Benjamin Steakhouse, NYC - August 12

Rating - 10.00++++++

What an incredible place to have a business dinner. Service is top notch (Ask for Arty), atmosphere is excellent (easy for conversation, but loud/excited enough that you are not heard through out the place) and food is the BEST.

We arrived at 8:00 pm with 5 in our party with no reservation.....no problem. One drink at the bar (which by the way is a great place for cocktails) and we were seated.

Arty is an awesome server - efficient, friendly and professional. We had the bacon slice for an app.....and speaking of Heaven it was AWESOME.

For dinner, we had the steak for 4 and 1 cowboy rib eye --- the steak for 4 was PERFECT and the guy who had the rib eye loved it.

Sides were mashed potato (excellent), creamed spinach (fantastic) and cottage fries (unbelievable).

We had a great bottle of wine - 813 Marchesi di Barola, and I had an incredible cheese cake for dessert.

We spend 2 hours in there and loved every minute. Not many were left when we leaving, and I think we would have stayed later because the place is so warm , but I was tired. The rest of the boys headed off for "one more".

It is so good its obscene.

1 Bombay 10.95
1 813 Marchesi di Barolo 93.00
4 bud draft 32.00
5 Sizzling Bacon Slice 15.00
1 wedge salad 9.95
1 steak for 4 165.80
1 Rib Eye Steak 40.95
1 Mashed Potato 9.95 (enough for the table)
1 Cottage Fries 10.95 (so good, really home made chips)
1 creamed spinach 8.95
1 Mushroom 8.95
1 Cheese cake 9.95
Final round of drinks was "on the house"

Total - 448.20

52 E 41st St
(between Park and Madison)
212-297-9177