Review of Coalition Restaurant Excelsior

27 Aug Review of Coalition Restaurant Excelsior

Review of Coalition Restaurant Excelsior

The Coalition Restaurant is located at 227 Water Street in Excelsior. Their website https://coalitionrestaurant.com/. They have a 4.5 rating with 688 Google reviews. What they say about themselves, “Coalition is about the combined efforts of chefs, cooks, servers, farmers, vineyards, and brewers and I see that partnership extending to our guests by providing the highest quality food and service in a warm and welcoming environment”. – Eli Wollenzien, Executive Chef/Owner.

They are open daily from 4 – 9pm. And until 10pm on Friday and Saturday. Their menu is located at https://coalitionrestaurant.com/menu/coalition-excelsior-227-water-st

The interior is lovely and has the charm yester years. Google description of the interior is “swanky place with industrial-chic décor”. The interior is very attractive and has wonderful seating…either a spacious booth, individual tables, bench type tables or the beautiful bar. It is on main street so parking might be difficult at times, but the whole downtown area is fun and the walk is pleasurable. Just a block to the lake if you want to wander down to enjoy the sunset. They have outside tables and allow dogs, and this gives them an extra half star in my rating. The bathroom was clean.

The service was adequate. That was the only thing that didn’t match all other exceptional aspects of our lunch. I would expect it would be much better if you came and had someone else because I have been to their other restaurants and service was always exceptional, so I know their training is great. She probably just had an off day.

Reservations can be made with OpenTable, or you can call 952-283-1952. I didn’t make a reservation and didn’t have to wait long for an outside table for lunch.

What we had to eat…

• Wagyu Burger – served with prosciutto, white cheddar truffle fondue, tomato jam and arugula. It came with fries. Fries were not very crispy, so we asked for more crispy fries and a new order was quickly supplied that was perfect. The burger was excellent. Fairly priced at $26.00 for that quality.

• Tuna Poke Bowl – includes marinated tuna, rice, pickled cucumber, carrot, avocado and sambal mayo. I have had this before at their Edina location and I love it! So fresh and flavorful! Priced at $24.00 which is a value.

I gave it 5 out of 5 stars. That includes an extra half-star for dog friendly patio. Wonderful main street location, charming décor and style, great people watching on the patio area, great food, service was ok but expect it will be better when you come and food is priced fairly. I strongly recommend you visit this wonderful restaurant!

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