Reviews for VIVO Kitchen in Apple Valley, MN
It is possible to eat inside, outside, at the bar, and around the fireplace. Also, it's an ideal place for groups to host a... meeting. We go for the food. Lunches are especially spectacular; love their grilled cheese.and fresh salads. For dinner, thesalmon is my favorite. We've enjoyed several Easter brunches at Vivo, too. The buffet is amazing. After trying several others,we are opting to return here again this Easter. Last fall, the view was fantastic when dining out on the patio. Read more
The food and service here is incredible. Top-notch. The restaurant is in a nice location, it's clean, modern, and well-kept. The... event room is very nice, and events I've attended here are enjoyable, with good food and desserts, (oh my, the desserts aresomething special)! From the managers to the servers, and from the events staff to the hostesses, I've always been impressedwith the team here. Read more
I love this place. The food is delicious, fresh and well prepared, drink selections are abundant, there's a wide variety of... both to suit any taste and the ambience though sometimes loud is like dining at your own luxury estate. But it comes at a prettynice price point, which I would expect at this caliber of venue. That's why I would also expect that my meal wouldn't take 2hours to serve my meal. We arrived with reservations at 6:45 a party of 8. Our server was pleasant, they're always very good attheir jobs. But it took far too long to just get our food. We ordered drinks and apps, which were slow as will, buy somewhatreasonable. By the time they got around to taking or order and getting it to the kitchen it was 8pm and they had to come back15 mins later add they'd run out of the ravioli dish that was so promoted by the server. 3 of our party selected other dishes. Again, I love this place, I just didn't plan on eating dinner at 8:45 with 6:45 reservations. I don't eat apps as I look forwardto my main plate, so next time I go I'll think twice and place my meal and intake accordingly. Read more
Apple Valleys finest restaurant. Great food, beautiful decor, great service. My wife loves going here. We will be back again... and again. I had the crusted salmon, was delicious! We sat in the room by the fire place, very inviting. Read more
After countless (and I mean countless) poor experiences, I have accepted the fact that Vivo has some excellent food made from... scratch that I simply can't enjoy due to poor service and a lack of accountability. I have consistently observed the following:customers treated differently, whether it is getting your "whole party" seated or being told a food item is out when it is not(I do not know what guides this); failure to greet tables until it is too late (and tables are getting up and leaving);customers ignored during happy hour because they are understaffed or the patio is opening up (a common excuse); salads andappetizers taking 1.5 hours to deliver and drinks taking 45 minutes; management making excuses for lack of service and expectingpatrons to accept the experience (failure to take accountability; please see responses to poor reviews on this site, which isReputation Management 101). It is a shame when the establishment has a gorgeous patio and delicious food but I simply cannotsupport a place where exceptional service is a rare luxury, not the expectation. Read more