Bern's Steak House
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Bern's Steak House Summary
- Address: 1208 South Howard, Tampa, 33606 (Map)
- Tel: 813-251-2421
- E-mail: Click here to contact
- Website: Go to the Bern's Steak House website
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- Cuisine(s): Steak
- Opening Times: Mon - Sun: 17:00 - 22:00
- Avg Price: $50.00
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for a full meal, drinks, sales tax and gratuity)
Bern's Steak House Description
Internationally known for its vast wine collection, perfectly aged steaks and famous dessert room, Bern's Steak House offers a world-class, incomparable dining experience. For wine aficionados, the 6,500 label wine collection, one of the largest wine collections in the world, provides ample opportunity for exploration.
When Bern Laxer opened in 1956, he envisioned Bern's as Art in Steaks. Today his son David continues the tradition of using the finest ingredients and doing all it takes to make diners happy, ensuring they return. The two driving factors of consistency of delivery and willingness to stretch oneself to new standards have ensured that not just the steakhouse, but sister restaurant SideBerns and their store selling fine wines, also perpetuate these values.
Bern's tradition of excellence with a gastronomic adventure includes prime steaks cut-to-order, twenty seven choices of caviar, fresh seafood and organic vegetables grown on Bern's farm. The menu also boasts a weekly specials' page offering fresh oysters, seasonal delights and entrées with suggested wine pairings.
Many years of intensive research by Chefs de Cuisine Andy Minney and Habteab Hamde and their talented staff have resulted in a change in the menu with ninety five new dishes as well as wine based sauces for the steak. With steaks being the mainstay, the preparation is given as much importance as the sourcing and it is customized to suit diners' tastes, including preparing a 'butterfly' of two sides of the steak done differently for guests sharing.
As soon as you enter the lobby of this famed steakhouse, the classic warm red hues and impressive banisters capture your attention. The spacious restaurant allows you to choose an open or more intimate seating, but it is the Harry Waugh Dessert Room with its pleasing décor and private booths to enjoy the dessert or post dinner drink or coffee that makes a meal there truly memorable. Find out more about this unusual and iconic restaurant from their Website.
Your Reviews of Bern's Steak House
SarahK (20 November 2008)
Bern's is absolutely excellent. The service is by far the best I have encountered (and I have been to many 5 star restaurants across the country). This is probably related to their intensive training process for their employees. The menu is large - I suggest you look it over prior to arriving, so you don't spend 20 minutes hemming and hawing over what to order. There are numerous choices of steaks, cuts, sauces and preperations. They also have poultry vegetable and seafood dishes. Don't miss their extensive caviar list and Fromage Cave where they age their own cheese. Their wine list is about a 200 page book. Best to call ahead with your wine selection so they can properly decant or chill it. Unlike many top rated restaurants bern's is not a la carte which can make it a great value.
Every entree is served with their vegetable and potato side and their famous onion rings. also included is soup or salad. All of which were excellent. You can spend anywhere from $30.00 for a meal up to $300.00 for a plate and of course adding wine, apps and dessert can vary your bill as well. Be sure not to miss out on my favorite part of Bern's...the dessert room. This is the most unique and thrilling part of the experience. You are placed in private wine barrel booths complete with piped in music of your choice. You can explore their again expansive dessert, cordial and after dinner drink book...it's never-ended. Enjoy live piano music. My favorite is the Banannas Foster flambeed tableside. On your way out you can get a tour of their wine cellar- the largest private reserve in the world at over 500,000 bottles. Their sommelier is an abundance of information if you are interested. I have been there a few times since I have moved to Tampa. My other favorite restaurants that compare but do not reach the quality of Bern's are Capital Grill and Ruth Chris's in Tampa and Manuels on 28th in Orlando.
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Additional Info for Bern's Steak House
Children welcome
Groups allowed
Air conditioning
Outside seating
Reservations
Cover Charge
- House red: N/A
- House white: N/A
- Service charge: Not included, 12% on checks, 18% for 13 or more
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