Golden Steer Steakhouse Las Vegas
Steak house · Northern Strip ·
Classic steakhouse with celebrity booths & tableside prep
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Classic steakhouse with celebrity booths & tableside prep
"Golden Steer is the oldest continually-operating restaurant in Las Vegas, which is only part of the reason why this institution, located in a strip mall off the Strip, is packed every night. Celebrities like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, Muhammad Ali, and the Rat Pack frequently ate here, so ask for the same red leather banquettes they once sat in—each booth is actually labeled by name. You can’t go wrong with any of the 35-day wet-aged steaks, but for Frank Sinatra’s off-the-menu favorite, order the 16-ounce New York strip cooked medium rare and topped with housemade pizzaiola sauce." - emmy kasten, andrew ryce
"When I was a kid the Golden Steer was THE steakhouse in Vegas — it’s been around forever, at one point was a real showplace, staff often stay for decades, and they even prepare Caesar salad tableside." - Eater Staff
"“You get to plan one Old Vegas dinner this trip.” If that’s the task you’ve been given, we’ll make it easy. Go to The Golden Steer. This steakhouse is the oldest restaurant in the city, with more messy celebrity history than the green room at The Colosseum. Plaques mark booths where celebrities used to sit, and the tableside preparations are performed by tuxedo-wearing servers with names like Vinny and Anton. But unlike the other spots on this guide, reservations are competitive thanks to a TikTok-inspired renaissance—even a month out, you might not get a table. So plan way ahead and set every notification possible. Your reward will be a night of peppery, perfectly seared longhorn steak, bananas foster brûléed in front of you, and Vegas old guard swigging Manhattans and grumbling about traffic on the 95." - brant cox
"In a city still teeming with the legacy of Old Vegas’s glory days, Golden Steer Steakhouse is rife with history, having once served Vegas royalty such as Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Elvis. Scenes from the movie Casino are said to be recreations of conversations that happened within the restaurant’s wood-paneled walls and red leather booths. The Golden Steer was established in 1958 and expanded its space in 2023. The menu is all classic steakhouse, with thick cuts of porterhouse, rib-eye, or tomahawk with gravy boats of jus, what’s perhaps the largest baked potato in Vegas, and jumbo western Australian lobster tail elaborately plated on its red shell and slathered in melted butter. —Janna Karel, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest Know before you go: Rumor has it that Venko has made the tableside salad more than a million times in his decades-long tenure." - Matthew Kang
"Golden Steer is one of the best restaurants in Las Vegas, but it’s undoubtedly out-of-towner bait. That’s because famous people like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and the Rat Pack were regulars, and their juiced-up Instagram account teases jumbo lobster tails and glistening slabs of red meat. You can get better steak at the other spots on this list, but you’re coming here to lean into the Las Vegas lore, which includes eating Frank Sinatra’s off-the-menu favorite: a 16-ounce New York strip cooked medium rare and topped with housemade pizzaiola sauce. Just make sure to also order the bananas foster that’s flambéed tableside." - melinda sheckells
