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I ate here last night with two attorneys in my office plus an inhouse attorney client from a major multinational oil company. We had a great dinner and our client loved the place. But the best part of our experience by far was the service. Without question, I have never received better service than I did at this restaurant. I order a bottle of wine from the wine menu and my waitress told me that they were out of that wine. I then ordered another bottle and was told again that they were out of that wine. The manager came over to my table to apologize and explained that they were having a problem with their distributor. The third time was the charm. My third choice was available, and both the manager and the waitress told me that the bottle was on the house due to the inconvenience they had caused me. That was incredibly gracious of them, especially since I did not complain and I was not looking for any accomodation at all from them. The service only got better. When we finished our dinner and the waitress came over to take our coffee and dessert orders, we told her we would pass on them because we were going to check out the Max Brenner's Chocolate place around the corner. We paid our bill and left to go to Max Brenner's. We sat down, and our waiter at Max Brenners brought us our dessert and told us it was compliments of Butcher & Singer! Our waitress had called over to Max Brenner's and had them comp our dessert!! I was really amazed, and what made this even more fun was that our client from out of town thought we were some kind of VIP to get this red carpet treatment from Butcher & Singer. Butcher & Singer is a great restauarant. I have no idea who trains their staff, but that person is a God who can work magic. I have never in all my life experienced service at this level. The staff was pleasant and friendly without being "chummy" or, like the folks at Le Bec Fin, either obsequious or stuffy. What a great place Butcher & Singer is. You guys deserve to last forever and make more money than any other restaurant! Thank you!

Our food was out of this world! The service was phenomenal! Our waiter was delightful, even the host was hilarious on the phone! This place is truly a gem. Pricey but well worth it! A++++

Once again I eagerly anticipated a Stephen Starr restaurant that would live up to the hype... Butcher & Singer is decidedly not it. Clearly I am a Jones man, beyond that I just don't get this man's string of restaurants. A lovely space no doubt, and certainly an above-average meal, but do yourself a favor and go to Fogo da Chao, where at least their overly-salted meat is lean, and plentiful. We clearly made a mistake by going hungry - wowed by legendary tales of steakhouses of yesteryear, we ordered the Porterhouse for two ($73) to split, a friend of ours ordered the regular Porterhouse ($46). My partner and I received the exact same sized steaks, although for some reason ours was pre-cut, as if being served on an airplane where sharp knives would be forbidden by the TSA. Tasty yes, as any decent steak crusted in salt will tend to be, but as fatty and as grisly as any cut of meat we have ever been served outside of a Sizzler. The sides, notorious in celebrated steakhouses for their largess in both price and quantity, were also a huge disappointment. Surely you have heard about the hash browns, which while tasty were really no different than a side at Dennys, greasy and once again, salty - like a mouthful of ocean water salty. We opted for Creamed Spinach [think Boston Market, with maybe a bit of tarragon - half the size and 4 times the price), I also had the French Onion Soup, good but - yes - surprise... way oversalted. The waiter was excellent and the atmosphere wonderful, but if the quality and quantity of food is of concern to you when spending more than $100 for a meal, this is not the place.

Food and service were excellent. A bit pricey. Main complaint is background music made it difficult to carry on a conversation.

Still in the novice stages. Communication break down from the time the reservation was made asking for a Hollywood Booth, then calling to confirm a Hollywood Booth, then begin taken to a standard table. Once we asked we were seated in the Hollywood Booth. Could use some additional salads. When you going to an upscale steakhouse I don't know who would want to eat a salad that tastes like a hoagie. The service was a bit overkill. Waiter chatted way too much not allowing us to enjoy one another or our dinner. Steak....absolutely immpecable. As frequenters of the CGrille we were pleased with the selection of beef. I think they need the Ops Mgr. a bit more involved in orchestrating the communication between the time the order is taken to the servers who deliver it to the table. We will definitely return and hope that some of the mentions about were merely just growing pains.