Blue Point Restaurant & Bar

07/26/11

Very Disapponting

by Minshull at Citysearch

This used to be my favorite restaurant when I lived in Plymouth. I recently returned for the summer (and will be coming back every year) and took a friend there for dinner. The food was extremely disappointing. I ordered seared tuna with sir fried vegetables and received a grey piece of fish on a soggy mess of vegetables swimming in a salty sauce. My friend's dinner was only slightly better -- overcooked fish on a small heap of (tasty) mashed potatoes. Both plates looked "slapped together" and not very appetizing. At the prices, I expected more -- we will scratch this restaurant off our list.

10/18/10

A Great Place and a Solid "Very Good"

by enough1581 at Citysearch

My wife and I went here for the first time on our anniversary. My wife does not eat red meat, but loves seafood. We were both very impressed.

The restaurant is inviting and open. We didn't spend much time in the bar, but it looked very nice. We were dressed up, but it's not overly fancy.

The food was a solid "very good". My dish was fantastic and my wife's was also very good. The prawns were a bit "blackened" for her liking, but she finished everything so it must not have been that bad.

The service was fantastic!

We will be back for sure! Thanks for the great evening.

08/12/07

They live up to their name.

by pollysigh at Citysearch

It was a dark and stormy night . . .. Actually, it was. Saturday, 11 August. Rain, lightning. But our group of five was happily indoors, quite dry (until the martinis and wine arrived). Our appetizers were the ubiquitous fried calamari, Dungeness crab cakes, and seared scallops with polenta. While ubiquitous, the calamari were among the best we've had, and the scallops were very nicely done, with the polenta a nice touch. My wife and I lived in Seattle for a time and frequently partook of the joys of Dungeness crab which we regard as slightly superior to the eastern blue crab. The crab cakes here, 1700 miles east, were outstanding, as was the sauce. (A quibble: it's advertised as fresh, but it can't be at this time of year.) The Caesar salad is advertised as assertively garlicly, which is precisely the way I like it. The table bread was certainly edible, but many restaurants have better. Now for the entrees: three people got the shellfish saffron risotto, of which I had a taste. It was very good, but short of the pinnacle of the risotto art achieved by Pazzaluna in St Paul. Another had the Dungeness cioppino. She was too busy slurping the broth, her head almost in the bowl, to comment. Actions spoke louder than words. My entree was roasted monkfish with chorizo. A nicely sized piece of a fish not frequently found on local menus, very tasty. Alas, perhaps since I didn't get a dessert, my memory of the others' comments on the final course has vanished. The service was a bit slow but didn't descend to the level of serious annoyance. The server did seem rather humorless but certainly not unfriendly. The ambience is very pleasant. Notwithstanding its Wayzata location, I detected no pretension whatever on the part of either patrons or staff. In fact, on this hot, humid, and stormy evening, many were wearing shorts including the author of these words. For the seafood lover, this is a very good destination in the Metro area to satisfy such a craving.

• Pros: Aquatic provender
• Cons: Nothing serious

07/09/07

Great food and customer service

by tfoushee at Citysearch

Awesome world class food, super customer service, lots of TLC inspired me to submit my first foodie feedback post ever. Our uncle had a stroke recently, and though it makes it hard for him to get out of the house, it did not impair his desire for seafood. I called Blue Point and learned we could pick up anything on their menu to go. The large scallops were gently browned and tenderly DIVINE. They were served with a heavenly sauce and whipped potatoes topped with crisped onions. I did not know scallops could taste so wonderful. The halibut was lovingly nestled with whipped sweet potatoes. The salmon was grilled and dressed up with capers, tomatoes (was that cilantro sliced super thin?) to deliciously and boldly complement the halibut and scallops. I've traveled and eaten great food around USA, France (including Paris, Beaune, et al), Italy and Israel. I stand by my statement that our food from Blue Point was world class quality and flavor did not suffer (just totally yummy) after transporting it a hop-and-a-skip to our appreciative uncle. When food is prepared with love we can taste it. The highest compliment I can pay is that we could taste the love. Thank you, Blue Point, for sharing your love of food with folks who have physical challenges, and still love delicious food.

07/06/06

Great Bar... Good Fish... Pip-Squeek Sized Lobster

by quarrels at Citysearch

In short, they have fine fish, a great bar, and they are right off Lake Minnetonka. They have disappointing sized lobsters.

They didn't ever know what sea salt was... they brought Kosher salt, which works fine.

• Pros: Great Bar, Good Fish, Close to Lake Minnetonka
• Cons: Runt Lobsters