Golden Steer just opened up in NYC, originally a Las Vegas native. They’re located down by Washington Square Park in the beautiful One Fifth Avenue location. My wife took me here for a Valentine’s Day dinner, so we went big.

Flavor: 9

We had the shorthorn, their boneless 16oz NY strip, as well as their “Diamond Lil” 20oz roasted prime rib on the bone.

Neither of these are significantly dry-aged, but they were cooked nicely and both tasty. We both preferred the prime rib to the strip, as the strip had a bit more chew. The prime rib was super tender. I’d give the strip a 7/10 and the prime rib a 9/10.

On a second trip, we tried the filet mignon and the rib eye (as well as a repeat of the prime rib). Both were excellent, 9/10.

On a third trip, I had the KC strip they had on special. 8/10.

Choice of Cuts & Quality Available: 9

The menu is full of options. They offer a tomahawk and porterhouse for larger format sharing, and both their rib eye and porterhouse are dry-aged. They also offer two sizes of prime rib (the “English Cut” is smaller), and two sizes of filet mignon.

Portion Size & Plating: 9

Portion sizes are good here. The veggies/sides are enough for two people to share, and the steaks come in on the larger size: 8oz and 12oz filets; 24oz rib eye; 14oz and 20oz prime rib; 45oz tomahawk; 50oz porterhouse; and 16oz NY strip. The plating was great. Definitely a bit elevated from the standard steakhouse experience. Our steaks came out on a cutting board, and each appetizer and side had its own deliverable.

Price: 8

The prices here are fair given the tremendous and, I presume, extremely expensive, commercial space. The only thing that I thought was hefty was my Monkey 47 martini, which clocked in at a whopping $40.

Bar: 10

The bar is stunning. Make sure you give yourself some time to take it in before you go to your table. Or, better yet, eat at the bar or in the bar room. They mix a nice martini, and the cocktail list is great. We liked their old fashioned.

Specials and Other Meats: 8

I don’t recall any specials being read to us before ordering, but, to be fair, we kinda already knew what we wanted. They offer lamb chops, a special chicken dish, and veal saltimbocca as far as non-steak meats go. Next time I will try one of those.

On a second trip, the lamb chops were bangers. These make for a great shared app.

Apps, Sides & Desserts: 8

We started with the braised Spanish octopus, and filet mignon steak tartare. The octopus stole the show here. It was incredibly tender inside with a nice charred exterior, and served with tasty shishito peppers and chorizo.

The tartare was really nice with fried capers on top. The dish, overall, had a slight vinegar flavor, so having this with our third starter, the bone marrow, was a killer move to create balance.

Here’s that impressive marrow dish. The green sauce that came with it was incredible (Italian salsa verde).

On the side, we had roasted Brussels sprouts with honey crisp apple and bacon, as well as their “French cuff” fries. The Brussels ate a bit sweet when hot, but as cold leftovers at home they were dynamite.

The fries could have used a touch more crisp to them when I first tried them, but they were still really tasty and well seasoned. On a second visit they were absolutely perfect.

I also enjoyed their wedge salad.

For dessert we did the coffee and chocolate souffle, which was decadent without being too rich and sweet. The mascarpone ice cream and biscotti that came with were both so awesome.

On a second trip, we tried the meatballs, which were nicely composed on a bed of polenta.

The escargots are unique. They come with some puff pastry baked on top like a cap.

The bananas foster is decadent and delicious, served table side with a show.

Seafood Selection: 9

We each had a “Bloody Bull” oyster shooter to start, which was great, but otherwise the quality of the octopus really stood out. On my next trip here I expect to try the bone-in halibut.

The shrimp, octopus and oysters here are all excellent, namely the Rockefeller style. These might be the best oysters rock I ever had.

Service: 10

Service here was best in class. Attentive and helpful without being too involved, very knowledgable and super warm/nice. Table bread is a warm bun with extra soft butter.

Ambiance: 10

The decor is incredible, and probably one of my favorite dining spaces for a steakhouse. The attention to detail in designing this place is mind boggling. Please take a look at my video below to see some of it.

GOLDEN STEER
1 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003