Ive been here on a couple different occasions. Once for a conference after party, more for networking and another time to enjoy dinner and Paris Chansons. The food is amazing and I would definitely come back just for the music and vibe.

Got to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in a near perfect venue. Dinner was lovely. Cocktails were strong. Service was considerate and attentive.In the ensuing meet and greet with members of the band, my 14 year old got some sage advice. Wear a suit. Women love a man in a suit. Theyre also a lot more forgiving when youre wearing a suit. I salute these legends.

Goodness I LOVED the Abebi Stafford show and especially appreciated Nick on Guitar!!! Can’t wait for more.

This place is amazing! The food is delicious and the employees are always kind.

We came for our first time to Dakota Jazz Club for my husbands 42nd Birthday. The scenery was beautiful and the sounds of Jazz in the background were soothing. We came for dinner and Hannah was our server. She was Awesome. Such a sweetheart. She even sung Happy Birthday with me to my husband. She deserves her own s !!! I hope she working when we return. Our food was just the right spicy and flavorful tastes. My husband really enjoyed the Hen dinner and his top shelf Long Island. I had the Sausage and Shrimp dish. You have a lovely venue and we shall return again very soon, but next time for a show and dinner. Lovely and friendly staff, great music and tasty food.Heres another s Dakota !!!

A cozy, well thought out music venue with full bar and seating, and a full menu. Come see local and well know jazz acts and singers. Can easily make this a date night or fun group outing for something different to do in Downtown Minneapolis. Offers a large selection of wine, spirits and beers. Food menu isnt large but to be expected but quality is good and there are choices for dessert as well.

Food was ok, not what I expected for the price they charged.

We watched the Bad Plus here on Christmas and had a great time. You can order food and drinks here to enjoy while you listen to live music. Personally, I prefer the center balcony seats because you can easily see the whole stage.

Great food! Full bar! But most impressive is the entertainment line up! Situated in Nicolette Mall, Dakotas feature a friendly, warm staff, decent sound system, coat hanging area, convenient parking.Restrooms are clean. Great audience that comes to listen! Check the schedule for entertainment and make plans to be entertained with a date or with family or friends. Itll be worth it.

We decided to @Google our date night tonight and it brought us to the Dakota Bar and Grill. We didnt know who was performing and didnt care. We had a wonderful night.

Intimate concert venue with seating and table service. Upscale. Tickets are reasonable. Dont expect 2 hour or longer performance time with the usual back to back shows. 9 pm show can often start late, but run later to make up.

I love the Dakota Club for its uniqueness & friendly staff but you can see no matter where you sit. After the concert, you can meet & greet. My #1 bucket list was to listen to & meet Eric Marienthal, he is an outstanding artist. I have driven 4 hrs. To go to Dakota room more than once & will continue to do so

Great date night with nice atmosphere. We went for the 7:30 show. If you like to hang out and talk get there early (5:30 is when they let you in). Food was fantastic. I had a steak and my wife had the duck. Main plates arent huge so youll definitely want an appetizer in my opinion. But the main plates were absolutely amazing! Once the show is done, they switch the stage and you have to leave to make room for the 9;30 show guests. Something that wasnt exactly clear to me when I booked, but I totally understand. One more thing is that the service is just a little slow. But I believe thats how its designed. They arent bothering you the whole time you are watching the band/singer. Our waiter was kind and we had great service, just know its slower paced.

We have been to this venue several times. Very classy upscale spot. The set up can be crammed sometimes but the intimacy makes for a better live show in my opinion. We recently saw rahsaan patterson here. Great show...the prices are not bad and they have a full food menu. This place us great for a date night. The pictures will be of the outside of the venue that I post and in the daytime...just to give you an idea of where it. Is at downtown mpls.

Great spot for a luncheon meeting downtown Minneapolis. We had about 100 in there very comfortably. The chicken and salad was delicious and the plate of chocolate chip cookies was a nice finishing touch.

Tickets were fairly priced. Fun little jazz band from New Orleans played. It was a great time. Good food as well. A little on the pricier side but thats to be expected in a fine dine establishment. I would go here again for sure. Drinks were good as well. They did have a happy hour. Seating upstairs and downstairs. We sat upstairs and had a difficult time seeing the band. Although, they had two televisions for us to watch the band on.

Classy jazz club in downtown Minneapolis. The food is just as good as the music. Prince played here 3 nights in a row back in 2013. I attended night 2, both shows! Prince would also attend concerts here in his free time. He sat a few tables from me at a Larry Graham show and he walked right in front of me on his way upstairs during a Victor Wooten show. I love this place.

Great venue for Jazz. Love going to concerts there. Lots of great local players as well as national ones. They have a great chef on staff, so the food is fantastic. Good variety. The wait staff is terrific as well. Great place for an evenings entertainment!

Cozy booth in the main room facing the stage. Split a tasty entree and app between 2 for dinner, had drinks and dessert. Great date night!

Food was very good, atmosphere was great. Went to early show and wish they would have let Paul Thorn finish his set list. I feel like we missed many of his best songs that we all came out to hear because of it. Paul put on a great show and has fantastic rapport with the audience.

Incredibly intimate atmosphere to enjoy music. The service and food were exemplary.Just be aware when purchasing tickets that if you are a party of two you may be seated at a table with another party of two.

Its cozy and intimate, but I thought it cramped. I felt a need to move around and wanted to holler and shout, but the confines throw a blanket of reserve that the crowd has to collectively throw off to really get down. In future, Ill get standing room or mezzanine. The site lines are great except for the seats off of stage right. The site lines from the bar are great as long as no one stops to look on their way to the bathroom. The sound is perfect. I like to not be too intentional about my threads. The folks in the cozy seats have a bit more effort going into their fashion than I care to exercise. Im thankful the Dakota is here and the love of the ownership and staff for the place is apparent as soon as you arrive.

Such a intimate, up-close venue to enjoy music performances. Worth the ticket price for seeing your favorite artists. Good access to parking nearby.

Such a great venue for some jazz and dinner. Great cocktails too! This was our 11th year seeing The Bad Plus here and the food has really improved this year over the last several years. Everything was delicious! The staff is impeccable and professional. Its a fantastic place. The band sounded phenomenal as they have every time Ive seen them there.

We had an awesome time here. Sierra Hull was the musical act on the night we went, and we couldn’t have asked for a better show. The venue is quite large for how intimate it feels when you are there. A testament to the sound person and the great wait staff. Hope to return soon!

Gumbo is delicious even without adding shrimp! Decent sight lines through the venue. We were a walk up rather than reservations in advance.

I ate hear years ago while in town for a conference. To this day, I still say that meal was the best I ever had. I hope I get a chance to come back here.

6/21 @7 for Steve Tyrell. Love this closely environment. Services work on the floor are excellent. Scallops cooked perfectly, we had a good time making friends. One thing it ruin the night is the host. We check in at the front for the table tag, a white hair lady checking me out at the hair stand from head to toes for some reason, walk us to the booth said “here!” About 10 mins later, she walked back to us and started at us that “ those are not your seats, you 2 sit right here “ rolled her eyes and walked away shaking her head like crazy. It just a 4 people booth with no seat number. 10 mins later, 2 older lades showed up, while we were introducing ourselves, the host showed up again, she started yelling at them “ did you two check in yet? You don’t get to sit wherever you want ! Show me your the table number on your ticket They respond her “we did checked in and another host lead us here!” the host will raising her voice louder and louder! I can’t believe why is she yelling at a customers in this kind of manner! Before she walked away, she said “ oh, not everyone understand how this world work !” How she passed the job interview? She is unbelievably rude!

We had an amazing dinner and show here. Perfect date night spot.

Service: very nice. They provided a red/green holder to alert the wait staff. I didnt eat but the people I was with had clams as well as others at different tables which lead me to believe their clams is a favorite. The cocktails were strong. I came here to see the Love TKO experience featuring Johnnie Brown. The show was very good and fun.The Band & Backup Singers were awesome!!

Intimate and fun jazz club in downtown. We saw the David Sanborn Quintet here and they played a wonderful, 80-minute set at the 9pm show. The acoustics are excellent. Most of the seats here offer a decent view. The drink prices are reasonable and the wine list is ok.

Love the intimacy of the Dakota. With a max of around 300 people, and a balcony as well as floor level seating, dinner and drinks, with live music, is never better. The place sounds fantastic, and feels even better. I saw Keiko Matsui, and as the second show of the night, it was perfect. Intimate crowd, great music, delicious dinner, fantastic time. Get your tickets early as the 7 pm show tends to sell fast.

THE BEST live music venue in the Twin Cities! Strong recommendation to catch Vanessa Williams show next time she rolls into town. Superb skills on sax and vocals.

From the door greetings to dinner served, Dakotas is a divine and delicious jazz club. Alexander ONeal performed perfectly and sounds timeless. Alex sang my favorite song from his beautiful collection, Sunshine.

Wonderful place to low-key music.

The entertainment is always top notch.Every seat is a good view of the stage.The food is wonderful

Great music venue! Cocktails were quite unique and tasty. There is also a food menu, though we did not order from it. They have a pretty full music events schedule of many different acts. If you like hearing music in a cool and intimate setting, come here for a night out.

Super cool Jazz style venue. Very upscale and classy. I saw Squirrel Nut Zippers play live here in 2017, they were excellent. Suave and cool place. Great Food selection and excellent bar. A bit pricey, but youre paying for quality. Its definitely a place for Liberal or snooty folk, which is ok. Just be prepared. Recommended.

Love this place! Delicious food, good drink options, great venue for love music.

Would love to see a dance floor here. The band, food, wine and spirits were great!

I love the small venue and rotating seasonal menu! Very intimate.

It’s sad to see anything but a five star review for the Dakota, which has brought world class jazz to downtown Minneapolis for years. Every time I’m in the Twin Cities, I stop by the iconic Dakota and get a dose of urban soul to help me survive living in Utah.Last night, Thanksgiving, the Dakota provided more meaning than ever. In honor of the true meaning of Thanksgiving, T. Mychal Rambo and friends provided “Songs of Gratitude” to raise money for the homeless. It was inspirational, uplifting, and an awakening to what this holiday should be about. The turkey and fixens were delicious also. We had a wonderful time, accompanied by our daughter and son in law. The music raised my spirits during this time of vitriolic polarization enveloping our country. I was glad to experience something vacuumed out of the culture in Utah. Passion, empathy, and soul are vital aspects of life, except in Utah. They just don’t get it.

Consistently great entertainment. Fine food, good service, exceptional venue. Simply the best dinner-and-music option in the Midwest

I absolutely loved seeing Mick Sterling singing Elvis Presleys hymns. Great show. However, the reason for only 3 stars is that the food and drink pricess are quite exorbitant.

My husband is deployed and made arrangements for flowers and dinner for my 9 month old daughter, my father, and I for my birthday. The service was amazing, food was great and the band was superb. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for an intimate candle light dinner/date night with great music! The atmosphere was intimate and personal, and the staff was always attentive and smiling. Thank you for making my birthday one to remember!

Amazing experience. Worth the expense, but be ready for the higher prices.

The Music Choice was perfect. The only reason I withheld the last star is because there is nowhere to dance.

Intimate venue, good food and attentive service. During the performance, the sound system was great. Excellent evening out!

I have been to the Dakota Jazz Club approximately 5 times thus far. My most recent time was on February 9th, 2018. The music lineup was The Accidentals, a young, Michigan-based trio playing alt-folk/rock music. The music was absolutely phenomenal! The service was excellent as well! I do understand the logic of the Dakota in terms of the music viewing aesthetic especially with the patrons they are targeting. It is really hard to be limited to your seat during a really up tempo music performance.

Unique, intimate venue. Great sound system and acoustics oh, perfect for concerts

Love the atmosphere, staff read my mind they were so attentive and nice, food was fantastic, drinks were perfectly made.

Its a great music venue but DONT buy reserved tickets at the bar. You still pay the higher price but it is noisy and distracting with people walking back n forth. Bar staff dont try to be quiet.

For listening to Jazz and Blues the Dakota is fantastic. The food is always well prepared and very tasty.

Wonderful service- attentive and friendly. Delicious food and yummy cocktails. Classi, intimate setting. Highly recommend for a special occasion and everyday!

Cozy small to medium size venue. Local and national talent. Booker T did an amazing set October 8. What a talent. The Dakota jazz club is an amazing venue for live music.

A good jazz club but some seats are tucked in which makes it a bit challenging to fully enjoy the shows. A good selection of whiskeys.

Always great music and food at the Dakota! Cant go wrong with an evening here.

Very nice hostess. We had signature drinks even. We got in without tickets as the band was finishing off.

So nice to hear professionals at work and the room is pretty good too!

Loved the intimacy of the venue and the performance however, the wait staff was a little slow bring you food and drinks... but the food was fantastic

The show was great. The food is good and the people are friendly.

The food was amazing, but Cate and Katie rocked it! Great show!

As always great food and amazing performances!! The staff does a great job of taking care of you while you enjoy the music. Well be back again!

Good music venue and service was good. This is my third time going and it has always been a cozy venue to see a great live show!

I truly awesome classy jazz music Club, where the whole staff made us feel very welcomed and highly appreciated. Every moment we were there all of the staff made us feel like honored and highly appreciated yes, the atmosphere was cozy romantic and wonderful, the show was great and I would highly recommend this club to any jazz music lover was looking for a really swanky hip cool place to go and enjoy some great music and wonderful service.

Mike Doughty at the Dakota. Show was great. Drinks were good. Late night menu could use some work.

The sound is amazing. We also had a very nice meal while watching the show.

If you fine yourself in Minneapolis and I have time then you will enjoy a evening at the Dakota

Great and fun musical experience. The staff is super friendly and helpful. The food was really good and they offered some interesting choices. Price is on the speedy side.

Intimate music venue with dinner. Good food.

Great venue for music. Al Di Meola and his international crew were excellent. Good food and drink as well. Go enjoy.

Where to start... Dakota basically has a monopoly on some of the better music acts that come through Minnesota and they know it. The food is decent at best and for the price that is completely unacceptable, the acoustics of the venue again, decent, the seating is troublesome as you are buying a seat at a table that you will share with others unless you go with enough people to fill a table, on that note, hope that you dont get one of the bad seats like the one we had this evening which was right outside the kitchen. There are venues where there isnt a bad seat in the house and this is not one of those places. Bottom line is this is one of the only places in Minnesota where some musicians will perform for one reason or another and if you want to see them you will have to suffer through the experience that is the Dakota Jazz Club.

The decor is great, and helps to create the perfect atmosphere for dining and listening to live music. Service is excellent and I never felt like we were waiting for anything. Although the place was full it never felt crowded. All in all it was a great experience!

Great place to see a show, not a bad seat in the house.

Best place to see live entertainment not a bad seat in the place sound system is fabulous

AMAZING food and great entertainment. I really wish there were additional affordable options or discounted nights because then I’d be there often, rather than once per year.

Way better than Crooners. Service, food, atmosphere, parking and music!

Great venue, great food! Caring staff. I had a medical emergency there one night, and Ive never seen a group JUMP to ones aid anything like that. Amazing people!

Great food.

Nice place for a night out. Good live entertainment and food. Will go there again next time visiting Minneapolis. Would have been 5 stars but they could do a better job communicating about tickets or cover charge for second show. The sign they have outside says to call box office but no one answers.

This is one of the best venues for music next to a headset!

Best experience ever I recommend this club to anyone thank you Lily showing me how time

Great venue. Intimate music space. Upscale food.

Nice, upscale concert venue with very good food too.

It was especially good tonight. New chef. New menu. Enjoyed the food and the music Nachito Herrera and his band for the evening blew the roof off the place!!

Great jazz. A definite go for a great Saturday night out. Tie and jacket recommended but not required. Definitely a great tourist attraction

A very nice room to enjoy fine music.

It was very intimate and inviting,. Amazing atmosphere! I will go again.

Great acts, chill atmosphere, good food, great customer service. Whats not to love?

The show was AMAZING. The food was incredibly mediocre. I wish we had eaten somewhere else first. We skipped dessert since our entrees werent very good, especially at the price.

Absolutely loved my night here! The tables are a little close (youll get to know your take neighbors!) but it was nice to get the opportunity to chat with people instead of sitting on your phone, I actually only took my phone out once to see if anyone had contacted me! Would highly suggest for a date night.

This is one of, if not the best place to see jazz in the Twin Cities. Good sound, mostly good lines of sight, nice new menu and drinks, parking usually not hard to find within a block or two. Beautiful interior..highly recommended!

Simply great. Great performers, great food and drinks, and the service is great as well. I should probably learn some new adjectives.

Dinner club with jazz. Music is always good groups; food is ok; wait staff is good.

Good food, great shows can be a little pricey for the food and drinks

Dakota is hoppin. Some friends and I saw Tower of Power there last night and the venue was great. Granted, our seats were close to the stage. Service was standard and the root beer float I got was perfect (but smallish).

Great venue for seeing a show, however the drink and food prices are a little on the pricey side, but quite good

Food was mostly good but the gnocchi wasnt up to par. Expensive but you pay for the experience

Tasty Copper River Salmon and a cold beer. Top level service, quality food and drink, great relaxing space. Everything was perfect.

I cant praise this intimate, elegant music venue enough. Every show there sounds great.