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    Christie's Bar & Grill

    3.1 (67 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 11:00 AM, 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Michael D.

    I try my best to base my ratings on the category/class of restaurant. So for Christie's, marketed as a "steakhouse", I have to compare with other steakhouses. In this case, it was a difficult task deciding to give it 3 or 4 stars. I'll start off with the positive. The steaks (NY Strip and Fillet) we're both cooked perfectly to medium rare. They were seasoned well. The onion soup (which is one of my things) was real good. So they get a big check on the steak and onion soup. The staff was polite, but it seemed to be under staffed. There were very few people here, so if they got a surprise rush of diners, they would have been blown out. Christie's did not have a defined atmosphere, other than generic hotel restaurant. Not bad, but not what you expect for a steakhouse. The menu was limited and the sides that came with our steaks were mediocre. They did have a nice selection from a well presented dessert tray though. And this restaurant is pricey, it's on the low side for a steakhouse. So again, a mixed bag here which is why it was difficult to rate; but they did get the steaks right. So I will likely return as it is local for me, but I would not go out of my way to get here.

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    Dan H.

    My brother and his family were supposed to be staying at this hotel while they were in town and that is how we ended up here. They weren't able to make it into town because of bad weather, but we still came here to eat. I like steak. I really like steak. I am not afraid to admit that. I'm more interested in knowing where my meat comes from now that I live in the Pacific Northwest, but I'm not to the point where I ask every establishment where they get their meat. Most places in Oregon tell you. Hasn't seemed to hit this part of the country although I'm guessing it has in New York City. I ordered the Stella Artois marinated rib eye. That was a 12oz rib eye steak marinated in beer (call me Captain Obvious), rosemary, Dijon mustard and garlic and grilled. It was served with garlic mashed potatoes and veggies. I asked for it medium and it came out nice and medium. Plenty of food. A bit on the spendy side at $23.95, but the steak was very good, full of flavor and there was plenty of food on that plate. The dessert cart looked great as well. I went with the white chocolate cake. I wish I had a better description for it, but I can't really recall what it actually was. What I can recall is that it was very good and nicely presented. All the food was nicely presented. i can't say I would go out of my way to come here. I don't often hang out at hotels unless I'm traveling, but this place has been here for a while and good food is good food.

    Thomas L.

    Good service. Okay location with parking lot (it's in the crown plaza hotel). We had shrimp and clams appetizer to start and we had herb salmon and steak frites. Overall food was good. Food took little time to get, but overall okay dinner experience. We went as Social Living customer. Price overall average to expensive side.

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    Food was mediocre. I had dry old short ribs and my friend had a greasy filet of fish.

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