I was really excited to try The Copper Hen but was actually extremely disappointed. We made a reservation and got seated right away, however we didn't even get water for 15 minutes. Upon our water arriving the busser handed us off to someone else whom never showed up. Another waitress showed up to tell us another waiter left so we had been sitting for over a half hour before we even got someone to talk to us. The food was good and we planned on getting dessert but the waitress brought out the check without asking so we decided against it. For a place that serves desserts regularly it seemed odd she didn't even ask or speak to us at all beyond taking our order. Overall, we just felt like an inconvenience to the restaurant. read more

Super cute inside. Definitely your typical girl brunch spot. They have bottomless mimosas for a reasonable price. I would suggest their Bloody Mary, though. It comes with a cute muffin attached and is delicious. Their dishes were smaller brunch proportions so you may want to order a pastry to go along. read more

The food was average, and NOT worth the wait we had to have. It took 45 minutes for our food to come out. Our waiter spilled our coffee drinks, bringing our 3 drinks thinking it was a good idea to do so without a tray-- AND HE DIDNT OFFER TO GIVE US NEW DRINKS. So we had to drink our spilled drink and pay for it. The dessert was a mess. We asked for a "Mason Jar Cake", turns out it is just a wrapper peeled cupcake in a small ass mason jar. Not worth $126. Horrible service. HORRIBLE wait time. Horrible brunch. NEEEEXT. read more

Nice location and great decor. Food is always tasty. They have a brunch and dinner menu, and I have only tried their breakfast options so far. read more

Best place for breakfast/brunch in Minneapolis hands down! They make their own freshly squeezed OJ in house, one of the best I've had! Service is always top notch and quick no matter how big the crowd or long the line is. We come here almost monthly and they always have something new to try. Not expensive at all, and lots of food to eat! Highly recommended! read more

The food is always amazing, and the menu rotates. Surprisingly, my kids loved it too. There isnt a kids menu, but we split dishes abd the truffle fries were a hit. Make sure to try a drink. Loved the Purple Rain. read more

We opted for a Sunday morning brunch a week ago for our first trip to this restaurant. We were greeted by some very friendly hosts and shown to our table. My four star rating would have easily been a five star if we had not had to wait so long to be waited on, to get our coffee drinks delivered, offered at least on refill on the coffee and had our meals delivered hot. I was the fortunate one to get a piping hot piece of delectable short rib on my cold hash brown and over cooked egg. My 2 dining partners had barely warm egg dishes and potatoes as well. We would have said something if our server had made it back to the table before we left as out total bill including tip was $100. She was friendly and charming but I think she was swamped and that was before they were even totally full. I chalk all of this up to the staffing issues everyone seems to be experiencing because we would love to come back when we think that we will get more attentive service and food served at the right temperature. There are so many great looking options on this menu and we were huge fans of the now closed Copper Cow. read more

There are so many good things to say about The Copper Hen. Great for happy hour, great for desserts (every day and special occasions) and great for groups. 1. Happy Hour: I love their Marshmallow Campfire Manhattan. I'm normally not a HUGE Manhattan drinker, but this looked too good not try. $7 during Happy Hour. They also have a pretty good variety of snacks, and it's usually not that busy during happy hour. 2. Desserts: Their cakes and cupcakes are so moist and yummy. My husband and I ordered their cupcakes for our wedding and people STILL rave about them 6+ months later. 3. Groups: It can be hard finding a family-friendly restaurant that still delivers on food & drink for adults, but this place does it. My family was in town, and I needed a spot that could seat 10 people with 2 kids and a stroller. Copper Hen had the table ready and treated us well. Overall, if you're looking for a solid, reliable place to go that takes reservations, this place is it. read more

When we first walked in, we really wanted the warm atmosphere to match their dessert's quality. But after trying a variety of dessert and drinks, we were underwhelmed by the taste, the size, and lack of gluten/dairy free options. Yes I know, diary and gluten free!? But we really hoped the Copper Hen understands people (like me) still enjoy a nice cupcake once in a while, without having to run to the bathroom. Though we did try their mason jar cake and champagne cupcake, they tasted similar to that of Whole Foods bakery, which isn't bad, it's just disappointing. The bright side was we had great service. But when you have fresh ingredients, the Copper Hen need to take a page out of their competitions to step up their dessert taste. The atmosphere and fresh ingredients themselves won't make us repeat customers. read more

Completely in love with the atmosphere, décor, and food here. I've been here twice and both times I had a great experience. The servers are really nice and attentive, which is everything to me! I'm not really a salad eater when I go out to a restaurant, but this place is an exception. I LOVE LOVE LOVE their Farmhouse Salad!! The candied bacon, cashews, ricotta, mushrooms, poached egg....ugh they all go together so perfectly. I've also tried the Chicken Pot Pie and let me tell you...that is the BEST pot pie I've ever had! It's like a "lick the bowl clean" kind of good. The baked goods are pretty delicious too. I tried one of their alcoholic cupcakes, which was pretty cool. A little on the dry side, but overall it was pretty good because of the flavor. I really like this place, other than the fact that you have to park on the street if you can't find a spot in the small parking lot across the street. I can't parallel park for the life of me =( read more

We came in for restaurant week and were happy with our experience. I'm so thrilled to see the copper hen busy as they can be during Covid times. With the limited menu for restaurant week a few items fell flat compared to their normal entrees, our server Emily though was top notch. She was educated, pleasant to converse with and gave off some great energy, someone give this girl a raise. We'll be back! read more

I was very impressed with the quality of food here but didn't understand previous comments regarding the smash potatoes. They lacked innovation compared what they offered on the rest of the menu. The burger by far is the high light on their menu; juicy and melting with cheddar. Prices are very reasonable (under $20 for an entree). The beef bourguignon on the other hand did not meet my expectations. To bland and not enough salt. You can really fill up quick on their cheese and/or meat plate, very much worth the $14 price tag. It's very easy to make reservations, although they do not go through opentable. I went on a Friday night, made reservations ahead of time... everything was going smoothy until my husband and I waited 40min at our table without even having first contact with our server. I had to get the host to remind the server of our existence. We must have slipped her mind... I can't understand why, it's a small restaurant, you should know as server if you section has a new costumers. I also asked her for a second drink, and she totally forgot to bring it. She was just spacey... I mean, if you don't care to increase your check with drink. Fine by me. Lesser tip for you... Sorry for that rant. Don't for get to save room for dessert. read more

I should start off by clarifying that we went to Easter brunch, which is a whole different brunch animal! With that said, the waitstaff (on one of the busiest brunch days of the year) was top to bottom spectacular. The brunch offerings were definitely delicious, but the service is what will draw me back in to try a "normal" brunch. I hope bottomless mimosas are on the normal brunch menu! :) read more

Very good food and cute atmosphere. I like how the restaurant is open and there is plenty of space. I had a croque Madame and red velvet cupcake in a jar for dessert. I will say the croque Madame was delicious and had a wonderful sauce. Overall the meal was a little more expensive than I was expecting for relatively small serving sizes. However food was good and I will likely visit again. read more

The Copper Hen - Croque Madame - New American Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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I was with a small team of fellow workers at a conference. We were looking for something good to eat after what, for us counts as a hard day (not actually working hard day, but working hard for people who don't actually have to break a sweat. Just sayin. I respect people who really work hard for a living. So we came to the copper hen - not sure how we found it but am really glad we did. I had the burger, friend 1 had the veggie burger, friend 2 had a bowl of the chedder soup, and friend 3 had the salmon. All except for the last dish were good - great comfort food, cooked well, lots of flavor. The salmon was a total miss. It came out in a cast iron pan and was under cooked. Really, not done right. Friend 3 sent it back and it came out over done. Before it was sent back the waitress who was great for everything else, tried to tell friend 3 that it was done correctly. Ummm, no, trust me - this isn't tuna and should be cooked all the way through. That's the reason for the loss of one star. We recovered well by ending with what I have described to anyone who would listen (and a few who wouldn't) as the best dessert I have ever eaten. The pan chocolate chip cookie. It was simply amazing. Imagine a cast iron pan heated up. Then drop is really good quality raw chociolate cookie dough. Let that start to warm up and do its thing. Then, when its starting to "cook" top with a scoop of vanilla malt ice cream and drizzle with caramel. Finally top off with pictures of cute puppies and babies. Except for that last thing, that's what it was. I split it with friend and while I could have eaten about 10 of them I was (mostly) glad I only ate 1/2. O. M. G. I would walk on my hands in the snow to eat this again. read more

What a quaint, cute little place. Loved the atmosphere!! We started with the bread basket and soft pretzels at our table. Both awesome. Two of us had the pot pies, one had salmon and the turkey burger. We all loved our meals. Dessert was the chocolate cookie, delish! The venue was a tad warm and the acoustics a little loud. Other than that, no complaints. We definitely recommend this restaurant and will be back!!! read more

The food is great - highly recommend the BLT breakfast sandwich and the bacon blueberry cupcake. I get the cupcake every time I'm there - does not disappoint Plus $9 bottomless mimosas for brunch - unreal deal. The service is hit or miss. They get really busy on the weekends and the servers aren't always mindful. Overall, a great place for brunch. PS park across the street in that lot, way better than street parking read more

My roommate and I are obsessed - the cutest restaurant/bakery in town and the food is amazing. We're here at least once a month. The farmhouse salad is my all-time favorite salad in the city of Minneapolis, yum! Side note: this restaurant has an amazing Instagram with beautiful food photography! Love following. read more

So cute! Perfect place for brunch with the girls! (And bring out of town friends and family to) They have bottomless mimosas which is a plus! Food is really good too! I did not try their bakery but my friends did and love it!! read more

I've been there just once with a bunch of friends, and everybody got the same impression: meh... The place looks very good, modern and particular. The menu doesn't have so many choices, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing! I picked one of their salad and asked to not have bacon in it: it wasn't a problem, but they served me the big portion, while I ordered the smaller one...but I didn't complain because at the end it wasn't such a big deal. The salad was good, particular, a little expensive (as, in my opinion, all their plates). They also have a little bakery, I think, and you can pick up bread or some sweets that look very tasty...but the portions are pretty small and I'm not sure that it's worth the price. Summing up...meh. Not bad, not bad at all, but still nothing special that made me want to come back ( I may just if some friend would organize a dinner there). read more

Had brunch on a Saturday, here are my pros and cons: Pros - The decor, ambiance, and food were good. They do have kids size portions as well if you have children with you. The bloody mary with breakfast cupcake was delightful as was the bottomless mimosas. Online reservation and parking were a cinch as well. They also have healthy options to jazz up your entree, including root vegetable hash and spinach. Cons - Space was very echoey, so if you have difficulty hearing others talk in busy restaurants, probably save this place for a weekday and not the weekend. read more

Cruising down Eat Street, I admittedly forgot this restaurant was there. The nondescript, dark exterior gave way to a gorgeous, warm dining room. We grabbed a spot at the bar, and ordered a beer while looking at the menu. I settled on the lobster dumplings and a drink called "Instagram This." Full disclosure, I made fun of the drink 'til I read the ingredients. Aquavit, pineapple, honey, and Zirbenz? Yuuuup. It was, in fact, so good I instagrammed it. As for the dumplings, I was most impressed by the hunks of lobster, but loved the pillowy gnocchi almost as much. So many flavors on 26th and Nicollet, but do not sleep on this amazing gem. read more

Get the burger and the blueberry bacon breakfast cupcake! Amazing little neighborhood cafe!

After enjoying Mother's Day Brunch here with the family, I was split between a 3 and a 4 star review, here's why. The decor and atmosphere were great. Exposed brick, nice layout, cute little flower pots on each table, and a locally sourced menu. Plus. Service: I was suprised to read so many negative reviews about service, because that was not the case on our visit. The hostess was kind, waiter friendly (even if he missed the refills on the bottomless mimosas a few times) and the overall vibe was perfect for a relaxing brunch after visiting the MIA Habsburgs exhibit. The Food: Mixed. -the farmerhouse brunch looked and sounded appealing, but the bread used for the french toast had an incredibly burnt crust, that made the whole thing bitter, and the fennel sausage had so much fennel it was almost inedible. The kind of thing you taste for hours after the meal. ick. Mimosas-best I've had anywhere in town. Fresh squeezed oj and a great bubbly. Cheddar Ale Burger- a review should be done based solely on this burger, and it has...by Rick Nelson of the Star Trib. here's a link of you want to take a look: http://www.startribune.com/burger-friday-copper-hen-makes-a-sweet-burger/284896071/ Now, I like my burgers medium rare...but ours were bloody red. Seared on the outside, still mooing in the middle. They could of used some more time in the pan to say the least. The bun, rich as can be. Like a pillow made of butter. The carmelized onions and the 4 cheese Ale sauce were amazing, and the side salad made it so you could go back for more without feeling like a glutton. This thing is RICH. I wanted to give a 4 or 5 star rating, but I couldn't based on the shortfalls from the kitchen. Everything was good, but $80 brunch for 3 people good? Nope. read more

I wouldn't ever go back here. We discovered one of the short rib plates had a piece of plastic in the meat, and the server only took off the desert coffees to make up for one in our party eating most of the replacement meal 20 minutes after everyone else's food arrived. The silverware is fit for a greasy spoon diner, and they do not bring appropriate cutlery for chicken or pork chops. The service was unfriendly, bordering on unkind, inconsiderate and sloppy. read more

This place at best is 'meh'. Wasn't horrible, wasn't great. For the cost, go somewhere else. I should've known when my friends met us at a local coffee shop but said no to dinner when I told them the location. For starters we were sat on the side dining area that was poorly lit. Half the lights in the front of the dining area were out; the main dining side ambiance was nice. The side we were sat on was dark in the front. The back half had decent lighting but we were sat in a horrible empty side. At least put candles on the table. I ordered Sea Bass. For $23 i got a hunk if fish half the size of a playing card and 3 pathetic pieces if broccolini. :( and the waitress.. u could tell i'm sure she was cursing everyone under her breath for dining out during covid. You could tell she def did not want to be there and was using covid as her reason for dramatic service. Completely lacked personality, made a point to stand as farrrr away from the table when placing our order. Never checked on us during the meal, if she could've tossed the bill on the table from 20 ft away she would have. Perhaps timing was the reason for such a 'meh' experience; or maybe this establishment needs to wait out opening back up. My family loves farm to table n i'm glad this was not my first experience or i'd have been wrecked from it. The owners need to visit Iowa Chop House in Iowa City and take some lessons. read more

Great service. Nice place and good atmosphere. Upscale comfort food. Food good to great but side dishes uneven. .Good wine and beer list. Prices reasonable. Definitely recommend. read more

The Copper Hen - New American Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I *really* wanted to like this place, because it's right in my neighborhood, and the decor/ambiance is really wonderful. But I was pretty disappointed. First off the service was *excellent*. It was Friday evening, and we were seated immediately. I don't recall her name, but our server was a perky youngish woman who was extremely friendly and engaging, and clearly has a theater background. She made recommendations and gave detailed descriptions. She was very helpful. I would give the service 5-stars easily. We ordered soup to start, and it actually came out *before* our beverages, which was a little awkward. The soup had an *amazing* flavor, but mine was cold. Not just "luke warm", I mean literally just a couple degrees above room temp. The *bizarre* thing is that my wife's was piping hot! She got a cup, I got a bowl, and while I could see the steam rising up from hers, mine was definitely cold. So I ever-so-politely brought this to the server's attention, and she was extremely apologetic and sweet about it. She took it away, and brought out a fresh bowl a few minutes later, saying that "this one should be *very* hot." And it was *exactly* the same! I'm not exaggerating! The cooks gave her another cold bowl of soup. I ate it anyway, because like I said, the flavor was amazing. To apologize for the soup, she offered me a free cupcake, which I graciously accepted. (I was planning to order one anyway.) The cupcake was pretty gross. It was dried out/stale, and it's flavor tasted like soap. No lie. Soap. In a cupcake. At least it was free. Our entrees were decent, but nothing special. This is one of those places where the menus are written to appeal to hardcore foodies, using all sorts of crazy and eclectic-sounding words and ingredient names, all in an effort to distract you from the fact that food was very, very average. (But it *sounds* so amazing when you read about it!) I don't know if we'll be back. This is probably one of those places where I'll eventually give it another try, several months from now after the disappointment from tonight has worn off. Who knows, maybe when you go you'll get lucky... read more

The flavors and styles of food were tasty and with a good variety for brunch. That being said, little things made me mark this place down a little. We waited about 40 minutes just for drinks and about an hour for the food. That sucked, but no one refilled our drinks or checked in with us during that time or during the meal. I ended up having to get up and tap the waiter on the shoulder to ask for a refill. He said I "legitimately scared him." It would have been more shocking to get good service from this server's newbie skillset. He's new to serving or to the Hen, but the server is what hurt that experience. About the food, there were little pieces of mushrooms on the bottom of the burger, which I did not/would not order, and the bread was done well, but too well in some parts to where the sugars in the crust cartelized and burnt. Aside from these things, it was delicious food. read more

The Copper Hen - RIP Burger. How can you call these whole potatoes sub-smashed potato fries? They are not "smashed" or "fries." I do not get it. - New American Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Amazing place to grab dessert & coffee. I had the champagne cupcake & a latte both were excellent. read more

The Copper Hen - Lavender latte & a champagne cupcake - New American Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Excellent food, elegantly designed plates, original menu, qualitative interior, friendly staff and all that for such a good price! One of my favorites! Try boozy cupcake! read more

The most incredible brunch menu. Many choices. Super unique choices - like Bread Pudding French Toast! Bottomless mimosas for $9. Bloodys garnished with muffins and donuts that come with beer or cider chasers. I would definitely suggest making a reservation, because It is a popular spot! read more

I took my parents here for brunch a few weeks ago. Despite being incredibly busy, we had amazing service. The food came out quickly. I loved the decor. I'll definitely be back! It's quite noisy, so if you're looking for a calm, quiet place - best to try somewhere else. read more

Definitely check this place out! I consider myself a connoisseur of baked goods and I can honestly say that I had the best pizza and best scone I've ever had at the Copper Hen. The aesthetic is charming, the service and owners are sweet and responsive and the food is honestly amazing. I'm sure I'll be returning often! read more

Super good food, but the service is really slow and it's pretty pricy but other wise really good. read more

The Copper Hen - They do gluten free foods!! - New American Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Service was pretty great! The wine was excellent and the food was amazing! I recommend the daily soup, house wine, and anything that has meat in it. read more

The Copper Hen - Pretty nice - New American Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Great food. Great experience. ordered the farmhouse salad which was large enough as a meal Also the local beer and reasonable wine list was a nice compliment. Will definitely go back for breakfast and would recommend to anyone. read more

Overall The Copper Hen was really good. When we arrived the host informed us that they just sat 7 tables so the servers may take a while to get to us as they try to catch up. It definitely took long for our waitress to talk to us, but she was very nice and helpful. After ordering drinks and appetizers it took about 10-15 minutes for them to get delivered to us. We ordered the smashed potatoes, which were very delicious! For entrees my girlfriends and I decided to share 3 different meals: the cheddar ale burger, farmhouse blt, and the baked mac & cheese. I would 100% recommend the mac & cheese and plan on coming back to order this again, it's especially good with bacon. The burger was very good, but the patty was fairly small. The blt was okay, it had very thick cut bacon which was similar to ham, we missed the crunch of normal bacon! These also took a long time to be delivered. We decided we had to get cupcakes because they seem to be known for those. I got a vanilla buttercream cupcake in a mason jar. It was bad. The cupcake was very dry and the frosting was extremely sweet ( I wouldn't call it buttercream, it was not buttery whatsoever). I was under the assumption that I got to keep the mason jar the cupcake came in, but apparently you aren't supposed to take them. My girlfriends got the red velvet and chocolate cupcakes (not in the mason jars) and they seemed to really enjoy them, so maybe I got a bad batch. The atmosphere was wonderful: perfectly lit and had the cutest decor. I'll definitely be going back, but probably at a less busy time. read more

The Copper Hen - Vanilla buttercream cupcake in a mason jar - New American Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Never in my life have I ever been so impressed by every aspect of a restaurant. From the moment we walked in we were promptly greeted and sat at a table. The decor is very rustic and "homey" and fits the restaurant very well. Perfect lighting and the small plants give it a very organic feel. Our server, Jakki, greeted us right away with waters and was very friendly. It was easy to tell that she is a very genuine person, and we saw just a minute after being sat that she was out the door and sprinting down the street to return a purse that someone had left behind. We asked for her favorites on everything on the menu--drinks, appetizers, entrées and desserts. She never once steered us wrong. I had a cappuccino, spinach artichoke dip, the farmhouse BLT, and the giant cookie dessert(I don't remember the name) and tried 3 other sandwiches that my friends ordered. Every single thing that I tasted blew my mind. My tastebuds were on cloud nine. Jakki was very knowledgeable about the menu and went above and beyond any expectations that I could ever have for a server. At the end of our meal she helped us figure out how to use uber, since we walked a half hour to get there in the cold. She also brought us cupcakes that would otherwise be thrown away to take home with us. I was so incredibly impressed with my entire experience at The Copperhen. It has been the best service and the best food(and very affordable priced!) that I have ever had at any restaurant. read more

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This place is cute--not too loud, pretty music, very relaxing ambiance--and delicious, with an interesting and varied menu! The tomato soup is among the best I've ever had. The bread is also delicious. They have a great beer selection and a variety of great options for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. My friend got the mac & cheese and it was delicious with breadcrumb toppings. Our waiter was attentive and friendly. He recommended the skillet cookie for desert, which was delicious and definitely a sharing desert more than large enough for four people. Will return! read more