Bode Gray’s

A friend suggested we give this place a try - Bode's makes for a nice evening out in a cozy spot. Start off downstairs with a well made cocktail (enter the Speakeasy in the back), then move upstairs for dinnerI had the bolognese - very good, a bit creamy, filling. Also had the meatballs, I love a good meatball app and it was also very good.....soaked up the sauce with the bread.After dinner, move back downstairs for a digestive and perhaps some music. The owner is on site in the restaurant and has interesting stories to tell, very interesting guy!

I wasn't sure what to expect but was so pleasantly surprised with my experience at Bode Gray's! We randomly stopped in for lunch with a vague idea of the menu and ended up ordering the pesto burrata for an appetizer and the forager for a main dish. Both were delicious but the presto burrata really wowed me as the different ingredients and flavors they imbued into a relatively simple dish made it stand out! The forager was really delicious and unlike any other pizza I have had before. It was a bit rich with the goat cheese base but the flavors came together really nicely and I found it to be the perfect pizza to share. I will definitely be back to try the dinner and menu!

Bode Gray's was pretty good, not spectacular, not bad. We ordered the stuffed mushrooms and the pesto burrata to start. Service was strange. When I walked in I gave the hostess her the name of our reservation which seemed to confuse her so I waited just a touch to get seated with my friends. When I sat down our server immediately asked what we wanted to drink, I hadnt had a chance to get the menu in my hands. We asked for a minute, which he gave us exactly so we still weren't quite ready. Then it took quite a while for him to come back after that. We ended up ordering apps with our drinks as well. About 20 minutes later we received a couple to go boxes- we sent these back as we didnt order anything to go. another 20 minutes went by and our appetizers were still not brought out to us. Our waiter came by and we figured out it was out appetizers just packaged togo instead of for here. Our food arrived a few minutes after the appetizers. The stuffed mushrooms were a little bland. The pesto burrata was very good- we ate it like a pizza. I got the steak and it was cooked just the way I like it. The caramelized mushroom sauce was more creamy than I was expecting but it was still good. The pizza was pretty simple. All in all the food was pretty good, but the service felt pretty unorganized.

Delicious! A fun gem in Waconia. Kind and helpful staff, great drinks (and even a few mocktails). Highly recommend the broccolini and the Chicken Florentine pizza. Street parking. Multiple steps to get in, could be a challenge for folks with mobility concerns.

Hands down the best pizza on the west side, not just in waconia! we love the Bianca pizza for how fresh it is and the fennel sausage pizza. We usually pick up to go so like to add mikes hot honey to the sausage pizza- makes it a knockout!The one time we ate in person, right after they opened I wasn't impressed by the tortellini- would t go back for pasta. Great atmosphere and great service though!Love the speakeasy in the basement too for a different cocktail menu and atmosphere!

this one takes 5 stars for sure!!!the food was extremely good, cocktails and dessert as well!!cant wait to go back to try the rest of their menu!! wow!!

I'm usually a pretty positive reviewer, so it's rare and hard for me to give 2 stars. We tried to come a few weeks prior and were turned away because we didn't have a reservation--the host didn't give us an option to eat at the bar or wait. We then made reservations for tonight. When we arrived, we were told that our table wasn't ready when we got there. No big deal, despite other open tables we didn't mind waiting, but the wait to be sat, wait to get water, and wait to get greeted by our server took so long that we didn't get our drinks until over 45 mins past our reservation. At least half the tables around us were empty so we didn't understand the delay. The romaine and kale Caesar didn't have kale? And it was like a knock off of the salad at Olive Garden. The forager pizza was ok, ravioli was underwhelming, I feel like it should be clarified as a toasted ravioli. We tried this place when it first opened and weren't impressed for many reasons. We chalked it up to growing pains and decided to try again. The old fashioned was good, but we won't be giving the food a third chance.

Not really sure why this place has 3.5 stars?!? I was so thrilled when they opened and enjoy the ambiance and the food! Great artisanal pizzas and their downstairs is a little speakeasy with great cocktails! This is a place that is different than any other place in Waconia and definitely with a try!!

If you haven't been here yet, what are you waiting for?? The food, drinks, desserts, staff and ambience is AMAZING!! Tiffany and Amber took our order and were so friendly and helpful. The owner came over and introduced himself as well. Great place!!

Simply put, we expected better. Our server was fantastic and attentive at all the right times. However, the customer service in every other regard was not worth $100+ for a pizza and some Fettucine - as we were barely greeted when we arrived, seated essentially at the host stand, and our takeaway was discarded before we even had a had chance to recover it.