ringside steakhouse

excellent steak house. took the family there for a special occasion, my steak-loving son's birthday. we found the atmosphere to be just right and theservicelevel was close to impeccable.. great suggestions and pacing was excellent. we always had something on the table but never felt rushed.

i had the bone-in ny steak which was one of the better steaks i've ever had. great flavor and cooked exactly to my specifications. the onion rings were good but not the be all & end all some folks claim. plus there were too many of them.

all in all, i would recommend ringside for special occasions when you're willing to drop some serious scratch. be prepared to spend at least $50/person plus alcohol.

a classic. good hearty steaks. iffy service. very expensive for an old time steak house. all in all for a better steak and finerservicego to el gaucho. but there is something charming about the retro ringside.

i eat steak about once a month. but when i do i want an excellent steak. not interested in a chain steak house, sorry applebee's or just a good steak but i want excellent or outstanding. so sometimes you have to buy your memories and take out a small loan. ringside fits the bill. this is a a la carte menu. dinner for two a-z including appetizer, dungeness crab cocktail was awesome, we split salad, 2 sides, 4 cocktails, split desert and tip. $350.00. yeah it's pricey.
we each had their bone-in prime filet 14 oz is off the charts! our steak is $77.00ea. if you never have had a bone-in prime steak, well you should. or at least split one with somebody. those of you that know prime will definitely know what i mean. it's buttery, tender and so flavorful is an understatement. theserviceat ringside is excellent. only negative is the restaurant is a little dark. but i would go once a month if i didn't have bills to pay. i put this on par with metropolitan grill in seattle. and that's good company. i also think ringside was better overall than morton's or ruth chris by a 1/2 star.

the only other negative is getting there from the north. sat at 4:30pm. so exiting 405 to turn right onto burnside forgetaboutit. traffic is terrible horrible and horrendous. then after 20 min to turn right, only one lane on burnside was open due to road work! great restaurant wonderful food! took 20 min to go a mile!

terrible experience! a party of (11) had dinner on 11/28/16, (3) got severe food poisoning. all ordered surf & turf. contacted employee the next morning and made her aware of the situation. i explained that i wanted to bring it to the restaurants attention so no one else would have to suffer. she assured me that a manager would contact me. no one contacted me. both my wife and i have worked at nike for 26 years and we have booked several work and family functions at the ringside over the years. that will stop as of today and we will make sure all friends, family and co-workers are aware of our experience. obviously things have changed and quality andserviceare not important.

this was my last dinner in pdx. this place is great, we started off with onion rings and they are a must try. they had a new appetizer on the menu pork belly and tried it. it was great, it came with compressed watermelon and pear. next was the caesar salad and that was good. time for the main course, i get the same thing every time, filet mignon. the filet was awesome, nice and tender and great flavor. got the baked potato with it, i think i ate all the bacon before the potato got to the table. my friend got the ny strip and swapped bites, filet won hands down. for desert i go the chocolate mouse, it had carmel corn and popcorn ice cream. the ambiance was nice andservicewas impeccable.

friday 4/3/2015 dinner. this was our first time at the ringside and won't be our last!
robert and the waitstaff were outstanding and very knowledgeable on the wine selection. food preparation from salads to entrees were perfect. also had to try the keylime pie and toffee for dessert. can't go wrong with anything on the menu here.
the only regret was not trying the onion rings.

valetserviceis well attended and fast!

prime meal andservicewith nostalgia. this was what nice restaurants used to be like before all the nouvelle cuisine nonsense. back when a steak house was the prime cuisine.
having gone here for at least 35 years we still come back for classic favorites. we always start with a small order of fried onion rings, ample for two and probably the best served anywhere. something that you would never bother cooking at home, even if you could duplicate the results.
our main meal is usually the outstanding prime rib, it just doesn't get better than that.
tuxedoed professional servers put other restaurants to shame. you just wish some customers would have the manners to dress appropriately. to our neighbors in the next booth: don't show up in bermuda shorts.
from salad to dessert everything here is excellent.


-----05 apr, 2012-----

welcome back. it has been several years since our last visit to the original burnside ringside. de ja vu and welcome back. they remodeled but we couldn't tell. the menu remains as it has been all the 35 years we have been going to this and the second location.
decadent fried onion rings are the best anywhere and you must order these, but a small portion is plenty for two. prime rib, small cut, is outstanding and ample. salads are classic and not politically correct fragile little foreign lettuces. iceberg or caesar salads like you parents used to order are standard.
waiters in tuxedos who are well trained, efficient and don't intrude add elegance to dining.

very good steak. more reasonable than some of the other steakhouses in town and just as good if not better.servicewas excellent. my steak was slightly undercooked which they asked to take back but i decided it wasn't worth it. good wine list too.

disappointed. i have been long time patron of this establishment but i regrettably agree with the other posts. the food andservicewas o.k.. but for the price i have high expectations and this restaurant no longer meets what i think you should receive for $50-$100 per plate with drinks and gratuity.

fantastic. my wife and i went to the ringside for dinner and had a great experience, i had surf and turf the wife had the aged ribeye with a side of mashed potatoes covered with a lobster sauce, we split a cesar salad. my filet was fantastic! i have to say that i can't remember a better filet ever, and my wife said the lobster/mashed potatoes was the best thing she ever put into her mouth. not too sure how to feel about that :-). dessert was average, i had the chocolate silk pie and she had the lemon cheesecake.
i recommend this to anyone looking for a great steak, goodserviceand a good atmosphere.

my wife and i came here for an early valentine's day date. the steak was cooked perfectly and came out still sizzling. the filet melted in my wife's mouth and the new york was bursting with flavor. the garlic mashed potatoes were to die for. the drinks, atmosphere andservicewere all great as well. i would definitely come back.

classic steakhouse. dark wood, large drinks, onion rings, baked potato. love the remodeled place, but i liked the old place.serviceis excellent. the kobe filet was delicious. graciously took back a turned wine and agreed that it was turned. complimentary dessert for wifes birthday. an institution.

don't waste your money - or your time. really terrible. i'm used to dining out at nice restaurants - and frequently go to morton's or ruth's chris. a friend told me "you have to go to ringside...it's a portland tradition." the steaks were a joke - tough and lacking flavor. sent them both back - and the new steaks were hot - but not much better. wine list is ridiculously priced -servicewas barely ok. i would never go back to ringsid.

dark, tasteful, filling. just prior to thanksgiving four of us dined at ringside
on portland's west burnside.

inside there is a dark richness which goes along with
steak, dark wine, etc.

my entree was salmon.

all was of high qualityu and theservicematched the food!

recommended!

excelllllllllllllent. had the best steak of my life here (a bone-in new york) and possibly the best meal of my life.servicehas always been good for me and the ambiance is what you'd want in an old school steak house. location is good but parking leaves a bit to be desired, especially if it is during the busiest time.