Harry’s Cafe & Steak

June 24, 2010

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Steak for Two – Photo credit Harry’s Cafe

When I was living in NYC back in 2010 I found one of my all-time favourite steak restaurants and it was Harry’s Cafe & Steak. So yes I went back more than once as the steak was so well cooked and the best thing about this place was it was opened late.

The restaurant was about a 20 minute walk from my apartment in Madison street but it was always a nice walk down to the financial district so I didn’t mind the walk.

While the restaurant was fine dining they were usually pretty relaxed on dress code when I ate here. It could have been they were more flexible because I was a tourist or it was late in the evening. I didn’t mind as the staff were always friendly and welcoming even if I wasn’t dressed in a suit.

The strangest part about this place was how their waiters would always take away my butter knife when I would order a steak. It does make it really tough to butter my bread without a butter knife.

Note for management… please provide a butter knife with the bread

The service is great as last time and its a wonderful place to relax and have a great meal after a busy day playing tourist. Oh wow my steak was amazing I would recommend the Filet Mignon or NY Strip if you want a great steak but you have to ensure that you get the mash potatoes to match, it is simply a wonderful meal! All of their artisanal steak’s are USDA prime dry aged for 28 days and served with Harry’s housemade steak sauce.

It’s always good when a restaurant has a decent range of sides and I would say Harry’s has a really good selection:

Hash browns
Whipped potatoes
Hand cut french fries
Polenta fries
Tempura Onion rings
Cheddar Mac & Cheese
Lobster fried rice
Stuffed baked potato
Grilled asparagus

They have a decent range of meat and a very extensive range of fish so it’s a really good restaurant to visit if you want a bit of variety along with several house specialties listed below.