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Sam and Harry's - Renaissance Schaumburg

Sam and Harry's - Renaissance Schaumburg

1551 North Thoreau Drive Schaumburg, IL 60173, 60173-4107, United States

Steak • Seafood • European • American


"We went on Valentine's Day and both my wife and I were disappointed. First, our waitress was great. No complaints with her. Second, the special dessert they had was a brownie with ice cream and a pastry on top. My wife couldn't stop raving about it even though the brownie, IMO, was really dense and hard. Third, my wife doesn't like oysters, and the restaurant was kind enough to substitute a shrimp course instead. Unfortunately, those were the only good things in our opinion. We sat so close to the people next to us, I could have reached over and eaten off their plates. They sat us next to the kitchen which is next to the door to the outside deck. Easily the worst table location in the restaurant even though there were many open tables in much better areas (we had reservations, so it wasn't like we were walk ins). The butter and bread was just fair. So many top notch restaurants are elevating their bread and butter, so it's disappointing when you get a butter so ordinary. The lobster bisque was oily. I'm not sure how they made it, but we've had lobster bisque a hundred times before, and this by far the worst tasting. My wife thought her medium rare steak was overcooked and not tasty. I felt mine was cooked properly and was very good. Finally, the atmosphere and ambiance in the restaurant is just OK. Not sure why so many people rate it so high. They did the best they could with it being connected to a hotel convention center, but it's not 5 star. Overall, while the wait staff was excellent, whomever allowed us to substitute off a non substitution menu was very accommodating, there were way too many negatives and we won't be returning."

The Ranch Saloon Steakhouse

The Ranch Saloon Steakhouse

1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, United States Of America

Cafe • Steak • Pasta • Steakhouse


"I was really looking forward to this dinner; I hadn 't tried B&B Steakhouse yet and this was a great opportunity to do so on the last night of the rodeo. Unfortunately, it wasn 't what I expected. We arrived at 4:15 for our 4:30 reservation and were told we would be seated in a sec . It wasn 't until about 5:45 that we finally got seated. Attempts to talk to the hostess were met with we 're just waiting for tables to leave as she told new customers coming in that they would be seated in a sec . I understand that it was the last night of rodeo and people were there to see George Strait but it seems to me that an experienced manager would have been able to plan better. The meal in itself was quite good, however, I ordered my steak medium rare and my boyfriend ordered his medium well. They came out looking exactly the same temperature. Since we were already very late I wasn 't going to send the steaks back. They were out of a number of items, which again being the last night I could understand but it was frustrating none the less. The table we sat at was in various pieces with high and low spots under a white tablecloth, when we looked underneath you could tell it was essentially falling apart. As a result, I spilled my drink because I set it on a crooked part of the table. They never did get me a replacement and they charged me for both the spilled drink and the replacement. They did take that off the bill but not until I brought it to their attention. Overall, a very disappointing experience for a meal that cost roughly $150 each. Not sure I 'll try their permanent location, for that price there are a lot of great steakhouses with impeccable service."