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Kozlak's Royal Oak Restaurant
4785 Hodgson Rd, Shoreview, MN | Map it
(651) 484-8484 | View Website
4785 Hodgson Rd, Shoreview, MN | Map it
(651) 484-8484 | View Website
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Mediocre and Pedestrian. Recently we celebrated my mother's 78th birthday here, out of family nostalgia. The disappointment was comprehensive. The decor is dated, not retro (if you dined here in 1985, you know exactly what it looks like today). It's far from "casual, yet elegant"; sauces are served in plastic cups and the chairs are Knights-of-Columbus-banquet-hall -quality. The menu is run of the mill and the selection limited - a New York Strip will cost you $35 and is about the quality you get from an upscale grocery store. We brought in a chocolate, whipped cream birthday cake (my mother's favorite, and not offered on the menu), and they charged us a surcharge fee of $1.00/per person, to be able to serve it. This is on top of having purchased over $400 of appetizers, wine, and entrees. Really, Kozlak's?!? If you're looking for mediocre quality food at high quality prices, from a place that will nickel and dime you, this is your restaurant! Our family, however, will not be back.…
Lousy Service, Nasty Owner..
We regretted choosing this place for dinner. The server apparently forgot about us. Then the service was poor.
Lynn the owner was nasty to deal with, sounded an unhappy woman.
The environment is very nice, food was good, but the staff does not greet,welcome nor do they care, lousy customer service.
we don't mind the price, but due to poor treatment it was not a pleasure to be there, not worth it.
Their poor service left a bad impression over all.…
Your palette and your wallet will be better off elsewhere!. Of all the wonderful places to eat in the cities, this is most definitely not one of them. Bad service, bad atmosphere, and an extremely negative and distasteful owner. I gave one star because it wouldn't let me give less than that.…
What a horrible person!.
I was at this place a few days ago. I don't know if the manager (Lynn) thinks her customers are deaf or what, but she LOUDLY was talking very rudely about her staff, about a CUSTOMER at the bar, and
about someone calling to make a reservation. It must be exhausting to be so negative! I seriously couldn't believe her attitude. What's funny is I've been here before as a kid, I was excited to go out to eat there when I did a few days ago, and I was telling people at work. A few people said to look and see if the owner Lynn still was there, they said they'd worked there or had a friend or something who did in highschool and apparently this Lynn lady is hell on wheels. Like, a total and complete psycho. I think its funny that she has this reputation that is totally true! What a miserable person. She must have a sad life.
Oh, PS. Food= eh. Not worth coming back. Unless you enjoy funding this woman's pathetic life.…
Sadly gone downhill....
I've visited Kozlak's Royal Oaks on and off for many years. Unfortunately what I remember as a great restaurant is no longer.
We (two of us) went for a special occasion dinner and had the wild mushroom appetizer ($10) which was okay, but with few wild mushrooms. I ordered the walleye with pecan demi glaze ($27) and he ordered the flat iron steak with a peppercorn demi sauce ($21). The entrees come with potato and salad or soup. Salad bar is $3 more. My feeling is for higher priced entrees, include the salad bar or price the entrees to include it. The salad that came with the entree was romaine on a six inch plate tossed with dressing and parm with croutons, very dull.
The steak was okay but too thick for the tougher (but flavorful) flat iron cut steak. I was swimming in way to much sauce with so many peppercorns it was not pleasant to eat. The walleye had to heavy of a flour coating on it with a sauce that was more like brown gravy with pecans than a demi glaze. I think some of the cooks may need more training!
The dining room is looking sadly old and worn. Duct tape on the carpets and stained chairs. Looks like the restaurant is trying to cut corners to save money?
The bill for two with one drink each and two (not hot) coffees was $92. Overpriced for the quality of food and worn decor.
The service was good.
Kozlak owners please know there are so many "great" places to spend our dining dollars and make some needed changes soon!…
