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Minneapolis Brunch Restaurant - Blondette - Blondette, Minneapolis, MN

Blondette

4.5 (114)
$30 and under
Contemporary American
527 S Marquette Ave floor 5, Minneapolis, MN 55402-1309

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 2 times today
Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

  • Charming
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Romantic
A local favorite, Blondette is a brunch restaurant located on the fifth floor of the historic Rand Tower Hotel in a bright, glass-covered atrium with an outdoor terrace and firepits and one of Minneapolis’ only retractable roofs. Blondette offers a casual brunch each weekend from 9am - 2pm that highlights the best of American cuisine fused with local ingredients.

Blondette also offers curated holiday menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve, Easter and Mother's Day.

SPECIAL OFFER: The 2,000 sq. ft. restaurant is available for private dining, reception events or a full buyout for up to 80 people. Book an event by March 31, 2025 and 10% off your event package!

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American, Breakfast
  • Hours of operation
    Sat, Sun 9:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Rand Tower Hotel’s meeting and event catering menus offer inventive and fun expressions of classic banquet cuisine by our culinary team. With dishes inspired by signature items from our restaurant menus, our team can help you plan a creative menu perfect for your group.
  • Private party facilities
    Centrally located in downtown Minneapolis, our historic boutique hotel offers a variety of luxurious special event venues perfect for executive meetings and corporate luncheons, cocktail hours, family gatherings, wedding weekends, and everything in between. The 2,000 sq. ft. restaurant is available for full buyout for up to 80 people.
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown / Mill District
  • Cross street
    Valet on South Sixth Street in front of hotel or self-park in parking deck
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Rufus Rand Birthday Blondette Brunch

    May 25, 2025 only
    Come celebrate Rufus Rand Birthday in Blondette Brunch from 10a to noon. Live cello performance with Ms. Caitlin Benson. Drink features and specials all brunch long from 9a to 2pm.
    Rufus Rand Birthday Blondette Brunch Photo
  • Bubbles and Bites

    Jun 7, 2025 only
    Come join us for the ultimate brunch experience in Blondette, June 7, Saturday from 11a to 1pm. Sampling of Veuve Champagne, Chandon Rose, and Chandon Garden Spritz. You can't have bubbles without the bites! A special selection of bites for a la carte pricing: chocolate dipped strawberries, hummus shooters, meat board, cheese board, shrimp cocktails, and truffle fries will be offered as well. Pours will also be given outside on our incredible 5th floor balcony. ($40 per person for 4 full sized pours, free samples available, can purchase per glass as well.)
    Bubbles and Bites Photo

What 114 people are saying

Blondette reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Blondette offers a "beautiful setting with so much light," featuring dishes like "excellent avocado toast" and a well-crafted burger. While some diners reported service issues, many praised the "friendly and professional service" and "deliciously seasoned" dishes. Try the "passionfruit cocktail" for a special treat.

114 Reviews
  1. Mahin

    Minneapolis5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A classy and delectable spot, with friendly and professional service, and beautifully refreshing cocktails. Would be 5 stars, except the 6 oz. ribeye steak I ordered medium-rare came out medium. The server did notice this and offered to have it replaced, but I was quite hungry and it was otherwise deliciously seasoned. It would have been nice to have the steak portion only comped, but c'est la vie, it's only brunch.

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  2. Robert

    Minneapolis1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 27, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful setting with so much light and warmth coming through. It would be just as beautiful during a thunderstorm! Service was great- very happy with our server! Food was excellent. The avocado toast was so tasty and the burger just as good! Will definitely be back!
    BlondetteResponded on May 7, 2025
    Dear Robert, Thank you for the 5-star review. We hope to see you again soon. Blondette staff

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  3. Brandon VIP

    Minneapolis40 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Don’t let older negative reviews impact your decision to go here. We had a great experience for brunch. The food was tasty, the service was fantastic, and the restaurant space is beautiful. All the windows let in tons of natural light. The food menu was slightly limited, but the items we ordered were very good. I saw other reviewers complaining about the reservation deposit. We had no issues with this. The deposit was refunded almost instantly after we arrived for our reservation. This restaurant is a gem and I hope more people realize it.

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  4. William

    Minneapolis4 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 1, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    This place is overly expensive for what you get. The food is good just over priced. They upcharge for EVERYTHING. We asked for a drink with rum in it, as the waitress told us we could order drinks off the menu. The waitress went back and checked for us and told us they had El Dorado rum, not telling us about the associated upcharge. We were thinking the drinks would cost around the price of the other drinks ($18). We were surprised when the bill came out to see that the price of the drinks were almost DOUBLE. They offered us extra bread for the steak tartar which was an extra $9....mind you, the bread was burnt! The waitress doesn't tell you any of this. Overall the food was good, just not worth the almost $300 we paid for it.

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  5. thomas VIP

    Minneapolis21 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 19, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely setting, attentive service, delicious meal and exciting cocktails. We loved every aspect of our date night dinner. Beef tartare, scallops and duck were all outstanding and beautiful. Passionfruit tart also very nice. Don’t miss the passionfruit cocktail with bubbles, sidecar or espresso martini. Exceptionally good.

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  6. John

    Minneapolis1 review

    3.0

    Dined on January 15, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I had to make a down payment for the reservation that was not applied against the bill. And none of the seafood was available on the menu. Otherwise an excellent experience.

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  7. Terriah

    Miami1 review

    1.0

    Dined on January 1, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    This was HORRIBLE! It was clearly a knock off to make money on the holiday. All the menu items were intentionally cold (my guess is because this isn’t a real restaurant so that made pre-prep easier to have a cold menu), first time I had ice cream as a second course. None of the staff or servers had a clue what was happening, everyone was awkward and un-attentive. I realized later it was because they were hired for the night and lost. It was extremely over priced. All of the promises of an event atmosphere and party favors for a festive night were fake, none of that happened. I feel extra bad for the “igloo experience” for a couple hundred extra, it was a plastic tent outside in the cold with a space heater and blankets. This whole thing was scam! All around awful.

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  8. Maureen

    Western NC1 review

    1.0

    Dined on December 25, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We waited about two hours just for the food. Plus the “Christmas eve dinner” special was forced on us even though I selected “standard reservations) when I was book the reservation.

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  9. Jay

    Minneapolis41 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on December 23, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was not hot Scallops had zero flavor Will not go again

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  10. Megan

    Minneapolis1 review

    3.0

    Dined on December 21, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The Cider Pork Belly and Brussel Sprouts were amazing, Our waitress was not very personable and didn't come check on us. The drinks were extremely overpriced

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FAQs

Blondette offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (612) 224-3750.

Blondette is rated 4.5 stars by 114 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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  3. Minneapolis - St. Paul
  4. Twin Cities / Minneapolis
  5. Downtown / Mill District

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 2 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Blondette

527 S Marquette Ave floor 5, Minneapolis, MN 55402-1309

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Valet on South Sixth Street in front of hotel or self-park in parking deck
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown / Mill District
  • Hours of operation
    Sat, Sun 9:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, American, Breakfast
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    Rand Tower Hotel’s meeting and event catering menus offer inventive and fun expressions of classic banquet cuisine by our culinary team. With dishes inspired by signature items from our restaurant menus, our team can help you plan a creative menu perfect for your group.
  • Private party facilities
    Centrally located in downtown Minneapolis, our historic boutique hotel offers a variety of luxurious special event venues perfect for executive meetings and corporate luncheons, cocktail hours, family gatherings, wedding weekends, and everything in between. The 2,000 sq. ft. restaurant is available for full buyout for up to 80 people.
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