Alfred's Steak House Restaurant Review

659 Merchant St. (Kearny St.) Send to Phone

415-781-7058 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu

Price

$$$$$

Stately, well-known steakhouse with nearly a century of San Francisco history.

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Cuisine

Steakhouse

Open

Lunch Thurs., Dinner Tues.-Sat.

Features

Private room(s)
Full bar
Reservations suggested
Parking garage
Casual dressy

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For more than 70 years, Alfred's has been offering great steaks and personal service. The menu is straightforward: a Caesar salad prepared tableside (dressing with or without raw egg), redolent of anchovies and garlic. The entrée section offers more than half a dozen cuts of steak. Arguably the best is the 32-ounce porterhouse called the King, a juicy tenderloin that practically dissolves on the tongue. The perfect accompaniments are the sinfully rich gratin potatoes and the nutmeg-infused creamed spinach. The wine list is deep with big, beefy reds. Dessert is superfluous. When the owners moved to a new location, they took everything with them, from the banquettes to the dark wood wainscoting to the ballroom chandeliers to the old-world charm. As they did in their former digs, the deep red wallpaper, the damask tablecloths and the gilded mirrors give the restaurant a stately yet cozy appeal.

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ALFREDS STEAKHOUSE by scottsta on 07/19/2008

Wow was this utterly disappointing. Having tried several of Gayot's top Ten in San Francisco I felt betrayed by this rating. (R and G Chinese - which was rated in the top five - AWESOME and a great find) The Porterhouse King - good but loaded with strips of gristle that reduced its forty ounces by half. The Cesar - supposdly made at the table. NOT. and it was just okay. My wife's wine had gone off. They opened a new bottle. The creamed spinach - the consistency of oatmeal with too little water. I am REALLY annoyed with this meal. Any Mortons takes this place hands down.

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