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| - A vegetarian in a steakhouse? Who would have thought? There was a reason for my recent trip to Red The Steakhouse....a meat loving friend's birthday. The only requirement he had for his birthday was big, juicy, quality steak. Red has a great menu that more than fulfilled his requirement. However, if you are reading this review in hopes of enlightenment on the steak version of Red, you might as well stop reading now.
First, and foremost the quality of the staff was beyond spectacular. My only problem with the restaurant is something that was most likely out of control by the staff. My friend called ahead to make reservations for his birthday...we had a big party coming (18). We had more that would have liked to come, but Red was unable to accommodate us due to the small size of the restaurant. If you plan on going I highly suggest making reservations! The staff was beyond friendly the entire night. There was no rush in our eating and I'm sure we were there at least 3 hours. I also loved the added touches they made since we were a birthday party. If you eat in one of the party rooms, the menu is designed by someone who made the reservation (in our case, the birthday boy). When we arrived the pre-determined menu choices were printed out on a special menu with a special birthday message at the top. This special added touch made the evening even more special.
Now on to food. Let me just say that Red is the first and only steakhouse I can review with a 5 stars on their food. Since I knew ahead of time we were going to a steakhouse I e-mailed the head chef about our visit and not only mentioned that 3 vegetarians would be in the party, but one vegetarian was also gluten free. He replied back within the hour to let me know that Red would happy to cook for us the evening we came. I have e-mailed chefs before (due to my gluten intolerance) but never have received a reply back so soon.
The night of the dinner arrived and I was anxiously waiting to see what they would have created for us. Like I said before, each person was given a menu (which included the 3 course menu). I was not expecting one at all since I wasn't planning on partaking in the meat extravaganza that occurred that night. So imagine my surprise when they handed the 3 vegetarians their own menus that were the same quality as the ones with the meat menu. The kitchen staff created a 3 course vegetarian menu that was absolutely fantastic. Not only did we get the 3 course menu, but they also brought out a vegan (and gluten free) appetizer so we would have something to munch on as well while everyone else was eating calamari and steak tar tar. When dessert came I fully expected to be the only one not partaking since the carrot cake chosen definitely contained gluten. However, the staff baked a whole gluten free lemon tart cake (all for me!) which was absolutely divine.
I never would have expected to have received such an amazing meal at a steakhouse but it seems I was mistaken. While I doubt I will ever go back to Red, I highly recommend them due to the quality of their amazing staff and food. The small sighs of contentment from my meat eating friends further confirms my belief in the quality of the food, vegetarian or otherwise.
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