Ruth’s Chris Steak House

The food is spectacular. The service was excellent. The only reason I am giving it 3 is because of the décor. For this type of fine dining establishment, and when you are paying so much for a meal, the décor should not be so dated and drab. Very basic and not very visually appealing design. Its a shame because I quite enjoyed the food.

I’ve been here a few times. The rib steak (bone in is ALWAYS better folks!!), is always good. Order all steaks with extra butter… trust me! Sweet potato casserole is awesome! Skip the creamed spinach side, it’s totally under-​seasoned (seriously, has Ruth heard of salt and a touch of nutmeg folks???, both mandatory for great spinach!!). And the garlic bread is ALWAYS great, hard not too eat too much! Appetizers are pretty underwhelming and boring, as are the app salads.

Made a reservation to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Busy on a Saturday night. Sat in the lounge for about 10 minutes first and a friendly bartender made a delicious girly fruity cocktail for me and an old fashioned for my hubby.
We were then seated in the dining area. Ordered the filet mignon and the rib steak with Caesar salad and roasted yellow tomato bisque to start. They served this warm crispy baguette slices in a cloth covered basket on the table while you peruse the menu. Crispy, chewy, tasty bread with butter is so good!
Salad and soup were good. The steaks came with loaded hash brown potatoes and asparagus sides. Steak as always is cooked perfectly served on a sizzling hot plate with melted butter. Filet melts in your mouth and rib eye is so tasty. No other steak in town comes close to a Ruth Chris steak, seriously.
Loaded hash browns were a disappointment. Barely warm hash brown potatoes with a dollop of sour cream and bacon bits in the middle. The manager came to check on us and was really great about taking it back and getting us a hotter serving. Second portion was much better temperature wise but I would likely stick to fries or baked potato next time. The asparagus was cooked perfectly and came with this delicious light hollandaise.
Finished with a really great cappuccino. They took the hashbrowns off the bill which was really nice of them. Service was faultless and friendly. Definitely a great place to celebrate a special occasion or just to treat yourself to the best steak in town when the mood hits!

This is a strong 4* to say. Great steak with baked potato. Had a house steak house salad with a great Mustard Vinaigrette dressing. The steak was sizzling hot & cooked to perfection. Had a side of hot mushrooms & a couple of grilled shrimp. This was a solid meal with great service which you pay for, cause it’s not a cheap proposition

Waiter and staff were excellent. Very disappointed to be seated beside a family with young children who actually stood up at one point and started to toss their child in the air to entertain him.
Caesar salad was bland but lettuces was fresh cold and crisp.
We both ordered NY steaks, we received 2 very different sizes, otherwise it was tasty.
I would be less critical if dinner for two was not $ 300. for this price the meal should have been better.

Horrible. Too Much Salt. No Heart in their food. No Passion for their craft. This steak house should be taken off any «top 10» lists for Steak in the GTA. Our server was great so there was no problem there. However, you come for the steak and the atmosphere and the lounge is wwwaaayy to dark and the food was extremely salty.
Also…how the hell do you mess up Sauteed Mushrooms!!! This place did… it seemed like they just boiled them and threw some sauce on it. At least their mash potatoes out of the box came out decent.
The steaks are served sizzling on a plate loaded with butter… but also for whatever reason they love to put salt in everything!
I will definitely not be coming back here. I shoulda drove the extra hour to Smith Brothers instead. Save your money and go for Pizza.

Decided to come here randomly on a Tuesday night with a few friends because we were craving some good steak. After hearing decent reviews, we decided to give this place a try. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted right away by the hostess who also checked in our jackets. It wasn’t busy so we were given the option to sit in the lounge or dining area. We opted for the lounge area which I probably wouldn’t sit in next time if I ever come back. It was dark and did not have the fine dining experience. I ordered the 3-​course meal special for $ 55 which included an appetizer, entrée and dessert. I chose the white bean chirozo bean soup as my appetizer which didn’t even taste like soup, it was more of a salted up version of chili that you could just make at home. The filet mignon was cooked medium but I couldn’t really tell because it was too dark. It was also over seasoned with salt and soaked in butter. Apparently you could request for no butter but the server never mentioned that. The side orders of mashed potatoes tasted ok but the mushrooms tasted more like it was boiled than sautéed. The mushrooms also lacked flavour. Lastly, the dessert was probably tasted something that came out of a box. It was some sort of Turtles cheesecake that didn’t taste anything close to a cheesecake, it was hard, not moist and overly sweet. I was more satisfied with the cookie and ice cream dessert that I had the night before at another restaurant.
Overall, it was a mediocre experience with the quality of food that was served and was definitely not worth the price. Highly doubt i’ll be coming here again.

Finally made a reservation for four at Ruth’s Chris. Tuan provided great (and patient!) service. Décor is classic and thoughtful and this location does not have the downtown buzz (which was fine by us.) Overall ambience is kinda dark tho.
Now, on to the food: the calamari was salty; swordfish — underwhelming; stuffed chicken breast was likely the best protein at our table; salmon (centre undercooked); filet and shrimp (asked for medium well, thinking the plate would finish cooking it, but I got medium instead!)
Mac n cheese, soup, and salads weren’t bad. However the turtle cheesecake had fridge burn and none of us could eat it — it tasted like it had been left in the fridge unwrapped and had absorbed allllll the varied fridge smells (so disappointing because I loooooove cheesecake!)
Total bill came to $ 400 — meh; we expected that, even though I don’t think the food quality was worth it. I found it odd that an 18% gratuity was included on our bill — I thought that was a customary practice for larger groups only and found it to be rather presumptuous.
To be honest and frank, I didn’t expect the corner cutting on the classics desert (it’s old food, people, please throw it away) from a place with such a high reputation for excellence. That was a huge disappointment. I enjoyed splurging on an evening at the Keg much more than I did this evening. We’ll likely just go there next time.

My boyfriend took me here for my birthday. It was my first time at RC. Service was good but not outstanding, our server sounded like he was rehearsing lines.
The steaks themselves were top notch and sizzling hot — we both got the 16oz ribeye, Chicago medium. He got the blue cheese topping add on. Although I loved that my steak stayed warm the entire meal, the downside is that by the time I got to the end of it, it had over cooked itself from the heat. Went from being a medium to a well done! Next time will probably order it medium rare in order to offset that.
We started off the meal with the seared ahi tuna appetizer which was great. For our sides, we shared the shoestring fries and sautéed mushrooms which were underwhelming and way overpriced at $ 12 each!
Dessert was the flourless chocolate sin cake for me and crème brûlée for him. Both exceptional.
Great place, however the price point is too high for this to be a regular spot. Special occasions only, if that.

After years of hearing such great things about the legendary Ruth’s Chris Steak house I had some expectations on both the service and the food. Sadly I was left disappointed by the quality of both.
When I walked into the restaurant, I was greeted by the manager and hostess. Once we were seated, our waiter came by and barely introduced himself and it felt like he was ignoring us the whole time. I know this maybe picky, but for a high class restaurant I had some expectation of small talk for him to get to know myself and my guest. When the food came, he didn’t even bother to check on us. This left a bad taste in my mouth about the quality of customer service. It seemed as if, they knew that the menu items were already expensive and so they new regardless of the tip percentage it would still be a sizable amount.
The décor was dark and depressing. The was very dim, in a small space. The atmosphere wasn’t all that welcoming. This might be because I’m not use to fine dining but overall the décor was nothing impressive.
Now to the food, for the price that you pay the food was really nothing special. Yes, the steaks and beef were cooked extremely well and the butter added on top just gave it so much more flavor. But what really hurts are the sides. At $ 12 a side, most of it was really mash potatoes and fries it is extremely overpriced for what you get. I had the Potato Lyonaise and that was just fried potatoes with onions that were over salted. My steak was cooked perfectly but there was nothing special about it. the highlight of my meal was the dessert, a rich dark chocolate mousse cake with espresso beans and a raspberry couli so good! But as a whole the meal was mediocre at best.
If you’re looking to enjoy a good steak meal with the family, this place really isn’t worth the money or the hype around it. It was cold and unwelcoming and the servers were just awful for the amount of money you’re paying. If this place is on your bucket list by means try it but you can enjoy a good steak at either Zorros or the Keg for a quarter of the price.

Went: Sun, Sept 6, 2015 7:30 p.m. (⁷⁷⁄₁₀₀)
Ordered: Mushrooms stuffed with crab meat, Cowboy ribeye, Ruth’s Signature coffee (Bailey’s with whipped cream), cappucino, and key lime pie
Cost: $ 140 with tax and tip.
My girlfriend loves steak and I thought I would like to try Ruth’s Chris. So we decided to go there as part of our romantic weekend.
We got there half an hour early but they seated us right away. Our waiter Andrew was excellent throughout the whole evening and made sure we were both taken cared of.
The décor did not really stand out. The interior design is very minimalistic, though we liked their theme of roundness and curves. There was a giant pillar like structure near us. This added some privacy, but also gave a somewhat claustrophobic vibe.
We were introduced to a novel concept in dining — a 500 degree hot plate, used to keep food piping hot.
The complimentary bread was warm and fresh but we both found the exterior to be a bit tough and chewy, and did not enjoy them too much.
The appetizer we ordered was the mushroom stuffed with crabmeat. Because it was served on the 500° plate, the last bite was still hot and fresh. The mushrooms were juicy. The crabmeat filling was also moist. The torched cheese was a bit salty, but we found if you only ate half the filling, it was almost perfect and delicious.
We did a crashed course in eating steak before heading to the restaurant. Since we liked our steak with tender and with rich flavour, the more marbled ribeye seemed like a perfect choice, choosing to share the 22 oz. Cowboy Ribeye. Once again, the steak was served on the 500° plates. It was cooked to perfection — medium rare, just the way we like it. The only problem was that as we ate, the steak continued to cook which changed the texture and consistency from medium rare to well done. Thus, the last bite of the steak we had from Elements which was essentially cold tasted a lot better than the still hot last bite here. My date didn’t enjoy the second half of the steak.
We wanted something light to balance out the heavy main course, so key lime pie was our choice. The pie was average at best and tasted like pie you could get at most places. Ruth’s Specialty Coffee impressed and was filled with flavour. The cappucino was good.
Overall, the service was excellent. Thank you very much, Andrew. Everyone was very attentive. We did feel special and well taken care of. It was a very special night, though I think we both wish that the food itself would have played a bigger part into why it was so special.
Bottom line: Know that your steak will continue cooking as you eat it. My date would recommend coming here. I don’t think I would choose to return and would probably look to find a better steak elsewhere. The food gets 3.5 stars; the customer service gets 5.0 for an overall rating of 4.0 stars.

Ate here twice in the last two weeks.
First was with my family (8 people) and we all had the classics dinner. The salad and steaks were good, but that dessert was horrible (pastry shell with strawberries and two chocolate balls on the side). I would have been happier if they served store bought dessert.
Second was last Saturday with my wife. We ordered crab cakes, ravioli and rib eye. The crab cakes were wayyy salty. The ravioli was pedestrian. The steak though was the star of the show. Sizzling, juicy, 16oz steak.
Service during both visits was ok — pedestrian again. Will probably be back but not in the near future.
I noticed that a couple people mentioned (either here or the toronto location) about the manager not visiting their table. Happened to us too. Not a big deal to me, but if he knew where I lived (on Mississauga road), he probably would have bothered to spend quite some time with us. They always do once they know :)

I took my dad to Ruth’s Chris for his birthday on a Saturday night (they’re only open for dinner, except on Fridays where they offer lunch as well).
The outside of the restaurant doesn’t look too great with construction going on but the inside is a completely different atmosphere. Inside, the windows are tinted and there’s classical music playing in the background so none of the noise from outside disturbs diners.
Once inside, the first thing I noticed was that the service definitely was not friendly. They were, in a sense, professional… but no one really smiled and they made it clear by how they carried themselves that they were only doing what they’re doing because it’s their job.
The menu is really limited too – just 3 pages worth of actual food items. Anyways, I went with the Ruth’s Classic – Steak House Salad, 6 oz. Filet & Shrimp, Fire-​Roasted Corn, Strawberry Shortcake – and my dad got the New York Strip Steak. I have no complaints about the food whatsoever and the steaks came sizzling as promised. As you can probably tell by various other reviews, their dishes are their strong point.
The only thing is that if I’m paying around $ 60/​person, I expect good service to accompany it… and the service here was so bland that I probably would never go back. If you’re looking for a good steakhouse for more reasonable prices, definitely go to Cagney’s in Streetsville instead.

Good service, good food but a little on the pricey side. I ordered a filet and lobster bisque with shoe string fries, mashed potatoes and asparagus. I was satisfied and it fixed the craving I had for meat! Lol. thankfully I had a Gift card to use otherwise I probably wouldn’t have gone because our bill at the end after tax and tip was a good $ 300! Ouch!

Menu: Petit Filet, Sides (salad, sautéed mushrooms, asparagus, mashed potatoes), and New Orleans Style Cheesecake with Blueberry Sauce
I went to this Ruth’s in Mississauga for a function and I was pleasantly surprised how tender this cut of corn-​fed Midwestern beef was, given the amount of people that they had to serve. We had sixty guests in our room but they were hosting other professional groups equally as large. Great quality control… my steak was medium-​rare as requested. The steak and sautéed mushrooms were swimming in butter… which can turn off some, but I shamelessly condoned. The cheesecake was the star of the evening. It had a light and airy texture with a crispy crust. A more than ample serving of blueberry sauce and a few mint leaves were the finishing touches on this lovely dessert!

The rib eye was a five star, expensive but five star. Having said that Ruth’s Chirs missed the mark in virtually every other department.
First of all the setting has no character, no charm. It’s just a sparsely decorated uninviting room. Most importantly from the minute we walked in the service was juvenile and bordering on unprofessional. If we had been asked how thing were by one more person who clearly did care in any way we would have walked out.
I don’t blame the severs at all, I blame the owners.

Great place to go if you’re looking for a great steak! They sear the steaks in butter and I have to say it tastes amazing. Although the prices are high, I feel it is worth it due to the quality and unmatchable tastes they provide.
Generally speaking it has turned more into a «date spot» as what it used to be; a classy Steak House.
I consider it «The Keg 2.0».

It’s hard to put into words how much I love this place. To put things in perspective I took a picture of my first steak there, and had it as my facebook profile pic for YEARS!
When they first appeared in Mississauga I would come here at least once a week for a whole summer. It’s that good. I would probably continue to go weekly if it weren’t for my fear of rising cholesterol.
Lets get down to the science of it all.
Firstly, get the rib eye people. It’s perfectly marbled, giving it tender buttery awesomeness, and features a bit of the rib eye cap. It’s considered the best cut for these reasons.
Imagine with me if you will a hefty portion of perfectly marbled rib eye, thick and filling the plate with it’s presence. Nothing else on the plate to distract you from the absolute beauty of the beast. Nothing else deserves to be plated next to this work of art. Served on a crazy hot plate, and covered in butter. Now the butter deserves special attention, because it’s genius how the butter BROWNS under the heat of the plate as it is sitting in front of you. That’s steak science people! Brown butter is awesome. Look it up if you don’t know what it is.
This will be the most manly meal of your life. The steak is served sizzling, so much so you have to sit back, and might need to hold up your napkin to protect you from the crackling butter. This steak knows how to make an entrance, and wants you to know who is boss. I love this part because it addresses an often overlooked part of the dinning experience. And by this I mean offering dinners an EXPERIENCE, not just food. You will feel the heat of your plate, you will fear getting burned by the sizzling butter, you will be filled with the delightful aroma of browning butter/​steak.
Even the sides are heavy, and focused. They are simply prepared with no new age, fancy, trendy crap. Just good quality sides. Can’t go wrong with any of the choices they are all good. And same go with the desserts, but I doubt you will have space for it after eating a steak and side. You can get it to go. You will feel full, and high off the butter.
Some will be concerned with price, but it’s reasonable when considering how expensive other trendy steak places are downtown, and the classy experience. Also they have a lunch menu, and an «early bird» dinner menu that is cheaper than their full dinner menu. I believe they deliver on value, which is very important to me.
Another concern you may have is your health. Pro tip: you can get the steak with reduced or no butter. Now you have no excuse. Go now.

When I first heard about this steakhouse and how expensive I was, I was completely ready to come here, eat a meal, and criticize the crap out of it for being overpriced and pretentious.
As soon as you get into the restaurant you are immediately hit with the smell of butter. It is so strong, it really got my stomach growling.
I ordered the filet, medium rare. The plates they are served on are sizzling hot that you can hear the meat still cooking on it. As I cut into it, it was like beautiful butter being sliced. I slowly and brought the piece to my mouth and chewed. I had to begrudgingly smile because DAYUM it was so damned good. I can still think back to that moment and it will make my mouth water just thinking about it.
I’ve been here twice now and the steaks have been consistently the best I’ve ever eaten and I’ve eaten a lot of steaks in lots of different places.
The sides are big so definitely recommend sharing them. I would recommend the mash. It is so creamy and smooth and compliments the steaks so well. The shoestring fries are also nice.
Service is pretty basic, nothing special.
I’d like to admit that I am pretty stingy when it comes to spending money on food. I expect that if you’re gonna charge me an arm and a leg, it better be some damn good food. Ruth’s Chris definitely hits the mark. So as much as I don’t want to admit a steak is worth that much, it is definitely worth every begrudging penny. It’s not a place I can afford to come to regularly, but great for those special occasions.

I would have given it 6 stars out of five on the basis of food and service! if it was possible. I know this place is quite expensive but I think its a great reward if you are going there to celebrate a milestone and that is what me any my friend went to do.
It all start with a call to the store and I asked about the Halal steak option they have… the attendant on the phone transferred me to the manager who was very knowledgeable about halal product. She went on mention that they do not require a 48 hour notice to order halal Steak but merely a 24 hours notice is fine now, due to high demand they have speed up the process. She also informed me that the lamb has also been halal and they have started keeping halal chicken from past 6 months, they can also change the cheese stuffing in the chicken on advance notice. The manager also stated, they are working on putting all this on the site and we will be able make all these reservations and request online.
Me being happy put us down for two steaks… each steak being $ 65 before taxes. The restaurant has its own parking and is quite nice inside. The over all place was clean and the washrooms were decent to use.
There came our server Scott… very friendly and nice guys. He already informed us that out halal steaks are here. He was very informative on the menu and friendly to talk to.
Moving on to the menu… as I mentioned we went to celebrate so we went all out. We started of with an appetizer Sizzlin’ Blue Crab Cakes, which were two jumbo lump crab cakes with sizzling lemon butter which made the cake soft and melt in your mouth.
Then came the main course which was a New York Strip Steak… a USDA Prime cut with full bodied texture, quite thick and juicy cooked to perfection with the option you choose from. I like well done, whereas my friend went with medium rare. The sides were fit enough to share as the steak is quite big. For sides we went with Lyonnaise sautéed with onions and Fresh Asparagus with Hollandaise sauce on the side. The Lyonnaise were fried Potatoes a little crispy.
It was quite hard to finish all that and my friend wanted a dessert on top. In the mean time while we were eating the server Scoot came to check on us at different point in time and the manager Heidi also checked in with us to see if everything was good.
As we decided on dessert, there came Scott with a slice of Creamy cheese cake served with fresh berries and a slice of chocolate sin cake — a combination of chocolate and espresso. These cakes were on the house for our celebration and they were delicious. Trust me I don’t like cheese cake but I eat this one like crazy and the Chocolate cake was truly sinful.
To finish it all up we ordered Cappuccinos which were quite nice and strong. Then came the bill which was quite hefty and big but were prepared for that… So I will recommend this place for celebrations and hitting milestones as the food and service is splendid.
I will have to run it off tomorrow… lot of food!
For my Muslim brothers and Sisters — they do serve Halal Steak, Lamb and Chicken. The cheese stuffing in the chicken can be changed with advance notice.