Squirrel Cage Bar and Motel

Reviews

• Nawang M.

  star star star star star_border 16 July 2026

  Good mood food. We were starving and they delivered. Waitress recommended the Snow Cap which was a 1/2 lb beef patty with grilled mushrooms, fried onions, Swiss cheese, and sour cream. Met my expectations. Fries were $1.50 extra over the chips.
  
  Jalapeño bites were good. Could use with a couple more in the basket. Loved the home-made BBQ sauce.
  
  Staff were friendly and the place was clean.
  
  Other than the name of the place and some of their food items ("cage burger", "squirrel burger") which bothered me to no end, great place to stop for a hearty meal.

• Larry S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 14 July 2026

  Ownership chased the amazing staff out in a cost cutting move to keep the doors open for their other failing bars in the area.
  
  Food takes an hour at the least and service is poor with the cheap 18 year olds working instead of good workers.
  
  Their new Manager Kim Kukuk will sleep with you if you are wealthy, at least that's what my friend unfortunately found out.
  
  It's best you go to Doc's from now on!

• Harold A.

  star star star star star 5 July 2026

  I like places named after animals because I am one (alpaca).  So I was really excited about The Squirrel Cage.  I am happy to report there were in fact no squirrels in cages, although on a deeper philosophical level I suppose you could say that we are all in our respective "cages", including sitting at a bar held captive by the alcohol vice or in our pens on the farm. (We alpacas like to philosophize.) But on to the good stuff: the environment in the Cage was nice, maybe even a step up from what you'd expect from a small town bar.  Nice job squirrels!  The food was great - I had the Snow Cap burger which had mushrooms, onions, cheese, and sour cream on it.  Messy for sure, in a delectable way.  Great portions and a great price.  There are some craft beers on tap if that's your thing, or enjoy beer the way it was meant to be in small towns: cheap, light, and watery.  Have to give a shout out to our awesome server; I didn't get her name, but she was super nice, did her job well, and complimented the little alpacas with me for not pooping on the floor.

• Donna K.

  star star star star star_border 30 June 2026

  We stopped by this bar while we were on vacation visiting a friend as well. This place was the only place opened on New Year's Day. We stayed in Sturgeon Lake, so it wasn't too fat from us.
  
  We were really hungry and did not have dinner. It was maybe 9 o' clock. They still have some food that we could order, but their whole menu wasn't available.
  
  A man in the bar recommended to order the chicken wings, so we did. Usually wings are tiny and only come with the wing or thigh. These wings were the whole wing and thigh like the ones you buy from the grocery store. It came with 8 big pieces, they were deep fried and it came with your choice of sauce on the side.
  
  We also order French fries, jalapeño poppers, and onions rings. As you can see we were pretty hungry! All of it was tasty and not too greasy.
  
  If you are ever looking for a place to eat then this place is the place to go in Willow River.

• Vladmir T.

  star star star star star_border 27 June 2026

  A cool little small town pub with AWESOME HUGE chicken wings!
  
  Good little spot that was once owned by the local outlaw/hero/adventurer that evaded US  Marshals and disappeared a years ago.