Chose Austin's by searching steakhouse on the Internet. Wanted a high protein meal after Sandy's wake knocked out our power for several days. Pulling into Austin's large lot I quickly noticed 5 Large electric repair trucks from PA. Nice to see them in the neighborhood, they were greatly needed.
The restaurant seemed nice and you walk in right next to the bar. I was at the restaurant before but it was an Italian restaurant, many years ago. I had not made a reservation but the hostess said no problem and pointed to a booth that was being cleaned off and would be ready in a moment. Just then another guest appeared that had a reservation. The guests with reservations were shown to the booth which we had been promised. Hmmmm. Ok, after about 5 minutes we were taken to a table in the rear dinning area. Not bad. We ordered some Ahi tuna as an appetizer and was good. Unfortunately they didn't have Bass beer which I ordered. Andrea ordered the prime rib and I ordered the NY Strip. The salad came and was ok but looked like it just plopped onto the plate, but I didn't come for the salad. Our entree came
and looked ok. Andreas prime rib was rather thin and tasteless. My strip steak was a little tough but cooked properly. Nothing special and I usually grill better steaks. Andreas broccoli was not fresh, probably frozen. The meat was supposed to be specially aged but they didn't seem any better than cuts of meat at a supermarket counter.
The service was ok but not very friendly. Cashing out for over $100, 4 drinks and no desert. Andrea and I agreed, never eat here again.
Way overpriced for average food.