Meet the Meat — Restaurant in New York

First of all, the restaurant does not observe COVID0-19 protocols. They did not ask to see the vaccination card, and none (as in, none) of the waitstaff or workers in the restaurant wears any face mask (the first I've seen in NYC!) So if you are concerned about COVID-19, don't come here.

The order of ribeye steak for two was fine (not the best, but not bad). The truffle mac and cheese was not as good as expected, but will pass. Wait time for food to be serve was reasonable.

The major problem though was not the food but the disrespectful male, waiter who gave us an attitude without provocation. We were merely requesting a bag for leftovers. Sure, Americans usually throw everything on their table which they don't finish, but we don't want wastage so we wanted to take out leftovers to which he replied, "Really!?" (with matching facial expression of disdain, as if we were the weirdest people on the planet). A well-trained waiter will not do this. It's our prerogative. When I reminded him about the bag while he was recovering the plates, he got mad and haughtily told me he was still finishing taking out the plates. Obviously, he was! I didn't mean for him to drop all the plates and return with the bag in two seconds. I merely was reminding him. He should not be a waiter if he is going to treat his customers rudely. He had no intentions of being pleasant, as if he hated his job, and did not excuse himself as he was clearing out the plates.

There are a thousand restaurants in NYC which would give better service from well-trained staff without an attitude. They should not call themselves "an upscale restaurant" if they are giving rude service.

We are definitely not returning. We will get our "meats" elsewhere. Also, for NYC Restaurant Week, unlike other restaurants, this does not provide the Restaurant Week Menu on weekends (there was no advice on the website). Not a biggie. It was ok for us to pay for items on the regular menu, if only the waiter was not so rude.

This review is for our dinner visit for everyone's reference (5...

Absolutely amazing experience at the restaurant. First thing that gives you a good gut feeling is the little flower arch in front of the entrance, the ambiance of the environment outside and inside of the restaurant. The host and staffs are very professional but friendly. I came to this place with a purpose, trying their dry aged tomahawk! Without looking at the menu, we ordered the scallops as appetizer to share and the dry aged tomahawk with mushroom sauce and Brussel sprouts as sides. Scallops are delicious, a bit small to share to be honest but we were lucky that we didn’t order as the tomahawk is huge!!! Dry aged on this piece of meat is done perfectly. It feels like every bit that you take, your mouth is being punched by the beefy flavor but in a loving way! What’s even better is the mushroom sauce. Personally I am really against putting sauce on a fine piece of meat as such, but let me tell you this, sometimes you gotta step out of you bubble and try things and I am glad that I did. Not only the sauce itself is delicious, combining that with the dry aged tomahawk just brought heaven to earth and you could almost hear angels playing harp by your side. No Joke! Once you tried it you will know what I am talking about. This place definitely lives up to a steakhouse expectation, even beyond. I would even say it is better than most of the so-called NY best steakhouse that I have been. Definitely worth a try and a...

I went with my date for restauraunt week. We were enticed for the $42 special. But we should have gone to a Sizzler/Texas Roadhouse/Ponderosa. Same quality. However, we were charged $110 dollars at Meet the Meat for the same quality as if we were eating at a Sizzler or Texas Road House or Ponderosa or Hoss's. The steaks were overly salty. While working at a steakhouse in my youth, I recognize that's its okay to lightly salt meat. Meet the meat threw so much salt over it, it was as if they were trying to mask rancid meat. As I write this at 7:42 am I'm still sick from the dinner I had last evening. The dessert was also a joke. CISCO quality. I mashed my cheesecake. Better to do that than eat it. The chocolate moose was a little better. At that point I knew I would be sick. The cocktails were alright. They give you a lot, filling the alcohol to the very brim. There's a reason why you haven't heard of this restauraunt. I will absolutely never recommend anyone goes to this restauraunt the way it currently is serving food I wouldn't even...