Steakhouse for Anniversary dinner?

I%26#39;ve posted asking for restaurant suggestions for our anniversary dinner in the past, but after looking at menus, the wife is a little too fussy for a ';fancy'; meal ;)

She would like a nice steak dinner, I%26#39;ve looked up some past posts but would like current suggestions.

We are going to Avenue Q at 2pm on June 28th and would like to do dinner some time after that. What is a decent spot where we won%26#39;t be rushed out? I am looking towards Wolfgang%26#39;s or Del Frisco%26#39;s - one that would be better than the other or somewhere else completely, keeping it mind it is an anniversary dinner?

Also, do either take reservations?

Thanks for your help again! This should be the last dinner question ;)

Steakhouse for Anniversary dinner?

Yikes, my first post was oddly spaced, hard to read, so let me try it again.

I no longer eat beef, but Delmonico%26#39;s was my favorite for a special occasion steak house. Historic building, classic ';old time'; NYC atmosphere, very comfortable seating, tables spaced more widely apart than in most NYC restaurants so you%26#39;re not unwittingly eavesdropping on your neighbors%26#39; conversation, attentive service without being intrusive or fawning. Judging from the recent reviews on, e.g., it%26#39;s still well regarded and perhaps about to be even more so: Rick Laakkonen -- former chef at, e.g., the River Cafe -- was just recently hired.

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Steakhouse for Anniversary dinner?

I%26#39;ll take a look at them as well, Thanks!

Also looked at Luger%26#39;s however, it doesn%26#39;t look like a date night type of steakhouse, although the reviews are spectacular.

Looking at Delmonico%26#39;s menu - and I noticed it on a few other NYC Steakhouse menu%26#39;s - Double Porterhouse and Double Rib Chop.... does that imply for two? Some other spell it out as Steak for Two, I don%26#39;t want to assume!

Delmonico%26#39;s is only open Mon-Fri - so that is no good, looked great too!

Other suggestions?

Have you considered Strip House?

http://www.striphouse.com

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Bump up!

Do you realize you%26#39;ll get out of the matinee around 4:15? I don%26#39;t think you want to have dinner at that hour. I think you either need to plan on going some place for a drink or maybe do something fun like a cruise.

As for a restaurant, steakhouses in NYC are the least romantic places I can think of. Strip House is one of the less testosterone fueled options but the decor is early bordello. Kitsch but not particularly cozy imo. When you say your wife is too fussy for a fancy meal, what do you mean?

I%26#39;d head to the lobby lounge of the Mandarin Oriental for a drink (or some other nice drink place) and then I%26#39;d go to Cafe des Artistes where she can get steak or most other things. It%26#39;s historic, it%26#39;s romantic, it%26#39;s pretty and you can book it on opentable

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Do you realize you%26#39;ll get out of the matinee around 4:15? I don%26#39;t think you want to have dinner at that hour. I think you either need to plan on going some place for a drink or maybe do something fun like a cruise.

As for a restaurant, steakhouses in NYC are the least romantic places I can think of. Strip House is one of the less testosterone fueled options but the decor is early bordello. Kitsch but not particularly cozy imo. When you say your wife is too fussy for a fancy meal, what do you mean?

I%26#39;d head to the lobby lounge of the Mandarin Oriental for a drink (or some other nice drink place) and then I%26#39;d go to Cafe des Artistes where she can get steak or most other things. It%26#39;s historic, it%26#39;s romantic, it%26#39;s pretty and you can book it on opentable

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Thanks for the reply nywhiz - Cafe des Artistes was my original choice but thought it wouldn%26#39;t do - I just booked it.

What is the in place at the Mandarin Oriental to have a few drinks? MObar?

No, the lobby lounge has a lovely view and on a Sunday at 4:30 or so shouldn%26#39;t be too crowded. There%26#39;s also the View at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square near the theater or the bar at the Renaissance hotel I think is also open now and has a view.

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