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Old Homestead Steakhouse
56 Ninth Ave., New York, NY, 10011
nr. 15th St.
212-242-9040
| 6.6 | "Recommended" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |  |
A BIG mistake
kkr from 10025 | Posted on 2/17/09
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Thought we would try Old Honestead after all these years, and what a BIG disappointment. The service was subpar as well as the food. A real shocker was the guests...all tourist and getting ripped off for food that has been "pre prepared." I asked for spinach to be steamed not creamed and was told all the food has already been prepared early in the day.....SHOCK! I am used to STK, Craft, Strip steak houses where you get food prepared for you. All the food had heavy cream sauces or grilled in butter...UGG. what a waste of money. Plus, I got sick during the night from the tuna appetizer.
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A Comedy of Errors
Chisono_Indovina from 11201 | Posted on 2/16/09
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My latest visit to Old Homestead came very close to being a disaster. While walk-ins were being accommodated, we had to wait for a table even though we had reservations. We were seated 15 minutes late. Then we waited another 15 minutes for a waiter to show up at the table so we could order drinks. It took 45 minutes from the time we placed our order until our salads arrived!!! The prime rib showed up another 45 minutes later. When a maitre d' finally came by to ask if everything was okay, I told him about our experience and he offered free dessert which we declined so he offered to take the first round of drinks off the bill. It was never removed and we had to wait another 15 minutes for them to find him. We were never brought a basket of bread nor a wine list. The two stars are for the food which was delicious. The rest of the experience was a disaster. What a way to spend Valentine's Day.
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Stay Away from Old Homestead
brownsteindl from 11372 | Posted on 12/31/08
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Food is not that good, wait staff is friendly but messed up orders (including from other tables). Decor looks worn out. Restaurant is loud. Bill for dinner for two with one drink each and no desert was over $200. Outback Steakhouse is better than this place. Stay away!
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They should have warned us...
ewalsh88 from 11231 | Posted on 12/4/08
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I called and made a reservation for a birthday celebration dinner, and requested the customary candle, etc., for the birthday girl, who chose this particular restaurant for dinner. The hostess was lovely on the phone and understood this was a celebration and assured me all would be taken care of. We arrived, and were assailed by the smell of fumes. It seems they had had the floors redone, but felt it was okay to stay open for business. There was nowhere to sit to escape the smell, which caused one person a headache and another a queasy stomach. Needless to say, we did not dine in that atmosphere, and left. I don't know why they couldn't let us know this when I called, or why they felt it was okay to subject their valued customers to this.
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Still Love it and I don't eat red meat
mrsammy7 from 11570 | Posted on 9/4/07
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Hi, The Old Homestead is changing with the neighborhood. I enjoy their food and service. The outside cafe is a terrific place for people watching and the hamburgers are great (as my friends have told me). As for me the Tuna Burger is wonderful and rivals any that I've had.
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Good meat, Great appetizers
Natedogg72 from 92507 | Posted on 6/21/07
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You will not regret it. Personally, I feel that the steak is a little better at Peter Luger, but some in my party disagreed. The cooking scale runs a little rarer than at most places but is described acurately on the menu. I reccomend the Ribeye. The Kobe Burger is something everyone should try a bite of once in their lives. The appetizers are quite good especially the Oysters Rockefeller. The raw bar is also quite fresh, if you are into that sort of thing.
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Worth the Trip!
Kerryleitrim | Posted on 11/24/05
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If you find yourself in the city and you are looking for an amazing meal, make your way into the meat packing district and stop at Old Homestead Steakhouse where the service is spectacular and the meat melts in your mouth! Kerry C. - Palm Beach, FL
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AVERAGE
ANGIEE711 | Posted on 11/8/05
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ITS ONE OF THOSE PLACES THAT U HAVE TO GO AT LEAST ONCE. THE FOOD IS GOOD NOT GREAT, THE SERVICE IS THE SAME. THE CREAM SPINACH IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE, RIGHT X, LOL THE PRICES ARE SOMEWHAT HIGH, I WOULD ONLY GO BACK IF I WASNT PAYIN.
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The Classic NY steak house holds on 4 Ever
freebird | Posted on 8/15/05
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Forget Peter Luger, The Striphouse, Morton’s and any of the other of the houses of more recent fame. If you are a true carnivore looking for the best steaks in NY this is the place. I am a Bronx native and Westchesterite who spends two weeks every other month working in NYC for my job which moved its headquarters to Boston after 9/11. During the last four years I have been eating at every chop house in the Apple and if you find a better cut of meat with the level of old world service that the Homestead can provide I haven’t found it. The atmosphere is dark and the wood paneling darker but if you want to eat like Bogey and Bacall did give this place a try. I recommend the Porterhouse.
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Revolting
Londoner | Posted on 3/30/05
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Should have turned around and walked straight out of the door when we were greeted by a cold hostess but maintained our composure as we were told it was the best place for Kobe beef. Turned out to be a major disappointment as service was extremely slow despite a practically empty restaurant and numerous wait staff. Our waiter seemed to have disappeared to never never land shortly after our starter arrived. Took ages for the main course to appear only to discover that it was cold, medium rare was over-cooked and medium was extremely under-cooked. What a waste of good meat.
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