Lyndale Smokehouse — Restaurant in Richfield

This is a small bar/Restaurant inside the 4 Points by Sheraton hotel. The food is good, the drinks are flowing, they have happy hour and specials and complimentary salty snacks, but what makes this bar is Xander. He's the manager/bartender/waiter/good vibe setter. He doesn't make every guest feel just welcome, but engaged and comfortable and excited to be there! He hustles and despite his lack of any other help, can maintain a bar and dining room single handedly, without a single guest feeling even slightly neglected. They are so lucky to have him. Any guest that walks up to the bar and is offered a drink and a salty snack by Xander (as he does with all patrons) will be far more likely to return and stay at the hotel again and again. He makes this bar and hotel a...

The name 'Smokehouse' is pretty misleading, it's a small restaurant attached to the hotel which does some general Americana food. Nothing I would really say justifies the smokehouse name. Services the hotel crowd well, but as they only had 1 chef on staff it took excessively long to get our food for 4.

The food was not bad, it was ok. But the fact that one was expecting a smokehouse and it was not lead to a bit of bad expectations. I was hoping for smoked ribs/brisket/chicken/etc, alas there is none to be found.

I would recommend staying away unless you are a hotel guest, if they cook for one I bet it comes out fairly quickly and is fine to get you...

They rolled out a new menu this week and I feel very lucky to be the first customer to have the Lobster and Shrimp Ravioli it was fabulous. The chard sweet corn, red peeper sauce the lobster tail pieces and ravioli were delicious. Additionally we started with the cheese curds, being from Minnesota I have tried many that claimed to be the best. These are the best. My husband was just as pleased with his meal of pulled pork and two wild game sausages. He had elk and bison and loved both. This was the best meal we've had in a very long time. WE would recommend them to anyone. Don't overlook this place because it is in a hotel, it is worth the time to...