Orlando's Best Steak 2008

Prime-cut steak to suit any appetite—from petit filets to a pound-and-a-half porterhouse.

Reviews:

• “Really disappointed…”
• “Very Bad Service”
• “Bad customer service”
• “Steaks cooked to puurrfection”
• “Awesome Steak”

Tips: Del Frisco’s double-pours its cocktails. The two-ounce jigger (and 10-ounce martini!) may explain the house rule of one entree minimum per person.

Del Frisco’s Prime Steak & Lobster or email Del Frisco’s Prime Steak & Lobster

Award-winning steaks and first class service make for a four-star dining experience.

Reviews:

• “The Capital Grill Does Not Dissappoint”
• “Best Steak I ever Had”
• “Great food and customer service.”
• “This is the place to entertain your customer”
• “Certified Angus Beef is the best”

The Capital Grille or email The Capital Grille

This swank chain steakhouse with an Italian accent taps into Orlando’s big-city ambitions.

Reviews:

• “For special occasions…”
• “So Bad, it used to be great”
• “Great Food and Service but LOUD”
• ""No Service" restaurant. "
• “Two too many occasions ruined”

Tips: The Starlight Lounge stays open an hour after the dining room closes.

Timpano Italian Chophouse or email Timpano Italian Chophouse

A superb American dining experience in an Everglades-themed setting.

Reviews:

• “good atmosphere, below average service”
• “Deviant”
• “This is REALLY good …!!!”
• “An exquisite dining experience!”
• “Wow, a really superb meal”

Tips: Complimentary valet service is available.

Old Hickory Steakhouse

More is more at Charley’s: enormous steaks, bales of cake and a selection of 960 wines.

Reviews:

• “good food, super bad service”
• “Over priced ordinary food!”
• “Sorry Charley!!”
• “Great Service and Food”
• “Go to Ruth’s Chris instead”

Tips: Charley’s runs a free shuttle from local hotels.

Charley’s Steak House

From the owners of Fish Bones and Charley’s comes a steak-and-fish house with a New York Italian accent.

Reviews:

• “Good steaks, but it ain’t Ruth’s Chris”
• “Great Ribeye and Great Winelist "
• “The best fried green tomatoes ever”
• “Over Priced and Unimpressed”
• “Vito’s is The Best of The Best – But You Get What You Pay For”

Tips: A $6,000 ceiling filtration system in the back dining room keeps cigar and pipe smokers from poisoning the whole house.

Vito’s Chop House

Sophisticated American chain serves up corn-fed USDA prime cuts and New Orleans-style appetizers and sides.

Reviews:

• “Nice. Very nice.”
• “Great for date night!”
• “No good”
• “My Night Out”
• “Good time”

Tips: It’s not on the menu, but consider ordering your steak “Oscar style,” which means it’s topped with asparagus, crab cakes and bearnaise sauce.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

For a steak stop or special dinner-a-deux, this comfortable restaurant offers an American-style menu of traditional chops and grilled seafood.

Reviews:

• “A WINNER!”
• “Great Atmosphere, wonderful happy hour, friendly service, awesome fish, steaks, and appetizers. A must!”

Tips: Stonewood offers patrons over 30 wines by the glass, along with other cocktails, spirits and soft drinks to enjoy with dinner.

Stonewood Grill and Tavern

USDA prime beef, elegant tableside service and mammoth martinis.

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

Morton’s – The Steakhouse or email Morton’s – The Steakhouse

Shula’s winning tradition on the field continues at this classy steakhouse chain.

Reviews:

• “Best Steak in Town!”
• “For Orlando, Great…Anywhere Else, Not Really.”
• “very poor restaurant”
• “not so memorable”
• “Best Steak in town”

Shula’s Steak House

Brazilian gauchos carve as much grilled meat as you can eat. And if that’s not enough, there’s a huge salad bar too.

Reviews:

• “Great Service and Food!!!!”
• “kat 1871 is a meanspirited wench”
• “Worth a visit even if you’re a local!”
• " BRASIL PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY WORK FLOOR. "
• “Best place for great steak!!! "

Tips: Some of the carved meats may have unfamiliar names, but your server can explain the menu. A salad-bar-only option is available for light eaters, too.

Texas de Brazil

If oak-grilled steaks, barbecued ribs and hearty chops are what you savor, then tee off at this tavern.

Reviews:

• “Great Steaks and Seafood!!!”
• “Great Burger”

Tips: Be on time: Snead’s has a strict policy of not holding reservations for longer than 15 minutes.

Sam Snead’s Tavern

Reviews:

• “Bland”
• “What Delfriscos tries to be”

Kres Chophouse

Reviews:

• “Avoid This place completely!”
• “what a great restaurant!”
• “MMMMM FOOD!!! ROADHOUSE BABY!!!”

Roadhouse Grill

Nashville-based steakhouse chain serves up large portions of meat and potatoes.

Tips: Specially priced Express Lunch items are made in 15 minutes or less 11am-3pm Mon-Fri. This includes San Antonio chicken wraps, Logan’s Club Salad and the baby back ribs basket.

Logan’s Roadhouse

A culinary homage to Key West and its most famous resident at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort.

Reviews:

• “Mr Jones”
• “another world”

Tips: Hemingways has a vast selection of rums from Barbados, Haiti, Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and, of course, Jamaica.

Hemingways