Fab Food — 8 Minnesota Venues Known for their Cuisine

Does it seem like too much to ask that your next venue have sensational scenery, amazing amenities, awesome accommodations, and fabulous food? Not when you book at any of these eight popular Minnesota venues known for all the above, plus incredible cuisine. Check them out and you’ll want to check in!

Grand View Lodge

For more than 100 years, guests have flocked to the historic resort that hugs the shores of beautiful Gull Lake. With a wide variety of accommodations, meeting spaces, and activities, there are also no lack of choices when it comes to mouthwatering cuisine.

Start the day with a truly Grand Breakfast, a daily buffet that serves up fresh juice, coffee, pancakes, eggs and more.

For lunch, grab a burger and a beer at Freddy’s Sports Grill or enjoy nachos, tacos and a Margarita beachside at the Tanque Verde Cantina.

Dinnertime means either a sizzling steak or fresh walleye at Char Craft Steaks or perhaps Fettuccine Ortolano and a find red wine at Cru.

In addition to these amazing restaurants there are eight more dining options at Grand View.

Treasure Island Resort & Casino

Looking to eat, drink, and be merry? Head to Treasure Island Resort & Casino. In addition to exciting gaming, relaxing spa, Vegas-style entertainment, comfy hotel, RV Park, and Marina, you’ll find seven incredible restaurants from which to choose.

Order up locally sourced beef, seafood, or bison specialty dishes at the Tado Steakhouse.

Enjoy delicious sandwiches, seafood, and homemade side dishes at Currents Restaurant.

Grab a sandwich at the Prime Thyme Sub Shop or enjoy a complete spread of delicious favorites at the Tradewinds Buffet. Choose from their daily specials including BBQ Brisket, Lutefisk, Kielbasa, All-You-Can-Eat Crab Legs or Margarita-Marinated Fish Tacos.

St Paul RiverCentre/MHC Culinary Group

MHC Culinary Group provides catering at the St Paul RiverCentre which offers more than 100,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space, a 27,000 square foot grand ballroom, and fifteen distinctive meeting rooms.  

The catering menu is diverse and expansive, offering popular favorites for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.

The Breakfast Buffet includes assorted muffins, strudel, seasonal fruit, hash brown potatoes, eggs, and a pancake and omelet station.

Tuck into a hot lunch of Paninis, Stromboli, Crispy Buttermilk Chicken, Midwest Meatloaf, or Beef and Broccoli.

Dinner entrees include Herb Crusted Prime Rib, Burgundy Braised Short Ribs, Sun Dried Tomato Chicken, House Smoke Sirloin and much, much more.

End the meal with their divine dessert selections including Crème Brûlée, Red Velvet Cheesecake, Tiramisu, or Whiskey Budino.

A’BULAE/Mintahoe Catering & Events

Mintahoe Catering & Events serves up culinary delight at A’BULAE, a beautiful loft-style space overlooking St. Paul. The venue features high-end furnishings, state-of-the-art digital technology, and space for more than 450 guests.

The full-service catering menu offers a seemingly endless bounty of choices for everything from passed hors d’oeuvres to hors d’oeuvres platters, plated dinners, family-style and buffets, and table stations.

Begin your banquet with Bruschetta Crostini, Salmon Cream Puffs, or Mini Beef Wellington followed by entrees like Herb Roasted Chicken Breast, Beef Short Ribs or Crusted Walleye. Vegetarian options include Butternut Squash Tortellacia, Balsamic Glazed Portobello Mushrooms, and Wild Mushroom and Kale Ravioli.

End the evening with one of Mintahoe’s signature desserts including Candied Bacon Donuts, Chocolate Dipped Fruit, or Mini Pies.

Quincy Hall/Crave Catering & Events

Located in one of the trendiest areas of the metro with dozens of creative businesses, art studios, galleries and craft breweries nearby, Quincy Hall offers space for 100 to 1000 guests, on-site parking, in-house AV equipment, an open floor plan, natural lighting, and catering provided by Crave Catering & Events.

The fall/winter catering menu is a delicious mix of hors d’oeuvres, platters, entrees, beverages, desserts, and late-night snacks. Begin your banquet with Winter Caprese Skewers, Lingonberry & Brie Bites, or Rueben Bites.

For your entree, serve up Penne Pasta with a Basil Cream Sauce and Julienne Chicken or Cognac Glazed Sirloin.

Finally, tempt your guests with an array of desserts from a Bread Pudding station to Holiday Chocolate Bark with milk chocolate, white chocolate, or dark chocolate.

Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom/D’Amico

The award-winning Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom is the very definition of elegance with its polished wood floors, oriental rugs, period chandeliers, and hand-painted tapestries. Catering for events is provided by local favorite, D’Amico Catering.

D’Amico’s award-winning chefs craft inventive menus for every event from breakfast to brunch, lunch to dinner.

Begin your day with plated Belgian Waffles smothered in white chocolate whipped cream and maple syrup. Or offer a Classic Continental Breakfast with assorted breads, muffins, scones, pastries, preserves, and sweet butter.

Your guests will love their lunch when it consists of Herb Roasted Chicken, Sautéed Salmon or Mushroom Lasagna.

And there will be applause all around when the dinner entree is Mahi Mahi, Sautéed Tenderloin, or Vegan “Crab” Cakes.

Finally, no one is going to turn down dessert when you serve up Vanilla Bean Cheesecake, Individual Turtle Pie, or Dark Chocolate Mousse.

Medina Entertainment Center

This vast facility boasts a concert hall, bowling alley, and casual dining along with the Medina Inn located right next door.

Catered events are memorable here with a menu of diverse dining options for breakfast, lunch, hors d’oeuvres, snacks, dinner, desserts, wine and beverages.

The day begins with a Classic Continental Breakfast or a Country Morning Buffet with cheese-topped eggs, French toast, smoked sausage or bacon, hash browns, seasonal fruit, plus pastries, Danish, and muffins.

Need lunch for 250? They’d be happy to serve your group any of their tasty entrees from Butter Cracker Walleye to Meatloaf Marsala.

If a plated dinner is what you had in mind, you won’t be disappointed at all the options—Angus Beef Short Ribs, Chicken Rockefeller, Lemon Garlic Prawns, Or Vegetarian Tortellini Primavera—to name just a few.

Rush Creek Golf Club

With breathtaking views of the golf course and surrounding wetlands, the MacMillan Ballroom and Banquet Center at Rush Creek is sure to please. The experienced culinary team will work to design the ideal menu for your event.

Choose a Breakfast Buffet with eggs, bacon, potatoes, and seasonal fruit or a Plated Breakfast featuring French toast, sausage, and fresh fruit kabobs.

Want to offer your guests on midday snack? Pick the Popcorn Bar with its four remarkable flavors, trail mix, fresh baked cookies, or loaded nachos with cheese.

Incomparable dinner entrees include Tomato Chutney Chicken, Wild Rice Stuffed Walleye, or Filet Mignon & Lobster.

Even if your guests think they couldn’t eat another bite, they’re not likely to turn down the Flourless Chocolate Torte, Raspberry Cheesecake, or Gourmet Coffee with Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes.