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Yelp
Walla Walla is an amazing wine destination that is clamoring for more culinary options that can also be supported in between the peaks of wine tourism. This is the only designated Steak House in the city and it's worth a try.
On my routine seasonal (event focused) and non-seasonal visits to Walla Walla, I usually end up here at least once. The staff is very friendly and the place is very nicely appointed.
The food and wine is of issue. On the steaks - I think there are still execution issues here. I've had/shared the tomahawk ("Hatchet") a couple times, cooked perfectly and cut tableside and it was *amazing* - no issue - as I would expect. I think they pay special attention to this cut - mistakes would be expensive.
But ordering an ordinary steak - eg, a USDA Prime - Rib Eye - once came out perfect, once came out cooked past medium and the other time was cooked properly, but was easily mistaken for USDA Choice Top Sirloin. When I pointed out the issue, it was corrected and I was delivered a "fix". The signature Thiessan burger (claimed to be the flagship ground beef burger) - comes with bacon jam. Jam?! So I paid extra to have actual bacon strips instead and was awarded perhaps a half-strip of bacon, and it was again cooked incorrectly and with wrong ingredients. I complained and they fixed it and then comped it (thank you, I would have paid for the fixed version as it ended up great) but again, execution. Friendly manager and staff to the rescue, though they did make me feel guilty for complaining about the medium-well cooked rib eye that was not a rib eye.
On the wine - when WW Steak first opened, for the first couple years, the wine-by-the glass offerings were great - and priced appropriately. I won't get into the specifics, but now it's what I would call overpriced and underwhelming. Plenty of by-the-bottle options, but when I just want a glass of good wine with a casual meal, you'll need to spend at minimum $20/glass to get something entry-level for quality - $25 for something mid-level - not on par with other similar restaurants in the area. Didn't used to be that way, but that's how it is now. I wish they would go back to the old pricing model (and selection) because I would buy more wine and visit more often.
(Bartenders are amazing by the way, so if a cocktail is more your thing, they will not disappoint). The wine isn't worth the spend, though.
I'll keep coming back and hope they can up their game a little.