steakhouse 85

our experience was not great. our experience was not a great one. made reservations for 8:15 and got there a bit early and had drinks at the bar. we were not seated until 9:15 after repeated trips to the hostess and the manager for the evening. if your the type of person that likes talking to a manager who puts his hands in his pockets while speaking to you, i found your spot. the food was ok and overpriced. the waiter was nice. we received our dinner at 10:20 that evening. my second encounter with the manager was the same as the first. unhelpful, hands in pocket, and pretty arrogant.
in a nutshell, the manager and staff are in no way old enough to work at arestaurantso expensive. when i say expensive i mean $16 drinks. the owner needs to clean house!

that manager is horrible

the password is pretentious. 11/12/12....i have frequented thisrestaurantsince matty opened it some
time ago, and i am disappointed to have to report that its quickly losing its once deserved allure. note that the steaks are still very good here, not excellent, not nyc quality, but prime. on a scale of 1-5 stars, the beef here is a solid 4. problem at this establishment is the service, (or complete lack of),
and the pretense. on a semi crowded sunday night, with plenty of empty tables, our reserved table was not available. got the "5 or 10 miinutes" line, i suppose that's their way of getiing you to spend additional $$$ beforehand in the bar, at this already pricey "$200.00 per couple meal" establishment. upon sitting down, our waiter anthony was unattentive as it took over 10 minutes to get cocktails from the bar, which was just steps away. i was tempted to just walk over and do things myself, but finally anthony showed up. pretense?
don't order the "colossal" shrimp cocktail, they are jumbo but you
are given 3 shrimp for $18.00!!!! down the shore, even at those pricey
tourist traps, ( shipwreck/riverhouse/709), a "colossal" shrimp cocktail=
6 shrimp for the same $18.00. when i am forced to pay such ridiculous prices,
sorry, but i feel like my intelligence is being insulted.
matty, this is church street in new brunswick, nj, not sparks, the strip,lugars @ nyc no need for the pretense. you guys are good enough, why try and appear to be something you are not?
back to the service- our sides of onion rings/fries and some bernaise
sauce for our beef was presented along side our appetizers when they were served. of course i sent it all back, and when i asked the manager if this is how they did business at this "$200.00" per couple establishment, he simply shrugged his shoulders and said, "it's a mistake", (at this $200.00 per couple
establishment). to his credit, the mgr did make the first round of 2 $11
vodka cocktails on the house, but that was not enough to quell my disappointment over the entire experience at this once surperb restaurant, which is now simply "very good". if you are really interested in a superior
steak dinner i suggest you stick with the establishments in nyc or lugars,
and while in nj, go to a good diner instead. on a scale or 1-5 stars,
overall thisrestaurantrates a "not so solid" 4. i won't be returning any time soon.

steakhouse 85. went with a table of 9. we ordered a little of everything. i had a french onion soup which was good , served piping hot and alot of cheese. i had a porterhouse ordered medium and it was an exact medium and was really good, wouldve liked it a little more tender but no big deal. i tried oysters that someone else ordered, they were great but totally overpriced. everyone seemed to like the food. during our dinner allysa milano came into therestaurantand from that moment on we were invisible, to the point we couldve just got up and left without paying. the entire staff and half of the patrons literally disappeared. we waited an ungodly amount of time just to pay our check. if your gonna charge that much dont leave people hanging like that. food=great service=not

mr.. dinner on april 16th was not what we expected. we did not enjoy it at all. the onion soup was tasteless and the melted cheese topping was actually burned black . i turned to tell the server, but she had already gone.

the side dish of mac and cheese was extremely greasy, and tasteless as well,. the sirloin was not cooked to specifications, in fact it was a little on the tough side.

addtionally, the service was not good. the wait staff was clearing the table, reaching in front of us, while we were eating our meal - very bad service.

i would not recommend thisrestaurantto my friends.

steakhouse 85, new bruns, nj. steakhouse 85, new brunswick, nj: we were expecting much more after seeing the s/l review of 3-1/2 stars. the ambiance and service were good but the steak - not so much. when you have "steak" in the name of therestaurantand they charge high prices the least to expect is a good steak. i brought it to the attention of the owner, matthew, that my steak was full of grizzle and he said "oh i've had three restaurants and never had any trouble" and proceeds to gave us his card and said he'll take care of us the next time we come in. well mathew, there will be no next time. in my estimation a good businessman would not have discounted what we said about the bad steak and would have given us ½ or full price off the bill. oh well, if we want good steaks we'll to stick to peter lugar or ruth chris.

wrong name. therestaurantreferred to is "steakhouse85" not widespread holdings,

great food. food and service was fantastic! therestaurantis beautiful, best steak house in the area.