Knock Restaurant and Bar — Restaurant in Philadelphia

I have been here a multitude of times over the years. After tonight I will never dine here again. I cane to meet friends for dinner, i was burned twice with a hot plate because the food runner could clearly care less. My shrimp cocktail was overcooked and a very meager serving for the price. I've gone to other restaurants of the same "caliber" in the very same neighborhood, and got way more for less money. The crab cake tasted as though it was going to go bad the very next day. I originally ordered the lobster pasta, which is really lobster mac and cheese, just to be told they are out of it 5 minutes later. That i understand. What I didn't understand was after my server explained this to me, the "floor manager" came over about ten minutes later to ask and explain what the issue was with my order. When I explained to him that I was already aware and had already oredered something else, he looked very confused. Clearly communocation is an issue. My entree was a steak that was clearly soaked in enough vinegar to salt and tenderize an entire country. Nothing else on the plate had any semblance of flavor, seasoning, or care, mashed potatoes and some wilted asparagus were the sides, need I explain any further? This is just the issues from tonight's visit. The last time i visited back in April, two of us went for lunch and split the bill. A few days later we noticed only one card was charged. The waiter clearly wasn't paying attention. The time before that back in October of 2020, a group of us went for brunch. When we got the check we did all the leg work of writing down which card would be charged what amount. We gave it to our waiter. He comes back a few minutes later with an attitude and says to me "Hun, this doesn't add up." After I proceeded to show him the math on a calculator, he says "I'll try again". Sure enough the math was correct. I get the impression that if you aren't a person of a certain group, you aren't really welcome. I work in the industry in the same neighborhood and i can tell you with absolute certainty, I will never...

Visited Knock for the first time this evening with a large group of colleagues and it was a fair experience. Located in a historic district, Knock is one of several local businesses and shops. My party consisted of fifteen (15) professionals, all with eclectic palettes. The menu has several different options ranging from seafood, burgers, and pastas. Overall, I wasn’t impressed with the quality of the food. You’ll notice several different food options via the pictures I upload. Personally, I ordered the jumbo crab cake, as an appetizer and seafood alfredo. The jumbo crab cake, came on a bed of warm spinach and a tomato based sauce. The crab cake was not jumbo and was okay. The consistency of the crab cake was not to my liking, nor was its firmness and taste. Overall, for the cost, it wasn’t worth the value. The seafood Alfredo consists of scallops, cod fish, and shrimp. I asked could the pasta only be shrimp and the restaurant was able to accommodate that. I was very impressed with my waitperson’s follow-up to ensure that I got what I wanted. Unfortunately, the Alfredo sauce was watery and the shrimp seemed boiled. Overall, it was eatable, but not on my list of favorite dishes. Several of my colleagues ordered the NY Strip, medium well, and some of their orders can me back rare. Rare to the point that we had to send it back. Overall, the staff was friendly, the food was average, but I enjoyed the company of my colleagues in their large dining area. I don’t plan on...

Had dinner last night for Valentines Day at "Knock" with my partner who was taking me there for our 16th Valentines day dinner. I rarely complain, and actually I didn't there, I was most gracious as usual.

HOWEVER........ it was probably the most miserable excuse for a meal that I have had for years. We were in the mood for steak... I asked the waiter about the special steak vs the NY Strip thats on the regular menu. I asked about the Bourbon Marinade, I was concerned because I prefer to taste the steak, and I said this to him. He described it as being very mild and it on a bone in ribeye. As soon as I heard it was a bone in ribeye, I was like OK! Well I think they must of dropped the bone somewhere, NO BONE IN... I asked for RARE... it was well totally over done and some "bonehead" even put A1 sauce at the one end of this piece of crap...I NEVER use A1. I would not even call it a steak... it was a piece of MESS.... Some might read this and say, why did you not send it back. I wanted to, however I did not want to embarris and upset my partner. He surely knew after 16years I was not happy...

I did say hello to Bill Wood, however I did not say anything but I stewed on this all night and just had to say something.

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