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City's Best

793 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116
Fax: 617-437-6291

Average Rating 5 (40 Ratings)

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For once we find a steakhouse that has neither excessive kitchen pretension nor locations across both country and county. This Back Bay yearling is a local product where leather booths, looming torchieres and a vaulted gold-leaf ceiling make for a dramatic setting that ably feeds the self- importance of the suited diners.

From the outside looking in, the menu is a just-creative- enough assortment of flesh and flourishes like a pan-seared crabcake with fruit salsa or a bone-in filet with a portobello demi-glace. Still, something is missing here -- namely, the primal aged sweetness of the kind of meat that makes a place like Brooklyn's Peter Luger a legend. That said, the prime New York sirloin and prime rib are the cleanup hitters in the meat lineup, while the porterhouse falls short of the feral delight a great steakhouse should always deliver.

40 Ratings and Reviews

  • Simply the Best

    Review rating : 5out of 5   Campy6178 - 06/11/2008

    I've been to every high end steakhouse in Boston and Abe & Louies is simply the best. The bone-in filet is second to none and the service is always superb.

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   ClaudiaH1998 - 06/11/2008

  • TOO LOUD!

    Review rating : 3out of 5   Pmom226 - 06/10/2008

    Doesn't matter that the food is superb. At a table for four, I couldn't hear my table mates. I think the food is consistently excellent but the noise is unacceptable and the service was not up to par.

  • Review rating : 4out of 5   NFARX - 06/10/2008

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   Jstodolski - 05/30/2008

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   IMLEM Contact - 05/16/2008

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   PiazzaPF - 05/16/2008

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   EyeQ2020 - 05/15/2008

  • BONE IN!

    Review rating : 5out of 5   dbergecpa - 02/20/2007

    The bone in tenderloin is the best steak I've ever had!!! And the chardonnay selection was top notch. We tried the french fries for the first time the other night, again FANTASTIC.

  • GREAT STEAK/STAFF 12/21/06

    Review rating : 4out of 5   jollymonsrv - 01/28/2007

    Superb staff with great ideas on ordering for our party of 7......meat was excellent and side orders were lagre enough to split or share FamilyStyle.Only complaint......WAY TO LOUD....High Tinned Ceilings and Hard Walls lent to an unenjoyable meal as we counldnt even talk to the person next to us..wil try asgain to ck. out noise factor..

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