Betty Danger's Country Club

Where/Why:

Betty Danger's Country Club is the ultimate adult playground, complete with a ferris wheel (or as they call it ‘mechanical tree’), mini golf, food, beverages, and plenty of decorations to feast your eyes on.   From their gigantic outside seating area, to inside, to the bathrooms, (even their website!), it's all decorated to a tee.  Don’t let the ‘Country Club’ fool you in the name; they cleverly name this 'a Country Club for the 99%', so this place is far from snooty, but with classical music and fantastic décor.  Located right on the river in NE Minneapolis, this old-fashioned country club - meets adult carnival is not something you’re going to want to miss!  

The Menu: 

They have a brunching, lunch, and evening menu.  Each menu has a nice variety of options, and I like that there are plenty of healthy options to choose from, it’s not your regular bar-food only menu, I mean, it is technically a Country Club, but if it’s bar food  you’re looking for you can find that too.   Some of their menus are even displayed in an old fashioned etiquette book, so you can learn how to act like a lady or gentleman while you wait for your food.   If you decide you’d like to splurge they even offer a Rolls Royce for $284k on the menu…I’m curious if someone ever actually ordered this what they’d do…    Anyways, you can get anything from breakfast, tacos, patty melts, sandwiches, delicious salads, lasagna, even enchiladas.   I have to recommend the ‘Rachel “Bunny” Lowe Lambert Lloyd Mellon’s Guacamole Recipe’.  It’s a large platter served with chips, guac, salsa, and fresh veggies.  I love that they automatically serve this with salsa and veggies, you have to order veggies and salsa separate at a lot of restaurants so I love that they just cut to the chase and include it all in one order.   I also tried the Sag Harbor Shrimp Salad, which was delicious!  It’s tossed in a citrus vinaigrette so it’s light but it filling and the tequila pickled jalapeno gives it a nice kick.  I was too full to try their desserts but they have some great options, pecan pie, lemon bars, coffee cake, bon bons, and more.  Whatever you’re craving, you can’t go wrong here!

The Price:

Prices are reasonable, definitely not country club prices but it’s about what you’d spend at most decent restaurants in NE or uptown.  You can get an entree from $10 - $15, but this ranges depending on if you’re there for lunch, brunch, or dinner.  The ferris wheel is sold as a package deal, so you can’t just buy one ride, you’ll have to order a drink with the ticket, or food as well.  So if you’re buying for two, it’ll cost you about $30, more if you order the food package.  I think it’s well worth it, with great views of the river and skyline, you can relax, taking in the views while enjoying food/drink and good company.

The Service:

The service was great here both times I was there and both times it was pretty busy.  They keep a large amount of staff on hand so that certainly helps.  They are very friendly and professional but keep it very loose and are ready to joke with you if you’re in the mood for some laughs. 

I just love this place, I think it’s my new favorite happy hour spot for the summer.  The ferris wheel actually runs during the winter too, they offer warm blankets and hot beverages to keep you toasty so it’s not only fun in the warm months.  I think this place is perfect for a first date because there are so many things to talk about just looking around at the decorations, or opening an etiquette book – you shouldn’t run out of anything to talk about!  But really, it’s perfect for anyone and any occasion.  Except maybe the 1%...  :)

Check out some pictures from the ferris wheel below: