(212) 752-7470

106 E 57th St (Near Park Ave.)
New York, NY 10022 40.7613 -73.9704

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Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown

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Hours:

Mon. - Thurs.: 11:45am to 2:30pm and 5:30pm to 11pm, Fri.: 11:45am to 2:30pm and 5:30pm to 11:30pm, Sat.: 5:30pm to 11:30pm, Sun.: Closed

Price:

$$$$

Last updated 9.20.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, People Watching, Business Dining, Date Spot, Group Dining, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Steakhouse, New American

Notable Chef:

Laurent Tourondel

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About BLT Steak

Featured Review

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Contributor

With its long zinc bar, plush couches and patterned suede walls, the lounge is a swank spot for midtown's cocktail crowd. But dip around the corner, into a clamorous room of curvy booths and glossy tables, and all pretension disappears. Servers parade heaping bowls of shoestring fries and tall stacks of onion rings. People have fun with their food. Maybe because Laurent Tourondel fuses an American steakhouse menu with French bistro sensibility and charm. The gorgeous (and gratis) cheese popovers are best followed by ham-stocked clam chowder, or signature BLTs oozing with foie gras,…

Editor's Tips

What to Drink:
Don't skip the updated and oversized classics at the bar, such as sidecars and Manhattans. The wine list spans the globe, with excellent values in the Rhone Valley and northern Italy and a large list of rotating wines by the glass.
Where to Sit:
Walk-ins can make themselves at home at the long communal table that stretches out from the bar. There's a space upstairs for private parties.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The atmosphere was also great and the service was prompt and courteous.”
  2. “The ambience is great and better than most steakhouses.”
  3. “Food, Service, crowd, wait-time, CheeseBoard and ambiance were all excellent.”
  4. “everything was great from the service to the decor and of course the food.”
  5. “The ambience is warm, the food just delicious, and the service was excellent.”
  6. “The food amazing and the atmosphere fun and relaxing.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “And the desserts were also very good.”
  2. “They were small but packed with rich, chocolate flavor.”
  3. “had an amazing dessert here.”
drinks
91.66999816894531% positive
  1. “thought the portions were enough and their wine menu is extensive.”
  2. “The service, food, and wine list as well as the knowledge possessed by the staff has been amazing each and every time I've dined at BLT Steak or just popped in for drinks.”
  3. “The food and wine were great, and surprisingly the onion rings were memorable.”
  4. “Loved the steak, wine list, and service was great- expensive, but it's worth it for a special night out- I will be back.”
  5. “The service was so bad, the table was the worst, the food was ok nothing great and to top off the night they spilled coffee down my 22 year old daughters back.”
  6. “Highly recommend this place for drinks, dinner, and special occasions.”
food quality
94.58000183105469% positive
  1. “Loved the steak, wine list, and service was great- expensive, but it's worth it for a special night out- I will be back.”
  2. “I'm not a bread person but they have these enourmous popovers for the table that my party enjoyed.”
  3. “We would not recommend it if you like your steak medium-rare, the filet side of the steak was cooked perfectly, but the strip side was over cooked.”
  4. “But plenty of men only tables to be found amongst the pretty people out for a great meal at a hot spot.”
  5. “Good food and a discerning crowd cost money.”
  6. “sides: we had the asparagus, potatoes gratin and gnochi, which were all great too.”
  7. “would rate these steaks up there with any other great steak that i've had.”
  8. “The food was great, although the prices are abit high for such a casual place.”
  9. “great place to go for a steak or bbq meal!”
  10. “The kobe beef steak sandwich at lunch is incredible.”
  11. “It was a good steak, dont get me wrong.”
  12. “Overall, it was a decent meal but overpriced.”
  13. “thought it was an overall very nice meal.”
  14. “The crust on the steak was both crispy and delicious and the steak was very tender especially for a normal porterhouse.”
  15. “The meal started with popovers that were great!”
  16. “everything was great from the service to the decor and of course the food.”
  17. “steak place can have great seafood too.”
  18. “They have numerous sauces to go along side but we chose their signature steak sauce and a peppercorn sauce which were both good.”
  19. “The hash browns had a nice crispy outside and soft riced-potato inside and is served in almost a potato pancake form.”
  20. “Mashed potatoes, braised carrots and creamed spinach were rich, flavorful and delicious.”
  21. “The filet was absolutely perfect and the popovers were delicious.”
  22. “We were very impressed with every element of the meal and it is easy to say I have a new favorite steakhouse.”
  23. “The ambience is warm, the food just delicious, and the service was excellent.”
  24. “am a huge fan of kobe beef, so naturally this is what I ordered.”
  25. “Go here for a casual dinner but great steak.”
  26. “They also served other dishes other than steak which was nice for others.”
  27. “The food and wine were great, and surprisingly the onion rings were memorable.”
  28. “Our food was good but I felt it was uninspired and a bit lazy.”
  29. “all in all, this was a great meal and i would highly reccomend this place.”
  30. “we decided to share a very well tossed caeser-not a huge fan of over creamed dressin, followed by the perfectly cold dry crisp shrimp the size of an elbow.”
  31. “The food amazing and the atmosphere fun and relaxing.”
  32. “The service, food, and wine list as well as the knowledge possessed by the staff has been amazing each and every time I've dined at BLT Steak or just popped in for drinks.”
  33. “and the complimentary bread and spread are delicious!”
  34. “My wife took me here on a Saturday in December for my birthday as I am a huge steak fan and it was perfect.”
  35. “The food is wonderful, and the menu is so varied and interesting.”
  36. “We each orded one side dish which were all excellent - I would recommend the carrots or the parmesan potatoes.”
  37. “spending big money, the food was just not good I can think of a dozen or so other steak houses that I would rather spend my money.”
  38. “This meal will not come cheap, but nothing good ever really does.”
  39. “Went back to BLT again recently and I am always reminded how much I enjoy the experience of perfectly prepared steaks and great service.”
  40. “The service was so bad, the table was the worst, the food was ok nothing great and to top off the night they spilled coffee down my 22 year old daughters back.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “thought the portions were enough and their wine menu is extensive.”
  2. “The food is wonderful, and the menu is so varied and interesting.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “great place to go for a steak or bbq meal!”
  2. “all in all, this was a great meal and i would highly reccomend this place.”
  3. “Overall it was a great experience for an out of towner and will be a place that i'll want to go back to again.”
  4. “The food was great, although the prices are abit high for such a casual place.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “Overall it was a great experience for an out of towner and will be a place that i'll want to go back to again.”
  2. “Loved the steak, wine list, and service was great- expensive, but it's worth it for a special night out- I will be back.”
service
94.11999702453613% positive
  1. “Loved the steak, wine list, and service was great- expensive, but it's worth it for a special night out- I will be back.”
  2. “The service, food, and wine list as well as the knowledge possessed by the staff has been amazing each and every time I've dined at BLT Steak or just popped in for drinks.”
  3. “But plenty of men only tables to be found amongst the pretty people out for a great meal at a hot spot.”
  4. “must admit our server was nice”
  5. “The ambience is warm, the food just delicious, and the service was excellent.”
  6. “everything was great from the service to the decor and of course the food.”
  7. “Went back to BLT again recently and I am always reminded how much I enjoy the experience of perfectly prepared steaks and great service.”
  8. “Our waiter was very attentive and answered our questions with no problems.”
  9. “bartenders attentive and efficient.”
  10. “The staff was polite and the service was excellent.”
  11. “The atmosphere was also great and the service was prompt and courteous.”
  12. “The service was so bad, the table was the worst, the food was ok nothing great and to top off the night they spilled coffee down my 22 year old daughters back.”
  13. “The waitress was a little slow at times, but considering how busy it was I wasn't completely shocked.”
  14. “The service was excellent, attentive, but not standing over you.”
  15. “The service was great.”
  16. “Our server was excellent and quick, since we told her how hungry we were.”
  17. “The porterhouse for 2 was cooked to the perfect temperature and the bevy of servers we had were right on point.”
value
87.18000411987305% positive
  1. “The $40 dollar bottle of merlot was excellent.”
  2. “Before even ordering we were also served these huge parmesean popovers bigger than one's fist.”
  3. “Good food and a discerning crowd cost money.”
  4. “My wife took me here on a Saturday in December for my birthday as I am a huge steak fan and it was perfect.”
  5. “This meal will not come cheap, but nothing good ever really does.”
  6. “we decided to share a very well tossed caeser-not a huge fan of over creamed dressin, followed by the perfectly cold dry crisp shrimp the size of an elbow.”
  7. “spending big money, the food was just not good I can think of a dozen or so other steak houses that I would rather spend my money.”
  8. “Overall, it was a decent meal but overpriced.”
  9. “Loved the steak, wine list, and service was great- expensive, but it's worth it for a special night out- I will be back.”
  10. “thought the portions were enough and their wine menu is extensive.”
  11. “am a huge fan of kobe beef, so naturally this is what I ordered.”
  12. “The food was great, although the prices are abit high for such a casual place.”
  13. “The portions are huge.”
wait time
75.0% positive
  1. “Our server was excellent and quick, since we told her how hungry we were.”
  2. “The waitress was a little slow at times, but considering how busy it was I wasn't completely shocked.”
2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/18/11

No bang for the buck

by GNooman at Citysearch

Shots fired, and missed! With the mixed reviews, we decided to try this place out and hope for the best. What we got was a rude server and food that was not worth anywhere near what it cost us! They did have a nice wine list so the night wasn't a complete loss.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

10/01/10

Below Average NYC Steakhouse

by simlara at Citysearch

Let me preface this by saying that my friends and I get together every couple of months to try a different NYC steakhouse. We have been doing this for about three years and I can honestly say that BLT Steak would rank near the bottom.

First off our reservation was for 8:30 PM. We were not seated until 9:10 PM. Okay, I understand that we were a group of 10 and sometimes with a larger group these things happen. It would have been nice if they apologized and offered a complimentary drink but whatever, we were having drinks at the bar so all was well.

We ordered our appetizers as soon as we were seated. I must admit that the bread they brought to our table was absolutely delicious and we thought this was a sign of things to come. When the appetizers arrived we all felt the bacon was very good and the shrimp cocktail was pretty standard. The Caesar salad was what you would expect from a decent diner. We were all finished with the appetizers at approximately 9:40 and we subsequently had to wait until 10:30 to be served our main course. We asked several waiters and hosts to check on our food and we were given the stock answer "it will be a few minutes". I mean waiting that long between courses was unacceptable. On top of that the waiter is giving us some lame excuse about how he can't put in the steak order until the appetizers have been cleared off the table and it takes about a half hour to cook a steak.....blah, blah, blah There is nothing worse then being lied to with a bogus excuse. Just tell us I am sorry for the delay gentleman but it will be worth the wait or something like. We were very easy going and polite the whole time. Just be honest.

Anyway, when the steaks and sides arrive it was definitely not worth the wait. I shared a porterhouse for to with a friend and you couldn't even tell the difference in texture between the strip and filet side. Despite ordering our Porterhouse medium rare meat was extremely chewy. You pay $84 for you you believe is the best cuts of beef. There is no way that this represented the top 3% or 4% of beef in the country. I bought a porterhouse from the butcher last month and BBQ's it myself and believe me it blew this particular cut (and it didn't take a half an hour...lol)

Between the ten of us we had ordered several different dishes. The braised short ribs I was told was delicious. The Ribeye was way too fatty. The filet was good. The strip steak was disappointing. A friend ordered the American Wagyu Skirt and the portion was so small that were were joking that he had ordered it from the kids menu.

The sides for the most part were also very disappointing. First the good: French fries and mushrooms. The bad: Jalapeno mash (there was no flavor of Jalapeno whatsoever), if it wasn't green in color you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. The worst part are the portions. I took 2 tablespoons of the mash and it seemed there wasn't even another full tablespoon left. We ordered 6 sides and they didn't even last 5 minutes into dinner.

Lastly, although the staff was very polite nobody came to ask us how dinner was, or whether the steaks were cooked to our liking. It's nice to be asked and in my experience most places do.

As we were all pretty disappointed we asked for the check without ordering any coffee or desserts so I can't comment about that.

The meal wasn't terrible, but with so many better options in the city why even bother with a below average steakhouse. Off the top of my head in no particular order you would be better off at Wolfgang's, Uncle Jacks, Benjamin's, Ben and Jack's, Del Frisco's, Rothman's, Maloney and Porcelli, Angelo Maxie's, Sparks, Keens....I can go on and on.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/09/10

New York's BEST steakhouse

by jakehunter at Citysearch

BLT Steak is one of the best steakhouses i have ever been to. The best thing on the menu is their mashed potatoes. Their Rib Eye is also fantastic. Don't get the Filet Mignon, it is never cooked well and never tastes very good.

If you are a steak lover, BLT Steak is where you should head to.

  • Pros: Amazing mashed potatoes; great rib eye steak
  • Cons: Filet Mignon
1 Star Rating: Poor

04/09/10

If the attitude didn't overpower the food...

by JayPP at Citysearch

This place is a nightmare. From the manager on down, the attitude is such a turnoff that it makes it difficult to taste the food. Don't dare try to enter before 5pm for a Friday after-work cocktail...even if you have spent thousands of dollars there, they will look at you like you have aliens crawling from your ears. If you go, just be sure to avoid the spikey-haired skinny manager at all costs. He looks like he should be a counselor at a day camp, and he would probably be much better suited in that role.

Oh yes, and the steak isn't anything to write home about. Anyone notice the LA Times article that Laurent Tourondel has cut off his affiliation with the place? Even he couldn't stand it. I guess they should start thinking of changing their name to BS Steak.

  • Pros: Miniature brownies at the end of the meal
  • Cons: If you ask for more they will scold you
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/16/10

Everything was absoltely perfect.

by Danielle F at Citysearch

I went to BLT Steak with my boyfriend on Valentine's Day. We had a reservation but arrived around 40 minutes early. We were seated right away despite the time difference. Almost immediately after receiving our menus, we were presented with a complimentary "on-the-house" appetizer of crostini with a homemade port wine spread. It was delicious. Before even ordering we were also served these huge parmesean popovers bigger than one's fist. As well as the port wine spread it was equally delicious. We finally placed our order and started off with the baby spinach, maytag and bacon vinigarette salad. It was flavorful with a very light not overpowering dressing and a great way to start things off. We then received our gorgeous looking steak, cooked medium (their medium is like a normal medium-rare, which i am a fan of). If it served with a sprig of rosemary and a few cuts of garlic herb butter. The crust on the steak was both crispy and delicious and the steak was very tender especially for a normal porterhouse. They have numerous sauces to go along side but we chose their signature steak sauce and a peppercorn sauce which were both good. Our sides were hash browns and creamy spinach. It was hands downthe best creamy spinach I have ever had being that they use the full leaf spinach, it was not overly creamed or liquidy. The hash browns had a nice crispy outside and soft riced-potato inside and is served in almost a potato pancake form. We were so full after dinner we had no room for dessert but with how courteous this place is, they still gave us two small chocolate tarts about the size of a silver dollar. They were small but packed with rich, chocolate flavor. We were very impressed with every element of the meal and it is easy to say I have a new favorite steakhouse. It was a meal that I bragged about to family and friends and there is no doubt in my mind I will be paying BLT Steak another visit as well as visiting their other chains throughout NYC.

  • Pros: Steak cooked perfectly, Great service, Love the atmosphere
  • Cons: Wont be going back for 2 months!

The Details on BLT Steak

Place Categories:

  • excellent service
  • great food
  • good steak
  • great place
  • great nyc experience
  • great meal
  • delicious mashed potatoes
  • recommend braised carrots
  • huge steak fan
  • nice server
  • famous popovers
  • too much braised short ribs
  • fun atmosphere
  • delicious creamed spinach
  • best steakhouse
  • better ambience
  • fantastic appetizers
  • perfectly cold dry crisp shrimp
  • not completely shocked waitress
  • fantastic dinner
  • delicious crust
  • fun food amazing
  • all excellent discerning crowd
  • very good petite filet
  • great everything