Best Restaurants for People Watching in Albert Lea

it was great, i enjoyed the experience. the service was great the food was amazing loved the energy.

We went on a very cold Sunday. We had a reservation, but it really wasn't needed. It was really good. I had chicken wild rice soup & apple pie before a show at the Walker. Anyway, there weren't many people there when we went.

We ordered the pork belly lollipops and bang bang shrimp as appetizers and the Chilean sea bass and scallops for entrees. First the entrees arrived--and I said we didn't even have our apps yet! The food runner said he would take care of it and I asked to make sure they didn't just keep our entrees "warm" in the back while we had the apps. So then came the apps and after we finished, the entrees. The restaurant made a mistake--but corrected it and made sure the entrees were fired just before they were served. So everything went well and sometimes the best way to see how a restaurant operates is how they correct a mistake. We were happy with how they handled it. The food was great. We enjoyed the bang bang shrimp and pork belly lollipops. The sea bass was properly cooked--tender but cooked through. The scallops were also good although a little salty. The rooftop has pretty bad acoustics and when it is full of people--as it was when we were there--it can be difficult to carry on a conversation. But overall we liked our experience and especially liked the food.

The food was good. It is expensive, and it was a little disconcerting when our waiter rolled his eyes when asked to box our one leftover. Valet was not available at the end of the evening (within the closing time) and we were told to find him in the lot in a car with lights on. The only car I could find was a couple making out. Clearly not our valet. And then he was rude. Disappointed.

I can’t believe this place wasn’t packed. Our server was amazing! Super attentive and friendly. Food was excellent. Crispy breakfast potatoes with a cheese sauce. Yum! Yall are sleeping on this one!