Red The Steakhouse

I’m landing on a 4 for Red the Steakhouse because it’s a solid, modern American restaurant with attentive service and good, classic steak.
Some friends and I came during Restaurant Week, which in our opinion, is the best time to go because their regular prices are tend to be expensive. I think it’s fair to say that it’s quite expensive for a more classic style steak restaurant. The most memorable item was definitely the steak — we had filet mignon medallions that were juicy with decent flavor (for some reason, I don’t remember it being that strong!)
The appetizer was comforting but not mind blowing. The dessert was probably my least favorite menu item. Overall, the strength of the restaurant is definitely the steak!

Shut the front door! Best service in Cleveland. Scott was just the best, even offered to hold our leftover sides in the kitchen, so we didn’t have to carry them around after we were finished. He thought our entrees took a little long to come out of the kitchen (we didn’t notice or mind), so he comped my espresso and brought out some amazing chocolate peanut butter treats from the chef.
The filet is the best steak I have ever had. I am comparing this filet to my long-​time favorite from Bern’s in Tampa, FL. Red’s is now in first place. The sides were great too– truffle mashed potatoes and mac-n-cheese…absolutely worth every penny.
The atmosphere is a little louder, so maybe not a super romantic setting, but easily one of the best dining experiences I have had in a very, very long time.

I’ve ate a good piece of steak at many restaurants, events, and on different occasions… I must say the experience of getting an excellent cut of meat seared to perfection and cooked to my liking at Red’s is like none other. The best part is that steak isn’t their only specialty! Their fresh oysters from different parts of the east coast are to die for. Be sure to try the stuffed peppers if you like a spicy kick in your appetizer. What impresses me about Red The Steakhouse over other well renowned steakhouses is the quality of service and exceptional consistency in providing good tasting food made of choice ingredients. Oh, and service… All of their staff are highly professional and friendly and know how to make their customers feel welcomed and comfortable. Definitely a gem of a restaurant in Cleveland that deserves the 5-​star rating.

I was there for dinner on Monday the place is nice and cleen, the food presentation was ok, the steak tasted fine but the portions are small and the price is expensive

Reading all these glowing reviews leaves me wondering if there’s another Red in downtown Cleveland… at the same address. Went here for a friend’s birthday on a Saturday evening and was disappointed to be seated in a booth by the bar. We’re spending over $ 200 on a meal and get seated basically at a bar? Um, not ok. The four of us shared the calamari appetizer which was excellent. For entrees we each got steaks, and ordered two sides to share-​the sautéed spinach and truffled mashed potatoes. Spinach was basically something I could have whipped up in 10 minutes at home with a bag of spinach, garlic and some EVOO. Was enough for one person. Mashed potatoes were just ok. I’ve had much better. Steak was rather bland for a reputable steakhouse. Service was decent. My husband and I agreed that the overall meal was disappointing and didn’t compare to Red in Beachwood. Will not return.

Everything is just perfect. Service, food quality, price, interior design, deserts. I had an amazing time.

Let me start by saying the food here is absolutely incredible. There are two reasons I am giving them a 3 stars. First is the service was barely mediocre, absolutely nothing special, but not terrible either. The second reason for 3 stars is the disgusting bathroom. Trash on the floor, dirty toilets and stalls, dirty sink and counters, and a bad smell. The Q had cleaner bathrooms than thus place.

Went here and had a pretty good experience, but I think there are many places in Cleveland where you can find a great steak for a lesser price. Brussel sprouts were amazing. Steak was too charred and garlic covered for my liking, but it was a good cut of meat. Nice experience, but don’t think I will go back. Too overpriced.

We sat outside on a Friday and it was a perfect night, the Indians were playing so there was good people watching. Our waiter was very good. He was knowledgeable buy not pushy. We had the beef tartare and raw oysters to start. Both were very fresh and very clean tasting. We then had some king crab, some prime new York strip, creamed spinach, sautéed shrooms, and «tater tots», which are just deep fried reconstructed baked potatoes. We had zero complaints. Everything was very fresh. The steak was perfect. It has classic steakhouse quality but some fun modern updates. Great experience!

The food were was awesome. The décor is trendy and service very friendly and efficient. We walked in without a reservation (although I was told that was very lucky) and sat down at the bar. Started off with the stuffed hot peppers– probably one of the best I’ve ever had. For entrée had the filet mignon which was delicious as well, cooked slightly rarer then preferred but still very tasty, juicy and flavorful.

I honestly never thought I would pay $ 45.00 for a piece of steak on a plate but after eating it only a year ago, I’m still raving about it.
Went back shortly after for appetizers and drinks and they were absolutely amazing. Calamari is my weakness and theirs is phenomenal.
Busy night life and great food for a pretty penny but worth every cent! Love Red. And I’m not even originally from Cleveland

Went for lunch on a Monday. It was basically empty. The food was fabulous. We shared a half of a bottle of wine and split a Cesar salad to start. For our entrees we ordered salmon and filet. We also had a side of the green beans and an order of the Mac and cheese. For dessert we had the molten chocolate cake.

Beautiful space. Great venue for a special occasion.
The salmon was excellent. Seared to perfection and superb quality of fish. I loved the mashed potatoes and green beans. The ceasar salad and the lava cake were average. The coffee was horrible — watered down. Overall this place knows how to prepare meat. Parking can be difficult here and valet at E 4^th maybe your most convenient option, I think with receipt the valet cost should be under 10 $ but not sure. The downtown location has great dining rooms on the second level and a rooftop deck. I’d like to try the deck next time I’m downtown.

A special thank you to Stephanie Pack, GM at Red Steakhouse, Downtown Cleveland. Stephanie and her staff helped make a recent event very memorable for our daughter and her guests. The Waitstaff was very professional, attentive to detail and extremely gracious.
We enjoyed cocktails and appetizers on the Rooftop the views were spectacular! The evening weather perfect. For dinner we were moved into a private dining room which was absolutely stunning with all the white furnishings and very clean lines.
Most importantly the dinner was AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS, everything was flawless! Our sincere thanks to Stephanie and her professional staff for the special touches and for helping us create such a «Fabulous Surprise Birthday Event» a very memorable one!
Thank you.
The Immormino Family

Truffle Mashed Potatoes.
I could eat them everyday so it’s probably a good thing I don’t live downtown or in Beachwood. I have never found a potato or a steak that compare to the amazingness that is Red, The Steakhouse!
I have been here a few times and every experience is the same in the best way. The steaks are always cooked to perfection and my knife always just glides through on every cut. The steaks here just melt in your mouth! The crazy thing is even the free bread is fantastic! it is served with a Parmesan and olive oil dip that has so much flavor. I have only ever had the donuts for dessert so I am biased in my opinion of how amazing these are too! The raspberry syrup is my favorite dipping sauce out of the three (caramel and chocolate also included).
This is definitely a special occasion place but worth every shiny penny!
Note: The location downtown offers lunch.

This gets ³⁄₅ stars in my book admittedly because I’m very critical of steakhouses, especially ones that are top dollar. Also, I felt the sides (which were delicious) actually outshines my steak.
The steak (ribeye) itself actually had good marbling. However it did lack in seasoning, and for the price I paid I could have gotten an aged bone-​in ribeye from Bones (which by comparison blew this one out of the water) or a cognac peppercorn crusted filet from Hals On Old Ivey (check out these two if you ever frequent Atlanta). This steak was overpriced because it didn’t hold a flame to those top two joints I mentioned above.
I will say the truffle mashed potatoes and sautéed garlic spinach were spectacular. I just think whoever got my steak order served me a bland steak that I could have cooked myself and had a better experience. To charge these prices I expect to be blown away and by comparison just didn’t quite measure up. Ultimately the sides saved this review but it shouldn’t be that way at a place that bills itself as a top steakhouse.

The most amazing meal i have ever had, The sides were the most unique thing about the meal the snap peas with chilis were just heaven along with the cream corn. The baked potato was good but not as good as the mac and cheese. The steak was amazing perfect !
The drinks were perfect and they serve woodford reserve bourbon with their old fashion was fantastic.
Coffee service was delish. I really liked this placed and so did my boyfriend so we will be back.

We held our 61 person wedding at Red on June 6^th, and I cannot speak highly enough of the quality of the experience or the staff.
I’m not a «bride-​y» bride, and Kristy (I believe her official title is catering manager) worked very hard to make our event as turn-​key as possible for us. They allowed us to rent out the roof for the ceremony and the cocktail hour, then moved us to the second floor for the dinner. They setup and tore-​down for us.
Working with Kristy: She was responsive to our emails and requests, and worked behind the scenes to make sure we had all of the proper details in place (timeline, vendor needs/​deliveries, obtaining microphones/​linens/​ect, working with valet to get a license to allow them to setup early…). She was present on the day of the wedding and went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly.
The Food: for the cocktail hour, we had chicken and biscuits, lobster rolls, and cheeses. I didn’t get to try anything but the chicken (which was excellent) but I only heard rave reviews from our guests. For dinner, we had salmon, filet/​lobster, ny strip/​lobster, and a vegetarian option. My filet and the groom’s ny strip were well cooked and delicious, although we both admitted that the lobster was our favorite. We also had the Brussels sprouts, truffled mashed potatoes, and asparagus in bernaise sauce –everything was great. The food was the right temperature and nothing was over or under done (which is a feat to get 61 meals out in a short period of time).
The Cake: I cannot rave about the cake enough. The on-​site pastery chef made it (it counted toward our food and drink minimum too) and it was downright beautiful and was completely in-​line with (or cheaper than) the expected pricing if we had gotten it elsewhere. I had given Kristy a clipping from a magazine, and the cake looked way better. We were able to do a tasting prior to the wedding as well to pick out the flavors. I really loved the strawberry filling and the fluffiness of the frosting. Absolutely worth every cent we spent on this cake.
The bottom line is that Red helped us create an event that was memorable and very, very us with as little stress as possible. If we had gone to a traditional wedding venue, it would have cost us more to achieve a lower quality wedding. It was expensive, but we felt that we received good value, quality, and customer service for the amount that we spent. There is literally nothing that I would change in retrospect.
Thank you to Kristy and the staff at Red for making our wedding wonderful.

Two things keep this from being five stars for me. First and foremost, they wet age their steaks, and I’m a dry aging fan all the way. Second, it’s staggeringly expensive, but I guess that’s part of their schtick. Aside from those things, Red pretty much nails it from a steakhouse experience perspective. It’s elegant and modern with impeccable sides and service. The options for those not fond of the bovine menu are good too. If they dry aged, it would be my favorite steakhouse in town.

The food is good. Tuna tartar was was great. Stuffed peppers tasty. The halibut entrée was a bit dry. Steaks come out properly cooked, but on a cold plate. Really?
The staff is pompous, and they treat you poorly… A bit surprising at this price point. Hope they can figure out the attitude problem. I’ll dine elsewhere.