steakhouse 85

this place is definitely overrated. went there on 12/20/13 for the datenightspecial and it was more like fright night. most of the staff was friendly and attentive except for our waiter t. once t. found out we were having the datenightspecial he was short with us. at at $90 per couple is not cheap by any means. i ordered the grouper which was pretty tasty but my husband ordered the pork chop which was dry. the sides that we had were pretty bad as well. we had the broccoli au gratin which was made with frozen broccoli and the brussel sprouts special which they tried to cover up the bad taste with a whole bunch of bacon. other staff besides the waiter would come and pour more wine and water but the waiter never came and asked us how was the food. this was the 5th time i went there and the first time i had a horrible experience. i don't know if if was a different chef or what but this will be the last time.

perfect dinner. my wife and i celebrated our 10th anniversary lastnightat steakhouse 85 - everything was excellent - the service was perfect the food was cooked how we requested, we had two of the specials and they were both unique and tasty. i had the filet and it was excellent - altough their steak 85 sause was not much to talk about- it was not cheap - with drinks, appitizers and desert and coffee we dropped a little over $200 for the two of us - but it was worth it - i will definitely go back.

really. worst steakhouse ever been too. why does it take so long to cook a steak?


-----22 oct, 2009-----

not good at all. well unfortunately i had traveled to new jersey for business and stayed near this eatery. i had taken a walk and notice that the exterior was quite nice so i decided to stop in and enjoy a steak. the funny thing is when i asked about a steak place to eat earlier at the front desk of my hotel, they never mentioned this establishment and i thought to myself this may have been an oversight but now i know why. once i was seated i had waited approximately 10 minutes to get waited upon and the service was friendly and courteous. i had actually ordered my food quickly and had ordered a salad which in turn took 30 minutes to receive. i had made my waitress aware of my displeasure of waiting for a salad and her response was there was a large party that was taking up most of the kitchen's time. i thought, shouldn't management notice this but i found out later on that this is probably not something that this particular establishment's management staff would have the wherewithal to notice. i proceed to wait for an additional 45 minutes, on a tuesday night, for my steak and mashed potatoes at 8:00 o'clock in the evening. i finally chalked this up to a loss and decided to pay for what i drank and ate. i spoke to the hostess and she said she would get the manager. the gentleman who came to speak to me happened to be in a flannel shirt and spoke to me in a manner very unbecoming of a person in a business who serves the public. i told him i had been waiting for over and hour, an hour and 15 minutes to be precise, and that i would like to pay for the items i had consumed and leave. this individual had told me, in a flannel shirt and dirty jeans mind you, that this is a high end steak house and that it takes a while to cook a this particular steak and that this wasn't applebee's. the laws of physics must be different in his establishment but over an hour is a bit much in my mind. miraculously my food was ready just right then and i said fine i would take it to go and then he never came to apologize or say goodnightor kiss my rear-end goodbye. to the individual in the flannel shirt and dirty jeans who was supposedly the manager, i know why your place was so empty, because everyone who wanted to eat was at applebee's. finally i asked for my steak to medium not charred, maybe that's why it took an additional 45 minutes, hmmm

beautiful place. steakhouse 85 has been open for probably about 10 months now and i've been frequenting since the doors opened. every time i go there, the staff remembers me greets me with a big smile and usually a hug if they're not too busy. the servers are great, they're knowledgable about the menu as well as the wines and the beers (which aren't your every day tired out beers that i can get at the bowling alley) they have personalities and actually care about the restaurant. i would recommend making a reservation for the weekends because i gave it a shot on saturdaynightand i had to wait a little while. so unless you're ready to hang at the bar for 30 minutes, call ahead.
i'm going to have to be honest and say they have the best quality steak and seafood. sometimes the other entrees get lost in the sauce after the presentation of the steaks but there are plenty of other great items besides the beef. cocktails are awesome, portions are big and family style sides. also, if you're on a budget (which most of us are) go on fridaynightfor date night! they have a $99 prix fixe menu for a couple oh, and live music. 2 apps, 2 entrees, a side dish and 2 desserts including a bottle of wine. how they make money off this i don't know.. but it's awesome!

85 review. we dined at 85 fridaynightthe 19th of june and as usual, chef brian amazed us with his menu.from the shanghai shrimp to the stuffed vealchops every bite was awesome.the service is wonderful-they always treat us like family.by far the best pick in town every time!