Gallagher's NY Steak House

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228 W. 52nd Street (Between Broadway and Eighth Ave)
New York, NY 10019 40.76285 -73.98354

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Neighborhoods: Theater District - Times Square, Midtown

GALLAGHERSNYSTEAKHOUSE.COM

Years in business

Established in 1927

Hours:

M-Su 12pm-midnight

Last updated 3.01.12

Category:

Restaurants, Food & Dining, Catering

Payment Methods:

Carte Blanche, American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Restaurant Special Features:

Special Occasion Dining, Theater District Dining, Private Rooms, Business Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Private Parties

Cuisine:

Steakhouse, Traditional American, Swedish, Seafood

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Gallagher's NY Steak House

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Gallagher's opened its doors in 1927, a speakeasy with a secret password and a clientele list that read like a Who's Who of Broadway. 75 years later, Gallagher's has set the standard for the real New York City steakhouse. USDA prime beef, dry aged in their own meat locker and grilled to perfection over hickory logs. For a real NYC steak house experience - there's nothing quite like Gallagher's.

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The Scene – Three wood-lined dining rooms sprawl for what seems like half a block, festooned with black-and-white photos of former sports legends, chandeliers made with thick logs and a wonderful old mahogany bar populated by an assortment of well-dressed patrons, tourists and young steak-loving guys. Diners are served by tuxedoed captains and waiters. – – The Food – The star of this classic American steakhouse menu is the 28-day aged beef, which is exceptionally tender and full-flavored--you can see the aging-wood locker as you walk in. Go for the generous sirloin or…

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What to Drink:
Though the bottle list is rather skimpy, there are many wines by the glass to choose from.
Where to Sit:
For the most local color, ask for a table in the bar area. On slow nights, the enormous back room seems like an empty catering hall.
ambiance
95.45000076293945% positive
  1. “Friendly atmosphere.”
  2. “They also have good service and a nice atmosphere.”
  3. “Wonderful atmosphere”
  4. “Just what I like: Big juicy steaks, very tasty sides, served in a comfortable, relaxed dining room by a very knowledgable waitstaff.”
  5. “Great atmosphere.”
  6. “The ambiance of the room is warm and inviting with walls covered in photos, dark wood and a full bar.”
  7. “The atmosphere and service was great.”
  8. “There are plenty of places in New York to get good steak and a fun environment - I woudl not classify this as one of those places.”
  9. “Tasty steaks and wonderful "good old days" decor.”
  10. “Very good wine selection and a convenient midtown location make Gallagher's a great choice.”
  11. “great food and wonderful ambiance!”
dessert
87.5% positive
  1. “No room for dessert, although they looked quite tasty, maybe next time.”
  2. “For $28, you get a nicely portioned appetizer, entree, and dessert, all of which are delicious and full of flavor.”
  3. “The only redeeming factor of the night was the dessert which was very good but certainly not worth the cost of an overall horible experience.”
  4. “The steak and apple pie were great.”
drinks
64.28999900817871% positive
  1. “to add to all this, the service was horrible, i got better service everywhere else i went to eat, including MCDonalds (which i hate), but got a coffee there!”
  2. “The ambiance of the room is warm and inviting with walls covered in photos, dark wood and a full bar.”
  3. “But I wouldn't recommended this place unless you want to sip on the same drink for 90 minutes or just have a thing for being treated rudely.”
  4. “But this event had a seafood station, carving station, platters of international foods, passed appetizers including steak, and fabulous wine and drinks!”
  5. “For those people that have poor reviews about Gallaghers-you should continue to go to mcdonalds or something- there is NOTHING bad about gallaghers at all teh food is delightful the service perfect and the wine list is just fine- it is a great restaurant ”
  6. “Very good wine selection and a convenient midtown location make Gallagher's a great choice.”
  7. “They have great steaks and sides and a very good wine list.”
food quality
87.98999786376953% positive
  1. “The steaks are delicious, dry aged (you see them when you walk in the door) and cooked well (thoughthey tend to go a little rarer than what you order, so if you want med.”
  2. “The food, on the other hand, was great.”
  3. “great steaks!”
  4. “Food was very good, steaks were co.”
  5. “In conclusion; excellent choice for forign visitors who don't have time to travel to Downton or Brooklyn and wants to have good Amrican food.”
  6. “The Ceasar salad was fresh and tasty.”
  7. “The steaks are wonderful and the service is good.”
  8. “Tasty steaks and wonderful "good old days" decor.”
  9. “Went to celebrate my birthday, wanted a steak and this place was highly recommended, never again.”
  10. “For $28, you get a nicely portioned appetizer, entree, and dessert, all of which are delicious and full of flavor.”
  11. “The steak was big, the spinach creamy and the mash potatoes were wonderful.”
  12. “The best cuts of beef I have ever had.”
  13. “The side dishes were also very tasty.”
  14. “Gallagher's is my hotspot when it comes to getting a great steak.”
  15. “The food, to be fair, was good.”
  16. “he begged us to come to lunch the next day, no way jose, keep your crappy food, and sell it to the guinea pigs that are in awe of the ugly red checkered table clothes, rude waiters, and inconsistent cooking.”
  17. “If you want to share in the history of Broadways first steakhouse while you have a wonderful meal with some of the cities notables, you must visit Gallaghers.”
  18. “One of New York's most famous steak houses.”
  19. “especially love the dry aged steaks, an expensive process rarely found in steakhouses.”
  20. “I've been to Gallagher's many times over the years and the steaks & prime rib are consistently good.”
  21. “I've lived in NYC for 25 years and my best steak was at Gallagher's.”
  22. “Great steak and service”
  23. “For those people that have poor reviews about Gallaghers-you should continue to go to mcdonalds or something- there is NOTHING bad about gallaghers at all teh food is delightful the service perfect and the wine list is just fine- it is a great restaurant ”
  24. “The steaks are great and always cooked to perfection, the side dishes are top notch and the waitstaff is very attentive.”
  25. “Being a steak lover and knowing the difference between good beef and great beef, this is great beef.”
  26. “We all had very good meals, steaks and sides.”
  27. “If you want a good meal, and and even better steak, come here, you won't go wrong.”
  28. “We were lured in by the dry aged meat in the window.”
  29. “Excellent cuts of meat cooked to perfection, served with very tatsty side dishes.”
  30. “best steak house-gallaghers”
  31. “Best meat ive ever had.”
  32. “Wow It is the best steak I have ever eaten.”
  33. “The food was tasty, but not stellar.”
  34. “To make things extra special the elderly waiter as he delivered the food said " this is a very nice lunch for her (pointing to my girlfirend) but too bad you had to get the cheapest thing on the menu.”
  35. “They have great steaks and sides and a very good wine list.”
  36. “The menu was nothing special, very expensive, and the food itself was only average.”
  37. “No other place to eat and experience great steaks.”
  38. “The food is outstanding.”
  39. “No room for dessert, although they looked quite tasty, maybe next time.”
  40. “the salmon was dry, tasteless, had to add a lot of salt and pepper.”
  41. “If you are looking for great steaks and service, I highly recommend Gallaghers.”
  42. “The medalluions of beef tenderloin with asparagus were my favorite.”
  43. “Looked like a nice restaurant and based on the prices expected good service and good food.”
  44. “This restaurant signifies the classic old New York with excellent prime steaks.”
  45. “great food and wonderful ambiance!”
  46. “All the great steak houses have their own character and understood level of formality; Gallagher's is low on the formality for the guests, high on formality for the staff.”
  47. “If the service and food are as great and the friendly staff over the phone, then I know that this restaurant is the best steak house from coast to coast!”
  48. “Maitre's was rude, waiter was rude not friendly at all , we had to ask for bread and water because it was not offer to us.”
  49. “The steaks were good.”
  50. “There are plenty of places in New York to get good steak and a fun environment - I woudl not classify this as one of those places.”
  51. “great food, can you find a waiter?”
  52. “But on the whole, the food is only few degrees above pretty good.”
  53. “The steaks are as good as they get, and what sets these guys apart from the majority of steakhouses is that they take the rest of the menu just as seriously.”
  54. “We had no booking and chose the restaurant because it was next to our hotel and we wanted a steak before we returned to Scotland-even although we have wonderful meat!”
  55. “But this event had a seafood station, carving station, platters of international foods, passed appetizers including steak, and fabulous wine and drinks!”
  56. “green beans were cooked in just water, no butter, etc., if you dont like taste, then you'dlike this place,”
  57. “Ox bone soup was superb.”
  58. “Fine cuts of beef, cooked perfectly to order, delicious side dishes and a helpful staff.”
  59. “Located on the northern end of the Theater District this is a very casual steakhouse with fantastic steaks.”
  60. “to the delicious steaks you wil enjoy every moment!”
  61. “The meal was fantastic.”
  62. “Had the best prime beef ever.”
  63. “The steak and apple pie were great.”
  64. “The lunch menu was really good, specially with the CAB steak option.”
  65. “Horrible service, great steak”
  66. “Just what I like: Big juicy steaks, very tasty sides, served in a comfortable, relaxed dining room by a very knowledgable waitstaff.”
  67. “But the most important thing is you get a huge steak for a great price, especially in Manhattan.”
  68. “Maybe the worst part of the evening was the food, they have this amazing meat locker near the front door and a big wood fired pit to cook these great pieces of meat but they ruined them.”
menu variety
87.5% positive
  1. “The lunch menu was really good, specially with the CAB steak option.”
  2. “Their dinner menu is great.”
  3. “In addition, I love their power lunch menu.”
  4. “new menus and it was more amazing then I could have imagined.”
  5. “The steaks are as good as they get, and what sets these guys apart from the majority of steakhouses is that they take the rest of the menu just as seriously.”
  6. “Very good wine selection and a convenient midtown location make Gallagher's a great choice.”
  7. “To make things extra special the elderly waiter as he delivered the food said " this is a very nice lunch for her (pointing to my girlfirend) but too bad you had to get the cheapest thing on the menu.”
  8. “The menu was nothing special, very expensive, and the food itself was only average.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “If the service and food are as great and the friendly staff over the phone, then I know that this restaurant is the best steak house from coast to coast!”
  2. “Looked like a nice restaurant and based on the prices expected good service and good food.”
  3. “For those people that have poor reviews about Gallaghers-you should continue to go to mcdonalds or something- there is NOTHING bad about gallaghers at all teh food is delightful the service perfect and the wine list is just fine- it is a great restaurant ”
service
75.0% positive
  1. “YES,you will see famous people here, so what !”
  2. “Service was attentive.”
  3. “Extremely rude wait staff.”
  4. “he begged us to come to lunch the next day, no way jose, keep your crappy food, and sell it to the guinea pigs that are in awe of the ugly red checkered table clothes, rude waiters, and inconsistent cooking.”
  5. “The restaurant had a great NYC feel to it and the service was attentive without being bothersome.”
  6. “Great Steaks, great service”
  7. “The tuxedoed waiters never let our water glasses get half full; orders were taken promptly and delivered accurately, with proper timing.”
  8. “First of all, I have never experienced a more rude wait staff in all my life.”
  9. “Great steak and service”
  10. “Big Steaks, great service”
  11. “Fine cuts of beef, cooked perfectly to order, delicious side dishes and a helpful staff.”
  12. “Really nice staff, me and my fiance talked to the waiters and they even gave us tips on broadway shows.”
  13. “to add to all this, the service was horrible, i got better service everywhere else i went to eat, including MCDonalds (which i hate), but got a coffee there!”
  14. “Sadly though have to say after a week of eating out in NY this place was by far the worst service we received and by far the most expensive place we ate at ($260 for 3 of us).”
  15. “The service was great.”
  16. “For those people that have poor reviews about Gallaghers-you should continue to go to mcdonalds or something- there is NOTHING bad about gallaghers at all teh food is delightful the service perfect and the wine list is just fine- it is a great restaurant ”
  17. “The steaks are great and always cooked to perfection, the side dishes are top notch and the waitstaff is very attentive.”
  18. “They also have good service and a nice atmosphere.”
  19. “The atmosphere and service was great.”
  20. “Went to Gallaghers for the first time on a Saturday night, had no problem getting reservations, great staff-great service.”
  21. “Maitre's was rude, waiter was rude not friendly at all , we had to ask for bread and water because it was not offer to us.”
  22. “the service was not so great, though.”
  23. “If the service and food are as great and the friendly staff over the phone, then I know that this restaurant is the best steak house from coast to coast!”
  24. “Horrible service, great steak”
  25. “Looked like a nice restaurant and based on the prices expected good service and good food.”
  26. “If you are looking for great steaks and service, I highly recommend Gallaghers.”
  27. “The service was lousy.”
  28. “great food, can you find a waiter?”
  29. “To make things extra special the elderly waiter as he delivered the food said " this is a very nice lunch for her (pointing to my girlfirend) but too bad you had to get the cheapest thing on the menu.”
  30. “Great service!”
  31. “Since the old indian waiter spoke horrible english and I could tell he wasn't trying to be mean but making a very bad joke, I asked kindly for the manager to explain my dissatisfaction with his employees' comment.”
  32. “The steaks are wonderful and the service is good.”
  33. “All the great steak houses have their own character and understood level of formality; Gallagher's is low on the formality for the guests, high on formality for the staff.”
  34. “We have eaten at Gllaghers 7 times and the tenderloin and service have been impeccable everytime.”
value
63.33000183105469% positive
  1. “especially love the dry aged steaks, an expensive process rarely found in steakhouses.”
  2. “Looked like a nice restaurant and based on the prices expected good service and good food.”
  3. “The only redeeming factor of the night was the dessert which was very good but certainly not worth the cost of an overall horible experience.”
  4. “Sadly though have to say after a week of eating out in NY this place was by far the worst service we received and by far the most expensive place we ate at ($260 for 3 of us).”
  5. “The portions are HUGE.”
  6. “The menu was nothing special, very expensive, and the food itself was only average.”
  7. “It is a huge Giants and Yankee hang out.”
  8. “But the most important thing is you get a huge steak for a great price, especially in Manhattan.”
  9. “This is the prototype for pricey, quality steakhouses.”
  10. “The portions for the sides were HUGE.”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “But I wouldn't recommended this place unless you want to sip on the same drink for 90 minutes or just have a thing for being treated rudely.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/03/11

EXCELLENT MEAL!

by Huskyy

We went to Gallagher's on a recommendation from a friend. I loved the NY Steakhouse decor. We had an excellent, friendly waiter who was very accommodating. The steaks were cooked perfectly and the sides were delicious. No room for dessert, but will try next time as I'll definitely go back

2 Star Rating: Below Average

12/27/10

Not Great

by gerthbrooks

My family had a great time at Gallaghers despite the varied food and rude and incompetent wait staff. Even the soda was bad, the coke had a very strange taste. The fried calamari was terrible and tasted like something one might eat while drunk at a roadside diner. The steaks were not bad, although they had really didn't get the temperatures right, which should be pretty standard for a steakhouse. The burgers were also good although once again my mother's medium rare burger was well done. The crabcakes were what sealed the deal and made me want to even write this review. Not Good! Should not even be on the menu. The sliced steak sandwitches were bad as well. We went to Keen's last year and it was much better.

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/11/10

Very bad!!!

by Ggoslow

Well being from NYC and eating out often, this place has gone down in food and service ( which wasn't great to begin with not consistant). As I have come here over 20 years on and off with clients and family for a good steak I won't come here anymore. Over the recent visits for business over the last few years Gallaghers has lost its quality of steak and below average service. I can understand why this place is empty.

Go to the other great steak houses in the area like The Palm Westside, Delfrisco's, Prime, and BLT Steak are way better than this old run down overpriced steak house with an attitude. It's dirty as well, someone should have the staff clean the floors. Steaks are not good as they used to be, once in its day it was a great steak.

See you at Prime or Delfrisco's.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/11/10

impressed

by pramos28

So, I dropped in on this place with my nephew before a Social Distortion concert on Nov 4th. Needles to say I was dressed sloppily and disheveled, it was a punk concert for crying out loud. As I walked in with Jr I looked around and thought we would be bounced based on our appearance.

Maybe all the bad reviews have been heeded!

My nephew wanted a burger, I asked the server since i didnt see it on the menu (sometimes steak houses have secret menus) unfortunately, no. He made a suggestion based on price and the boys size.

The boy enjoyed his filet and I enjoyed the steak I ordered. Now as far as "burnt" it was a huge hunk of steak, the outside would have to be charred for it to cook at all. I wouldnt say it was the greatest steak I have ever had in my whole entire life, but it was certainly on par with the pricing.

The wait staff was extremely attentive. It felt like a private dining experience. My nephew was laughing at how quickly his water was refilled...which by the way, if someone wants "water" as a drink, dont give them a juice glass, give them a pint glass!!! but this goes for about 90% of restaurants.

I did request the check, some people find this a bother to have to ask...but if you are killing time and enjoying the meal and ambience, having the check dropped off is akin to "here's your hat, whats your hurry" Even after we said we didnt want desert, he didnt drop off the check.

Now, back to the part where I was dressed like a dirtbag....there was no coaching on the tip, the waiter didnt check the receipt when I handed him the folio to see what his cut would be, he thanked me and wished me a nice night.

And the portions...for those of you who are comfortable with the idea of a la carte sides...they gave me 15 pounds of homefries(ok exageration...but there was enough for 4 people) and enough onion rings for 6 people. I jokingly asked for a "crate" to put the rest of the home fries in, that is how much there was.

yeah, it was a good night they should have sharper knives though.

bathroom attendant was a nice guy too.

1 Star Rating: Poor

10/21/10

Poor Service in the City

by sassysooner

Last weekend I was treated to a big apple surprise... a trip to NYC, my first! My boyfriend was the ultimate tour guide; Central Park, the Guggenheim, the Plaza, and two trips to the theater. As a thank you, I decided to treat him to a special dinner on our last night. My mistake was choosing Gallagher's. Our meal included cold lobster bisque, a limp salad, mediocre mushrooms, and overcooked steak. That being said, the mundane meal was the star of the Gallagher's experience. The service was indifferent to the needs of its patrons. The waiter provided limited knowledge of the menu and offered poor recommendations. The back waiter failed to deliver hot food or cold beverages, but did charge us for a drink we never ordered. I observed the same waiter coaching foreign guests re: tipping in America. Sadly, that was the only time, I saw him hustle all night! He attempted to coach me as well... Well, complaints were made...and obviously there is a trickle down effect from regional management. Apparently, Gallagher's waiters are Union, and the restaurant chain can't afford to fire substandard staff. The most expensive meal of an otherwise amazing trip was the unanimous low point. Consider Gallagher's the Great White STAY AWAY!!!

The Details on Gallagher's NY Steak House

Place Categories:

  • great prime steaks
  • great staffgreat service
  • great amrican food
  • not recommended place
  • worst service
  • rude wait staff
  • great atmosphere
  • great prime beef
  • fantastic meal
  • worst restaurant
  • famous steak houses
  • full dessert
  • favorite gallaghers
  • delicious fine cuts
  • fresh ceasar salad
  • wonderful meat
  • recommended highly
  • incredible taste
  • very attentive waitstaff
  • full nicely portioned appetizer
  • expensive aging process
  • like big juicy steaks
  • huge portions
  • really good power lunch menu
  • not stellar food

Message from Gallagher's NY Steak House

  • Private Party Room
  • Pre Fixe Lunch
  • Gift Certificates Available

Gallagher's opened its doors in 1927, a speakeasy with a secret password and a clientele list that read like a Who's Who of Broadway. 75 years later, Gallagher's has set the standard for the real New York City steakhouse. USDA prime beef, dry aged in their own meat locker and grilled to perfection over hickory logs. For a real NYC steak house experience - there's nothing quite like Gallagher's.

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