Barnwood

This was such a nice change to eat at Great Wolf! The food was fantastic and the ambiance was so cute. Especially since it was decorated for Christmas. Our server was attentive and helpful with our questions. Our drinks were delicious and came out quickly. The food was fantastic, a nice treat compared to the regular antler shanty/buffet food. I would highly recommend eating here one evening as it made the trip feel more special!

Sooo first things first, this is located within Great Wolf Lodge so if you aren't staying there you won't be going!

That being said this new restaurant is clearly GWL's attempt to offer something a little more "upscale" for in house dining than Pizza and burgers from Northwoods or the buffet dining options....

It's... Interesting, I'll give it that. It's literally located down one of the hotel basement halls, and looks like it's a converted meeting or event room maybe? Between that and the fact it's GWL and everyone has kids the ambiance is a bit odd. It's not a big room at all.

But, if you get past that you may find yourself pleasantly surprised. The food was all *excellent* if *Very* pricey (What isn't pricey at GWL right? ) and the service was truly great. Our server,( I forget his name now ‍ young guy, 25 years old I think he said he was) Was truly next level. Had two very young kids with us and he spent the whole time talking with them, telling stories, listening to theirs.... All between bringing us our meals. He was great.

All in all if you've got money to burn and want a decent meal you can drag your Rugrats to while at GWL give it a try. We had 100$ in promo vouchers that helped *A LOT* I'm not sure I'd go back without them and pay those prices! So get in while they are still giving the gift vouchers if you can

We ate here because we had a $100 voucher, so that affected our experience for sure. The seating and lighting was very nice, and they had very comfortable couches that we sat on.
The filet mignon brodo was really good, and the sauce was really flavorful. I don't think it would be worth the price, but if you happen to also have a $100 voucher then I would recommend getting it.
Next I got the sriracha salmon filet, and it was good but was not spicy at all and needed a side of sauce. Both mains came with 2 sides which was really nice. The caramalized onion and mushroom side was really disappointing and was lacking any flavor, which is a bummer because it sounded really delicious. I would recommend against getting that.
My younger brother ordered chicken and pasta off the kids menu and he is very particular about not having the sauce on the pasta and asked for it to be on the side. Since this restaurant is in a family establishment, I assumed they would be very accommodating to a kids request. However, they did not bring the sauce on the side, and when we asked them to correct it, it took them 45 minutes to get another dish. By then the whole family had finished their meals before my younger brother got his food. This really affected our enjoyment and ensured that we would not come and dine here again.

The staff was absolutely fabulous. The speed of the service and the drinks were also very good.

However, the food was not so great at all. The Caesar salad was very interesting and very good.
My wife and I both got two different steaks, and they were extremely thin, and were horrible.

We talked about doing the Buffet instead and it would've been a maybe $50 difference so going to this restaurant and being served by some really good people was worth it

Very salty food. High prices and average food. Could be so much better. We were there last year and made some recommendations to the restaurant but they haven't changed anything.

Calling it elegant is a reach. It's nice food and tastefully decorated. They accommodated a request for a simpler meal for a child. The furniture look nice but is uncomfortable - I don't want to lounge in a semi reclined position on a couch to eat dinner, the table legs interact poorly with the couches. The hostess stand is outside the restaurant in the hall so you have to wait forever for the hostess to see you - they should move it inside. There was limited availability apparently and they "got us in" for a reservation but half the tables were empty the entire time we were there. Drinks are over priced - $13 for 5oz wine is a bit nuts. They don't appear to have proper booster seats to fit the style of chairs there... and it's in a family geared hotel. The food was nice - I had the lamb and the serving was generous. The mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables were great. The children's steak was very thin - I would have expected a nicer cut.

Some fine tuning of the hostess stand and reservation seatings/bookings and adjusting furniture to be more practical for families could make it a really great experience.

I will say - the total price was not much higher than the buffet and the food was far tastier and doesn't promote over-eating like the buffet does.

Excellent new upscale dinning option at Great Wolf Lodge. Many options from lobster to steak with several vegetarian and even vegan options. Reasonably priced everything considered. Decent local wine list with some international options. Attentive service. Nice dinning environment. Kid friendly options. Would definitely return to try other items on the menu. We had the lobster pasta, steak, Cesar salad. My daughter had the chicken fingers. Nice twist on classic favorites.

Loved it way better then the buffet! Kids meals where a bit fancy for kids but she loved the taste!

The food was horrible. I ordered the 10 oz ny striploin with truffle fries and Mac and cheese, the truffle fries were okay. Mac and cheese were dry, the steak was chewy. I almost choked on the steak, luckily I had water or else I would've choked. My family was unsatisfied with the food. The first time we ate here, the steak was sooo tender, fries were actually good and the Mac and cheese were alright. The service was good. It was just the fact that my mom got double vegetables and they gave literally one order of vegetables, not even two orders. The ambiance was okay.

great food! Emma our server was awesome! welcoming environment for kids! the tables are a bit too close to each other.