Reviews for Lord Essex The Steakhouse in Rochester, MN
So this is a very elegant restaurant to take someone you care about to, it has a dark red and deep wood tones and stained glass... decor. The seats are fairly comfortable, the steak I had was cooked the way I would expect for a steak house, the meat was alittle chewier then I would have expected but the flavor was good. They had brilliant esparugus spears that were cooked well andnot mushy. The chocolate tort was odd yet very tasty and appealing, with a slight crunchy texture and a deep chocolate flavorgarnished with strawberries, blue berries raspberries whipped cream and touched with a single mint leaf that was fresh andminty. The torte went perfectly with the rich dark roasted coffee. The only thing preventing me from giving this a full fivestars would be the menu lacked less pricey steak choices, the while their might be something to higher grade steak, with otheroptions they could bring people in to their establishment to experience their great cooking ability. Over all, this restauranthas good food, a comfortable atmosphere, and good service. It does have a full bar, if you want to have a relaxed drink. I wouldrecommend this restaurant to anyone that has a very special occasion, the price is steep, be prepared to pay for the experience. Read more
Me and my wife ate there while appointments at mayo. Very expensive but we treated ourselves something we hadn't done in years... without the kids. Be prepared to purchase each individual item, sides start out at $9 each, smaller items such as mushrooms are$3. For 2 people our tab was $152.00 Food was good but not as good as my steak, we had the new York strip. I rated three starsjust because I had to use a knife to cut a $58 steak!!!! It was $58 because they said it was aged... By the way I always leavecash for a tip!! Read more
The place was very nice. Or server christine was nice and polite. The food was tasty. A little spendy, BUT I am able to... get my husband away from the xbox for 2 hours out of 365 days a year so it was worth it. We made it our valentine's night. Read more
We had a group of 8 and we all agreed it was the worst service we ever had. We saw only 2 employees working. Took a half hour... to get drinks. Another half hour to order. Had to go to the bar to get more drinks. Steaks were not cooked to order. Allwere well done. We were there for over 3 hours. There were probably 10 people in the place so the poor service wasn?t becauseit was busy. Read more
No doubt the Lord Essex was a standard in days gone by. Our meals were cooked to order, excellant fillet & lobster as well as... was my wife's salmon. Yet you can't help but feeling its very tired atmosphere, the hotel, the decor, etc. Not complaining justtelling it like it was for us. Could this property prosper by a complete remodel, I sure it would. Then at 8:15PM upon leavingthe restaurant, it might have been full, not 1 other single dinner on a Friday night. Albeit this is a totally unique community,but hotels & restaurants are not today, they are modern, feel fresh, lively, charming, engaging, etc. Read more
I must admit for the prices this place was terrible. The service was amazingly slow. I Ordered a $47.00 dollar prime rib medium... rare, and it came to me well done. They said that it was medium rare. There was no pink or red in the middle at all. Like itwas last nights prime rib served tonight. I will never go back as the food was so not worth the money. Save your money and goelsewhere. I have had better steaks at the Outback and for 1/4 of the cost. Dinner for two was $169.00 with tip. I don?t mindpaying for good food but this was terrible food. Buyer be ware. Read more
An excellent steakhouse. I was most impressed with the excellent service, but also the incredible food. It is a hidden gem of... Rochester, never did I think such a fun beautiful English style steakhouse would be located right here downtown in the KahlerGrand Hotel! If you have not been save your dollars and go! Excellent excellent excellent. Read more
B-day/Anniversary dinner, not a peak evening or time. Just under 3 hrs. very relaxing, the staff allowed us to languish over... every course(6). Very accommodating. Great dinner, prepared to perfection. Last time here was in 2005. Same, maybe even betterexperience. Thank you Kim! Read more