Salute Wine Bar And More

Loved the food and wine at Salute! My husband and I ate there twice during my recent visit to Mayo Clinic. The first night our delightful waitress Christine suggested the Walleye. Having never had it before, I gave it a try. Deliciously prepared and served with seasoned potatoes and broccolini, all cooked to perfection. My husband enjoyed his pork tenderloin, grilled asparagus and cranberry apple chutney. We were told that the chef and kitchen staff were new so if you haven’t tried this gem recently, give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.

Really amazing food. I had the blue marlin smothered In a white crab sauce with carrots. This particular item is not on the regular menu. The food was artfully presented and perfectly cooked. My friends tried a couple of the pasta dishes with salads and assured me that they were excellent. The atmosphere is nice with low lighting and a live pianist. My only complaints are that if someone is seated next to you in some parts of the resturant, they're so close it's as though you're eating with them and the service is a bit slow. Overall, excellent food with a good atmosphere.

We attended the special wine dinner on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Salute. Chef Greg Cook pulled out the stops and created a superb six course dinner with delicious wine pairings. The food was excellent and the party (seated at one long table) was convivial. We made many new "foodie" friends and delighted in tasty preparations. Congratulations to the chef and for Salute for initiating this amazing event!

Drinks were good, but food was terrible. We had the seafood risotto which was overcooked and under seasoned (tasted like mushy overcooked white rice), and the seafood was rubbery and had no flavor (like it sat in the freezer and was old and freezer burnt). We also had the salmon which was cooked well, but bland and lacked flavor. Not worth the price for these overcooked and under seasoned meals.

Avoid at all costs!! Keep your receipts, and watch your bank statements. My girl and I ate dinner, added a tip and signed the bill. A week later I noticed an EXTRA CHARGE TO MY BILL. Talked to the manager, he said he would refund, but NEVER DID! Shady place deserves to be shut down. On top of that almost sliced my hand open on the corner of a broken table, waiter was nowhere to be found and they only had 10-15 wines and their sweetest wine was still dry and bitter, how is this a WINE bar?

Server could not tell me any basic facts about menu items like what came on certain dishes. I ordered sliders with basic toppings since he was no help, and unsurprisingly they came out with nothing I ordered. Ran out of water four times. That is four times in forty minutes. Food was great but staff cost you a customer staying for a week that likes to eat and drink a lot!