West Side Steakhouse
“We had the following side dishes: grilled asparagus, garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed spinach and Caesar salads.”
“I had the ribeye, and we had amazingly delicious mushrooms and mashed potatoes and broccoli sides.”
“I recommend the NY Strip and the creamed spinach, both two of my favorites.”
West Side Steakhouse
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Few blocks from Times Square but totally a different neighborhood…tranquil, non turistic. The restaurant has a warm and intimate atmosphere, the service is nice and attentive. We ordered a New York Strip Steak (22$) with home fries (6,5$) as side dish…excellent, perfectly cook, very tasty and tender; the organic roasted chicken with salted green (21$)…definitly NOT GOOD…the flavour and smell were bad…the ceasar salad with anchovies was really good. They also serve hot bread with butter. They offer a wide range of specialty beers, we had a good amber Samuel Adam Boston Lager (6.65$). Too bad for the chicken!! But the NYStrip steak was really good and at a reasonable price, especially in NYC 🙂
This restaurant is a nice little gem near a very busy Times Square location. When we first ordered, I was a little hesitant about the appetizers. We tried the calamari and bacon wrapped scallops. Both were OK, but could be easily replicated at any restaurant.
For my entree, I ordered the lamb and a side of creamed spinach. Others in my group ordered the petit filet with shrimp (perfect) and the rib eye. The lamb was cooked to medium rare, and each bite was tender and juicy. The petit filet was delectable and seemed to melt in my mouth. The rib eye was ordered as medium rare, but came out very rare. We had to ask for it to be "re-fired," but the waitress was very accommodating.
The portions are very generous here and the prices are extremely reasonable.
The West Side Steakhouse is a solid neighborhood restaurant with good steaks and friendly service. It is far enough from the Times Square/Theater district to be almost tourist free… and that is probably a good thing, because the space itself is a bit small. My filet was a good size (12 oz.), thick and juicy. The sides were good and the drinks strong (in my opinion, never a bad thing). The space and decor is OK… didn't try the desserts, but they looked good. A nice alternative to the typical large steakhouse one might find (and probably a bit cheaper too!).
Yes, I've heard so much about Peter Luger's in Brooklyn, but didn't feel like making the trek out there just for dinner, and b) they don't take credit card, as a steakhouse? I can understand a cheap frills place, but a steakhouse, where you're looking at spending at least $40-50 per person?
We had tickets to Kinky Boots later that night and wanted an early but satisfying dinner not too far from our hotel and the Al Hirschfeld Theater. One of the finalists was West Side Steakhouse, and we finally decided to get our steak fix. Let's face it, there's not too many great choices in the Times Square/Theater area.
As others said, you don't come here for the ambiance for an affordable pleasing meal. Initially we both were going to share the 45 oz. Porterhouse for $69, but thought that may be too much meat. We both decided on the 12oz. New York Strip ($22) and shared a side of mashed potatoes ($6.25) and sauteed broccoli ($6.75). Both requested medium rare, however, mine was a little closer to medium. The steaks didn't have too much fat and pleased our beef cravings. Those mashed potatoes though…amazing! Lots of garlic and so smooth and creamy. The sauteed broccoli also hit the spot.
Glad we found this very affordable steakhouse with generous portions near our hotel for our last meal in the city.
Dimly lit unexciting bistro-style neighborhood steakhouse with spotty irregular service and mediocre food for a decent price.
We ordered for dinner:
45 oz Porterhouse, NY strip steak, steak fries plus two lobster tails, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed onions, crab cakes and slab bacon with BBQ sauce.
Dessert:
Pecan Pie, Key lime pie, and Two chocolate molten bunt cakes.
The best of all these dishes was the roasted garlic mashed potatoes and the pecan pie.
The garlic mashed potatoes were fluffy and sweet with garlic oil mixed in.
The pecan pie was served warm and was perfectly nutty and sweet.
The lobster tail was so overcooked, it could have been mistaken for chicken. Or a mouthful of tissue paper. Yech.
The NY strip at steak was OK.
The onions were burnt and smothered in beef fat.
The porterhouse was ordered medium rare and cooked medium well (on the left of the bone) to rare (the beef to the right side of the bone).
Very inconsistent.
The service was quite horrid:
The waitress never smiled.
Threw our dessert menus on the table.
Never checked on us to see if we enjoyed our dishes.
Water was inconsistently filled.
Servers didn't know where to place silverware.
Servers didn't clear the table properly.
Servers cleared the table without checking to see if we were done.
Why did we come here?
The West Side Steakhouse is a hidden gem of Hell's Kitchen.
The general setting and ambiance of the restaurant is contemporary casual. Let's say, it "meets expectations". There are not many people inside eating. However, on numerous occasions Westside has been able to accommodate a large reservation (20-25 people) and provide great eats.
Usually when I go we all share appetizers and sides and order our own entrees. The filet mignon was a treat that I highly recommend.
The great apps are the Shiitake mushroom risotto, Bacon Wrapped Scallops, and Baby Loin Lamb Chops.
The other good dishes worth getting are grilled asparagus, creamed spinach, and fried Calamari.
This place definitely has no hype, probably because of the location and general demeanor, but if you are nearby and need somewhere to eat do not hesitate to step in.
This steakhouse was seriously fantastic. Food is amazing, prices are great, and it has a less-stuffy ambiance than your typical NYC steakhouse. For an appetizer, I got the french onion soup (delicious) and the filet mignon, which was unbelievable. The three of us split the mac and cheese, home fries, and creamed spinach for sides. The creamed spinach was utterly perfect, I will say though that the mac and cheese was quite sub par. It was really milky. Super stoked to have found this gem – absolutely recommend!
We decided to come here randomly one night and I was pleasantly surprised. The wait for the steak wasn't out of the ordinary, and when they came out, they were perfectly seared and cooked. We left the restaurant full and happy.
On an unrelated to food note, we were privy to watching a couple of Asian girls spending the entire meal taking photos of their food and each other with the food only to take a few bites of their food and returning to the amusements of their phones. And then proceed to order dessert and do the same thing all over again. Such a shame, the food was really good too, probably would have tasted better if they actually ate it while it was hot!