Average User Rating:
3.6 out of 5 (from 13 users)
Don't forget brunch! The View now serves a european style brunch on the weekends 11am-2pm with $3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas.
View Restaurant is one of the nicest lounges in Minneapolis. Trendy contemporary décor compliments an extensive and often raved about menu featuring fresh seafood, gourmet pizzas & pastas, and great entrees! The best part about the View has to be, well, the view. Overlooking Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis uptown, guests can enjoy an outdoor patio or relax in booths or the elevated Palm Dining Room.
The View Lounge is where the hip and well dressed frequent. There is no dress code, however, the crowd is upscale and young professional. Music is relaxed dance music, deep house during the week with Top 40 and more lively stuff on the weekends. Night time is the best, with great happy hours, live music on the weekends, and a packed crowd. This place is very hip.
Thrifty Tip: FREE PARKING in the underground ramp (West Lake St & Thomas Ave, in the Calhoun Beach Club).
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Service was awesome once we got to the bar. Getting there sucked. First had to call three times before we got someone to answer the phone. Waited at the host stand for what seemed to be five minutes without having an employee walk past us. We gave up on a table and went to the bar. Katie and Jeff were awesome bartenders, kept us entertained. However the food sucked. Steak was cooked way over done. Tuna was chewy and tasted old. And the food took way too long considering how many people were in the place. Had a good time on our Valentines day thanks to some genuine service from the staff. But I think management has some serious issues to work out before this restaurant deserves a better rating.
-- John gave this bar a 2 out of 5 at 12:17 02.17.08
dude I'd pay money to watch donovan treat the douchebag clientele of "the view" like dirt.
-- dude gave this bar a 1 out of 5 at 20:43 01.26.08
I like this place. It holds a special place in my heart: One night I decided to meet a girl there from college who I had a huge crush on, then I randomly bumped into my ex-girlfriend who proceeded to cry about 'us' and then when bar closed I went upstairs to my girlfriends place and I woke her up and we did it.
-- Fun on the Balcony? gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 02:06 12.30.07
had a great time! Good happy hour, good food and great service. Katie and jonny are the best!
-- dave gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 14:13 12.22.07
The happy hour is great, but I was troubled by the service. Johnny the bartender was fantastic, but I watched Donovan treat a customer like dirt when it wasn't deserved. To make matters worse, the customer was a resident of the building. I'm going to guess if a person lives there, they can afford the $5 cab ride to an Uptown bar with better service. Anyway, nice atmosphere and tap selection. I just hope they realize that valet service+crappy bartenders = failed restaurant.
-- Close by.... gave this bar a 4 out of 5 at 02:41 12.15.07