Hotel restaurants are often easy to overlook when you live in the same city or area as the hotel. It seems like most of the patrons are usually those in town for business or pleasure for only a short time.
BUT, those restaurants tucked away in hotels can sometimes be very good, sometimes be very bad and sometimes be just good enough. Last week we ate at the Dover Restaurant inside the DoubleTree by Hilton Park Place hotel in Minneapolis (St. Louis Park) and it fell into the latter category.
We started our meal with a couple of appetizers, which ended up being enough for an entire meal. We ordered the Frizzled Onions and the Pretzels with Cheese.
While I liked the concept of the Frizzled Onions, it was difficult to eat more than a few mouthfuls as they are mostly just yummy greasy batter.
While the pretzels themselves were just ok, the cheese sauce was very good and we ended up devouring the pretzels.
The service at Dover restaurant was very attentive and both our server and a manager checked on us many times, but the one thing we didn’t like service-wise was that our entrees were delivered only 2 or 3 minutes after our appetizers.
My husband ordered the Classic Dover Tuna Melt. It was served open-faced on an english muffin with tomatoes and dill havarti. Hubby said it was ok, but nothing he was too crazy about.
I ordered the Park Place Chicken Salad. It included mixed greens, grilled chicken, strawberries, bacon, soy nuts and red peppers. It was served with raspberry vinaigrette and orange curry dressings.
The salad was quite good. I have never had soy nuts in a salad before and it was an interesting change-up.
I do have to say that my favorite part of the whole meal was the frozen margarita I ordered.
It was nothing fancy, just your standard margarita with salt, but I ordered it weak (I know I’m strange, but I always order my mixed drinks light on the alcohol) and it was SO GOOD!
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Virginia @thatbaldchick says
That tuna melt looks delicious. And the salad? OH MY YUM!
April says
We love restaurant.com!!! We have used them several times.
Krystal says
Those strawberries on that salad look amazing. And, of course, the pretzel would be a fun treat.
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
That does look delicious. I should look around for some hidden treasures in Kansas City.
Debbie Denny says
I like Restaurant.com. This place looks great
Shell says
I love pretzels. Those onions look good, but maybe too much grease.
Rosey says
The bar probably loves you if you’re ordering drinks light. 😉 I’m glad you found a place you like. We’ve used Restaurant.com before and had a good experience with it too.
Jaime says
All of the food looks fantastic. I’m sure I would have filled up on the appetizers!
Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says
That salad looks really good. I love a colorful salad. And, a margarita with salt? It’s my absolute favorite!
Becca @ Mama B says
Those pretzels look amazing! I’ve never used restaurant.com – I’ll have to check it out!
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings says
The frizzled onions look awesome…and the pretzels…and the drink. Ok, it all looks good 🙂
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
Those shoestring onion rings look AWESOME. Pass the ketchup and I’m in!
Kay Adeola says
This food looks so tasty.If i could i would visit there.
aimee fauci says
I have used restaurant.com before and if you use it right.. it can work great! I never think about eating within hotels unless I am staying there.. Not a bad idea tho
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
All that food looks DELICIOUS!! I am loving those pretzels. Yum!