Alexander’s Steak House

This is a great experience! I bring a group of out-of-towner’s once a month. It’s always fun to pick out your own steak and grill it but half of my group always defers to the chef’s cooking. I’ve been doing this for ten years and i talk to folks who years later remember the fun we had at our group dinner.

went with a group of local friends and was pleasantly surprised. It was NOT overly noisy as most restaurants in the state capital. I liked picking the meat and not having to cook it.
The wine list was pleasantly not over priced and the service was excellent.
The quality of beef was not prime, but good none the less.
I would return and that is the real teat of dining out, will the clients return? I would, enough said

I really enjoyed this place! If you know what you’re getting into (i.e. cooking your own steak) it’s a fun place to go out to eat. ALL YOU CAN EAT TEXAS TOAST! For an additional $ 2 you can have someone cook your steak for you, but that’s really no fun. I went on a Saturday night around 8:30pm and it was pretty dead (which I liked). I’m sure it gets a little hectic around the two available grills when they are busier.

Much better places in this town for sure.

Steaks themselves were good. However for the price and having to cook it yourself– I wouldn’t go back. Another concern of mine was the potential for cross contamination … There are no designated tongs for the raw meat versus the ones guests potentially use to flip the toast. It would be nice to see some hand sanitizer on the wall near the grill and more clearly designated «areas» of the grill.
All in all, it could be fun for a group to do while enjoying drinks but for most parties I think you will see this place as more of a headache and juggling act.

Love this place! They have amazing cuts of meat that you can hand pick. Then if you feel like cooking it your self with friends while having a beer, you can. Or you can just have the pros do it for you. I definitely suggest the skillet mushrooms! They are buttery and delicious. The skillet cookie is also a great way to finish your meal. It’s always fun for parties or birthday meals.

Great steaks and great salad bar.

I went here with a very large group of about 100. They did a good job of cooking and serving the meals. The line for the salad bar was very long though.

Not the best steakhouse. I was visiting Springfield for the weekend and went here for dinner with a large group. The steak wasn’t too bad but I think they are a bit overpriced, especially if you add in upcharge for the chef to cook your steak. I don’t really like the idea of cooking my own steak when I’m paying $ 30 for one. The salad bar we were welcomed to help ourselves to was very small and I was expecting something bigger for the size of the restaurant and the prices. The service was a little slow but at least they were friendly. Even though we had a big group, we had quite a few servers so I figured it wouldn’t take as long. I don’t think I’d go back unless someone really wanted to try it out.

Make your own steak over a fire pit, I get it, catchy, fun, cute. I did it, don’t need to do it again. This is why I have a BBQ grill at home.
So you know when you are the one that cooks at home and everybody gets a warm plate and just as you are about to sit down to yours somebody needs milk and then somebody drops a fork and then ‘while you are up’ comes out of somebody’s mouth and at the end you are just satisfied to sit at a table everybody is leaving and drink a glass of (now well aerated) red wine? Yeah, the only difference is here they give you a higher than reasonable bill so you can do a spit take with your glass of moderate quality wine.
With 2 kids at my table I didn’t sit down at all. First salad bar, then they decided they wanted more carrots & cucumbers (which were taken off my plate, not on their plates to begin with). Then I cook the steaks while I am a short order cook of toasted bread for the table and finally put it on the table and everything you want for your potato is at the damn salad bar. So why didn’t I tell my kids to do everything and enjoy my meal… because the salad bar is near the open flame and people drinking. Not a good mix with younger kids.
It was well more costly than your chain steak place, with the same quality and well over twice the work. If you must go, sit on the left side as you face the salad bar, right side gets most of the grill smoke. Then get on here and validate this rant which is my review.

This is one of the best steak places in Spfld. The sauteed mushrooms are the best I’ve ever had, And the long island iced tea is amazing. Our steaks have always been wonderful. I don’t mind paying a little more when the food is so much better. As far as the salad bar, it’s small, but who goes there to eat salad anyway?

We went there on Sunday night before Labor Day. Had excellent service steaks where good and tender cook to our expectation.

Nice place if you’re in the mood to cook your own steak. They’ll do it for you too if you’d like. A lot of fun for groups too.

Lets run the numbers and see what we get:
Plus side:
You get to pick/​cook your steak on a gigantic charcoal grill.
You get to watch people act like they are king of the grill.
You get to watch the king make a mess out of their steak cause they have no idea what they are doing.
Its always fun with a group.
hand cut steaks, you can get a good one if you know what to look for.
Cons:
Salad bar is decrepit
Steaks are overpriced
service is hit/​miss
If you want some one to cook your steak it costs you extra
Needs new carpet, paint etc…
Been coming here forever. Hell I worked here in high school a million years ago… Not much has changed, you pick out a steak and cook it your self on a huge grill. A cook will handle the job for you for a couple bucks. While your steak cooks hit the salad bar. On a side note, the salad bar has not changed one bit since 1984. Baked potatoes and texaz toast are also available if you’re so inclined. Steaks are overpriced in my opinion. Fun if you’re with a group but there are better steaks to be had in this town…

While I enjoy steak, I prefer to have more choices. The menu doesn’t have a lot to pick from, the prices are high and the salad bar is tiny. The only thing I enjoy at Alexander’s is the Texas Toast… and I could just make that at home. (Along with my own steak, if I was in the mood for it.) This is a place that I’m invited to go to (for a family thing) yearly and always wrinkle my nose when that time comes around. I have yet to be in the mood to spend that much money on something so basic.

See my review of this place under Alexander’s Steakhouse. I wish we had negative stars… this place is horrible.

This was an interesting place…
Pick your own steak, and cook it yourself over their huge flamed broilers! It was pretty awesome. But the prices were astronomical, as well as the portions of their food though.
It was a fun one-​time experience. Definitely come out smell like smoke! :-)