Love the name of this place...Medium Rare. I had originally made reservations at another spot for lunch in the heart of Philly but there was a huge a$$ protest that closed off many of the main streets. So we had to drive away and park in Fishtown. We walked and walked to see which place looked good enough to dine at. As you all know, it is never good to have a girl feeling hangry AF. Lol. By 1pm I just said YES to this place even though I am not a huge steak lover. We were greeted warmly and seated immediately. Our waiter, Victor, was attentive and super friendly. The brunch menu is simple: $33.95 for a starter, main and drink. We opted not to pick any of the alcohol choices and surprisingly our meal came out to $24.95/pp. Menu did not say that the cost pp would be less if you choose coffee/tea/juice. I was like...niceeee!! Finally an affordable meal. Lol. Here is what we had... - Parfait w/cranberries, walnuts and granola - Mixed Green Salad w/vinaigrette - Steak & Eggs (I chose poached eggs) - Steak Frites (the shoestring fries were sooo good) Artisan Rustic Bread fresh out of the oven with butter is served as well. Medium Rare serves up Award-Winning Coulotte steaks, also known as top sirloin cap or picanha. The meats were tender and tasty. Everything was seasoned perfectly. Restrooms are unisex. Pepe Le Pew's voice will greet you. He is super flirtatious and I had a good laugh. Lol. read more

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Came here for the first time with a group of people (7 of us) to celebrate a birthday on a Friday night. The bread and salad ware so good! I ordered the sauce for my steak in the side since I wasn't familiar with it. I cannot tell you how great it all was! Oh and the desserts are large enough to share (I got a sundae and it was huge!). My friends and I are planning to go for brunch soon. All of the staff who we dealt with were great! read more

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Overall it's ok. They advertise refills but portions are fairly small. I would say total meat you get after both rounds is at most 8oz (250g), left both my dad and brother hungry lol. I wanna say the fries are better than the meat, their speciality sauce is just your average peppercorn sauce. Also what's up with the creepy voice in the restrooms teaching pickup lines in French? read more

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Finally got to Medium Rare after it being on my list for months!! With all the snow, we had a bit of trouble getting up there, I called to let them know we'd be late and they we're incredibly accomdating and understanding. The space is huge with countless tables and a large bar area. Depending on where you're sitting, you can see right into the kitchen which is a fun touch. Our server, Macey, was lovely! She explained how everything worked and was super attentive and fun. The food was awesomeeeee. I expected the steak frites to be the star of the show, which it was, but the starter salad was shockingly good. Our steak was cooked perfectly and so flavorful. If you're not into a peppercorn sauce, make sure to give them a headsup as the first round it comes on the steak. Such a fun touch that they come by with more fries and steak as you need it. For two meals and two drinks, our bill came to under 100 bucks which is great for everything we got. Will definetly be back soon to try their brunch with 25 cent mimosas! read more

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Happy New Year! Came here for a special New Year's Day event where we all had to wear pajamas for brunch lol. The food was pretty good and the drinks were amazing! They even had $5 espresso martinis and 25 cent Mimosas! We all got different things but I believe that between the whole group, we got almost every main dish item. I got the Benedict which had a steak & mushroom hash. Wasn't horrible but had a unique taste. I wouldn't order it again but I won't say I disliked it. My other friends ordered the steak & eggs and the French toast & sausage. Tasted a piece of all of them and they all were pretty tasty. I'd def go to this restaurant again and I heard that there's a New York location?! Ambiance was cool! Bright, inviting and they still had the Christmas vibes going. Service was pretty good as well; very attentive and interactive! read more

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Heard a lot of good things about this place and went on a Saturday for brunch. The bread at the start was great. Soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside. The butter was a little salty since they finish it with coarse salt on top, which might be great for some people. The salad was fresh and well done. The parfait was actually amazing. Lots of granola if that's your thing, and the jam and yogurt combo was really nice. We ordered the steak and fries and the eggs Benedict. The steak and fries were well cooked but way too salty for me. The fries were slightly soggy, though the flavor was still there. Had to have my partner finish it instead. The eggs Benedict, unfortunately, was the biggest miss. The flavors were very sour and just didn't work together at all. The meat was overcooked and had an unpleasant flavor. The egg itself was runny and tasty, so I ended up just focusing on that and pushing the rest aside. I didn't finish it. Cocktails were great, and the 25¢ deal is honestly a steal. They also offer mocktails, which I really appreciated as someone who doesn't always drink but still wants the vibe. Service was excellent. Very attentive, friendly, and genuinely welcoming. The atmosphere was on point. High-end but quirky, very Fishtown, very millennial-coded. The music fit the space perfectly. Overall, it's a great spot for brunch vibes, drinks, and atmosphere. I just wouldn't go in expecting the food to be the main highlight. read more

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Medium rare was a fun place for a birthday dinner with friends. The menu is simple, a prefixe menu with bread, salad, steak and fries. I started with a specialty sangria which was sweet. The food was all fresh. Steak was decent, but I loved the sauce. The best part is once you're done with your first dish, they pile more steak and fries on your plate. Everyone at the table had a good portion to take home! The bathroom was interesting, as they had a French language lesson playing on the speaker. read more

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Came for brunch for my friends birthday. We were a large party, so she had to do an events buyout for our table, even though the place wasn't busy. The service was great and the food was alright. The sauce was very overpowering so everything on the plate had the same taste. While my fries were perfectly salted, there were some people at our table that had super salty fries. read more

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Came through Medium Rare after making a reservation for Valentine's day a month in advance. Was it busy and hectic? Yes. But where else wasn't? There was a bit of a wait for reservations and the hosts were frazzled but they did it with grace...and champagne while we waited (which is always helpful). The food: they start off with bread and a salad which were both amazing. The bread was hot and soft, salad was well dressed but a basic jawn. Medium rare with fries was good and good portion wise. The portobello mushroom (if you don't do steak) with red pepper sauce was surprisingly good asf! All of their dessert options were fire and enough for two people. The staff were really accommodating and handled things well despite the hectic-ness of it all. Lastly, my bill wasn't half bad and I can never be mad at that. I'll definitely be back and I'd definitely want to try their brunch. read more

Brittany was amazing. She was attentive, personable and on point with timing of drinks and food. The food is great! They keep it simple. The salad was the first course and well dressed salad with tasty, possibly in-house made bread. Simple paper tablecloth with server writing what you want to keep runners together. If you are a 'medium well / well done' person, get 'medium'. The steak is thinly sliced. And you get TWO rounds. Let me make this clear, 1 salad, 2 steaks and 2 fries for one fixed price The fries are well seasoned and the second round is even better. They have a gravy and I ask for it on the side to dip. It puts you in the mind of a peppercorn gravy. Tasty however I'm glad I was dipping and not drowning in it. I'd definitely come back again. Brittany sold us on brunch so we have to check that out one day. Ps- this place is cute. Open floor style with funny bathroom pics and you can learn French while you tinkle. Ha! read more

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It's not often I go to Fishtown for a meal (or much else for that matter) simply for the parking issue. Medium Rare lured me down here with their promise of delectable steak frites. We booked a table on open table and with fingers crossed and bated breath we braved Fishtown. Parking: horrendous- even with handicapped plates. We found a spot four blocks over with 2 hour parking so lingering over our meal or grabbing dessert was not an option. Ambiance: Loud, tightly packed tables. Both indoor and outdoor dining, clean and industrial. Slightly off that some of the prep area was accessible by patrons. Service: Polite, attentive - orders are written on the table - there is a quite limited menu so the likelihood of an error is difficult Food: a full five stars on the frites and eggs - they may have single-handedly ruined scrambled eggs for me forever. Light, fluffy and plated so perfectly in a cute little ball. Fishtown chaos is a special kind of purgatory; Medium Rare makes it heaven on the other side. Our experience was a pleasant one and one worth recommending. I personally recommend brunch over dinner just for the few extra options on an extremely limited menu. read more

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My friends and I loved our time at Medium Rare. The service was great, the drinks were strong, and the food was solid!! The value was honestly unbeatable. They start you off with bread, then a salad, and two BIG servings of steak frites. The steak was cooked perfectly to our liking and that sauce is sooooo good I honestly was drowning my steak and fries in it. The fries were definitely salty-not my fave but other than that they were really good. The blackberry sangria I had was sooooo tasty. My friends had the hibiscus margarita and the hot apple cider. Also super good. Kate our server was so friendly and personable! I mentioned that we were celebrating and the team made my friend feel really special and even brought out ice cream with a big sparkler in it for him! Definitely will be going back. Super interested in trying their brunch. read more

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It's always fun discovering new spots. Based on previous reviews I didn't go in with high expectations, but we enjoyed our meal here. It's simple. Loved the fries. Thankfully we liked the secret sauce (like a tangy gravy). Desserts were delicious (key lime pie and chocolate cake). The space was nice and service was great. My husband and son really enjoyed it and said they'd wanna come back which means something! The portions are smaller so getting seconds is gimmicky but that's totally fine, it worked on us. ;) The bazooka gum at the end was awesome- the last time I chewed one of these was like 40 years ago. Lol So it was fun sharing this with my teenage son. :) it's the little things I appreciate. read more

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We went to the opening of medium rare and had ourselves a time. The opening was met with champagne at the door, great vibes via the servers personalities and music. The owner is an absolute gem to speak with! Overall I think the steak and frites was delicious and perfectly straight to the point. That sauce was a dream. The ice cream sundae was definitely worth a risk as someone who's lactose intolerant but was it absolutely worth it Only thing that prevents me from doing 5 stars is that while the restaurant was busy it wasn't swamped. We ended up waiting about 45 mins to get out glass of wine and about 20 more minutes after that to receive our food after we asked about its whereabouts I would avoid getting the salad as it was a fairly dry generic salad that probably could've not been included on the pre-fixe menu read more

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It was just okay. I was excited at the concept of seconds for steak, especially because I was looking for meat for dinner. However, since the steak was so thin, it might've been more cost effective to go somewhere nicer. I feel like it's misleading. They sell you a prix fixe menu, so it seems fancy, but the appetizers are literally just bread and salad. You can get that with your meal kind of anywhere. I ordered my steak medium for the first and medium rare for the second, after I saw how "medium" the first was one was. I think it might have been because they add sauce or because the steak is so thin, but it came out tougher than I wanted. Barely medium well. The "medium rare" steak was better, but not by much. Most of the flavor comes from the sauce, which is like gravy. I wish I'd just had lightly seasoned steak with some butter. I got my "seconds" to go. I ended up paying extra for portobello mushroom, but was not told it would cost extra. I was told that they were serving it with the steak and agreed to it, not knowing I was being upsold. Avoid this. They give you very little for $11. It was good, but not THAT good. I went on a weekday night, so it wasn't crowded. My waiter was attentive and I got everything pretty much right away. But it wasn't what I would call an "upscale" experience and I would've liked better. read more

Medium Rare, a prix fixe steak house, had some good points and some oddities. We spent much of the meal trying to figure out who Medium Rare was created for (decided it was for those who preferred a casual, quirkier steak house at a lower price point), why the "wink wink" attitude toward seconds (it was in the Inquirer, so it's not a secret), and why was the table (and our orders) diagrammed on the table (initially we thought it was so the server/bus people wouldn't need to interrupt conversation to serve, because they would consult the diagram, but that didn't turn out to be the case) The house bread and butter was great--nice crust. The salad was fine. The fries were terrific--cripsy and well-seasoned. The steak was cooked almost to the temperatures requested and came pre-sliced and drenched in a steak sauce. I prefer my steak to be allowed to speak for itself: salt-and-peppered with a hard sear. I suggest that the sauce either be served on the side or each diner asked if they wanted sauce. Likewise, instead of automatically bringing seconds for everyone (I was leaning toward not having seconds in favor of dessert), it'd be more cost effective if the server asked who wanted seconds (and of what, perhaps only fries or only steak) and then brought out plated seconds (rather than having a bus person squat next to the table to tong-serve pre-sliced steak and then fries onto each diner's plate one grip at a time). The desserts were good: the "Matilda" chocolate cake had the most praise--upsold a scoop of vanilla ice cream to cut the chocolate. The key lime pie had a nice flavor. The ice cream sundae looked impressive, but was mostly whipped cream, and the toppings needed to have been applied more evenly--one side was hot fudge, the other side was walnuts, so no bite was equal. Overall, the space was trendy (if loud with only hard surfaces) and service was friendly. If you're looking for steak at a good price in Fishtown, then Medium Rare is your spot. read more

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Service was amazing; friendly, informative, communicative. Kathryn was very attentive and personable, and many other staff checked on our table. We sat outside which was quiet and charming. For the price, it's the best value brunch in Fishtown. The food was good but the kitchen is still working out some kinks (this is only the second weekend they're open for brunch) but I think once they hit their stride it'll be a 5 star spot for sure. I am so glad there is a place like this in the neighborhood. We will definitely come back for dinner! read more

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Came here during opening weekend and there was no wait. The menu was straight forward. Everything tasted great & fresh. Our server Marcus is a huge character-- funny & sweet. & to our surprise, Marcus came back out with another serving of steak & frites. The bread is also a highlight- it is a mix between sourdough & focaccia. They have outdoor seating in their back patio & shade. read more

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This has been on our list since it opened and finally. Cozy ambiance on a rainy night and friendly service, combined with a well-presented prix fixe menu. The prix fixe consists of bread, salad, steak slices and fries. The actual food isn't really that special. The brown sauce on the steak is tangy. The sliced steak serving sizes are relatively small, but come in two rounds. Our party of four was still hungry and ordered three desserts - ice cream and whipped cream, key lime pie and double chocolate cake. The desserts, especially the double chocolate, just might have been the highlight. Glad we came, but will probably look at other neighborhood options next time. read more

Five stars. This place is incredible. I got the steak frites and my girlfriend got the steak and eggs, and both were amazing. Definitely recommend getting the steak medium there's just a perfect amount of pink and it comes out great. The drinks are affordable(25cents for brunch), the vibe is awesome, and the whole staff was super friendly. Seriously loved every worker here. Shoutout to Chris for being an excellent server he made the experience even better. Will definitely be back. read more

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Overall good experience for a date night! The price is very hard to beat for the amount of food that is included! We got a bottle of wine that was decent. Bread and salad were good. Steak was cooked perfectly to how we wanted it (medium rare) and the fries were delicious and perfectly salted. The second plate of steak and frites was just as well cooked. We ended with the apple pie that was okay. Next time we would probably get the carrot cake or sundae. Service was also very good! read more

I saw so much hype about this place on tiktok that even though I'm vegetarian I went and tried this place out and I left....disappointed. Service: We had reservations for 7pm and still had to wait a bit to be seated, and then once seated we had to wait a bit to be greeted by our waiter. Our bread and salad came out pretty quick but our main dish didn't reach our table until 8:15. Food: bread not salty enough. Salad was simple and delish (maybe I'm biased as a vegetarian lol). Steak was yum, but not piping hot by the time it reached us. The sauce on top was gritty and I didn't love that texture. The french fries were salty and crunchy, no complaints here. I did enjoy the secret section portion aspect of their service. Ambiance: the tables are quite close to each other. I had a bigger coat on and felt like I couldn't navigate the seating area well. The music is loud so you have to yell across the table. There are only 3 bathroom stalls and one was flooded (ew) I am not a good judge of a good steak, but the overall experience left me disappointed. I still give 3 stars because the food isn't bad, and for $35 a person for a 3 course meal it's a good bang for ur buck. read more

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Medium rare is a rare restaurant for our city however a good one nonetheless. I enjoy a good steak. Keep in mind this is just steak and fries with good sauce and the steak is a flank steak. It is a prefixed menu at a set price. You also do receive seconds which is nice! Great actually! They do offer a desert menu but I did not try this while there. The service was ok nothing to jump out the window but I felt seen and I respect that!!! Again I'm easy!!! The atmosphere gives business casual. And there's this open oven area that's warm and cozy. The bartender was very engaging . I will definitely return as the food was good. read more

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TLDR: food was GREAT. seconds were even better. Food was delicious; make sure you hold space for seconds. The salad? Incredible. The bread? A little tough to break through but still yummy. Servers are attentive (and try to take my plate without me being done, haha) but helpful. I would definitely be going back! read more

Tried Medium Rare for the 1st time. They have a prix fixe menu for $32.95. You receive warm bread with butter, a salad, and steak frites with a secret sauce. I learned that they sell the sauce and bread on location. I ordered my steak medium well and due to the steak being cut nice and slender the meat was not difficult to chew. The meat and fries were seasoned well. The restaurant is spacious and appears to have an open concept. After the meal you receive a piece of bazooka gum. I should have asked the significance of giving us the gum. Great meal for the price. read more

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well-known chain with solid steak frites! i was so excited when a medium rare opened in philly, i had to check it out! my friend and i walked in around 830p on a weekday, and there was no wait. they serve a set menu with bread, mixed green salad, and steak frites for the price of 32.95. you get two servings of the steak frites, and the only choice you have to make is choosing the temperature of the steak (which we got medium rare, of course). you can also add dessert, and my friend and i shared the key lime pie which was rich and creamy. overall, the meal was standard. the food was exactly what you signed up for, and the steak was solid. i personally did not like the fries, they were a little too salty, but they were decent with the steak sauce. it was a good experience for the price, but the food wasn't anything to rave about either. i do like the concept of the chain, and the server writes directly on the paper covering the table which is fun. it's a rather large space with lots of empty tables, and could be good for good groups. they tried to be modern and hip with their neon bathroom sign, but it's nothing special. the restroom audio plays french lessons... quite odd actually. i'm not rushing to come back, but the experience did meet my expectations. read more

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Yikes. In a city full of good restaurants where a family of four can easily dine well for $200 please don't waste your money on this chain. We honestly wanted to like it, even allocating a key holiday evening to the attempt, but it was a bust. The signature meal = a mediocre piece of bread, a decent small salad, and cold (yes cold) sliced steak in a tasteless sauce with some excellent French fries. The wine list is overpriced and mediocre, and the desserts rely on being extremely large and sugary rather than actually good. The staff try, but often leave you hanging waiting for water for long spells, don't even look over to check between courses, and are limited in their options for steering you towards the better food because there aren't any options. Yes, we got a 20% discount and free dessert for the cold steak, but that hardly makes up for the remaining $200 wasted on dinner. read more

Staff was friendly and informative. Steak frites were so good. Served with warm crispy bread and salad. Drinks were delicious and fairly priced. Overall was a great experience, would highly recommend! read more

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Delicious. Service was great. Macie was training, and she and her trainer were 10/10. Went for a 10-year anniversary, and it was perfect. read more

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We were excited to try this place and left disappointed. We sat inside. It was roomy and nice. The outdoor seating in the rear of the restaurant looked cool. Staff were friendly. We came on a Friday night. It was busy but far from packed. Their menu is pre fixe which keeps things simple. For $32 you get salad, crusty bread w salted butter and meat and fries w sauce. They also offer one appetizer which is a portabella mushroom. I thought the salad as pretty good, the Italian style bread was good, the fries were delicious and the steak was decently tender but for something is the centerpiece of your brand it wasn't that flavorful. Also it took forever for our food to come. It's not a complicated menu. The waiter apologized several times but had no explanation. And we weren't offered seconds as advertised on IG and honestly we waited so long we wouldn't have risked waiting more. I'm just very confused as to why we waited 30 minutes for our last course when it's the only thing on the menu. We thought the portabella was ok. It was just one mushroom sliced this w a char on it and a light red peeper sauce for $11. Totally not worth it. Before our meal we discussed dessert but they were out of the choc cake and the carrot cake would have been our second choice - here's the wierd thing, we sat at the table next to the dessert station and during our long ass meal we watched them cut and serve the carrot cake. It was iced all over per usual. Once it was gone they brought out another carrot cake- this one only had icing in between the layers and on top. Not in the sides. I guess they ran out of icing? Food consistency seems to be an issue (which I now see as I look at the pictures from others) There was potential for this to be a great place but waaay too many misses. It's a shame. read more

I was afraid the steak would be dry, the sauce wouldn't be to my liking, the fries would be awful, and that it would be too stuffy as a new restaurant. So relieved that I was wrong about everything! My group emptied all of our plates, including the second serving of steak frites. It's pretty casual - paper covering the tables and funny bathroom decorations. Marcus our server made sure we had a good time. Glad to have a new steak option in the city! read more

Immediately welcomed and seated at our table. Our server, Brandon, was FANTASTIC from the start. Started with cocktails and salad. Super crisp and love the secret dressing on it. We opted for the traditional steal frites and the mushroom. So freaking good! The gravy on the steak....I could bathe in it. Our server brought us extra for the fries. The steak was literally inhaled and I had told my husband...wow I could totally eat another one. Lots of surprises here and will absolutely be back. read more

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Set menu provided, which takes out the decision fatigue a lot of people seem to have and everything tasted great. Service is was great and very helpful read more

VIctor our bartender was amazing and knowledgeable. Sitting at the bar was everything! The Playlist hit hard as well. Good vibes, excellent food. ​ read more

This place is great the food was cooked perfectly then the service was great and the crowd and decor were amazing I love this place also treasure my server was great she was kind and patient read more

Service was polite but they seemed lost. Had to make several requests for forgotten items/water etc. Salad was a pathetic. If the restaurant is semi French-themed you could at least have a fresh lyonnaise style salad. Bread was fine but the butter was very meh. Clearly just a stick of butter from the grocery store, not a second of thought towards presentation. Steaks were cooked well, very little flavor however. The peppercorn sauce helped with the lack of flavor but was middling at best. You can easily do much better at home. Fries were good. Wine list was limited which is understandable but imo overpriced for the offering. For two meals and one bottle of wine the total came out to $130 plus tip bringing us to $156. You can very easily go to a higher quality French restaurant in the city and receive better service, better food, more options, and improved ambiance. Do not recommend. read more

Simple situation, good food, we loved getting seconds, Brendan's service was top notch, and the overall night was great. Get the chocolate cake and the ice cream. read more

I think the only thing I enjoyed was the salad and the fries the bread was way too hard the steak was very underwhelming there are plenty of places in the city to get a good steak read more

The food is mid. Very underwhelmed. I've been 2x and probably won't go back. Steak was good just not impressed.

Great food experience excellent , will definitely return and try something different , we did brunch will try dinner and maybe a dessert read more

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