Skywater Reviews List

Dined on 5/12/2013

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Our family went to celebrate Mother's Day. This was probably the nicest buffet I've ever been to. Wait staff was very attentive. It almost seemed like there were too many waiters, esp. since it was buffet. The ambience was very elegant - right down to the giant chandeliers, silverware and the live classical guitarist. That being said, the food was good, but for the price, if you're not big eaters I don't know if it's really worth it. The omelet station was great, as were the shrimp cocktail and many desserts, but some of the appetizers (i.e. poached salmon) were not so great. A nice bonus was that kids under 6 eat free. Our 5 year old enjoyed the meal, so I'm glad we went. If we were ever in the area again, I would probably come back."

Dined on 5/12/2013

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, special occasion

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Review 2 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Mother's Day Brunch

Dined on 5/12/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"We have been coming here for Mother's Day (and three Birthdays) for 10-15 years. The food selection is getting smaller and the price is pricey, but the food is still very good."

Dined on 5/12/2013

Special Features: great for brunch, great for lunch, special occasion

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Review 3 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Dined on 5/12/2013

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"The Skywater Restaurant at Hilton Minneapolis has the best service, staff, and food -- it simply cannot be beat! My husband and I do not say this lightly -- we were in the food and beverage business for a long time. We have visited Skywater several times over the years, and stayed at the hotel once too, and are always impressed by this establishment! Thank you!"

Dined on 5/12/2013

Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch, romantic, late-night find, neighborhood gem, hot spot, great for lunch, special occasion, kid-friendly

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Review 4 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Diamond in the rough

Dined on 5/10/2013

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Found this restaurant after a recommendation. I'm very glad I checked this out. Fantastic restaurant. Had a great meal and felt like the service really went the extra mile for us. Will come back often."

Dined on 5/10/2013

Special Features: fit for foodies, vibrant bar scene, notable wine list, romantic, hot spot

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Review 5 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Really Enjoyed Breakfast-Brunch

Dined on 04/28/2013

2012

Dined on 04/28/2013

2012

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Loved my Omelet from the Omelet guy. Service was friendly and efficient. Great spot for a big family."

Dined on 04/28/2013

2012

Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups, great for brunch, kid-friendly, great for lunch

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Review 6 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

Excellent location, very average

Dined on 03/26/2013

Dined on 03/26/2013

2011

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Excellent location, very average food, for a sweet hotel."

Dined on 03/26/2013

2011

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Review 7 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Bison burger terrific

Dined on 04/17/2013

Dined on 04/17/2013

2011

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Tried the new Bison Burger, it was excellent. Service was friendly.
Great for Brunch as well."

Dined on 04/17/2013

2011

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, kid-friendly, special occasion, great for lunch

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Review 8 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Poor) 1 / 5

Poor service, confused wait

Dined on 04/16/2013

2009

Dined on 04/16/2013

2009

Food

(Fair) 2 / 5

Service

(Poor) 1 / 5

Ambiance

(Poor) 1 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Poor service, confused wait staff and poor atmosphere."

Dined on 04/16/2013

2009

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Review 9 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Terrific Lunch

Dined on 04/15/2013

2012

Dined on 04/15/2013

2012

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Service and Food were great. Try the Hummus and Bison burger. I had this new cocktail in a mug, a Mai Tai. It was great."

Dined on 04/15/2013

2012

Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups, great for brunch, notable wine list, great for lunch

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Review 10 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

A fun, lively atmosphere.

Dined on 04/13/2013

Dined on 04/13/2013

2011

Food

(Fair) 2 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"A fun, lively atmosphere. A convenient location. Great service. The chef's specials were a good value, but the specials themselves so-so. Still we would go again, were we in the area."

Dined on 04/13/2013

2011

Special Features: good for groups

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Review 11 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

Staff was attentive without

Dined on 04/13/2013

2013

Dined on 04/13/2013

2013

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Staff was attentive without being obtrusive. Lively crowd in bar area as background noise.

Food had mixed results. My friend said the beef barley soup was delicious and so was the large chopped salad. I ordered the special with the orange/basil chicken. The chicken was overly "chewy" and the sweet orange sauce overwhelmed any basil that might have been there. The chopped salad was fine -- nice balanced dressing. The carrot cake (came with special) was amazing and enough to share with at least one other person."

Dined on 04/13/2013

2013

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Review 12 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

A very nice Easter brunch.

Dined on 03/31/2013

2011

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"A very nice Easter brunch. The only thing that was marginal was the prime rib. The sauces were good, but it was a poor cut of meat. Everything else was excellent! The eggs Benedict were exceptional, and the desserts were particularly good this year."

Dined on 03/31/2013

2011

Special Features: great for brunch, special occasion

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Review 13 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

This was a fairly, nice brunch.

2006

Dined on 03/31/2013

2006

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Good) 3 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"This was a fairly, nice brunch. I'm not sure it was worth the money. Most brunches give you at least 1 complimentary glass of champagne or a mimosa. Also, they tried to charge us for our 6 year old's meal when the website says "6 and under eat free". So, I had to argue our case with the waitress. It would have been nice if all wait staff would know the age limits of who eats free. The minimal food they had there was good but it was kind of limited choices. For $40 there should be more of variety. I may return but not for a few years."

Dined on 03/31/2013

2006

Special Features: great for brunch, special occasion

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Review 14 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Excellent Service. Delicious Food.

2009

Dined on 03/31/2013

2009

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"From the confirmation call, to the greeting by the maitre'd, to the outstanding service from our server Tracy, we were treated like royalty. I can't remember the last time I've had such great service. We were there for Easter Brunch, and despite the busy day, the quality of food and service was excellent. Fabulous Eggs Benedict and Prime Rib. Delicious desserts. Free Underground parking downtown."

Dined on 03/31/2013

2009

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, special occasion

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Review 15 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

we really enjoyed visiting

Dined on 03/31/2013

2011

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"we really enjoyed visiting this restaurant during the holidays and especially enjoy the holiday brunch... the service is outstanding and the staff goes out of their way to make you feel welcome."

Dined on 03/31/2013

2011

Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, special occasion

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Review 16 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

Good Food, Intrusive Service

2006

Dined on 03/31/2013

2006

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Very expensive Easter brunch, but good. We got the table that I asked for, but had a noisy, intrusive server. This made it hard to enjoy a quiet reunion, as we are at the age where we forget our stories and have to start over from the beginning ;) One of our party had a visual disability, but her hearing is just fine. This server seemed to think that one needs to shout at disabled individuals.
Other than that, the food and its presentation was very good, and we all enjoyed it. I will be more assertive with servers like this in the future, and ask them to just come over when we ask them to, especially for a self-service brunch. I think that she was trying to give us extra attention because of our disabled friend, but it wasn't needed."

Dined on 03/31/2013

2006

Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, great for brunch

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Review 17 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

We were given an out-of-the-way

Dined on 03/29/2013

2013

Dined on 03/29/2013

2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"We were given an out-of-the-way round table which accomodated our group wonderfully. We were in a hurry so we all got sandwich-type food. The steakburger was delicious, the chicken wraps were said to be fresh, crisp, and very tasty, and the MN wildrice soup is always a winner!

Thanks for the great food and great service!"

Dined on 03/29/2013

2013

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, late-night find, great for lunch

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Review 18 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Great Easter Brunch

Dined on 03/26/2013

Dined on 03/26/2013

2011

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Easter Brunch was Superb. Can't wait to go back for Mothers Day! We go there every year and it keeps getting better. We love that they added the live guitarist."

Dined on 03/26/2013

2011

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, kid-friendly, special occasion, great for lunch

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Review 19 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Poor) 1 / 5

Hotel food

Dined on 03/29/2013

2009

Dined on 03/29/2013

2009

Food

(Poor) 1 / 5

Service

(Good) 3 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Went here on Good Friday , not one fish dinner, only a buffet being served because they had a large group in town, beef was the main attraction on the buffet, offered room service fish with high room service prices, the only other hoices were sandwich type lunch items, went there for dinner!"

Dined on 03/29/2013

2009

Special Features: good for groups

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Review 20 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Delicious Sunday Brunch

Dined on 03/10/2013

Dined on 03/10/2013

2011

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Sunday Brunch was fantastic. Tried the Eggs Bennie: delicious. Service from our server, Matt was professional with great suggestions. Looks like they have a great $3 happy hour too."

Dined on 03/10/2013

2011

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, kid-friendly, special occasion

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Review 21 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Food was excellent. Server

Dined on 02/27/2013

2005

Dined on 02/27/2013

2005

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Quiet

"Food was excellent. Server was attentive. Great place for a casual lunch!"

Dined on 02/27/2013

2005

Special Features: great for lunch

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Review 22 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Great for breakfast

Dined on 02/18/2013

Dined on 02/18/2013

2011

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Service was very friendly, and food very favorable. Great to see such a good selection of breakfast options."

Dined on 02/18/2013

2011

Special Features: good for groups, great for brunch, kid-friendly, romantic, special occasion, great for lunch

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Review 23 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Single girl going back.

Dined on 02/14/2013

2013

Dined on 02/14/2013

2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"I went here for Valentines Day. I was meeting a guy I met on-line. Skywater had the cheapest dinners that night. I was very impressed. I arrived late like all divas should. The staff had seated my guest and offered him a drink. The food was good as it could get for the pricing nice scene. Lot's of people at the bar. The was a group of men watching something on tv but ladies guys hang. here. wink wink."

Dined on 02/14/2013

2013

Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups, late-night find, neighborhood gem, romantic, great for lunch

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Review 24 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

valentines night

Dined on 02/14/2013

2012

Dined on 02/14/2013

2012

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Our waiter was very friendly, but the service was slow... Granted it was valentines day, and it was busy. He for got my Lottie. The food was very good and different. Over all I enjoyed my night."

Dined on 02/14/2013

2012

Special Features: special occasion

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Review 25 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Very nice location for pre-concert

Dined on 02/01/2013

2010

Dined on 02/01/2013

2010

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Quiet

"Very nice location for pre-concert dinner. Skyway to Orchestra hall and the convention center. Quiet, with reliably good food and service."

Dined on 02/01/2013

2010

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Review 26 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Fair) 2 / 5

What happened????

Dined on 02/01/2013

2005

Dined on 02/01/2013

2005

Food

(Fair) 2 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Quiet

"What happened? We had always seen Skywater as our go-to dinner spot when we had a downtown event. With the Orchestra lock-out, we have been there less this winter, so we were shocked to see so many changes for the worse! The menu has gotten so limited, we thought perhaps we were handed the lunch instead of the dinner menu, but no! I couldn't get some bread to go with my soup, even though I asked more than once. Please, return this restaurant to is former management/chef/or whatever it takes! Until then, we will be check out other dining spots on the skyways."

Dined on 02/01/2013

2005

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Review 27 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Perfect late night spot to

Dined on 01/29/2013

Dined on 01/29/2013

2011

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Perfect late night spot to gather with friends, coworkers or clients"

Dined on 01/29/2013

2011

Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, good for groups, late-night find, special occasion, great for lunch, hot spot

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Review 28 for Skywater

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

We went for lunch and was