Looking for Great Steak in San Francisco Area

[Shel_B]

Let me preface my question by noting that I don't eat much beef, but every now and then I want some. Thr craving for a great steak is upon me ...

 

 

I'd like a recommendation for a good steak restaurand in the San Francisco Bay Area. A nice setting is a plus.

San Francisco, the East Bay, Napa, and Sonoma counties are areas of interest.

 

When sweetie was here, I'd cook steak for her at home, but I generally don't ennjoy pan frying beef here at the apartment. So, a steak dinner for two at a great steakhouse is on the horizon. Looking forward to suggestions.

 

PS: Not interested in SF's House of Prime Rib 

[mgaretz]

Flemings, Vic Stewart’s, Ruth’s Chris

[Shel_B]

8 hours ago, mgaretz said:

Flemings, Vic Stewart’s, Ruth’s Chris

Thanks for the info. Vic Stewart's looks interesting. 

[MetsFan5]

House of Prime Rib 

[Shel_B]

11 minutes ago, MetsFan5 said:

House of Prime Rib 

This is a joke, right?

[mgaretz]

On 5/18/2025 at 4:12 AM, Shel_B said:

Thanks for the info. Vic Stewart's looks interesting. 

They are about 1.5 miles from my house.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

John's Grill  should fit the bill without breaking the bank.

[Shel_B]

1 hour ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

John's Grill  should fit the bill without breaking the bank.

It's been a couple of decades since I've been there. Thanks for the reminder.

[MetsFan5]

On 5/19/2025 at 5:51 AM, Shel_B said:

This is a joke, right?

it was mostly in jest, but I do get a craving for a nice piece of prime rib every decade. 
 

 That said I think Ruth’s Chris is trash. I’d honestly rather go to Outback. 
 

John’s is a good recommendation. 

[Shel_B]

I (we)will not return to HOPR. Our last experience there was unsatisfactory.

 

The place was very crowded with noisy and boisterous customers to the extent that there was literally no place to sit while waiting for our table. My dear sweetie was pushed and jostled as she tried to find a comfortable place to wait.

 

We were on time for our reservation yet had to wait more than 45 minutes to be seated. That would have been acceptable were there a place to sit, talk, have a drink. But that was not going to happen.

 

As for our meal, well, it too was disappointing. The Yorkshire pudding was grossly overdone and one of the four baked potatoes we ordered was cold. The prime rib was pretty good, but not to the standard I remembered it to be. I've been a multi-time visitor to the restaurant and think I've a pretty good idea of what their quality and standards have been over the years.

 

Overall, it was an unpleasant dining experience. @MetsFan5, if you go back to the restaurant, I hope you have a more enjoyable experience than we had.

Edited Wednesday at 02:44 PM by Shel_B
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[gfweb]

19 hours ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

John's Grill  should fit the bill without breaking the bank.

 

I love John's Grill.  Old school SF