Wow, how the mighty have fallen! We always have come here for special occasions - anniversaries, birthdays and others (like when my partner became a citizen). It's never disappointed until tonight, and then it hit it big time. The food, the service, management's response all compounded insult upon injury. I was initially served a steak as tough as shoe leather. It took about 5 minutes to flag the waiter down, and he knew immediately what the issue was - they served a bad cut of ribeye. It took another 20 minutes to get a replacement and by then my partner had finished. I was so disappointed, that I asked the server to pack up the meal. I didn't want to have to have both of us finish our meal in front of the other. I complained to the manager, and he was dismissive at best. At least they comped my meal, but I mentioned that I felt that was the bare minimum they could do. He said his bosses would fire him if he were to do anything more. I'm disappointed with what has been, until tonight, one of my favorite restaurants in Austin. read more

Very nice place to share a beautiful dinner with a special one or with family! The steaks are great....especially with one of their specialty sauces. My favorite is the jalepeno blue cheese sauce. Have always had great service and a great evening! read more

As this was our first time dining at this restaurant, we weren't quite sure how it would go. One word describes our dining experience: AMAZING! The hostess gave us a fantastic table, our server was knowledgeable, personable and prompt, and all of our steaks were delicious and done to perfection. The lamp chop appetizer was great, the sides were tasty, and the dessert was scrumptious. It just couldn't have been any better and we can't wait to go back to Austin to go back again. We highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for tasteful ambience, fantastic service, and amazing food. read more

Disappointed ... Have had amazing steaks around nation and not here a years ago. It did have cool atmosphere but steak was sub par. Would have preferred outback that night. Check Eddie v's or even Steiner steak if u want a good piece of meat. read more

I love ALC and I am not the easiest to please with a steak, Every time I have been, the experience, service, and food have all been great. You truly cannot go wrong with anything you order here. Reservations are not necessarily needed, but you may want to make one for a late Friday or Saturday night dinner. I have been in there when it is empty and other times there are just a couple of free tables. Parking is not a hassle at all there is a large open lot. Attire is casual which is great. I have been in there in a dress and I have been in there wearing what I wore to run errands all day - no reason to get all fancy here! Enjoy your visit to ALC :) read more

All I can say is this was a great meal. The steaks were cooked perfectly and the fresh carrots and spinach were an added bonus. The baked potato loaded and tasted so sinful. We had the filet, bone-in rib-eye, and New York. No sauces, I am sure they were great but the steaks flavor didn't warrant them. We also had the chowder, shrimp cocktail and NM green chiles and they were great starters. Our service was great too. The only improvement they could make would be to update the place, looks tired, but I didn't notice for long because I was in a food coma! read more

Who dosent love a good steak? But for someone who travels as much as I do Good Steaks are few and far between. So when I have a good one its only right to let everyone know. We were visiting friends in Austin and our first night they took us to ALC . The place was busy even at 8:30 on a Thursday night. The staff was polite and the hors d'oeuvers were delish, we had the Blue Crab Confit and the Goat cheese stuffed peppers. My go to steak is the bone in rib eye, it was aged and perfectly cooked med rare, warm pink center. And the Juliann carrots were terrific sweet and firm but not crunchy. The decor was a mixed bag with classic Texas and modern paintings but it worked. The price was worth every penny. Loved it. read more

It's a safe steakhouse your parents would go to. Definitely no thrills or risks here. They overcooked my asparagus, which was rather disappointing. You'd think they'd have a handle on generic sides by now. I think I'll stick to Eddie V's. read more

Excellent quality, both in menu and their staff. Food and prep is above par. Comfortable rustic/chic atmosphere. And their happy hour's ridiculous. You want to give this place a try-out, start there. I think it's 5-7 on week days. Get the sampler rare to medium rare and you'll be hooked. It's 3 cuts for something along the lines of 10 bucks. Also, the fried spinach (off the menu) - it's addictive and a great app for a group. If you're catching dinner, make a reservation; it's just the sensible thing to do. If you want to overcook your steak, specify your hockey puck status cause the cut's are too good for them to overcook. Bottom line, it's top quality at a reasonable cost and you'll want to go back. read more

Very very good. Traditional steak house well prepared and excellent service. Relaxing atmosphere, not hurried. Food perfect the first time. Well worth the price. read more

Awesome food! got a couple surf and turf's for me and my girlfriend. Tried Escargot for the first time, really good. The escargot tasted like a garlic mushroom, definitely will be ordering more escargot whenever available. Cool waiter, made us creme brulee and was very informative. Will be back if I'm ever in Texas/ Austin again. read more

We always love ALC! The waitstaff is always on point and friendly. The steaks are done perfectly, no sauce needed! We usually get the bone-in ribeye. Their spinach salad has a delicious warm bacon vinagrette on it. MMMMMMM!!! They have an awesome shrimp cocktail. Definitely make a reservation on a weekend. They get busy! read more

It's not as good Mortons but it's decent. The steak is good but the sides need help. By the the saddest asparagus ever. Also the salad was just not that great. All sides were ordinary. The steakhouse experience has to be decent sides. It just lacked. The steak looks like it was 6 ounce vs. 8 ounce. The sides looked anorexic. read more

Amazing! Went there on a whim. My wife and I were not dressed up but we really wanted a steak. Everything was delicious and the price was extremely reasonable. Service was great as well. If you're in the neighborhood, don't miss out! read more

Went to the restaurant a couple months ago, and we still talk about how good this meal was. We were so impressed at the quality of the steaks we ordered. At the recommendation of other Yelpers we ordered some sauces to try, but ended up loving the flavor of the steaks so much, we barely touched the sauces. They were good, though. Also the mushroom appetizer is a must! Great food and great service. Worth every penny. read more

We came to Austin for the MotoGP at COTA. A woman on the plane recommended ALC. Since we were staying near, we hit it the first night in town. As others mentioned, it's casual but a collared shirt would be called for. It's not pretentious at all but solidly upscale. The service was on point and the food did not let us down. I had the 12 oz. Ribeye medium rare with grilled vegetables. The steak was nicely marbled and mouth-watering. As good as it was, the grilled vegetables upstaged the headliner. They were super savory and succulent. Two of us got out of there for $80 with drinks, a fraction of what we would have paid at more well known steakhouse chains. So far, it's our best dining experience in Austin. Frankly, we have been disappointed with the quality of food and mediocre service at the other restaurants we've gone to in the Austin area. I would definitely go back to ALC. read more

Had the bone in ribeye. Was amazing. Server Beau wast top notch. Mixed drinks were fantastic even when we ordered one off-menu. It is not a Chicago steakhouse nor a cowboy steakhouse. It is a very eclectic, Austin steakhouse. read more

Fantastic, An Austin heritage site. If its good enough for the Lobbyists to have it deliver while in session. Its good enough for you. I promise you will have the best steak in town, Outside of my backyard grill of course. read more

Went here last night because we had a gift card. We got the escargot appetizer which was really good! You can hardly tell you are eating snails, honestly. In terms of texture and taste they very much resembled mushrooms. For entree I got the fillet mignon with the kale side. Both tasted great!! One complain I had however, was that I asked for a medium-well steak, but got medium rare. I don't have an issue with raw meat, so I ate it and enjoyed it. Our server and the manager both came over and offered heating the steak to fix it, but I refused. The reason I refused is that in the past that has just ruined the whole experience. If your partner waits for your food to get back from the kitchen the rest of the food gets cold and if you can convince to partner to not wait for your food to be fixed, you're gonna end up eating alone, loose-loose situation. Anyways... my husband got the top sirloin steak which was also good. We got it oscar style (jumbo lump crab on top). Honestly, I thought the oscar style ruined an otherwise great steak. I've had good crab in the past and this one was not so fresh. Honestly, it was a little stinky if you ask me. Also the hollandaise sauce on top was was too strong for my taste. He got the brussel sprout side, which was really tasty, though. We also got the sauce-tasting, which was ok. The sauces were decent, don't get me wrong. It was just too much. We should have done 2 or most 3 sauces instead of 4. Our server was good, he was at times a little hasty to come back and check on us. For example, after ordering the wine we told him we needed a few minutes to decide on the food. He literally came back 2 minutes later, only to be asked to give us a few more minutes :)). But otherwise he was good. read more

We have been going to the ALC for many years. A fave place to celebrate wedding anniversary or hubby's bday. The food is unbelievably good. Start with the TX version of Oysters Rockefeller and work your way through any salad (the tomato mozzarella one was delish) and, the highlight of the meal, steak! I've tried several cuts of beef here and all melt in your mouth like buttuh. Service is fantastic and ambiance is great too. Great Austin landmark and fantastic steak house. A must-try! read more

For my money, the best porterhouse value in Austin (not that I've tried everything.) I've been a few times and the porterhouse is always good and cooked just how I like it. There are probably cheaper steaks to be found, and definitely more expensive - but ALC is consistent and you won't leave hungry. read more

Indifferent service, mediocre food at 5-star prices. Parking is ridiculous.

Superb meal for a recent birthday celebration. Not just another copy of Ruth Chris, Sullivans, or Flemings. I appreciate a restaurant that serves interesting beers. Too many places think Dos Equis, Heineken, or Shiner Bock is a premium beer. They had Real Ale's Phoenixx ESB - not common but excellent. Just about everything was right last night for our party of six celebrating a birthday. Appetizers were shrimp cocktail (with a spicy verde sauce) and rare seared tuna. Both were excellent - the tuna arrived looking like a toasted chunk of meat, but it really was sliced and put back together. Separated it was clear that it was perfectly cooked, and very tasty. All six of us had steaks, ranging from 22oz bone in ribeye, 16 oz ribeye, 12 and 8 oz filet, and 10 oz strip. Temperature ranged from medium to rare plus and rare. Every steak was perfectly cooked and tender. The ribeyes had charred fat, yet red inside. And it is just awesome to not have to order sides like you do at other premium steakhouses. We had one four sauce sampler - with two bernaise plus the Makers Mark and jalapeno blue cheese. Great add on for $10 and enough for the whole group. Not cheap, but not stupid expensive. Highly recommended. read more

My favorite steak house in Austin. The ribeye is absolutely amazing, ambiance and the staff is great. Highly recommend this place if you're craving a good steak or for a casual date night. read more

Usually enjoy ALC but dinner this Sunday was lacking. The Caesar salad dressing had some sort of hot red peppers in it. So much that the burn from the peppers overwhelmed everything. Hot peppers have no place in a Caesar salad. Next....the steaks. I had a small filet my two fellow diners had ribeyes.....we all had the same comment....WAY TOO MUCH SALT! I'm hoping the chef was just having a bad day. read more

After living in Austin for many years and hearing about how great this place is for a long time, my husband and I decided to finally give this place a try. When we walked in to the restaurant, we noticed that it's a somewhat casual steakhouse, but the atmosphere seemed nice and the rustic decor was good. For drinks, my husband ordered a glass of malbec that we regularly buy at home. When the wine arrived, it tasted quite sour, like it's been sitting there for a few days already. For appetizer, we ordered the beef sashimi and escargot. The escargot was fresh and the seasoning was great. However, the beef sashimi was a huge disappointment. I've had many different beef sashimi in my life, and being from Asia, I guess my expectations was pretty high. All I could tasted in my mouth was sesame oil, I couldn't taste anything else in my mouth, which in my opinion, really butchered such high quality meat. I would not recommend anyone ordering this. For entree, we shared a porterhouse and a sampler of four sauces. The blue cheese jalapeno and gorgonzola was very good, the bourbon and roasted garlic didn't impress me at all. As for our meat, when it arrived at our table, it was lukewarm, the meat was full of tendon and fat, it didn't taste very good at all. There was also a table of four sitting close to us, they were extremely loud and rude for quite sometime. I couldn't even have a conversation with my husband or hear the server at all. I felt that with the price I'm paying to eat there, I shouldn't feel so disturbed when I'm dining. As for rating I would only give one star because of the rude table, but if I'm rating food only, two star it is. read more

We liked this place overall - good solid steakhouse with typical food and choices. It is a little more casual than your Sullivans, Flemmings, etc and that is what we were looking for this time. I'd recommend it to those looking for the same. read more

Was looking for a great steakhouse that was not part of a chain. The reviews were good so we tried it. Best everything! We had escargot that was amazing! Steaks were tender and cooked to perfection. The steak sauces were definitely worth the $2 even though they serve only a small amount (ramekin size). They must really know what they're doing because we did not need more sauce. Dessert was a good size serving of tiramisu that I will never forget! Our waiter was Brian and he was perfect! Brian provided honest comments about everything and gave us samples of wine to help us decide which glass (not bottle) to order. My point is that he went through lots of trouble for us even though we were not getting an expensive bottle. We'll be back! Well worth the money! read more

Best steak restaurant EVER. ALC is my husband and my favorite restaurant. The steaks are amazing. The Oysters Texefeller are a really good appetizer. I like the atmosphere--casual but nice. There is so much food on your plate that we almost never have room for dessert. Dang, I want to go now! read more

Perfectly cooked steak. Great truffle mac n' cheese. I'm blanking on my waiter's name but he was great for suggestions and personality. He seemed stretched a bit thin so there were a few service gaps that I wouldn't expect for the price of the food but maybe it was an off night. My fiance loved his wine suggestions and now buys the same kind. Overall great local "Austin-y" atmosphere. We had never been before so we went in dressed in suit and tie type of wardrobe. While there saw a guy with a backwards hat and t-shirt at the bar and a group of well dressed business-types, so dress is more causal than you would think. read more

The food is amazing - you won't be disappointed with the filet mignon. Service was also very good but the beer list needs some work. I also hear their happy hour is great! We're talking steak for $9 or so. read more

review of ALC Steaks food truck from 6/11/2014 had the grilled chicken sandwich and fries - 9$ for the sandwich and I'm not sure how much more for the fries, then i added 15% tip. Sandwich was expensive and pretty good until the second bite, when I discovered a big piece of paper in my sandwich. I assume it was a piece of the paper used to separate cheese slices. Not to cool to find any kind of foreign object in your 12$ lunch from a truck. read more

Pretty casual for a steakhouse, but overall nice setting and good food. The bleu crab avocado appetizer-was good, fresh, and different. The rib-eye was delicious and didn't need the Gorgonzola butter sauce but it was good. The truffle macaroni and bacon was superb. The creme brulee was also a delight. read more

Wonderful dining experience. The 10 oz Filet was cooked perfectly and sides of truffled mac n cheese and broccoli were wonderful

The best Filet Mignon I had in my life! So good that I don't want to brush my teeth and brush taste haha. Pricey but worth every cent!

Had a great time here, food was simple and delicious. Loved the Ribeye and the Flash fried spinach. Great steakhouse.

This would have been 5 stars but my husband ordered the 28 oz t-bone and it was probably only 16 oz. We asked the waiter about it and he said the sizes vary -- "sometimes they are under 28oz and sometimes they are over by 6oz" I think they need a new butcher or a new scale... Big difference in size and price! read more

Hands down great place to get a true Austin feel. ALC is an Austin establishment. In addition to the great feel and family local owners, there's great food!!! Great steaks, awesome burgers, escargot is amazing. Tremendous wine selection. One of the best things about Alc are the key regulars that are always there that add true character to the place! Especially Fluff! So if you haven't eaten at Alc or grab a drink there, go and experience greatness!!! Oh and also, I can't forget the great staff that works there to make you feel warm and like your at home! read more

Our company is bringing food trucks now every week and this one by far has been one of my favourites! Amazing portions and really great tasty too... Steak Frites offer a very generous amount of fries... totally recommend two thumbs up! read more

In the mood for good steak and tasty asparagus... NY strip was good but small and asparagus was flimsy compared to other established steak houses like Flemings or Morton's, which are where I'll dine next time. read more