Uncle Jack's: Midtown Steakhouse NYC

Describe Uncle Jack's 56th Street location in one word? Disappointing. The place came recommended by a friend, along with a gift card. The best part of our meal was the sweet potato fries. For a $260 meal I expect more than good fries. The wait staff was professional and cordial, our cocktails well-made, the decor on par for a Manhattan steakhouse. But it was the food, especially the Kobe steak, that was such a disappointment. The Kobe Recession special for two the waiter praised was no longer available. (8pm and you're out of the special? Weak.) We got the Kobe ribeye instead. This wasn't the marbleized, flavorful beef I expected; this was plain, old fatty beef. The portion didn't look like 20 oz. but it didn't really matter because half of it stayed on the side of my plate as grizzle or fat anyway. I've had better steak on my outdoor grill. The tuna tar-tar app tasted OK but looked like sashimi scraps pressed into a mold and served on a plate. Baked clams were good but some were too small to be hanging out on a plate with other, normal sized clams. Wouldn't go back. Wouldn't recommend to a friend.

My wife and I took our mothers here for Christmas dinner. The service staff was friendly and prompt ever though they were extremely busy. We have eaten a upper scale steakhouses throughout the USA and Uncle Jacks rates up there with the usual ones, ie Ruth's Chris, Morton's, The Palm etc..., the filets were good, mashed sweet potatoes fantastic and the prime rib chop ok. I wouldnt exactly go out of my way to get here to eat over other steakhouses but wouldnt run from it either.

Went to the Uncle Jacks Midtown a couple weeks ago. While the decor was up to par with some of the better steakhouses such as Morton's or the Palm, the service left something to be desired. The waiter had a chip on his shoulder, extremely sarcastic and berating. The food wasn't terrible but for a steakhouse that is considered the best in the city you would expect the best steaks, which was definitely not the case. If your considering a night out to a good steakhouse head to Ruth Chris or Morton's. But if your looking to get berated by your waiter for not knowing the difference between Kobe and USDA then by all means Uncle Jack's should be your pick.

This place is terrible, the tuxedo bold waiter thought he is the President of the US. The food was ok...very expensive, the sides were good, desserts average. I like the decor alot.
overall bad experience.

If you love steak, and I do, you should love this place. Top class food and service, a bit off the beaten steak house path in NYC but worth the trip if you find your self on the Westside hankering for the tender and juicy. I had a Rib Eye cooked mid rare with mushrooms and steak fries.

Usual steak house prices prevail, the space is not as opulant as some others in that rance such as Ruths Chris or Mortons but still adequate.