Always love it here the staff was great. Tishawna and Tom are amazing working behind the bar. Great conversation and very friendly! The cheeseburger in paradise was delicious, and The perfect margarita was wonderful. I was in there around 12 pm Saturday no wait and food came out fast. Will be back here next time I'm in town! read more

Margaritaville - Mall of America - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

Great food and service. But by far the best part of the experience was our server, ROBIN! She was so helpful, friendly and joyful. Ask to be seated at her table if you go! Thank you Robin from your Texas Guest's! read more

Finally getting around to writing a review for a really neat restaurant I went to a lot while I attended Engineering Conferences in Bloomington MN in 2018 and 2019. Nice location in the Mall of America. Plenty of room to put down all your stuff while you take a break from shopping. Nice and open. Even has 'outside' tables. Layout is good; menu is really good; and drinks are Great! read more

Although the food was decent, our hostess and waitress were not in the game. Hostess sat us down rudely. Waitress did not give us straws, did not bring us plates for appetizers or napkins. We had to get up and get our own. Would not come back. read more

Soooooo the 1 Star is being nice!! The place is DRY & COLD, the staff is DRY, the food is DRY, BLAND, & NASTY! I'd NEVER!!! Wendy's 4 for 4 is a wayyyyyy better pick!!! Appetizer are overpriced but the ONLY decent thing!!!!!! read more

The staff is great. They were super friendly and very tentative! The food was edible but not tasteful. I ordered chicken fajitas and they were essentially large chicken tenders that were heavily seasoned--remind me of something I'd cook at home (and I'm an awful cook). The quality of the food is not worth the price! read more

Our server Dorjee was the BEST! He sure made a lady feel special! He was helpful with the menu, as well as with drink selection. You can also really tell how much pride he takes in his work. We are glad we sat at one of his tables! read more

The bartender cared more about helping her friends than us. Terrible drinks. Worse service.

We got there at happy hour, ordered our drinks during happy hour and the bartender charged us full price !!!! straight didn't even give ya our receipt, just told us the total verbally, we paid and then we realized what he said was not what we were supposed to get charged. Drinks were good though but in a restaurant EVERYTHING is on the service they provide and the experience you get. Ours wasn't good. read more

This place has the best napkins in the game. It's almost like they hand you the thickest paper towel ever made. I feel like I could clean up any spill ever made at this place. The nachos are good. A whole lot of quality goodness poured on top of a load of chips. Note, if you can make it to the core of the Volcano before all the chips have turned soggy, you win the title of Best Nacho Destroyer Ever. Stay away from the Spin Dip. It's pretty much baby food. The employees have been there a while, so I imagine their retirement plan must be pretty awesome. Overall a solid place. Haven't seen Jimmy Buffet there yet. But maybe someday my life will be complete. Great job guys! read more

The food is worst than than my school lunch, and the price is jacked up, 20 bucks for fish and chips, please

I was really looking forward to a good margarita after walking around the Mall of America and was so disappointed! Margarita was terrible! Artichoke dip ok, but chips were stale. Fish and chips blah. read more

We sat at the bar and loved our service with the bartender Doug. He recommended drinks and was super informative about everything. I am pretty picky about giving out good reviews and he was legit. Thanks again. A+ read more

Applebee's with Margaritas. After reading the Yelp! Reviews we went to Margaritaville with very low expectations and sadly they were met. When going to a heavy themed restaurant like this you expect the staff to have bought into said theme. The staff at Margaritaville didn't even seem to realize there was a theme. The food was average to below average. The Island Cuban was ok. The Cheeseburger in Paradise had sat for so long that it was cold and the cheese congealed and the fries cold. My jambalaya was like no jambalaya I had ever had. While it was not bad it wasn't good either. Again it was obvious it had sat for awhile before being served. And for a Jimmy Buffet theme I was hoping for more Jimmy Buffet music. The margaritas were very good. Go for the Margaritas but skip the food. read more

This margaritaville is like my favorite thing. It's like a little mental beach escape every time and it makes me so happy. The employees are all awesome and so kind read more

Tony H was great, he made the experience with excellence service.

Tony H was great! Attentive to our needs with great conversation. We would totally come back and ask for him to be our server.

Last Saturday Night, music was too loud & the never played any Buffet music! We asked to be moved to a quieter spot in the restaurant so they moved us to the "porch" out on the walkway which was a bit quieter. Not as busy as Rainforest Cafe across the corridor, which was packed. Had very few clothes, etc. To sell, which was surprising as other locations always had a lge. Selection. Disappointing as we've enjoyed Margaritaville's in Jamaica, Cozumel & Orlando. Food was OK, nothing special. They did have a young lady making balloon animals for the kids, so that was fun Doubt we'll bother going there again. read more

I stopped into the MOA location for dinner with my boyfriend a few nights ago. We thought it would be more of a Mexican food joint, and figured we would try this place out after we discovered Cantina #1 on the 4th floor had closed. The place was pretty dead so we were seated right away. The hostess was not particularly friendly but we were at least acknowledged right away. Once we sat down, it took around 5 minutes for a server to greet us, which seems excessive given that there were maybe 3 other tables in the section. Once our server did finally make it to the table, she was very bubbly and welcoming - her demeanor plus the $3 happy hour domestic draft special is really the only saving grace of this place. I thought the menu options were all over the place. You can get a cheeseburger, or fajitas, or a beach club, or linguine, or chicken tenders, etc. There's lots of variety, but if you are in the mood for Mexican like we were, really your only option is the fajitas or the nachos, neither of which sounded appetizing. It's also very overpriced. $13 for a regular cheeseburger? No thanks. We ended up putting our menus down and decided not to dine there. Overall, good place for a quick drink during happy hour, but the food menu is lackluster and scattered. There are definitely better options in MOA. read more

We went here with some trepidation after reading reviews, but we got fast, friendly and attentive service here. The prices were what I'd expect from a themed restaurant, particularly in the MOA. Our food was delicious and we'd definitely go back. read more

Yesterday we tried to get into Margaritaville Mall of America and the wait was 1.5 hours. We chose not to wait. I went on the website and it gives a number to call to get on the waitlist before we arrive. I waited until the restaurant would be open and called. The person answering the phone would not take my name and put us on the waitlist. She said, "We prefer you just come in". Poor customer service when you advertise the option on your website. read more

Lucee was the best server! She was so polite and quick with our order. We will be back :)

We went to visit Mall of America & wanted to eat at Margaritaville. We saw it wasn't busy( literally 4 tables had ppl eating) The host took us to a table and I saw a bunch of empty booths and I asked if we could get a booth instead, he looked me dead in the eyes and said there were none available... I've never seen service so horrible in my life We waited at the bar for 5 minutes and finally said enough. We ended up going to rainforest cafe across the row where we had great service & food!! Don't waste your time @ Margaritaville!! read more

TOM GRETHER is the best bartender ever. Food and drinks are the best in the Mall of America. Friendly service and food is always made the way it's ordered!! Please come visit Margaritaville and enjoy read more

I will say that the food was pretty good flavor wise, we had fajitas and tacos, but that's about all that was good. The drinks were overpriced sugar vats. Our waitress, Emma per the receipt (she never introduced herself) was condescending and rude. Every question we had was like the biggest inconvenience for her. I understand people have bad days, but we were nothing but nice to her and only got snippy comments from her..I'm not sure if everyone here has some sort of problem, but the hostess was the same way. Her name started with a V but I couldn't read it out. We walked up and she didn't even greet us, just said "I'm putting you on a wait" and demanded our name. It was super awkward. We wanted to go somewhere else solely based on her rudeness but she had already shoved a buzzer thing at us. We won't be back or recommend to anyone. read more

In the mall, operating limited capacity due to COVID, but well organized and clean. Friendly atmosphere. Food is good.

Visited this location after a very long day of shopping , the cute atmosphere attracted us ! As greeted the hostess was very friendly. As we sat down and was approached by our server phadea or something like that , the whole experience changed ! The least friendly server I think I've ever encountered , "what you want to drink " walked by and threw napkins on our table , daughters asked for pasta , she replys so u want butter n noodles cause other wise your gonna give it a dirty look very rudly! The whole server experience was beyond awful !!! The food was ok I guess but we were so taken back by the service it kinda took away from even trying to enjoy our food . !!! 5 stars for the hostess ! read more

Tony was great! He made it super fun and recommended the giant pretzel which was so good!

Wish I would have read the reviews before deciding to eat here. Me and 5 friends ate here because it looked fun. We were seated right away because it wasn't busy at the time, and yet our food took over an hour to come out -- and when it did, there were a lot of mistakes. Food was also charged differently than what was stated on the menu. The only food I can give props to that I had was the nachos appetizer, but even the chips were a bit stale. I got a bowl of chili with my main meal and it was served in a shallow bowl so it got cold really fast... ew. Overpriced and needs an overhaul. read more

For a place to grab a bite to eat at the mall, this is a solid choice. My husband andI we're wandering the mall waiting for our teen and when we decided we wanted to eat, this place was fairly appealing. Our waitress was friendly, fast and efficient - everything you'd want. I ordered the Mahi Mahi and substituted a side salad for the island rice. This is served with a vegetable "chef's choice. My husband ordered a seafood platter. Unfortunately the soda machine was not working which also meant no iced tea. The waitress was very accommodating with my special order and our dinner was served very quickly. The Mahi Mahi - served topped with a mango salsa was a bit overcooked, but reasonably flavorful. The mango salsa was quite frankly bland - no heat, no tart, and no sweet. The chef's choice of veggie was steamed broccoli - an admittedly healthy choice, but did not really go with the rest of the flavors. The side salad had a few of the promised mixed spring greens and was mostly iceberg. A high note was the southwest vinaigrette. I found myself dipping the fish in a bit of that. My husband raved about the light coating on his fish, but seemed less impressed with the coconut shrimp. All in all, a decent meal. read more

My wife and I were on vacation and decided to visit the Mall of America. We were looking for a place to eat supper and decided to go to Margaritaville. She had previously eaten there before while it was my first time. We were in for a delightful experience. Our server was Chris and he was top notch. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. Our meal and total experience was awesome and we would go back there again. read more

Slow slow slow! Nice wait staff but the service is so bad. I keep trying to give Margaritaville my business but I can't keep this up. My final chance, third times the charm or not. read more

Terrible service!! The guys in the bat were chartting all the time, not paying attention to the customers who were trying to get their attention. Dirty plates and glasses on tables that after an hour were not pick up, tables dirty, sticky and nobody came ti clean it, I have to go and get a wet bar rag to clran and the bar tender got angry when I asked him to clean up the dirty glasses in front of me... he never pich them up. I recommend not going there, we stayed because we were sitted in the bar area and already charged for the food! read more

Margaritaville - Mall of America - More than an hour later dirty dishes, nobody is cleaning but there is people eating around. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

I've been anticipating the opening of Margaritaville since they began construction in 2016. My anticipation and excitement was short-lived because after being seated no one greeted me despite it being a slow evening tonight. After 15 minutes of sitting without getting so much as a welcome or an offer for water, I silently got up and left. My hopes for an enjoyable casual spot were quickly ruined. read more

two in our party got sick. my food was cold when it came out and besides the temperature wasn't that great even for chain food.

If i could give no stars I would. We arrived at 930 to be told that the kitchen was closed, although they had just took 3 people back before us. How people were still getting food in a closed kitchen was beyond me. First and last time coming to this place ever again and I hope everyone reading this follows suit. read more

Jambalaya was good, but not $19.00 good for the servimg size. Bar tender was okay, not very attentive. He played off the pricIng as "Mall of America" pricing. Won't return. read more

We tried to go here for dinner on a very dead Thursday night but were told there was a 35 minute wait because everyone was very tired. The restaurant was probably less than 40% full and they were turning away person after person so we took our business elsewhere. Ive honestly never seen anything like it. When this location does not last a year they can thank their poorly chosen managers for either not caring or being completely incompetent. read more

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I'm pretty sure I showed up with a group of people 30 minutes before the restaurant closed on a Sunday night... but we never felt like we were being kicked out so I appreciate that but also felt a little bad! The drinks were good. The food seemed good around the table. It certainly isn't anything spectacular and I feel bad for everyone working there since they have to listen to Jimmy Buffet sing songs all day long. It is a nice addition to the Mall and probably has a good happy hour! read more

Read the reviews and avoid this place. The manager on duty at the bar (11/5at 2:30pm named Michael) finally jumped in to help the overwhelmed bartender. i asked the manager to change the channel for the second time and he just looked at me and rolled his eyes and walked away. we left a large tip for the female bartender who was working her tail off and told her we were sorry she had such a terrible manager who was clearly no help at all. dirty, sticky bar... one star is really too many. save your margarita experience for another location - this one isn't up to snuff. read more