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Try one of everything. It's all good. Great service. Food is severed promptly. The flavors are out of this world. Tried the Soft Shelled Crab, the Sea Scallops, and toped it off with the warm Honey Cake. Can't wait to come back.
'Handsome Devil'. My wife is from Minneapolis so we spent this past weekend there visiting her parents. We got in town on Friday and came here for a late dinner. Since we got in somewhat late we sat in the lounge area. The atmosphere and decor were classy and the service was very friendly. We decided to order a variety of dishes so we could try a little bit of everything. We ordered the grilled flatbread, prawns, selection of imported cheeses, assortment of grilled meats, grilled bread with orange marmalade, lamb burgers, butternut squash ravioli, poached lobster, the duck entrée and the truffled crepe. EVERYTHING was delicious. My personal favorite was the butternut squash ravioli. I also really enjoyed the prawns, the duck entrée and the poached lobster. The crepe was my least favorite, it was way too salty, almost like they had dumped salt all over it; but the service and the other dishes made up for it. They also have a great wine and drink list with fun names on the drink list like..'Night of the Hunter,' 'Taking it to the House,' and my personal favorite 'Handsome Devil.' Overall this was an outstanding restaurant and we will be coming back next time we're in town. Next time I would really like to sit in the dining room and try the tasting menu.…
not worth the money!!. We are one of those couples who are not afraid to spend money on a wonderful dining experience once in a while or a special occasion. So for our anniversary we chose La belle vie. I would never come here again. For the amount of the money we spent one so little food, it is just not worth it. We had the chef's tasting menu with the wine. Service was good, food tasted good. But the portions should have been double for what it cost. There are so many other places we've been to that we kept wishing we were at last nite instead.…
Very disappointing. The waiter was not knowledgable, pretentious and condescending. There were two of us there for dinner and each of us did a five course meal trying different items. With the reviews we have read we expected something wonderful and what we ate was VERY sub-par. These supposed "world renowned" chefs of Minneapolis should travel outside of this state to find out what good food is supposed to taste like. The waiter recommended the scallops to me telling me they were "the best scallops the chef has seen in 18 months". They were extremely gritty, I have had better scallops from Rainbow Foods. The entire experience was extremely disappointing. If you are serious about wanting a real fine dining experience, where the chef and the staff actually know what they are doing, I suggest making the drive to Chicago before wasting your time in La Belle Vie.…
Terrible Experience. Poor Management.
I am a self-avowed foodie and have eaten at some of the finest restaurants in the U.S. I have come to equate good food with good service. I had a horrible experience at this restaurant: I was in
town for a friend's graduation and made a reservation for a party of 12 at La Belle Vie. I informed the manager there would be 3 children in the group. He promised to accommodate the group and alluded that our table would be in the main dining room.
Arriving at the restaurant, we found our table had been setup directly adjacent to a very crowded, noisy bar in the lounge. Literally, people at the bar were spilling over onto the table. I asked the manager if the table could be moved. He referred me to William Summerville, one of the proprietors of the restaurant. I explained the problem to him and asked for his help. He was brash and not helpful at all. His attitude was either take the table or leave He stated he was okay with the children eating at the loud bar. There was no apology. There was no acknowledgement of a problem. We took the table and ate as hurriedly as we could. None of the managers ever came to our table to apologize or see how we were doing.
To me, the food was mediocre. The foie gras appetizer was cold. The Artic Char was okay, but I've had better. The group elected to skip dessert due to the poor service. I would have expected much better service at this restaurant.…
