McKnight’s Bar & Grill

Dead quiet. Servers and bartender on their phones. If I wasn’t meeting up with an old friend, I would have left shortly after arriving. Too many other great places to have a beer.

Loved the food!
Six of us went there for dinner on a Saturday night. It was early – 5:00 – and we were the only diners in the restaurant. That was understandable because it is inside a hotel that mostly attracts business travelers: it’s only about a mile from 3M.
The beer selection is good, and they serve Coke products.
I had the chicken cannoli and it was really good. The pasta was done just right and filled with seasoned chicken, cheese and spinach. Others ordered a bacon cheeseburger, mushroom pasta and Monte Cristo sandwich. All were very tasty. The onion chips that came with the sandwiches were excellent, but the bread that came with the pasta was to die for. It was hot and a little bit crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Almost like a raised donut. Yum!
The only disappointment was the kids meal. The mac and cheese came out of a box, and the vegetables were grilled onions, zucchini and squash — not real kid-​friendly. All was forgiven, though, when they found out that it included a chocolate ice cream sundae.
Prices are a little high. I suppose they can be, since most of their guests have an expense account. As for the rest of us, grab the Unilocal coupon or
and snag a good deal.
The server was prompt and friendly, and we will definitely go back.

The food is fresh and good, but the servers are not at all polished!!! Drunk servers and bartenders at all hours of the day that hide in back drinking after your order has been taken. The place needs a NEW STAFF makeover to go along with their remodeled restaurant. Also, the wine tastes as if its old, left over and rebottled from all of the wedding parties that year. If you keep this up… you will lose all of your 3M clients and not recapture your costs from the remodel!!! One more thing. you
forgot about phone plug ins around the bar, additional TVs, more channel options and more plug ins for laptops!

The food is very good. The grilled veggies were awesome. The cumin pork chops had a nice flavor and the mushroom pasta was very good.

My husband and I were staying at hotel for a conference he had, the restaurant was in the middle of construction I was a little in Leary, short on staff but the food was really good I had a mushroom pasta dish fresh mushrooms my hubby had a pork dish and veggies were fresh just delicious. Really the ambience will make you think twice but this is a hidden gem. The bartender Ranielle was really sweet did a good job admist the shortness.

Worst EVER!!! No exasperation.
So many things wrong I don’t know where to start. So I’ll just list them.
1. Waited 30 min to get app and another 30 to get the main course.
2. Got the shrimp app. 4 little shrimp $ 9+ complete ripoff.
3. We got the strip steak med. came well done. And a burger med well came almost burnt.
4. Despite to copious amounts of ketchup mustard salt pepper. Sautéed veg nothing could fix it. It just plainly tasted bad.
5. There were 3 table sat after we ordered all our food I know cause the place was dead. All three tables got their food before us. Explains #3
5. Service. If you could call it that the only time we saw the server was when she was running food otherwise she camped in the kitchen. Asked how everything tasted before we had a chance to taste it, and never again after that despite not eating more than a few bites. I don’t normally do it but I didn’t tip at all. Based on overall performance I just couldn’t do it.
6. If your a e-​smoker smoking next to other people in a restaurant pretty much EVERYONE hates you and you look like a complete tool. If your a restaurant that allows this good luck I’m never coming back based solely on that.

I’ll round up — I think I would’ve given this place a 2.5 rating.
Came here a Wednesday night with a deal from
. Despite the single one-​star rating I wanted to swing by and take a risk. You never know — it could actually be amazing.
It was dead quiet. Granted, it’s an interesting location and all being located IN the Holiday Inn. I presume it’s primarily for the people living in the hotel. The actual venue and vibe was nice though quiet given the Wednesday night.
The food was not my favorite thing in the world — would warrant it 2 stars. The blue cheese burger I had was extremely salty, not savory. The nachos we ordered had to be sent back because the shredded cheese was scorched solid on the chips. The second round was only a bit better. My brother ordered an alfredo fettuccine which tasted fine, though it’s hard to mess that up. My favorite part of the meal was actually a SIDE to an appetizer we ordered — the onion peels. Those deep fried suckers were awesome.
Service was mediocre. We were left alone for way too long without a check up — I looked around multiple times for our waitress and couldn’t find her anywhere (in an empty restaurant).
I cranked it up to 3 stars because the beer selection is excellent. That’s important to me. I was recommended their scottish ale which was phenomenal. Other breweries they have on tap are Lagunitas and Summit. For you beer nerd out there.
Probably won’t come back but was a decent experience for catching up with my brother. Best wishes.

This is the resturant is in the Holiday in at ST. PAUL-​I-​94-​EAST (3M AREA)
The good — the staff (the bartender) are very laid back and if you are looking for a resturant in the area can make great recommendations.
The bad — the food. Not good. Sub-​Dennys standards. If you’re eating here you really don’t have a choice I suppose but down the street is a ton of fast food places that are way better than anything they serve.
The rest of the hotel is very nice (reviewed seperatly)