New York City: Wolfgang's Steakhouse (May 2018)


My spouse and I and one family member dined at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse on a Saturday evening in late April 2018. Wolfgang’s is open daily for lunch and dinner. You can make a reservation using the online Open Table system.

Wolfgang’s Steakhouse first opened in 2004 on Park Avenue. However, it has since expanded to 11 locations, including additional Manhattan venues (Midtown West/Times Square, Midtown East, and Tribeca), New Jersey, California, Florida, and parts of Asia. The restaurant was created by a former headwaiter at renowned Brooklyn steakhouse Peter Luger. 

We visited the Midtown location of Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, located in the New York Times Building on West 41st Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues). (We stayed overnight next door at the Hampton Inn Times Square Central.) The space is enclosed by front street-facing windows and windows that overlook a landscaped courtyard between the buildings. The restaurant sits a few steps down from the street and is divided into two areas: the main dining space, and the bar area (which offers seating at a long L-shaped bar, small high-top tables, and at a few regular-height tables). The decor is traditional steakhouse, with lots of wood, leather chair backs, fancy place settings, and white tablecloths.

Wolfgang’s serves traditional American steakhouse fare. Because we ate at the bar, we had a few more casual menu options than those seated in the dining room. We shared three smaller dishes among us: the Wolfgang salad (tomato, onion, green beans, red pepper, shrimp and bacon), the chopped salad (peas, carrots, corn, cucumber, red pepper, purple cabbage, hearts of palm, avocado, and feta cheese), and the beef crostini (served with shoestring fries, this dish was more of a meal than an appetizer). For dessert, we shared the apple strudel with whipped cream. 

We enjoyed our dinner at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse – it is a worthwhile restaurant in an area that lacks many higher-end classy options.












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