Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar

It was our good friend Jess’s birthday a couple weeks ago, and birthday girl was craving some serious steak, so we went to check out Gotham in downtown Vancouver.

I’ve heard a lot of good things about the steaks here. Most of the Vancouverites I’ve talked to said they’ve had the best steak here. Not that I’m a snob, but I’ve already had my best steak ever at Del Friscos Double Eagle Steakhouse in Las Vegas. I went there with some skepticism, better than over hyping it for myself I guess.

For my steak, I decided to try the Filet Mignon while most of my other friends got the Bone-In Rib Steak. We also got some garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus, and Cauliflower Gratin to share.

My filet mignon steak was bigger than I thought, I believe it was a good 8 oz steak. I ordered it medium rare, and the steak was delicious. The outer part of the steak was seasoned generously with salt and pepper, it had a nice crust. And the center of the steak was so perfectly tender and juicy. I enjoyed the center of the steak quite a lot.

I also tried some of the Bone-In Rib Steak. It certainly has a different flavor than the Filet Mignon, it was very flavorful, but it wasn’t as tender as the filet mignon.

The sides were pretty good too. The garlic mashed potatoes were really creamy, and very awesomely packed with garlic flavors. The Cauliflower Gratin was very cheesey, and also creamy. The asparagus were probably the biggest asparaguses I’ve ever seen, but nonetheless, they were very nicely cooked and tender as well.

At our table, someone also ordered the Steak and Lobster with New York steak. The surprise of the dish was the lobster. It was so buttery, tender. Something about the lobster that night, it tasted pretty orgasmic.

So, was it the best steak I’ve ever had? Nope. Was it the best steak in Vancouver? probably. This was definitely an expensive restaurant to visit. Besides the good steaks, you are also paying for the classic masculine steakhouse atmosphere.

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