spencer's for steaks and chops

way overrated. as part of a foursome that was seated near the front door in "cat's" section, we were coming with 2 of us having a wonderful previous diningexperiencehere.
in order to save face, several of the wait staff tried to help out. ordering was a bit foggy; got the wrong soup; the brussels were so tough i could not even chew them and the sauce on them was disgusting. the lamb was near room temp. the prime was tough; the steak was adequate; the tuna was flavorless. asparagus was non-remarkably ok.
we felt robbed and will not return.

not perfect. i eat at spencers in spokane several times a year while visiting my son at gonzaga and have thoroughly enjoyed my experience, especially at a restaurant that i don't have at home. i must say that my omahaexperiencewas not the same. medium rare + was not an option as i was shown on the menu and the ribeye was not of the quality you would expect. hopefully this was a one offexperienceand i will try again as my youngest will be attending creighton.

underwhelmed. theexperiencestarted downhill within a minute of entering spencer's. the hostess seemed clueless and unable to find our reservation even though we were to be seated at the chef's table - their prime location. no one offered to check our coats. our server was a tall, large guy with bad theatrical training. he recited his lines just like he'd memorized them with no consideration to the group of diners seated at his table. he spent the first two minutes telling us what a superior steakhouse they were, citing newspaper reviews, etc. it was irritating! we were already seated in their restaurant...we didn't need an advertisement to convince us to eat there...just tell us about the menu. this guy loves the place. that's fine...but we didn't care about that. we want to be served!
i ordered a wedge salad. it was giant in size, too big, and cut from a yellowed and slightly wilted head of iceberg. it was unimpressive. my steak, a new york strip, was cut nicely thick, seasoned appropriately, flavorful, but lacked aging and thus tenderness to the degree one would expect for a $40+ piece of grilled beef.
the one bright spot of the evening was a visit to our table by a talented sommelier who recommended a wonderful wine - schweiger vineyards, 2007 cabernet sauvignon, spring mountain district, napa valley. we enjoyed two bottles of this fine wine.
however, with the exception of the wine the evening was disappointing and underwhelming. i cannot recommend spencer's given the many other fine steakhouses (801 chophouse, sullivan's, mahoghany, etc) in omaha.