Cool space! I attended a conference up here and really enjoyed taking in the views from every side. Especially nice on clear sunny days! Although some colleagues felt a little woozy from the height. The food was very good, although the staff was quite militant about making everyone leave the dining areas the moment mealtime was over. Restroom was clean with lots of stalls so there was never a long wait despite hundreds of attendees. I'd happily come back to an event here. read more

Windows On Minnesota - Daytime view - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attended a wedding reception my first time at the venue. The views are nothing short of spectacular. There was wonderful appetizers prior to dinner and the food was very good. The space is so nice for a beautiful event. read more

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Listed as a restaurant. It's not. Conference hall that caters it's own events, but was told now they are outsourcing the catering and shutting down the kitchen? Unsure if that's true. Yes it has windows. Yes it's a conference room. But nothing special, elegant or exciting about the place. Food was sub par. Service was standard. Was taken here for a conference dinner and I'm not sure what the appeal was, but it was a pretty lackluster night. read more

Windows On Minnesota - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I attended a wedding at Windows on Minnesota over the weekend. This is a stunning venue because it's on the 50th floor of IDS Center, the tallest building in the state of Minnesota. The floor is divided into several rooms. They're aptly named Stars, Galaxy, Universe, and Planets. The wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner reception, and late night dancing each took place in a different room. The floor has a complete 360 degree view of downtown Minneapolis and beyond. There are mirrors on the inner walls that face outwards towards the windows, further enhancing the skyline views in each room. Amazing vistas all around. I estimate there were about 200 people at the wedding and I thought the event space and staffing was adequately sized and equipped to handle the crowd, from the two cocktail bars in the lobby to the huge reception area inside the Galaxy room. The food and service were both very good. For a four-course seated dinner, we had the option of chicken, steak, salmon, or vegetarian entrees. The first course was jumbo shrimp over risotto, second course was spinach salad with goat cheese and fruit, third course (for me) was salmon and green beans, and the fourth course of dessert was a motley of cakes and mousse. After dinner, we were able to see the sun set to the west and then proceeded to dance the night away until 1am under the starlit skies of the City of Lakes inside the Stars room. Overall, I had a lot of fun and thought Windows on Minnesota could not have been a more perfect venue for the born-and-bred Minnesotan bride. The official hotel for Windows on Minnesota is the adjacent Marquette Hilton. read more

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If you are searching for the perfect Minneapolis Wedding Venue - STOP!!! You found it here!!! EVERYTHING about our ENTIRE wedding weekend (July 19th -21st, 2019) was what dreams are made of. We held our Groom's Dinner, Wedding reception and Post-Wedding Brunch here and we cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience!!! THe food was immaculate, the service is unmatched, the venue is breathtaking and they exceeded our expectations in every way imaginable and helped us relax and enjoy the best weekend of our lives!!! GO see their catering and event guy, Kyle Heidelberger. HE IS PURE GOLD. Thank me later!! Everything is there and you never need to step outside if you don't want to! One stop shop style - couldn't have been more relaxing! We thank each and every staff member there for making us feel like celebrities and treated us with the highest level of kindness, customer service, catering service, planning and coordination possible. We WILL be back and hopefully we can find an excuse to host another event here in the future! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! The best experience for Weddings in Minneapolis hands down!! Keep up the amazing work!! You are doing it right and have set the bar high for service, catering and events! We cannot wait to return!! read more

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The view is spectacular!!! The food was very very good! I ordered salmon and it came out hot and fresh. I don't often like salmon out and shy away from ordering it. I loved their flavorful preparation and the mashed potatoes were scrumptious! Watching the sun set over the horizon was just amazing! read more

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Update: 4/1/2018 Eastern Brunch. Food was okay nothing to special. View was fantastic, great weather and sunny. Can't beat it. BUT ... coming back to service. This time the bill. It included the gratuity of 20% but at the bottom it says that it is not included. Lucky I caught it. Spoke to the manger (male) and he says: "oh that is not a problem. I personally told everybody at the time of reservation that it will be added." Well problem #1: when we made the reservation it was female taking the reservation. So much for that excuse. #2: how do you expect that people remember that ? I call that a scam ... Trying to get an extra gratuity out of it. Original - 2016 Incredibly bad reservation process and try to accommodate any special requests. 4-5 weeks we called for a table for 6 on the window. Now we are here and guess what.... No window and not even ANY attempt to make it happen. Do they have, could they have done it - YES, lots of space and room. Just horrible service. read more

We went for Easter Brunch. They did not clean up the buffet line, there was spilled food every where. They didn't switch out serving utensils, so they were all gunky. My husband and I were sat next to a bus station that was never cleaned or emptied. The waiter in our section had a large section with no help. He had one large table that kept him running. It was the worst experience. We will not be going back. read more

I could totally tell that this is a fabulous restaurant, but I think they were having a bad day. My parents tried to change our reservation but only got a recording that told them what would be available on their special Bastille Day brunch, so the event started off on a weird note (seeing as how it was Sept 16). I should mention first that it was a lovely day and we were able to see very well (Windows is on the 50th floor of the IDS)-- we could even see the collapsed I35W bridge. Frankly, brunch buffets are problematic. They're great for groups because not everyone wants breakfasty things at noon, but they're hard to do well. Cold food works fine, but hot stuff is tricky. For example, the selection at the "carving station" was salmon from the whole (really big) fish, and it tasted good but it was a little overdone, but it could have just been the parts of the fish that we had. The pumpkin soup was great, but too cold as the sterno below the pot had been out for who knows how long. The eggs benedict were surprisingly good for sitting in that chafing dish, and the highlight for my boyfriend was the omelette station, where a chef made them to order. I liked that there were many interesting choices. Some I took (like the pumpkin soup and the Greek salad), and some I passed on like the duck l'orange and the rabbit in mustard sauce. Many of the items were gone or almost gone, which was irritating as many staff members were just standing around. But for how gorgeous the desserts were, they were disappointing, too. The servings were tiny so I took most of them to try. The chocolate mousse was too dense, the tiramisu and the cream puff were disappointing (they just lacked flavor altogether), and the creme brulee, while it tasted divine, hadn't been fired long enough to give it a nice crispy top. I really liked the carrot cake, however. I generally love carrot cake. I know I often say this, but for the price, everything should be great. I didn't pay the bill, but it's around $35 a person for the brunch (which included a mimosa or glass of champange, but not coffee). I might go again, maybe for a big day like Mother's Day or Easter when it's busy so they'd have a fuller staff and would have to be refilling the buffet items more often, which would help to make sure that the things that should be hot are hot and fresh. read more

I recently attended a fashion show here late at night and thought the place was very nice! The space was good and the decor was posh; there are cool lights on the ceiling. It seemed very clean since the bathrooms were also very ritzy and spotless. I would recommend it for a wedding reception too since they have a dance floor as well! I would definately go back! read more

I guess my expectations were too high, but the whole space seemed a little like an afterthought - as if they were going to make it in to offices, and then just decided to make it an event space. Don't get me wrong, the windows and views are amazing. But the rooms felt very compartmentalized, and did nothing to enhance the beauty and awe of being that high up and seeing that much of the surrounding area. Not to mention that several of my pictures have streaks/prints/some kind of smudge due to the cleanliness of the windows... We had a seated dinner, 4 courses - appetizer, salad, main, and dessert. The dessert was the best part. The rest of the food was decent in concept but mediocre in execution - the salad greens were limp, the salmon overcooked, the mashed potatoes not nearly as good as all the other potatoes I ate in MN that weekend. The staff wasn't particularly friendly. I got more than one surly look for ordering water from the bar. Thankfully they put out a huge dispenser of it after the dancing really got going so that I didn't have to keep getting those looks. The bathroom was poorly maintained - some of the stalls didn't have working locks, some of the sinks didn't have both handles, and general cleanliness could have been improved. At least the elevators are fast! read more

Unfortunately the rating system will not allow me to give 0 Stars...so I have to give 1 which is too many! We recently had an event at Windows on Minnesota, and I have no problem telling anyone and everyone I know "never hold an event at Windows on Minnesota". It came down to a war of words with the coordinator and director for services they did not provide. Even though certain items were stated in our contract, they failed to ever assume any responsibility and charged us even more money!!! They could not handle more than one event at a time, even though they are slated to hold up to 4 separate events. We ran out of food...becuase the kitchen was "backed up". We did not receive all of the food we paid for to the tune of $4,000. Guests were confused because staff was not present to direct them, even though they were supposed to be. We even had guests from the adjacent wedding showing up at our event. I, nor anyone I know, will never hold an event at Windows on Minnesota. EVER The view was nice!!!!! read more

I attended a family wedding and it was elegant. Beautiful view. Delicious food. Sophisticated and classic style. Everyone had a fantastic time! read more

The views here are some of the best in the cities. I've been here numerous times and the floor to ceiling windows still make my jaw drop. The banquet rooms are otherwise typical. They are generic and nice but nothing special. I do like the chairs though. It's nice to be able to sit at a seminar and not get a sore butt or back. The catering here is the worst, however. I've never had a good meal here. The meat is always overcooked, veggies are soggy and the desserts are just fine. Today I had a spinach salad with wilty green spinach and the saddest looking strawberries that looked mushy, dried out and a day away from molding. The salad was completely unacceptable. I wasn't the host and didn't complain, but the food was just nasty and this is one caterer that hasn't figured out how to serve multiple plates of well done food at the same time. I know it's hard but I'd really second guess having an event here that involved eating. read more

Windows On Minnesota - What a view of #minneapolis - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I attended a dinner for a professional event. The ambience was superb, appetizers were excellent, main course was not so great, I had a tried their chicken wrapped with wild rice dish and vegetable lasagna, both dished were mediocre. Service was not impressive either. read more

I have to mirror what other people have said about this place. The views are fantastic. The venue is quite nice. I thought the staff were rather nice. With that said, the food was really Dreadful. It was subpar at best. A piece of chicken tasted like the Sahara Desert. God only knows how much the bride and groom paid per plate of food. I can't imagine it was very cheap. If I were having a wedding here, I would get catering from somewhere else. read more

Possibly one of the WORST brunch spots in the cities. Poor quality food and no variety. Even one star is too generous. Definitely will not be returning. read more

I am partial to soirees that take place at the top of the IDS tower (Windows on Minneosota, managed by the Marquette Hotel). I have been to over two dozens of events there and have yet to be disappointed. In fact, I can honestly say that I have been very pleased every time. The venue is superb and so unique (it's worth going just for the view--the best in town). The catering services are excellent and the food always good. Even the underground parking of the IDS tower, usually way too expensive during business hours, becomes affordable after 4 p.m. I have also attended several Sunday brunches and business lunches (Thanksgiving is a staple with a decadent buffet) where the IDS tower parking is free when validated. For all these reasons, I wholeheartedly recommend Windows for those special events or simply for a fulfilling festive brunch. read more