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Mill Valley Kitchen
Mill Valley Kitchen

Mill Valley Kitchen Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.millvalleykitchen.com
  • Email: mikerakun@millvalleykitchen.com
  • Phone: (952) 358-2000
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday-Friday: 11:00am - 4:00pm;
    Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am-4:00pm
    Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm;
    Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm
    Sunday: 4:00pm-9:00pm
    NEW! Starting March 1st- BRUNCH!!! Saturday & Sunday: 9:00-3:00
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: American, Contemporary American, Californian
  • Executive Chef: Mike Rakun
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Farm to Table, Fireplace, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Private Party Facilities: Mill Valley kitchen offers a private dinning room that can accommodate a party of up to 14 guests.
  • Private Party Contact: Robert Yarbrough (952) 358-2000

Getting there

  • Cross Street: France
  • Parking: Public Lot
  • Parking Details: Valet offered
A word from Mill Valley Kitchen
Fresh. Local. Sustainable.
Inspired by Northern California and grounded in the field-to-table abundance of the northern heartland, Mill Valley Kitchen is a new restaurant & bar serving great-tasting cuisine with fresh, locally sourced ingredients in a comfortable and refined setting.
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Ambiance
  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Food
  • Diners' Choice WinnerAmerican
Diner Reviews
  • "For a small local establishment, Mill Valley Kitchen is a true gem. Should be listed as a top establishment in the Twin Coties."
    Dined on 3/8/2014
  • "The food and service is always great! Everything is flavorful and the menu is very healthy overall. Highly recommended."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "My friend picked MVK for our annual birthday lunch. We decided to go later to enjoy the happy hour and very glad we did. The specials were great and the wine offerings were too. A little pricey, but we felt it was worth the splurge. We ordered three of the mini desserts and these were perfect for sharing. We were there for 2 hours and the service staff were very attentive to our table, filling water and just checking if we needed anything. Will definitely go back."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "Excellent food - grass fed burger is outstanding, served with a side salad and cucumber relish. Great happy hour from 3 to 6 pm! Love the small shot glass desserts. Service was excellent!"
    Dined on 3/8/2014
  • "Three of us met for lunch on Thursday, and my two friends had never been there before. Our server was Phinneas (sp?), and he was great! He explained things on the menu, recommended certain menu items, and overall we had a very excellent lunch. The arrangement of tables was nice, because we never felt as though we were "on top" of other guests. We also appreciated the valet parking. I have been there several times, and I am sure my guests will want to return."
    Dined on 3/6/2014
  • "Great if you want to have good food and feel like you're eating healthy."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "Great food. Lots if good options for a vegetarian like me!"
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "Was very impressed with the quality and taste of the food. Not swimming in butter or salt, food was fresh and tasty. I'd eat there again. Am looking out for a groupon for this restaurant."
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "My experience with Mill Valley was all good. The salads are good and healthy. I appreciate the calorie, fat, protein and fiber reporting. Our server was outstanding. The food was good. I appreciated getting a free dessert on my birthday!"
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We celebrated a birthday this week at Mill Valley Kitchen. The server was wonderful and the restaurant gave the birthday person a complimentary dessert. Nice touch to a lovely evening. Also the menu is perfect for the gluten free items which one in our party appreciated."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "What a delightful find! We enjoy eating at restaurants that feature local/organic produce and ran across the Mill Valley Kitchen. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals. My friend had the pork tenderloin, I had the scallops. Both were perfectly prepared and attractively presented. Depth of flavor provided enjoyment of every bite and portions were perfectly sized without carrying out leftovers. Service was friendly and well informed. We shared a bottle of wine that was very reasonably priced. Also had coffee and the warm cookies to end on a sweet note. Expected them to be more "homemade" in taste, texture and appearance, but they did provide that sweet, light end to the meal. I would definitely recommend Mill Valley Kitchen as a great place to eat!"
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "I will highly recommend this restaurant across all fronts - delicious organic creative food, nice ambience, excellent service, CLEAN, appropriate for all ages, reasonably priced valet, good/safe location!"
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "I make it a point to enjoy a meal at Mill Valley Kitchen each time I am in the St. Louis Park area of Minneapolis and highly recommend the place for anyone seeking and exquisite dining experience. The cuisine is beautiful, aesthetically and to the palette. Expertly prepared and paired starters, entrees, and desserts are served by people who are warm, unpretentiously professional and accommodating. The ambience is suitable for casual, special occasion, or romantic dining and also provides excellent fare for just drinks and a bite. This farm to table gem also features menus for those of us who appreciate managing our calories, fat, carbs and fiber intake, with figures for each assigned for every item on the menu. What a breath of fresh air."
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Once again, another great meal, terrific service and fun environment at Mill Valley Kitchen. Always one of my favorites."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "MVK is to be commended for their careful attention to food and customers' needs. Service is top notch."
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "I called by phone to double chec that my 345pm reservation ould be serving dinner. I was told by a woman that that hour offers dinner and lunch BOTH. I wanted dinner so I was very specific and clear. My elderly mother and I arived and were told NO dinner until 4pm. No problem, we were happy to wait. The hostess said diner would be OK anyway, and despite looking very distressed, gave us dinner menus and seated us. Once seated the server came and took our dinner menus away and told us dinner was NOT OK, that lunch was it. Our server said he had no idea why the hostes said it was ok because she knew it wasn't and he had ben Lsent in to lean up the damage". We ordered an anemic overpriced lunch I don't get the run-around? Why lie?"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Mill Valley Kitchen (and their sister restaurant Marin) create New American cuisine using ingredients that are actually good for you. Nutritional information is listed next to each item on the menu. Don't let that scare you... this is amazing food, artfully presented in a beautiful space. I have pork tenderloin with a butternut squash puree and a beet reduction and it was amazing. My only challenge are the prices: you pay a lot for guilt free dining."
    Dined on 2/13/2014
  • "They have creative food choices that are healthy, local, organic, some gluten free, and are willing to do substitutions that fit with what you need. Great personable service and ambience."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "My first experience at Mill Valley Kitchen. The food was great and so was the service. Will definitely return."
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "Here's why: Valet Parking, welcoming host/hostess, excellent waitstaff, great wine list, menu that is healthy, beautifully presented and delicious! Portions are perfectly sized, and it's so helpful to see the nutritional values for each entree. Desserts are just enough to satisfy one's sweet tooth. The dining space is soft, with great daylight and evening lighting. Benches and chairs are comfortable, and tables are not crowed in the room. Love the white woodwork and window treatments. I'll continue coming back as often as possible!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "We have eaten there before and have always enjoyed all aspects of the food and service........"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "I can always count on terrific service at Mill Valley. From the moment I walk in the door until the moment I exit. The menu has great variety and the food is great."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Our third time at this restaurant. An excellent vibe, beautiful design, excellent service. Food curiously lacking in flavor. Grass fed steak was beautifully prepared but seemed to be missing something, duck was just fair and chewy. Tuna and salmon gravlax appetizers were outstanding. The place was curiously not that busy considering it was Valentine's Day."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "We came in September and decided to come again for Valentines. Had a 9:00 reservation, but staff were attentive and friendly still. Food was great, as were the specials recommendations. We love the Herb Crusted Chicken. I had the duck, which was great. It came with a cauliflower couscous, with 5 Spice. I really am not a pepper person, so this spice was strong for me. In the future, I would be a better consumer and ask them about it. Great way to end the night-their desserts. We ordered 3 of the samplings and shared. LOVED the Maple with roasted sea salt."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "What a wonderful night. My girlfriend and I have been coming to Mill Valley for quite some time. Always a fun and memorable night. We had steak and salad and flatbread tonight along with the special dessert. Always great choices that are healthy and fresh. We will be coming back for years to come ,it has been the best experience everytime we are in. We feel like regulars. Thanks, Mill Valley!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Very good meals. Healthy choices. Very tasty sides and Buffalo Burgers. Wine and beer excellent-nice choices. Outstanding service from waitstaff at the bar. Every worker was professional, made great suggestions, and was friendly. Appears they enjoy working at Mill Valley Kitchen."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Mill Valley Kitchen is the a gem... From the outstanding food to the perfect service, it is a dream place for my husband and I. I highly recommend this restaurant."
    Dined on 2/13/2014
  • "I had gotten takeout from Mill Valley Kitchen, but hadn't had an opportunity to eat in the dining room. The biggest complaint I have is that everything on the menu was interesting and appealing so it's hard to choose. But everything so far has been wonderful. I had the Roasted Mushroom Salad and it was loaded with lots of different kinds of mushrooms. The texture stayed interesting because of the variety. The vinaigrette was the perfect tangy accompaniment. We shred a couple of sides. Red Cabbage with Prosciutto and Red Quinoa with Ginger. Both were delicious, although the ginger was up apparent in the quinoa. I had a tiny little Piña Colada Chia Seed Pudding and it was chia reinvented.. Wonderful."
    Dined on 2/11/2014
  • "I've been to the Mill Valley Kitchen a number of times and have always liked it. The food and service were in fact this time better than usual. We were also seated in a comfortable booth in a quieter part of the restaurant, as I had requested. The noise level there was moderate, and so was quite acceptable."
    Dined on 2/10/2014
  • "We like to come to this restaurant with friends. This is the only time the food was not fabulous."
    Dined on 2/9/2014
  • "We've been here twice now and really like it. Good food, great service, affordable prices."
    Dined on 2/10/2014
  • "We have been going here since it opened. At this point I can tell you exactly what we will start with and what I will have as an entire. Atone point or another I have tried everything on thw menu, and it's all exceptional. Do not skip over the vegan chili, it is a must! The staff is top quality and they know their menu very well. The valet is $5 play tip and worth every penny. This place is always busy, if you dont have a reservation you will be waiting...if you get in. The environment is a little loud so dont expect to speak in a whisper. I will continue dining here at least once a month....sometimes more. It's addicting."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "We've been here twice now, once on a date and once with a small group of friends. We had very good experiences both times and would definitely recommend. If you're looking for very large portion sizes, you might want to try a chain place, but if you want local, healthy, well-prepared food, there aren't many better places in the Twin Cities. Great atmosphere as well, and we've been very well treated by the staff and management both times we've been there."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "We had brunch here, and it was good. We've been here before for dinner and brunch was comparably good, but our service was definitely better for dinner. It is definitely a good place to check out though."
    Dined on 2/9/2014
  • "The most wonderful, healthy, fresh food made to an ultimate gourmet level. Something for everyone. Love the calorie and nutrition counts listed on the menu."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Our experience was perfect until we were waiting for our food. Had a party of five. Quickly brought lunch for two of the group. The other three began wondering after about 15 minutes what in the world happened. We just ordered salads and figured it could not take that long. Our waiter stopped back over at about 20 minutes to ask if we wanted our check and we mentioned we wanted our lunches. He was mortified the food runner had forgotten our lunches. Manager came to our table and comped our lunches. Very nice. When it finally did arrive, our lunch was very tasty."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "The food is excellent! The most recent time I went they were very busy. Had a reservation but we were sat 30 minutes late and Parking was drag. Once parked and at the table, all was great! On my previous visits they were not as busy, so I'm not sure which is the norm."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "We eat at Mill Valley Kitchen as often as we can for a nice father-daughter catch-up and always have a great meal, wonderful service in an environment that allows and encourages meaningful conversation. My only wish is that our family could eat there more frequently."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "Quiet enough to have a conversation Server attentive, but not overbearing atmosphere friendly - clean look range of cost options range of food choices - warm pita bread - excellent"
    Dined on 2/6/2014
  • "Fresh ambiance. Fresh food beautifully prepared and presented. Try the roasted sesame carrots! Just right size desserts."
    Dined on 2/6/2014
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Diners' Choice Awards
  • Minneapolis - St. Paul Winners
  • American
  • Twin Cities / Minneapolis Winners
  • Best Ambiance
  • Best Food
  • American
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