The Butchers Steakhouse — Restaurant in Allenhurst

My wife brought me to Butchers Steakhouse with her work colleagues and overall, we were all rather impressed with the establishment.

The outdoor ambiance was well lit and and felt special. But we were surprised and disappointed that a restaurant in this price tier didn't offer any some sort of bread at all.

We ordered three appetizers: Pulled BBQ Tacos, Bourbon Poppers, and Zucchini chips.

Believe it or not, Zucchini Chips may have been our favorite. Deliciously fried with tasty sauces on the side. 9/10.

We also liked the Bourbon Poppers, very flavorful but a tad on the sweet side. Would have definitely benefited from some heat to offset the excessive sweet. 7.5/10.

The Pulled Beef Tacos had decent flavor, however the texture of the meat was not fine enough - with each bite felt like all the meat was being pulled out of the taco - nothing like what Reserve Cut and Doma Land and Sea have perfected. Nevertheless, still tasty. 7/10.

For our main, we shared a Reserve Surprise steak. The steak flavor was really delicious with a flavorful touch of roasted garlic. We ordered medium well, but the steak came medium rare/rare. 30% of the steak was inedible dense fat - this is our favorite cut of steak, yet we've never seen it with fat like this. The bites we could eat, though, were incredibly delicious. 7.5/10.

The main gripe my wife had with the restaurant is that she went to the back to order a cake for her boss' birthday and she was told it would be taken care of - twice. Ten minutes later, the waitress came to ask the boss if he wants dessert, making the entire encounter uncomfortable and awkward. High line restaurants should not have those kinds of encounters.

Overall, we'd put the experience at 7/10, but feel compelled to round down to 3/5. We expect more from such expensive...

Let me start by saying that the service though slow was super friendly. But from being seated to food on table total time was 40 minutes. and we are talking appetizers here. I ordered the onion rings and the ground beef stuffed fried ravioli. the onion rings were drowning in their own oil so those were not eaten though I was truly looking forward to some homemade onion rings but the stuffed ravioli were amazing ! They were fried to perfection and the beef stuffing had a delightful spicy kick to them that was truly unexpected . for my main dish i got an order of lollipop steak cooked to a medium perfection seared beautifully on the outside . Though it's presentation with wilted baby arugula left much to be desired, the taste was all there. I noticed that they also threw in some baby arugula underneath my ravioli which seemed unnecessary . As Chef Ramsay states , never put something on a plate if it is not meant to be eaten . the outdoor ambience as the sunset was beautiful but once in the dark with the spotlights on I felt like I was in some sort of prison . Not a very romantic feeling. No candles no flames just orange and florescent spotlights . and just in case you need to tell somebody what table you're sitting on you cannot miss the giant table numbers . I felt like I was at a wedding, not an upper class restaurant. Waiters and waitresses should know the POS system and table arrangements without the need of tacky table numbers. Not that it helped. All in all the experience was a pleasant one and I look forward to returning . The couple next to me had chipotle sliders that I will attempt to conquer on my next visit. Shout out to manager Marty who recently took over management and took the time to make sure I was a...

If you keep kosher and live in Deal NJ, you've basically got two options for meat sit-down restaurants, and this one is worth checking out. They do steak really well, and for the mains we were able to split two large 20-24 oz cowboy and Delmonico steaks across four people. Both were bone-in, and we had to send the Delmonico back as it was a bit too red for us (we asked for medium). However, they were both very good cuts, tons of marbling and cooked with a nice sear.!

With any sit down kosher restaurant in the area, 20% gratuity is included, regardless of service quality. This place is also BYOB, so you can at least drink while you wait (they do not have a liquor license). The service was about average speed on a busy Thursday night when the entire outdoor area was full. Felt like guests were waiting for a long time for their food, but the servers were really nice - it's just that there were probably not enough of them.

There's no defined drink menu, and there should be, at least for non alcoholic drinks. There's also not a single protein item for a vegetarian or pescetarian. Tuna steak? Nope. Salmon? Nope. Veggie burger? Nope. Also, while the salads were excellent, the apps were just about average and too expensive for what they are. Where are the good Steakhouse sides we crave? Brussels sprouts? They need work in this area.

Total came out to about $200 a couple, without liquor, which I feel was a lot, considering the ambiance was literally a New Jersey Transit railroad track. All in all, it was a good experience, just be prepared to temper your expectations a bit.

Update: James is the best server they have he's awesome! Came here twice in a month, it's a solid...