Travail Kitchen and Amusements

Amazing great taste first time would recommend not my everyday type of food but great to try on your free time

My partner and I have been to Travail twice now and we look forward to going back in the future! The first time we went, we did the giglio chef's tasting menu and the second time we did the chef's duel. The food is always great, but I think the experience is what makes it one of our favorite restaurants! There was trivia when we did the chef's tasting menu, and for the duel there was a chance for us to play games against each other like hammerschlagen. It's always something new and fun with the courses and experiences, and the cocktails are also creative! For parking, they do have a small parking lot, but I would bet on having to do street parking.

We went for the "Duel" event.I went in with pretty high expectations for the food for the price. The atmosphere was fun and the main host was entertaining and engaging. The food was not great, unfortunately. The halibut was very overcooked. Some dishes were too salty, some put things together that didn't make sense. It's a shame because we would have loved the whole experience if the food was better!

The Filipino Latino menu is the best meal I've had at Travail since coming here on several occasions over many years. Every dish was incredibly flavorful, and the service was so playful and fun! I don't think I can pick a favorite part of the meal. An intermezzo with Mike Brown in the outside front veranda provided some hilarious insight into the concept, finished with a tasty shooter!Really enjoyed this meal at Travail. They truly know what they're doing with spirited dining, and they do it well.

What an AMAZING experience! I was lucky enough to go to the Signature Tasting with 7 of my closest friends for my 40th birthday and it was a perfect evening. The food was delicious. Hands down. So good. Multiple points that we all wanted more, and several of us debated licking the plate! Everyone on staff was kind, fun, and you could tell they enjoy what they do. The energy in the space is fun and upbeat. Everyone had smiles on their faces throughout the night. It was just awesome. And the space in general is just gorgeous. The upstairs bar is lovely and a perfect place to start the evening. The dining room, while large, still felt like we were able to have good conversations and laugh together. It was a magical night. So thankful to the whole team at Travail for being so great!

I love this place! We went for "The Office" experience and it did not disappoint. The chefs tasting menu was great and the drink pairings were delicious. We will definitely be back!

I absolutely love this place! The staff are friendly - they always treat you like an old friend. They are incredibly knowledgeable about everything food and drink they offer.My favorite part of Travail is their themed basement experiences. I've been lucky enough to attend two so far (Christmas and Friends experience), and both were incredible. The food and cocktail pairings are always spot on. Food is small portions, creative, and delicious. Drinks are creative but tend to be larger (might be a negative for some, but I'm good with it!).This is a place to come back to over and over. Always something new to experience!

Omg this is a must do!!! They have an Italian Giglio feature right now that is just so awesome. We booked a reservation about a month out which you have to do as it books out quick! You do need to pay in advance which I don't love but also makes sense and makes it easier at the end of the night. We were in the upper part of the restaurant and we just had a blast. Not only was the food fabulous, the service is quick, witty and top notch plus they have events and small moments throughout the evening to make it fun. We did trivia during dinner but they also had music playing and interactive food stations. For this feature the mozzarella and cacio e Pepe from the cheese wheels are to die for. I wanted to eat just that for my entire meal! Highly highly recommend.

As good as the food was the night we visited Travail I was surprised by the overall experience. What do I mean? Greeted at the door and we were invited to enjoy a drink up the stairs at the stylish retro 70's style bar with excellent craft cocktails. When you come down to start this unique food experience you are invited to four different food stations. Our favorite was the mozzarella balls on your hand indented and filled with honey and sprinkled with nuts. After this interactive opening you are seated at a community style table and entertained by a private chef that skillfully rolls out sixteen small plate courses. We did wine flights with dinner. I recommend the addition of wine. Overall, the food was creative and excellent. Travail is truly a unique interactive social dining experience!!

We finally went to Travail and we were not very impressed. Super bummed, because we had been looking forward to it for a long time.We did the Giglio tasting and were seated on the main floor.The staff was great - super friendly, energetic, helpful, and fun.The food was good, but not great or even spectacular.The environment was pleasing to the eyes, but super loud and raucous - quite the opposite of what we were expecting for an upscale meal. It would have been fun at a brew pub or something like that.Also, the service seemed very rushed - not much time spent explaining the food - partly because the ambient noise was so high that the staff basically had to yell out for people to hear them and go around and shout the same info to everyone separately.There was a wedding reception going on in the upstairs bar, with the dance music filtering down. Then Travail had their own house music on their sound system, along with the host of our meal shouting out over a distorted microphone, kind of like a barker at the state fair.Not much focus on the food, or the experience, or the unique nature of the meal. For the price, we were hoping for a lot more. We probably won't be back.It would have been great to have a Minneapolis version of something like Alinea or Next for special occasions.