Part saloon with a vintage vibe, part restaurant specializing in meat & seafood dishes.
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Steak tacos: nicely seasoned with lots of coleslaw salad.
French Onion Soup: not great. Nothing like the traditional one. It’s more like vegetable soup with a slice of melted cheese on a piece of bread.
Salmon: classic. Good. Cooked well.
when we came here we ordered the dinner entree (which is not cheap) it stated that it comes with a side and a soup. we confirmed with our waitress (emma) that there was no upcharge for the french onion soup sub and she confirmed that there was a dollar upcharge only for the french onion gratin.
we also ordered the shrimp scampi (which is expected to come over noodles) and our waitress proceeded to ask if we wanted that over noodles or rice. we then asked for a side of roasted mushrooms and a soup with that. when the check comes we see there is a FIVE dollar charge for the mushrooms that we thought were a side. we nicely asked out waitress and she told us that the linguini was the side — so the 28 dollar price tag for the shrimp scampi was for the 5 shrimps. the waitress did not tell us that the mushrooms were an additional charge and basic logic would have us assume that when she said “over noodles or rice” meant it came with the dish.
there was also a one dollar upcharge for each soup. when we asked her she literally admitted she made a mistake and then said and I quote:
“i made a mistake. what do you want me to do about it? do you want me to comp it”
it was as simple as a two dollar comp. we were unhappy about the FIVE dollar mushrooms but we were gonna eat the cost. but the attitude of the staff was shocking as she was talking about us within earshot of the bathroom (thank you for that btw) she then disappeared and had another staff handle our check who also told us
“there’s upcharges for stuff at every restaurant”
that’s totally fine but it’s basic expectation to make it clear what those costs are otherwise it’s highway robbery.
it’s not that we can’t afford the 5 dollars or two dollars but it’s about basic respect and principle.
The service was friendly and very attentive. Water glass was always filled.
My sirloin was delicious and cooked medium well perfectly. The huge bowl of cheesey cauliflower soup was, sadly, not very flavorful. Everyone else seemed to enjoy their meal.
The Beef is a decent sized restaurant, next to Leroy’s Package Store. There is a bar when you walk in. Then the restaurant seating is a walk around. The decor is dark wood with low lighting.
The night we were there, 2 couples in the table next to us were very loud and tipsy. Tough time hearing the wait service.
Still we enjoyed our dinner and left satisfied.
The food was amazing!
The onion soup came out fresh out of the broiler, which is a rare treat.
The rib eye was cooked perfectly.
The waitress was extremely attentive and polite, the kitchen staff was able to accommodate my father’s Wheat and Shellfish allergies.
I would come back when I have the chance.
The service is very friendly, and they paid close attention to our table. As for the food, I’ll first say that if they are offering their Philly Cheesesteak soup, you need to order a bowl. It’s thick, there’s real steak pieces in it, and it’s not too salty. You can taste the bits of red pepper in there, too.
I got the Delmonico (blackened, with bleu cheese crumbles), and my wife got the Prime Rib. We have eaten plenty of meat at the usual chains, such as Texas Roadhouse. We have also eaten at places like Chicago Cut, who charge over $90 for a similarly named cut. Grated, that’s 35 day dry aged and world-class, but it serves for comparison.
What you get are steaks that exceed the quality of the chains, but at a slightly better price. The Prime Rib was perfect – super tender, perfectly medium rare, and served au jus that was made from fresh beef bones. As for the Delmonico, that was also outstanding.
Juicy, tender, and loaded with flavor. No flavor was taken too far, and all of it was balanced. We have no reason to go to the chain steak places in the Binghamton area again. The Beef is cozy, and has plenty of cold beer on tap. One piece of advice – try to get there early (i.e. before 6:00 PM). Locals flood in and it can get crowded.