Haskell's - Port of Excelsior

Can you think of a better dive bar closer to the port of excelsior? Cheap and delicious bar food. Highly recommend as a holding spot until your over can come to retrieve you.

Haskell's in Excelsior has been around forever. Except for the addition of pull tabs, it hasn't changed much. Which is too bad as it sits right across the street from Lake Minnetonka, with great lake views. There's a small deck on the exterior which is good during the summer. Inside is kind of dismal with the low ceilings and low lights.They have a good selection of tap beers. Prices are like a taproom, not a dive bar. They have a food menu too, but I didn't try anything. Go here during the summer and sit on the deck.

I've been by this store many times, but when I had a friend visiting from out of state and is a professional sommelier, I thought of this Haskell's since they have a nice alfresco deck overlooking Lake Minnetonka. And I thought probably some nice wine tasting. Boy was I wrong. It was actually quite funny. It's basically a dive bar, no wines available. Well, nothing of any quality. It was basically people sitting outside, enjoying the nice weather drinking beer, and smoking cigarettes.The service was fine, our waitress was very attentive. It was strange to me that a place that markets such good quality wines doesn't have a Cruvinet wine dispenser? My only guess would be that they don't draw that type of crowd. But I think they probably could if they wanted to with all the tourism that street has.

We stopped in during a progressive dinner on Water street and loved our time here. Beers came out super fast, service was super attentive and positive, and the place was buzzing with people from all walks of life. Like to play darts? Like to belly up to the bar and catch the basketball game? Want to catch up with friends in a low key environment? This is your place.

Food was fine, came out quick. Our server was super friendly and attentive. Sat outside and that's prob the best part.

I love this spot! Great place to grab a drink on their patio in the summer months. This place is always busy, so make sure you get there early or an off-hour if you want to be on their patio. We had great service last time we were there and loved the views of Lake Minnetonka, too!

Lovely public port in the cute town of Excelsior. Even if you're not going on a boat ride it's a great place to walk near the water and watch the boats! There's a little trolley cart with snacks and ice cream for sale. On the fourth they have the Lake Minnetonka fireworks!Just a short walk up are all of the fabulous restaurants and cute shops on the main streets of town. If you drive around you can see all of the beautiful Victorian style houses. The Haskell's patio is nice and super close to all of the action!

Well, I'm personally familiar with Haskells dwntwn Mpls and the name itself brings a certain level of class. I was on a nice boat excursion with the ladies from my church on Lake Minnetonka and we had an hour to entertain ourselves before our bus picked us back up and a few of us thought since the area at the Port was so bright, sunshiny, family orientated and was in Excelsior.. we could step in here since it was close and grab a chair on their really nice patio,.. but once we walked into the front doors of the establishment.. it looked like a dive bar on the inside. It was dark, extremely loud and felt like a dive bar located in Minneapolis. LOL Not the kind of place you want to be found in when you're fellowshipping on a church function with your Pastors wife and other women from your congregation. Their location is an ideal and prime spot. They have a very reputable name, so possibly the food and drinks are an upgrade from the ambiance on the inside.I described the indoor ambiance, but outside, they have a nice patio that faces the street and you can see the Port and the water, which is directly across the street. So the patio is really nice and well worth going inside to be seated. I don't have much of an experience on being seated on the inside. Nor did I get the chance to partake of food or beverage, which was the goal. I will have to maybe visit on my own time, if I'm into that type of atmosphere that day. So for now, the dive bar scene is not what i was expecting when entering. Maybe one day? I'm thinking not. It seems like the local dive bar in Excelsior . I have enough of those in Mpls.

This is a local dive bar in a great location in excelsior. If you are not a regular do not bother! They are not interested in new patrons. I love dive bars but this is not one of them! The food is terrible as are the employees! As stated if you are not a regular they are extremely rude and not interested in your business. Stay away!

We went out to eat at the establishment after some friends recommended the place. We were shocked to see a 5% admin fee added to the food tab on our bill. Nowhere does it state this charge on the menu or in the restaurant. We've eaten at other establishments in Excelsior. None have this charge added to our bills. It might be a fun local bar, but an unnecessary and undisclosed fee is pretty sh**y. The food isn't even that great either. My hamburger was WAY overcooked. And I paid a fee for this?!!!!