Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Steakhouse
Top 100 Restaurant, New York City
"Smith & Wollensky is one of the most trafficked restaurants in New York and among the most celebrated steakhouses in the world. Specializing in fresh seafood and lobster and assorted steaks and chops, Smith & Wollensky is well recognized for its healthy portions, seasoned service staff and pop Americana ambience. The surnames, Smith and Wollensky, were chosen from the local telephone directory by the restaurant's founder Alan Stillman, of T.G.I. Friday's fame."
– Smith & Wollensky website
"One of the few steakhouses that never lets you down: the service is swell, the steaks are consistently very, very good ... lobsters are perfect specimens, and the chicken is cooked by people who actually seem to like chicken."
—The New York Times
"The place has that landmark-steakhouse look – bare oak floors, a raffish air, and bustling waiters wearing service stars."
—New York magazine
"Just order a cut of meat you like, then prepare to be transported."
—Time Out New York
"Serious wine, serious beef, serious deal-making, and serious money. That about sums it up for this classic New York steakhouse whose green-and-white facade might as well be on the list of city landmarks."
—Newsday
How Others Rate Smith & Wollensky
The New York Times
** (Very Good)
Zagat 2008
23 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)