Heath’s Steak House

I don’t know how to delicately state this so I’ll just be blunt — this place is absolutely not worth the money. What the other reviewers have posted about sandwich cheese on the twice baked potato and not great quality steaks is spot on and I can’t really add to those. The disposable fake butter packets pushed me over the edge — for two people to eat a steak with tip you are pushing $ 65. At least serve REAL butter. Save your $$ and drive to Clayton to the Clayton Steakhouse, or Longhorn in Garner or to one of the many steakhouses in Raleigh.

Newly remodeled and renamed Heaths II, basically same food, just higher prices. You get one trip to the salad bar and they have the smallest salad bowls you can get. I had prime rib which was just average. My fiancé had ribeye medium well. It was thick on one side and thin on the other so it went from medium well to burnt. We both had the stuffed potato which was served with a slice of imitation cheese on top. They had all sorts of real cheddar cheese on the salad bar but put a 3 cent slice of imitation cheese on the potato. When you are paying anywhere from $ 17.95 to $ 39.95 for a single steak meal it would seem you would get real cheddar. When I asked the waitress why she said it’s been that way for 38 years. I reminded her that it was reopened just a few weeks ago as a different place so why not change that too. If you want to basically waste your money then eat here but there is another place in town that has better tasting food at slightly lower prices and they don’t limit how much you eat from the salad bar.

Delicious meal! Quality food. Steak was extremely tender and flavorful. The seafood meals were also wonderful. We will definitely go back on our next visit to NC. We were pleasantly surprised by the southern hospitality we received from out waitress.

IN TWO WORDS, OVERPRICED CRAP. I went here once and let me be frank (though thats not my name) I ordered a steak and seafood combo. The steak was a the sorriest looking thing you ever ate. An 8 oz sirloin pulled out of the freezer and thrown on the flat top (yes I said cooked on the flat top, like the waffle house), the seafood part was supposed to have scallops, and fried oysters I believe. I got 4 tiny scallops. The salad bar was included but the waitress made sure to tell me that it was «ONE TRIP ONLY». ALL THIS FOR A WHOPPING 28 DOLLARS! Are you serious. Well I’ll never go back there again, you feel like your eating in a funeral parlor too. Avoid this place and go to the Brass Lantern or Sagebrush you will do much better there. If you want good seafood head to the Seafood Express by Mi Casita’s right down the street.

If there were a zero I would select that. This steakhouse was the worst restaurant I have ever eaten at. First impressions should have sent us driving right by. The sign was crooked and it is in a run down building and the surroundings were frightening. Walking in to the restaurant was worse. The salad bar looked like it had been set up that morning and never refreshed nor cleaned after the customers. Then the table, you know the food is bad when you see 8 steak sauces lined up in the middle of the table. Silverware was almost as thin and light weight as plastic ware. Now the menu. $ 22.95 for an 8 oz ribeye. Cheapest steak there was. Included a side and a trip to the salad bar. Salad bar bowls were the tiny old wooden ones. Not one great dressing either. All old school types. Only 2 choices for the kids. Now the food. Salad bar was a joke. Bread on the salad bar was not cooked just taken out of the bag and you slice it yourself. My son did not want chicken nuggets or fries shrimp so my 11 year old got the ribeye and baked potato. When it arrived I almost laughed. The ribeye was broiled and watery. The baked potato still wrapped in aluminum looked inside like it was baked yesterday and warmed up. Horrible. I got the filet mignon and stuffed potato. The filet was tender but looked like it had been broiled then grilled a second to give it the appearance of being grilled. The stuffed potato was a frozen pre ordered potato and to my astonishment it had a piece of slice American cheese melted on top (like the ones in plastic-​seriously). Steak had absolutely no flavor at all. Hence the steak sauces. 4 meals and one child meal totaled $ 125. No one cleared our plates. When the waitress brought my bill to sign for the cc she said «want me to move that plate out of your way so you have room to sign». Umm YEAH. so she picked up my plate and moved it to the end of the table and left it there. We were celebrating my mother in laws 80^th birthday and she selected the place which is the only reason we stayed. Beware. Bad food. Very overpriced. Bad experience. I would not recommend and we will NEVER return. Felt like we got robbed.

I guess Unilocalers are rarely wrong. One somewhat local Unilocaler said that the steak was hit and miss. When the guy at the front desk of the Hampton recommended this 3-​star steak house, I wanted to take a chance with «hit.»
First, the atmosphere — brown wood paneling and dark lighting do wonders to sadden your mood. The lady guarding the cash register and the door, I think, was the first victim of the atmosphere …
The salad bar was a bright spot. Beets, fresh okra, chunk cheddar, and homemade canned pears made for a happy salad. At the end of the salad bar was what looked like a fresh bread loaf for self-​slicing in the dim lighting. Unfortunately I have to use the words «dry», «cold» and «hard» to give the bread justice. I is sad again.
Now, the reason I came — steak. I had a 9 oz NY strip cooked medium. It was juicy for the first bite, but became a chew toy as I progressed. At least the baked potato was — well — hot and baked. Steak was not worth the $ 22 — and may not have been worth $ 14 for that matter. Well, okay — $ 14 for the same steak may have earned a half star here …
Bottom line — trust Unilocalers and their reviews.

Oh Harnett County…
I’m an HC baby so I grew up with Heath’s being the end all be all of steak houses. However, now that I have «gotten around» the steakhouse scene, I know better. We ventured there to celebrate my grandparent’s 50^th anniversary. (My g-​ma had ALWAYS wanted to go to Heath’s.)
First, the building is just bad… old, dingy, closed off and not appealing from the road or inside.
On to the food! My steak was cooked well but lacked any flavor at all. I had to add salt, pepper and steak sauce. I never use steak sauce! They also brag about their amazing salad/​bread bar. To me this was one of the biggest disappointments. The size of the bowl, the selection and the cost of the salad bar were all ridiculous. There was steamed broccoli on the salad bar?!? And the bread selection was actually just one type of bread you had to cut yourself at the bar. They also don’t serve real butter. They had oil whipped spread sitting on the table. The last part of my meal was a twice baked potato. The flavor of my potato was good but it was topped with a Kraft American single!!! Are you kidding me?!? That just put me over the edge. I think my 6oz filet with salad bar and potato was around $ 26. Which isn’t bad if the service and extras had been there. Don’t make me get my own salad/​bread. Give me real butter and PLEASE grate your own cheese!
If you want a good steak you are better off going to a chain like Longhorn’s. If you want the experience and a good steak, go to Angus Barn. You will pay more but you will get more too. And the service doesn’t even compare.

Been here many times while growing up. Steak is the best you can get anywhere! Staff has been working here for many years and always friendly!