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alternative grooms dinner venue- looking for ideas

caitlinp6497caitlinp6497
in Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul
we are getting married september 9th at Spill the Wine. we are intending on doing a grooms dinner the night before and inviting all out of town guests. i am looking for ideas on an alternative/offbeat venue, as we will have a wide mix of people and think that might help break the ice a bit. we were looking at bryant lake bowl, elsies or psycho suzi's as options but none are available on a friday. any suggestions? we are hoping to do something that is not a crazy distance from our wedding venue as most people (including us) will be staying close. i am looking for ideas, even if they are a bit more traditional, as it has been 6 years since i have lived in minneapolis.
any help would be greatly appreciated!
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  • kidlets2kidlets2
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    What about a river boat? I know there is at least 1 that is super close to Spill the Wine.
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  • wittyschaffywittyschaffy member
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    Cooks of Crocus Hill in Edina wouldn't be a bad drive and you can rent out the space if they don't already have a class scheduled.
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  • tpender13tpender13 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_alternative-grooms-dinner-venue-looking-for-ideas?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:501be6d8-5ac5-4573-a60a-b41043ef8645Post:58312c43-2d2f-4250-a448-5b47932b3c55">Re: alternative grooms dinner venue- looking for ideas</a>:
    [QUOTE]If you have a home base an offbeat idea would be to hire one of the local food trucks to come and feed your guests.  Our next door neighbors did that for their daughter's wedding last fall. Everyone gathered in the backyard and then the Smack Shack served up lobster rolls from the street in front of the house.  They all seemed to have a blast and our entire block smelled amazing.   Here's a  link  <-clicky to some info. and a directory of food trucks in Mpls. 
    Posted by quincygirl77[/QUOTE]

    OMG, I love this idea! Smack Shack lobster rolls are to die for!
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  • abbywisabbywis
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    Mackenzie Pub in MPLS on Hennepin.
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  • BlomcrBlomcr
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    Pinstripes in Edina.. bowling alley with pretty good food!
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  • schmoodschmood member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_alternative-grooms-dinner-venue-looking-for-ideas?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:501be6d8-5ac5-4573-a60a-b41043ef8645Post:08e65142-bac2-478d-ab99-44476f6d96e8">alternative grooms dinner venue- looking for ideas</a>:
    [QUOTE]we are getting married september 9th at Spill the Wine. we are intending on doing a grooms dinner the night before and inviting all out of town guests. i am looking for ideas on an alternative/offbeat venue, as we will have a wide mix of people and think that might help break the ice a bit. we were looking at bryant lake bowl, elsies or psycho suzi's as options but none are available on a friday. any suggestions? we are hoping to do something that is not a crazy distance from our wedding venue as most people (including us) will be staying close. i am looking for ideas, even if they are a bit more traditional, as it has been 6 years since i have lived in minneapolis. any help would be greatly appreciated!
    Posted by caitlinp6497[/QUOTE]

    you could try this bowling alley.  It's in the basement of a church.  Not glamorous at all, but it's pretty reasonable to rent and you bring in your own food and drinks.  There are 6 lanes I think, so you could accomodate 36 ppl bowling at a time. We have rented this place for a number of family events.... my sister and BIL got married on a Friday night and had a lot of OOT guests, so rented this Sat night for something for ppl to do while still in town.  It's in St. Paul, not too far from the Xcel Center
    <a href="http://www.sf-sj.org/parish/st.-francis-bowling-center/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sf-sj.org/parish/st.-francis-bowling-center/</a>
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