Normandy Kitchen
| 405 South 8th Street, Minneapolis |
5 tarieven
6.80/10.00 |
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+1 612-455-1204 |
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Joe Whiteis (29.10.2017 07:45)
Even IF their food was terrible... (it's NOT, and FAR from it...) THEY HAVE POPOVERS! (Popovers - the conveniently sized butter-absorbing, warm, crusty cousin of Yorkshire pudding...) A super cozy hidden gem that's especially perfect on a snowy winter evening. Nice bar, good drinks, from-scratch kitchen in a pleasantly kitschy environment that's been around (and kitschy) since 1941. The fact that it's hiding on the front corner of a Best-Western motor-hotel means an ample parking lot out back with free parking if you remember to bring in your ticket. The hotel basement was one of Minneapolis old 'convention-centers' before Minneapolis had a convention center. In the back of the lobby heading toward the parking lot is a glossy white baby grand piano. It is placed over what used to be the stairway to the basement collection of convention rooms. I'm sure they wanted something heavy like a piano to hold in the ghosts of all of the 1970s "Psychic Fairs" and "Comi-cons" and "Midwest Macrame Meet-ups" that were held in the large, low-ceilinged expanses of textured burgundy carpet soaked in cigarette smoke, spilled Mogen David 'wine' and hotel coffee. If you listen intently while the butter soaks in to your hot, eggy popover, you can still hear the long-ago raucous, drunken, hoarse-voiced cajoling of a encyclopedia-salesmen's convention pushing up through the floorboards to the dining room.
Even IF their food was terrible... (it's NOT, and FAR from it...) THEY HAVE POPOVERS! (Popovers - the conveniently sized butter-absorbing, warm, crusty cousin of Yorkshire pudding...) A super cozy hidden gem that's especially perfect on a snowy winter evening. Nice bar, good drinks, from-scratch kitchen in a pleasantly kitschy environment that's been around (and kitschy) since 1941. The fact that it's hiding on the front corner of a Best-Western motor-hotel means an ample parking lot out back with free parking if you remember to bring in your ticket. The hotel basement was one of Minneapolis old 'convention-centers' before Minneapolis had a convention center. In the back of the lobby heading toward the parking lot is a glossy white baby grand piano. It is placed over what used to be the stairway to the basement collection of convention rooms. I'm sure they wanted something heavy like a piano to hold in the ghosts of all of the 1970s "Psychic Fairs" and "Comi-cons" and "Midwest Macrame Meet-ups" that were held in the large, low-ceilinged expanses of textured burgundy carpet soaked in cigarette smoke, spilled Mogen David 'wine' and hotel coffee. If you listen intently while the butter soaks in to your hot, eggy popover, you can still hear the long-ago raucous, drunken, hoarse-voiced cajoling of a encyclopedia-salesmen's convention pushing up through the floorboards to the dining room.
Matt Cavanaugh (24.09.2017 18:21)
$3.50 for a coffee... Sorry, no creamer. $13.50 for breakfast... Enjoy your tiny frozen hashbrown patty. Friendly service though.
$3.50 for a coffee... Sorry, no creamer. $13.50 for breakfast... Enjoy your tiny frozen hashbrown patty. Friendly service though.
Heidi Morrow (23.08.2017 18:44)
Service was excellent during a weekday lunch visit. Portions were good for the price. Charming space. Get a popover on the side.
Service was excellent during a weekday lunch visit. Portions were good for the price. Charming space. Get a popover on the side.
Anthony A (17.08.2017 06:31)
Waitress was nice. But it took almost 30 minutes to get 4 simple drinks in a place with less than 20 people there. When we told them we just wanted our drink bill and we wanted to leave the manager came out and was very rude. He tried to make as many excuses as he could for how long it took and we told them we just wanted to leave. We were not being rude and he was very rude to us. Will not return.
Waitress was nice. But it took almost 30 minutes to get 4 simple drinks in a place with less than 20 people there. When we told them we just wanted our drink bill and we wanted to leave the manager came out and was very rude. He tried to make as many excuses as he could for how long it took and we told them we just wanted to leave. We were not being rude and he was very rude to us. Will not return.
Frank Furgal (02.08.2017 01:52)
My wife ordered the skirt steak and that was cooked perfectly for medium rare. I had the walleye and that was spot on. The right amount of food was brought out and it was done well. We were very happy and we would go back again.
My wife ordered the skirt steak and that was cooked perfectly for medium rare. I had the walleye and that was spot on. The right amount of food was brought out and it was done well. We were very happy and we would go back again.
