T-Bar Steak & Lounge

T-Bar Steak & Lounge is designed to satisfy the cravings for an upscale steakhouse and lounge without the stuffiness that accompanies many establishments in the city. At T-Bar great food and drink is our specialty and what we focus and pride ourselves on delivering to each customer.We have a great lounge atmosphere where people can mingle over bar food and relax with a stiff cocktail or glass from our extensive wine list.Our menu offers more than just delectable steak including a raw bar, small plates menu, veal pork, burgers, lobster, succulent fish entrees, salads and more. Whatever you…

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In Short – T-Bar situates itself as a less-macho, more-stylized player in the steakhouse game. Though some of the interior details could come from the West Elm school of interiors, other artistic touches, like the sweetly muted dandelion mural on the back wall, make for a handsome room. The crowd reflects the neighborhood: older couples, young professionals on third dates, and groups of businessmen unwinding with Scotch. As for the steak, although the namesake T-bone comes with a beautiful crust, the mealy texture and wan flavor of the beef may disappoint. A surer bet is the 2-inch-thick…

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Save Money:: The best desserts--strawberry or chocolate sundaes and a caramelized banana parfait--are obscenely huge and could easily satisfy a table of four.
What to Drink:: As with any good steakhouse, a martini is always a sure bet. The Sake-Tini ($13) lightens things up as a digestif. A warm, full "Est 75" glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, from Amber Knolls ($12), is an excellent accompaniment to the rich foods.
Where to Sit:: Mostly bare surfaces and glass, the main room can be loud; for a quieter, more subdued dining experience, request a table on the mezzanine level, where the carpeting and tablecloths make for a more sophisticated, adult retreat.
Lunch Spot:: A $25 prix fixe Lunch Box is a great bargain--start with a salad or soup, move on to salmon, pasta or a beef or turkey burger, plus a choice of side and dessert.
Know Before You Go:: Patrons can order off the lounge menu (burgers, appetizers, salads) until 12am.

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ambiance	100.0% positive	“The food was good, the decor nice, and we had the nicest waiter!” “This place has a beautiful decor in their lounge environment.” “had been in here before for a drink at the smallish front bar and liked the look of the place - a low light, plush, cool comfy-cozy but oddly elegant feel.” “Very pretty decor with candles everywhere and red walls.”
dessert	80.0% positive	“For dessert, we both ordered the Warm Chocolate Cake.” “The only low point is that I'm not rich enough to go more often and I've never really had a great dessert there.” “don't know what did me in since I was practically on an empty stomach coming into the restaurant, but I could not handle any more food and didn't have any bit of the dessert, so it just sat there in front of me melting away (she managed to find room for” “Staff was very attentive and made the experience here that much more enjoyable, and I would come back again just so I can try that dessert even if it means maybe finishing half an entree.” “perfect experience from the moment of reservation to the blissful dessert selection.”
drinks	90.0% positive	“Oh, the bottle of wine we had, a Pinot Noir, was pure perfection!” “good place to have a drink and watch a baseball playoff game at the bar (tonight!” “The vibe is loungy, the service is EXCELLENT and ATTENTIVE, the steak was perfect and the wine was delicious.” “had been in here before for a drink at the smallish front bar and liked the look of the place - a low light, plush, cool comfy-cozy but oddly elegant feel.” “took my wife there for our anniversary and was a little nervous that maybe we were under dressed and the somewhat loud music around the bar may not have been the best pick.” “you can have great drinks and actually have a conversation.” “With great interior design, and fabulous furnishing, T-bar is an automatic attention grabber.” “while we waited, we both enjoyed a glass of white wine (a pinot grigio for me and something that wasn't a pinot grigio for her (sorry, I don't know my wines).” “Great wine list too.” “Cool upscale bar atmoshere with great steaks”
food quality	92.58999824523926% positive	“The vibe is loungy, the service is EXCELLENT and ATTENTIVE, the steak was perfect and the wine was delicious.” “Cool upscale bar atmoshere with great steaks” “The food was excellent the sevrice was great.” “Great place to kick back and get a fantastic steak.” “In addition to it being constantly filled with a hip crowd, and having an amazing look to it, the food is the best yet.” “The raw oysters were delicious and the t-bone steak was amazing.” “The steaks were grossly overpriced for what you got.” “Amazing steaks!” “The food was amazing, from the bread basket, to the beet and goat cheese salad, to the vegetarian risotto.” “Brilliant food!” “don't know what did me in since I was practically on an empty stomach coming into the restaurant, but I could not handle any more food and didn't have any bit of the dessert, so it just sat there in front of me melting away (she managed to find room for” “He was looking for a good steak and I chose the place by the menu.” “When you find an awesome steak, you don' t want to pass it up in favor of trying some potentially bland hunk of meat.” “The food was good, but nothing special - the duck was good but its sauce was a little salty, the sole was fairly mediocre, and the chicken was a little better than a cheap meal at a diner.” “We treated ourselves to the fried oysters, nicely done with a perfect coating and served over a small bed of wasabi infused seaweed salad in the shell, followed by a very tasty and large fresh beet salad.” “Salads are awesome-great flair, presentation, use of fresh ingredients.” “The food was good, the decor nice, and we had the nicest waiter!” “highly recommend it and its the best food i have ever tasted.”
menu variety	66.66999816894531% positive	“Three us us ordered a-la-carte and the rest of us ordered from the dinner prix fix menu, which was not impressive at all.” “perfect experience from the moment of reservation to the blissful dessert selection.” “He was looking for a good steak and I chose the place by the menu.”
overall	100.0% positive	“My favorite fancy restaurant in the city.” “good place to have a drink and watch a baseball playoff game at the bar (tonight!” “He was looking for a good steak and I chose the place by the menu.”
return potential	33.3299994468689% positive	“Staff was very attentive and made the experience here that much more enjoyable, and I would come back again just so I can try that dessert even if it means maybe finishing half an entree.” “spoke with my friends who had been to T Bar and the vast majority were disappointed and would not return.” “all in all if someone were to invite me there again i might consider saying yes despite the horrible slow service, but otherwise I won't be back in a hurry.”
service	66.66999816894531% positive	“Ask for manager if you have a big party very accomodating.” “Finally I can go to see some art and have a good meet with happy people working there.” “The service was slow; no one seemed to be able to get it together.” “all in all if someone were to invite me there again i might consider saying yes despite the horrible slow service, but otherwise I won't be back in a hurry.” “The food was good, the decor nice, and we had the nicest waiter!” “Staff was very attentive and made the experience here that much more enjoyable, and I would come back again just so I can try that dessert even if it means maybe finishing half an entree.” “waited for the manager to apologize, although she seemed caught up in her own conversation with her friends or the nasty hostess.” “The vibe is loungy, the service is EXCELLENT and ATTENTIVE, the steak was perfect and the wine was delicious.” “Staff is incredibly attentive and accomodating, and the fare is even better.”
value	66.66999816894531% positive	“Service was nice, and not expensive.” “The steaks were grossly overpriced for what you got.” “The food was good, but nothing special - the duck was good but its sauce was a little salty, the sole was fairly mediocre, and the chicken was a little better than a cheap meal at a diner.” “The surprise of the night came when they brought my husband a huge brownie sundae with a candle in it.”
wait time	0.0% positive	“went here for dinner last night with my husband and it was the worst place I had been in a long time.” “The service was slow; no one seemed to be able to get it together.” “all in all if someone were to invite me there again i might consider saying yes despite the horrible slow service, but otherwise I won't be back in a hurry.”

01/27/12

Worst service ever- stay away

by krisbb at Citysearch

I made my reservations on opentable. I called the restaurant and was told they would put a candle in the dessert for my friend’s bday. The waitress asks us what we want literally 2 seconds after we sit down. We had to shoo her away at least 3 times. She kept rushing us like she couldn't wait for us to hurry up and order so we could leave. The waitress was an african american, skinny young woman about 5'3 or so. I don't know here name and honestly i'm not sure she told us her name. She got an attitude with me when I requested to switch appetizers. Food came out too fast, like it was rushed. The table next to us were not rushed, but they were regulars from the same waitresses’ welcome back comment. After ordering dessert the waitress came back to the table and asked "whose plate gets the candle?" I just looked at her like she was an evil dumb bleep. Obviously it was a surprise. She knew she messed up because she goes sorry I asked the hostess but she didn't know. My friend was like what? I said to the stupid waitress um it was for her. A good waitress would ask who is the person that made the reservation and by process of elimination figure it out. Then I got the wrong dessert. She said sorry I thought you said banana. I didn’t say that as I was talking about how the mousse had rum and sounded good. We were going to stiff her on the tip but I know the tip is shared with the bellboy, bus boy. I'm not going to stiff them because this waitress was incompetent and rude. My friend complained to the hostess before leaving and her response was "sorry it's restaurant week." WHAT THE HELL DOES RESTAURANT WEEK HAVE TO DO WITH BAD SERVICE? This is the time you should be the best so you can bring in repeat customers. Another woman overheard my friend complaining and she interjected and asked what happened. This was an African American woman, older, about 5'5 or so in a denim shirt. My friend informed her how we felt rushed and the service was bad. This woman apologized said she wished she had known earlier but would talk to the waitress. My friend said I didn't stiff her on the tip although I was going to only because I know other people get paid out of that. So bottom line I won't be going back if you feel the need to be rude when I am paying with my hard earned money and the food isn't even that great. Mediocre at best. Their loss because we could have brought them a lot of good business. If you like mediocre food and bad service then go to this place.

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11/07/11

TERRIBLE

by darrenindc at Citysearch

Steak burnt to a crisp!

Waiter was terrible. I think I actually bothered her for my order. Did not get the bottle of wine until my third request. I made the mistake to order extra steak sauce. Had to order it from the hostess.

The worst steak I had in my life. A dinner for 2 set me back $200. Would rather a Big Mac at this point as I can't get rid of the taste of burnt steak.

Will NEVER go back. NOT WORTH THE PRICE.

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08/27/09

Excellent Food, Service, & Atmosphere

by laraabe at Citysearch

Took my husband to T Bar for his 31st birthday. He was looking for a good steak and I chose the place by the menu. Being a vegetarian, it's hard to find a steakhouse to eat at, and T Bar gave me options to chose from as well as my husband plenty of steak options. The food was amazing, from the bread basket, to the beet and goat cheese salad, to the vegetarian risotto. My husband had the iceberg salad that was humongous, the 8 oz filet, and baked potato trimmed out with bacon bits, sour cream and chives. He ate each last drop.

The surprise of the night came when they brought my husband a huge brownie sundae with a candle in it. The surprise was I only told them it was a birthday when I made the reservations 2 days prior! The attention to detail was great.

Oh, the bottle of wine we had, a Pinot Noir, was pure perfection!

Pros: Great attention to detail
Cons: loud

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07/21/09

Good for groups

by Draga at Citysearch

I was there for drinks and Menager made us stay for dinner. Very happy we did. Food was more then we expected as we where ashored. Large portions and amaizing taste. Service was great. Big group like ours hard to please but the waitres had no problem with the change we made thru dinner. Desserts where out of this world. Interesting croud.

Pros: Nice energy

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05/09/09

AMAZING PLACE FOR EATING

by monologue1man1Eugene at Citysearch

With great interior design, and fabulous furnishing, T-bar is an automatic attention grabber. In addition to it being constantly filled with a hip crowd, and having an amazing look to it, the food is the best yet. High quality meats cooked to perfection are brought out to you still sizzling from the kitchen and are the taste makes your taste buds go crazy. Even from the first cut as your knife pulls through the tender meat as if its butter you can tell this steak house is different. I highly recommend it and its the best food i have ever tasted.

Pros: BEST MEAT AND FISH EVER!!
Cons: NONE!

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Extensive Menu
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We have a great lounge atmosphere where people can mingle over bar food and relax with a stiff cocktail or glass from our extensive wine list.

Our menu offers more than just delectable steak including a raw bar, small plates menu, veal pork, burgers, lobster, succulent fish entrees, salads and more. Whatever you choose for your meal our chefs will make it to perfection.

Whether taking a break from Upper East Side shopping, a high-powered business lunch or to relax after a long day of work we look forward to serving you.

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