Old Homestead at the Borgata

[TomDel]

My son and I took advantage of a comp’d room and had another fantastic meal at the Old Homestead in the Borgata.

We started things off by splitting a half dozen east coast oysters and an order of clams casino. This was followed by a great Caesar’s salad. Like most steakhouses’, everything is a la carte but they do let you share salads and sides.

We decided on the porterhouse steak for two and were not disappointed. It was cooked to a perfect Pittsburg medium with a nice char on the outside and pink but not bleeding in the middle. You could cut this two inch thick steak with a fork and the aged prime meat had a wonderful flavor.

We complimented the steak with an order of their crispy hash brown potatoes that were also great. They’re cooked in a pan or casserole dish that gets the outside a beautiful golden brown. It’s then turned out, upside down, on a dish that presents it like a golden brown potato cake.

Dessert consisted of the big fat chocolate cake for my son and crème brulee for me, both were excellent. We finished this extraordinary meal with espresso and anisette.

About the only complaint that I have is that I’m not much of a wine drinker and prefer a good beer with beef. Their selection of both draft and bottled beers leaves much to be desired. I ended up with a pint of Stella Artois which was decent, but I would have preferred a Belgian dubbel or an English brown ale such as Newcastle.

The Old Homestead is expensive, but as a once or twice a year destination restaurant, I believe it is well worth the cost. If you like beef try it, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

[Rich Pawlak]

Glad you had a good meal at OH. My experience a year back was pretty awful. I've enjoyed the NYC original for years, but my experience last year was terribly, expensively disappointing. Maybe they have righted the ship at the Borgata location.

Next time out, ask for an IPA or a pale ale with your steak. Hoppy beers are a great foil for a good properly charred steak. Troegs Nugget Nectar, Victory Hop Devil, Flying Fish Hopfish, Yards IPA and Sierra Nevada Torpedo are just a couple that would work well. So would Sierra Nevada Celebration, essentially a Xmas holiday beer, but if you stockpile it as I do, you have it available at home at least for when you grill your own steak. Best steak-beer pairing ever! Since you're in the neighborhood, feel free to stop over and I'll gladly share a few.

[TomDel]

Glad you had a good meal at OH. My experience a year back was pretty awful.  I've enjoyed the NYC original for  years, but my experience last year was terribly, expensively disappointing.  Maybe they have righted the ship at the Borgata location.

Next time out, ask for an IPA or a pale ale with your steak.  Hoppy beers are a great foil for a good properly charred steak.  Troegs Nugget Nectar, Victory Hop Devil, Flying Fish Hopfish, Yards IPA and Sierra Nevada Torpedo are just a couple that would work well. So would Sierra Nevada Celebration, essentially a Xmas holiday beer, but if you stockpile it as I do, you have it available at home at least for when you grill your own steak.  Best steak-beer pairing ever!  Since you're in the neighborhood, feel free to stop over and I'll gladly share a few.

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I really don’t care for “hoppy” beers like those you mentioned. I like the “malty” ones. In any event, their selection of even bottled beer was very limited. They had virtually no micro brews. The only ale was the new Budweiser American Ale which I think is terrible. I like most brown ales, English ales and beer, German Bock and Doppelbock, and the Belgian dark Abbey and Trappist beers/ales. Thanks for the invitation. Maybe you’ll convert me.

[Rich Pawlak]

I seem to remember that about you, Tom, sorry. But, yes, I think I can convert you! Here are two reviews from my blog, HERE and HERE.

We should grab a beer somewhere soon.