Gregory's Steak House

jenivive
jenivive
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2 out of 5
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This Is a Steakhouse?

  • May 6, 2008
  • Rated 1 of 5 by secrettrance from Northampton, Pennsylvania
Recently my girlfriend and I visited Gregory's for dinner. It was quite possibly the worst place I've ever been to. The atmosphere is non-existent. Upon entering you are greeted by a dining area that looks as though it was a converted pool hall or perhaps even a former strip club. I'm unsure as to why I didn't immediately turn around and go somewhere else but we didn't. We should have.

I ordered a Prime Rib, my girlfriend had Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo. It is hard to describe the pathetic excuse for a dinner that came out. College students do a better job. First, my dinner. I've made better steaks from London Broil out of my freezer with month old freezer burn on them. The meat was solid, and I mean solid with no juice or taste to speak of. It was accompanied by broccoli and a Baked Potato. The Broccoli was soft to the point of being squishy from overcooking and for some reason the baked potato was still completely wrapped in tinfoil. My Girlfriends Shrimp Fettuccine was just strange. A massive plate wider than your keyboard is long was brought out with no more than half of it having food on it. As though they ran out of plates in the kitchen. The shrimp had obviously not been cleaned properly as the tail chute was still clearly there. There was no real Alfredo sauce to speak of and the Fettuccine was undercooked with a disgusting aftertaste of plastic. Several small pathetic rolls accompanied her dish.

So there you have it. Gregory's is a place to send your in-laws or other people that irritate you. They're sure to have a miserable time and quite possibly get sick off the "food" Gregory's serves. Which means they won't bother you for at least a week or so. About the only positive that can come from a visit to Gregory's "Steak House"
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Gregory's Steakhouse

  • October 4, 2006
  • Rated 2 of 5 by jenivive from Plainfield, Illinois
Gregory's Steakhouse

Sure, they boast about having "The biggest and best steak you'll ever have." Perhaps their 120 ounce ribeye is palatable... and certainly huge. But my experience at Gregory's showed me that the 22 ounce New York Strip is not the steak to get.

My steak was ordered Medium Well and came to me practically mooing. It was a gorgeous cut of meat, but it was bleeding all over my plate. You think a place that specializes in steaks would know how to cook them. I sent the steak back to be cooked more. It came back several minutes later, still bleeding red. I sent it back a third time and it came back fully cooked... I believe it was microwaved... but it was inedible. It was so tough, I could barely cut it with my STEAK KNIFE. Also, the onion rings that were the selling point for my choice of that steak were missing when the steak was returned to me. Sad.

I would say the waitress was attentive and did a good job, but I can't because a good waitress would have retrieved the manager to take the inedible steak off my bill. When I went to the bathroom because I was so upset over having a bad meal (yes, I am a food snob), my husband told her how bad my steak was and how we were unhappy with it. All she said was that she was sorry and left it at that.

Additionally, my mom ordered the broiled lobster-tails. I believe it was a special priced at $34.99. One tail was edible, but the other one was so mushy, my mom just discarded it.

Overall, a very pricy meal to leave two of four diners unsatisfied.

The location was cute and kitschy, which is why I am giving the place two stars.

Overall, I say order the ribeye. It's their specialty... and perhaps the only thing they know how to cook. My husband and stepdad both ordered one in different sizes... and both were satisfied with their choices.

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