was very good. There is an extensive list of creative martinis to choose from. It's a pretty relaxed place. The decor is dated but have a couple martinis and you won't care, we didn't! Will be going back next year for ladies weekend.
I went to happy hour here with a few friends and got a slice of their pumpkin cheesecake. It was Fantastic! Highly recommend!
We eat there at least 2 times a month or more and we love it. We have never had a bad meal, in fact the food is always excellent as well as the service and the happy hour specials are simply the best.
I can't believe this is #4 in brainerd. Best part about this overpriced , mediocre place is sitting at the bar with happy hour apps.....which are very good and 2-4-1...that's it .
We had a delicious dinner in the martini lounge and enjoyed half price appetizers which were very tasty! The bartender is a mixologist and we enjoyed excellent margaritas!
We decided to try Iven's for our 7th Anniversary, we had driven past it for years and always wondered about it. Inside, its beautful! Way different than what I had expected. It looks brand new, very classy and upscale. We were served right away, ordered an appitizer (the crab dip) which was very tasty! We each had a drink, also...
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Nice selection on the dinner menu. We did great. Caprese Flatbread was better than our favorite in the Twin Cities. Shrimp and scallop over rice was outstanding. Disappointed in their "specialty" walley. It wasn't the best as they boast. All in all a very good experience. Those who were dining looked very happy. Upscale for the region and worth it.
Iven's has great food, no argument. It's nice to eat equally well when you dine out as when you are gourmet-cooking at home, plus you don't have to do the dishes. BUT if you don't like having a table by the toilets; having all the toilet-bound people running into your chair because there isn't enough space to actually get to...
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The title says it all. If you're wanting to kick it up a notch for dinner in Brainerd, Iven's is the place to go. We had spent 6 days with friends on Pelican Lake and for a farewell dinner our host recommended Iven's. We were not disappointed. We enjoyed beautiful lake views while we enjoyed an excellent meal that would...
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