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Black Dog Cafe

2.4
2.4
6 Reviews
$30 and under
American
308 Prince St, Saint Paul, MN 55101

About this restaurant

  • Great for live music
A mainstay of Saint Paul and the Lowertown neighborhood, the Black Dog is an unpretentious, all-day gathering spot. Since opening its doors in 1998 as a little coffee bar, the Black Dog has continued to stretch, push, and evolve to serve the growing needs of the ever changing Lowertown community. The café serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, beer, wine, cocktails, as well as espresso and non-alcoholic drinks. A Happy Hour is offered daily from 3-6pm. Patio seating is available in season. The Black Dog is known for live music (Jazz, World, Roots, Bluegrass) most every night and particularly for their Saturday nights. “Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog,” which features the best veteran Jazz musicians in the Twin Cities and special opening sets by up and coming jazz talent.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Pizzeria
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Thursday: 7:00am - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 7:00am - 11:00pm, Sunday: 8:00am - 8:00pm.
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    David Perez
  • Neighborhood
    Saint Paul
  • Cross street
    Broadway
  • Parking details
    Ample street and pay lot parking nearby
  • Public transit
    Union Depot ( Green Line LRT / MCTC Bus Services / Amtrak )
  • Entertainment
    Live Music most nights.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 6 people are saying

Black Dog Cafe reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

2.4
2.4 based on all time ratings
  • 2.1Food
  • 2Service
  • 3.1Ambience
  • 1.8Value

NoiseModerate

6 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis17 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on April 29, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    6 of us ate here last Saturday breakfast. Half our orders had things missing or switched. 2 of us had almost finished by the time everything else arrived - that was after enquiring what was taking so long. Things were cold when they arrived - who wants stone cold Eggs Benedict? To rectify the situation our server reluctanly reduced that one dish to half price despite it being inedible. Worst place I've had breakfast in the Twin Citites. I advise you stay away.

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  2. Rosee

    New Orleans2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on April 8, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Expensive and horrible food. I paid $12 for a plate of undresses greens with something that resembled chicken. My husband order a cheese plate and was disappointed

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 12, 2017

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    The website makes breakfast and brunch seem much better than it is. There was no brunch on this Sunday, and the breakfast food was below average. This is more of a bar than a restaurant.

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  4. Anonymous VIP

    Minneapolis5 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on March 11, 2017

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    It was terrible. Will not go back. Worst and slowest service ever. We actually picked up our own drinks at the bar after wathcing the waitress leave them there for several minutes and it wasn't even busy.

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  5. Good

    Minneapolis9 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 15, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was good but very small portions for the price! The service was absolutely horrible. It was almost 15 minutes before a server acknowledged us! Then it took another 15 minutes before we got our drinks! Our food took 30 minutes! The server came and asked if we wanted another drink and we ordered one and asked for water too. We never got the water. We had to literally flag the waitress down for our bill. She brought our bill and then never came back so we flagged the hostess/manager? down and handed it to her. We wanted to leave! Will not go back.

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  6. Greg

    Minneapolis4 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 5, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    The service was very slow. Every single glass at our table was dirty as was the flatware. The food was cold and just not very good.

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Black Dog Cafe is rated 2.4 stars by 6 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Black Dog Cafe

308 Prince St, Saint Paul, MN 55101

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Broadway
  • Neighborhood
    Saint Paul
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Thursday: 7:00am - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 7:00am - 11:00pm, Sunday: 8:00am - 8:00pm.
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Pizzeria
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Ample street and pay lot parking nearby
  • Public transit
    Union Depot ( Green Line LRT / MCTC Bus Services / Amtrak )
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    David Perez
  • Entertainment
    Live Music most nights.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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