Mary Gibbs Cafe

Mary Gibbs Cafe is an open timber-framed building that fits beautifully into nature’s surroundings. Its interior is spacious with tables available for family dining. The outdoor patio has many covered tables to protect diners from sun or showers. I highly recommend their chicken wild rice soup in a cream base. The kids enjoyed their hamburgers and hotdogs - especially the ability to add condiments that suited their preferences. Individually packaged muffins, scones, and other bakes goods are ideal to purchase and take on walking hikes and canoe rides. They make excellent teas and the coffee is okay. The cafe has been thoughtfully created to provide drinking water fountains by the trail to the Mississippi headwaters, waste disposal, and excellent, instructional signage. Service was bey

During my stay in Itasca State Park, I went twice to the Mary Gibbs Cafe. I had the " Lady Slipper" sandwich on the first visit and it was incredible!!! Fresh, great flavor. My friend got the Wild Rice Soup and said it was the best she has had. We went back the next day and I tried the Chickpea Curry Wrap, with a Dirty Chai Iced. Everything was wonderful! My friend did the Wild Rice Soup again and tried a Blueberry Scone. She enjoyed the scone and a worker offered to heat it up for her. The staff is friendly, asking if you are enjoying your time at the park, engaged with their jobs. The building is beautiful, with many windows and outside seating and very clean. I would definitely go back!

More of a classy truck stop than a true Cafe. Think along the lines of the pre-made wraps and salads you get at Loves or Pilot. Not too say it's bad, just a bit overpriced for what you get. The atmosphere however is pretty nice as you are located in a state Park and eating al fresco in such a place is nice. As is the fireplace, for those who brave the park in winter. If you don't plan ahead and bring your own picnic, Mary Gibbs isn't a terrible option, just an expensively meh one.

If you ate breakfast before you came to Itasca State Park you missed out. The cafe has an excellent breakfast burrito 🤤 choose either sausage or bacon inside this sizeable cheesy eggs, peppers, and tortilla. Seriously this thing has to be pushing a pound! Pair with your favorite breakfast beverage.

Brenda was so nice! She offered tastes of the ice cream before deciding on the mint chocolate chip, birthday cake, & monster cookie scoops. $3.50 for one scoop & $4.50 for two scoops on cake cones or in a cup. Great indoor and outdoor seating. Food looked reasonably priced but just had dessert this time. Friendly staff all around and clean café; will stop here again when visiting.