Tips for Dining, Eating, and Food Shopping in Boston (and suburbs)
Start New ThreadHeading towards Boston tommorrow and am wondering where is the best place to get a great steak. The Oak room is on my mind but not sure what the dress code for day time is? And is it still great?
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By tunapet
on Nov 6, 2006 11:43 PM
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The Oak Room is still great and at lunch good business casual should be fine.
Several steak houses are open at lunch. In addition to the Oak Room, Abe & Louis, Ruth Chris, and Smith & Wollensky all serve lunch. And then there are places like Palm, Davio's, etc.
The difference among the top group is personal preference. I think all do a good job but I prefer Ruth Chris.
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Thanks BB..What makes Ruth Chris a standout for you? Hub loves his steak cooked black and blue, sometimes refered to as pittsburg..do you know who might do this best? I would imagine they all should?
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I'm not familiar with black and blue so can't comment.
I like Ruth Chris for it's consistency and quality. Of the folks open for lunch, I think it is the most reliable.
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Burnt on the outside.. rare on the inside. "Chared" on the outside might explain it better.
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Thanks BB... Ruth Chris it will be!!
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sorry to snipe. but. itz charcoal on the outside, raw in the middle.
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The Oak Room's definitely open for lunch? I knew the Oak Bar was, but I didn't think the dining room was...
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Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served at the Oak Room. Oak Bar opens at 11am.
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Well, I'll be. Thanks!
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Two outstanding steak [and seafood] restaurants in Boston's Back Bay area are the Palm in the Westin Copley and Abe & Louie's on Boylston street. The Palm serves lunch M-F. A & L is open every day for lunch. Both are noted for their beef and the feedback that I've received has been positive. Both have a clubby ambiance and a proffesional wait staff. During the week they're popular with the movers and the shakers.
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What about Sel de la Terre near the Aquarium? Great frites, and I've heard good steaks.
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