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City Hall is discreetly tucked away in a non-descript office building but once you walk in, you are in a classic and very attractive East Coast style steakhouse. You can choose to sit in the very lively bar area or in the more formal dining room. We opted for the bar.
Service is fast and attentive by white-jacketed waiters. An excellent pricey wine list, as you would expect. We ordered the ahi tuna tartare as a starter. It came in a three layer tower: puffed rice, avocado and the tuna on top. Delicious.
My wife had the pepper steak and I ordered the bone-in ribeye, rare. The food came out very quickly and the steaks were exactly how we wanted them. The meat was superb. When you put aside the booming Sinatra, the New York affectations, the white-jacketed waiters and the over-sized portions, what you're left with is the meat, which is the reason you came here in the first place. This was perfectly aged and cooked meat.
We ordered a potatoes au gratin on the side and I have to agree with the other reviewer here - there was really a bit too much cheese. I mean, I'm all for excess - especially in a steakhouse - but enough with the cheese already guys. A very minor quibble, however.
We were unable to eat more than half the meal and the leftovers were professionally packaged up to take home in a giant over-sized Maestro's bag. Pretty much everyone leaves here with one of these.
All in all, a perfect dinner on every score. Get your paper out though because all this bombast and cholesterol doesn't come cheap.
Recommended when you're in the mood for this sort of thing.
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