Not an elegant steakhouse but good food w/ a sports bar atmosphere. Attentive, friendly wait staff. The diverse martinis (I think he said 31!) are interesting, tasty & pack a punch! There are table out in front for al fresco dining in nice weather. read more

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Last night was great. Hostess was super nice and friendly when 5 of us showed up on a Saturday night at 7:30 without a reservation but she made it happen and seated us in the back corner booth next to the loudest table of 10! But heck!!! They were having fun. The server said they were out of baked potatoes which forced me to order their Au Gratin potatoes and I need to say "they were awesome"! Such friendly service made our night. Thank you! read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - Au Gratin potatoes really nummy and filet - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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I had 6pc wings, bacon cheddar burger with fries. The wings were fair. 8/10 just extremely salty. The burger was 7/10, I like how it was grilled. Overall nothing special. Regular dive bar with decent food. Would come again but not my first pick. The service was quite poor. I asked for Pepsi and instead she brought me Diet Pepsi. I had overheard her telling a nearby customer they were out of Pepsi. I wish she would have told us as well just so I am prepared to expect bad quality Pepsi. Ambiance was chill. Filled with a lot of sports memorabilia (again normal at sport bars like these) my server was Michelle S. Overall bad service. Ok food. Good ambiance. read more

If an old school steakhouse and sports bar had a baby, it would look like Bennett's Chop & Railhouse. The menu consists of some delicious steak fare and my medium rare filet, albeit only 6oz was a deal at $38, and boasted great grilled flavor. My dining companions enjoyed their bone in ribeye as well. The wine list is limited and lackluster with inexpensive options only. Service was efficient and no-nonsense. Lots of large TV's and great burger options that I will be back to try. This place is worthy of a visit for the right occasion. read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - Dining room - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

The hubby and I were looking for someplace a little closer to home to celebrate New Years and we've heard great things about Bennett's so we decided to give it a go. We were so happy with our decision. This place has it all; seafood, steaks, salads, burgers, etc and martinis galore (over 30 to be exact)! Our crab cake appetizers were delicious and very reasonably priced! We decided on the New Years specials for our entrees which were very good and large portions so we were unfortunately too full to try the desserts! Our waiter was so fun and recommended some great things to try! The place is small but has a lot of seating and a great bar area. We cannot wait to return to try some of the regular offerings on the menu and some more of the delicious martinis!! read more

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Good all around! Good food, good service and affordable prices. Good neighborhood restaurant and bar with friendly staff. Great drink menu and judging by the sign above the bar, they specialize in Martinis. They also make a good Old Fashioned. Been to Bennett's many times. They make a good steak, I love the fillet. If the chicken wild rice soup is available, get it. Might be the best chicken wild rice soup ever. Good burger and handheld offerings on the menu. My favorite is the Little Charlie's. Two sandwiches, tenderloin pieces of steak topped with caramelized onions and horseradish cream sauce. The steak is always tender and easy to bite through. They also offer a meatless smash burger as a vegetarian option. If you're ever in the area for a Wild game take a look at this place. They offer a free shuttle to the Grand Casino Arena. read more

First visit here and I was a little confused by the place! With a "Chophouse" name I expected something a little more upscale. Instead it was very 'Midwest bar'. Service was good, friendly. No complaints there. The menu was quite varied - standard apps, burgers, steaks and even liver and onions. I have to wonder if maybe they should just stick to the basics though. I had the sirloin (vs. the pork chops at the recommendation of the server). It was a big hunk of sirloin. Could have been a bit more seasoned but it was generally ok. The baked potato was pretty hard/waxy (vs fluffy). The vegetable side was some kind of peas/succotash which looked awful, but was quite tasty. The problem is I literally was served only enough for 2 bites of it. The kitchen really should have been embarrassed sending it out. A couple table mates had the prime rib special. I'm not sure how 'done' they ordered it, but both came out looking gray and even fattier than most prime rib. Looked pretty awful. My husband had the New York Strip and said it was fine but that the "house au gratin" potatoes were nothing special. If I came back I'd probably stick to a burger (hand cut fries!) and have steak elsewhere. read more

For an upscale kind of place, I was surprised by the plastic glasses. I enjoyed the Creole Meatloaf, I guess I was expecting something more, but I suppose in the end it's meatloaf, and would meatloaf ever blow my mind? read more

Amazing service and cravable chopped salad and little Charlie filet medallions Every time we go we are always impressed with the quality read more

We visited for Valentines Day. What a neighborhood gem! It was hopping - and kind of loud. read more

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I'd refer to this as more of a "hole in the wall" sort of neighborhood-ish place. Great customer service and friendly staff. Charlie's were fantastic! Bruschetta looked great, but tomatoes were a little mushy and not quite enough flavor. Bonus that they have a free shuttle to take you to concerts, etc. They have a small parking lot but it was full, however, we were able to park on the street (it was a quick walk). I'd go back! read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - Bruschetta - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Visited for mother's day. Made a reservation, and after a bit of a wait were seated. Server was very very friendly but clearly had a large number of tables, as would be gone for long stretches of time. Food was solid, but I think again due to being overly busy some of us had warm food, while others had hot food. Their fries were excellent, though again I wish they would have been warmer. Decent beer list. Good apps, the whole family loved the bruschetta. I had "two Earnie's" or some such - quite good. Kiddo with us had a juicy lucy which he rated as good and ate it completely. The space is not fancy, but its comfortable. I give some grace as there were several large groups in the space - I'd go back to give it another try for sure. read more

Not impressed with the Chicken Oriental salad. Chicken was generic, mandarin oranges were canned, just bland. Service was average, bartender on a personal call while waiting on customers. read more

Friendly and fast service. I recommend the walleye or the burgers. I've had the chicken Pot Pie in the past and I was very disappointed with it. It was mostly just gravy with a few veggies and a chopped up small pieces of chicken. I would not recommend it at all. I should have complained about it to my server, but the people I was with told me not too. I did enjoy my Keylime martini. So, I don't recommend getting the Chicken PotPie. read more

This St Paul icon never disappoints! Went for dinner with three friends and every meal was awesome. We started with their soup to the day...beef stew. It was a creamy version of stew and the deep beef flavor was spot on. For dinner I had the pork chops with au gratin potatoes and green beans. The only minor this g about the beans is -there were very few on each plate! One plate literally had 4. I will add we could have asked the staff for more, but we did not. No bib deal and it did not take away from the delicious meal! We each had the drink of the day which was a yummy lemon spritz for only $5! Def recommend and thanks to them for being huge supporters of the St Paul Winter Carnival! read more

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Stopped in on Monday for 1/2 priced apps. Had the chophouse tender tips. They were pretty good. Remember no specials on event nights. read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - Tender tips - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Tuesday walleye special was delicious and the portion was generous! Good service and drinks and amazing desserts too!

My dad was in the mood for steak, so we tried Bennett's. When we pulled up to the building I was not very confident because the outside appearance is not very nice for a steak house, looked more like a dive bar. We got inside and things improved greatly. It is still a bar, but in the dining area the tables all had nice cloths and it looked much nicer. We ordered drinks and they were very good. We each had the sirloin steak with au gratin potatoes, very tasty and done rare just as we ordered. For me the best part was the Brussels sprouts that came with the meal. They were sliced thin and sautéed and were probably the best Brussels sprouts I have ever had. It was more affordable than other steak houses as well, which is very nice! read more

Great martinis. Easy diner food. The outside doesn't look like much. I think the food was just okay. I might be back for a burger for sure. Definitely a great place for a quick bite and the martinis are HUGEEEE I HAD A GREAT WAITRESS. Easy food. Great prices. Easy service. Happy discovery read more

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Food and staff are great The lobster roll is top notch Its a bar but with very good food Menu is very diverse Great place to go before a sporting event read more

We were craving some food and well white castle was not doing the trick so we made a trip to bennets. We entered the old looking divy establishment and were greeted promptly by the hostest. As we were quickly ushered to our booth we glanced at the walls with lots of photos and autigraphed memorabilia and then were seated. We ordered the spinach artichoke dip that i remember eating last year and it was not the same. There was a lack of salt and peper but the garlic bread it came with was very good. I washed it down with a fat tire then our fillet mignon arrived. We selected fries with it and payed the extra to upgrade these suckers. We also got their soup of the day and that was a wild rice soup. After 15 minutes of anticipation the wild rice soup arrived. Now don't he fooled by the size the little cup packs a punch and 20 minutes after eating it sinks down to your stomach like a snitch wearing cement shoes in the river. The steak came out next... it came with some corn and omg the corn had nothing on it but it was divine. The taste of butter coated my mouth followed by the sweetness. Then I took a bite of the steak. Now its not the best steak I had but mine was cooked good enough. The layers of flesh melted in my mouth like a canibal eating a corpse and the fries well I don't know even though loaded they were nothing special. Emma our server did a fantastic job making sure we had what we needed and unlike most places we did not have to wait ages to get our bill. Emma also made sure we didn't die of dehydration and kept us hydrated. She was very bubbly and social and strong indication that she has been doing this for a whole and based on her promptness and social skills I can tell she was a pro. Most of the food ordered was cooked to our liking and some items needed more salt and pepper but that's why they put it on the table. Over all our experiance was good at Bennet... Ohh a buss with snow flakes arrived and some drunk guy with a cape with large metal buttons that were bigger than a Texans belt buckle came in screaming that he was in the house followed by shots and stuff.. did I mention free entertainment and people watching!! read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - Half eaten fillet mignon - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Awesome Total pub fare I'd eat here always if I lived in this hood Cheers like atmosphere Great food Fun waitress read more

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Was invited to have dinner at Bennett's in St Paul on a Sunday evening by my lovely in-laws. I've been to this location but it was probably 2 years ago and for lunch. They have an extensive menu of fancy entrees, burgers, apps, etc. I opted for the bison burger sans the horseradish aioli and a bun paired with fries alongside a Tito's and soda and lime. I ordered my bison medium rare..but it was more medium. I do wish they had some gfree buns. Everyone else enjoyed the mini Charlie's, the salmon, and the crab cake burger. Service was good. The only note is that the bathroom is a one stall. Looking forward to trying other items on their menu. read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Bartenders are super friendly. The crab cakes were amazing. Drinks tasty. I'll be back

Went last Friday for dinner before the Queen concert at the Xcel energy center with plans to take their free shuttle bus service to the show. Got there a little before our 630 reservation but told we weren't able to be accommodated until our time. Ok, no worries. Overheard the host telling another group they were way overbooked. Uh oh. Our server was very helpful, and greatly attentive. The food was awesome. My husband had the walleye with au gratin potatoes and I had the steak sliders with fries. Both great. My sliders were a bit messy but I didn't care, they tasted phenomenal. Now here's where they lose some points. When I called about the shuttle service earlier in the day, I was told it started at 630 and just made loops back and forth from the X from that point on. Awesome, we won't be the first ride then so crowd might thin out some... WRONG! Bus still wasn't there by 7. Our server was apologizing but assured us that it would get there soon cause the waiting crowd was getting restless. Now it's 720, and we have finished our meal, and still no bus. Also, there's been zero crowd control. People are vacating their tables in anticipation of getting on the bus but not one announcement is made on where to line up so people do so in the middle of the restaurant and keep banging into the back of my husband's chair. The server continues to apologize but it's still frustrating, imagine it to be like a little kid kicking the back of your airplane seat. It completely ruined the vibe and the good meal. Finally, as we're walking back to our car, the bus rolls up at nearly 730. We decided to just drive and bite the bullet to park. Wasn't interested in the same fiasco trying to get back after the show. TL;DR: good food, good service but skip it if there is something people are being shuttled to an event from there. read more

I'll just give them another five star review. I love this place, my fave neighborhood spot. I almost want to keep it a secret so I can get a bar spot! Amazing drink list, the most extensive I've seen, amazing prices and top shelf quality. The food is decent, my fave is the Big Ben but I like the crab cakes and walleye sliders. Fries are Everyone knows everyone and they all talk to you like you're an old friend. Love this place and the people who work here read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - Big Ben - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

server charged me $40 extra for being Chinese, I will be in contact with my lawyers. seems to run in the business as I've heard many other stories. They brought me dumplings even though I had ordered nothing at that time. my server, Max who I assume is the owners son would not stop making jokes about me ordering a fried dog. I will not be revisiting this establishment any time soon. read more

I don't think Bennett's is clear on what it is. Is it a martini bar? Is it a dive bar? Is it a steakhouse? The white table cloths with the smoker vibes were very confusing. The food was okay- I thought it was fairly priced and the drinks were strong. Our server was gracious with our table of 10, but I don't feel the need to go back anytime soon. read more

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NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER ! Accidentally discovered this place last year and could not wait to come back again ! Work in the area during state fair and it was top of my list. JUST PLAIN FANTASTIC ! The service , the menu options limited during lunch but the wow factor on dinner menu and the atmosphere will take you back to the good old days. DEFINITELY A MUST read more

Bennett's Chop & Railhouse - Tips appetizer - American Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Super club style. One of my go toos when I want a great chop salad and a couple pork chops. Strong good drinks

Had easily one of the best delivery experiences yesterday with Bennett's. My company gave us Uber Eats gift cards for the holidays so I decided to try Bennett's for lunch. I tried the Asian chicken salad and a Reuben. Both were outstanding! Even for delivery! The Asian chicken salad was pretty straightforward but it hit the spot. Lettuce was crisp and fresh, chicken was juicy and crunchy, and the dressing was great and tied it all together. The Reuben had great meat that wasn't too fatty with a good ratio of sauerkraut and sauce. The portions were huge as well! I will definitely be ordering again and if the food is this good delivered, it must be even better when dining in! Will definitely pay them a visit when restrictions are lifted. read more

Have you had a Big Mac? Yes? Ok, have you had a Big Ben?? No. What's wrong with you!?--ugh sorry, I gotta work on that projecting Anywho, the Big Ben at Bennett's is the best sit-down-restaurant version of this classic that I've had anywhere. I'm always shocked I never see it on anyone's twin cities top 10 list--cause it's like my number 4! They're a West 7th neighborhood staple and serving up MN Supper Club style fair as well as clutch burgers, wings, killer sandwiches--you name it. Get there. Fast. And be sure to try the scrumptious bruschetta and Reuben egg rolls to start. I promise you won't regret it! read more

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Food was REALLY good, unfortunately it was not hot when it got to our table. Totally willing to give them another try.

I LOVE Bennet's! This is a great spot pre-Wild game, or for a date night or Girl's Night Out. They have a mind-blowing martini menu. So fun to explore! My favorite is the black and blue, but you can pick any drink and you'll love it. The food here is really good. I really like the stuffed mushrooms, crab cakes, and Cajun chicken fettuccine. The service is always quick and friendly, even when they're busy. Don't forget to check out the signatures on the wall! You might find some familiar names... including mine. read more

I'm writing this review after reading so many already posted. We used to dine at O'Gara's and ride the bus to the Wild games. We always enjoyed their food and the camadarie on the bus. Also, I used to spend weekday afternoons, from work, there, from time to time. BUT, alas, that is no more! We tried Bennett' s Chop & Railhouse for an alternative and fell in love with the place. It is much less impersonal! (More like Cheers, but not the same... no ads or somber postmen...). The food and atmosphere kept drawing us back.... A much more fun atmosphere than the other place, and the food is better. One feels and gets enveloped in the excitement of the game, which keeps us motivated to cheer on the home team! AND, after a win, the excitement on the bus is fun -- and this is from a boring, retired, 70-year old, ex-accountant. Our favorite meals have been, the pot-pies, Chicken Kiev, the burgers (Burghars?), but all is good. Nobody makes a better chopped salad like our chefs (we no longer order the soup). But, I think our all-time favorite is the meat-loaf! I'm surprised I didn't find a picture of it. Next-time we'll take a picture to add to the gallery, which, hopefully will be on New Years Eve. CHEERS! To a Joyous and lovely New Year 2024! GO WILD! read more

Great food. We like to go because the food is so diverse and good. But don't go if the are having a sports game because it is always full. They bus people to the games. read more

Very nice atmosphere. However, I ordered a tomahawk ribeye, and got a bone in ribeye, that was only half an inch thick. Flavor was OK, but certainly not worth the $53 on the menu. Was a bummer because everything else is pretty nice. read more

Outdated building, more of a bar than a restraint, not a good place for a New Year's Eve dinner, or really any special occasion. Our stuffed mushroom app was a joke. A bowl of greasy melted cheddar cheese with three small mushroom caps, what??? Seafood risotto wasn't much better. With two glasses of wine, an app and two entrees the bill was over $110 before tip. read more

Surprisingly solid dinner on a Friday night lets go out with no planning. A little bit divvy but all around solid foid. Spinach artichoke dip was a little "wet' for me but was delicious. Out burgers and steaks were great. Kid who dislikes meat loved his splurge on a burger. Steak was perfectly cooked. Au Gratins hot and tasty. Chicken Pot Pie was great same price as Lex's and enough leftover for a nice lunch. Realky great overall Definitely going to go back. Very Minnesotan in the middle of St. Paul on 7th. read more

My personal rule is "Always order the walleye." So I did. And it was great. Maybe the best ever. The Tuesday Special was a walleye dinner, without the soup/salad. It had great flavor, good firm texture, and a kickass crust. The au gratin potatoes were an after thought, and I wish I'd stuck with the mashed, but that's ok, my meal was still a 10. The other diners had: cajun meatloaf (solid B+) and a steak. The surprise of the meal was the dumpling soup. My husband started with a cup, and then followed it up with a bowl. It was reminiscent of a tasty matzo ball soup. Final star of the meal was the house-made, 3-layer slice of carrot cake. Yum. Order it, you won't regret it...even if you are as full as I was. read more