We came here pre-Covid and it was great. Went back tonight and totally not the same place. Our server didn't write our order down even after I asked her if she could remember it without writing it down. Of course she got it wrong several times. The bartender made a dry gin martini with sweet vermouth. The steaks were still pretty good, but a bit under cooked. Certainly not the same place as it used to be. read more

Nice area and the restaurant has a nice vibe. Service was great at a slow time. Like other reviews I agree that it is way too expensive for what you get. Steaks were exactly what you would get at a Longhorn or an Outback which I think are good. Price point way too high for what you get. read more

This place is a great date place and/or if you just want to get a great steak. I suggest if you are going with a group of 3 or more that you all get steaks and shareable sides. The service at the time was not the best, but it took us a while till we got our drinks and even longer till we got our food. I would suggest ensuring that they write down your order cause we accidentally got the wrong side and didn't get it till after we were done eating. Again overall great chop house. read more

Terrible experience!! The place had very few guests but was complete chaos!! We sat there for 20 minutes with no water, no menu, no silverware. Our potatoes were cold, steak was ordered medium rare and got the end cap of a tenderloin. On top of an overpriced meal, they charged a 4% service charge on top of that. Our waitress was very nice and that's the only thing positive to say. They had 2 servers and everyone acted like they absolutely hate each other. Was our first and last for awhile at least. Worst ever dining experience! read more

My family went to the Southaven location for my mother's birthday. It was not a good experience. It began with the food. The lettuce from the regular salad was warm and the croutons were oily and inedible. When we asked for napkins (no linens on table), the waiter brought us folded paper towels from the bathroom. When I received my chicken entree, the chicken was cold to the touch and we had to chase the manager down to return it. He never came by to check on us after that. The lobster pizza was under cooked and the crab cakes were overcooked. The table was never bussed and there were plates everywhere. The only person who made us feel welcome was the host. He was very polite. We will not be returning as this was a "second chance" for this restaurant and I will not pay for bad service, poor management and horrible food. read more

Paid $50 for a thin Walmart steak and had to send it back the first time the cooked it because it looked like shoe leather so overcooked I wouldn't feed it to my worst hunting dog! read more

We just finished our 8th, and by far our best meal in Memphis. The grilled bacon wrapped shrimp in Thai sauce appetizer was delicious! The 8oz filet was cooked perfectly, tender and would be very difficult to surpass anywhere. Our server Charie was a delight! Bottom line, I wish we lived closer so that we could eat at the Mesquite Chophouse on a regular basis. read more

After a long day at a conference, with reservations made, we were seated after about 10 minutes. Our drinks, including our water was brought out two at a time. Thirty minutes after ordering our food, our server came back to tell us they had run out of steaks! We then ordered the salmon. Thirty minutes later, we were told they had ran out of fish. We paid for 4 appetizers and our drinks and left. What steakhouse runs out of steak? read more

Steaks were good but could not redeem the experience. For the prices on the menu, I expected a classy, nice dining experience but everything from the ambiance to the sides to the music felt cheap. Food was average at best and service was mediocre. Our server was kind but clearly overworked. To walk out with a $200 bill for this kind of experience left me so unsatisfied. I don't think there was any way to fix it--just an average steakhouse charging exorbitant prices for a mediocre experience. read more

In Memphis to take care of some business so I thought I'd try this place out. It was around 9pm when I ordered, so maybe this is why the food came out horrible. Two of my sides I ordered were good garlic mashed potatoes and corn.; yet the mac and cheese had me searching for the cheese in my to go container. Chicken breast came dry and over cooked, which is a epic fail. For 90 dollars this is not what I expected, as I really wanted to like this place. Maybe I'll give them another shot while in town till Monday, as they do have many good reviews. read more

Mesquite Chop House - For 90 dollars, I had high expectations but was let down - Steakhouses Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Simply the worst Steakhouse ever! First, We had a hair in our burger we ordered. Then, the salmon was not fresh, and not fully cooked! It was slimy on the inside. Lastly, they charged us to change the side to mashed potatoes. However, when they came out they literally tasted like they didn't put any seasoning at all, but dropped a stick of oil in them. Worse food we've had in a while!!!! Would not recommend. TERRIBLE. read more

Pork chop and mash potatoes were amazing. Diet soda tasted funny; the person I ate w/ agreed w/ me on the above. They can improve on their customer service. Waitress kept saying it was her first day. "Fake it until you make it" read more

Waitress was nice and very friendly , however service was pretty slow. We were pumped to order the spinach artichoke dip to start off the night but sadly it never came. After we licked our chops over the 16oz ribeye, 15 minutes after we ordered we were informed that they were out of said ribeye so we settled for the 22oz bone in ribeye. While they did give it to us for the same price as the 16oz, I was unable to eat more than half of my steak. Although, the taste wasn't bad, my medium steak was extremely rare. And in fact I recall hearing a faint "moo" coming from my plate. Silver lining in this is that I now have a chiseled jaw line from all the chewing I did. read more

I came here on a Friday night, I had called for a reservation but couldn't get one so I decided to walk in. I was shocked there were still some empty tables on a Friday night! I was seated right away and helped by the waiter Tom. Tom became my guide through the menu and my dining experience. The food here is great! They start you out with hot muffins with chilled honey butter. This could have been my meal in itself! I had the filet, with creamed spinach and a salad...and bread pudding for dessert. All were excellent and I used Tom's wisdom for add-ons and how things were prepared. They have a full bar, and the house drink is a Knob Creek Old Fashioned, made extremely well by the bartenders. I was sold! Go see Tom, your guide through this dining experience! A great steakhouse in the heart of Memphis. read more

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I've been frequenting the Mesquite Chop House for years when in Memphis....both pre Covid and Post. I have been twice in the past two weeks and the food is still off the charts Great. Something about an open kitchen where you can witness your steaks being cooked is fabulous! The home made salad dressings are off the charts...so good that I asked for a side of Thousand Island dressing to accompany my french fries last night....awesome. Server Zach is on point and attentive. Being from the NYC area....I am not naive to steak houses. Mesquite Chop House is my go to when in town! read more

The wait staff was very attentive. Atmosphere was nice. It was wonderful for an intimate dinner. Food was very good. Steak was perfect.

Went for the first time tonight. Food was delicious and Gerry was very attentive. Will definitely be back!

Moe was an excellent server. He provided great recommendations and he was very attentive. The food came quick and was very tasty. Would definitely recommend. read more

Walking around looking for a place to eat came across this place. Nice little cozy steakhouse restaurant except for the very bright lighting which took away from the ambiance. It seemed as if they were short staffed as many places are these days..but inspite of it the service was outstanding. All the staff were amazing. It was a bit pricy for the quality of the food. The food was ok at best. The martinis were a hit..With a few minor changes this could be a five star place. read more

Amazing steak! I ordered the 6 oz filet. Service was great! My glass was never empty. Highly recommend.

Decided to try Mesquite Chop House after reviewing the menu online. The actual menu is about 1/4 the size of the menu that is posted online. The restaurant was not crowded but it still took over an hour to receive our entrees. I ordered a ribeye and received a filet and was told oh we're all out of ribeyes! Definitely should have been told this before they decided to just give me what they had in the back. Steak was over seasoned with pepper and medium well is not bleeding! Pasta is mediocre at best. Food is very overpriced for the quality. Maybe this used to be a nice restaurant but not any more! read more

Great atmosphere and the food is delicious. We had the best server Moe. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. Must sit in his section every time. read more

Absolutely satisfied with my visit here, my server was attentive and professional, my steak was juicy and perfectly seasoned, would definitely recommend for anyone in the area who is interested in an unforgettable steakhouse experience. Ambiance in the restaurant is cozy and comfortable! read more

Great food and great service. Moe was outstanding as a server. Drinks stayed full and he was on the top of his game. Filets we're super tender snd the garlic mashed potatoes were wonderful. Will definitely be coming back. read more

They burned my baked potato, under cooked my steak and I had to send it back, and this happened to multiple people at our table. Not impressed. The server even mentioned that they really burned my baked potato. The potato was so over cooked the outer skin was shoe leather. Think twice about coming here. read more

We are in Memphis for a quick trip. We wanted a unique dining experience in the downtown - Beale Street/Peabody area. My husband wanted a steak. Mesquite Chop House was great. We made last minute Reservations and were seated quickly. Our waiter - Mo - was outstanding! Our food was cooked perfectly. The Bullet Old Fashion was great! Highly recommend! read more

Fantastic atmosphere. Covid adherent! Ask for Lucas! Fabulous personality and very attentive! Best steaks in the area! Classy and elegant setting. read more

The food was really good . I had the lamb chops . Shout out to Moe are server !!! He was awesome ... thanks

I honestly don't know where to begin... It was bad from the start when dirty plates were sat on the table. My honey and I both ordered a steak, both medium and we got two completely differently cook steaks. Mine was cooked well done and his was medium cooked perfectly. I hunted my server down to get my steak remade and then I got A very rare steak. The owner or manager came and asked me about my steak and I talked about how my steak was so poorly cooked and he laughed and made jokes talking about his cook talking about the servers but he was f-ing up steaks and he had messed up someone else's steak not just mine and was just laughing about it. the cook also be seen by customers as he texted while he was cooking our food, let's just start with how unsanitary that is but now it makes sense why he's messing up steaks. We did get a whopping $7.50 taken off of that steak though, got to give my server an a for effort, but he forgot my drink after my terrible steak experience and then when I asked for dessert menu I was told that there wasn't one and then he told me what the options were and then came back and told me how he didn't have the dessert that he just offered. The steak and the asparagus were both way too salty, but would probably be really good if not. The spinach artichoke dip was a little bit off like maybe the spinach was old and is very cheesy... Wouldn't order it again. My pineapple drink was good though and their garlic mashed potatoes or noteworthy. We paid in cash and the server did not ask if we wanted change. All in all it was a poor experience and I would never return. read more

Dined In on Tuesday night with my girlfriend and had the Irish cosmo , Caprese salad and 16oz ribeye. Food was amazing properly seasoned and cooked to temp. Shout out to the chef for those perfect diamonds. Israel was our server and they went above and beyond to make our dining experience wonderful. Will definitely be back and highly recommended read more

Eaten here numerous times and never had a bad meal. Place has always been clean and service good so I dont understand the negative reviews. (Frankly, there's a few I don't believe.) I've tried numerous menu items: steak, salmon, salad, sides, desert. All good. Drinks have been good. read more

I understand when staffing is low but I will never understand when servers blatantly ignore customers standing at the door. So instead of standing at the door looking stupid, we sat at the bar. She literally said nothing to us. She walked back and forth to tables she even greeted customers at the door. Nothing, nada to us at the bar. This woman then had the nerves to walk to us after 18 mins( yes I sat there and timed it we had reservations) and asked has someone helped us. Like wtf!!! She was the only server, who the heck else would have been there to help. Long story short, I ended up not ordering anything because my boyfriend acted like I was wrong for not wanting to eat anything there. He basically took up for her like I was wrong for being unhappy with the service so I left him at the bar. read more

Logan was awesome and the food was super good. I had the 12 oz ribeye with side of asparagus and it was cooked perfectly medium rare. I'll be back for next Tuesday's buy one get one free filet night! read more

Mesquite Chop House - 12 oz ribeye with grilled asparagus. - Steakhouses Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT $35 GRIZZLE COOKED? Locals, hubby and I were downtown enjoying a beautiful day when we got hungry, smelled grilling meat and saw we were in front of this place. Decided to go in - first customers of day. When waiter finally got here, we ordered drinks and then both ordered petite filets (we are small people w/small capacity for beef, not cheap). My husband's was fine but I first noticed mine was smaller than his. It also appeared to have an unusual texture just sitting on plate. Both unusual because I eat medium rare, hubby eats medium well, so more rare steak of same size is always a bit fatter; prime aged beef doesn't have a nubby outside texture and a flat middle like a fallen cake. I was getting "no no" feelings, but so hard to get service and I was hungry, decided to give it a try, I literally had to saw my way through what was, according to menu, "Prime Aged Beef." Prime filet cuts like butter. Obviously, this meat was neither prime nor a filet mignon. I took a small bite, it was tough as leather, although it was med. rare. I sawed a good sized chunk and gave my husband a try. He immediately spit out a big piece of grizzle and was upset - his steak was fine, what was going on? When the server finally got back to us (we were the only customers, mind you, hubby was drinking a cocktail and server never checked on us even for a cocktail refill), I told him I couldn't eat it, hadn't touched the side and gave it back to him. At which point a large, ill-kempt man carried it back to me, stood right on top of me aggressively, threw the plate down in front of me and told me I was crazy if I thought I wasn't going to pay for the meal, treating us like the scammer he was. He declared the steak "more than half eaten," at which point I picked the grizzle chunk off my husband's plate w/a fork and basically told the manager to eat it if he thought it was so great, that I could not. We were dressed casually, but Memphis is a tourist city and on weekend afternoons, everyone's casual no matter where they're from. We were still better dressed and cleaner looking than the store manager. I have never been had a high end restaurant manager (if, indeed he was the manager - service staff was formal, he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and chinos, as I said, looked unkempt, hair a mess, clothes looked slept in, etc.) so aggressively try to physically (or emotionally) intimidate me. In fact, no one's even treated me like that in cheap places. We said we'd pay for my husband's meal and cocktail, but no way were we paying for the steak, which he was still insisting I "ate most of" even as I kept holding up the grizzle which was 1/3 the size of what was clearly NOT "Prime Aged Anything," let alone a prime aged filet mignon. He tried to force us pay for the half I "ate." We told him he was rude, insulting, we'd never be back and would not pay for anything but my husband's meal and drinks. I asked for his card, the name and number of his manager, which he gave me, actually daring me to call because "he's never there and you'll never get him," and pretty much throwing his card at us. After going through all the online reviews later, it seems this place is either good, or people get treated like we were. I have not called Jim LoSapio at River City Management Group (the Chop House manager's name was Brad Strong) who the manager said I'd never get to talk to, yet. I do have six pages of cut/paste reviews all saying the management didn't care and would not respond. On top of the manager's "go ahead and see if anyone cares" attitude, I let it sit. Not a good thing - it was three weeks ago and we're still fuming. So I guess I'll have to start writing TRUE reviews and give him a call. Failing that, my business is social media for large corporations, so I'll just call myself the client and treat them with all the "respect" they didn't give us. It was one of the most insulting evening "meals" I've never eaten. Read the other reviews, check Travel Advisor, etc., and you'll see the same pattern I did - either the food was good or food and management horrid. We still left the non-existent server a good tip - probably more than we should because he never even once refilled our water, let alone questioned if we were happy with the food and would my husband like another cocktail (where we all know is where restaurants make their $). Just didn't blame him for Brad Strong's aggressive, insulting remarks and attempts at physical intimidation. Take your chances. I certainly will never go in any of the River City Management Group's properties again, although we have enjoyed one or two of their other venues on Beale for music https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g55197-d1539146-r631428240-Mesquite_Chop_House-Memphis_Tennessee.html# read more

The staff is really the only reason I give this place 4 stars. They go above and beyond, in my opinion. Even with a party of 20+, they split our bills and made an effort to make this easy on us. However, the food is lackluster. I got a sausage and cheese platter...great cheese selections, but seriously where is the sausage??? I got a parmesan encrusted steak, and it was actually LESS impressive/tasty than one I would have made at my house. Seriously underwhelming. If you want steak in downtown Memphis, go to Double J's. Much better food, and a more entertaining staff to boot. read more

This meal was by far one of the greatest I've had since moving to Memphis 3 years ago. I'm sorry I hadn't tried it until last night when my parents came to visit. The staff were amazing and catered to making my 6 year old rambunctious boy happy and entertained, the food was over the top, and the atmosphere was quiet and personal compared to any other place you're going to wander into on a downtown Memphis Saturday night. Perfect night and we will definitely be returning. read more

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The quality of this place has steadily plummeted within the past year. I used to be a regular at this place and would be at the same seat at the bar twice a week for a steak and an old-fashioned for dinner. Used to be unbeatable food and drinks. The owners evidently forced the manager to make some changes and staff members began to gradually disappear. Most of my friends stopped coming when they discontinued the burger - I stayed a regular for the steaks and the awesome bar staff. Apparently, the owners felt more changes were necessary, and the menu went from refined to mediocre. Some dishes stayed the same but with dumbed-down names. The manager had to dismiss the chef for some reason and the quality of the food went to a death spiral. Then the owners replaced the manager with some creepy and extremely rude, inept cronie. The food? Golden Corral leftovers would have been better. I went back recently and was BEYOND disappointed. All of the staff I had known from my time as a regular was all gone. The kitchen area was crowded with what appeared to be the worst recreation of the three stooges - the food orders coming out looked like overcooked roadkill. The bar staff was extremely in dire need of training and is probably better suited taking orders from a drive-thru window. I ordered one old-fashioned, and the poor girl had to go look up the recipe in a recipe book. It took her 7minutes to make it, and was the worst thing I have tasted - turpentine would have tasted better. She was severely lacking in costumer service skills at best. I did not even dare order food. I paid for my drink and left after wasting time with poor service. It has come a very long way...down. One can only help but wonder: owners, do you just want to run your business into the ground? There are far more better options for dining in the area to settle for this poor, poor place. I miss the mesquite from a year+ ago. Get rid of the weirdos working there now, make peace with the old staff and chef, reintroduce the old menu, and explore some marketing ideas to get your brand some exposure...then you will get my hard-earned money. Until then, enjoy watching it go to your competitors read more

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Food poisoning at its highest level. Dined on 3/4/22 around 500 p.m. Bart was our waiter, waitress manners were ok, but he dud appear sweatie, actually black uniform did not look freash/clean. My husband said to me the meat did not smell/taste good. I said mine was ok. By midnight I was regurgitating and it did stop until late Saturday night. Thought I was going to need medical attention. Sunday see.ed a little better. I'm home now, it's Monday morning I am experiencing an upset stomach and can't hold any solid food down. Drinking sprite and soup broth. My experience was horrible. I will be contacting management. read more

I went here for a business dinner and thought this was one of the best steaks I've had in a long time. Therefore it was worth every penny, and much better than the Folk's Folly experience I was about to have later... I'll go back at one point when I'm in the area... read more

Had dinner here with a large group a mixture of locals and out-of-towners. We were the first customers of the night at 5:30pm. There were no other customers in the restaurant. This place is VERY poorly run, way overpriced and extremely mediocre. Ordered a draft beer... it was flat. The server was incredibly unprofessional (sweaty). He first started our meal by telling us all the things that they were out of... because they were busy last week because R.Kelly was in town. Who cares if they were busy? He said that they were out of bacon. Really? Go to a store and buy some! I ordered the Strip steak cooked medium rare. I received a Ribeye cooked medium. The person next to me also ordered a strip and received a ribeye. We did not bring it up to the server because the experience so far was a mess... so we just ate. my steak was Ok. The menu listed the steaks as being USDA Prime, maybe it was, but it was very poorly trimmed and thin. Nowhere near the $40 price tag (well the Ribeye was $36 on the menu, so I was charged too much). It came with a side of broccoli, which was overly seasoned with some type of tart/vinegar dressing. The deviled eggs appetizer were actually pretty decent. the crab cakes were fine. The service was slow and inattentive. They never came by to ask for refills (we were big spenders... they could have made a lot more money on us). Avoid this place... it is hard to believe that they are still in business. our group made a big mistake choosing this place. I was embarrassed for Memphis & Downtown, this place is a train wreck! read more