Who here has been to Ruffino's this month and had the Butter Steak?

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they are living on their reputation

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Must be a good reputation they are living off of. I went Tuesday night for a little event and both private rooms were rented out for parties and the restaurant was full. At 7:00 the only place left to grab a seat to eat was the bar.

I was at one of the parties on the side room. The passed around food and the soup I tried was good. Hard to judge a place on that alone.

Why would one would order a steak and not know the cut? I consider myself addicted to red meat... but there are plenty of cuts I do not like, and certainly wouldnt order. Ever.

That said, I cannot speak to the “Butter Steak,” but I dine at Ruffinos pretty regularly. Since they started dry-aging their own beef, I really enjoy their Ribeye. Understanding Dry Aged Beef is not for everyone, I rarely recommend it. My wife loves steaks, but does not care for aged.

I get that its an “Italian” restaurant, but I dont go there for italian dishes. They have plenty of solid apps and fish/meat entrees to make me return often.

I've gotten the dry age steak there before and I can't say it tasted any different than a normal steak and I doubt it was prime. Not sure if they claim their dry age steaks to be prime or not but I was pretty disappointed overall. And I do enjoy a dry age steak. I would recommend Delmonico's in Nola if you want to try one that'll blow Ruffino's out of the water.

So true. They are in the back screaming at servers to push the special so they don’t have to throw money in the dumpster.

I've heard it said before, but I don't think it's the case at most places either. Places like City Pork or Merchant have a different special every day that's never on the menu.

They have some great apps but the last time I had their steak it was below average at best

The potatoes that came with it were terrible

I go there to sit at the bar, drink, and watch 40 year old woman get drunk on their husbands dime

Haven’t been in a couple years but last time I went my girlfriend was unable to come so I bought her their “special” of the night which was a seafood platter. When I got it home and she opened up the bag and box she thought I had eaten some. It was the most pitiful excuse for a seafood platter I had ever seen. A combo box from Captain D’s would have been better. Called and left a message for the manager but he never responded.

Higher quality restaurants don’t put the bad stuff as a special. Restaurants like Ruffino’s have dealers for certain food items, and at specific times of the year they’ll be offered better prices or seasonal items. Good restaurants take advantage of those, especially the seasonal items or specialty items not normally on the menu, to give their regulars something interesting and different to order every time they come in

Edit: like crawfish specials during crawfish season, oyster specials, crab, etc. Almost every special is because a dealer gave the restaurant a good offer for a limited time

You can think whatever you want. It was there, whether you choose to believe it or not. Had fish, shrimp, deviled crab (or something like that), and gumbo or bisque I believe. Whether or not it's something you would choose to order is besides the point. She loves seafood and I thought she would enjoy it. I was sadly mistaken, due to the portion sizes. It was more like an appetizer sampler.