Cliffs Steakhouse
“the food was also up to par with the service, with the hot plates and medium rare porterhouse for four.”
“I don't know about other dishes, but the appetizer special we ordered and porterhouse steaks were OUTSTANDING, best steak I've had to date.”
“I know we are close to Manhattan, but for being in a small town like Englewood Cliff it is absolutely outstanding!”
Cliffs Steakhouse
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Incredible service, well-cooked food, and a nice variety. Their dinner specials are always outstanding and their steaks are killer. If you have room for dessert, I would get their hazelnut gelato, its rich ad creamy. I happened to have gotten fish here but the friends that I went with all ordered steaks and cleared their plates. The atmosphere is very nice, and on the colder days, I love sitting by the fireplace. They have no problem with large groups, so if you have to impress some people this restaurant is a great choice.
This place is so close to being a 5 star rating, if I could have given 4.5 stars I would have. Just a few brush ups and it's right there.
The food is great and they have a unique way of presenting their steaks. You have to try a steak if you come here by the way. I got the T Bone, which was not your typical T Bone, the filet was missing, but it was still great. They serve it on a platter already cut and then place it on a porcelain plate that is searing hot. The plate continue to cook it, so beware if you want something rare or medium rare, it can cook it to an undesired temperature. The steak was seasoned perfectly, and it was a great cut.
I cam here with 8 coworkers, and the service was almost excellent. This is where I think they need a little improvement. We had plenty of attention, and the glasses where always kept full. Two things annoyed me though. the first being when my coworker was bumped in the head by a serving platter for the appetizers, and the second being when they cleaned the bread crumbs off the table and reached over us to clean it. The area was tight, but not a fine dinning experience.
The decor is like a mom and pop kitchen. It's nice, but not over the top. This is not a bad thing though, and I appreciated the country charm that is put off in the place. .
3.5 stars. Food is good. That must be a given since the prices are so high. We were a party of six for dinner. The porterhouse steak for four was tasty. Slightly burnt but still high quality steak. The two entree orders of rigatoni with shredded filet mignon was delicious. Four salads and an order of sauteed mushrooms accompanied our dinner. We also ordered a chilean cabernet to pair our meal. Suffice to say, the food and wine were good.
But I was not impressed with the service. For these lofty prices, the waiter needs to cool it with pushing diners to order more. And that is what happened here. Our waiter strongly intimated (more like insisted) we order more. I was put off by that. I believed we ordered enough to satisfy our hunger/palate. If our final bill did not measure up to our waiter's expectations, well tough. Not every 6 person table is going to run up a $500 tab.
I have enough undeserved guilt in my life. I don't need my waiter to make me feel bad/guilt for not ordering a feast of a lifetime. Just so that he can get paid. Minus two stars.
I came to Cliff's with my girlfriend and her family for her cousins first communion. Since I am not from NJ I cannot comment on the restaurant in relation to other places in the area, but it looked like a standard, used to be a house at some point in its life type of place. Decor was standard, however I was very very pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. Penne vodka came out with chunks of pancetta in it, which is when I knew the food to follow would be good. I had a shell steak and string beans which was delicious. My girlfriend had the salmon which was also very good, and I am not a huge fish fan either. Service was prompt and courteous and they made sure to keep everyone's glass full which is important to me. Before desert was served they even scraped the crumbs off the table. Would return if in the area.
It would be unfair to compare this place to NYC steak places, but overall I thought all the food tasted good and consistently good. The burrata tomato salad was cut by the server with a sharp knife for us. The Chilean sea bass and salmon were cooked perfectly. The beet salad was sweet. The steak was cooked perfectly. The side of mashed potatoes and asparagus was good. The side of onion rings were less rings and more like fried onions, but still good. Their tiramisu cake and carrot cake, again all good.
The issue was more the quantity of food — the quantity was small, particularly for a steak place and for the prices. Our steak was the smallest I've ever seen. The slices of cake were small. The side dishes, including like 8-10 pieces of thin asparagus, small.
The service was awkward. I think they meant well but the jokes were awkward and just simply not a smooth experience. I've never had to ask for a menu in order to order my entrees. They also do have wine by the glass, which they can verbally tell you since it's not on the wine menu.
My wife had one of the best steaks I've tasted in my entire life. My pasta dish wasn't nearly as good, but it was pretty good. The wine by the glass is outstanding.
This place is unique on its own. If you like steak, it's a must try at least once. My usual order is porter house which gets served in HOT porcelain plate. It's seared hot so if you want your meat rare or close to rare, must give them heads up so that it doesn't over cook on the table.
Service is okay, nothing special but not bad. Sometimes there are too many of them lingering around the table and at other times you can't find one server in this fairly small restaurant. But they always come around at some point. Location is off of Sylvan Ave w leading into 9W with ample parking in the back.
Steak was given on a hot plate (server gave us another hot plate when we asked for it so service was great). But come on, it was covered it butter and fat :T Maybe I'd give it four stars if it weren't NYC prices.
Make sure to get the spinach side dish though!