McGraw's Steak Chop & Fish House

2707 S River Rd, West Lafayette
(765) 743-3932

Recent Reviews

Robert Howard

Go here every time I visit Purdue. Saw Bald Eagles flying over the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Abraham Dickison

Amazing, just amazing. 13oz New York strip stuffed portobello mushrooms, Ceasar salad, and fried onion strips. The sauce that the mushrooms came in was on point. The steak was perfectly seasoned and well worth the cost. Went in about an hour before closing and received impeccable service. Well done.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Crispy Shoestring Onions

Richard Mason

Everything was no cost because it was a sales

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: 8oz Filet Mignon with Loaded Baked Potato

Louis Maiden

The views are great and the staff was amazing. The food was a little bland and lacked seasoning but it was cooked well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: 8oz Filet Mignon with Loaded Baked Potato

Ryan Wallace

First time here and was amazed. Ribeye was perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup with Gruyere and Apple Cider

Marcus Turner

Expensive but well worth it. I have not had a dining experience this great in several years. Will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeff Bohlin

Very good food. Prices are higher, but its worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Jingjing Liang

Decent food, nice atmosphere, beautiful riverview. These are the reasons why I have been taking my guests from out of town here for dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari with Garlic Aioli, Calamari

Will Hamilton

Started dinner at our 8:30 reservation. We were not seated until 8:45. In the mean time we looked at drinks. Thier wine list had less then 12 options. Wife got a cocktail that she enjoyed. I asked for a rum and coke with silver bacardi. Staff was so confused they had to bring me the bottle of rum to make sure that's what I meant- even Applebee's knows what silver rum is.We shared the crab cake that was ok. Flavor was good, but a pan seared crab cake should have a crunch. This was cool in the center, and had no crust.I went to order the prime rib. They were out of all the prime rib. Ordered the rare ribeye and baked potatoe. Waiter came back- they were out of potatoes. Yup, steak house out of both prime rib and potatoes on a Friday night. Ended up going with the mushrooms. The wife ordered the chicken dish. My wife got a salad, she said the cucumbers were really great, full of flavor. I got the French onion soup. Now I'm not an expert- but I've never had French onion soup with a yellow broth. The cheese was good- but whatever it was- it was not french onion soup. Wife was happy with the chicken. My steak arrived- it is the first time I have added pepper and salt to a piece of meat at a table in a long long time. No seasoning from the kitchen at all. The Burgandy mushrooms didn't really have any flavors of wine or butter. Sort of odd. Yup, the best part of dinner was the two cucumber slices in the salad. We skipped desert at this point.The couple things we did notice during our date, the floor in the dining room literally felt as if it were about to give way and collapse as the wait staff walked back and forth. The ceiling tiles were heavily stained from water leaks. The decorations are very dated, many of them hearken to 20 years ago when they were rated by wine spectator.The staff was moderate. In fact, if anything over staffed but not enthused. I saw staff on more than one occasion socializing with each other as if they were on breaks- but doing so in view of the guests. Not once did a manager come past to check on how the evening was.The owners (I believe) were seated at the bar drinking with some friends the entire evening. While that is fine and not bad in and of itself, the rock music and loud conversations with loud obsenities do not say fine dining. The fact that it was coming from the crowd seated with the owner (?) made us feel like they didn't even care that we dropped over $120 on a mediocre meal on our date night.This resturaunt is a long term standard of the area. Sadly, I think it stopped aspiring to greatness about 15 years ago. It's a shame. It's a matter of time before it becomes a faded memory. Next time we will go to Mountain Jack's (because while it's dated- the staff is very professional and the food has always been flawless) or 8eleven on campus which is always amazing in every way, though decidedly more modern.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Crispy Shoestring Onions

David Royer

Dropped reservation for valentines day

Brian Furr

My salad had lettuce still attached to the roots of the lettuce in a huge clump of dirt. As it was date night with my fiancee I didn't want to make a big deal about it. I just gave it to our waiter. He returned a few minutes later apologizing for the salad. Apparently the Chef's solution was to offer us an free appetizer, another salad, or a dessert after they had literally served me dirt. I lost my appetite and didn't eat anything else they served me. After I paid I took it home and fed it to my dogs. They lick their own butts so I figured they wouldn't mind. I do not recommend.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

farah bell

The first time we went here, it was amazing. The food was fresh and tasted amazing. Staff was great and seated us without a reservation. We had to go back. Unfortunately, the second time we went, it was awful. Food was cold, the waitress couldn't refill our drinks, took way too long to wait on us, so we didn't get desert. Then to top it all off, the following day, literally 20 hours after eating there, my leftovers had mold on them. How does that happen if it's "fresh"?

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Brian F.

My salad had lettuce still attached to the roots of the lettuce in a huge clump of dirt. As it was date night with my fiancee I didn't want to make a big deal about it. I just gave it to our waiter. He returned a few minutes later apologizing for the salad. Apparently the Chef's solution was to offer us an free appetizer, another salad, or a dessert after they had literally served me dirt. I lost my appetite and didn't eat anything else they served me. After I paid I took it home and fed it to my dogs. They lick their own butts so I figured they wouldn't mind. I do not recommend.

Billz

Good place for families

Art and Claudia Kruggel

they add a 3% surcharge if you use a credit card so be careful if you pay cash because you have to ask for the additional charge to be

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

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