I've only been a guest here, but after attending my second event in this space, here's deets:…read more I attended a wedding + reception, and the Visit Saint Paul Annual Tourism Celebration event here! The signage is a bit confusing, and I could see others struggling to find it too - you enter at the front of the building and walk down a very long hallway to get to it. The space is conducive to receptions and events: the first space has a bar and open area, and the second area is totally blank so can be transformed into a wedding, seating for a speaker, or a tabling event. At both, the bar and catering were great! One thing that bothered me at the recent event I went to: there's a beautiful glass garage door that's the focal point and backdrop of the space: it's where speakers would stand, or the couple would stand. At the recent event, there was a car parked right there, and it's a concrete slab with a gate. I know some of that is out of their control, but might be worth telling folks not to park there so you're not looking out at someone's Toyota Corolla.

Great wedding venue (from a guests perspective!) with a cocktail / holding space and Ceremony space…read morethat turns into dinner! Bar was nice, and the outdoor "patio" is appreciated! Was well temperature controlled and lots of natural lighting! And a brewery attached, score!

Went to an event here for the first time last week. Great popcorn and love the bar option. Charming…read moreold theater, great sound and really loved the venue. Look forward to seeing other shows here.

Cute theater, love the interior designed in an art deco style from the mirrors in the lobby/bar the…read morerailings on the staircases to the bathroom wallpaper, this place is a must. The drinks were pretty good and reasonably priced and the attendants were polite and patent with all the patrons. The leg room on the rows was great, better then economy plus airline seat.

My best best friend chose this place as her wedding venue. Since I wasn't familiar with Vandnais…read moreheights, I didn't really know what to expect. It turned out to be a really beautiful building with multiple rooms, tons of windows and a beautiful outdoor area for wedding photos. It was definitely spacious enough for a large wedding party with plenty of room to spare! They also had adequate seating for all the reception guests that showed up after the vows with an enormous dance floor. The only thing I really disliked was the total disregard from management. They had promised my friend that they would put up window shades to block out the sun so the ceremony would be more intimate (she put down a $500 deposit) As soon as we noticed the shades were not assembled, we contacted them. They completely denied ever receiving any deposit and dismissed us in a very rude fashion. They didn't even attempt or offer to fix the issue. I found that to be super tasteless and unprofessional. Not sure I would recommend this place after reading previous reviews.

Great location for large events. Have used it many time for business and it always has weddings…read moreplanned. Highly professional location with a great staff that helps and is very understanding.

Eagan Girls Basketball held their annual banquet here and it was lovely. The main room comfortably…read morefit 150 guests, but they are rated for maximum occupancy of 325. Venue 4/5 clean, modernized updates like fireplace, window treatments, but some items seem outdated like the wood trim and the lighting fixtures. Food 3/5. I liked the Bow tie Chicken Alfredo, it was creamy and cheesy with plenty of chunky and tender chicken. The vegetarian pasta was not good. Hubby thought the lasagna was okay, but I thought it was bland. The Caesar salad looked great, but the dressing was a bit too sweet for me. The garlic bread was excellent. Service 4/5. They were professional and seamlessly kept our waters filled and restocked buffet items quickly. Value 4/5 I used to come out here to hit golf balls from their driving range during my lunch break. Parking is always easy and plentiful. I loved how quick and easy I could get balls from their automated dispenser, so I could be in and out quickly.

Attended an event and the catering was amazing, beyond my expectations. Their fruit and vegetables…read morewere fresh and they had great variety. The staff were attentive, and the place always felt clean. There is ample parking space, especially on a Friday evening.

Great spot to get outside and enjoy drinks/food, especially before a Twins game or sporting event…read more Shady and sunny seating. There is seating on the North Loop Greens where you can bring blankets to sit. Friendly staff and kid friendly! *Handicap accessible for upstairs- elevators to go the twins stadium/5th st. The Espresso Martini was good. My BF liked it but I like it more creamy. Had the three cheese flatbread/pizza and shared it between 2 people. Could eat my own though. It was good! Plenty of seating. One big tv outside but have smaller TV's inside for other sports to watch Paid parking in Ramp C, street parking or at Bassett Hound. Limited spots at Bassett H. Really close to the Twins Stadium and other restaurants if you want to hop around *Walking Distance* In the North Loop Greens so there are a lot of events. Check their schedule online!

Bassett Hound is the cutest little bar that is part of the North Loop Green. The inside space is…read moresmall but the patio is the real star. They have lots of drink and beer options and a few food options. We decided to stop here before a show at Target Center which was just a few minute walk from our parking ramp. The staff were very personable and friendly and our nachos and drinks came out very fast; both of which were quite tasty. It's not your cheapest option in the area but it's a very convenient location to Target Field and Target Center. Nice change of pace from the other downtown Minneapolis restaurants & bars. They are dog friendly and the North Loop Green has some very fun events available year round. I would recommend checking the place out especially if you are in the area!

Attended the Northwest Coin Club Money Show 2025. The show featured coin dealers from across the…read morecountry showcasing and exchanging coins and paper currency. No photographs allowed so therefore, I don't have any photos so you will have to take my word that the show was well done and it was mind boggling! What an experience! The Center was an excellent venue for the show and provided lots of space to move, and people going in and out. Plenty and plenty of parking. Fantastic venue for a fantastic show!

This is an interesting farm to event center transformation. I attended a conference here and was…read morevery impressed with the amenities. The spaces offer many options from large gatherings, medium sessions and small break-out spaces. The main building is huge and was very comfortable despite the large number of attendees. Had the weather behaved I would have snapped some photos; fortunately both Yelp and the venue website has a lot of great shots for you to view.

We hosted our cocktail style Wedding Reception here in June and felt it was woefully mismanaged…read morefrom start to finish. We booked all three rooms back in Fall of '23 and paid our deposit and were excited to get planning come May this year. We got to a month before the event and hadn't heard anything from the Event Coordinator regarding current menu, bar, timing, anything. Three weeks prior to the event we reached out and heard nothing for a week. Two weeks out we followed up and found out the Event Coordinator had changed from the one we booked with and the new one was out for an indeterminate period of time with a family emergency. We worked as best we could with the Event Captain but ended up with incorrect menus and pricing and were finally told the Event Coordinator would be back the Monday of our event week and it would be handled then. We got finalized menus and pricing 36 hours before our event. This was extremely stressful, however, we empathized with the Event Coordinator and were assured the event itself would be great. On the day, we arrived and the staff setting up was unsure how many chairs we wanted. They didn't know which equipment we had paid for to use that needed to be set up. They didn't know what the event was for. They were all very nice and let us know they had extremely limited information about our event which was very concerning for us. The Event Coordinator was present for about 5 mins to ask us about a backup wine if ours ran out and that was it (it did run out because there was only one bottle). There was no Event Captain, and the Coordinator was not on hand and (according to staff) unreachable during the event. We had agreed upon several things including a finite amount to pay for "open bar" and then switching to card after that point and we found out only AFTER we met our minimum that they were never told/weren't prepared to take cards. At that point, our options were no drinks (N/A or otherwise) for the last 3 hours or so of our event or we could just keep paying. So we ended up paying much more than was quoted/agreed upon due to lack of communication/oversight. We were told that guests could visit the attached Blue Stem bar, but it closed two hours before our event ended. We also had guests with dietary preferences/restrictions and had ordered vegan options and gluten free cake. We had asked if these could be explicitly labeled to avoid confusion and were told "yes" and on the day it did not happen so many of our guests were unaware there was anything they could eat at our reception. We were also told we could take our leftovers home and we only got cake when there was a lot of food left when they took it away. The sternos were out for some period of time and we couldn't find someone to help with that. The bar was left unattended. The bartenders were serving and refilling alcohol table to table (which we did not want or ask for), and did not pass appetizers as agreed upon. We reached out to the owner, twice, following our event to discuss our concerns to no avail. We LOVE French Meadow and are just heartbroken to have had this experience with them. Posting this (very lengthy) review in hopes no one else goes through this expensive disappointment.

We were married and hosted a reception for twenty two guests in the Nord Room/French Meadow Bakery…read more& Cafe. It was so fabulous and we cannot say enough positive things about our experience! All of French Meadow's staff were so lovely to work with. Briana and the entire catering group were so helpful from Day 1. As most wedding couples do, we had a lot of questions about logistics and planning. They answered every one of our questions in a timely manner and were thorough in coordinating all of the details of our special day. The day of our wedding, everyone there was immensely helpful and went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. We truly owe them the world for making our wedding day so special! The room is perfect. We added floral centerpieces, but the room itself was setup exactly how we wanted, the chairs outside were moved once for our ceremony and then again for our first dance. The lighting both inside and out was more than we could have imagined. We were able to play our own music (a friend just had to manage the playlist), which was super easy! The FOOD, OH MY GOSH THE FOOD! So superb, we got so many compliments from our friends and family about how wonderful the food was. We got to choose 4 food options for our guests and only heard wonderful things about each entree. The cake was also super wonderful and delicious. We would recommend the Nord Room to anyone looking for an intimate wedding location. It was such an easy day (seriously, nothing went wrong!) and we couldn't have asked for a better staff or location. We had a beautiful day and we owe much of that to the wonderful folks at French Meadow!

I love my Legion, but they only do a happy hour for a short period on Saturdays and it's empty up…read morehere. They should keep that open to get people to come in.

Always friendly and prompt service. Food is great and specials are good. Fun meat raffle and horse…read moreracing on Friday nights.