Peter Luger

Critics' Pick

178 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211
at Driggs Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-387-7400 Send to Phone
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Critics' Rating: Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
9.6 out of 10

5 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Steakhouse

Photo by Gavin Thomas

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Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:45am-9:45pm; Fri-Sat, 11:45am-10:45pm; Sun, 12:45pm-9:45pm

Nearby Subway Stops

J, M, Z at Marcy Ave.

Prices

$75-$95

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Classic NY
Good for Groups
Kid-Friendly
Special Occasion

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Required

Profile

The room isn't handsome, street-slick, or even particularly welcoming. It recalls the kind of establishment that sports a banner running from beam to beam every year proclaiming !oktoberfest! The patrons may have come here straight from their booths at the Javits Center. The staff goes about its nonstop business with cordial if mechanical efficiency, serving onion-and-tomato salads, creamed spinach, and pasty fried potatoes. So why is it always more crowded than Toys 'R' Us on the weekend before Christmas? Because there are few gastronomic sensations that confirm the good life better than a hunk of a spectacular steak. And Peter Luger can broil and deliver one magnificently aged and marbleized two-finger-thick porterhouse after another with the unfailing certainty of Dustin Hoffman adenoidally reciting baseball scores. So don't even ask for a menu. Get big. Eat beef. — Hal Rubenstein

Extra

Apply for your own Peter Luger credit card, or bring cash.

Recommended Dishes

Steak for two, $85; steak for three, $127.50; steak for four, $170; creamed spinach, $8.95; sizzling canadian bacon, $2.95/slice

Reader Ratings

9.6

The best steak I've ever had

ojavaid from 92130 | Posted on 8/25/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	5

Value:	10

The place is magical. Yes, the service and the decor aren't tops. The steak is sublime, as are a couple of the other dishes such as the creamed spinach.

Brilliant Steak

VinnyMongru from 11419 | Posted on 8/30/07

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	8

Décor:	6

Value:	10

Now who says the waiters are mean? I went in completely expecting "crusty" service. Our waiter was cordial - he even snapped a photo of us! And the steak, my god - nothing is better. Make sure to start off with the bacon...Read More