Gotham Steakhouse Review

Went here for a company dinner. A coworker knows the chef and the chef haven't cooked for a big group of people for 20 years and he is doing it just for us. I feel so special.

When I got in it was ok, very dark in there. When we left around 10:40pm, the place was still super packed. I'm surprised people stay out that late. Or maybe I'm just too good and don't stay out late lol. The people were really nice there. Our server (?) was really nice and he looks not bad hahahahaha!

When I sat down I was surprised that we are having a 6 course meal. That's a first for me, I usually have max 4 course I think. I don't know how much the menu was because I didn't have to pay and from what I heard I think the restaurant was treating us but no clue.

We could order as much drinks as we want. I ordered a bellini. I thought it would be sweet but this one was kinda strong. Our server helped me ad more orange juice to it.

 

Well here we go, first course, amuse bouche. It was raw tuna, I thought it was good. It had enough flavour with a bit of soy sauce (I heard him say it's a yuzu soy but not sure). My coworker thought "uh, raw tuna?", I'm thinking, you eat sushi...there are sashimi too... But I understand not every Caucasian can stand raw stuff. He also said it had no taste but I thought it was fine...

 

Second course, seared scallop. It's my first time having risotto and it was pretty good, I think they put cheese but I couldn't taste it. It said truffle on the menu but I thought truffle had a stinky smell, I didn't smell it. Maybe I've never tried it alone so I'm not sure what it taste like? I love scallops and it was super soft but I would like it a bit crispy/caramelized, it wasn't. There was foie gras too. I personally do not like any organs because of that bitter ish taste. This one wasn't as bad but it was really soft and kind of gross looking. I had to eat it with the risotto so I don't taste it. Some coworkers didn't eat it because it's liver. The pork wine sauce had a tangy taste to it, looked like blood lol.

Third course,mushroom bisque. I usually dislike mushroom soup but I had to drink it. It wasn't as bad as what I had before. The mushroom taste wasn't as bad. It was very creamy and for sure filling. The mushroom bites on top was not bad, had a strong flavour to it.

 

Fourth course, sable fish. The fish was really soft, almost melts in my mouth. It was well flavoured, didn't need any extra sauce. It was good with the miso green pea puree.

 

Fifth course, yes the main course, Canadian prime filet. I was already getting full. I thought the first 4 courses weren't that big but this one was huge! There were 2 pieces of lobster meat, oh so good! I don't eat beef but I ate that whole big piece of prime rib steak or something. It was good, it didn't have that strong beef taste that I dislike. The red colour did bother me a bit but I'm like just eat it! It was very soft and perfectly done even though I'm not a beef person. I wish I knew we could take out. If I knew I would have packed the whole beef home for my parents to eat. There were potatoes on the side that I wanted to eat but I was so full to the max, I love potatoes. There was still 1 branch of veggie on my plate left but I couldn't eat anymore... The tomatoe that was on there tasted a bit different to me, not sure how to describe the taste but it wasn't really my thing and I love tomatoes... I ate them all.

 

Last course, yes, dessert, old fashioned chocolate brownie. How can we not have dessert. I was super full but I'm in! Oh so good! That vanilla ice cream and that brownie AHHH! Strong chocolate taste in the brownie with some nuts but not a lot. Warm with some ice cream. What's better than that? Brownie as dessert may look cheap but that did not taste cheap at all.

 

Yes, I will definitely come back but only if someone is willing to pay for my meal (it's an expensive restaurant). I won't go to a steak house, not even a steak person. Can we have company dinner here again? I think we will be stuffed every year. =) It was a super long meal. We were there for like 4 ish hours and each course took awhile.