Sullivan’s Steakhouse - Detroit

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   Phil

   VIP

   Detroit

   19 reviews

   4.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   First timer. Last time we were here it was called Roast. Asked for quiet corner table. We were seated way at the back but right outside kitchen and worse, across the very very very well lit display of cuts of steaks and seafood. We asked to be moved next table over so the display’s very bright white light is not in our face all night. That next booth is much better but the foot traffic was still a bit much. Regardless, we had Diego as our waiter and he was superb ! Very attentive. Checked on us at lease half dozen times all evening. Food was outstanding too ! A “Chris” also checked in on us (I think he is a manager) a couple of times. Chris was super busy all night so I was happy with his inquiries. Enjoyable and memorable experience overall but the ambience can be a bit better for those that want a quiet evening. There are lots of more quiet tables in the main dining room and away from kitchen. Honestly I was a bit hesitant with booking a reservation here due to a string of bad reviews about service, timing of being seated etc, especially over Thanksgiving. I took a chance and don’t regret it one bit. We will be back. Hopefully main dining room truly quiet corner without bright lights nor foot traffic.
   

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   harry j.

   Detroit

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   Not like The Roast where you were transported to New York. The entire came before I was done with the French onion soup. The crab cakes were fair. The asparagus was overcooked and not better than a canned vegetable. My drink was high in Mx content and low on alcohol. For an establishment looking to be great the large screen TV’s reduce to a sports bar atmosphere. The music was too loud for polite conversation. I will no go back.
   

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   Art

   Cleveland

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a great experience date night Christmas Eve. Great service. Wife Is vegetarian, and had cauliflower appetizer great, Cesar salad great, sweet potato casserole yummy, and the mushrooms wonderful. I had lobster bisque fantastic and a perfectly cooked Cajun ribeye. Large portions have leftovers. Will come again for special occasions
   

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   Scott

   VIP

   Detroit

   21 reviews

   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Couple things…they offer no valet parking. You have to park across the street for $20. We ordered 2 appetizers- Calamari and Ahi Tuna…both very good. I had the Sea Bass and my daughter had the Crab Cakes which were both very good. Unfortunately, my wife ordered the brick chicken which was overcooked and dry and offered zero flavor. Our waitress didn’t realize that my wife ate less than 10% of her meal and honestly wasn’t really attentive all night. I’d go back, but I’d sit at the bar and not order the chicken.
   

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   Jerry

   Detroit

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a wonderful place and walking distance to Campus Martius. It was a perfect night spend on a first date. Diego our server was fantastic and we literally had amazing dinner (food was great). By the way my date truly loved the place (a lot thanks you from her) and we will definitely will be back.
   

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   Brian

   Detroit

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Diago was our server, he was very attentive and friendly. We had the Tomahawk steak for 2 which came with 2 lobster tails. I pair lobster a lot with my steak and this lobster was the best I’ve had any of the steakhouses we’ve been. Highly recommend!!!
   

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   Krystin

   VIP

   Detroit

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful restaurant and outstanding service! Our waiter was great! fillet was cooked the perfect perfection! If you like smoky old-fashioned, this is your place!
   

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   Chris

   VIP

   Toronto

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Table of eight, 3 items on menu not available, 6 people got their meals 2 got their meals 20 minutes later.
   

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   Tim

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 16 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food. Long wait for food from the kitchen. Server was amazing. I’m editing my review to say the wait for food was due to a full restaurant following a Lions game but the wait was worth it.
   

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    Brad

    VIP

    Detroit

    80 reviews

    2.0

    80 reviews

    Dined on 15 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1

    First off, what fine dining establishment in a large city does not valet? Sullivan’s. How inconvenient as we had not planned the time to seek another parking option, let alone on the evening of a home Lions game. Just know, valet is only for Westin hotel guests. Personally, I wanted to just forget our reservation at Sullivan’s and eat closer to where we parked, but my husband wanted to honor our reservation. Bad choice. Once inside, we noticed the place was just about empty except for people sitting at the bar watching the Lions game, and those seated at 3 (out of about 15) tables. Even though we had a reservation we were offered either a seat at the bar if we wanted to see the tv or in their back room (where there was not one other soul.) When we asked why we could not sit at a table with the other 3 diners they said there were no servers in those areas. So we chose a bar seat (and then noted a few servers off to the side just hanging out with nothing much to do.) We had a very nice bartender (Marcus??) wait on us, and If I had had the nerve I would have asked the one other bartender who regularly came around to check his body odor at the door. His hygiene should have been noted by management, but I can’t say that we ever saw anyone that looked like a manager there. After we received our drinks and ordered the tuna app we were amazed to hear that at 5:30 pm they were out of bread so no bread basket. Wow. Fine dining? On the plus side, all the food was very good and our steak was cooked beautifully. Just one last pitfall for us, the bathroom in the restaurant has seen far better days. The walls were really filthy as were the accessories. No one is cleaning well by any means. We will never go back.
    

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