Citizen Saint Paul

Went to this restaurant for lunch after my flight. Could tell immediately that it was understaffed because I had to wait a few minutes to be greeted and then even longer to have my order taken. Luckily they give tables a water pitcher so I didn't have to wait for my cup to be refilled. The waitress was really nice even though she was pretty much running back and forth across the restaurant the whole time I was there. I ended up getting the Smoked Salmon Toast, which was really good. A lot of salmon piled high. It's good if you're looking for a light lunch but definitely don't come here if you're really hungry. Would not recommend coming here for breakfast (unless it's free). I tried pretty much all the entrees during the week and while it wasn't horrible, nothing actually tasted good.

We were staying in the IHG hotel and we're running short on time. We had a couple of drinks and a quick meal. I had a gimlet and my friend had a Grey goose martini. The gimlet was OK, nothing earth shattering, but not terrible. The portions of Our meal were interesting. The tortellini was a larger portion than expected. While my friends falafel platter only had four falafel's. The lighting and decor were nice. The place did not wow me. While the plate of tortellini was large, I felt it was overpriced. Their pastry café section looked interesting, but I did not get to try any of the treats. If I come back to Saint Paul to the same hotel, I might give them a try again.

We ordered the cheese plate, the cauliflower with curry, yogurt, pistachios and raisins, and the angus steak tacos. First off. The cleanliness of the restaurant was less than appealing with dust bunnies and wrappers along the wall. We continuously had to wave fruit flies off of our plates as well. When our locally made cheese plate arrived the waitress plopped it in front of us and walked away..usually when ordering a cheese platter, there's an explanation of what the cheeses are or where they came from. The cauliflower was supposed to be seasoned with za'atar but was incredibly bland and unsalted. The restaurant didn't have many people but the wait staff was frazzled trying to get orders out and field complaints. A couple adjacent to us were having difficulties charging their bill to the hotel attached, but restaurant management wasn't stepping in to help. The couple ended up calling the hotel management to come assist them. This may not have been our situation, but what an embarrassment for this establishment. I had to ask for my bill twice and my husband stepped in and tracked down our waitress because we had tickets to a show. We waited for our bill for 20 min after our plates were cleared. Luckily we were still able to make it to our show by jumping on limes scooters.

Ok. I have a half million Hotel points so I took the free drinks over 600 points for checking in-seemed like a smart move especially since I get 500 free points for not having the room cleaned tomorrow morning (we checked in after 8 and are here for two night). Nice bar, Chris is keeping to bar running and has a great personality. If you find yourself here, you could do worse. I should add there are 12 beers on tap, all craft.

Great time at this bar eating appetizers and drinks. The bar tenders where helpful and attentive.

Over priced Stale crackers Under cooked food Expensive wine Rude staff Small portions

Got the omelette with sausage, peppers, and cheddar cheese. Included toast and potatoes for $18 after tax so about $21 after tip). No seasoning on the potatoes, and some are even overcooked/hard. Super basic. Little cheese in the omelette. Everything inside fell out while eating - nothing inside could bond together! Glad my wife and I split the entree. Also glad we didn't order drinks that were $12 each or we would have really had buyers remorse. Go somewhere else if you can. You'll spend half the cost and get a better breakfast!

We just had our Christmas evening meal and presents at Citizen and we're very happy with the pleasant server, Karen, and the food was good. Music was nice and they even had It's A Wonderful Life playing on the bar tv near our table. Highly recommend for families meeting in the middle just for a few hours to have a meal and fellowship. We felt like we had privacy and were happy to go take photos in the hotel lobby by the gorgeous trees.

great staff outstanding crew 5 stars all the way...I loved it, from the 1960 madmen theme....management went over the top to ensure we were happy. bartenders are the best in the business....the old fashion was perfect...

Went here with 3 friends and should have known when we walked in and the place was empty that we should turn around and leave... but we didn't. Everything from the martini to food was bad. Food was luke warm at best. Go somewhere else.