Once again this restaurant does not live up to its reputation. If all I judged it by was the food, it would be a 5 star but the service staff is horrendous. The service is superior at Perkins compared to here. We arrive and have a few drinks in the bar area. Our friends arrive and we flag our waiter down so they could order drinks. He gives them “hold on, I’m busy” signal and proceeds to a conversation with a couple that already had drinks. Oh, well – everyone has a bad night. Off we go to the elegant dining room and our young waiter stumbles through asking if we would like to order drinks while failing to notice our glasses are full. Menus are distributed in an uncomfortable fashion and he is off to another task. Once he returns we are all ready to order and he does a good job of gathering our order. Our salads come out and they were wonderful. We had one caesar salad and three knife and fork wedges and all were great. Once we completed our salads the plates are cleared along with our silverware. We place another drink order and are left to ourselves……for over 10 minutes – no drinks, no entre – nothing. Our drinks arrive and then somewhat later dinner appears and looks wonderful. Short ribs and crabcakes. Looked great, smelled wonderful but no silverware and it took all of about three minutes for it to appear! The service up to this point has been so bad that it overshadows the outstanding food. Someone needs to tune up the front end of this operation. The food is way too good to be overshadowed by the horrible service. The restaurant was full the night we were there with events at both the Ordway and the Xcel but does St. Paul have to be dealt this level of mediocrity? Given the choices in St. Paul, this one goes to the bottom of the list for service only.

his is not your typical Fish, Chop or Steak House. Kincaid’s offer a cozy, romantic experience. Gas fireplaces, candlelite tables in a rich wood setting. The staff has always been polite and courteous. The King Crab and Artichoke Dip appetizer is a must to start off. Steaks have always been cooked to perfection. Good size portions of food for the moderate prices.