Fred & Steve's Steakhouse

The food was really amazing. I had the filet mignon 7oz. The mashed potatoes were to die for….and clam chowder was excellent. First time here and it was really a great dining experience. And to top it off, Fred Smerlas himself walked into the dining room as we were finishing up dinner and he was so darn gracious and came and chatted with us for a good 20 minutes.

This location is located on the second floor inside the Bally's casino in Lincolne, RI. The inside is a dark stained wood. Fred & Steve's is decorated tastefully with sports memorabilia from when Smerlas and DeOssie played (DeOssie's son, Zachary has items too)...Reservations on a Saturday seem to be a must. We tried for 8:30 at 7:30 and were given 8:45 by the hostess. My party of three was not seated until 9:00. Our server, David was really really great. We did not do apps having eating them at another eatry close by. We started with drinks. I had an unsweetened ice-t which David kept full the whole time we were there. My friend had a rum drink with some type of dry ice effect. His girlfriend had a lemonade that she said was very sweet. There were a great number of specials. David brought over some very crusty bread with a three well dish of: a pesto oil drizzle, whipped butter, and a red-orange dip. David allowed us quite a bit of time to review the menu. We were able to talk without any problem. There is a function room where a large party was occurring. When it came time to order, I opted for the lamb. As did my friend. We both made sounds of approval followed by the soooo gooood. The lamb came served with sweet potato mash and spinach. The rasberry demi glaze on the lamb was fantastic. Sides were very well seasoned. I had my lamb prepared rare...it came out medium rare...did not distract at all. The lobster bisque was prepared table side. Maine steamers served with drawn butter. A highlight besides the lamb was Fred, the owner came to the table to chat. Very down to earth guy who was very humorous. Dessert was the house signature. It was fruit bomba?...it was like a deconstructed cannoli. This was a great experience. Oh I saw someone order a tomahawk. What a feat of strength that must be. It looked really delicious.

We dine here relatively frequently. We took some family that was visiting from Florida as a treat. Everyone seemed satisfied. Our wait staff was phenomenal and the atmosphere is always great but I ordered the Surf and Turf and was left disappointed with the stuffed shrimp that are part of the meal. For the record, this is the first time I have not been completely satisfied and then some.

If I have to be honest, for the price of the food, tomahawk steak was 140$ one would expect no issues. Well yes we did. My steak, ordered Pittsburg rare was served to me medium well done. Another steak, ordered the same way had the same issue. My only reasoning for giving this establishment 5 stars is the fact that our waitress and manager went out of their way to rectify the issue. When the ill prepared meals were served, they were worth waiting for. I would return to this restaurant and give it another try!!!!!

Well...if you've ever read one of my reviews you can see that I tend to be on the higher side as I really like to promote places so a 2 should tell it all. Here we go... Attending a show at Twin River and there are only a couple higher end options to eat. Booked a 545 pm reservation for an 8 pm show. Picked Fred and Steve's because like many sports fans, I was obviously aware of them from football and sports radio plus we love steak houses. Started strong with a great corner table for 2 in the back of the restaurant and an excellent server (Danielle) but that's about where it ends. Drinks were fine but bread basket had mostly crusty/burnt ends of the bread. We shared the Wedge salad special which was basically a hard head of lettuce cut in half with the usual dressing and minimal bacon, onions, etc. Not very special and probably 3 out of 10 on the wedge salad rating scale. We finished our salad around 615 pm and had another drink assuming the steaks were coming. NY and filet special (oscar with stuffed shrimp). About 30 minutes later our server stopped by to say it was taking a bit longer than usual due to the event. My guess is they get busy during events typically and should be aware of those situations but whatever. Now about 705, our server is apologizing and saying she is going to send her manager over. We were certainly frustrated but did not ask to see the manager. The manager came over to us and proceeded to lecture me on the standard 2 hour expectation for a steak house. The table next to us was having a similar issue with the wait but said "wow, why did she come in so hot?" Needless to say, not a pleasant manager visit to our table. Steaks arrived a little over 60 minutes after the salad. Sadly my med rare NY was well done but my wife's steak and stuffed shrimp were very good so she gave me one of the shrimp because my steak was like shoe leather and I only ate a couple pieces. Our server felt so badly as she looked at it saying "that's well". She said she would get the cost removed (which we did not request) but we told her to not send that manager over again or this will end poorly. At this point we just wanted to leave and go to the show. We'll, I guess we had the 2 hour steak house standard expected experience...😉 Overall, very very disappointing in terms of food for a "high end" streak house with an unbelievably disrespectful manager. Fred and Steve should be embarrassed and maybe should check out any of the pletera of excellent steak houses in Boston, etc. to learn from them. Side note, no restroom in the restaurant so you need to go back out into the casino to use the bathroom.

Diner beware! We were told about the specials by the waiter. They don't tell you the prices. I take some responsibility for not asking but as people who go there 3 times a year we are familiar with the prices. A prime rib is usually $55. They added 3 shrimp(large, not jumbo as told) scampi, mashed potatoes and spinach and charged $160. The whole lobster with 2 stuffed shrimp (no sides)was $150. Never have we felt so taken advantage of. Both the server and the manager told us that they’ve been told to only tell the prices if the customer asks. The manager did what she could to make up for it with a gift card but it was equal to under 20% discount. Watch out for this place, its a total scam

Extremely OVER priced! The food was good but just average. I did not feel like I got something that matched the ridiculous price tag! It was on the level of the Texas road house or the 99 or even the outback. Not the over $300 dollar price tag for two entrées one app and two beverages! They have capitol grill prices but definitely more in line with your average neighborhood Applebees or something. And the WAIT OMG!!! The place wasn’t that busy open tables everywhere. But it took over an hour for our food to arrive.