Berns Steakhouse Restaurant, Tampa

[daytonacane]

My son and daughter-in-law took me to dinner on Thanksgiving day @ Berns. Wow. The dessert room upstairs is unusual and the desserts are decadent. We had a bottle of wine from 1971 which was really good. Also took a tour of the kitchen and wine cellar. There were 4 middle-aged men at a table near ours and they had flown down from Vancouver (one of them owned the plane) just to eat and drink wine @ Berns. Must be nice. I could learn to live like that!

 

[Swamp Queen]

My brother gifted me with a gift certificate last year for house/pet sitting so Sas and I went last fall. The first visit for both of us and we definitely enjoyed. Took advantage of the tour and dessert room as well. Definitely a must do. Some may say it's overrated but I think it's somewhere everyone should go at least once if presented with the opportunity.

 

[heavychevy]

Heard good things but never been. Guy I work with goes a few times a year, he's above my paygrade though. Be dropped my level cash for prime and wagyu and it's been awesome.


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[TLB]

Wife and I went there while dating and as SQ indicates "everyone should go at least once if presented with the opportunity." That was easily 15-18 yrs ago and we still talk about someday going back. Expensive, yes. Worth it for that special dinner once in a (great) while, absolutely.

 

[AlexDaGator]

Victoria and Albert's tho.


Alex.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

The most absurd wine collection anywhere, and fantastic food. Dynamite restaurant.

 

[BMF]

I've never been to Bern's...but when this bullsh*t ends I think I'm going to hop a flight from DCA to TPA and have dinner there with my wife!

We stayed at the Epicurean Hotel across the street from Bern's a couple of years ago but the wait to get into Bern's was about 3 hours, so we didn't go (we didn't know the hotel was that close to Bern's, we booked it after visiting family in Sarasota and flew out the next morning).

Anyhow....if not Bern's we may just hit Fleming's here in the DC area.

 

[NVGator]

I've never been to Bern's...but when this bullsh*t ends I think I'm going to hop a flight from DCA to TPA and have dinner there with my wife!

We stayed at the Epicurean Hotel across the street from Bern's a couple of years ago but the wait to get into Bern's was about 3 hours, so we didn't go (we didn't know the hotel was that close to Bern's, we booked it after visiting family in Sarasota and flew out the next morning).

Anyhow....if not Bern's we may just hit Fleming's here in the DC area.

That's assuming either of them make it and reopen.

 

[BMF]

That's assuming either of them make it and reopen.

Ooooof!

 

[Gatordiddy]

I've never been to Bern's...but when this bullsh*t ends I think I'm going to hop a flight from DCA to TPA and have dinner there with my wife!

We stayed at the Epicurean Hotel across the street from Bern's a couple of years ago but the wait to get into Bern's was about 3 hours, so we didn't go (we didn't know the hotel was that close to Bern's, we booked it after visiting family in Sarasota and flew out the next morning).

Anyhow....if not Bern's we may just hit Fleming's here in the DC area.

I usually stay at the Courtyard in Tysons across from the Galleria when I'm in the DC area.
There's a Fleming's attached to the hotel. It's pretty good but way overpriced.
I think you've mentioned before you're not too far away from McLean.

Honestly I would head over to the Capital Grille or even Ruth's Chris before I'd hit Flemings.
Better yet, make that trip to Tampa and hit Bern's. And be sure to hit the Dessert Room.

 

[BMF]

I usually stay at the Courtyard in Tysons across from the Galleria when I'm in the DC area.
There's a Fleming's attached to the hotel. It's pretty good but way overpriced.
I think you've mentioned before you're not too far away from McLean.

Honestly I would head over to the Capital Grille or even Ruth's Chris before I'd hit Flemings.
Better yet, make that trip to Tampa and hit Bern's. And be sure to hit the Dessert Room.

It's funny you mentioned that Flemings. We actually ate there the last night you could really go out before the "lockdown" (so, Saturday night March 14th). For some reason, we get $50 gift cards from that Fleming's about 3 times/year. That's the only time we go. I love it! I'm not a big steak eater, I usually eat less than 10 steaks a year. So when I do eat steak I like to go to a quality place. I agree, it's way over priced - so is Ruth's Chris, Capital Grill, and all of the other 'fancy' steak houses. I've never done Bern's, so I want to hit that place at least once. In the financial forum we had a thread on 'what do you consider an expensive meal?' - it was a good read.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Bern's is nice got to go their for free because a vendor wanted us to use their services.

 

[Gatordiddy]

It's funny you mentioned that Flemings. We actually ate there the last night you could really go out before the "lockdown" (so, Saturday night March 14th). For some reason, we get $50 gift cards from that Fleming's about 3 times/year. That's the only time we go. I love it! I'm not a big steak eater, I usually eat less than 10 steaks a year. So when I do eat steak I like to go to a quality place. I agree, it's way over priced - so is Ruth's Chris, Capital Grill, and all of the other 'fancy' steak houses. I've never done Bern's, so I want to hit that place at least once. In the financial forum we had a thread on 'what do you consider an expensive meal?' - it was a good read.

I remember that thread... it was a good read.
If you like Indian/Pakistani food, there is Sapphire in the same complex as that Courtyard.
It used to be a Bennigan's and was still a Bennigan's until about two years ago (I thought they had all gone out of business). The same owners just changed it over to what they do best.

Sapphire Tysons

 

[Alumni Guy]

I was a bit disappointed last time I was there. The steak was top notch, but the service has slipped.

I felt like I was on a conveyor belt. There was no finesse to the service: just give me my 3 courses, and get us out the door so the next customer can hop on the Berns O’matic steak dispensary.

 

[GR8 2B]

Exactly. Went once 20+ years ago, have had no desire to go back.

 

[Detroitgator]

Bern's is nice got to go their for free because a vendor wanted us to use their services.

Dr. Volpi? ;)

 

[GatorJ]

I’ve been there a couple times. Actually took my wife last year for our anniversary. The experience is great. Kitchen tour and wine cellar tour is cool and the desert room upstairs is excellent. We shared dessert with a fight of bourbon.

Their best steak is the Châteaubriand.

They’re not nearly my favorite restaurant in Tampa though. Not even the best steakhouse. Flemings, Charlie’s, Capital Grille, and Ocean Prime are superior steak restaurants IMO.

 

[bradgator2]

I’ve been there a couple times. Actually took my wife last year for our anniversary. The experience is great. Kitchen tour and wine cellar tour is cool and the desert room upstairs is excellent. We shared dessert with a fight of bourbon.

Their best steak is the Châteaubriand.

They’re not nearly my favorite restaurant in Tampa though. Not even the best steakhouse. Flemings, Charlie’s, Capital Grille, and Ocean Prime are superior steak restaurants IMO.

Capital Grille is the best chain steakhouse steak imo.

 

[divits]

Went there a bunch of times on an expense account. Always enjoyed it.” I don’t know if they still have the huge fish tank in the kitchen where they kept the absolute freshest fish you could find. As in still alive.

I once ordered the chateaubriand for two for myself.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Went there a bunch of times on an expense account. Always enjoyed it.” I don’t know if they still have the huge fish tank in the kitchen where they kept the absolute freshest fish you could find. As in still alive.

I once ordered the chateaubriand for two for myself.

They kill it for you at the table?