Quick Info
User Rating:
2.1 out of 5 (from 107 users)
Address:
788 Grand Ave
St. Paul
Tel:
(651) 291-2525
Hours:
M-Su: 11am-2am
Parking:
free lot
Outdoor Seating:
none
Smoke Level:
none - ordinance
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I have been frequenting The Wild Onion evere since my days at St. Thomas. I still enjoy going there for lunch/ happy hour to see the friendly staff ( especially Anne the bartender,) but have noticed the food keeps getting worse and worse! Some of their new happy hour app specials are edible, but everything that used to make the full menu what it is is no longer available. I was there for lunch the other day and found small pieces of bones in the chicken in my salad, When i asked the friendly but clueless server about it, she informed me that due to the "higher quality chicken" that the kitchen now uses bone pieces should be expected. Ok, I was a waitress back in the day and know that these poor servers are only doing what there management asks of them, but what kind of excuse is that? The same server then told me that we should try all of the new things on the menu, which my friends and I did on other visits. All I can say is about any thing on the menu that was added in the past few months is: DRY, WAY TOO SALTY, UNDIBLE, WITH BONES (did I aready say that), and did I mention horrible? When we asked the server for simple ommintenences or substitutions in our dishes, she informed us that no substitutions were allowed. From what I've heard, this bar has lost a lot of lunch/happy hour customers due to the new HORRIBLE FOOD! It's too bad since there are great bartenders, okay servers (who seem to turn over weekly,) and a fun atmosphere.
-- Dee gave this bar a 2 out of 5 at 04:42 01.06.10
Pretty good service, and decent food. I'll echo the cover issue, why?! Rich kids from St. Thomas flock here, on the typical nights. If that's not for you, stay away.
-- Beau gave this bar a 3 out of 5 at 13:53 11.14.09
Wow, this place really knows how to do Birthday's right. Went there last night (tues.) and they had live music playing during happy hour until 9 pm with cheap drinks until then. Then the d.j. started up and before we knew it there were college aged kids all over the place celebrating their birthdays. Great service, louder but fun atmosphere, and good food.
-- Steph gave this bar a 4 out of 5 at 12:51 10.28.09
Lame place "to be seen" Terrible service, cover charge on weekends (for what??) and overpriced. For the yuppies and frat boys. Hopefully they grow out of this scene someday.
-- Hannah gave this bar a 1 out of 5 at 10:26 10.23.09
The Wild Onion is terrific for lunch and early dinner. Good food and drinks and great service. Most of the negative comments are about the atmosphere after 7 p.m. I don't think any bar or restaurant is the greatest at night, mostly because of the people — mostly under 30s getting drunk and behaving badly. What do you expect if you are out then?
-- Moose gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 16:20 10.10.09