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Forbes Mill Steakhouse - Danville
Forbes Mill Steakhouse - Danville

Forbes Mill Steakhouse - Danville Details

  • Dining Style: Fine Dining
  • Website: http://www.forbesmillsteakhouse.com/index.php
  • Email: danville@forbesmillsteakhouse.com
  • Phone: (925) 552-0505
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 4:30pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Steakhouse, Seafood
  • Executive Chef: Adam Bortolussi
  • Dress Code: Business Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Private Party Facilities: A private room that comfortably seats 36. We have the ability to craft menus to suit your function and budget.
  • Private Party Contact: Kevin Gordon (925) 552-0505

Getting there

  • Parking: Public Lot
  • Parking Details: There is a public parking lot in front and rear of restaurant
A word from Forbes Mill Steakhouse - Danville
At Forbes Mill Steakhouse we offer the finest cuisine, all natural Kobe and Prime Certified Angus Beef, fresh seafood from Hawaii daily, Australian Lamb and Lobster tail, and much more. Our cuisine is perfectly accompanied with a wine list featuring award winning local, regional and global vintages,… all thoughtfully selected by our resident Sommelier Jeremy Vassalo. Our professional staff is dedicated to crafting a memorable dining experience for our guests, and they share a commitment to quality and a passion to serve you. Sit back, Relax and Enjoy the Ultimate Steakhouse Experience. Continued
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Diner Reviews
  • "I have been here too many times for the service delivered today - maybe 30 times. I requested a large booth, (seats 4) for the 3 of us and while one in our party arrived 20 minutes early she was told the booths were all taken. She was also told I had not requested a booth when I made the reservation? We had only marginal service until at one point, the manager came over and told us one of the salads we had ordered could not be made until the chef that knew how to make it returned to the premisis so it would be a bit longer. We ended up changing the order to something more managable for the kitchen. In/out, 2 hrs for a lunch on a Tuesday afternoon. Not good for those of us who work. I like it but really can't find a good excuse for today."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "We went to the restaurant for my husband's birthday. The service is great but the waiter recommended us a bottle that is far more expensive than the ones we showed our interest in. The food is very salty too. I will not go back."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "The food was very good, but it was so busy that I had to wait 20min past my reservation time to get seated and there was no where to sit while I waited. The wines were good, but extremely overpriced by the glass compared to other restaurants of the same caliber."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "The food was excellent, but service is way to slow, unorganized, chaotic , and sloppy. We had to ask for the wine list, for bread, no one reported the wine, part of out order never arrived. Had to ask for our server to order more winei midway and for our check twice ."
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "If you want a good lunch try Forbes Mill. The food is very good ( especially the rib eye sandwich ) and always more that one can eat. So you also get nibbles later. They are most willing to sub out an item for another ( like veggies or salad for fries ) For a group they are willing to give separate checks. I recommend this restaurant for a pleasant lunch."
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "My wife and I eat here all the time. The food is always top notch, with excellent service from Antonio and amazing wines. I highly recommend."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "Better than the big name steak houses - by far. Terrific dinner. Gem of a southern french Cabernet Franc by the glass."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "Several things created a disappointing dining experience. 1) My petite filet should be called petite-petite! Making it even smaller looking on the plate was the 1 (one) strand of broccolini! I did ask for more as it was apparent that I was slighted compared to the other diners with me. Lastly, the happy hour prices are only in effect in the bar area, even though we ate at 5:30. We had to look around for our waiter from the start to get service."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "Best all around meal I've ever had! I got the pama sutra martini, spinach salad, parmesan steak fries, prime filet mignon…don't forget the cognac peppercorn sauce, and the kona coffee creme brule. PERFECTION! I've been here multiple times and it's just as good every time!"
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "Really nothing special - there are much better restaurants in the general area. You can get an over-priced steak anywhere..."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Although the menu is limited, they are actually very good and focus on freshness. The staff are very helpful and ensures you a great dining experience. White table cloth restaurants are typically rule bound but in this case you don't have to feel intimidated. They are there for you to serve and enjoy..."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Great food! We were seated within 10 minutes of our reservation. Timely service! Had a great time with the wife!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "We had been to Forbes Mills before, and go there from time to time for special occasions. I was actually surprised to get a reservation on Valentine's night, but thanks to open table we did. We went early and hung out at the bar until our table was ready. They were backed up on reservations, but still managed to get us seated even a little earlier than our reservation time. Our waitress and all the wait staff were very attentive. The food came out in an acceptable time frame and was excellent as usual. The only ding was I had ordered my steak medium rare and got it well done, it was still very delicious. Will definitely return to Forbes Mills. It was all in all a great Valentine's night for my wife and I."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "First time wont be the last.This place is epic, you cant miss the cheese platter with honeycomb and pears WOW. The salads we had were the wedge another WOW, my wife had the beet salad double WOW, I had the new york steak and my wife the filet,the steaks were hands down the best we have ever eaten and we have been to all the steak houses around and in the city including Mortons The service was spot on timing of courses perfect,I cannot wait to bring my family back so they can enjoy the place as we have..."
    Dined on 2/13/2014
  • "Great food, great service, awesome dessert . We have been to dinner three times now and the food and service have been consistently great. We took our kids and they enjoyed the food and we had a great time."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Mashed potatoes were Luke warm and filet was tasteless"
    Dined on 2/5/2014
  • "This gem in Danville shines like no other steak house in the East Bay. I remember when Chef Adam took over a couple of years ago and really infused a his unique style into the typical top shelf steak house. He keeps the menu vibrant and delicious while the staff has to be the most attentive in all of Contra Costa and Alameda counties."
    Dined on 1/29/2014
  • "Great wine list but please get rid of the iPad. A printed wine list is much better"
    Dined on 1/23/2014
  • "We had high hopes for this highly recommended restaurant but left disappointed. The service was excellent, probably the highlight of the evening. The food was sub par; an utter disappointment. The ceasar salad I ordered was a plate full of chopped yellow/white romaine base stalk saturated in dressing; not a speck of green. I sent it back. The bread was noticeably stale. I ordered the Pre Fixe Trio for my entrée. The steak was cooked beautifully. The pasta was overcooked (mushy) and drenched in sauce. The pork chop was overdone and extremely tough. We did not dare order dessert. The bill came with a hefty balance adding insult to injury. It's one thing to have a poor restaurant experience. Yet quite another to pay nearly $200 for it."
    Dined on 1/24/2014
  • "Celebrated a birthday there. They put a personalized birthday wish on the menu A special dessert plate was served with a candle all creating a nice place to celebrate."
    Dined on 1/21/2014
  • "Forbes Mill was SO LOUD that we could barely hear each other talk and often throughout the meal had to ask to have things repeated. The 'wine list' was handed to us on an ipad, with no explanation as to how we should be ordering it...as tech savvy as we are, we found it difficult to navigate, and hard to find what we wanted. The waiter was really not much help in that regard. The steak was very good however...but I doubt we would want to go back. Also, for the prices, to have TV's on in the bar seemed really out of place, and distracting as my seat was facing that direction."
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "Food was amazing, service was outstanding. Will recommend others to dine here and we will definitely be back ourselves!"
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "Absolutely wonderful steaks. Friendly and attentive service. Our reservation was honored right on time."
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "My wife and I celebrated our anniversary here and they did a great job taking care of us! You might want to dress up a little for this place. Most guys had a button down shirt and some/most had a sports coat. It was my first time here and I didn't realize this, but never did they make me or my wife feel uncomfortable. I definitely will be back and our server was great!"
    Dined on 1/15/2014
  • "Started with Champagne--excellent, then on to a pear and gorgonzola salad--exceptional, next was the crab encrusted sea bass--most flavorful. My husband's meal was just as delicious. There was great service and the noise level was lower than expected, although it was a Monday night. Great place for a special occasion with personalized menus."
    Dined on 1/13/2014
  • "The grass fed filet could not have been better! It was tender, tasty, and prepared perfectly! And their wine list is very nice too :-)"
    Dined on 1/11/2014
  • "Took clients here - very accommodating, great service and very friendly. Food was great, too!"
    Dined on 1/6/2014
  • "Everything was fine, except some of the food was served not hot. crab cakes were almost cold and mashed potatoes were cold next to the hot steak."
    Dined on 1/4/2014
  • "We had a 7:00 reservation for a party of 3, arrived on time and told there would be a 10-15 minute wait. Went to the bar and ordered a cocktail. Wife ordered a French 75 which was not made correctly. Manager who brought it over realized it was not right and offered something else so just ordered a sparkling wine by the glass. Got our table and our waiter seemed friendly. Ordered appetizers and a bottle of wine. Got the appetizers but no wine. Got the salad and still no wine. Asked about it and he had never but the order in. Got the wine finally. Steaks were all good but perhaps a little salty. They never took the cocktail off of the bill and charged us a $1 for some cheese on the baked potato."
    Dined on 1/4/2014
  • "It's true that service can truly ruin a dinner. Had a 6pm reservation and the place was only 25% full. Service started off ok - but 30-45 minutes later when tho pace filled up it went downhill. Our table felt like a ghost town - no waiter, no food... It would be very hard for me to ever go back here due to this experience. Unfortunately it seems to be a common place searching reviews online service seems to be a big issue here."
    Dined on 1/4/2014
  • "My favorite steak house still has to be Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. However, for variety of steak houses on the same order as Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, I would place this restaurant as one that I would want to add to my list of steak houses that I would want to frequent. We were treated great. Received excellent service and the food was very good. I suggested to the Manager on duty that they add to the menu one of my favorite hard to find steaks, Buffalo Steak.The Manager informed me the Chef hadn't yet found a way to offer it that was to the Chef's specs for preparing steaks (my interpretation of what was said). A Con is I like booths and Forbes' booths aren't spacious enough to fit me.I'm not skinny but not extremely large.They need bigger."
    Dined on 1/3/2014
  • "We went for dinner on New Year's Eve & this highly rated steak place and met our expectations for the most part. Service was very slow to start off. For example, it took a bit of time to get a wine list - after we requested one (possibly because they've succumbed to the iPad fad?). However, things went more smoothly as the meal progressed. As for the food, flavor was good. It seemed odd, though, that the au jus for the prime rib was poured out from a teapot on request when served - with none made available at the table. And the apple & cherry tart dessert was really more of a huge individual pie."
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "We made our reservations for Christmas Eve dinner well in advance. We requested a window table. We were seated at a small table, that was squeezed in next to a pillar. I felt like the poor relative relegated to a spot where nobody would notice us. Apologies were made for the location of the table. Last year we did get placed at a window table, so not sure what the problem was this year. The food was good - not great, but good. We ordered a side of asparagus. I'm not sure how it was prepared, but there was absolutely no flavor on the asparagus, so very, very bland. Dessert (cappuccino brulee) has the taste and texture of a box brulee mix. This year, it was a disappointing experience."
    Dined on 12/24/2013
  • "This is my "go-to" restaurant for all my special occasions. The food is outstanding. The service is great. I like it when the server checks on me without standing over my shoulder as I dine."
    Dined on 12/14/2013
  • "Waited about 30 minutes beyond our reservation time after being told it would only be 15 minutes. I understand some tables were slow to give up their tables. It happens. One hostess was fairly dismissive to some diners and more than accommodating to regulars. For a fine dining restaurant I found the TV with a football game playing slightly bothersome. Nothing ruins my fine dining experience more than people cheering on a game. TVs are acceptable in other restaurants, but found the ambiance I paid for was ruined. The food was very good though and out server was amazing."
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "Overall we enjoyed our meal thoroughly. However, for a steakhouse which serves "the finest steaks in the world" I would have expected the steak to be a little more toasty on the outside ( not gray ) although the inside was perfect and the taste was great. Also, next time I will pass on the garlic butter topping ...... just let the steak speak for itself."
    Dined on 12/1/2013
  • "We went to Forbes Mill expecting a wonderful evening to celebrate my wife's birthday, but left disappointed with the service we received. Food was very good as one would expect, but the waitress was less than friendly and appeared relatively 'snobbish'. I have been to the Forbes Mill in Los Gatos and was impressed by their services, food and attitude to their customers. Unfortunately, the Danville experience has left me and my wife extremely disappointed and we would like not likely go back there again. I do thank the restaurant for putting my wife's name on the day's pre-fixe menu (which is good and made it special), but the EXPERIENCE is everything to a restaurant such as Forbes Mill and I certainly wish we had better."
    Dined on 11/25/2013
  • "Love the class chowder and all of the lunch plates. They were very accommodating to my request for a special occasion to ask my wife to marry me again. They pulled it off with perfection!"
    Dined on 11/22/2013
  • "Best meal that we have had in a long time. Steaks were hot and cooked perfect. Great kids menu! Great attentive service!"
    Dined on 11/23/2013
  • "My wife and I have been going to Forbes Mill for a few years now but lately the food seems to have taken a dive. My wife's dinner shows up cold, not even warm which was incredibly disappointing. I hope they get back to their amazing attention to detail they used to have."
    Dined on 11/22/2013
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