Del Frisco's

01/12/03

There is no better

by ITSALLGOOD at Citysearch

Eight of us went to Del Frisco's last night for the first time. It was a Sat. so the place was very busy. We had reservations and were seated promptly. The restaurant was beautiful. Our drinks were served right away. Vince our waiter took the order then the best dinner any of us have ever had was brought to the table on piping hot plates. I had the filet & crab, others had a kabob,ribeye,and lobster. All was fantastic.

• Pros: the best food, the best service, great value

01/17/09

rude

by hcloud at Citysearch

My boyfriend and I went to Del Frisco's for Valentine's Day a few years back. The food was good and so was our waitress..... the coatcheck girl stared at my boyfriend the whole time making him very uncomfortable. then as we were getting ready to leave, I was standing up to put my coat on and he was still sitting. A lady that was sitting at the bar the whole time were eating, she was either a manager or owner or something like that, came over and stood right in front of me with her back to me and rubbed on my boyfriends back asking him how our dinner was......very inappropriate. I felt invisible. We will not be going back.

08/09/08

All I can say is WOW

by BilSarGo at Citysearch

On our resent visit to Del Frisco's, my wife and I were there to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Simply put, we had the best meals we have ever had!!

I called to make reservations and spoke to a very well mannered man. I explained to the gentleman that I wanted to take my wife somewhere nice for our anniversary. He got our information and I mentioned that for her birthday we were VERY disappointed by Ruth?s Chris. The man informed me that he had our reservations, apologized for the Ruth?s Chris nightmare and then told me that he was Giles Lehto, the chef. He assured me that he would take good care of us and that he personally guaranteed that we would be pleased and definitely not return our steaks as we had to do 3 times on her B-day. I thought to myself that this guy is pretty bold to say such a thing having never met me, and considering I served 9 years in the military and literally have eaten all over the world.

All I can say is WOW, It was SO MUCH MORE than we could have ever expected! Vince, our server, was TOP NOTCH!! Just as all the great reviews had promised! We were seated immediately, our drink order taken, and then Chef Lehto came to our table to tell us happy anniversary. How classy is that!? We were blown away by the service and how wonderful the place looks. That was the ?tip of the iceberg? as they say. Vince described a few of Chef Lehto?s signature dishes, because they are not on the menu yet. I was sold on the ?Oscar style Filet? I can?t remember what all was on it, you will have to take my word for it! AWESOME!!! Asparagus, sauteed mushrooms, baked potatoes, the salad with homemade dressing? My wife said, even the coffee tasted better than any coffee she has ever drank! LOL We couldn?t have asked for anything more! Vince & Chef Lehto, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

• Pros: It ALL was FANTASTIC!!!
• Cons: N/A

12/21/07

Can't Find a Steak This Good in Atlanta!

by strunkett at Citysearch

I recently moved away from Louisville...back to Atlanta, where I lived before moving to Louisville.</br></br>

To be quite honest, there isn't a single thing that I miss about Louisville!

OOPS...Yes, there is a SINGLE thing that I miss...Del Frisco's!

I have lived in Atlanta for many years in the past, and recently again for four months, and as many good restaurants and steakhouses there are, NOT one of them does a steak that can compare to Del Frisco's in Louisville!

I am a New York strip fan, and at any other restaurant, i would never order any other cut. My wife is a big filet fan, but I won't eat a filet simply because they have no flavor...UNTIL DEL FRISCO'S.

Having eaten at Del Frisco's at least twice a month for years, I FINALLY took a taste of my wif'es filet one evening...WOW!!!

Corn fed...dry aged to perfection...cooked perfectly medium rare...easily cut with a butter knife...This filet tasted even better than any New York strip I had ever eaten!

Since that first taste of a Del Frisco's filet, I never ordered anything other than a filet (at Del Frisco's). even though they have the best New York in the world as well...

I have tried several Atlanta steakhouses, including Bones, and none of them compare...I travel all over the world for work, and haven't found a better steak ANYWHERE.

I love the weather in Atlanta...much nicer than Louisville...But I MISS MY DEL FRISCO'S.

Don't miss the chance to try this place.

Also...by the way...an earlier review said something about "poor service"...I can assume that the reviewer must have gotten their restaurants confused. The service at Del Frisco's is IMPECCABLE...My wife and I ALWAYS commented on it...even after our visits to Del Frisco's had become routine...

Del Frisco's is the best steakhouse I have ever found...anywhere.

• Pros: Best steak ever, Filet Mignon with FLAVOR, tender and cooked to perfection
• Cons: Too far away

11/19/07

Nothing like it

by ja_sone at Citysearch

I can't say much about this restaurant that other reviews haven't already said. Corn fed beef served with creamed butter that cuts with a butterknife says it all. I understand they have a contract that no other restaurant within 100 miles is allowed to buy the same beef. My favorite things are the mushrooms, spinach phunque, fried shrimp, and homemade Caesar and Blue Cheese dressings. Although the dining room is formal it's also unpretentious. The servers are real professionals, most have been there for over a decade. I worked there as my first job, and everything is still exactly the same. My only complaint is the prime rib is not as good as the other cuts.

• Pros: Everything but the bread & dessert is homemade

04/27/07

Best Steak Everrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!

by scarlletts at Citysearch

This is a family owned restaurant. Not a chain. The food is to die for. They have spoiled me. I can't order steak from anywhere else because no one else's steaks can compare. If steak is not your thing order the lobster or crab legs they are out of control....no mess involved they are served ready to eat...no cracking shells and scrapping out the fish. The service is amazing. The servers and busers are very attentative and the owner is always there. Her name is Audrey and she is super friendly. If you haven't eaten here yet you are missin out!!!

Ps. I don't know what that that other reviewer is talking about....they definetly sell gift certificates....I have bought them before........ps great gift idea the person i gave it to was so excited!

• Pros: menu, service, drinks, atmosphere

07/27/06

Food maybe be good but some will never know

by nighthawk779 at Citysearch

We were going to buy a gift certificate from Del Frisco's but they do not sell them. They also do not have a web site. So we called the resturant and they told us that the only way that you could pay for a dinner was to be at the resturant and pay in person or have your guess call you when they have eaten and have received the check. Then you could supply a credit card number and pay for their dinner. I think that this is very awkward and they need to come up with a better method to treat a guest to dinner. The food maybe good but some poeple will never know.

• Pros: from word of mouth it is wonderful
• Cons: need to simplify payment options

04/23/06

Too many better places

by jrsch at Citysearch

I was very enthusiastic to dine at Del Frisco's, my first time. I never plan to return. Starters, my baked potato's presentation was in a Styrofoam box, on a neighboring table. Then there is the service and presentation. To start six employees arrived with our meal, and proceeded to holler the entree and sides for each party member to claim his/her respectful meal. Speaking of servers...I never saw ours, but to take our order and drop the check afterwards. I never received one of my sides because the server took the liberty to add it to a family sized bowl and drop it at the other end of the table. When I finally had the servers attention to inform her I never received the side, she had already delivered the check. The best person in the restaurant was the young man assisting our pathetic excuse of a server.

• Pros: someone else paid, server's assistant
• Cons: expense, server, lack of lighting

04/20/06

I have found the best

by trytobeatit at Citysearch

After being told by many that Del Frisco's was the best steak in town, I desided to see what all the hype was about. When I called to make my reservation, I ask for a server by the name of Vince, which was also recomended. My date and I arived at 7:30 on Sat. and was seated promtly. Our drink order was taken and then Vince arived. We asked for his recomendations, and he was helpful explaining the Ala carte menu. We went for the Large filet and the Filet and king crab legs. We also ordered the green funk also recomended, and a couple of potatos. Everything was what it was hyped up to be from the food to the service. We agree with all that recomended Del Frisco's. Great food and be sure to ask for Vince.

05/04/05

Exquisit 39th wedding anniversary

by iris1234 at Citysearch

This was a very special night. It was our first visit to dle frisco's and we were not disappointed. We both said it was the best dinner we had ever had. That's a high compliment as we're both near 60. The steaks were very tasty and juicy, seasonings perfection. The lobster and king crab extremely sweet and wonderful, herbed butter excellent. Sauteed mushrooms absolutely delicious. Potatoes baked to perfection. Drinks refilled before we could take two or three drinks. Ashtrays emptied after finishing one cigarette. Even the wine was fantastic. Our waiter, Vince, could not have been more attentive and so very manneristic. We will return as soon as we can and needless to say, will be our anniversary dining for all the years to come. We cannot give this dining establishment enough praise! Tom and Iris Akins - Thanks, Del Frisco's and Vince!

• Pros: romantic, friendly, absolutely delicious
• Cons: a little pricey

01/15/05

CUT STEAK WITH BUTTER KNIFE

by kapone007 at Citysearch

THIS FAMILY-OWNED RESTURANT IS A STAPLE OF THE ST. MATHEWS COMMUNITY. THE STEAK IS SECOND TO NONE IN THE CITY. THE STEAK WAS SECOND TO NONE. THE STEAK IS SERVED ON A SIZZLING HOT PLATE (450 DEGREES) WITH CLARIFIED BUTTER. WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A ROMANTIC DINNER, BUSINESS OUTING, OR JUST AN APPETIZER AND A COCKTAIL THIS IS THE PLACE. THE GREEN PHUNQUE, A HOUSE CONCOCTION, IS A CREAMED SPINACH CASEROLE WITH BACON, CHEES, ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, SCRAMBLED EGGS, AND A COUPLE OTHER "SECRET INGREDIENTS". BELIEVE IT WHEN I SAY... THE PHUNQUE IS THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Pros: STEAK, STEAK, STEAK