Great views and a good amount of open tables and seats considering how small and busy it was. Bar service and drinks were on point but our bartender was a bit slow. That statement is not necessarily a bad thing, it was just a very long but worthwhile wait.

The food was ok - Id recommend the wings. And the drinks we had were pretty good... But for the price, I honestly expected better.I think youre paying for the ambiance, not the quality of food or drink as far as I can tell. Great date spot if youre trying to impress someone.

Who can complain when youre on top of the world? Much better then the bottle service nightmare downstairs at the W

Amazingly unique lounge/bar on the 27th floor! Wonderful city views and the atmosphere is filled with old world charm! There is some interesting history to this place, and the whole Foshay building. One of those most see unique spots if you are here. Bucket list item for sure!

Super swanky and great drinks. The view is not too bad either

Excellent views and seating arrangements set this place apart from your average drink venue. The drinks are a bit spendy but make up for it in taste and strength of the drink. Definitely check it out!!!

Awesome martinis. Rooms in back were pretty cool. Could definitely use a little TLC and redesigning in the front rooms.

Awesome spot. Probably one of Minnesotas best cocktail bars. But its a bit pricey and seating is limited. Great spot for drinks after dinner.

The views are great from this 27th floor venue if you can get a window seat. Most are at least near to one. As for drinks, the cocktails have always been delicious -- especially the blueberry one. The liquor used in the is not exactly top shelf, so the price is covering real estate, not product. Despite that, its worth the visit.

Great interiors, loved the views from the windows. Bartenders are pretty friendly and they have got good collection of cocktails.

This place feels sexy, and is somewhat reminiscent of the Starlight Lounge in San Francisco. You have to bypass the other alluring lobby bar at the W to get here, but its worthwhile!

Good drinks. Great views.

A really cool and unique bar. Its small due to it occupying the floor near the top of the Foshay Tower. The drinks are great, but theyre a bit pricey. it does get a bit cramped and a portion of the floor could use a bit of an update.

The drinks were a 5 on a 10 scale, but the atmosphere is great! Don’t get an Old Fashioned but try a beer or wine.

Trendy, Lounge, Excellent views from the 27th floor! Nice drink selections and craft cocktails.

Fun!! Before choosing a seat take a walk around the whole bar.

Cool place, neat atmosphere. A bit pricey, but you are paying for the experience. I really like the quiet atmosphere, great place for a date where you might actually want to talk. Its worth the find.

The only good y Hong about this bar is the view.

Cool area but the place is rather dark and mostly aging boomers trying to be young and hip.

Really neat location, beautiful original woodwork and comfy district rooms and places to sit. i had an old fashioned drink, which so good!BUT, unfortunately a complaint was made by another party, stating they were feeling uncomfortable with my date. It was told to us by the bouncer. We were sitting and talking, it may have been related to my chocolate skin and my dates vanilla skin. We left shortly after that, me in tears. Its a beautiful place and it wasnt after I left

Look, is it cool that a lot of people dont know about it and that you have awesome views all the way around? Yes. But if theres any amount of people, its a disaster because the bar is right by the elevator where you walk in. People trying to get in, out, order drinks, people passing by. Youre constantly in the way and its annoying.

A must visit spot if you are visiting from out of town. Enjoy.

My favorite place to go every Monday, my main spot I love it here and its so chill.

Service couldve been better. Wait staff seemed they just didnt really care to serve us drinks.

Walk to the back of the building by the alley to be greeted by an intimidating door with a slot. However the bouncer/greeter is one of the most friendly ive encountered. This truly has a speak-easy tone with great service to match. we only had one drink but our server was very quick to refill our water and politely ask if he could bring us anything else. The drinks themselves were exactly as presented on the menu and very chic. Highly recommend. 5 stars for the best service ive received in the cities.

Very elegant, upscaleBeautiful view of Twin Cities in an great historical bar.

Great view, with friendly, knowledgeable waitstaff. Had a few drinks there and sat for about an hour enjoying the view and conversation. The only downside is that seating is limited. Having said that both times we have been there we did get a table.

Great space and friendly service. I only give it 4 stars because drinks were pretty expensive and probably just on par with other cocktail bars Ive been to. Youre paying for the atmosphere a bit more here.

Good drinks, cool atmosphere, great view.

Probably the best bar in the state of Minnesota. Fabulous atmosphere, million dollar view, great drinks wonderful service

Busy and difficult to move around or know where to go. The staff is awesome and amazing and the decor is excellent

Whenever I travel I try to search out fun and interesting bars and lounges. I also really enjoy a good cocktail. Really wanted to like this place as location and atmosphere were intriguing. Cocktails were only mediocre though and very overpriced. Only saving grace was service. Willy was very nice.

Great views, great service, perfect for a date idea on the 27th floor

I dont know what to say except that if Im celebrating anything I am going to stop here for a drink. Helpful staff, great drinks and food, perfect atmosphere.Dress up as there is a dress code to get in. This is to help keep the atmosphere consistent.I strongly recommend the Duke of Earl for the whiskey lovers and The Bubbly Sex Pot for some real fun! The Bubbly Sex Pot is a drink to share (I have had it with one other person and we were pretty buzzed) and is a fizzy punch served over dry ice so that it smokes and bubbles!

Wonderful. Love this place. The staff is always super friendly and helpful. Drinks are pricey but generous and delicious.

Bartender was well versed and very talented with the drink menu, however Ive been to places in New York and Los Angeles, and spent much less on the drink menu, cocktails are way overpriced!! For a basically a standing-room-only establishment. But if you want to visit the place at least once, just to say hey Ive been there.. do it, then go to Mannys living room

I would highly recommend to check him out

Nice jeans and shirt is very acceptable. I guess I was expecting more of a wow effect.The drinks are the same cost as the bar in the lobby. Go have drink and do the loop.

Nice views, great service, prices obviously not at the lower end.

Pricy but great drinks. Chill atmosphere. Loved it

Very intimate in feel. Several different decors in the different rooms. The drink I had was well mixed. It has a low key vibe comparable to other downtown bars. The wait staff was a little understaffed.

We visited this bar twice while staying at the W and highly enjoyed it. Our drinks were great, service was excellent, and ambiance was super fun. This is a bar that everyone should experience at least once!

The Prohibition is a terrible speakeasy. The bar is small, the drink menu is even smaller and way overpriced compared to Volsteads or Als. The ONLY redeeming quality of The Prohibition is the view. That is when the only decent part of the bar is not rented out for a private party. Do not waste your time with this place. Go to the Marvel Bar, Volsteads, Als, Nyes, or ANY other bar in downtown Minneapolis before this place.

I loved this place. Old fashion, relaxing environment with fantastic views. Great happy hour drink specials you can enjoy sitting by a fire or gazing out the many windows. Romantic place for a drink for sure.

The drinks are spendy but the atmosphere is really cool. Its a nice place to grab a cocktail before going out for the night.

Really, really cool vibe. Its decently pricey but the service was awesome. Would definitely go back.

Great drinks with a cozy atmosphere. Messed up our food order the first time, and then tried to serve us another table’s food the second. Eventually we got what we ordered. I’d go back.

Great bar on the top of the Foshay.

Expensive, but good creative drinks. There are many good places to sit and hang out. I wouldnt bring a large crowd because there isnt generally enough seating space for that. Overall very cozy and great to go to with a date or a couple of friends to talk at catch up

Incredible atmosphere, really intimate and classy. Great drinks and helpful staff.

Hands down this is a really cool venue. The 27th floor gives you a great view of downtown Minneapolis, and several of the areas for you to lounge here are really unique and intimate. Im giving it 4 stars and not 5 because I dont know if any cocktail in the world is worth $17. In other words, I think its a little pricey. Good service though. Oh, and dress nicely. Hooded sweatshirts and baseball caps are not welcome.

Very unique set up and bar selection for drinks. Its a good place to bring out of town guest or if you want an option other than a night club. The only knocks I have on this place is its a little crowded on weekends because its a smaller space. Also we understand the need to have younger wait staff in a place like this lol but some of the wait staff was rude and not very experienced. They could benefit from some more seasoned staff in a bar like this. Good time though we recommend you at least try it. To see if its for you.

A little bit of Manhattan in Minneapolis. $15 drinks, spectacular views.

The scene sucks.If you want good bar scene anywhere else, don’t waste your money. It’s not classy at all

Drinks are extremely expensive. Expect to pay upwards of $16 per cocktail. Atmosphere is nice and romantic/fun.

Great value during happy hour.

Ok place but great bartender attention from Kari

If you are from Cali or west coast order drinks; food is serviceable.

27th floor bar with a sweet design - its a rooftop bar with a lounge/library feel. Lots of little nooks and crannies for your party to hash out a conversation over quality cocktails. Nice views of the city if you get a window seat.

I proposed to my fiancee in the private loft area at Prohibition, and I recommend working with them for special occasions like that! Julie and the events team at Parasole was super helpful and easy to work with as I organized how I wanted the special night to go.

Went here for the first time with a group from work after a meeting. Doesnt feel at all like a speakeasy, so not sure why its called Prohibition. Its definitely a youthful, somewhat swanky, trendy kinda place. The service was good, but I wouldnt call it friendly. A little frustrating when we were trying to find some lost keys and none of the staff (including the hotel) were helpful. I suppose 20 somethings might find it cool, but it was an overpriced bar with bad florescent type lighting for me.

Good place to go for fancy drinks with a few friends. It can be hard to get a table at the top but the setting is definitely worth it. The fishbowl drinks are fun!

Been here a few times. Cocktails and ambiance are pretty great but service was just okay.

My wife and I dressed up in a 1920’s costumes to go out on Halloween night. We planned to spend the evening at establishments promoting a 1920’s theme. Having finished dinner in St. Paul, we though we would have a night cap at the Prohibition Bar. After paying for parking and riding the elevator to the 27th Floor, we couldn’t have been more disappointed. First, the decor isn’t even remotely 1920’s. About the only thing Art Deco was the elevator doors at the lobby level. But, more importantly the service was terrible. After waiting at a table for ten minutes without being served I walked up to the bar. A few minutes went by and I noticed a waitress walking toward my wife. I abandoned my attempt at the bar hoping the waitress might take our drink order. To my surprise she came only to tell us that we could not sit in the area we had chosen. She didn’t ask us if she could bring drinks to a different table. She just walked off. Wow! Pretentious is a word that comes to mind.

Cool ambiance. Chill date night or late night spot.

Such a cool and casual atmosphere! I love old buildings, and this one was no exception. It was a lot of fun to walk around the perimeter and look out the windows at the city. The seating was kind of like a living room, and it felt more like you were visiting a house than a bar.

Nice place to go for a drink or two. Very expensive. Its too bad the rest of the building isnt still classy and art-deco themed.

Great views & friendly staff

Our server Jade was awesome! Very attentive and super sweet. Pair that with an incredible view of the city... Ill definitely be going back!

Great view of downtown Minneapolis from the 27th floor of the W hotel. Good drinks in a laid back atmosphere. Not really a speakeasy vibe. There is also a club on the first floor which is high energy and a lot of fun, you can take drinks up and down the elevator and between Prohibition and the nightclub depending on what mood youre in.

Fantastic views and atmosphere but you definitely pay for it with the prices! Hard to go wrong with such a lovely intimate space though.

A great fun place. Its quiet and easy to get lost in the ambiance. Drink options are fantastic.

There is nothing special about this place. Had a cocktail which was ok and an order of chicken wing which was horrible. Could not even finish one wing it was so bad.It’s just a dingy place with some small windows.Nothing special about the view either. Not sure what’s the reason it has 4.5 star.

High up in the sky! Beautiful at night. Unique setting.

Wood and corners and soft seats. Cocktails and wine and bottled beer . Makenzie and Smitty at the bar are amazing and funny. Fancier than a pub or bar without being pretentious.

Very cool place, nice view, but limited when its reserved for parties. Good service and drinks.

Really cool decor...like the name implies, feels like an old speakeasy

Their happy hour is the best, particularly the martini and the ambiance is one of the most unique places I’ve seen. I puke highly recommend this place. They have food well, it’s ok but the drinks are better

Pricey drinks but definitely worth it. Great spot for casual cocktails with a view. Dress up!

Variety of drinks. Nice change of pace

Great drinks with nice views

I cant think of a better place to grab a drink and get to know someone. The atmosphere is perfect in every way. Visually its stunning both inside and out. The thick wooden accents, the iron railings, the numerous staircases, large dimly-lit chandeliers set in high ceilings, and the overflowing bookshelves all give that feeling of being in that typical billionaires library. The old boys club, so to speak. Sean Connery and Dis Equis The Most Interesting Man in the World are probably there at all times. The views outside are incredible and its all topped off with excellent top-shelf cocktails.I would very much like to go on a date here and really get to know someone. Its intimate yet professional; elegant but not pretentious. Go here. Youll undoubtedly impress your guests.

Awesome atmosphere and good drinks. I love going to prohibition for happy hour after work or just grabbing a nice drink before hitting the bars downtown on the weekends. The bar is on the 27th floor of the W hotel and its set in the former, luxurious penthouse. Its definitely worth it for the atmosphere and the views; the drinks are good, but they are not crafted with the kind of attention that the prices demand. For the same price or cheaper, you could find a more carefully crafted cocktail at Marvel Bar or Volsteads Emporium. Prohibition is definitely a must-see for the twin cities, and one of my all-time favorite bars, but get ready to shell out the dough for a mediocre cocktail.

Ambiance, small plates to steak dinners (from Mannys), and creative cocktails, this place has everything you need for a night on the town or an intimate kickback with your significant other.

Great time, cool cool bar, tasty drinks, good service and talented staff.

A unique bar experience on an upper story of the Foshay Tower. Mixed drinks for minimum $15-20. No beer selection to speak of. Great place to visit as a tourist and if you come during the day the museum on the top floor is worth a stop. In prohibition style the route up isnt well labeled. Ask the receptionist at the front desk if you dont know where you are going.

Having to get dressed up for subpar cocktails is like a waking nightmare. Im not one for stupid dress codes. However I can handle it if the place is worth the hassle. This place isnt even close to being worth it. The ice is all hotel ice and the drinks crappy. When you name a place Prohibition you are signaling a type of drink quality that this place totally lacks. Its unfortunate because Ive been to other W bars in other cities with amazing cocktail bars. Im not sure whats up with this place. The only reason it has 2 stars is the architecture and views are amazing.

Cool bar. Great views. Pretty good service butt food takes forever...

Visiting from out of town and this sounded like a place we would love. We werent disappointed either! Great cocktails, friendly staff & the big white chaise lounge was perfect for our get away weekend!

Really chill atmosphere, scenery and setup

Swanky. Like Im back in the 1920s. Love it.

For the good time and great cocktails

Very nice bar, good atmosphere. Many customers are a little pretentious. A couple of waitresses were rude, but then again I wasnt wearing Gucci.

Must do once. Best views of the city. Great high end cocktail

Expensive but delicious drinks. It can be difficult to find seating near a window though, which is the point of the bar.

Come here for the cocktails and of course the view from the 29th floor. It is incredible. And the gin cocktail will blow your mind away.

Great views of downtown Minneapolis amidst a cozy, unique ambiance. The only downfall is a lot of the seating area requires you to purchase pricey bottle service.

Great service, cool interior decor. The view is really not as good as you would expect for a bar this high up. The cocktails are spendy, but they are twice the size of cocktails at a normal bar and they are delicious. Its worth visiting if you value a tasty cocktail.

Ummm... Mildew, but only near the bar. Tell me if you dont smell it. Lovely otherwise. Like a visit to the overlook hotel. Seriously wonderful. Great staff ( inspite of the onion dip bath). (You know what I am talking about, hon ). Great drinks. Lovely atmosphere. Go. Experience. A total trip for the senses. Lovely nooks, double chairs, lounge areas, perfect for an evening of cocktails and conversation.

My absolute favorite bar in Minneapolis for the history behind it! It used to be the personal parlour room of Wilbur Foshay, I highly recommend reading up about it before, during, or after going!