Jade Fountain Cocktail Lounge — Restaurant in Duluth

Jade Fountain is a Duluth gem. Awesome cocktails, super cool feel, and wonderful service.

We arrived shortly after they opened and just one other couple was in the bar. The owner was the sole employee at the time and went out of his way to serve us. We chatted about the cocktail lounge and life.

All of the drinks were delicious and unique. Throughout our weekend we found ourselves back at Jade Fountain three times and worked our way through everything on the menu, revisiting some of our favorites along the way. They do a great job of combining interesting flavors and spins on well-known, without going over the top. Expertly made, with enough variety to always find something new.

The decor is truly amazing. As one might guess from the name, this cocktail lounge is in a former Chinese restaurant. The feel is certainly there but the walls are also filled with wonderful and weird. There's so much to look at and explore. The space is huge. Three large rooms allow for plenty of spirit sipping spaces. The bar area and lounge, a chill middle section with seating comfortable chairs, and an area with a pingpong table towards the bathrooms. There'll be no shortage of conversation as your eyes constantly find new things wandering the walls.

Jade Fountain Cocktail Lounge is an absolutely awesome spot to stop. Wonderful drinks, great people, and cool decor, they'll certainly be a spot we go to every...

Good god I wish I'd checked this before ordering from this establishment. They are apparently under new management... Ordered food to be delivered to the hotel where we are staying. After discovering the prices we were charged were far higher than what was in the menu at the hotel or on the website, we called back to cancel the order within ten minutes. Employee told us that was fine, our card would not be charged. To make a long story short, the owner called us back, threatened to call the police if we didn't pay for the food, and then went ahead and charged our card anyway.

Certainly would never do business with this place again. Owner is dishonest, rude, threatening, and basically every other adjective I can think of that is opposite of what you should be if you are in the restaurant business.

STAY...

Enjoyed it.

We’ve been coming to Jade Fountain once a year when we’re in the area visiting our son, for several years now.

We’ve always ordered their Old Fashioned, so tonight was no exception. I wasn’t too fond of the bourbon used but the drink was well made and was on a nice big ice cube.

The vibe here is “speakeasy” in my opinion. Each time we’ve been here, there’s only one person working and he stays busy. But he is very efficient, so we’ve never waited long for our drinks.

One room here has a small stage and PA setup. We’ve never been here when they had entertainment. But they always have music on in the background for ambiance.

Thanks Jade Fountain for capping off our week-long visit to Duluth. See...