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Date/Time: 10/31/2024 06:25PM
Where to eat

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nctry 02/20/2017 04:57PM
Brittons is a no brainer. Opens early and good food and now coffee. And your on the water in good time. Never had to wait. I'm an omelette guy there... I generally don't eat a lot on my way there... 100 miles... and find it a good tradition. But some trips I'll forgo even that if I want to beat a windy day. But when I do, I find myself pulling over and eating not too far down the pike anyway. Ely steak house is good too on the way out. But quicker to just do dairy Queen for me. Two hours and I'm home anyway.
jamotrade 02/20/2017 02:09PM
Brittons and Ely Steakhouse.
mr.barley 02/20/2017 01:59PM
We usually pick up something we can eat on our way to the entry point for breakfast. Upon exit I will eat just about anywhere that serves decent beer.
MNLindsey80 02/20/2017 10:29AM
quote Trapper7: "Stuffed hashbrowns at Brittons."


+1 for sure.

Never had to wait.
ducks 02/20/2017 10:25AM
quote cowdoc: "So......how long is the line at Britons if everybody goes there??"


:) actually I've never eaten there in the morning before a trip so I've never been there at 5:00am. I'm in the eat something light on the way to the e.p. crowd. I have eaten there when we've been in Ely other times and when I've exited the bwca in the morning and wanted a big breakfast before driving home. The food is very good!
billconner 02/20/2017 07:38AM
I liked taste of Ely the couple of times I ate there but they now don't open till 7:00 and close at 3:00 - not real paddler friendly hours.
billconner 02/20/2017 07:38AM
I liked taste of Ely the couple of times I ate there but they now don't open till 7:00 and close at 3:00 - not real paddler friendly hours.
bwcadan 02/20/2017 06:43AM
Always had seating between 5:00 and 5:45 when I have been there.
BigCurrent 02/20/2017 12:29AM
Taste of Ely is good and quick. Not sure how early they open though.


We generally opt for grab and go breakfast to eat on the drive to the EP. A big meal of greasy spoon breakfast like Britton's makes for a sluggish travel day,
Trapper7 02/20/2017 12:01AM
Oh another thing that I just found out not so long ago is that the Ely Grand Lodge serves the panini sandwiches that the old Northern Grounds shop used to sell. Get one of them with their wild ride soup. You won't regret it.
Grandma L 02/19/2017 10:24PM
Breakfast in the car on the way to the landing. - got to get going early you know. I have trouble with the Steak House - too much musty old smoke smell - they need to remodel.
Try Insula or Stony Ridge. the Boat House was great the last time we were there with craft beers and good food.
cowdoc 02/19/2017 08:24PM
So......how long is the line at Britons if everybody goes there??
overthehill 02/19/2017 05:30PM
I agree. Britons early breakfast. Ely Steakhouse and Sir G's Italian and pizza.
billconner 02/19/2017 03:34PM
Kind of an overwhelming poll on Britons for breakfast. Steakhouse is a good dinner choice but there are others. I've enjoyed Insula, Chocolate Moose, Rockwood, Boathouse, and SirGs. But if only one non-breakfast meal in Ely, just about has to be Ely Steakhouse.
ducks 02/19/2017 10:58AM
I'm another one that vote's Brittons and Ely Steak House.
HappyHuskies 02/19/2017 10:57AM
Britton's for breakfast for sure. I agree that the Ely Steakhouse is a good reliable choice. I also like Insula if your a little more adventurous or the Boathouse if your thinking more along the line of sandwiches.
DeanL 02/19/2017 10:40AM
quote Savage Voyageur: "For breakfast I would suggest Britons, and for a dinner I would say the Ely Steakhouse. "


These 2 would get my vote as well. We always get an early breakfast at Britton's and grab burgers at the steakhouse on the way out.
Trapper7 02/19/2017 09:41AM
Stuffed hashbrowns at Brittons.
QueticoMike 02/19/2017 08:24AM
quote Savage Voyageur: "For breakfast I would suggest Britons, and for a dinner I would say the Ely Steakhouse. "


+1
Savage Voyageur 02/19/2017 08:05AM
For breakfast I would suggest Britons, and for a dinner I would say the Ely Steakhouse.
Atb 02/19/2017 08:00AM
Britton's is great, be sure to have cash.
bwcadan 02/19/2017 07:20AM
Britons opens early: 5:00 AM seasonal hours and allows for a good early departure. You will get large amounts of food and a snack for the AM paddle will not likely be needed if you can eat all you order. They are a block to the right of the main drag more or less just as you enter the business part of town.
pswith5 02/19/2017 07:07AM
General consensus has been Britons for breakfast. Many alternatives for lunch or dinner
Jhsail 02/19/2017 06:48AM
This might seem off for trip planning , but looking for suggestions on pre launch breakfast in Ely and maybe a good dinner spot on way out heading south or in Ely. Nothing fancy but somewhere to catch a bite.