The city’s standard-bearing steakhouse serves up superior beef to Buckhead’s wheeling-and-dealing set.

• “Best Steakhouese in ATL?”
• “Best service and steak”
• “Superb service”
• “Yummy Birthday dinner!”
• “Best Steak-Best Service”

Tips: Dining with a group? Request one of the restaurant’s handsomely decorated private rooms.

Bone’s Restaurant
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• “Awesome rehearsal dinner…”
• “Expect a wait”
• “Not Worth It”
• “Crazy Policy!”
• “Highly Edible Entrees”

Appalachian Grill

USDA prime beef, elegant tableside service and mammoth martinis.

• “Incredible steak”
• ””
• “My absolute favorite”
• “the best of the best”
• “Morton’s”

Tips: Rare means rare: If you don’t want a cool, red center, move to medium.

Morton’s – The Steakhouse
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Chefs cook (and perform) at table-side grills at this Japanese spot that specializes in steak, seafood and also offers sushi.

• “WONDERFUL, prices looked reasonable”
• “the best”
• “I should know better”
• “Rude, Disrespectful, Do NOT Go Here!”
• “Horrible!!”

Tips: Diners visiting on their birthday receive a free photo, free ice cream and will be receive a birthday greeting from the staff in Japanese.

Ninja Steakhouse & Sushi

Stunning city views set this by-the-book steakhouse apart from the Buckhead pack.

• “Great experience.”
• “Great service and food from Valet to Coat Check”
• “HIgh expectations, very poor service”
• “Great Food & Service”
• “Very good food, Great ambiance”

Tips: If you want a front row seat of the panoramic view, request it when you call for reservations, or you may be peering over high-walled booths to get a glimpse.

The Capital Grille
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Kevin Rathbun’s recipe for success: A pinch of glamour, a dash of local history, and lots and lots of red meat.

• “Atlanta Steakhouse at its best!”
• “Highly overrated and made us both sick!”
• “Terrible Service – Overrated and a Trend that will Pass”
• “Overrated”
• “IMPECCABLE ALL AROUND”

Tips: Bypass the overcrowded bar. The secluded patio tables overlooking the Beltline are a picturesque and romantic spot to have an after-dinner cocktail.

Kevin Rathbun Steak LLC

Steaks and singles mingle in a polished basement hideaway.

• “CONSISTENT and best all around”
• “Delicious!”
• “Still Shakeing & Stirring The Highlands! Excellent Steaks!”
• “BEST escargot and Bloody Marys!”
• “Avoid Escargot. Go For Drinks, Steak.”

Tips: While martinis are the specialty, the classic bloody marys-served with salted rim, lime, celery and a pepperoncini-will also put a smile on your face.

Highland Tap

This Buckhead mainstay offers great seafood and killer steaks.

• “Worth The Money Spent”
• “Best Steak Experience in Town!”
• “Chicken great, too!”
• “Not understanding the bad reviews.”
• “The standard in steak!”

Tips: Not doing the red meat thing tonight? Head downstairs to the Lobster Bar.

Chops

Upscale steakhouse rewards high-profile patrons by immortalizing their likenesses in colorful caricatures.

• “Hands Down!!”
• “best all around dining experience”
• “THERES NO PLACE BETTER!!! ”
• “WOW – what a fantastic dinner!!!!!!!!!!!!”
• “Best Lobster Dining In ATL! Great Martini’s & Service!”

Tips: Befitting the power broker atmosphere, The Palm’s wine list is chock full of vintage bottles so treat yourself to a nice Italian red.

The Palm

Maxim Magazine debuts its first restaurant in the elegant and trendy Glenn Hotel with steaks, sizzle and a sexy staff.

• “Atmosphere was great!”
• “worst service ”
• “Comparable to an Applebee’s or Outback”
• “The hottest thing since hot water!!”
• “Prime?”

Maxim Prime Restaurant
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Old School Buckhead lets the good times roll at this classic Creole steak and seafood house.

• “Exceptional Food and Service”
• “Strong Steak, Drinks and Serious Service and Fun”
• “The best views of old atlanta and best filet on the planet.”
• “Believe the hype – ”
• “Very Disappointing”

Tips: If you dig the scene at Hal’s, follow the crowd for some late-night dancing at Johnny’s Hideaway.

Hal’s On Old Ivy

The sports bar concept is reinvented in upscale digs in Buckhead.

• “great late night”
• “Best Sports Bar”
• “Best late night!”
• “Steak to DIE for, noisy on big game night”
• “They care about your comfort. “

Tips: Fans of “Surf & Turf” will be happy that Dantanna’s has fresh seafood delivered twice daily.

Dantanna’s
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Perimeter-area steakhouse offers large portions, simple flavors and big-business energy.

• “Excellent wine collection goes hand in hand with mouth watering steaks!!”
• “BEST STEAK”
• “Great steaks if on the company’s dime”
• “Poor ownership”
• “The best in north atlanta”

Tips: The wine list is quite good by the bottle and half bottle, but disappointing by the glass.

McKendrick’s Steak House

Cozy steakhouse features superior Angus beef cuts any way you slice it: T-bone, prime rib, filet, ribeye, and New York strip.

• “overpriced”
• “Good presentation, not so good steaks.”
• “A most Excellent dining experience”
• “Great steaks and exceptional service – didn’t need a reservation and got the Early Bird special to boot”
• “Will not be going back”

Tips: The Early Bird specials with $11.50 entrees runs Sunday through Friday 5-6pm.

Aspens Signature Steaks
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National chain rustles up rib eyes, T-bones and fillets in a kid-friendly, Lone Star-inspired setting.

• “The Best in Town”
• “Yum-yum steak!!!”
• “Longhorn is a Southern Favorite”
• “The”
• “Overdone”

Tips: Longhorn is notably kid-friendly—after being given crayons and coloring sheets, youngsters can order off an exceptionally affordable kids’ menu.

Longhorn Steakhouse

Views overlooking Peachtree attract groups and businessmen alike to this all-you-can-stuff Brazialian meat palace.

Chima

• “Goods place when you want good family diner.”
• “Great Service – great value for the $$$”
• “blast”
• “This food is by far the best in Marietta”
• “Nice Evening Out”

Chicago’s Steak, Seafood & Pasta

Steaks, skewers and signature drinks spice up downtown Atlanta’s restaurant scene.

• “Great Steak and more”
• “Unique Cocktails”
• “Simply outstanding!”
• “worst food and service in Atlanta”
• “touristy location & prices, nice cocktails, limited tasty menu”

Tips: The drink menu boasts classic cocktails, such as the French 75 and the Georgia Mint Julep, along with signature drinks, including a Red Pepper Mojitotini.

Room At Twelve

Atlanta’s latest bank-busting beef bonanza gets the essentials right.

• “Honestly, Just Average For A Buckhead Steakhouse!”
• “Great Food and Customer Service”
• “Awful atmosphere! VERY VERY VERY smoky!!!”
• “Fun restaurant, ok steaks”
• “Excellent Dining Experience”

Tips: The restaurant can be tricky to find. From 400, get off at the Lenox exit heading toward Peachtree and watch carefully for signs leading to Monarch Drive. The restaurant is in the base of an office building where Monarch ends.

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