Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse

We went last week because because of the promotion for appetite stimulus. The filet of beef was really the best I have had in recent memory. The fries though a tad expensive were flawless, as was the chocolate layer cake. Really top notch.

I love Smith & Wollensky. Unlike Ruth's Chris, the steaks are not sizzling in butter and you can actually taste the flavors of the steaks. When ordering the lobsters, waitstaff will crack off the shells for you and you have to do little work.
The wine list is amazing and we have always had great service.

Dined here on 3/14/08 as part of Restaurant Week, and was VERY disappointed. The service was awful--it took at least five minutes after we had been seated before we were even given a menu, and then another 10 minutes before someone returned to take our drink order. The 10 oz. filet mignon was an option on the Restaurant Week menu (although it came w/ no sides, so you still had to order those a la carte), which was a great deal, but not considering how it tasted. Both my boyfriend and I ordered our steaks medium. His came medium, and mine came blood raw. Trying to send it back was another hassle since our waiter never came over to check how our meal was (even though we were in a small room that only had 4 tables filled and 2 waiters for those 4 tables). The desserts were amateur and didn't make up for the lack of service or the problems with the filet. I will never return to this Smith & Wollensky!