Nelson V.
Yelp
This is Jackson Hole's premier Steakhouse dining experience. We booked a reservation online and the earliest available was 8:15pm, so I grabbed it. The Steakhouse is below the famous Million Dollar Bar, which is one of the oldest landmark Saloons in Jackson. We arrived a little early at 7:45pm, and found that the restaurant was pleasantly full. We were going to go to the Steakhouse bar for a drink, but the host said our table was ready and so we were seated. We were greeted by our server in a cordial and professional manner. The menus were quickly handed to us before we ordered drinks, so we figured we should hurry and order as they close at 9:30. Then I thought perhaps it's because the wine list is in the back of the dinner menu as well. So all good, I perused the wine list, and I was delighted to see that this was one of the best wine lists in town and a Wine Spectator Award (for 2024). Great global selections that appeal to all levels of wine enthusiasts. We scratched the cocktails and ordered up our first bottle. Our server did a lovely job presenting and serving the wine, and then went over the specials for the evening. We were settling in, and decided to order a few apps.. We ordered the Bison Carpaccio and Scallops over Puréed Parsnip. They arrived quickly, and while we started enjoying them he came back rather quickly to take our entree order, but we asked for a few minutes. The carpaccio was tender and tasty, but unfortunately a bit dry. We squeezed the lemon that came with the scallops over the beef, and that helped. The scallops (2 pieces U8's) were delicious. We ordered our mains, and they too came quickly. I had the 14oz NY Strip, and my guests ordered the 8oz Filet, and Tournedos of Beef with a Crab Oscar sauce special.
The special was 2 - 4oz Filets with a creamy sauce, but not much visible crab. The food was all perfectly cooked medium rare, and the sides we ordered were all very tasty as well. We were ready for another bottle of wine as we were enjoying our meal, but didn't see a server. Took too long, and we were finishing up our meals by the time he came back so we opted for 2 glasses instead. We were deep into our meals and having a lovely time still enjoying our dinners, and the server came and dropped dessert menus at the table. We were all looking in shock at each other as we were still eating, and hadn't even had our entree dinner plates cleared yet. My guest got a bit worked up, and told the server to please take the menus away as we are not done eating our dinner. He was very apologetic, and I could see it was almost 9:30pm, and figured the kitchen must be asking for a dessert order before they close. Either way they skipped the standard dinner protocol for clearing then asking about dessert. Now they were hesitant to clear, and waited for us to say please clear. We were nicely offered complimentary dessert for the faux pas. The server continued to apologize, and we were like forget it please, and we ordered a couple desserts. I would've had a cappuccino or espresso, but was never offered coffee so we skipped it. The Berry Crumble and Chocolate PB Brownie were both served a la mode and amazing. We were clearly amongst the last in the house so it was time to go. The check came, and we were offered to get free admission to the bar upstairs which has a cover charge.
We respectfully declined, as we had to get to work in the morning. But a nice gesture in closing with us. I will go back. The food and service (regardless) were amongst the best in town. This place is a cut above the rest, and the prices quite reasonable for Jackson. Stop in you'll be happy you did. Cheers!