PH Steakhouse Reviews Summary

Category: American restaurant

Address: 111 Main St, Chester, NJ 07930, USA

Phone: +19089557911

Rating: 4.0
based on 147 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was fast and friendly… it was just a perfect small town steak dinner for 4."
  • "Seated in the lounge, service was exceptional, we were well attended to with amazing drink specials and refills of water."
  • "Service was friendly and attentive."
  • "Our waitress was what made our experience the best."
  • "Service was quick and smiling."
  • "Had a fantastic dinner last night. Filet was perfect, appetizers were great, service was spot on and mellow live music was a nice touch."
  • "Service very good, staff friendly and steak done to perfection."

Cons:

  • "Prices were high for the poor service and low quality food."
  • "Service was slow and choppy."
  • "If the waiter wasn't too busy trying to spin his tray out of boredom we almost were able to flag him down, but needed the help of another table."
  • "Service here was friendly, but very slow."
  • "They need to bring in a strong manager, or someone at least versed in top notch customer service."
  • "Service is awful waitress don't speak English."
  • "Service was just…bad."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is good and quality is there."
  • "The preparation and the quality of the meat was excellent."
  • "Exceptional food that is well worth the price, and it looked pretty too."
  • "The menu offers a wide variety of food, all of which come well prepared at a reasonable price."
  • "Good serving sizes for the sides."
  • "The food was very tasty."
  • "Found everything well prepared and flavorful from the lobster Mac n cheese to the Delmonico steaks to apple crisp and chocolate mousse."

Cons:

  • "Do NOT be fooled by the looks!"
  • "The fries looked like they were lacking flavor."
  • "Honestly their food isn't that great compared to the price."
  • "The rest of our food came out cold and overcooked."
  • "Unfortunately, there is nothing high end about this restaurant... Food was undercooked, zero presentation."
  • "Food is in our opinion grossly over priced for what we received."
  • "Food was mediocre at best, poor presentation."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "This is the small town, neighborhood tavern with a bunch of regulars that all get to know each other."
  • "Very warm and cozy."
  • "The atmosphere was energizing and that added to the overall experience."
  • "Great atmosphere in neat old historic brick building."
  • "Very nice historic inn and restaurant with great live music on the weekends."
  • "I loved how they kept the historic charm!"
  • "The atmosphere is cozy and warm."

Cons:

  • "The atmosphere is very old and musty."
  • "It just seems like its mismanaged, and not family-friendly."
  • "Atmosphere and ambiance presented well but went downhill fast…not likely to return."
  • "The rice and veggies that came on the plate screamed for updating."
  • "This is dive bar with food, dressed up all pretty charging somewhere between double and triple what the product quality reflects."
  • "Really cool restaurant. Has a very nice old historic feel to the building and this part of town."
  • "They also had Led Zeppelin playing which I thought was very unappropriate for a restaurant that’s supposed to date back to Washington’s time."

Management

Pros:

  • "Chris and his team are top-notch."
  • "The manager gives off a warm, friendly feeling."
  • "The owner and staff show their appreciation for your patronage with personal service and a smile."
  • "The new manager Shawna seems to be doing a great job with the place."
  • "Our waiter, Sterling, was first rate."
  • "Our waiter, Junior, was very helpful and provided great service."
  • "Thank you for making this day so special!"

Cons:

  • "We informed the waitress that this is not what we ordered and she insisted that they were paninis, the manager Joanna said the same."
  • "They need to bring in a strong manager, or someone at least versed in top notch customer service."
  • "Manager was nice, but she is in over her head."
  • "Leadership and direction for the staff seems to be the challenge."
  • "From the get go the what looked like the manager was very unfriendly and our waiter was cold."
  • "A women who seemed like a manager or head waitress came out to apologize for the food…By apologize, I mean she insisted that the burger they brought out WAS in fact medium."
  • "The owner and his general managers better get their heads of their asses and fix this place."

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