My wife took me here for my birthday. I’ve been wanting to try this spot for a while. It was a great meal, so let me get right into it.

Flavor: 10

We started with the strip steak (as a shared appetizer course) and finished with the beef Wellington (as a shared entree). The strip was dry-aged at least 30 days, served with roasted garlic, herb butter and charred lemon, and was cooked to a perfect medium rare. Absolute perfection.

10/10. I haven’t awarded full points for flavor in years.

The Wellington was also perfectly cooked. Easily the best one I’ve had since TAK Room (RIP).

Another 10/10.

Choice of Cuts & Quality Available: 10

There are great selections here for two people, three people, and even solo steaks – both baller style and for those on a budget. They even have off-cuts like bavette. I was impressed.

Portion Size & Plating: 8

Portions are a bit on the smaller side here, in terms of solo steaks (strip was like 11oz), but the quality makes up for it. Each plate was done up nicely – not the standard slice of beef sitting on a white plate with nothing else.

Price: 8

Beef prices are super high right now, but we didn’t feel like we got hosed. They also offer happy hour deals at the table if you eat early like we did.

Bar: 10

The bar here is beautiful and big. Warm and inviting. Elegant. Happy hour “tiny martinis” are still a good size – larger than many full sized martinis at other places. They offer a large variety of martinis, and they’re good.

Specials and Other Meats: 9

I don’t recall there being any other specials read to us, aside from some highlighted new items that the waiter spoke about. They offer chicken, pork and lamb in terms of alternative meats. Good showing.

Apps, Sides & Desserts: 9

We ordered the fried hen of the woods mushrooms, an appetizer, as a side to go with out Wellington. We also had the asparagus salad (more like a composed side) as a side with the strip steak (which was also an appetizer for us). Both excellent. The mushrooms came with a house made sri racha sauce that was incredible. We asked for more and put it on everything.

The pistachio rhubarb cheesecake was pretty good to boot.

Seafood Selection: 9

We ordered the happy hour special clams and oysters to start ($1.50-$2.00 range each), and both were great. Based on this, I would feel confident ordered a seafood entree if I spontaneously grew a vagina and wanted to avoid meat.

Service: 10

Service was outstanding. They rememebered that my wife had booked the reservation to celebrate a birthday, and they went the extra mile with a candle and some chocolate words on the plate. They also were great with letting us know about menu offerings, they knew the meats in and out, and they were great with getting us extra sri racha and roasted garlic.

Ambiance: 10

The space is old and beautiful. I think it has been around since the mid-1800s – recently revamped in like 2021, but looks the same for the most part, from what I’ve seen in old photos. Wonderful meal, elegant/fancy space, yet casual and fun. I would go back in a heartbeat.

GAGE & TOLLNER
372 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201