Reviews for Flames Steakhouse in Elmsford, NY
Holy cow! no pun intended....if I had to put it into words. That ribeye was amazing the owner was super friendly. The customer... service couldn't have been better. I've been to many steakhouses but none compare to this place. I've never had an empty hotplate brought out to me before with a hot towel.. It wasn't empty for long because that steak came out right after sizzling withflavor. Man I'd give 10 ???? if google let me. Best steak I've had to date and I've had them all. Read more
Tagline: They are trying. Or are they perhaps denying? The gruesome details for this restaurant on Route 119 in Elmsford NY are... a tour of the good, the bad and the ugly. If you have heard that “… the sizzle is in the steak” then you know thatparticular adage fits with nearly anything but a steakhouse. The sizzle is in the side dishes at a steakhouse, unless of coursethe steakhouse doesn’t know how to obtain, temper, prep and prepare an outstanding steak. These fine folk do meet that minimumstandard, the steak is worth the money and your time. However, a good steak does not a meal make. (That’s all me if you wantan attribute.) I judge a steakhouse on four pillars (after the steak which I honestly wish went without saying): Roquefortdressing, creamed spinach, some sort of signature potato and service. So let’s work backwards and cover the service. In aword competent, but they are pricing themselves in with Barclay Prime, Luger and CUT. Have you ever witnessed a server reversethe place setting when they realized a diner is left handed? I have, and the food was less expensive. Their signature potatowas so forgettable that I honestly don’t remember it. I make notes about food, and the potato dish was so translucent thatthere aren’t any notes on it, nor do I remember it. I liked the creamed spinach until it had to be paid for. At that point itbecame superfluous. Now on to the Roquefort dressing. This cost them a star and frankly it ought to have cost them two. When Iasked the server if their Roquefort was house made he said yes. When I pressed him by asking if a quart of danish blue cheesecrumbles folded into a gallon jar of Sysco blue cheese salad dressing constituted “house made” he smiled sheepishly andsaid, nearly in a mumble, yes. It’s glop. It’s so inedible it gives glop a bad name. An uncommonly good wedge salad is partof the steakhouse mystique. A BLT without the bread. Hard to make well, not something you can whip up at home from refrigerator Read more
Went to Flames for my son's 19th birthday. Great appetizers. Get the seafood tower! Entrees were fantastic. Tomahawk steaks... and pastas were delicious. Fantastic experience. Read more
With increased prices comes the necessity for excellence and although I had previously held Flames in high regards amongst the... finer steakhouses it did not live up to my memories or expectations this visit. Some of the food lacked any foreseen effort atall, ie a $30 tomato and mozz salad for two which simply had four slices of tomato and only two slices of mozz with a basilsprig on top. Simply cutting the two pieces of mozz in half at least each piece of tomato could have been enjoyed with it. Anda little drizzle of olive oil or balsamic, maybe just even cracked sea salt or pepper would have shown some effort. I would saythat the baked clams were excellent. And the calamari as well. Very tender and the marinara had a little spice to it which wasnice. Portion on the calamari was on the smaller side though. Overall the food was good but once again the sides were verylackluster. Garlic mashed which were basic and you questioned if there was garlic, and Brussel sprouts with bacon which onceagain didn’t seem to have any effort other than frying the sprouts and adding some chopped bacon on top. Plus for $17 eachthe portions were minuscule. The service was also not up to standards in my opinion for any price range. Throughout theevening everything was ok with the exception of being brought the dessert tray before our entrees arrived. But come afterdinner things began to slip. Coffee order was taken before the dessert order, yet didn’t come out until we had finished ourdesserts. No utensils when the desserts actually arrived. And a missed birthday recognition of some sort. With everythingconsidered, although the food was good, I unfortunately would say it’s not worth the premium prices. There are other private,non corporate steakhouses in the area that produce the same level of food and service for less. Read more
This place exceeded our expectations. I took my wife for our 18th anniversary and it was a special moment as soon as we got... there. Every employee were super attentive and had such a positive attitude. It's rare to have such an experience these days.And this was before we ate. The food was phenomenal! Read more
I love their oysters and shrimp cocktails. The bone-in rib-eye steak tasted awesome. Their home fries tasted very good. The... staffs were very optimistic, friendly, knows what the customers likes and give them strong recommendations. I recommend thissteakhouse to everyone who loves steaks. Read more
Very good steak. Refined interior. Dont judge this place from the outside. It is a far more refined place inside with wood... panels, a fireplace and italian opera. The crab meat cocktail ia a simple but well executed affair with good and abundant crabmeat that you can either give a lemon squeeze or dip in a cocktail sauce. The filet mignon is the most tender I ever had. Thesides are fresh and well prepared and the wine by the glass list is simple but good too. The staff is friendly and professional. Read more
My family and myself love the food,verything was delicious. Our waiter Nick was very knowledgeable about the menu. Great job... nick???? Read more