Doug G.
Yelp
Located inside the beautiful Live! By Loews Arlington hotel, Cut & Bourbon is an amazing fixture in the Arlington food scene.
The vibe of Cut & Bourbon is elevated, yet relatable with a mix of casual and fancy. What you get out of this space is what you bring to it. We happened to be at the hotel on a business trip, so we decided to pop in for dinner one evening with one goal...leave fat and happy. I am proud to say we achieved our goal tenfold!
The menu is upscale Americana with a focus on meat; steak to be exact. There are a few chicken and fish dishes, but the main point of the menu is the steak, and for good reason!
While the menu is not set up to be "tapas style", we decided to challenge ourselves and order a plethora of items covering all three courses. We started with Oysters Rockefeller, Bacon Slab, Steak Tartare and the Burrata. Once we finished these we tossed in a few Steak orders alongside the Seafood Scampi sided with the Macaroni and Cheese, Mushrooms and Brussel sprouts. At this point, we were about to pop, but couldn't pass up the opportunity to experience the Carrot Cake to round out our meal!
While everything was delicious, a few stand outs were the oysters, slab bacon, brussels, and of course the Delmonico steak. The oysters were baked to perfection and topped with just enough seasoned bread crumbs, while the slab bacon was beyond delicious! The bacon was cut into thick chunks with equal fat and meat, lightly salted and covered in a wine jus that set it off! The steak, while cliché, cut like butter and tasted like heaven! We got a trio of sauces, and the béarnaise was the winner for me! Now, for the piece de resistance of our meal, the Carrot Cake Stack, which is a massive piece of Carrot Cake that features a maple cream cheese glaze, candied pecans, preserved cranberries...and 13 layers! It was delectable, delightful and delicious!
Service was absolutely stellar here as well. Our server and his peers were fantastic, friendly, knowledgeable and helpful from the moment we sat to the moment we left.
Overall, I have eaten at a lot of hotel restaurants, and I must say that Cut & Bourbon is top tier and easily top 3 for me!