The Social Kitchen & Libations (Macy's Ridgedale) — Restaurant in Minnetonka

Had lunch at the Social and it left a bad taste in my mouth. At first glance the restaurant I thought was the same restaurant prior (didn’t realize it was new other than a name change. You walk in and not greeted by anyone but a menu where you have to place your order at the bar as they have a ghost crew only food runners. Felt like we were social distancing again. Didn’t realize how much I miss servers when I had to remember my family’s order while waiting in line. To speed it up the flatbread with the squash, arugula and goat cheese was wonderful. Popover’s were dry. Meat loaf sliders were the smallest I’ve ever seen however perhaps they try to make up for it with a giant half pickle. The meatloaf was under cooked. My daughter had ordered a chicken Caesar salad and soup. The chicken pot pie was runny. We had to package our food ourselves and when we got home we found a total of 5 chicken bones big and small ones in the salad! I’m so thankful that my young daughter didn’t choke on a bone in my history of ordering chicken Caesar salads I have never had one bone. Very alarming and frustrating. Along with throwing up and having stomach issues will not be back. We thought it would be fun to have lunch after shopping this was not the case as my family and myself were very disappointed. I miss the old restaurant….for four people our bill...

The food was fresh and tasty. We sat outside as they offer a nice area with plenty of shade. It’s a nice spot to have a relaxed conversation with friends or family. The menu doesn’t offer a lot of meal options - some burgers, a few salads, and a few trademark options (meatloaf sliders, Bourbon Pecan Chicken salad sandwich, chicken pot pie, and a daily quiche). I have no doubt it is all good, though portions may be modest. I got the meatloaf sliders with tater tots. They were extremely generous with the tots. The two sliders were really good. The potato bread buns were very fresh and the meatloaf very tasty (they include pine nuts -yum!). But the sliders were pretty small. It would be nice if they were about 20-25% bigger. That being said, their prices are affordable. The sliders are $14.

I’m not sure that the ordering process is going to work well for them. You have to grab a menu and order at the bar. I was there on a slow night and it took quite a while to place our order. I can’t imagine how this works when they’re busy. I got the impression they are working with a bare bones when it comes to staff. The staff was polite.

Will I return? Probably - but not...

I was very disappointed in the user friendly qoution for this restaurant. Start in the parking lot. 6+ spots for picking up food. Zero spots close to the restaurant for handicapped parking. I was there with my 2 sisters. All three of us are handicapped. We go in. Find your own table. Then go to the bar to order. Carry any beverages you want back to your table. 2 in my group could not do this. So I made 3 trips to the table. (3 waters and 3 wines. ) Absolutely crazy setup for an older crowd. Let alone the handicapped. Something needs to be looked at. Not disabled friendly in any way. I would like a response to this. It was a disturbing and such a...