I was dashing for doordash. So I didn't eat anything or order myself. But I did want to say the service was awesome and quick. And the atmosphere was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Amy Ronner
The worst food we ever had. A lovely young lady made us a Caesar salad tableside, which was good. Everything after that was not edible. My husband’s steak was so tough and flavorless. My pasta was so overcooked and also flavorless. Even my glass of Chardonnay was bad. The bill? Over $250. We left everything on our plates and had dinner at our hotel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Julia Orler
We has dinner for four at Al’s April 3, 2024. This was one of the worst dinners we have ever experienced. We starts out with a couple of cocktails. When we were serve our drinks the glasses were only partially full and we were charged $20 for each cocktail. Our table order 3 filet mignon and one order of lamb chops. Only one of the filet mignons was an actual filet mignon, the other two were a mangled mess with no flavor at all and cold. The peppercorn sauce was so thick it would not pour from the serving dish and had no flavor…it was not edible. The lamb chops were not fresh, over cooked and cold. We order a side of broccoli, it came to our table still raw, not cooked. The two twice baked potatoes were so salty we could not eat them. We were charged $55 each for the steaks and around that for the lamb. We have eaten at really high end steakhouses before and this was absolutely disgusting. There were no prices on the menu and when we received our bill we were surprised at the $750 check. This place needs to close its door. It’s too bad we thought we were out for an enjoyable evening and what a horrible surprise we had. Thank god we did not get food poisoning.
STOP....DO NOT GO HERE. Twice baked potato was cold in the middle which tells me that it was a leftover from the night before. However, the steak cooked at table side was very Good. The sautéed mushrooms were good. The bread and butter wee so so. The chocolate cake was good. The house wine was not good at all. The owners husband who doubles as a waiter was not good at all. Acted like we were more of an inconvenience to wait on as. He does not care about the business that is very obvious.
Jen Hoelting
Very intimate dining. Atmosphere and experience is 5 stars. Food is delicious but not worth what they charge. 800.00 for 4 people. 50.00 reservation fee. Went on a Saturday night the place was empty. 2 other tables in the entire place. Staff friendly and attentive. It is a one and done for me. Glad weWent but don’t need to go back. The Caesar salad is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Angela Woodward
What a treasured gem in St. Louis! We had a fantastic meal and great staff, Gary and James. Enjoyed the history lesson and fabulous fresh made table side Cesar salad and bananas foster. Steak and lobster are a must!Dietary restrictions: Appreciated them accommodating my gluten dietary restrictions.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Tail
Bryan M.
We were originally excited to eat here for the first time. Received a gift certificate and went here by recommendation from my parents who used to frequent ALs back in the 80s and 90s. It is like deja vu reading many of these negative reviews. 2 diners with 4 drinks from the bar. Mediocre, overcooked and oversalted fillet and NY Strip. "World Famous" Lobster bisque tasted like bland tomato soup with 1 small chunk of lobster. Cesar salad had way too much vinegar. Undercooked side of broccoli. Al's potatoes were pathetic. 2 sides of mushrooms with so much salt you could barely eat them. Only positive was the 3 shrimp in the shrimp cocktail were cooked correctly and the Lobster tail on the surf and turf was tender. It took 20 minutes of trying to get one of two waiters attention to get to get a second drink. Only two tables when we were seated and service was horribly slow. There were only 5 or 6 out of the 20 tables had patrons the entire 2 hours we were there and it was a Saturday evening. We would have sent our steaks back but we just wanted to get out of there by the time we were served. Besides it doe not sound like that would have worked out for us base on other peoples experience The head waiter seem more interested in showing off their Emmy then taking care of the customers. I do not give a damn about the Emmy. I want a decent meal and good service. The total crappy experience was $540 with tip. You can get a meal that is 20x as good for half the price at Ruth's Chris or Capital Grill and actually get good service. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Would have been better eating the gift certificate and dining at Ruth's Chris. If it was not so overpriced I may have given them 2 stars. If that is the best you can do just give it up.
Kimmer H
Read the negative reviews - they are spot-on. Will never go again nor recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jake Aubuchon
Went for our anniversary. Great experience. Food and service were excellent . Would recommend the New York strip. Tons of history and a very knowledgeable staff.
You have to pay in advance for a reservation. Feel like you're in jail because you're not leaving without paying whether you order or not. Food was not hot and bland. Old timey atmosphere snooty manager inexperienced servers. Way too expensive for what you receive. I will NEVER go again. Years ago it was awesome but today it totally sucks
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
BernierSellsHomes
The pride in ownership and in the restaurants rich history is astonishing!! I would recommend Al’s to anyone wanting a special
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
S Bowers
Waiter was just rude. Food was just ok, way overpriced. Fine dinning?????? Went to a lot of fine dinning restaurants.......this is not fine dinning. Not going there again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
A B
Worst ever!! I won't be back. James N. Is the worst waiter. Food was over cooked (filet and strip) and for over $500 spent there last night for 3 persons with drinks, the service is horrible. Can't even get an espresso or cappuccino in Missouri's or "fine dining" restaurant. What a joke!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mike Wersching
My wife and I went to Al’s last night for our anniversary. The food was top notch. The service, second to none and the atmosphere is like nothing we have ever experienced. Go to Al’s, plan on getting to know your date better over a 3-4 hour intimate dinner while being treated like royalty. Expensive and worth it. Will be back for special occasions.
I was dashing for doordash. So I didn't eat anything or order myself. But I did want to say the service was awesome and quick. And the atmosphere was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The worst food we ever had. A lovely young lady made us a Caesar salad tableside, which was good. Everything after that was not edible. My husband’s steak was so tough and flavorless. My pasta was so overcooked and also flavorless. Even my glass of Chardonnay was bad. The bill? Over $250. We left everything on our plates and had dinner at our hotel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
We has dinner for four at Al’s April 3, 2024. This was one of the worst dinners we have ever experienced. We starts out with a couple of cocktails. When we were serve our drinks the glasses were only partially full and we were charged $20 for each cocktail. Our table order 3 filet mignon and one order of lamb chops. Only one of the filet mignons was an actual filet mignon, the other two were a mangled mess with no flavor at all and cold. The peppercorn sauce was so thick it would not pour from the serving dish and had no flavor…it was not edible. The lamb chops were not fresh, over cooked and cold. We order a side of broccoli, it came to our table still raw, not cooked. The two twice baked potatoes were so salty we could not eat them. We were charged $55 each for the steaks and around that for the lamb. We have eaten at really high end steakhouses before and this was absolutely disgusting. There were no prices on the menu and when we received our bill we were surprised at the $750 check. This place needs to close its door. It’s too bad we thought we were out for an enjoyable evening and what a horrible surprise we had. Thank god we did not get food poisoning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Excellent dinner as always and staff is terrific!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Ramono, Escargot, Lobster Tail, Lamb Chops
STOP....DO NOT GO HERE. Twice baked potato was cold in the middle which tells me that it was a leftover from the night before. However, the steak cooked at table side was very Good. The sautéed mushrooms were good. The bread and butter wee so so. The chocolate cake was good. The house wine was not good at all. The owners husband who doubles as a waiter was not good at all. Acted like we were more of an inconvenience to wait on as. He does not care about the business that is very obvious.
Very intimate dining. Atmosphere and experience is 5 stars. Food is delicious but not worth what they charge. 800.00 for 4 people. 50.00 reservation fee. Went on a Saturday night the place was empty. 2 other tables in the entire place. Staff friendly and attentive. It is a one and done for me. Glad weWent but don’t need to go back. The Caesar salad is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
What a treasured gem in St. Louis! We had a fantastic meal and great staff, Gary and James. Enjoyed the history lesson and fabulous fresh made table side Cesar salad and bananas foster. Steak and lobster are a must!Dietary restrictions: Appreciated them accommodating my gluten dietary restrictions.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Tail
We were originally excited to eat here for the first time. Received a gift certificate and went here by recommendation from my parents who used to frequent ALs back in the 80s and 90s. It is like deja vu reading many of these negative reviews. 2 diners with 4 drinks from the bar. Mediocre, overcooked and oversalted fillet and NY Strip. "World Famous" Lobster bisque tasted like bland tomato soup with 1 small chunk of lobster. Cesar salad had way too much vinegar. Undercooked side of broccoli. Al's potatoes were pathetic. 2 sides of mushrooms with so much salt you could barely eat them. Only positive was the 3 shrimp in the shrimp cocktail were cooked correctly and the Lobster tail on the surf and turf was tender. It took 20 minutes of trying to get one of two waiters attention to get to get a second drink. Only two tables when we were seated and service was horribly slow. There were only 5 or 6 out of the 20 tables had patrons the entire 2 hours we were there and it was a Saturday evening. We would have sent our steaks back but we just wanted to get out of there by the time we were served. Besides it doe not sound like that would have worked out for us base on other peoples experience The head waiter seem more interested in showing off their Emmy then taking care of the customers. I do not give a damn about the Emmy. I want a decent meal and good service. The total crappy experience was $540 with tip. You can get a meal that is 20x as good for half the price at Ruth's Chris or Capital Grill and actually get good service. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Would have been better eating the gift certificate and dining at Ruth's Chris. If it was not so overpriced I may have given them 2 stars. If that is the best you can do just give it up.
Read the negative reviews - they are spot-on. Will never go again nor recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went for our anniversary. Great experience. Food and service were excellent . Would recommend the New York strip. Tons of history and a very knowledgeable staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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You have to pay in advance for a reservation. Feel like you're in jail because you're not leaving without paying whether you order or not. Food was not hot and bland. Old timey atmosphere snooty manager inexperienced servers. Way too expensive for what you receive. I will NEVER go again. Years ago it was awesome but today it totally sucks
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
The pride in ownership and in the restaurants rich history is astonishing!! I would recommend Al’s to anyone wanting a special
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Waiter was just rude. Food was just ok, way overpriced. Fine dinning?????? Went to a lot of fine dinning restaurants.......this is not fine dinning. Not going there again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Worst ever!! I won't be back. James N. Is the worst waiter. Food was over cooked (filet and strip) and for over $500 spent there last night for 3 persons with drinks, the service is horrible. Can't even get an espresso or cappuccino in Missouri's or "fine dining" restaurant. What a joke!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
My wife and I went to Al’s last night for our anniversary. The food was top notch. The service, second to none and the atmosphere is like nothing we have ever experienced. Go to Al’s, plan on getting to know your date better over a 3-4 hour intimate dinner while being treated like royalty. Expensive and worth it. Will be back for special occasions.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5