Mara Restaurant and Bar

245 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
(612) 895-5709

Recent Reviews

J S

Everything’s fine and awesome!!! I liked it except the old school curtains on the windows!Vegetarian options: The only vegan meal was the Hummus plate. However you can find more options for vegetarian food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Bizz

Did not stay at the property but wanted to experience the level of craft and service a 5-star hotel restaurant brought. Had drinks and apps with a group of 4, sitting in bar, on a Friday night. Ordered fries and the sliders, old fashioned, beers. Fries were crispy and hot, dip was mediocre. Sliders were an insult to shawarma, flavor and overall appearance (resembling Spam). Old fashioned was tasty!! Service was terrible, from leaving the menus on the table, not clearing dishes, minimal sense of urgency and response. Asked for my check 3x, different people (one our server) until we received it. Flagged down the lead who excuted this. Honestly the service was the most surprising part. Overall, experience and service play a much larger factor at properties of this level and they lacked.Will try again another time for entrees on the restaurant side!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Shveta Setia

My husband and I stopped here for a drink and apps for his birthday. Our server, Julienne, was amazing! Loved his energy and enthusiasm for everything Mara and cocktails. We had the best cocktails here. Hummus and the pita were great. Overall a great experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus Plate

Patrick Fossum

Food and service were fantastic. Bagels and lox were excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yesenia Ibarra

Great food suggestions from staff in a lovely atmosphere

Tara Rick

Disappointed. Went for breakfast because that was all available for the upcoming month. Only a few other tables so the atmosphere felt a little sad and service was slow and not on the top of their game. Menu was limited but nice. I hope service will improve as they work out the kinks. Would give dinner a shot before making a final opinion.Gave it another shot- same impression.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 2

Alex Eu

Where else in msp can you sneak in a superb olive oil cake and Billecart rose by the glass on a Tuesday afternoon. It’s specific I know (& that’s kinda the point) but whatever your fancy may be, Mara

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

jasmine rice

the food is all so special and delicious. you get what you paid for. i really enjoyed the shish barak, and my husband loves the seafood stew. we went for our anniversary and the atmosphere was perfect. the maraklava wasn’t our favorite, the texture wasn’t interesting and it was personally too floral to taste.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood

Jamie Potter

My husband and I went to the bar for dessert, the Semi Freddo was incredible! We are not drinking and Dustin made us super tasty NA cocktails and introduced us to a nice NA wine, he is excellent! 10/10 would recommend stopping in if you're in the area. We can't wait to go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jarrod Nelson

What a wonderful dining experience this was. From the luxurious restaurant decorations, to the view of the open kitchen. I was super impressed. I ordered the black cod and they were able to accommodate dairy free. I had the pistachio old fashioned and it was to die for. One of the best restaurants in the cities I have been to. Also, the hummus was the best hummus I have ever had.Dietary restrictions: Dairy free accommodations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus Plate

Nicole Breidel

I would like to highlight and give supreme compliments to Chadwick for our experience dining Feb 10th, 2024. I have very crazy food allergies. He not only made SURE that my food was safe and correct, he didn't make me feel bad about it or question me about it. The food was amazing even with the special accommodations made to my meal. Would absolutely recommend to those afraid to go out to eat with allergies or intolerances. We like good food too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joan L

Brunch review.There’s a variety of food, and it is all cooked very well! It was served up in individual plates or cups to be easy to grab. I wish there was a way to request just a plate of shrimp and not take 6 cups of the shrimp, for example.I would highly recommend ordering the small menu items on the made-to-order card on the table when you sit down. The meat and the eggs were absolutely delicious!The desserts were incredible and probably the highlight of the brunch for me, especially the carrot and chocolate cakes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Arita Hoshe

Poor service, very rude wouldn’t allow me to take pictures I would not go there again and food is subpar.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Barbara Crist-Nepp

Food was good, service was exceptional. It's a lot of money for food that wasn't phenomenally good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus and Pita Bread, Hummus Plate, Braised Lamb Shank, Pita and Hummus

PaNa Vang

You are absolutely paying the price for the aesthetic and experience. I would say I have high expectations since this is located in the Four Season Hotel. The food was okay. You can find better for your buck. I understand everyone has different taste buds for food so take my opinion with a grain of salt.The mussel appetizer was too salty and the bucatini entree were very acidic in my opinion. Our table was close to other tables so we were unable to have decent level conversations. I felt like I needed to yell and I was able to hear conversations at the table next to us. I would recommended for the restaurant to space out the smaller tables to feel more intimate.The alcoholic drinks were amazing and the highlight of the time. service was great. all the staff were nice and charismatic. I would recommend you to go once for the experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

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