Nick and Stef's $40 prix fixe

[lucygoosey]

My guy loves a regular steakhouse dinner. I make 'em sometimes and mine are fab, but I'm only home for a week and am tempted to cheat a bit and take him out.
My question is whose been to N&S and esp. comments on the $40 deal.

[JBC]

..."esp. comments on the $40 deal."

You are referring to the "Nick & Stef's Steakhouse 10th Anniversary Menu" :

http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant.php?restaurants_id=6

You'd get: salad, filet mignon, 1 side, and dessert for $39.95. The problem is they don't tell you how big the filet is, so you should assume it's a petit filet of 6 to 7 ozs., maybe 8 if your lucky.

IMHO, a better deal for a Steak lover is The Palm's "Classic Steak Dinner" (expiries 9/30) - soup (lobster bisque) or salad, Filet Mignon 14 oz. or NY Strip 16 oz., 1 side, but no dessert - $39.95. I would gladly give up that dessert for double the beef anytime:

http://www.thepalm.com/promodetail.cfm?promo_id=123

For future steak dining decisions, I did a price comparison 18 months ago you might find useful:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/498036

[dtud]

thank you for linking that price list. great great work!

[lucygoosey]

Thanks.

I'll do the Palm's. More meat for the boy plus lobster bisque for me.
I'm w/ you about dessert. It's such a throw in thing at a regular steak place. We're better off getting really full and having ice cream the next day.

Loved your link to steak joints pricing. Its going into my birthday rotation.

[Emme]

Just in case, I thought I'd point out that Ruth's Chris Steak House is also offering a 40 dollar prix fixe right now too. You have a choice of starter, entree, and side, as well as two desserts.
http://www.ruthschris.com/Menu/RuthsC...

[OC Mutt]

Go to Ruth's Chris, the food is excellent. The Palm is not only not good, it's painfully mediocre.

[Emme]

We went for the Palm Summer Special for Lobster, and I found the service soooo frustrating. How much he was selling the Diners' Club was just painful...

[OC Mutt]

The Palm's service is smarmy, but I find the food painfully frustratingly mediocre. I'll only go if I'm forced for business, otherwise I feel like I'm being robbed. There are so many better steakhouses out there, I just don't get this one at all.

[New Trial]

The Palm is a great suggestion. Both the Lobster and Steak specials have been wonderful, though I prefer Lobster so have had that deal more often. Too bad it is coming to an end in a few days!

[ipsedixit]

JBC,

With respect to Nick & Stef's versus The Palm.

Are the steaks at The Palm dry aged like the ones at Nick & Stef's? I don't believe The Palm uses dry aged beef, but could be wrong. Do you know?

This might accont for the different in size of the filets.