Ringside Steakhouse Downtown

Longtime Ringside patron. Was looking forward to the re-opening of the Burnside restaurant. Made reservtions a couple weeks in advance, asking for a seat in the "old" portion. I'd heard from others that the "banquet room", was unbelievable noisy. Got there and they said it would be a 2 1/2 hour wait, if we wanted to sit where they had told us they would sit us. In the main dininig room... Couldn't wait 2 1/2 hrs so they stuck us.. guess where. It their so called "wine room". What a joke. This thing has a curved cylindrical brick ceiling that magnifies and focuses all of the room noise. I'd rather go to Texas Road House from now on. At least I can hear myself think. The old Ringside is only a memory. Will find somewhere else in the future. One last suggestion for them... fire your architect.  View Less … View More

pretty bad service. the waiter was cute but he forgot my salad and forgot to bring me my box to go--but he made sure no extras included in my meal or comped anything. should not have given him a tip

hmmmm......liked the temp location/service better at the temp location

guess i'll just BBQ at home--better food and service

i am really disappointed with the new renovated location--can anyone do it better?  View Less … View More

Major Disappointment. I live in the neighborhood. I buy local. Sorry to say you should avoid the newly re-opened Ringside. I was eager to try the place the first week it re-opened. Unfortunately, their standard 14 oz. rib-eye was ordinary. So, we tried again tonight after a Timbers game. I splurged on the $41.50 bone-in rib-eye but it was overcooked. I sent it back but the kitchen, which sent it back out and said it was fine. Ouch! I'm more done than my steak. I offered to pay for it but said I didn't want a medium-well steak. The manager came out to apologize and offered a complimentary second effort. It was very good but the damage was done. I ate my dinner 20 minutes after my wife finished her meal. This is a steak house. Apply heat to a piece of beef. Should be flawless. Head downtown to El Gaucho.  View Less … View More

Just ok. First visit to the Ringside restaurant. Meh. Not sure if we caught the restaurant on an off night but it wasn’t great. Our table wasn’t available on time, not a big deal as it was a busy Saturday night. However, we were disappointed to be informed that they were out of the prime rib. Sadly they did not bother tell us this at any point prior to ordering our food which necessitated a complete rethink at the last minute when the waitress finally let us know. So I ordered an 8oz filet mignon, medium rare. Half of it was delicious and very tender and indeed medium rare, unfortunately, the sizzling hot metal platter on which it was served continued to cook my steak so it wasn’t medium rare for very long.  View Less … View More