What's the draw: Come for big, opulent, US-style steaks; stay for seamless, US-style service; and be prepared to spend big. Oh, and you can take leftovers home, which, as we found out, is an essential addition.
What to drink: We started, as we often do, with a barrel-aged negroni, made with Jensen's Old Tom Gin, Antica Formula and Campari, and cracked open a Californian cabernet sauvignon – 2012 Stag's Leap Artemis – to go with our steak.
What to eat: Go big or go home – enormous USDA steaks take centre-stage, but there's some great seafood to be had, too. We enjoyed the jumbo lump crabmeat to start, and moved on to a 12oz fillet mignon (served Oscar-style with crab, asparagus and hollandaise sauce) and a 21 (twenty-one) oz NY cut bone-in sirloin. If you're going to attempt the Gigantic Chocolate Cake, bring eight friends.
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