STK

11/08/09

Not sure if it's a night club or restaurant

by Schurchill

We had dinner reservations, but left after half an hour, because we were already hoarse from having to shout to conduct a conversation. This place is confused as to whether it wants to be a bar/club or restaurant and fails utterly as a restaurant. Who wants to eat with pounding music preventing even the most basic communication between you and dining companions?

Front of house straff were also hopeless - very nice but a complete shambles!

• Pros: nice bar, nice decor
• Cons: Deafening noise level, clueless staff

09/25/09

good place, would go back

by yenny923

I went to STK for my birthday on a Wednesday night. It was a very nice ambience and it definitely felt festive. there seemed to be a lot of client dinners going on... but the food was pretty good. we ordered the kobe sliders which were really good, very soon after we got our dinner, I wish it would have came out a few minutes later since I was still chewing on my slider. the steak was exactly how we ordered, pretty good. service was pretty good and they were pretty attentive. the portions were very filling. they did bring out the check right after dessert, guess no time for one last drink, which I would have liked. But overall I thought it was a good time and would go back for a nice evening with friends.

• Pros: drinks, ambience
• Cons: got the feeling we were rushed out

08/22/09

Waste of money

by myknyc

The waitress was mean the tomato watermelon salad I had to send back and my beef ribs were alright nothing special . Good bread in the begging of the meal was good.

I had a horrible experience and would never go back .

As soon as I entered I was thinking of having my engagement party there . STK is very beautiful but the food and service turned me off.

• Pros: very elegant
• Cons: horrible food

07/06/09

STK NYC

by KM078

The Butter Leaf Salad is amazing.

• Pros: The Butter Leaf Salad, Waiters, Decor.

06/26/09

great food

by PiB16

I just recently took a trip to NYC and and made reservations to dine at STK. The food was delicious. The steak was cooked to perfection and the sides such as the truffle fries are a must. My friends and I had a great time and will surely be returning.

06/15/09

Keep on trying, but change your chef

by mikebossov

The waiters are very nice and they tried very hard to provide the best service. However, the steaks were mediocre. Burned outside and very bitter taste on the edges (charred meat).

• Pros: nice decor
• Cons: Mediocre steaks

05/27/09

All downhill from the bread...

by leigh_liz1

Our friends took us out to STK to celebrate our wedding. We had a party of 14 and a confirmed reservation for 9:30 on a Friday night. We were finally seated at 10:45. The drinks in the interim were extremely weak; I thought the bartender had misheard my order and given me just soda without the vodka, and was snooty about replacing it. The bread for the table gave me high hopes- it was outstanding. It was followed by a salad that was drenched in generic dressing and cheap-tasting cheese. My steak was laughably small (the filet medallion) and had no flavor. The texture was too chewy and very difficult to cut. For desert we had chocolate molten cake with ice cream. It was competent but nothing special. Oh, and my side of sweet corn pudding tasted like unbaked cornbread batter. The atmosphere was very lively and fun, the service was great, but the food is severely lacking.

• Pros: The bread
• Cons: Everything else

05/24/09

drink but don't eat

by speakyourmind

great for a drink, food very very average, cafe cluny far better options and better steak,

and i think cluny is overrated, so that sums it up

• Cons: the food

05/19/09

Great STK!

by bheagle

I met some frieds here the other night and was impressed with the ambience and scene. Since it was a time to catch up the place was a little noisy for group conversation which was the only real downside. I really liked the ability to chose different portion sizes for the cuts of beef so that the big eaters (like me!) can go large while the girls and smaller appetites in the group don't have to feel wasteful and can get appropriate portions. Overall I would recommend this place for people looking for a scene-type restaurant and enjoy steak!

• Pros: Good Steak, Chops, Sides
• Cons: Loud Setting

05/17/09

Great Business Dinner!

by iheartnycfood

Wow! I had an unforgettable experience at STK, and at a business dinner! The relaxed vibe really helped my clients to chill and have a great time. Our steaks were cooked perfectly... I had a boned filet with lobster--divine! The sweet corn pudding and truffled mac and cheese are an absolute must! They had some great Cabs on their wine list that I haven't seen around in a while. Definitely try the octopus with pickled fennel appetizer yum yum yum.

Servers were super attentive and not pretentious which is a relief compared to other steakhouses which can be so uptight! Our waitress gave great recommendations. The DJ was great, everyone was bopping their head and smiling.

• Pros: Unique Wine List/Great Scene
• Cons: None!