Offering extraordinarily fresh seafood and tender steaks, McCormick & Schmick’s represents Downtown Cincinnati’s most exceptional dining experience. The restaurant is conveniently located across the street from Fountain Square – a short trip from many of the city’s sporting venues, theatres, and shopping destinations. From fresh seafood and shellfish to Steak and garden fresh salads, our goal is to exceed your dining expectations. As our guest, you will experience culinary excellence at its best. Our menus reflect seafood from the Pacific Rim, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. We also source products from local ranches, farms, and wineries to showcase regionally inspired dishes.
Upscale steak & seafood chain known for its clubby environs & happy hour.
Mitch Greenway
We had a ok dinner here. Started off with bread and butter came out warm. Both ordered the strip steak, I ordered mine medium came medium rare but still good. Didn’t seem to have a lot of seasoning at all but still not bad I ate it all. Wife got hers medium well and came out correct same thing there, good but unseasoned. Our sides were ceaser salad, smashed potatoes, fries and green beans. Salad was pretty good the croutons were a nice touch enjoyed it a lot. Smashed potatoes were by far the best part of the meal, perfectly cooked and seasoned. Fries were ok not the best not the worst. And green beans were not cooked long enough and barely seasoned, I know everyone likes theirs different. Overall it was a decent restaurant but I think the price here is a little to steep for what is being offered. Parking is Cincinnati so good luck dining something close. The service was ok but not fine dining service felt more like cheesecake service not fine dining. Next time we’ll be going next door to Ruth’s for the amount we spent. Or save some money and get the same thing at Texas road house. Maybe even tasting better.
… moreLow Key
Dined during Valentine’s weekend with a 730pm reservation. Unfortunately we weren’t seated until nearly 8pm. Our server promptly greeted us, got our waters, appetizer & drink orders & brought us fresh bread while we looked over the menu. While taking our order we swapped out green beans for brussels and opted to pay the upcharges, which seemed fine until the bill. Each swap was 6.50.. For all that I’d rather kept the crunchy green beans & ordered a FULL SIZE portion of the brussles. I felt THAT could’ve been explained when ordering. We chose the Strip Steak & the stuffed Salmon. The meals were enjoyable but we felt the Salmon meal was on the bland side. Overall the meal was decent but not as memorable as we’d hoped.
… moreMichael Bach
Early 4pm dinner. Did not wait long to be seated. Pleasant atmosphere. Food was excellent Lobster bisque was filled with meat and tasted wonderful. The wait for food was not very long. I would recommend and I would come back again.
Update:
Returned next night and tried a different salmon dish, super awesome taste. Serv8ce was excellent and prompt with my requests. Totally coming back and still recommend
… moreJackie Ahlman
Our drinks, appetizer, and dinners were delectable, and our server, Skylar, was top notch! Like the rest of the city during this cold snap, the room was chilly but the property was doing its’ best to keep things warm with several unsightly space heaters. We didn’t mind – our dinner experience was near perfect!
… moreLiliana Charaf
First time visit at this restaurant and I’m glad I tried it. My server Skyler was amazing! She was very attentive and made great recommendations. I opted for the shrimp cocktail appetizer, and the dinner special which included a salad and an entrée. I finished the evening off with apple pie for dessert. Everything I ordered was very good. I have to say that I would go back just for the apple pie. It was that good.
… moreJohn Hubbard
Food was amazing! However, the greeter and hostess had the personality of a rock. They were not rude, but not warm or inviting. Customer service was lacking. Our waitress was very nice, but took forever and forgot items, so we had to remind her. Again, the food was great, but a few opportunities for improvement.
… moreNatalia Gameros
It was our family’s first time at this restaurant and we absolutely loved it! It was a great atmosphere and delicious food. Our server, Lucas was phenomenal, making sure we were having an enjoyable time. We definitely plan on coming back here! The desserts were also very yummy!
… moreIntermittent Faster
I had made a reservation a week in advance and really would have preferred to sit in the actual restaurant but was assigned a table in the bar section. If you make a reservation over a week in advance I would expect a table in the main dining area! I used the restroom before I left and there were a lot of open tables in the main dining area. My reservation was early enough they would have had time to turn the table before the dinner crowd arrived. There also seemed to be some confusion about whose section this was.
Once that was sorted out I received great service from my waitress.
A name like Shrimp Kisses is a lot to live up too. This appetizer was delish!!! Just the right combo of sweet and heat.
The Salmon was perfectly cooked and the meal was very good.
… moreNatalie Rose
We came to visit on our way home to Florida and our server Terrell had an amazing personality and unique serving style. The food is really good and the bread is even better. He even gave us his personal favorite combo, the tartar sauce with bread. So personable and so good!
… moreJ Dahms
My girlfriend and I dined at the bar on a snowy Monday. It was Happy Hour and we enjoyed the specials that were offered. Lucas and Mark took care of us at the bar. There is a wide variety of small plates and cocktails, something for everyone. Byron stopped by to ensure everything was to our satisfaction. It was a great dining experience!
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