Experts' Choice Award Grill 23 & Bar
What the experts agree on
A Back Bay institution since 1983, prized for outstanding dry-aged steaks, a 1,000-bottle wine list, and classic clubby ambiance—popular with business diners and well-heeled carnivores alike.
“It looks like all the other beef barns: high ceilings, marble columns, white tablecloths and white-jacket clad waiters, lawyers and brokers whooping it up with trophy wives over trophy wines.”
– Time Out
Fodor's "Pinstripe suits, dark paneling, Persian rugs, and waiters in white jackets give this single-location steak house a posh demeanor." Full review
Frommer's "The best steakhouse in town, Grill 23 is a wood-paneled, glass-walled place with a businesslike air." Full review
Zagat4.5
""Well-heeled" steak aficionados laud this Back Bay chophouse for its "extraordinary", "mouthwatering cuts", which are served along with "excellent" sides." Full review
Gayot14.0
"Grill 23 & Bar is a twenty-first century, classic American steakhouse: yuppies and board chairmen hold court in the two-story dining room... over huge slabs of tender, juicy meat." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Although a horde of chain steakhouses has descended on Boston in recent years, Grill 23 has been the genuine article since 1983."
Rough Guide "This carnivore-fest has outstanding steaks that are aged in-house, fish from exotic locales, and myriad mouthwatering wines."
Boston Globe "Want to impress some hungry carnivores? Take them to this topnotch steakhouse for dry-aged sirloin."
Not For Tourists "Classic steakhouse. Ideal for business dinners."
Where "Order farm-raised cuts (like the 24-oz porterhouse or the 100-day aged rib-eye) a la carte. Excellent service and outstanding wine list that features more than 1,000 French, Italian and Spanish varieties." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Since opening in 1983, this Back Bay icon has been consistently ranked among the best steakhouses in New England." Full review
