Ringside vs London Grill

First off thanks to everyone who answered my previous posts. Looks like the wife and I will be heading to Fenouil for our romantic dinner to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversay on our first night in the Rose City. The next night we would like to have a steak dinner and we think that we have narrowed our choice down to two places for that. The Ringside(NW Burnwell location) or the London Grill. Any reviews pro or con on either of these two? Could we do better at Ruth Chris, El Guacho or Mortons?

Ringside vs London Grill

From my non-steak eating point of view ( it would be all about the atmosphere %26amp; the chicken or fish) I would go for El Gaucho (might be one of the most expensive steak places here) or the London Grill.

www.portlandfood.org has lots to say about steak %26amp; Ringside..

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Just to add another name to the mix ( or to confuse you :)

Bluehour on NW 13th %26amp; Everett is supposed to do a really nice steak.

Hope this helps til someone who actually eats steak comes along :)

I am happy you chose Fenouil, that has been our anniversary celebration spot, good news celebration spot and just plain , good spot.

Enjoy the desserts :D

Ringside vs London Grill

I can give you a quick run down on both places to see which one fits your style:

1. Ringside harkens back to the old school days, it seems like a scene from the 1950%26#39;s. The staff is very professional and the bar portion is dark and and has a nice wooden bar with boxing memorabilia. The steak is good and the onion rings are a must have.

2. El Gaucho is the more trendy of the all steak house, my opinion is that that beat out the other steak houses but you will pay more to enjoy it.

3. London Grill is a romantic downstairs restaurant in a great historic hotel called the Benson Hotel. You can wander the lobby to experience it. They also, often have Jazz music and a small hotel bar in the lobby.

El Gaucho and London Grill are actually right next door to each other.

4. I%26#39;d pass on Mortons and Ruth Chris, personally

If it%26#39;s all about steak I%26#39;d do either El Gaucho or Ringside. With a bit of preference to Ringside for unique ambience and those incredible onion rings.

Good choice on Fenouil. I think your wife, especially, will love it.

I agree with Coug about the Ringside. It%26#39;s a Portland institution. I%26#39;ve yet to find better onion rings in the city, but sadly, you%26#39;ll probably find a better steak at any of the other places mentioned. Morton%26#39;s and Ruth%26#39;s Chris are can%26#39;t miss places, but they%26#39;re chain restaurants; good ones, but chain nonetheless. London Grill is another long-time local favorite. But, it doesn%26#39;t feel like a steak house to me. So, if you%26#39;ve got room on your credit card, I%26#39;d agree with those recommending El Gaucho.

To everyone who posted thank you very much again. No wonder why the city of Portland is so friendly and great to visit. We are indeed making some extra payments on the credit card so that we can dine at El Guacho. I checked out their menu on line and plan on making plenty of extra room on the card after seeing the prices, but I am a firm believer you get what you pay for. So thanks to all of you we have our weekend dining spots picked out and a few after dinner places as well.

If you want to get what you pay for, you may want to think twice about El Gougo. I have not been to Ringside (been meaning to for years), but I would not go back to El Gougo or Ruth%26#39;s Chris. For $55.00, the steak, ambience, preparation, presentation and service all should be spectacular. They%26#39;re not.

Don Shula%26#39;s and Morton%26#39;s are just more chain steakhouses, I would have to assume they would also fit into this category, though I haven%26#39;t tried them.

There are truckloads of spectacular restaurants in Portland, that leave you salivating for hours afterward, at half their prices.

Great choice with Fenouil, though - can%26#39;t wait to go back there myself.

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