Morton’s The Steakhouse

The bartender was one of the meanest, grumpiest bartenders I’ve had in years. Older lady — bad red-​hair, MEAN AS HELL and obviously pissed off at the world.
Finishing my drink and going somewhere else for dinner. Avoid this place WHENEVER she’s working.

To me, if you’re going to drop a hundred bucks per person on dinner it better be worth it and this fell short of my expectations. I had the bone in ribeye and it was average at best. Not what I was expecting for a $ 60 steak. The Brussel sprouts were hard and bland. And the twice baked potato left a lot to be desired. Our waitress was not very attentive and had to ask for refills a few times.
I would absolutely make a trip to Ruth Chris but I’m taking Mortons off the wish list. Overpriced for above average food.

Hands down the best steakhouse in Cleveland. Located at Tower City, adjacent to the Horseshoe (soon to be Rock Gaming), Mortons is easy to get to. The onion bread is excellent and great for sharing. Some of the best escargot I had in a while. Steaks word cooked perfectly and the sides were great.

Excellent cut and grade of meat (center cut filet). Appetizers and sides were mediocre. Bread was excellent. Dessert was great as well. Overall great experience. Servers were good.

My boyfriend took my mom and I out for a special dinner and we had the most AMAZING SERVICE AND FOOD! Our waiter was beyond wonderful. It is so nice to experience genuinely wonderful people in a restaurant. Our food was also phenomenal. Sometimes an expensive steakhouse falls short, which is ironic, but this food was certainly worth every single penny. We did a deal where for $ 62.99 each person could do a surf & turf with filet mignon & shrimp or bacon wrapped scallops (we went for the scallops) and also salad, side dish, and dessert. We of course went for the hot chocolate lava cake. Drinks were also good. Highly recommend for a nice night out!

My husband and I went here for our nice Honeymoon dinner. We were a little disappointed. The service was good, our server was beyond nice and very informative, but we were a little disappointed in the food for the cost. We each got a salad (which wasn’t anything exciting), a steak (he got the strip, and I got the filet. which was only 6oz.) one side each (which were terrible reheated,) and he had 2 drinks, I had 3. with a 20% tip included, our total bill was $ 270. It was outrageous. I knew that it was going to be expensive, which wasn’t an issue but it wasn’t the «best food I’ve ever had in my life.» The week before, we went to Longhorn with my parents, where I got a bigger filet, for a much cheaper cost, and taste and quality, they were honestly the same! I would’ve have been perfectly content with spending such a large amount if the food would have been worth it, but it wasn’t at all.

My husband and I visited for the first time last weekend and we could not have been more impressed. Our server was very personable and the drinks were delicious. We didn’t even feel like we were in a restaurant type environment, it was like we were being served a meal in our own home. We asked for rib eye steaks and they were cooked exactly as we asked. The sides we recommend are the Morton salad and the horseradish mashed potatoes (definitely trust whatever your server recommends) they were very tasty, and our streaks were just mouth watering. Can’t say enough good things about this place, but we highly recommend!

Tried some of the ‘Power Hour’ bar specials tonight. I had a gin martini with petite filet mignon sandwiches. My friends tried the mini crab cake sandwiches, a Cosmo and some wine. We were all very pleased with everything! The filet was so tender and a perfect portion. Items were reasonably priced at $ 7-​$ 8 each. Not sure why I haven’t been there before, but I’ll definitely go back.

Server was fantastic!!! We decided to share a meal because it was late and the portions are quite large. We had the Morton’s salad, Chicken Bianco & Horseradish Mashed Potatoes — yum yum and yum!!! We have been here before for Christmas Parties so have never been able to order what we like so we were excited to try some new stuff and glad to say we were not disappointed. Definitely coming back!

I wanted to try out the happy hour… just get something quick. I did a quick skim of the happy hour menu and decided on getting the Tuna Tacos (something different). The set up was really cute lol, but at the end… the tacos were okay. My server/​bartender was nice.

This used to be one of my favorite steak places to go to in Cleveland ever since the filet sandwich at the Cleveland Wine Festival (which sadly RIP)… but the quality I remember didn’t quite match up this time… Maybe since I haven’t been here in quite awhile but still. The customer service is excellent and deserves a 5 star. Our waitress was great except the drink menu didn’t state pricing so we asked prior to ordering, and instead of finding out she guessed the prices for us only to find them on our bill for $ 5 higher. The drinks were ok, but definitely not worth the extra $ 10 totaling us to $ 30 for 2.
We had a creamy butter on a dish come out alongside a giant onion bread ball. The inside was hot and fluffy and it was delicious.
They had a great deal 3 courses for $ 36 for the July 4^th holiday week… And considering the price of just our entrees alone were atleast $ 36 it was pretty cheap compared to normal days.
My beginning course for the special was a five onion soup. It did specify in a cup so it isn’t the usual size you think of for French onion crocks. But the flavor was amazing and it’s one of the best I’ve had I must say.
For my entrée I ordered the filet mignon rare. It came cooked perfectly, and very tender, just didn’t have much flavor to it aside from the A1 i smothered it in.
Our sides were pretty huge and I got a horseradish mashed potato. Again not much flavor but decent nonetheless. I got super full fast from everything so was only able to have a few bites from my potatoes.
I also had ordered the escargot… I’m a snail lover I guess. I order it everywhere I see it on the menu. Wasn’t as great as last time. It’s served underneath a puff pastry in a butter sauce which isn’t bad but I can do without that next time. I suppose it gives the slimy part a bit of a crunch to go with it but, eh. Escargot are good alone to me, but my boyfriend told me otherwise lol.
Our dessert we got to go… Which I found out was literally just a mousse topping… I assumed it was a mousse cake but I should stop assuming and maybe ask next time. Wasn’t bad but wouldn’t pick it next time.
My only downfall was the price of the meal. It’s a bit too high for the quality. And also when our leftovers were bagged up they only gave one of our sides when we clearly had double what we brought home. So I don’t feel I got my money’s worth.
All in all it was a good experience. Loved the waitress, food not bad, and the inside was very nice. (My favorite was the dead pig lamp centerpieces on the table lol)

I had brought the carrot cake home (at the urging of the waitress — she was right!) and after a night in the fridge, it tasted MUCH better! The frosting was my favorite (not too sweet, good texture). The review still stands, but I would recommend the carrot cake again.

I LOVE steak. I think great steakhouses are rare. The experience that my wife and I had in Morton’s of Cleveland was really bad. Server, OK. Manager going through the motions, steaks; well sub-​par is being to nice. Salad great. Please, someone please charge me more but don’t serve me average tasteless steak. Please. I am a nice guy and just want to have a GREAT steak with flavor, in a nice place. With people who notice that I a not eating my main course.
Some body, please take my money but also please don’t disappoint a steak lover. Thank you for reading.

Not a fan, I have been to a majority of steak houses in Ohio and I was excited to give it a try. We had a fairly large party and ordered a variety of from starters and we all had different entries. I had the prime cut ribeye, medium rare, the steak was tough with no flavor, not even the basic salt and pepper. The medium rare was more medium, very little pink. The side were okay and best, mushrooms were tiny, hash brown was just that a $ 14 hash brown and the others were the same, very small individual portions vs portions for «sharing» as described in the menu. I am glad I went with a group of friends instead of with a date, unfortunately I will not be back.

It’s a fairly upscale steakhouse in Cleveland, so be prepared to drop some cash. The steak is cooked skillfully (though, frankly, I’ve had better). The service is good, and the décor is elegant. Overall, not a bad place to spoil yourself, but if you just want some decent steak, you can get similar quality for cheaper at an Outback.

It’s difficult to believe this is the same restaurant that was once considered fine dining. There was nothing fine about my last visit unless you count the freaks that came out that night filling the restaurant as entertainment. I kept waiting to be told I was on Candid Camera. Sadly, it didn’t come to fruition.
As soon as we told our server we were there for restaurant week, she went from a pleasant, smiling server to one of those Goons from Popeye cartoons void of personality. My cocktail (in the smallest glass I’ve ever seen) was WARM. My date sent his back it was so bad. It was corrected. But he got billed for the drink and then additionally he was upcharged for the correction on the check. Our entrees were not spectacular, but good. We «ordered» Lyonnaise potatoes but received dry breakfast home fries that failed to match Bob Evans quality. By definition, Lyonnaise potatoes are thin sliced and pan fried, not cubed and so dry you need to rub your throat to choke them down like a dog taking pills.
The only positive I can offer about this visit is my water glass never went lower than 2 inches without being refilled continuously. I was thankful considering my 4 sip warm cocktail was $ 14. I would have had to take out a loan if I didn’t drink the water.
I love upscale dining. But this wasn’t it. You couldn’t pay me to go back to this restaurant. My blood pressure can’t take that sort of irritation.

Simply dreadful, lackluster service, and grossly overpriced for the level of quality and customer experience provided. This location was full of some scummy looking «characters». We weren’t sure where they came from, but it definitely distracted, and detracted from what eating in a higher end restaurant should be.
Our server was not very warm, friendly, or polite. During one part of our meal, another server carried a gigantic tray of food directly over our entire small table. I had to duck, or I would have been hit in the head with a tray of hot food. We received no apology, or acknowledgement the we were placed in an inconvenient, dangerous, and uncomfortable situation.
Our overpriced cocktails were not prepared correctly. I had to send mine back, and an additional charge appeared on our bill for correcting it! What kind of place does that!!!
Our entrees were prepared in an acceptable manner, but side dishes were very boring, and only mediocre at best.
We regularly dine at Flemming’s, another upscale steakhouse, and Morton’s paled in comparison. Not even close to the same type of clientele, service, or food. Just skip this place! There are much better options Downtown that actually get upscale dining right. If I could have given them one quarter of one star, as a rating, I definitely would have.

Bar Review
The cosmopolitans are really tasty and a great portion. My favorite item was the tuna tacos. This is a good happy hour overall but the atmosphere here is odd… not too happy. The servers were excellent and the happy hour items are unbeatable. Order anything you want but do not order mojitos, they are bad… really bad. Manhattan and Cosmopolitan are too good! I cannot wait to try their late happy hour soon.

Seriously???
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From: Landry’s Select Club
Date:01/30/2015 6:30 PM (GMT-05:00)
Dear Valued Guest,
This morning you received an email from us, notifying you that you had until February 15^th to use your birthday reward. This email was sent to you in error. There will be no change made to your account and, we will not be extending your birthday reward.
We sincerely apologize for this error and any confusion this email may have caused.

After however many dozen trips to Morton’s Cleveland, it’s about time to give it a review…
It’s a Morton’s. If you know one Morton’s you know pretty much what there is to know about Morton’s… It’s tasty, a bit pricey, with the 1920’s-40’s attire so common to the American Steakhouse.
Which brings to mind, why do they all wear that style of clothing?
Whatever the reason, it is what it is. You get what you pay for and the service solid, vintage Morton’s.
Enjoy!~