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Shakespeare's Steak & Seafood House
Categories: Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Steakhouses Seafood, Steakhouses [Edit]
181 Main St EHamilton, ON L8N 1H2
(905) 528-0689
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
3 reviews for Shakespeare's Steak & Seafood House
3 reviews in English
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Review from Dan H.
2/19/2012
I'll cut to the chase, this restaurant is great! Noticing it isn't 5 star? I try to compare each genre of restaurant with others that I consider to be in the same genre.
We showed up at the restaurant without reservations, which is typical (I'm not the reservation type), and we were greeted with open arms.
We were immediately seated in at a nice table by the window. I found the servers to be all very attentive, although I would have enjoyed another round of the garlic bread...had it been offered (even though I don't need it). The decor is a bit retro bordering out of date.
The food: My dining companion and I both ordered the filet mignon...very unusual, most of the time we order different entrees so that we can try different things. We really enjoyed the filet, it was very tender. In addition to the filet, we were served mixed vegetables (steamed baby carrots, broccoli, and asparagus) along with our choice of starch (baked potato, home fries, or rice). My dinner companion chose the baked potato and I chose the home fries. We were both served the baked potato. I pointed out the error in serving and was quickly served the home fries. The filet was very tender, served as ordered, and quite remarkable for its taste. The vegetables were good but a bit over steamed for my taste, they were; however, perfect for my dinner companion's taste. The baked potato was...well, a baked potato, you can't really do much with a baked potato...other than screw it up. Then there were the home fries. The home fries were a bit unusual, they were a bit saucy and had a dose of red and green peppers. On the whole, I enjoyed them, not so for my companion. Finally there was desert! We chose to share the cold chocolate moose and i found it to be a delightful capstone to a wonderful dinner.
As for wine, after looking at the wine list we decided that the best course of action would be to share a half carafe of Santa Carolina Merlot.
As an aside, why is it that Canadian restaurants insist on populating their wine lists with wines that are both pedestrian and over priced? I am remarking upon this because, I have really not found an interesting wine list in a Canadian restaurant to date.
Oh, and what's with all the one way streets in Hamilton...yikes!!!! -
Review from jules l.
Toronto, ON
1/30/2010
I consider my parents to be complete steak-snobs and one day we decided to venture to Shakespeare's in Hamilton to try it out. It's a halfway point between me and them and the ONLY way that you could possibly convince me to set foot in Hamilton. Normally for steak we head to Zorro's by the airport or Ruth Chris's downtown, both are great, mind you, but they lack in certain things (I will review those later :-)). We're greeted promptly when we walk in and we're seated by our extremely personable server. We order drinks, chocolate martinis (me and mom) and the black russian (dad). No scrimping with the alcohol here. Our pickle tray and garlic bread arrive next. How I love garlic bread!!!!! Fantastic!!!! Oodles of garlic and not so overtoasted that it shreds the top of your mouth to bits. Here's the next big test, how will the Caesar salad taste? Personally, for me, a good Caesar contains so much garlic it burns your mouth and you taste it for a week and it should have lots of creamy dressing. I gave this salad a 10 out of 10 and even my hard-to-impress parents were in awe. Mom and I order filet mignon and dad orders the prime rib (of course) and all are done perfectly, you could probably have cut your meat with a butter knife. At this point we're feel like we would have to roll out and I am secretly wishing I had a pair of drawstring pants. We still couldn't resist a glance at the dessert menu. Twist our arm will you? Mom and I split the chocolate mousse and dad, he goes for the apple beignets. Can you spell h-e-a-v-e-n?
We were thrilled with out experience and have been several times and I am happy that this place has managed to stay around considering the whole downtown is a ghost town. One thing that I don't quite understand about steak and seafood restaurants? Why always male servers only? -
Review from Scott C.
1/21/2009
Very good fine dining in Hamilton. The garlic bread is fantastic. Got the caprese salad, which was great. The buffalo filet was very decent. It tasted very similar to steak. I loved the apple beignets for dessert. Wow!
