Porterhouse

Porterhouse reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Joe

   San Francisco Bay Area22 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   It's a place for special occasions. Good steak, better pork chop, and lamp chop very friendly service. Bruno the owner is always there to making sure that everyone is having a good time. My porterhouse steak was a little chewy so I told them after few bites and our waitress asked Bruno if I could have a different cut, which I did try a ribeye steak which was much better. Thank you Bruno for making sure that I enjoyed my steak. We were there with friends celebrating a birthday and it was nice that they came out with a sherbet with a candle but many other high end restaurants would comp a free dessert. Not just a scoop of sherbet. Other than that it was a nice time.
   

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   Andi VIP

   San Francisco Bay Area7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Delectable dinners - excellent service!! Can’t wait to return and will definitely order the bananas flambé next time!!!
   

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   Jen VIP

   San Francisco Bay Area62 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Friendly service, delicious food and good drinks. The banana Foster’s “show” was fun to watch, the flames went 10+ feet in the air! Overall a good experience. Pricey but good.
   

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   Sam VIP

   San Francisco Bay Area44 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had an excellent dining experience at Porterhouse.Our waiter was polite and quite informative. We enjoyed each course, from the oysters to the dessert. The porterhouse was excellent and cooked perfectly. The the desserts were amazing bread pudding is some of the best we’ve had. dessert drink selection is excellent with five Calvados. 
   

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   Bonnie

   San Francisco Bay Area1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was excellent, as was the service! Our server was friendly, with interesting conversation. She was also very well versed on the menu! It was our first time there, but it will definitely be a regular spot for us😜 Thank you everyone at Porterhouse that made our experience delicious and fun Bonnie Garza
   

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   Roland

   Vancouver11 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 17, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   First time visiting. Awesome steak and great server!
   

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   John

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were there for Mother’s Day. We had a great time. Service was exceptional and food was amazing. Waiters were very nice and patience.
   

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   Darren

   Wilmington6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing, consistent, uniquely local. I might just make a reservation tomorrow
   

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   Glenn VIP

   San Francisco Bay Area293 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Porterhouse is one of the best steakhouses. The quality of the steaks is better than most other steakhouses in my opinion. I had the Kansas City Bone-In New York cut. It had sensational flavor and the meat quality was just amazing. It’s all dry aged steaks. And they have the Wagyu if you want to get that. It when their regular steaks are that good, who needs Wagyu? We started with the oysters that were exceptional from Virginia. These ere exceptional., perfectly fresh and delicious with the two classic sauces. Then we had the scallops which come three to the plate. These were also great, perfectly cooked, except the sauce was a little too salty. Next we had the beet salad, which was split for two. And it was exceptional. And for our last appetizer we had the Foie Gras. For a while this dish was banned in CA. And it’s rare to see it on the menu so we had to order it. And it was amazing! This is the real deal! It’s served with bread and the sauce and liver have such a wonderful flavor with the bread. And steaks were just delicious. Yes, I think Porterhouse is one of the best steakhouses in the Bay Area and beyond.
   

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    Tim VIP

    Chicago2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on May 10, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Don’t come to this place. We ordered a cowboy steak. No dry age flavor at all. The first server said they have 7 days, 14 days, 21, and 28 days dry-aged steak. Their cowboy is 28 days dry-aged. We didn’t buy it. The second came server said every steak is above 28 days. We told him no flavor at all. Their boss came and said the cowboy was 10 days dry-aged. He said he would handle it but didn’t do anything at the moment. We finished the dinner. During the dinner, the server never talked with us, asked how was the food, but kept talking with guests of the other table. We also waited around 40-50 min for the dishes, although not many guests yesterday. When we checked, the cowboy was not waived off. They still counted it while the boss said he would handle it 45 min ago but did nothing. He could have asked whether we wanted to switch to another steak or return it when we were talking to him. He just waited until we finished and charged us. We argued. He said he owned the restaurant 30 years and had never seen guests like us. Some words are even worse and unacceptable: “Shame on you”, “you are cheap”, “pay the bill and never come back, or we call the police”. Server kept lying when knowing nothing about their food. Simple dishes need 45 min. Uneducated boss refused to admit his mistake and kept talking rude words. I’m tired to talk more details. The worst experience of eating outside.
    

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