Ruth's Chris Steak House - Indianapolis

06/16/08

Underwhelmed

by Slowrider5 at Citysearch

Full disclosure: I decided to try Ruth's Chris during the "Devour Downtown" week where you can try high-end restaurants for $30 per person. I have had fancy business dinners at other downtown high-end steakhouses, but had never tried Ruth's Chris and really wanted to experience their sizzling steaks. When we first walked in, I was impressed. When we walked out, I was underwhelmed.

The atmosphere was pleasant upon walking in, as was the hostess. It went downhill after that. We waited at least 5-10 mins for our waiter to arrive to take our drink orders (the restaurant was only 1/3 full at 7:30PM on a Sunday). The drink menu was then left taking up elbow room until our entree plates were cleared. Everything was very rushed: the salad, the steaks, and then the dessert. The salad was OK, the steaks (10oz ribeye) were great, just what I was hoping for, and the dessert was also quite tasty.

The waiter was inattentive, and when he was speaking to us or asking us a question he was on the move, not stopping at our table. When the steaks arrived, we found after the first bite that they mixed up the plates, so we had the fun of trying to pick up and move 500 degree plates. When my girlfriend asked to take most of her remaining dessert home, they gave us a Styrofoam carton without the fancy take-home bag that they give everyone else. The waiter swooped in to pick up the check as soon as I had signed the receipt.

I wondered if our experience had something to do with the fact that we were there taking advantage of the special, but I tend to think not totally, because it started before we ordered with the very slow drink service.

For the money, what we got in terms of food was good, but for a place that advertises itself as high-end, I would label the service as terrible. I would have been even more upset if I paid full-price. Overall, it was a very sub-par experience. Wouldn't risk coming here if I was entertaining a client.

• Pros: Great steak
• Cons: Everything else

05/15/03

Ruth's Chris Disappointing

by johkra at Citysearch

Perhaps the most overpriced/overrated restaurant in the high end dining experience. While some may enjoy their steaks floating in a sea of sizzling butter, I found the added grease took too much away from the steak itself. The side of fried potatoes were cooked to the point of being burned, yet somehow found a way to our table luke warm at best. Sadly, the salads provided the highlight of the meal. Given the cost of a dinner for two and the amount of food served, my wife and I felt we were given a Kia for the price of a Mercedes. Disappointing.

• Pros: Close to home, Nice Atmosphere
• Cons: Way over priced, Food average at best

01/13/03

not good

by cherylll at Citysearch

Over priced food and every thing is entree's, the service was ok but the food was not as good as the price was high! Ruth Chris is highly overrated!

12/19/02

rare appearance

by fdog103 at Citysearch

over rated, the last time we were there the steaks were not up to the quality I expect from a place like Ruth's Chris