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Rae & Jerry's Steak House
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1405 Portage AveWinnipeg, MB R3G 0W1
(204) 783-6155
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6 reviews for Rae & Jerry's Steak House
6 reviews in English
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Review from Damian J.
Surrey, BC
7/18/2009 1 photo
Great prime rib the sides and a dirty knife were all that kept this from a 5 star dinner.
A classic institution. Great drinks, nice to have a classic bar menu. -
Review from C W.
1/4/2012
Hard to hate on the R&J, specifically because it's pretty much one of the ONLY retro places in Winnipeg (apparently, all the older places decided that 1983 was a great time to modernize that interior). But, went for my birthday after Christmas, and I have to say I was completely shocked at how much the quality had slipped.
Like seriously. The meat? Freakin' fantastic. Really good. But the sides? Ugh. The Pea Soup tasted like cigarette butts. It stunk like them, too. The broccoli and cheese was a bit gross. And the garlic mashed potatoes? Ok, but with a freaky weird aftertaste.
Service was OK, and it was funny how the waitress even confirmed the "smoky" feature of the soup, and then did nothing about it.
Burn, because this was a special occasion and my family dropped like $500 in this piece. Will probably still go back - again, ONLY cool retro place in Winnipeg - but will skip the food. I'm trying to quit the cigarettes-in-food habit. -
Review from Candace C.
9/26/2010
The Skinny: decent steakhouse straight outta Mad Men (3), service: is okay... giving the prices they charge, you'd expect a little bit better though (3), value: for what it is... it's a little overpriced (3).
Places have come and gone in Winnipeg - but Rae and Jerry's remains the same. From the dark panelled walls and yellow lights to the retro red uniforms the servers wear, Rae and Jerry's is an institution in Winnipeg.
We rarely if ever head here for dinner. We mostly stop by for a leisurely lunch on the weekends. Their breakfast special ($11.75) is large and filling - they even serve it with tomato juice (and Lea and Perrin's). How neat is that?
I usually skip the breadbasket which is a basket of wasted carbs. Avoid the breadsticks - they're super salty and not appetizing.
We frequently get the chicken or salmon salad which is a plainly decorated plate of veggies (including pickled beets and carrots). The chicken and salmon are lightly dressed with mayo and bits celery and green onion. Yum!
Mostly, I end up ordering their deluxe hamburger platter - that's a regular burger with BBQ sauce, fries and coleslaw. The burger is the highlight - a nice juicy patty with a rather large bun. Like the coleslaw too, a lighter vinegar version, which goes nicely with the heaviness of the beef. Fries are rather soggy and aren't my favourite part of the dish.
The prime rib sandwiches are good too however a might bland. Portions are rather large.We made the mistake of ordering the open faced version which is drenched in gravy (and not that great).
Pricewise, the prime rib sandwiches are definitely overpriced at $15+ for a sandwich only.
Overall, it's not a bad place to grab a bite to eat and enjoy the nostalgia. -
Review from Sean D.
10/23/2011
Great steaks!!
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Review from laura r.
7/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
I live in Calgary, but I always stop at Rae & Jerry's when I'm in town visiting my grandparents. Great atmosphere, HUGE portions and a lengthy cocktail list. I love the retro lounge feel. Walking in, you'd expect to see Don Draper! (I wish...)
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Review from DineoutGal A.
Winnipeg, MB
Updated - 10/24/2010 4 photos
Great lounge! It's got a great retro feel to it as the dark wood, red chairs and red lighting continue into this "L" shaped room. It's a fairly busy room on a late Saturday night full of people dining away on a less formal meal. The crowd ranged from groups of seniors to the middle aged set with a sprinkling of of tables in the under 35 category. I think one of the most important things in a lounge are comfortable chairs that are in proper portion of the table! Not many lounges achieve this - but the lounge here has super comfy red chairs that swivel and roll with small round tables.
There's a decent amount of wines to choose from (5 oz and 9 oz). We tried their chocolate cake ($6.50); it has three layers of cake and icing...very big so one should share this. The chocolate cake was a little dry and the icing was quite sweet and had a deep coffee taste that I didn't really enjoy.
The bar menu is really just a shortened version of the regular menu. Though you have to ask for a dessert menu if that's what you're there for.
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On another visit, we tried their weekend special, which is a breakfast for $11.75 (also served on holidays). This breakfast includes a very small glass of OJ (maybe 3 ounces), bacon & sausages, two eggs, home fried potatoes, toast with marmalade or jam. I'd order another drink cause the OJ is easily finished in two sips. I wonder why they give you so little juice, especially since it's more of the Tropicana variety than freshly squeezed? You get like 3 strips of bacon and 4 sausages but you can also get all bacon or all sausage too. I asked if there was a vegetarian option - silly of me to do that at this place! I'm not vegetarian but I'm not a fan of that much fatty pork in one sitting sometimes. She just said that I could opt out of that but she didn't say that the price would be discounted so I chose to take the bacon and sausage. The bacon was good - very crispy and delicious, the sausage I didn't enjoy as much. The scrambled eggs I got seemed like it was more than 2 eggs as it took up half of my plate! Probably the best scrambled eggs I've ever had in the city. Very creamy and soft, the way scrambled eggs should be. The potatoes were good and the rye toast is pre-buttered and tastes good. All in all, a very filling breakfast - too much for me but I think would be a great breakfast for those who love those classic breakie items. Breakfast was a little slow despite the fact that we were there around 1:30 pm. Note: breakfast is done at 2 pm on the weekends.Listed in: Lounges in the city
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5/16/2010
Very retro place...a place that the Rat Pack could've easily hung out at. There's no place like it,… Read more »
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