tony's restaurant & prohibition lounge

yum!!!. love all the different pastas, great salads &goodprices. food portions are more than generous with friendly service a+.

use to be great..... tony's use to be one of the best places to eat in the st. louis area, but that last few times we have been there booth the food and service were horrible for the fine dining atmosphere that they are trying to maintain. went there about a year ago, and the service fairlygoodbut the food was ok at best, and we decided we would not go back for a while. two weeks ago we decided to go back and give them a try. we walked in on a were told it would be about 5 minutes for them to get a table for our party of 4. it was a saturday evening 7pm, there were several tables open around the restraint that we could see. 20 minutes passed and no one came to seat, or even say anything to us. there were 3 other parties that came in behind us and no one had even talked to them. we just walked out and will not be going back. 10 years ago the food and service was top notch and i would have recommended the place to anyone, i hope they can turn it around... but at this point i don't see the restaurant being around much longer.

so sad. i used to love this local restaurant, despite the fact that their marinara was on the 'too sweet' side for me, the pepperloin wasgoodand we were proud to take guests there and felt happy to get to go ourselves but, it has changed. not the same as it used to be. i was there 3 separate times within a very short time period and the food was at best average. the potato was tiny, the steak was also small but tastey, the salad wasnt that fresh but i'll let that pass even though it was a caeser salad, adding to the final bill. we had to ask for bread and butter and the bread was not warm much less hot, if i remember correctly and i think i do, the floors were not that clean in the dining area outside of the bar part also but, the real 'kicker' so to speak was the fact that it was the third time in a short time span that i couldnt get a simple cup of hot tea. three times i tried to get one and was told they were out of tea bags! inexcusable when the meal wasnt that great on top of it, but twice as expensive. they should to be ashamed. folks its not worth it, they are running on the success of the past and its not at all like the previous hard working people strived to make it. save your money you can get a better meal, and service elsewhere else. :(

continues to be great. my family came back to tony's for dinner last week for the first time in about a year and, as always, the pepperloin was cooked to perfection and delicious; the pepperloin kabobs were equally good; and the chicken parmesan was also great. service wasgoodand we will be back again for sure.


-----17 nov, 2009-----

here's what to order. tony's has a nice bar,goodmenu,goodpizza, but there is only one meal i ever get when i go there: pepperloin filet, salad with house dressing and baked potato with butter and sour cream. this steak has consistently been the best steak i have ever had over the countless times i've been there in the last 30 years. i don't know where they get their beef, but you won't find a more melt-in-your-mouth filet than they serve here.

excellent food, and usuallygoodservice. the quality of all of their dishes is top-notch, but the thing to get there is the pepperloin. the meat practically melts in your mouth. delicious! but you do pay for it. it's great for a special occasion though.

the steak.... i know it's always a crap-shoot when ordering steak considering the cut, freshness, seasonings/ prep, and the chef - but it was truly the best steak i have ever had! my husband had the pepper-loin which was verygoodand i chose the sirloin, (just in case), and we both agreed that for $12 the sirloin was the absolute best! i wanted to go back the next night just to see if it was a fluke, and we are going to go again real soon. you should just try it, because i feel like i'm pitching a sale but the steak really speaks for itself. our waitress however, wasn't very attentive, but then everyone can have an off-day so we will forget it since the steak made up for that and then some.

pepperloin is one of the best steaks you will find anywhere! pizza isgoodtoo.