Hy's Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar — Restaurant in Winnipeg

Service was very good, though a companion found the hostess rude in the way she asked to take off his hat, but all props to our servers and the chefs. Food was filling and appetizing. You pay for both experience and quality. Though high scale, it didn't feel suffocating to have conversations, which is a must in any dining experience I find.

Came for the first time for Burger Week, which by the way was awesome! The beef patty was great, the lobster deep fried deliciousness, but not oily at all, and the sauce just went well with the bitterness of arugula (which I usually stay away from), really lovely!

....But will probably come at least once or twice every year (it is a bit pricey, once we bought a bottle of wine, I wanted to keep buying more, and once I tried the cheesecake, I bought another to go... I mean, it's hard to stop).

Steak medium well done (because my friend is crazy T.T), but he said it was also scrumptious!

I LOVE the Jumbo Scallops with the passionfruit beurre blanc... T.T I mean, it was so juicy and the sauce was so beautiful, that I swirled the huge and crispy, not oily, filling onion rings all over it, and the bread from the burger... I wish I could have just bought the sauce by itself... xD)

And cheese toast... what? Gotta get the cheese toast, just saying, been making it perfectly since 1955.

Desserts: Banana Foster is out, my god! So SAD!! I really wanted to see the flames dance on desserts... but alas...

Belgian Chocolate Bourbon Cake, which had more of a thick, smooth mouse, not too heavy, but by itself can be eaten between two people east and be satisfied. But I crave desserts more, so I got the cheesecake as well. I am not a fan of cheesecake, usually too crumbly crust, too heavy cake with either too sweet or too sour, and a berry compote tries to complement the cheesecake, but I never found one that really could, until today. I haven't reviewed foods for so long because it's been a while since I've been excited (Though shout out to Sous Sol, I will also be making a lengthy review for them soon. Though in poor taste because this is a review for Hy's Steakhouse, but I am highly recommending both! Support xD).

Best cheesecake ever..so far!! XD Had a lovely hint of orange in the cheesecake, creamy and not too heavy or dense, the crust was soft, but not too crumbly, it came apart together with the cake, and you can enjoy together. The berry compote was perfect as not overwhelmed by tartness of berries, nor the sugar. I got TWO! And I wanted more... Gotta save up and come back again. Everyone should clamour to ask for Banana Foster again!! No travelling anytime soon, so where is the closest place I can get that, with the quality that surely Hy's Steakhouse will bring again.

And thank you for all the servers we had on the second floor from 8is to 10ish PM, beautiful service and quality! Wish I could remember names, but can't xD

I wish I can write more... truly...

Had never been to Hy's before. No idea what to expect and went with an open mind. Want to say that, in no way, is this a bashing of the place, just a very honest opinion. I know that Covid has made it hard for restaurants, but when you brand your business as elite, you need to expect a certain amount and type of feedback. Mentioned when making a reservation it was for an anniversary, but all that ever happened was a quick "happy anniversary" from the hostess, which was appreciated but a bit underwhelming as she read it off her computer screen. I had always wondered what the hype was around Hy's, and I think I figured it out. I think it's a combination of the physical location, and the fact that when you go there, you can then tell people you know that you went there. We ordered the escargot, which was very average. We ordered a Caesar salad, which we ended up eating with our escargot forks, since no one brought any other cutlery. After about 45 minutes, our waters were finally refilled, which then happened probably every 15 minutes after, which was nice because it was very hot out. One thing that was annoying was the waiter, who was as nice as a waiter should be, kept saying "Madame" at the end of each question to my wife, as if trying to be fancy but unfortunately it came off cheesy and fake. The beef wellington ($60) was fine, but nothing special. The sauce the beef wellington came with was probably the highlight of the dish. The rib eye ($60) was average as well. The baked potato that came in with it was super dry and even with butter and sour cream it was still very dry and hard to swallow. We ordered the carrots ($20) as well, which were fine but average. At the end of the day, if you do not factor in price, the food was extremely average at best, but in no way was it bad by any means. Once you factor in price, it falls to way below expectations. Really, the only reason to go there is to feed one's ego and embrace the illusion of fine dining. In the end, for the price, portion size was questionable and everything was just very average. Would I go back? No. Would I go back if I had a million dollars in the bank? Possibly, but I would still think the same of the food and service. "Price is what you pay, and value is what you get." With Hy's, there is a huge gap between the two,...

I probably eat at Hy’s half a dozen times a year. I was there a few days ago on Friday night and the service was horrible. It was 8 pm and not busy at all with no guest in the lounge and the main floor dining room had maybe 25 guests tops, some of which were finishing up. We started out in the lounge and the bartender was attentive, friendly and clearly had drink menu knowledge. Once we moved to our dining room table everything went down hill. Our server, I think his name was Danny, was horrible. He had no personalty or fine dining etiquette. He spoke to us robotically like he was reading a script. He did no proper check backs within a few minutes of our courses. He didn’t check at all for some of them. We realized, after he took our order that he didn’t even ask us how we wanted our steak done. My partner had to go find him to tell him. You work in a steakhouse. How do you forget to ask about steak temperature?! He seemed unbothered and was not apologetic when my partner tracked him down to tell him. I wonder how our steak would have been done had we not asked? We ordered a bottle of wine with dinner and it became clear that he was ready for his evening to be done when he poured the rest of the bottle (probably almost 1/2 a bottle) into our glasses that already had about 3 oz of wine in them! He took our nice $110 bottle of wine and over filled out glasses. In essence it was saying “ I don’t want to have to check on you again”. Then we eventually had to go ask for our bill as he disappeared for 30 minutes. I have noticed a highly inexperienced staff the last few times I have been here, but I also understand the trauma that the hospitality has gone through after COVID and that we are still trying to recover. This experience, however, was unacceptable. I will go back again.. but it won’t be a place I will suggest. It will be because my dining partner chooses Hy’s. I will also sit in the lounge as I have found the service to be more consistent as well. There seemed to be a lot of staff standing around doing absolutely nothing. Maybe there has been a management turn over in the last year? Food however, was excellent and atmosphere issues I had were more about our server bringing...