The Capital Grille

For upscale steakhouse and seafood cooking in Minneapolis, The Capital Grille is a direct choice. The basics are clear: the cuisine is upscale steakhouse and seafood, the listed price is about $100 per person, the dress code is business casual. It is best understood as a steak-and-seafood option for diners who want classic dishes in Minneapolis.

The strongest order here is the steak-and-seafood lane. The signature dishes include dry-aged steaks, a porcini-rubbed bone-in ribeye, seared tenderloin with butter-poached lobster tails, lobster mac 'n' cheese, classic crème brûlée. That gives diners a practical path through the meal: focus on the beef and seafood, add the lobster mac 'n' cheese if sides are part of the plan, keep dessert classic with crème brûlée.

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The Capital Grille is most relevant when the table wants an upscale steakhouse meal rather than a more experimental dinner. Its appeal comes from steakhouse and seafood dishes, a business-casual dress code, a price point that fits a higher-spend meal.

At about $100 per person, the spend makes the most sense when the table is ordering around the steakhouse core. The Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 is a confirmed recognition for this Minneapolis location, it is the clearest outside trust signal in the public record.

Business casual is the listed dress code, so plan for a polished but not overly formal meal. The cuisine and signature dishes point toward a classic steakhouse experience built around beef, seafood, rich sides, a traditional dessert finish.

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The listed hours are Monday through Friday from 11 AM to 9 PM, Saturday and Sunday from 4 PM to 9 PM. That makes weekday planning broader than weekend planning, while weekends are limited to the evening hours shown in the listing.

The venue is in Minneapolis. For broader planning around the city, the full Minneapolis restaurants guide is the better starting point; visitors building a full itinerary can also use the Minneapolis hotels guide and Minneapolis bars guide.

Clean verdict: The Capital Grille works for an upscale steak-and-seafood meal in Minneapolis at about $100 per person. Go for dry-aged steaks, the porcini-rubbed bone-in ribeye, seared tenderloin with butter-poached lobster tails, lobster mac 'n' cheese, classic crème brûlée; choose something else if the group is not interested in steakhouse or seafood dining.