Good happy hour specials and great tasting appetizers in the bar area. Have not had dinner there yet, but lunches have been very good. Nice new alternative to Kincaid's and Ciao Bella along the Bloomington stretch of 494. I've only had one incident of slow service, but it was acknowledged by the restaurant (which was nice). read more

Truly some of the better meals I've had in the twin cities. I've sampled stuff on the menu from the Ny strip, Lobster, mac and cheese, the house salad and even burgers. The calamari is my favorite though. Tried finding calamari as good in many spots in the twin cities and even around the country. Haven't found it. Definitely a place to try if you have not yet. read more

What a surprising little hotel gem! The salad from the farmers market tasted like they picked it from a garden outside all the flavors were fresh and complex and very well seasoned! Highly recommended! read more

Standard steak house menu, but steaks came out a little over cooked. Cocktails were nothing too special either. Better than Applebee's, but if you are out for something special... find another place. read more

Mediocre at best. My chophouse salad was wet and not fresh. My friend had fish tacos with a sauce that was badly paired with the fish. The bread was the only thing anyone really liked in earnest. The service was slow, too. I wouldn't return. read more

I have really liked the food and time each visit to the bar. My last few times for lunch have been non memorable.

The TL;DR is that it's expensive, the service was poor, and the food was just okay EXCEPT the desserts, which were excellent. Eat in the bar, it's cheaper and friendlier and has the same desserts! We arrived New Years Eve at 8:20 for an 8:30 reservation and were told it would be 15 minutes. Fine, that's expected, we were happy to wait in the bar. Twenty minutes later, my husband went to check on our table and was told it would be at least fifteen minutes longer. At this point I was annoyed and hungry, but we decided not to order at the bar and just wait. But I started looking at the bar menu, and it looked excellent! The people next to us had arrived about ten minutes after us and their food arrived at that point and looked and smelled amazing. Hungry, pregnant, and annoyed, I asked my husband to check on the table again after another ten minutes had passed. At this point, they said it would be another fifteen to twenty minutes because there were a few people still ahead of us. My husband was now annoyed as well. Forty-five minutes after our reservation time, at 9:15, we were seated and then ignored for an additional fifteen minutes. Our waiter seemed annoyed and stressed, and after dropping off our menus we didn't see him again. On of the three hosts from the front podium ended up taking our orders, and food was delivered by a different person each course. We did not get bread until between the second and third course. My water glass was empty for a while. And the food came out way too fast after our order. For one thing, this meant the spacing between courses was rushed. For another, they obviously didn't cook things carefully enough. My crab cake was under-seasoned, lukewarm and mushy, it needed to be cooked longer. The tuna was so heavily seasoned that you couldn't taste tuna. My mashed potatoes were pasty and unappealing. The steaks were fine, nothing special. And the salads were incredibly over-dressed. Finally, dessert came. It was heavenly! The cheesecake was probably the best I've ever tasted, and the raspberry torte was phenomenal! Redeemed the whole experience up to two stars. The set menu price of $55 was fair given the amount of food. The meal itself was promising, just obviously rushed and not well QA'd. The service was AWFUL, especially for an establishment in this price range. Bread should have arrived promptly, water glasses should never have been empty, and waitstaff should at the very least be polite and smile. I don't want to hear my waiter cussing angrily under his breathe as he walks by, ignoring us! They were clearly poorly managed (only two waiters for the whole joint on NYE? Really?) and the hosts were poorly trained (if it's going to be more than a half hour wait, just fucking tell us so we can grab dinner somewhere else, like the half-empty bar!). read more

Great place to meet clients for happy hour. Good selection of beer and appetizers. The service was good. Rebecca made sure no one had an empty glass. I decided to stay for dinner. Tried the cured bacon appetizer, it was awesome. Had the filet and was cooked perfectly and tasted great. I would definitely go back for happy hour or dinner. read more

We just got back from dinner, and I was very disappointed. The bread(Free) was AWESOME and so were the Hash Browns($8). But the Calamari($12) was not crispy like the they said, the lobster legs($39) where very bland and the Sea Bass($32) was just, ok. The service was also poor. Did not get regular check ups from the server, and my drink refills never came. Also even though it had a classy look, it felt really fake. The prices are WAY to high for a hotel diner. When I find the free bread the best part of the meal, I start feeling really disappointed. Also there food selection was not very big, but it had enough items to choose from. I would not recommend this place to anyone, unless you want to feel ripped off. read more

Absolutely do not order from here if you want 1/2 of your food delivered. I ordered 2 burgers through grub hub and only received one. I called the restaurant and was told I only ordered one. I did receive my refund through grub hub. The restaurant needs to pay more attention especially if it's a delivery order because it's just annoying. read more

here with a group of about 20. They did a great job with service. Heard no complaints with the food. I had the dry aged ribeye, cesar, scallops, and side of the red demi. Steak was cooked to a good med-rare as ordered. I would have liked a little more char on it did taste well. Red demi was good and scallops were perfectly seared, seasoned and tasty. We also had some oysters. They were fresh and tasted great. The service was good, and they did a good job of keeping up with our large group. read more

Nothing to rave over - except for the service, but there were only two other tables being serviced. Over priced; and ala carte.

This review is for the bar area at lunchtime, but I was told it was the same menu. I'll give one star for the free bread that was tasty and warm, and one more for friendly service. I ordered the chop salad, subbing chicken instead of the steak. It was $18 (no price difference between the two proteins, apparently). I lived in DC for 9 years, and that is comparable to/higher than the price for the same lunch at a DC hotel. The chicken was dry, and the salad was limp and lacked flavor. If I have to come back to this area for work, I'll try my luck at the Denny's next door. read more

First visit to Bloomington Chop House, w a Living Social voucher for 3-course dinner w wine. The evening was sublime! Started with the cheese-plate app to share, paired w a glass of nice rosé. Followed w a salad course: spouse enjoyed a Caesar while I selected the beet and blue cheese salad. Both salads were delicious, very fresh, generous, and accompanied by red wine. For entrées, spouse chose pork tenderloin and I had steak. Both cuts were cooked to perfection, accompanied by nicely seasoned fresh vegetables, and a glass of full-bodied red wine Our server, Gayle, was very friendly, efficient, and helpful in guiding our choices. Would definitely return. The restaurant is conveniently located in the Bloomington Hilton at Hwy 494 and France Ave. read more

Angielina C This was the very first time I have eaten here. The edifice was beautiful and the food was amazing. The lobster Mac is a must try. I would recommend this restaurant for anyone to try....especially couples. Myself and my boyfriend were very impressed!!!!! read more

Staff is top notch. Fine dining star. Best steak of the year. Great bar keep also. Even the mash potatoes were special.

I travel about 150 nights per year. I am usually exhausted after a long day of work, so I occasionally decide to eat at the hotel restaurant. Some of the time, this is a mistake! This is the rare exception. I ate at the Bloomington ChopHouse twice during my stay. The first night I had a great meal, (crab stuffed walleye, lobster Mac and cheese), but they were pretty busy and didn't give me the level of service that one would expect for this type of restaurant. The manager, Bishara Sahoury, inquired about my satisfaction and when he discovered my mild disgruntlement, he immediately reacted. He offered to buy my dinner the next night. I wasn't expecting such a generous offer, but I accepted. The food, (lobster tail, creamed spinach, clam chowder, amazing ale, and a chocolate torte), was ridiculously wonderful and the service was superb. Summary: Great food, great service, very professional! read more

Staff was excellent. Food was great. Nice quiet relaxing diner. Definitely loved the trio sides. It was nice to try different items.

I would like begin, right from the moment we step inside the restaurant. I have a yr old kid, they seated us but took them for almost 10-15 mins to get us the high chair for infant, we seated holding our child and the sever passed several time without noticing, finally when we asked she said 'didn't the other get you the high chair'. I ordered coffee but it took a lot of time to get me cream. We ordered specifically, 'Make your own omelette' and I told them NO BACON but my wife got bacon in her omelette. Then when I ordered an extra bread, but that never came. The restaurant was not busy, they were serving only few tables but the still they showed very poor service. Food was good but service horrible. read more

Nice atmosphere, but the food was only good. The cook liked salt - on the steak, mushrooms, and asparagus. I had the veal Porterhouse, and which was good sized and cooked well. The mushrooms were under done and got hard and rubbery when cool. We ordered the squash side ($8) and it just a half a squash in the shell like I make at home. Probably won't go back anytime soon. read more

Went there for the Thanksgiving buffet in 2015 the restaurant was closed being remodeled, so stuck in a crappy dated junkie looking banquet room the food was all sub par the price was outrageous $37 plus they charge you 18% tip for I guess the service??? although the server never got to us and we never even got any kind of beverage but water. it wasn't really that good it was all mediocre. the desserts were probably the best but I've been to other buffets for ten to fifteen dollars that were heck of a lot better than the $37! or should I say it was actually like $93 for two people with tax and tip. crazy! And the turkey they were carving for Thanksgiving was just some sort of pressed turkey loaf it wasn't even real nice turkey meat or anything that you would normally serve to your guests on Thanksgiving and for this price that's just plain wrong. Nobody in our group was happy or liked the place. do not go there, especially don't go there for the Thanksgiving. I hope this place closes. Hilton is horrible. Then in the end the buffoon who was I don't know our waiter or maybe even a manager took them forever just to figure out the bills had to charge us all individually and figure it all out and didn't even know who had what to drink the whole place was like they just hired everybody off the street for the day what a clown show what a horrible thing for Hilton read more

Great place for business lunches. Wouldn't probably do evening dinner dining here. I've had the avocado turkey sandwich a couple times and it's seriously one of my favorite menu items here. Perfect amount of ratios in light turkey, fresh avocado, tomatoes, on home made bread roll. I've had a very nice steak salad here as well. Staff and service is just average, food is good. Newly remodeled and you'll rarely have to wait to get a table. It's easy. read more

Great food. A buratta salad that was fabulous. Grilled broccoli. Nice 6 oz filet. I had a lovely dinner in my own. Service was very sub par. Surprising it sub par. So I am sad to say a great evening ended up flat. No one in the wait staff was deserving of a good review. The kitchen rocked. Thanks team for great food. read more

Excellent food/ Horrible service. A handful of people in there eating. Waited for coffee and she never came back for refills. Ordered a Belgian waffle and she didn't bring any butter or syrup. Finally stopped another server and asked for some. Never saw our server again until she came with the check. read more

Met a colleague for lunch and we both ordered steak. Him-medium well, me-rare...they both came out medium. They were also covered in chive butter-yuck. When I spend $30 on 6 oz of beef I want it prepared to my liking and flavorful, without tasting like a baked potato. Convenient location, well lit, comfy booth, nice restrooms. If you eat lunch here stick to the lunch menu. read more

For being a Friday night at 7:00 the restaurant was surprisingly empty, which disheartened me. The food was good, a bit too salty, but certainly edible. I wouldn't rank this place up there with the "heavy hitters" in the Twin Cities steak scene but it was decent. read more

Thanksgiving buffet was FANTASTIC! Best one ive ever been to. Was a Real Treat to hâve no Prep or Cleanup as Well. Will définately do This Again. read more

Chop salad was a surprise but a pleasant one. Steak was more medium than medium rare but not enough to send back. Mentioning to waitress resulted I free dessert. Verne brûlée was cool and creamy on the bottom, warm and crispy on top. Yum! read more

Bought a Groupon for a four course prixe fix meal. We went on a Friday night and it was not busy. We had to make a reservation when buying the Groupon. We were seated immediately. The customer service was excellent throughout the entire evening. We shared the maple glazed pork belly and it was delicious. We both chose the clam chowder soup and it was extremely creamy and also very delicious. I love that corn was added to the soup and the large pieces of clam. My partner had the 6oz sirloin cooked medium and I had the chicken. Both dishes were ok, nothing memorable. The sides that came with them were also ok. We had crew brûlée and cheesecake for dessert. They were excellent. Overall the great service, app, soup, and dessert made up for the bland entrees. It's a good restaurant to go and try once. read more

Dined here for a family Valentine's lunch with our 7 year old daughter. Upon arriving at our table, the host asked if we'd like a third place setting, as there were only two. I don't know how this was even a question, as there were three of us dining. I ordered my steak medium rare, and it was served medium well to well. I sent it back, which allowed me time to eat the sides. I'm pretty sure the mashed potatoes were instant, and that the sautéed mushrooms were canned. Everything - even the steaks - was drowning in butter. We weren't charged for my steak, which was appreciated, but the best part of the meal was unfortunately my daughter's chicken tenders. read more

A delight for this weary traveler! We did come on a week night, and fairly early at 6:30 so we were seated immediately at a quiet table as requested. Service was top notch--helpful and pleasant without being intrusive. We had had a large lunch and were not interested in a multi-course meal. We both had the small filet which was perfectly cooked with delicious mushrooms on the side. The veggies we ordered were also excellent, crisp but tender, and the bread that came with the meal was warm and crunchy, with butter and two other spreads. My martini was the size expected and just as I like it. Yes, it is expensive, but for us, it was such a relaxing and enjoyable meal it was well worth the cost. read more

I have a new favorite steakhouse. For only 2 months old, these guys are firing on all cylinders. We stopped in for happy hour (1/2 priced wines and cheap martinis) and ended up staying for dinner. Best steak in town, bar none. A contemporary atmosphere where my wife did not feel she was crashing the party at the men's club. We had the Chophouse Sampler, lobster, king crab, oysters, lump crab salad (the best) and shrimp cocktail for 2 people was only $40. Not cheap, but a great value. Excellent service. Great wine list. I am taking Manny's out of my contact list. read more