Reviews for Rival House Sporting Parlour in St Paul, MN
Wood-fired pizza pretty good. Interesting bar scene. Happy hour. Inside the DoubleTree hotel.
Since they wanted to delete my original review in regards to discrimination. Rude front of house! Discrimination at its... finest!!! I utilize a service dog as medical equipment and the hostess told me to go outside as no one here likes dogs. Sorry,did I ask if you liked dogs? I don’t like being disabled but here I am just trying to get some food. I was staying in theDouble Tree next to this restaurant so after a long day of traveling, I wanted a bite to eat and this is how I get treated?Disgusting. Refusing service to a service dog handler is illegal and there are Federal and State laws to protect discriminationfrom those who are disabled. Read more
Shotty place with incredibly rude front of house, decided to try it out attached to the hotel, my wife, friend and I came down... with my wife’s service dog to which we were promptly told by the hostess to “go outside” when we explained that due tofederal law- we can sit inside we were told “I don’t care people don’t like dogs you can’t sit inside” . When we askedto speak to someone in charge another waitress and the hostess told us to go find them. After a correction from the manager andsitting down, we received extremely sub bar service, rude waitresses and were pushed into a corner after the the embarrassmentand discrimination. There’s 1 front of house worker I can appreciate as a good server but unfortunately he cannot save thenegative experience we had in this establishment. Never would I go back after that. When being reviewed by my wife, they deletedher review. No apology for what happened, just one big metaphorical FU Read more
Went here for Happy Hour and dinner. Not a lot of options for vegetarians, but the place is really cool. They have board games... and arcade games. Oh their Chocolate turtle cake is delicious! Read more
Horrible experience. The waitress never checked on us. We waited for 45 min for drinks, another hour for food. Still never... checked on us. The food was all messed up. My burger was on a different plate with my side. Avoid this place like the Covid Read more
I decided to try this place because it’s attached to the hotel and was somewhat recommended by the hotel clerk. Total chaos... describes the atmosphere. It took 20 minutes to get a beer after ordering it. I sat facing the kitchen and watched the cookseating and drinking and cleaning but never did I see anyone wash their hands. I saw cooks scratching their beards and heads thenpreparing orders. The final straw was witnessing one of the cooks blowing his nose into his apron then immediately reaching fora plate to fill a dessert order that looked appetizing if one didn’t know what had transpired just seconds before. The samecook repeatedly used his apron to wipe his head and neck. Not one cook could be seen washing their hands between all thetouching their faces and mouths. I’m going to bed hungry yet thankful that I only had a beer. I sent back the chips I’dordered as a starter and refused to order anything else. Read more
Ordered take out because Rival House is nearby. I was craving pizza and wings and had never had food here before. The pizza was... extremely underwhelming, mediocre. Flimsy (which can be okay don’t get me wrong) and tasted like a cheap frozen pizza youcould find in a grocery store. The wings looked good from the pictures so I had to try them as well, however they are the‘extra breaded’ fatty type of wings and proved to be mediocre as well, served with a pathetic little fast food containertype of ranch. The bar restaurant itself looks sweet, I’d definitely go there to drink or play games, but maybe not the food?Not entirely as this has been the only items I’ve had on the menu. Save your money and eat somewhere else. Read more
We came here for a work happy hour and had a few apps. The cheese curds were good and I really enjoyed the seasoned tots! The... happy hour prices are unbeatable. I stopped back in for dinner the next night since it’s in my hotel. I had the chopped saladwith beets and goat cheese and chicken. It was sooo good! I had planned to order a small side to take to the room but was fullfrom the salad. Service is great as well. Read more