This is likely the most lackluster expensive dining experiences that we've had. First of all, there is the matter of accessing the restaurant. The website and social media provide no instructions about which gate to use for entry. Flynt and Kyndle is on the club level. It's supposed to have restricted access. Our reservation was for 5:30 on a Minnesota Wild game day, which was 15 minutes before all gates opened. Thankfully, I found a review by someone on Yelp who detailed their own hassles in accessing the restaurant. We therefore knew to use the River Centre tunnel to find Gate 5. We joined many other people with early reservations. We ended up heading the line to go through security. From there, we took two long staircases up to the club level. Flynt and Kyndle was to the left, a short walk away. We were immediately seated. The way that the menu works is that there is a set menu each night. People don't get any choice about what they get; they get a sampling of all items listed. I do mean sampling. From the start, I was questioning the common sense of whoever coordinated the meal. The appetizer included two dishes. The 'grilled bread' was not grilled or hot, but consisted of two rolls along with cold, impossible-to-spread herb butter. Those tasted fine. The second dish was a bacon-covered cheese ball, which was served with thin tortilla chips. The chips were too fragile to dip into the cheese ball, and also too fragile to spread cheese on. The chips just shattered to pieces. My husband saw some other tables received something like club crackers instead; those, at least, could have the cheese spread onto. We ordered some drinks, too. My husband had two beers over the course of the meal. I had the special drink, The Flower, which was tasty and very pretty, but I think the servers were told to push people to buy it, as our server asked if I wanted a second one about 5 times. The next course had two salads, a pear salad and a fire-roasted sweet potato salad. I loved both, and they were my favorite course. My husband wasn't enthused with the toppings, but he enjoyed the spinach leaves. We agreed the dressings for both were great. After we were done with our salads, we had a 20 minute wait for our main course. The time was easy to track because the countdown to the start of the game began on the TV suspended above. Judging by how we saw a main entree go past us, and our server shouted "no!" to the delivery guy as he set everything on a table in another server's section, we are guessing that our order was given to someone else. In any case, we had a long stint of nothingness, with no food, no service. We finished off our water and never had a another bottle brought out. When the food finally came out, the meat portions were... meager. Mind you, they were delicious, but my husband probably could've had them all himself and not been full. The three meats that night were beef short ribs, roasted turkey breast, and smoked ham. The two sides were roasted Brussel sprouts and cheesy whipped potatoes. The meats were hot. The sides were barely above room temperature, which was a real shame, because the flavors and textures in both were great. We couldn't quibble, though, because at that point, we'd almost been there an hour and we really needed to get to our seats. Fortunately, when my husband asked for the check, it came out right away, so payment was done in a matter of minutes. I am deeply disappointed with our experience. The restaurant has a lot of promise, but from food to service, everything feels bungled. I will add this, though: just outside of the restaurant, there is a dessert stand with various extraordinary cakes. I ordered a slice of rainbow cake. It was awesome, and it, at least, was ready to eat in a timely fashion. read more

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I would echo other sentiments for the most part. I could not have been more disappointed with the experience overall. I was flabbergasted that our bill was ~$200 for 2 people for what we had to eat and the quality of food. It was average at best with the quality of food being very much meh. I would not recommend spending your time and money here, particularly given the vast number of alternative options. read more

Wonderful experience! This was my first time having clubhouse tickets with the all-inclusive supper and drinks. The staff were absolutely amazing - always making sure to check in with our party, and had a drink ready at our table during the game intermissions. The servers really made the experience, offering extra food and take away glasses when the game was back on! The food was top notch. We had menu #4 for our game which included prime rib and Korean BBQ ribs. Everything was fantastic! Thank you, Flynt & Kyndle staff for making us feel special! read more

When it comes to taking in a Minnesota Wild game, I tend to snack on everything from popcorn to a banh mi, washing my food down with a Diet Coke. I had never sat down for a meal at one of Xcel Energy Center's restaurants. I decided to giving dining a try last Saturday. Before I left for the Twin Cities, I made a reservation online to have an early dinner at Flynt & Kyndle before attending the Wild game against the Blue Jackets. I made my dinner reservation for 5:30 pm. The reservation process was simple. The concept dining at this restaurant is straightforward. You choose from one of three set menus and you're good. You get everything on the menu for $48. It's pretty good. I like variety, so it was perfect. The downside is that you don't get a whole lot of information on F & K's site on which gate to enter and where you need to go. I decided to call the restaurant. I spoke to a nice woman on the phone. She said to enter gate 1 and confirmed my reservation, which I didn't really need, but okay. I parked at RiverCentre parking ramp at 5:15 pm. I do like entering the parking lot earlier than usual. It's less stressful. I walked over to gate 1. You need to go through a metal detector, as you do at all gates. The woman at the restaurant gave me the worst advice. I typically go through gate 4. I spoke to a helpful security person at gate 1. He let me know that gate 5 is where I want to be to get to the club level (third floor) for this restaurant. I had to go up the stairs and exit (it's my usual after a game), and then hang a left to get to gate 5. The procedure from RiverCentre is to walk along the skyway, past gate 4 till you hit gate 5. I had to go through security again at gate 5. I then walked up two flights of stairs to get to the club level. It was my first time up there. It is fancy! I found the restaurant. I checked in at the front desk. The woman found my name and led me to my table. This restaurant is spacious. I had a friendly, helpful server. He said that there used to be a salad buffet. However, since reopening during the pandemic, it went for a set menu instead. I got a Diet Coke and water. You get complimentary refills with your meal. Alcoholic drinks are extra. My salads came. The person preparing my food thought that I was a table of four because the salads were humungous! My server said that he'd let staff know that I needed portions for a single person. The salads were yummy. If I had to choose a favourite, I'd vote for the F & K house salad. It had grilled corn, compari tomatoes, roasted dates, toasted pine nuts, with a champagne vinaigrette. I loved the textures and the dressing was excellent. The beefsteak tomato salad was good. The tomatoes were super ripe. I felt that they could have been less mushy. I loved the vidalia onions, basil, and anchovy vinaigrette. It was to have capers, but I didn't find any. The sides came with the mains. I loved both sides. The creamed spinach was so good. It was the right combination of parmesan and nutmeg mixed together with the chopped spinach. I love mushrooms. The wild mushrooms roasted with garlic, thyme, and peppercorn were amazing. I polished this side dish. The bowl looked sparkling afterwards. I loved the mains. My favourite was the filet of beef. It was so tender. Each morsel melted in my mouth. The white truffle pan sauce was perfectly paired with it. I got two pieces of chicken that was honey-brined and rotisserie-cooked. Both pieces were yummy and juicy. The char-grilled salmon was good, but it could have been improved. First, it didn't have any skin, which is the best part! Second, it needed more sauce. It had caramelized lemon jus, but it wasn't enough. I actually put creamed spinach on top of my salmon and it was so much better. The desserts were fantastic. The presentation was lovely. My vanilla parfait came in a mini cast-iron skillet. The pound cake with fresh berries and whipped cream was light and delightful to devour. The basque-style charred cheesecake got high marks. It was salty and creamy. I had vanilla ice cream between bites of both the parfait and cheesecake. I absolutely enjoyed the desserts. I paid with a credit card. If you are a Wild season ticket holder, you can use your mobile wallet to paid. Otherwise, only cashless payments are accepted at Xcel Energy Center. My server ran my credit card through and all was great. I was here for nearly 1.5 hours. I got to see the Wild warm up thanks to the screens that made sure that you weren't missing any action on the ice. If I had a 7 pm game again, I'd choose a dining time of 5 pm. I got to my section when the American national anthem was being sung. I got to my seat in time for the puck drop. I'd rather not be cutting it that close to the game's start time. I had an excellent experience at this restaurant. The food was top notch and affordable. I'd do it again. (102) read more

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Great food. Odd setup. 6:30 reservations are impossible as the facility doesn't open until 6:30 for this concert. So it became eat or miss opening of concert. Suggestion is to have a restaurant line for w eating earlier at the facility. The service was fantastic even though everyone arrived at once. Food was hot and tasty. Salads were delicious, potatoes hot and seasoned perfectly, meat choices were perfect portions. Drinks were standard drinks nothing exciting. read more

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1 star because 0 is not an option. chicken= salmonella bread=not grilled in the slightest mac n cheese=chalky and no bread crumbs chips=too thin burnt end tips=jelly or rock solid ribs=frigid mashed potatoes=bland coleslaw was the only good thing bill made no sense read more

i give it 1 cause 0 wasn't an option. the coleslaw was the best part, the rest was buns. the mac was chalky and had no bread crumbs, our chicken was very sus, and the bread definitely wasn't grilled. the rest just wasn't good. read more

Flynt & Kyndle - sus chicken - Desserts Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

We ate here before the Eagles concert. the food was good but the lights were so bright in there. They needed to tone them down. Also our server had maybe 1 too many tables she seemed fairly busy and didn't stop at our table very much. My only complaint is several workers walked by the all of the tables and left dirty dishes. Our table was loaded with plates as were the other tables. Our waitress brought another round of drinks but didn't pick up the empties or dirty plates. Maybe hire bus people to clean tables and fill waters. read more

Recently went to F&K before a Wild game. We had been three times before the pandemic and loved it. Sadly, we can't say the same anymore. The service was great, but the food was not. They serve a set menu now, and you have no choices. It started with "grilled bread" which were actually very dry and tasteless biscuits. None of our food was even warm. The menu also listed what they called TX style barbeque, but it was slathered in so much sauce it was barely edible (in TX they serve sauce on the side and rely mostly on dry rub and smoke for flavor). It was terrible. So, there was a dry biscuit, some chips and queso, 2 salads, 3 types of bbq (swimming in sauce), cold mashed potatoes and cold mac and cheese. No dessert. For the price they charge, we expected much better. Prior to pandemic it was the same price and came with a huge buffet (many salads, charcutierre, lots of sides, lots of main entree choices and a dessert bar). Don't waste your time or money. read more

We had the best experience at the wild game. We did the hat trick experience which is a pre set 3 course dinner and then a drink and a snack during the intermissions. $75 each person, reservations required. The meal was great, served family style and you could have as much as you wanted. It was 2 salads, 3 main course meats, 2 sides and 2 desserts. We all thought the food was really good, maybe a little fancy for a stadium but we appreciated the effort. The atmosphere is awesome. Our server Tim was hands down the reason our night was so phenomenal. If you can, request to be in his section. You pre order your intermission drinks so they are waiting for you when you get back to your tabe which is so nice. There is a bathroom also right next to the restaurant so you can use that without having to wait in a long line. The group we went with all enjoyed being able to sit down and talk during intermission while enjoying a little snack, and then you can take your drinks back down to your seat which was also nice. We thought it was definitely worth the price and would do it again. Enter through gate 1 and follow the signs for gate 5 which is the inside gate to the club level. The restaurant is located near section C4. read more