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Gotham Steakhouse is a high-end American steakhouse serving the finest Canadian Prime beef.
They advertise a lot so people come. The food doesn't justify the price. As soon as people realize that Keg has a BETTER steak for half the price this place will die. I suggest Keg for quality and price or Vera's for a better hamburger and better service. It wasn't like I was taking a blonde supermodel on a first date that I needed to show off paying the high prices.
Went here with a group of friends and got one of their private dining room.
The ambiance is good but nothing spectacular. Lets face it, not like they have a nice view or anything.
The service was good, friendly and attentive staffs.
Now the real reason why we go there, the food. Honestly this is personally one of the most overrated restaurant i've ever dined in. The food was average at best.
The raw oysters were very good cause they were fresh.
The king crab legs were good, the shrimps in the shrimp cocktail although big in size were not as fresh as they should be.
The lamb chops were good but not $43 good.
The steaks were good but again not $45 good.
The sides were overly seasoned. Especially bad was the mash potatoes. It was too salty and runny.
So in summary, you could get the same quality of food in a restaurant that cost 20% less.
We didn't enjoy the stuffy atmosphere. It seems like they pretend to be a classy high end place (the prices) but the meat is gerasy shanks of leftover flesh. The taste was off and the empty place was a testament to the lack of quality and high prices. The couple of tables that were occupied was by older retirees who were savouring their established relationship withe waiter.
Recommended. Checked out Gotham on a Wednesday night for my girlfriend's Birthday. Great steakhouse, with a sophisticated atmosphere, tasty eats, and fantastic service. Be prepared to spend some money.
Food - For the starters we had the crab cakes and beef tenderloin carpaccio. Very tasty, but extremely small portions. For the main I had the special, which had a bit of everything - king crab legs, filet, new york strip, and veggies. My girlfriend had the filet mignon and exclaimed, 'best steak of my life'. For sides we sampled the garlic mashed potatoes, onion rings, and fresh asparagus. Outstanding all around. Biggest onion rings I've ever seen in my life.
Service - Great service from the time we walked through the door. Jackets were immediately taken at the complimentary coat check. Our waiter was very friendly and knowledgeable. Can't remember the table conversation, but I remember him being quite funny and engaging.
Values & Ambiance - Really fantastic ambiance. Beautifully dark room, tables lit by candlelight. The value is where this place is lacking. With tip, our bill came out to $200 and we didn't even have any alcoholic drinks. Be prepared to lighten the wallet a bit to fully enjoy the experience.
If you are looking for a great steak in Vancouver, look no further than Gotham Steakhouse. I had the porterhouse steak (obviously) and at just under 50 dollars for a la carte, it ain't cheap. This 24 ounce USDA bohemuth makes my mouth water just thinking about it. The service is what you would expect in a top notch steak house: witty, intelligent, and snappy. They also have an extensive wine list and even a small cigar offering. Now if only the Entertainment book had coupons for Gotham...
Let me start by saying the restaurant is probably my favorite in terms of looks and service of all in Vancouver. Classy classy classy. I had a great evening. BUT that being said, the food was just not all that great. The steak was only so-so, lyonnaise potatoes were not all they were hyped to be, and the carpaccio is better at Cactus Club. Someone please tell me there's better steak somewhere else in Vancouver.
Incredible loaf of bread! Wow, so far my favourite house bread all-round! Perfectly softened butter spread. Great silky smooth fresh raw oysters. Always great and friendly service. Not at all snooty.
The porterhouse steak is wonderfully juicy and very very large in portion (24 oz) and easily an inch thick in cut! Made perfectly medium rare. It's a workout to finish it! I almost would recommend passing on the sides and appetizers just so that you might be able to leave an inch of room in your stomach for dessert! Whether it be a big slab of steak or a healty portion of fish, you can have it cooked as rare as you like it or as well-done as you wish.
Great comfortable seating, especially the booths, and just enough privacy to enjoy your company especially in the dining area upstairs. A fine steakhouse atmosphere that is deserving of full stars but since more finer detailed dusting is required in some possibly less noticed areas, I cannot give them full marks for missing such a thing during their regular cleanings though the seats and tables are sure to be kept clean, they are still not thorough enough with the rest of the room.
Definitely worth frequenting regulary for the service, atmosphere, and quality steak in huge portions while ignoring the price tag. I never mind the price tag as long as the service is neither suffocating nor overbearing. What's also very important for a restaurant to have, at least to me, is enough space between tables (or at least placed strategically enough) to provide an adequate amount of privacy & comfort to its diners so that one wouldn't unintentionally or otherwise, be eavesdropping so easily on its neighbouring tables. I can't stand those type of places & I find it a ridiculous trend amongst quite a few well established fine dining restaurants. Thankfully, Gotham isn't one of those.
Incredibly friendly staff - they made us feel welcome as soon as we walked in the door.
Food: absolutely amazing, even down to the complimentary bread! I regretted ordering the chicken after I tasted my boyfriend's steak, although the chicken wasn't bad. We didn't know the side dishes were gonna be so big (after looking at a neighbouring table) but the waiter recommended we get the smaller portions when we ordered (it was cheaper too - what a nice guy!). I wanted to order dessert but couldn't cram it in cuz I was already so full. :(
Service: the best I've ever had. Our waiter (named Paul) was the nicest guy! Not stuck up at all. And we sat in a booth upstairs and just watching him lug plates and plates of food up and down those stairs was tiring for us. Even the door people were really friendly as we arrived and were leaving. Don't forget to take a mint - they're chocolate filled! Yum yum!
Ambiance: great. Excellent place to take a first date (a little pricey so remember your wallet!). Heard this is a favourite place for many celebrities so try and get a booth upstairs! (Halle Berry ate there but we didn't see her... :( ) Not recommended to do Dine-Out-Vancouver though - heard it wasn't so good from friends of mine.
I've been here a number of times now, as my work is just around the block, and I love good steak. I am here to tell you that this is the best filet mignon you will ever taste.
First, the cut is perfectly selected - there is never any crap on the steak. It's just tender and juicy, and it is of a nice size/height. Second, they season it better than I have EVER tasted anywhere else. It is perfectly salty and flavorful. Third, they cook it to perfection. Somehow the meat is crispy on the outside and cooked exactly to your liking on the inside. Absolutely outstanding.
To add to the experience, they bring out the most amazing onion loaf before your meal comes. It is super fresh, and tastes delicious. I have also had the duck spring rolls to start. They are tender and flavorful, served with strawberries and drizzled in a tangy sauce that makes the whole dish.
I can't speak for any of their other steaks, but overall, you owe it to yourself to try their filet. Run, don't walk.
Who decides to sit who and where? Good question! No consideration as to the clients' needs. Two of us (businessmen) were seated along the aisle and were told 'rest all reserved'. Of course it's not true because rest of other tables were still empty after 1.5 hours.
Quality of T Bone steak: Bad and not worth every bite.
Wine: Way way over-priced.
Overal: Once is enough and at least I can say I have been there.
Last and not least: Why certain people were allowed to smoke in the back of the restaurant?
gotham has the best steak in vancouver! must try!
we ordered porterhouse steak, filet mignon, england clam chowder, creme brulee, and salad. everything is great!! even their bread + butter.
dessert is just okay, i wouldn't order their dessert again.
however, i hoped they did something more special for the birthday boy! (no cake, no candles, no discount, nothing....)
We dined at Gotham on the evening of 5 April 2009. The restaurant was not particularly busy.
The entire experience at this restaurant was positive with outstanding food and service along with ambiance. The physical premises are in the old steakhouse tradition with dim lighting and richly appointed interior touches.
I requested unsweetened iced tea as a beverage and was informed that they only had sweetened available so they would brew some unsweetened iced tea especially for me. What followed was a truly excellent unsweetened iced tea with a hint of honey flavoring. Lovely!
The vinaigrette on the beefsteak tomato and red onion salad was delectable. The clam chowder was superb. The porterhouse steaks were impeccable and were seasoned and cooked exactly correctly. They were melt-in-one's-mouth tender. If there was a weak spot in the food it was the shrimp cocktail which only contained four shrimps instead of five or six but the cocktail sauce was superb.
The waiter was knowledgeable, not condescending or solicitous, prompt and appropriately attentive. His quality of service was far, far above the average restaurant server.
Comparing Gotham to Hy's or Morton's, it easily stands out as superior to both. The value is also far better than the ridiculous Morton's. Your taste buds and wallet are both well served at Gotham.
I visited Gotham for a business dinner tonight and was far from blown away. The room is fantastic, well decorated and in keeping with a high end dining room. The menu is short and sweet, offering all the traditional steakhouse fair a la carte. I had the bone in rib steak, with oysters to start, both were very good, and well prepared.
What really killed the meal was the below average service. Empty drinks, lack of attention and straight up informal wait staff left me wondering what the hype was all about. I wont rush back anytime soon.
Craving the old steak and our group decided to hit Gothams. Promptly seated by the Hostess with a smile. One thing for sure is the ambience in this place is one of the best. Service to match but when you think about it, you should be getting this kind of stuff for what you;re paying. Ordered the Prime Rib but unfortunately wasn;t cooked to my deside which I requested rare. Although most chefs and servers have different opinions on what a rare steak looks like my was definately prepared medium. It wasn't juicy and for the price could've had a better bite at the Keg. Asides from my rib, the other guests loved their food. Bottles of wine are fairly priced depending on your budget!
came here a while back for a special occasion. was greeted by a friendly and polite server who took our coats. then we sat and waited at least 15 minutes for a waiter to make his first appearance. literally scanned the restaurant continuously in hopes of catching somebody's eye, but to no avail. finally he comes around, offers no apology and takes our order all while maintaining a high degree of condescension and haughtiness. i guess we looked young and he figured he wouldn't be getting his usual 35% tip. anyways, tried the porterhouse and ate about 1/3 of it. while delicious, who else but a mountain lion can eat 24 oz for a single meal? not to mention it costs about $50 excluding sides. had about 2 alcoholic drinks and bill came to over $250. for this price, i'd rather have 3 decent dinners somewhere else where i don't feel like i'm being treated like a hobo
I'm all for a good steak house. This place, unfortunately, isn't it.
Was at Gotham's for hubby's Christmas party over the weekend. We had one of the rooms upstairs and had plenty of wait staff serving us, which was good because there was about 30 of us. Any time you wanted a drink, they seemed to sense it and were right there.
The ambiance of this place is nice. It's all done up right now with lights and whatnot because of the season. The one thing I HATE about this place is having to go down two windy spiral staircases to get to the washroom. That is definitely not high heel friendly! I think if we have hubby's Christmas party there next year we should request one of the downstairs party rooms.
The food here was ok. We had a few appies to start, which were quite good. Their seared tuna and beef carpaccio were excellent. I would have liked a smidgen more fish in the ceviche, but the presentation was nice and it was still good. Dinner was a bit of a let down. We had four choices; the t bone steak, a salmon filet, a filet mignon or half a chicken. Hubby had the filet mignon and had ordered it rare and it was definitely not that. It was almost medium. We eventually figured out that they had given his rare steak to one of the other people at the table, so that's a bit unfortunate. My salmon was the largest slab of fish I have ever been served. Normally we complain about not enough on a plate, but there was definitely way too much. I felt really bad sending almost half to the garbage bin. They served it with sides of mashed potatoes (good), steamed broccoli (I'm thinking this item hardly even hit the steamer. It was really hard, pretty much raw but warm), asparagus (ok) and mini mushrooms, which I didn't get any of because someone else at the table ate almost all of them in one shot.
Dessert was fabulous. I had the vanilla creme brulee, which was smooth, smooth, smooth! Hubby had the chocolate cake, which was pretty tasty.
The best part of my night was that we didn't have to pick up the bill. However, had we been paying, our bill probably would have been close to $200 before taxes if you take into account the appies, dinner, dessert and wine. I would have been far to rich for me!
Been here once a few years back and I can't say it's left me craving to go back for their steaks. Aside from the great service, I don't know what the big deal about this place is. Right from when we walked in, it was a good experience, service wise - with the hostess cheerfully greeting us, down to our server, who was really knowledgeable and knew a lot of about the menu. Now to the let down...the food was good but it's not the best steak I've ever had. My uncle worked as a chef and he makes better steaks than this place. I guess it's the old boys club kind of place that gives it a lot of appeal. It seems like the kind of place where the businessmen conducts their business talks over lunch and dinner. A lot of older people there on the night that we went, my boyfriend and I were the only other young couple that we spotted there.
Went for a group dinner and our server's name was Beau. He was probably the best server I've ever had though I don't go out for fine dining too often.
Food was delicious - steaks were cooked to perfection. Caesar salad, fresh. Sides were top notch too.
If money wasn't an issue, I'd come back with no hesitation. Too bad I can't afford spending $200 a sitting though.
Went here for a birthday dinner with a party of 7 people. for the prices they charge, the food was mediocre at best. My Porterhouse was just okay and sampled my friend rib eye which wasnt seasoned properly. we actually laughed when we got the bill based on the quality of the food provided. I guess the joke was on us! Keg quality at triple the price.
The long-debated Gotham - it's not really as expensive as the myths but I wouldn't say they offer good value. It's a bit pretentious as to be expected. The lounge is unassuming so not a bad idea to have your meal there; otherwise, I would choose the Boardroom. My favourites there are the raw oysters and the porterhouse.
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