Beacon Public House - Graduate Minneapolis

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   JeriS

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall4food5service3ambience5

   Single waitress with very few tables, and unable to mange to the best of ability. Noted myself and 2 other tables waited at length for final checks. Place was not busy just think waitress not attentive. Overall was very good, food and environment

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2. MB

   MatthewB

   Portland

   4 reviews

   1.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall1food1service1ambience3

   Terrible food...only to be exceeded by absolutely terrible service.

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   llss

   Portland

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Delicious food, great attentive, friendly staff, always love coming here when we're in town!

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4. MF

   MarshaF

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 2, 2022

   overall4food5service3ambience4

   The service was not bad but the lack of waiters was really sad. We waited 20 mins just for water another 10 mins for drinks only because they were truly short staffed.Our waiter was very nice and the food very good.

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5. HM

   HannahM

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 22, 2022

   overall1food1service1ambience2

   My group was expecting a nice dinner that was worth the price. We ended up with a server who would disappear for 20 minutes at a time and it took forever to get drinks and food delivered. The restaurant was empty and we were still there for over 2 hours, mostly waiting. Some of my group said that their food was good. I got the turkey burger and it was very dry and tasted very wrong. Would not eat here again.

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   kmarti

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on April 21, 2022

   overall3food3service3ambience5

   Loved the ambiance. Excellent sweet potato fries. The rest of our meal was just okay. The key lime pie was good, not amazing (Graham cracker crust too thin.)

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   AnaT

   Minneapolis

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on April 21, 2022

   overall3food3service4ambience3

   The food was quite expensive considering portion size I ordered a strawberry salad and there was literally maybe one strawberry sliced up in it and only enough dressing for maybe a third of my salad. Morning, same issue portion size was tiny for the super high cost

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   timo

   Minneapolis

   17 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on March 27, 2022

   overall3food3service4ambience5

   we had the private dining room which was great for our group of 10. The servers were great but things were slow ... I think they were overworked. The food was hit and miss ... definitely stick with the pub type food ... the more foodie stuff is not their expertise Location was good post basketball game at Williams Arena

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9. LB

   LynneB

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 26, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food, service and setting. Highly recommend!

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Hostess was lovely and our waitress was attentive and kind. The restaurant was not packed, but was busy. We received quick service. Lots of complaints but during these times of turbulence, I am thankful people are working. Thank you ♥️

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    UMAA

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 28, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    Was weird being here for the first time since Covid. I expected a bigger lunch crowd. Food was excellent. Service great!

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12. ZG

    ZGuz

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience4

    We made a reservation, we sat at 7pm, with no water at the table; it took some time for us to have water in our glasses. We order everything when the server came to greet us, and yet we got our cocktails 45mins later, this is when we were already done with our meals. Waiter never came back after our meal to see if everything was okay, we asked for our check at the bar since she did not visit the table, the waiter then comes and leaves our check without saying anything to us not even a thank you for joining us.

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience3

    Horrible service! Don’t take reservations and then allow a ton of people flood the bar so you completely ignore the customers that thought ahead and made a reservation. Worst dining experience in my life

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    jkpete

    Minneapolis

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    I had made a reservation on line that when I arrived was not on record even though I kept getting on line reminders. Management managed to find me a table but the system needs some work.

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15. R

    Regularcustomer

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 20, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Absolutely Horrible service!! Hostess needs to learn better customer service skills!!!

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16. EL

    EttaL

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 12, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    Overall good. Menu is very limited. Flatbread was tasty, hunters chicken very good. Bartender amazing! Pretty much doing it all and with a smile.

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17. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 27, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience2

    Understaffed so had to wait for 30 minutes to place order and 1 hour to get food.

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18. AP

    AmandaPasko

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 9, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Very good food! Took a bit of time for the waiter to get to my table, but it was a busier time, and everyone at the restaurant was friendly.

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    cheese

    Minneapolis

    6 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on January 8, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Great U of M pre-sport event gathering spot for adults. Good food, casual atmosphere, good drink selection.

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    jkpete

    Minneapolis

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on January 4, 2022

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    More variety with entrees. Server was attentive and helpful

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    JimC

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2021

    overall2food2service5ambience3

    It was impossible to make a reservation via the Beacon/Graduate Hotel website. Had to call the hotel front desk 3 times to connect with the restaurant, but no one at the restaurant answered. Eventually had to go through open table. Ordered soup, which was good, but arrived lukewarm.

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22. SB

    StuartB

    Minneapolis

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 8, 2020

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    Friendly service, comfortable booth, good food. Close to our sporting event made it convenient.

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    Craig

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 6, 2020

    overall1food3service1ambience3

    had a really bad experience here this week. I've been 3 other times with fine experiences. this one though put a bad taste in my mouth for how the business is run. unfortunate the one bad experience will likely cause me to not return. we had a reservation, but weren't seated for 15 minutes past it once I requested an open table I could see. however, they weren't staffed appropriately for the evening to handle the customer load and we were never served or had anyone come by within the 15 minutes we sat there waiting. ended up leaving and going else where on the fly on a busy night on campus for sure. unfortunate :(

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24. B

    Baylorwest

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 6, 2020

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    I have coming to thaythrough numerous ownerships. They still have not bothered to identify the events going on at the University of Minn. In this case it was the Wisconsin badgers ( duh that should be a big crowd) and the staffing was completely overwhelmed. You also lost an overworked Bartender who according to others had been on for 7 straight days. Either way you were grossly unprepared and this more the norm than the exception. My two customers were very unimpressed with the staffing. To my point- we sat from 6:30 to 7:15 and were never waited on. Sounds unbelievable but that is fact. To most business owners we long time ago realized a few additional $ for additional staff will generate more-more- more than enough revenue to justify additional staff. We weren’t even allowed to spend one dime when I expected to spend in excess of $100. THIS NOT A PROBLEM WITH STAFF-THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANAGEMENT. A VERY DISAPPOINTED LONT TIME GOPHER FAN. STAN AMIDON

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25. J

    Jane

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 26, 2020

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    We very much enjoyed our brunch on Sunday before the basketball game. I would have given service a 5 but the food was slow. We had to rush a bit through eating and then one in our party had to stay back to get the bill paid. I am sure we will be back but will try to allow even more time than 1 &1/2 hours.

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26. LS

    LindaS

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 10, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Awesome waitress! Great food! Wonderful atmosphere.

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    Connoisseur78

    Chicago

    43 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on December 12, 2019

    overall3food2service5ambience4

    I would still recommend Beacon, although my experience there was sub par. I ordered the ribeye during this trip, and it came out grossly over cooked. My medium was a tough, livery gray inside. The server (who was excellent, btw) had the cook remake mine, but unfortunately even that one was cooked improperly. As the restaurant was closing I didn’t have a chance to get yet another one. So that effectively ruined my meal.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2019

    overall2food2service1ambience3

    Service was poor. Took forever to get drinks. The server dropped part of our onion ring order.

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    RobertM

    Minneapolis

    20 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    The Beacon's food and service is excellent. The noise level becomes unacceptable with the air hockey tables just outside of the restaurant. These tables need to be removed--this is a chronic problem.

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    VickiM

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2019

    overall3food3service5ambience3

    Great service allowing us to eat and get to the hockey game.

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    odie

    Western NC

    19 reviews

    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on October 23, 2019

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    Shared appetizers. Prosecco. Long chat with friend. Excellent service from mckenzie

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32. SM

    SportsM

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 18, 2019

    overall3food3service1ambience3

    Did not have our reservation from Open Table, no table ready. Not enough staff on to deal with the number of customers in the restaurant.

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    Docsev

    Minneapolis

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food great atmosphere, the food ? AMAZING, for us any way , we will be back again and again and repeat . Tried the chicken sandwich toasted with bacon and tomatoes and a yum yum sauce. Best ever. I wanted to take half home due to having their chili with all the fixings - so savory and delicious on a cool autumn day ! Tried the Bloody Mary. Nothing short of a buffet. Nice selection of sticked treats and meats and cheeses .the Clamato with a splash of the mild was great .stole bites from the kids burgers #excellent. Fries =yum ,

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34. PL

    PamL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 12, 2019

    overall5food4service5ambience2

    Overall - the service and the food was excellent. Our server was prompt and really knew her job and she treated us well. We were a table of 8 and they put up near the entrance so it was a little bit noisy. It would have been nice if they could seat larger groups further back in the restaurant and away from the hustle and bustle of the hotel.

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35. BJ

    BondJames007

    Minneapolis

    19 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Nice place. Good food (had the ribeye). Service was friendly. Good atmosphere. Nice variety of seating. Happy hour is a good value

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36. CE

    ContEdGuy

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 20, 2019

    overall2food1service1ambience2

    The food that the seven of us received was not very flavorful and most of us did not finish our meals. It was not busy by any means and we still had to wait almost 45 mins to get our food from the time we ordered.

    Beacon Public House - Graduate MinneapolisResponded on August 30, 2019

    Dear Sir, First allow me to sincerely apologize for your negative experience at The Beacon Public House. I would appreciate an opportunity to learn more about this situation and what exactly happened. I want to make things right for you and your guests. Please give us a call at 612-362-6629. You can also email me at jkoch@graduateminneapolis and I will get back to you promptly. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Joshua Koch Director of Food and Beverage

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    JeffC

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2019

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    Food was great. Nice portions- we split a dish. Had some fun cocktails that were quite tasty, but were pretty spendy. Would recommend. Parking was close by for the U, but not all that convenient.

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    JeffreyS

    Phoenix

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on June 21, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    We really enjoyed our meal at Beacon Public House , a spur of the moment and first time choice. We were seated in a circular booth with a high back that gave us a little privacy and made it easy to have conversation. The menu had a nice variety of choices of what I would consider "elevated pub" fare. The grilled portabella mushroom sandwich with avocado and goat cheese was excellent as was the grilled turkey burger. Both came with house made chips which were also very good. The apple pie dessert was actually three small apple tarts which we ordered ala mode and they came to the table warm with delicious vanilla ice cream. Our waiter John was friendly, attentive but not intruding . The Moscow mules were good and there was a good selection of local beers. A most enjoyable meal.

    Beacon Public House - Graduate MinneapolisResponded on July 18, 2019

    Thank you for choosing to dine with us this June. We are so pleased you had an excellent experience and we appreciate you sharing that here. It is music to our ears that you recognized our Gastro-pub style fare. We look forward to seeing you in the future! Sincerely, The Beacon Public House Team!

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 5, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Service was great. Food was good

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    OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 19, 2019

    overall4food5service3ambience5

    Food was wonderful. Great place to have a drink or app before a show. A little overpriced.

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