black & blue steak and crab

went there for lunch
medicare at best - food is mundane
presentation is poor
service was terrible. server came to table 11 times in a 55 minute lunch.
this close to throwing the food at him.
talk about harassment
it did not matter if he was eager or new or "trying"
black nblueis supposedly an upscale restaurant so in not investing in the owners training.

very very bad experience to say the least.

that was a $65.00 theft on behalf on the ownership.

the only right thing is to return - eat a good portion of the meal and send it back to the kitchen.
it's not about taking as it seems this place did a great job of doing

our 45 anniversay. we have celebrated our anniversary at black andbluesince they opened.we have had wonderful experiences and a couple not so good .each year we try to go somewhere else but always decide this place .have we waited beyond our reservation time "yes"have the ladies at the front end appeared somewhat ditsy "yes"has the service been excellent yes. has the food been excellent yes?..do we feel our overall experience is great yes.just celebrated our 45th anniversary there .left very happy stuffed with the best steak .was it pricey yes but i've gone to other places where i can't say anything good about them and payed a lot of money will we go back next year yes look forward to a happy experience .thanks banab for making our anniversary a successful evening

very disappointed. my husband and i dinned at black &bluethree times with the same result with each visit. the ditzy hostesses at the door are unorganized, forgetting who's on their list and letting others cut the list (i've been a hostess so i know the tricks). when you finally sit down after an extra long wait, the pretentious waiters act like you are just another number, like you're bothering them...they just want to be done with you. the food really is nothing special at all. we thought we just caught them on a bad day, but the bad service and attitude was consistent with all three visits so we just won't be back. don't waste your money or precious time...life is short.

vegetarians not welcome. i was invited to a party at b&b knowing this is a meat and fish place, most restaurants offer options for non meat / fish eaters. black andbluehad one vegetarian entree to offer. only other option was to order their "signature" side dishes. these are ruth's cris knock offs and not that good.
the mac and cheese was interesting with rice instead of mac. green beans , at 10 shorties on a plate for $6 is a rip off and i should have sent those back. one of our diners ordered a side of mushrooms which was more than adequate for the $6.00 charge. inconsistent and small portions besides less than friendly vegetarian attitude.

best steak in rochester. i've been coming to black &blueevery six months for four years now with my family for "steak night." i've had a lot of steak at a lot of restaurants and i believe that this is the best in rochester. every server there is extremely knowledgeable about various cuts of meat and will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have or just describe what your options are. having tried all of the steak on the menu and almost every side, i strongly recommend the wet-aged new york strip special if they're offering it when you're there, or the sirloin if they're not, but nothing you order will be bad. it is expensive, but the atmosphere is nice and makes a good dinner for a special night out.

not the "best" as portreyed.. i've eaten at black &bluea many times over the past years and i've never been "blown away" as you'd expect based on the "buzz" surrounding this place. i personally find my home-made steaks to be superior, and i'm no bobby flay! based on my experiences, i feel the atmosphere and pricing are all that is "upscale" about b&b. although the owners would like to emulate finer nyc restaurants, in my experience the food doesn't really warrant the "upscale" pricing that goes along with the atmosphere.

not the best beef.. you sit down at black & blue, ready to pay top price for the highest quality steak cooked just how you like it. but what black &bluedoesn't tell you is that they're serving you usda choice beef (according to their executive chef). this falls in the middle of the grading system (prime, choice, select) and is the same grade used at chains such as outback and longhorn.

top steakhouses like peter luger in new york and even some chains like morton's and ruth's chris use only usda prime cuts of beef.

actually, among three top rochester area steakhouses - black & blue, prime steakhouse and max chophouse - only prime offers usda prime steaks every day - a 10 ounce filet and a 16 ounce strip. max chophouse offers usda prime occasionally, but it varies from week to week, so you won't know unless you call ahead that day.

hopefully black &bluewill someday step up to the big leagues and offer rochesterians the best beef available.

yes, black &blueis expensive. it is worth the money though. the atmosphere is modern and the service is excellent. food has been perfect every time i've gone. corn bread croutons on the salad are delish and the pretzel rolls are also good. their desserts are incredible. i highly recommend checking this restaurant out if you haven't yet.

black indeed. my husband and i thought hard about where we wanted to go to celebrate our 20th anniversary and we settled on going to black &bluefor the first time. when we got there, we were impressed with the decor. the atmosphere was loud and curiously lacking of music but lively.

we loved the menu -- so many good things to appeal to both of us. after we ordered, our server bought us small glasses of sparkling wine to celebrate our anniversary -- a nice touch.

the salads (his caesar, mine a green salad)were larger than we'd expect in a fine dining place, but generally nice. i liked the cornbread croutons on mine.

the red meat, which they are known for, is what disappointed us. our server had said that with their 1700-degree oven and signature rub, the exterior would be caramelized, but we could order it without it. we reasoned that a "signature" rub at a steak place would be good. it wasn't. to our taste, the meat wasn't caramelized -- it was burnt. the inside of our meats were cooked properly but the burnt taste overwhelmed the flavor of the meat and the rub (which supposedly had rosemary on it).the meats come with a sauce, served on the side. i chose bearnaise - i can't say i got a good taste of it because that, too, was overwhelmed by the char on the meat. i had grilled broccolini with mine -- again, the charred grilled flavor just added to the overall burnt experience. i also ordered garlic mashed potatoes (my husband asked forbluecheese mashed potatoes which came with another dish, and they accommodated his request). both of us found the flavors to be very mild -- it was hard for me discern garlic and hard for him to discernbluecheese. and the texture was dry rather than creamy.

i had 1/2 pound of crab with mine -- which was half of a crab leg. the crab leg did not arrive with the rest of my meal, which was a disappointment. when it did arrive, it was pre-cracked, but all by itself on a plate -- no butter, fork for getting the meat out, or cracker. a few minutes later, a server arrived with the cracker. i managed to get the meat out (using my napkin to protect my hand from the heat of the shell). it was succulent and delicious. it's the one thing that could get me to return.

we did not order dessert (we walked to the coldstone creamery a few doors down). they gave us a couple of chocolate truffles at the end, which were good.

for well over $100 for the meal, i expected better. i probably won't return.

out of place. the best thing in this joint was the greeter, a young lady who appeared to be creole and had an exotic beauty that took command of the room. she definitely got the young single guys in our group to forget about how much they spent. however that is where it stopped. whomever chose the location for the black andbluesteakhouse needs to be beaten black and blue. classy steak restaurants (or those aspiring to be) shouldn't be located in a retail strip center. our group was dressed casually following a long flight day. the ambiance of this place is more suited to sharp casual.

the food was ok, but not spectacular and way overpriced for what you got.

never been impressed. i've been to black &blueseveral times and never craved to return on my own. the spot is usually picked by someone who is unfamiliar with their poor wait staff, gross food, and gigantic bill. i will never forget the whole lobster i ordered when a full cup of water poored out of the tail and onto the plate, the table, my lap. i had a dish full of sides swimming in water. disgusting. did the waitress fix it, no! no my fav. place...

food was fabulous! marylandbluecrab was sweet ad succulent, and the salmon was extremely fresh. beautiful presentation as well. we were disappointed that the cappuccino machine was broken, but the waiter brought us some chocolate truffles instead. i agree with others that the place is too noisy and the staff seemed confused at times. it all came down to the food for us, though, and we will certainly return.