Best Family Style Restaurants in Downtown / Loring Park

We have a tradition of going to Manny's on Thanksgiving for lobster and it was fantastic! The chef served us deconstructed whole lobsters in a beautiful presentation served by Sean. Great cocktails, wine, and amazing food. (No turkey!). Beautiful night at this amazing restaurant that always delivers a wonderful experience!

This is our second year enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at Jimmy’s Restaurant. It was two of us last year, four of us this year. I believe this is now going to be our Thanksgiving tradition. The food is excellent and plenty of it. The service is incredible. I suggest you make any holiday reservations sooner than later. They will (due to the sheer number of people who love Jimmy’s) run out of time slots. Thank you for another wonderful dinner.

We really enjoyed our dinner. The service was great, and the atmosphere is cozy. The food comes in large portions of family style. The wine and cocktail selection are great. We will definitely go back.

This was a first experience for me and I sat in Char Bar. The waitress was great, she was accommodating and attentive. I throughly enjoyed the drinks. I had the teaches of peach drink and it was so well made and perfectly balanced. I ordered the blue crab beignets and they were absolutely delicious, so light fluffy and full of crab meat. For my entree I ordered the salmon and it was crispy on the outside and so soft and well cooked on the inside. The flavor was just right. I would definitely dine here again. There’s much more on the menu I’d like to try.

Our meal was delightful on every level. The staff were welcoming and helpful, the food and beverages utterly delicious (and abundant!), and Heather was as fun and entertaining as always. So glad we chose Curry Diva for our family celebration.