Very friendly staff with some unique items. I had the bison steak and my wife had the pheasant. Our table spilt a spinach and artichoke dip. All the food was great.

This unassuming building hosts an outstanding restaurant. The interior is elegant and stately. My friend had the walleye cakes, and I had the salad bar. They offer generous platters of herbed salmon.We both agreed the food was superior in taste. This is truly one of the best restaurants I have enjoyed in a while.

I'm not even from here and it's clear this is a Sioux Falls classic. It has that vibe of everyone in the world has either already been there or at some point will be there. A bit worn at the edges, but by time-honored experience. Old, dark, moody, easy to fall into. Our server was wonderful. Had I remembered to get her name I would mention her but in any event our whole table was happy. And I say that as the person whose meal for some reason didn't come out with everyone else's. All others had their food for a while and my place remained empty, but our server was very communicative and on top of it. And when the meal finally arrived, it was divine. I had the pork chop (Hunter's Pork Chop?) and woooooooooow. So good! We spent hours there. Wine after wine, laugh after laugh, it was like time stopped just for a little bit, just for us.

Passing thru on our way to the Black Hills. Friends recommended we try Minerva's and it didn't disappoint. Beautiful restaurant with hard woods and brass ... real classy country feel. Went there for the salad bar. It was enormous, so much food to choose from. Salad bar included soups and a sandwich bar. After a long discussion we opted for a different plan. Wifey had the Scottish salmon salad with asparagus and the tomato bisque soup. It looked delicious. The salmon portion was generous and grilled perfectly. Roasted red peppers and artichokes were nicely integrated into the presentation. I went with French onion soup and the wedge salad. Both were excellent. Bottom line ... best to be very hungry to do the salad bar. Other menu items looked very good. Prices were higher than average. Highly recommend without any reservations. Next time will be ready to attack the salad bar.

I recently was able to dine at Minervas in downtown Sioux Falls. I had been in town for a conference all week and wanted to try out a local restaurant. There is ample free street parking right outside after 6 pm. I walked in and it is a longstanding restaurant with fine dining in downtown. The restauraunt pooked very nice. Placed nice variety of old music from the 80s. Has an amazing salad bar and soup to add to your meal for $12. Well worth it. Fantastic potato salad and fish as well as salad. All tasted homemade and great. Excellent tomato soup. Had great service. Ordered the chicken with shrimp and asparagus. Was one of the best servings of chicken I have had in a long time. Chicken was fresh and still juicy. Also enjoyed the fresh bread with dinner. Left very full and satisfied. Finally, amazing prices for the quality. Highly recommend this place.

Pretty solid meal for a private event dinner. I ordered the pork chop with asparagus and a creme brûlée. Everything was tasty and the customer service was as good as you could hope with one waiter for 5 tables that needed to be served at around the same time. The pork chop was juicy (I had low expectations), the asparagus and creme brûlée were as expected; solid but nothing exceptional.

Downtown restaurant. Parking could be a challenge but I got lucky and parked about eight cars/spaces from the door. Truly special dinner. Fantastic service from Delaney (see photo). Seating host was a very friendly, accommodating person. They honored my reservation immediately which is always nice. But, the atmosphere and food were great too. Cozy, dimly lit. I was alone as I am traveling by myself to a few states, but it would make a nice couple dinner. I started with a really tasty martini, a little dirty, with lots of stuffed olives. Thank you Delaney for telling the bartender to add all the olives! I had the Walleye cakes to start. Yum, with just a hint of peppery goodness. The lettuce wedge had tasty bacon and an abundance of blue cheese. Nicely done! My pork chop was really really good, as were the peas. Needed to get on the road so I did not have dessert. Great meal all the way around. Thanks Delaney! I live in Austin a good part of the time and there's about 250000 restaurants. This place would be in the top 10 there in my opinion.

First visit to Minerva's. Tempted to try the lunch buffet salad bar but instead ordered the steak salad with avocado and wedge lettuce and the spinach salad with salmon. Both excellent entrees and the portions were very large. Salmon was prepared exceptionally well. Server was pleasant and efficient. Ambiance- seated in a booth in the main dining room. Highly recommend Minerva's!

1st time here and it was a 5 star experience all the way around! From the hostesses to our waiter, Kiki, the food and ambience. Im a new fan of this restaurant. Ill be coming back here on a regular basis. We were greeted by the three hostesses all were friendly and genuine. They have a nice bar inside. Very classy looking. We were seated and we had an excellent waiter named Kiki. He was top notch in his service and made our meal experience 5 stars. You can have great food, but if the service is so so or not good that affects the whole meal. Kiki is a top service minded waiter and an asset to Minerva's. Both our cocktails were very good. Bartender did a good job. My buffalo ribeye was cooked a perfect medium rare. It had a good seasoning on it, but for me I do prefer a little less seasoning on my meat. It was tasty, but just a little salty for me, but maybe not you? I enjoyed my meal though. Then the dessert. Terrifically tasty and a good portion size. Oh, and it was presented well on the plate Dont pass on Minerva's if you want an upscale meal!!