Where is the Best Bar Scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota?
My husband & I have been loyal to Solera (we had the luck of making dinner reservations for New Year’s, so we did not get stuck out in the cold or miss out on our money’s worth of drinks). My only reservation with this restaurant is the dessert menu. Being the chocolate person that I am, it’s extremely disappointing to see that 99% of it does not include chocolate (the exception being the dessert sampler, which includes a tiny chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich). I know the owners read these postings, so please add some chocolate! Thanks!Pros + Excellent Food, Service, & AtmosphereCons – The Most Important Part – Dessert!
Stopped in here just for drinks before meeting friends at a different place. We sat at the bar. The bartender did make some great drinks but the service was slow. Apparently they had a DJ coming in too, because he was setting up while we were drinking. The place still has it’s ambience and some of the trendy crowd still seems to be there, but it’s lost some of it’s lustre. I don’t know that this can be attributed just to Fhima’s though. For a while there St. Paul was the scene when all the places clustered around Lawson were new. They drew some of the Minneapolis crowd away and some of the 9 to 5’ers stuck around to check out the new places, but I think on the whole for the trendy scene St. Paul is played out. It seems with the new bars and clubs opening, once again Minneapolis is the late night destination.Pros + Still the same Fhima’sCons – *STILL* the same Fhima’s
I’ve been a foodie in the Twin Cities for years now, and I opted to give Cafe Lurcat another try (I’ve visited several times over the years). I honestly don’t get it, this restaurant (by the D’Amico company) tries to be an upscale restaurant, but it isn’t particularly good at anything.The food is above average for a restaurant of this type (as an experienced local, there are much better in Minneapolis, but you can look them up).The service was lackluster. I’ve been to various Michelin starred restaurants elsewhere, and you can tell when you have a server that (1) knows the menu well, (2) cares about your experience, and (3) orchestrates the meal well. Our server only showed competence in (1), the other two categories were markedly inferior. Now, perhaps it wouldn’t be fair to compare to the best restaurants in the world, but I’ve seen servers at various restaurants in the Twin Cities that also score well in all three categories. The best word for our server (and her associated
Billy’s is an odd shaped establishment. They have a patio, sun room, main bar, back bar and pool hall. The patio is the place to be in summer and the sun room next to the fireplace in winter. Billy’s food is your typical deep fried bar fare and only average in taste. The real appeal is the people watching. Especially from the patio. Grand Ave. offers not stop traffic to distract you.From a sports bar perspective, this place should cover you. They have numerous TV’s, pool tables and dart boards. I’ve never not had a fun time at Billy’s. It’s a good place to hang out, but not the greatest place on earth.
