The Tenderloin Room

The meal was ok and so was the service. They don’t handle food allergies very well. I started with the Senate Bean Soup and it was quite tasty. I ordered the 10oz fillet and I added the Bleu Cheese Crust enhancement and I asked for it to be cooked medium rare. The bleu cheese crust was far from a crust but a melting of bleu cheese on the fillet. My fillet was cooked medium on one half and medium well on the other. Too much grilling reduced the juiciness of the meat. My side dish was the twice baked garlic mash potatoes. The garlic mash potatoes were very rich. They added a lot of sour cream which I wasn’t expecting. Overall the meal and service left a lot to be desired.

My wife and I ate here on a Thursday night, and it was an excellent choice. We both loved the ambiance. Our server was Ryan, and he was fantastic. There was also a busboy/asst server that deserves credit, but we didn't get his name. Between the two of them, we never had to wait for anything. It was easily the best service I've received in STL*. We started off with the beef carpaccio which was amazing, would absolutely recommend. We shared a ribeye which was excellent but fell just shy of being at that level where when you take a bite, you sit back, close your eyes, and just surrender to the flavor. While the steak didn't quite get there, the tenderloin room shrooms absolutely did. Easily my favorite thing we had. The twice baked garlic potatoes were fantastic but didn't have as much garlic as I thought they would. Finally, the creamy spinach was good, but everything else we had was better. We also got a regular (not the smoked) old fashion, glory ruth, and irish crush. All of the drinks were delicious and on point. *The one negative I have is that if you want to take anything home, you need to proactively tell them. They didn't ask us if we wanted to take home anything, and we had a decent amount of food left. The service was so impeccable up to that point that when they took our plates without asking, we thought they knew to box it up. That aside, we would and absolutely will come back again... we'll just be sure to not make that assumption again.

The area around is a bit sketchy, but there is valet available. We had Bo as our server and he was personable and fun. We really enjoyed his company. The food was great, but if you're sensitive to sodium, everything is a tad too salty. Steaks are lovely and the steak sauce is good. I highly recommend the chocolate cake with ice cream. Very delicious!!

You know this is not a good steakhouse when (1) the best dish is the free bread (2) they serve the steak with “secret sauce”. Come on, this is not barbecue, we pay $100 for a good steak! Not for that random heavy sauce! And (3) they don’t even know what medium is. The steaks are overcooked and we have to ask for a replacement. In general, not a great steakhouse.