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    Gatsby's Prime Steakhouse

    4.0 (223 reviews)

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    Cocktail Menu
    Lynn L.

    I had a wonderful time celebrating Galentine's Day here. The service was excellent, Jared was our waiter he explained the menu really well. He was also the bartender and he made well balanced drinks. I started off with a Great Gatsby, it was refreshing and citrusy. Later, I got the Mary Pickford - rum, pineapple juice and maraschino. It was a bit sweet for my taste but it was still nice to drink. We were recommended with the sautéed shrimp. He asked if we wanted to add another shrimp, since it comes with 3, and we did. They were colossal. Served with a delicious buttery sauce and Parmesan toast points, which were great to sop the sauce up with. We also had a bread basket with pretzel bread, brioche, sourdough and cornbread. The cornbread was my favorite, slightly sweet and baked well, not dry in the slightest. The crab cake was also great, jumbo lumps were noticed throughout and there wasn't much filler to the cake. The wedge salad was good, served with chilled silverware. There were blue cheese crumbles and dressing, bacon chunks. Honestly I think we could've ended our meal there, we ordered too much! My steak came out sizzling on a 500 degree plate, cooked to perfection and tender. The broccoli accompanied it well. It was topped with shaved Parmesan. The lobster mac and cheese, for me was drowning in cheese sauce, there were large chunks of lobster. I think mac and cheese is a little too indulgent to be served with steak but the chunks of lobster were tasty.

    Bread basket - mediocre
    Morgan R.

    A year ago this restaurant was easily 5 stars and one of my favorite steakhouses in Houston. The food and atmosphere were spectacular. I don't know what caused such a huge change in quality. Weekday nights are not the most popular time but other restaurants in Montrose book out each night. We were one of 2 other tables in this place the entire night. The staff was very friendly and their tropical cocktail was delicious! The margarita had a very unusual flavor though. Appetizers - lobster bisque was excellent. The Burrata salad was okay - it was a bit cold. The Caesar salad dressing was too fishy. The bread basket was disappointing - previously the bread was warm and fresh, this time it was extremely dry and overly toasted but the pretzel bread was great. The steaks were good! The peppercorn sauce is more of a au jus but still nice. The sweet corn, mashed potatoes, and fries were all quite nice! The crème brûlée had a curdled custard - quite disappointing. The bread pudding was tough. Overall really disappointing. Unless there's another change and the restaurant goes back to its old quality, I will be unlikely to return. Previously the high prices were justifiable with superb food but now it is certainly not worth it. Maybe it was an off night for the restaurant.

    Crab cake, cream corn brulee & creamed spinach
    Mel S.

    So minus 2 stars for service. Jeremiah, terrible! The food was excellent: Crab Cake: Superb, the way it should be done, excellent flavor, not over powering seasonings or sauce so the crab really shines in this dish. $24.00 Delmonico Steak: Nice portion, great thickness, cooked perfectly, juicy, a little fat to hold the flavor. Excellelnt. $63.00 Fried Deviled Eggs: Literally dipped in bread crumbs and fried, very tasty, nice crunch still filled with deviled egg filling, very nice appetizer. $9.00 Cream Corn Brulee: Just a fun dish, super sweet with a pile of cotton candy on top of the dish, but I love sweet so it was delicious, if it was a tad bit creamier instead of watery it would have been perfect. $14.00 Creamed Spinach: Nothing to write home about flavor wise, it could have been a little thicker as well, not as watery, it's a bit over cheesed, crazy I would say that, I love cheese. $14.00 I think maybe $12.00 Whipped Potatoes: Again a bit on the watery side, very buttery in a good way, nice flavor. Jeremiah - Very rushy, not friendly and no personality or upbeat vibe. This crashes the party on a night you want to go out on the town. His demeanor was very stand off-ish, cold, unwelcoming.... just all around bad. It bummed us out a bit to have to annoy him by asking for anything as he rushed to and from the table. And when we arrived there was literally no one there. The place opens at 5p and our reservation was for 5pm so there was no need to not take his time and provide friendly service. I would go back for the crab cakes, but Killen's Steakhouse and Trulux have much better staff & side dishes with excellent flavor. So...m FYI you have options for an expensive place to spend your money.

    Lobster bisque
    Quiana G.

    Hello HRW 2023!! This is my first visit to this place and my first restaurant to check out for on the Houston Restaurant Weeks list this year. Two of us arrived early for a 6:45 reservation for seven folks. We each had a drink at the bar while waiting for the rest of the group to arrive. Drinks were great. Unfortunately I don't recall the full names. I checked the Gatsby's Steakhouse website to see if I could locate them and the drinks listed online are not the same as what's listed on the actual bar menu, they may have done some revisions and not published them yet. If you are curious, just know the one in the mule cup is called Brooklyn something and I believe the other one my friend ordered has the word Breeze in its name. We ordered wine for the table, for our visit they were offering a bottle of The Prisoner (Orín Swift version) for $30. You can't turn that down! I and others at the table are fans of Dave Phinney's, and since the price was right we ordered a bottle for the table. Lobster bisque was delightful, contained large and plentiful pieces of lobster meat. Most of the time when I order bisque, it's piping hot and you have to wait for a few minutes for it to cool down. This one was creamy and comfortingly warm, and ready to consume when it was delivered to the table. For my main course, I ordered the filet, prepared Oscar style. It was buttery and delicious. We ordered whipped potatoes for the table along with corn. Didn't get to check out the corn, but those whipped potatoes were light and fluffy, and thoroughly enjoyed by the group. Raspberry cheesecake was excellent. Overall, the entire meal was great and I did not have any leftovers. I have to give a special shout-out to Jordan, our server for the evening. He handled our large party like a boss. This guy guided us through the menu, answered any questions we had and was just an all around rockstar.

    Sides
    Kathy M.

    All the stars are just for the steaks. The Porterhouse and Wagu filet and were amazing: thick cut, tender, well seasoned, perfect level of doneness, and served on a hot plate. Those were quality pieces of meat and definitely worth the price tag. However, the sides were disappointed. We ordered mac & cheese, mashed potato, creme brûlée corn and sautéed mushroom. I only liked the creme brûlée corn (cream corn with brown sugar on top). Everything else were too salty. Appetizers were delicious enough but not impressed. We got maple glazed bacon, deluxed deviled eggs, and crab cake. Crab cake was too creamy for my taste. I prefer delightful and fresh taste of seafood, especially if it's a good quality piece. I added oscar to my steak, thought it would be just crab lumps, but I got a non-pan-seared version of crab cake (again very creamy). Overall I highly recommend their steaks.

    Monique F.

    The inside is a little chaotic when you first walk-in by the hostess stand. A bunch of people just standing around waiting in a small space. Even if you have reservations you still wait. Redfish 9/10 Brussel sprouts 10/10 Mashed potatoes 9/10 Steak 10/10 Service 10/10 Drinks 8/10

    Desserts
    Anna K.

    My favorite new 2021 place so far! Love establishments where you don't feel like you're in Houston but transformed to a different place and time. Which I guess was the intent with the name and decor. It's also very opulent, intimate and a completely different atmosphere than a large format steakhouse. This is a great date spot but also fun for a group or any special night out. Food wise, I'm not a steak person but the seafood is delicious. Love the towers and how decadent they are with the many sauces. The presentation is impressive. I've had both the salmon and crab cakes and both were exceptional. Really loved the crab cakes! The mashed potatoes were amazing. And I'm not really a dessert person, but I adore the flourless chocolate cake and the red velvet, even though I've never had anything red velvet that I've liked before! Service was very attentive at the bar and tables. Wine bottle selections seemed good and bottle prices were ok. Music is great. Can't wait until the lounge next door opens!

    Chicken
    Frankie H.

    I went here for my birthday dinner. I loved it. Upon arrival I found out they only have valet parking but it's tips only not an actual charge. They were very nice with the parking. The minute I stepped in the restaurant the entire atmosphere excited me. The hostess and waiters were very nice. They are very attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. One great point for me is that you don't have to beg for water. There was one guy who kept our water glasses full. I got the salmon and my son got the chicken and we shared the cream spinach. Everything is sold separately. The cream spinach was enough for at least 3-4 people. It was very good great balance of the cream in the spinach and seasoned well, not bland at all. The salmon was well cooked with a great taste. In addition to the food and the staff I enjoyed to music. It was at a nice level in volume. I plan to go back and try the steaks.

    Monica G.

    The deluxe shrimp deviled eggs with bacon jam? 100/10 The drinks? 10/10 The steak Delmonico, Oscar style (house boneless ribeye) 8/10 Cotton candy creamed corn? 100/10 Brussel sprouts 100/10 Lobster Mac n cheese 7/10 Whipped potatoes 7/10 Creamed spinach 7/10 All in all, the food was absolutely delicious! This California girl was hellbent on finding a steakhouse unique to Houston and we got it. Gatsbys is like a cute and quaint speakeasy. The lights are low, and the servers are dressed up in vests and slacks. Some of the men even have handle bar mustaches. They serve you the sides when they come to the table which was really nice as well. The key lime banana tart they served for my birthday was also unexpectedly DELICIOUS! The service was decent...but I wish our waitress was a little more attentive, we spent a lot of the time wondering if she had forgot about us. Next time I'm in Houston, I will definitely be going back! Thank you Gatsby's for such a great birthday dinner!

    Sautéed shrimp
    Jodie Q.

    Went for a galentines dinner with the bff and it was really great overall. We got there right when they were opening because that was the only reservation available. We were shown to our table right away. It's not a very big place but it's cozy. I was not a fan of the black walls and red leather seats. We started with the sautéed shrimp which came with some Parmesan bread and a really great sauce. Next we tried a crab cake and some salads which were really great as well. The crab cake was just that, CRAB! I don't like going to places that serve "crab cakes" that are all cake and barely any crab. The wedge salad was tasty but then again it's hard to mess up a wedge salad. For my main course I had the filet with Oscar toppings and the lobster Mac n cheese. The steak with crab and hollandaise sauce was great and cooked to the temperature that I ordered and the lobster Mac n cheese had big lumps of crab meat in it which was great. The apricot martini was delicious with the sugar rim as well. Overall it was a great experience, my only complaint is that the interior seemed to be a bit tacky and there was no attention to detail was made when painting and such. If my bill is close to $400 for two people I expect all aspects of my dinner experience to be great. But food was really great.

    cheesecake
    Alex Z.

    Top-notch. Delectable. Incredible experience! We had a friend visiting from out of town and wanted to take them to a unique Houston steakhouse. I had heard many great things about Gatsby's and had been wanting to try it out so we booked a table for three and gave it a shot! Gatsby's is a superb treat for anyone who enjoys steak and a fine-dining experience. The appetizers were out of this world (biggest oysters rockefeller I've ever seen) and the steaks/sides were divine. They have several choices for dessert and everything we selected was delicious. Service was 10/10 from start to finish. After one visit, Gatsby's quickly slid into my #1 spot for steak. Highly recommend!

    Crab cake
    AngieLee G.

    Excellent food, excellent service, excellent drinks and excellent location. With that said let me break it down. Our waitress her name is Tammy she was spunky attentive and on point. I will request her for the next times we go. The restaurant is decorated nice it small and quaint. I liked the crowd as well Food: We ordered a lot lol we wanted to try the whole menu!! For starters husband got a Caesar salad and a crab pattie. I got a crab cake oh so delish with the side sauce. I got a heirloom tomato cheese salad it was great. Our entrees His: Bone in Ribeye medium paired with a cold DOS XX Mine: Chefs special cut KC Bone in New York medium paired with a Melbac wine Side: Asparagus, Mac and cheese with lobster Everything was amazing! The plates are burning hot DO NOT TOUCH IT!!!!!! Desert: Creme brûlée yummy and the cheesecake with an expresso single shot All was well executed.

    Andrea R.

    I decided to take myself out for dinner and Gatsby was the choice of the night. I enjoyed very much my steak dinner was on point. My sides I had Mac and cheese and asparagus, and wow everything was great and delicious. I will be back very soon.

    Appetizers - tomato, salad, deluxe deviled eggs, sautéed shrimp

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    Ask the Community - Gatsby's Prime Steakhouse

    What is the dress code?

    Dress code is business casual, but honestly it's not enforced. I saw a girl go in with denim cutoff shorts and a guy in tennis shoes.

    Do they have Happy Hour menu?

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    Fine dining

    Ricardo provided amazing service that made the dining experience truly special. The food was…read moreabsolutely delicious, a perfect complement to the wonderful attention we received. The surf and turf was an excellent choice!

    I've been here SO many times and I've never left them a review. Shame on me! Maybe I'm trying to…read morekeep it a secret (insert shushing emoji) This place is my favorite steakhouse in all of Houston. They cook the steaks to perfection every single time. For appetizers, I highly recommend the yellowtail sashimi. I'm sorry I didn't post a picture - I was SO hungry. I literally ate it like candy. Speaking of candy, it has Pop Rocks on top of the yellowtail. See how I tied that in, kids? My friends (also Yelp Elite) and I decided to do everything family-style. Since it's Restaurant Week (really Restaurant Month), we ordered a bunch of appetizers. The blue crab hush puppies were my second favorite. I wasn't a huge fan of the heirloom tomato because the wheat bread was way too thick for my liking. I would have preferred sourdough. But let's be honest - the reason I come here is for the mac & cheese and steak. I got the steak flight, which is about $110, but it's worth every penny. The Wagyu literally cuts like butter. The sides are HUGE and easily shareable with four people, so keep that in mind when ordering. Unfortunately, my friend did not enjoy his swordfish. His exact words were, "It tastes like dried chicken." My wife ordered the salad and absolutely loved it. Once again, the portion was enormous. If I'm judging this place solely on the wine, steaks, sides, and atmosphere, it's an easy five stars. You just have to know what to order. I was definitely disappointed to hear about the fish, but everything else keeps bringing me back.

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    Black truffle Mac and cheese- yummy!
    Black truffle Mac and cheese- yummy!
    Bartender made a special drink
    Bartender made a special drink
    Guard and Grace Modern Steakhouse

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    93' Til

    93' Til

    4.4
    (273 reviews)
    0.5 mi
    $$

    I felt like I was dropped off in the middle of Brooklyn or perhaps even Tokyo at this very trendy…read morevinyl listening bar with great cocktails. It also felt like a third space of sorts, because I was hanging out with a well connected friend, and everyone who came in was a who's who of the Houston restaurant/nightlife scene, and gathered for what turned out to be an unplanned hang out. They were hosting a vinyl swap night, so folks were coming in to peruse the many boxes of vinyls, and a DJ spun classic r&b tunes. I hear that on some nights they make space for a dance floor so people can show off their best two step in the space. The drinks were great and well priced but the wine selection is what got me. I was told they were inspired by Japan's many vinyl listening bars-- having been to many across Japan as well as many NYC imitators, this place actually impressively comes close. A true gem in Montrose.

    Service was solid and Kevin was an excellent waiter who took great care of us. Music choice put on…read morethe patio was questionable but otherwise nothing wrong with ambiance. Regarding the food, the Frisée Salad was pretty good, well dressed and flavorful. The chicken sandwich was okay. The batter was crispy and flaky but it had no flavor. What made it a lot better was the coleslaw that brought a great deal of tang and moisture. The steak was not quite for me. It came on a bed of sauce that was flavorful with fresh veggies but it did not go well with the steak. Perhaps chicken would've suited better. The steak itself was dry and quite chewy. For dessert we had the carrot cake tres leches which was decent. The carrot cake flavor was there but the moisture from the cake was not fully spread in the cake. Overall nothing here was bad but with the plethora of restaurants in the Houston area I can't justify recommending or returning.

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    Inside
    Inside
    Amazing grilled cucumbers...who knew??
    Amazing grilled cucumbers...who knew??
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    Theodore Rex

    Theodore Rex

    4.3
    (304 reviews)
    3.2 mi
    $$$

    I really enjoyed my whole experience here. The vibe is unique for Houston. The building has a…read moreunique vibe and i'm obsessed with the front door. After entering, you are immediately greeted like family in a relaxing environment but with top notch food. It was my friend's bday so we celebrated with complimentary bubbles which was a nice touch. We enjoyed a large portion of their limited/rotating menu that did not disappoint. The tuna was my favorite. 10/10. A very extensive, higher end wine list complemented the meal nicely. Definitely need reservations -- book as early as possible. Seating is very limited especially for larger parties. Parking --- street parking around the block. Wasn't too difficult. Definitely a must try!

    I was finally able to try this Houston staple last weekend!…read more Food: 4.5/5 - I loved the tomato toast and warm broth the best! The tomato toast was not overhyped and definitely worth getting. The bread is nice and oily yet still crusty and crunchy. The tomatoes and greens on top paired perfectly with the sourdough. - The warm broth doesn't seem like much from pictures and description but it was just so comforting and had nice umami. The green onions really bring out the rest of the flavors. - Ratatouille: this was one of our server's recommendations. I thought it was pretty good but slightly too sour/over-pickled for me. (I'm also not a big pickle person) - Butternut squash: This was probably the next best dish after the toast and broth. All the flavors and texture were there except the squash was a little hard. It could've been cooked a little longer to make it easier to cut through. I guess it is out of season, but still. - Squab aka pigeon: Also pretty good. The dried raspberries actually pair very well with it. Ambiance: 4/5 - The space is extremely small so you really need reservations. - It's so small that the tables are quite close together. But they were also not evenly spaced out so we tried to move our table away from the people next to us (we were practically touching!) and the staff insisted that we don't move them because they need to access the cutlery in the drawer on the side of the table?? First of all, they could've still accessed it after we moved the table. Second, if the space is that tiny, why not just store the utensils elsewhere? Very odd and didn't like that vibe.

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    @endoedibles on Instagram 09/01/24
    @endoedibles on Instagram 09/01/24
    Tomato toast.
    Tomato toast.
    Theodore Rex

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    The Toasted Coconut

    The Toasted Coconut

    4.3
    (599 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $$

    When you're stuck in town but want to feel like you're in a tropical destination, The Toasted…read moreCoconut is where you need to come. The team behind the popular restaurant Nobie's opened up this tiki inspired restaurant. Tiki bars happen to be one of my favorite varieties of bars so I was more than excited to finally check it off my list. I had recently seen them on the Food Network as well. They share a lot with another popular dining spot so parking can be a little difficult in their lot. You can find street parking or park across the street in an overflow lot. Customer service was great from start to finish. We had just ate next door and our intentions were to come in here just for cocktails, but I couldn't leave without trying some of the popular items. I wanted the most tropical drink I could find on the menu so I started off with the Blue Hawaiian. I saw fire on the description so my extra self needed to have it. I'm a big rum guy so this drink was right up my alley and very boozy with two types of rum. It was very coconut forward with pineapple being the secondary flavor. One was enough for me to feel just right. Since we had just ate, we decided to share the World Famous Cheeseburger. This was a great burger. I don't know if they were going for the smash effect, but it had smash burger characteristics. It had all my favorite things that are musts on a burger like American cheese and red onions. It also had a very nice chili aioli that added great flavor to the burger. I came on another stop for a drink visit shortly after and tried the pork dumplings and popcorn chicken. These were also very good. If I lived in the area, this place would easily be a place I would frequent often. I will most definitely be back!

    Passed by this place multiple times and finally decided to stop in for drinks and appetizers…read more The ambience grabs your attention just walking into the restaurant they have string lights along the walkway and low amber lights as you go inside. They have an outdoor eating area, a bar area, and seating in the very back. It's very spacious, comfortable, and intimate. The theme of the restaurant is seen all over from the moment you enter, to the music, the menu and the restroom. They paid close attention to detail with decorating. We had an amazing server, delicious drinks (a must try), and ok food. We ordered four drinks the painkilla, vamos à la playa, captains grog, and the Hemingway daiquiri. All were great drinks and we loved how they give you flavor characteristics of the drinks on the menu. The appetizers that we ordered were the sweet and sour cauliflower and the pork dumplings, which is why I gave this place four stars. The presentation of both appetizers were excellent. However, the pork dumplings were disappointing. They came with only six dumplings for $17, were served cold, and are very bland. In my opinion, they weren't worth the price. On the other hand, the sweet and sour cauliflower was our favorite and is definitely a must-try.

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    Painkiller
    Painkiller
    Painkillers that really do what their name implies.....
    Painkillers that really do what their name implies.....
    Pain Killa (left) Mai Tai (right)

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    Pain Killa (left) Mai Tai (right)

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