BANK Restaurant

We had family coming in for the holidays and my uncle wanted to eat out one night to give my wife a break from dishes and cooking. We were pleased to find a reservation for 10 on open table. Not being familiar with the location or menu we were pleased to find multiple option available for all the picky eaters in our group. The appetizer selection was good with many options and the key was our waiter who kept reminding us if we saw something we didn’t like or had questions about swapping things “he knew people” and would take care of it. So salads were delivered with dressing on the sides and steaks were butterflied and the salmon was delivered with the glazing on the side. (He was right, it was a lot sweeter than I would have appreciated on a wonderful filet of fish). Top this all off with having our own private room with adjustable Lighting and music volume controls (we all seemed to adjust one or both). I can’t say enough about the attention and service and again really love th

We arranged to have a special dinner party at The Bank restaurant to celebrate my daughter's graduation with her masters from the University of Minnesota, and we could not be happier with how our event turned out. The restaurant is a hidden gem, located within the Westin Hotel downtown Minneapolis. (Yes, it is actually a vintage bank, with cooks in the kitchen behind what used to be teller windows, and a wine cellar in the former vault! The history adds ambiance, and the decor and architectural elements are simply breathtaking.) Parking is available in a ramp nearby or via valet at the hotel, making it more appealing than other places in the downtown area as well. Huge shout out to Catering and Sales manager, JENNIFER DELAGDO, who worked with me back and forth through many emails to plan and execute the event exactly to my vision. At Jennifer's recommendation, we reserved a private room in the corner of the main-floor restaurant, which proved its worth in gold as we had a couple of tod

The service was slow but I think it was mainly a management issue. 2 server's for the dining could not keep up. Yet there were 2 and sometimes 3 bartenders doing pretty much nothing. Out actual server was nice, polite and apologetic (Thomas). To the food. My dish of ribeye, twice baked potato and sautéed mushrooms was very good. My wife's seafood pasta dish was not very good at all. Which included some of her shrimp still had the tail on it. We personally would not go again unless the place changes.