Bobby Van’s Steakhouse
“Good burger, cold beer, stellar mac n cheese, and decent prices for being an airport steakhouse…worth it for sure.”
“A comfortable enjoyable place to hang when flights are delayed.”
“I was checked in frequently by my friendly waiter who quickly served up an amazing breakfast.”
Bobby Van’s Steakhouse
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
4 reviews
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The 2-star average here is brutal. I didn't find it that bad, but I didn't find it that good here. Read on for why.
First, let me just say I do find this Bobby Van's much more pleasant than the ones in Manhattan, which seems almost exclusively attended by male bond salesmen in their 60s. Second, it's not a bad place to park yourself for a few hours and not feel rushed or pressured to leave. You'll almost certainly need this in Terminal 8, since American Airlines is one of the worst carriers on the planet.
The food: skip everything and go right to the steaks, which are A-grade and as good as the stuff in the Manhattan restaurants. Do it, too, because people who go to steakhouses and order "chicken" or "salad" are just lame and often self-rigtheous diet zealots. The appetizers were pretty bad: French Onion soup was bland, Mac and Cheese a cut above velveeta (with very cheap pasta), and burger had a bun that was either overly toasted, overly frozen, or some combo of both. The strawberry shortcake was basically Sara Lee poundcake, strawberries, and supermarket whipped cream. Look, I may be some non-descript meek AZN, but I can tell a scam when I see and taste one.
The plus side besides the steak: it's good service, very attentive and kind and aware of your flight time. And again, you don't get rushed and can sit next to an electric socket for as long as you want. So if you stick to the steak, you'll be fine.
This place is awful. Booby Van's should be ashamed. The food is gross, overpriced, and to a "steakhouse" quality. My crab cake was all filler and my fillet sandwich was so chewy I spit it out. Do not go with 100 ft. Save your money and eat a cheap sandwich. Only reason they get a two star is the hostess sat me near a plug(I asked) and the server was attentive.
Limited options at the terminal led us to this sit down restaurant. Veggie burger was actually not bad. Husband had the Turkey burger which he said was decent. Nothing special. Service was prompt. Of note after we checked out I noticed a letter B from the department of health displayed on the side window! Lesson learned don't go to the first sit down place you see in an airport terminal.
I am rating this as I would any other steakhouse. The fact that it is in an airport did not influence this review.
I ordered a wedge salad. I wound up getting to slightly brown wedges of lettuce with bacon bits and soggy onion rings. The blue cheese dressing was up way to heavy. Overall the salad was not very good.
I also ordered a small fillet mignon, the steak was cooked perfectly medium rare. Unfortunately the seasoning was applied so heavily that I barely tasted any beef and my mouth was effectively full of the seasoning added to the steak.
I opted for the mashed potatoes as well. After one fork I realize that these were old potatoes that had been sitting around for too long. They just tasted bad. There was no way to recover them.
The food would have rated one star. However, the service was actually very good. The waitstaff was attentive and they carefully monitored my flight to ensure that I did not have any issues.
The overall decor was tired and in need of an upgrade. The televisions were very fuzzy so you could not even enjoy watching ongoing sports while you're waiting for your flight.
Overall this was a very disappointing experience. I wish I had taken up my wife on her offer to make me a sandwich before I left today. Sorry honey!