Iron Gate Restaurant
| Address: | 1360 El Camino Real, Belmont, CA 94002, USA |
| Phone: | +1 650-592-7893 |
| Site: | iron-gate.com |
| Rating: | 3.9 |
| Working: | 5–9PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 5:30–10:30PM 4:30–9PM |
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Joan Tabb
Weve been eating at the Iron Gate for years and years and years and years...Well, you get the idea. And suffice it to say that not only have we never had a bad meal there, weve never even had a fair or just good meal. Every meal is excellent; fresh and delicious, prepared with attention to detail. Plus, they made an outstanding dinner party for one of my husbands big birthdays and everyone at the Iron Gate bent over backwards to make it a delicious, festive and wonderful party!! Our guests, many years later, still rave about it! And guess where were going tonight for an early holiday dinner...You got it..The Iron Gate!!
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Jennifer Gile
What a gem! Our party had reservations with another restaurant that they broke terrifically. Our party of 13 took cabs down to Iron Gate and they were able to get us into a semi-private room at the last minute and with no reservations. The staff are gems. We were treated like royalty, the food was divine, and the drinks were perfection. It was a great meal to celebrate a great day! The host also helped organize cabs to get our fat and happy group home! My only complaint is that one of my friends took my leftover steak home! Boo, I wanted it! ;) Ill definitely plan to celebrate here again!
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Matthew Adjemian
Great atmosphere, good food, good service. Our waiter was extremely friendly and told us how he had spent the last 3 decades as a waiter at this same establishment as was very happy about how the owners treated him. We went here for our anniversary dinner and werent disappointed. We brought our own wine and paid the reasonable corkage fee. The steaks were tasty, but everything was swimming in butter. Delicious, but I had to run a few extra miles that week to make up for it. Highlight of the evening was the show as the waiter cooked the Steak Diane in front of us at the table.
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Tj Dinges
By far one of my favorite restaurants in the Bay Area. The service is killer and the food is even better. My favorites are the warm spinach salad, steak Diane, abalone, Cesar salad.... The list goes on! You really can not get a bad meal here! The lighting is dim, so if you are looking for an intimate meal this is the place. Furthermore, they accept the passport dining card, so buy 1 meal, get 1 free. I will continue going here for special occasions/ whenever I get the chance!!!! I promise you will not be disappointed.
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Jennifer Yoo
The food here was good, but Ive had better. The caeser salad had too much dressing, the root vegetable sides on my dish were so-so, and my filet mignon wasnt paired with the right seasoning (something was off). This place is very popular, though! Especially for special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. The night I came here, I witnessed at least 4 other celebrations (I was there for a birthday). The decor is nice and makes for good photos, and the service is excellent. I just wish the food was better.
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Roy Hashimoto
Weve been to Iron Gate once and we enjoyed our meal. It is quite a formal place and not really our style so we havent been back. Despite that, well always have "warm" memories of Iron Gate because it is the only place we know where you can have every course served on fire! - Les Epinards Au Bacon Flambe (salad on fire) - Steak Au Poivre Flambe (entree on fire) - Strawberry Flambe (dessert on fire) If that kindles your interest then put on your finest asbestos suit and try it out.
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Sam Prudente
Picked me right back up from one of the most terrible days of the year. Atmosphere was great although I felt under-dressed and the service was excellent. We only had wines and appetizers but they were fantastic: Crevettes Bordelaise and Prosciutto De Melon went well with the Far Niente. As my date wryly said, "Its the sorta place youd bring your old, great aunt to..." but Im not so sure, cause my old great aunts rocked. So maybe theyd like this place, yeah?
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A Private User
If my wife and I have a special occasion, this is the place we go. Steak Diane is unbelievably delicious and prepared at your table, its all about the sauce baby! The calimare steak is the best I've ever had, so tender! Spinach salad is great. For dessert, you gotta try the bananas Fosters; done at your table, it's indescribably awesome. If it were a little less steep(or if I were richer) we'd eat there much more often. I LOVE this place!
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A Private User
My wife & I have gone to this restaurant since 1974. Lunch and Dinner. Always perfect service (we love Ted!); the atmosphere is very warm, friendly, never stuffy, and even fully packed the accoustics are great. Well, the food, absolutely the best!!! Want a variation frrom the menu... just ask and they will always be happy to accommodate you. Want to treat someone who is very special? This is the place.
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Tom Hutton
We asked a waiter how long hes worked there. 40 years! Another one said he was the new kid on the block: 16 years! My dinner started with escargot and then abalone - yum! Their wine list is extensive (e.g. at least ten years depth in BV Private Reserve). Unlike most restaurants their wine prices are NOT triple retail but just a reasonable markup. I wish we lived closer!
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A Private User
should have known what i was in for when i noticed the only people in there were senior citizens. the staff was courteous, but the food horrible. it was obviously microwaved food. the vegetables were clearly frozen and just reheated as well. i will never go back; even if the meal was comped. too bad gordon ramsey didnt make it there before me :(
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Tom Maiaroto
Horrific selection of wine by the glass. Some decent bottles. The food was ok, but hard to tell through all the salt and butter. Not worth the price at all. Very dated decor. I so wanted to like this place too. Very big space that makes it feel like a hotel banquet hall. Not romantic. Just mediocre. Good service. Very friendly people.
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Robert Newsom
Tried and true traditional Continental cuisine ,black tie/white linen service.Did I say it is always the same? It is consistently excellent. I used to say it was expensive but now so many lesser quality places have caught up with the pricing. We go here when we have something to celebrate.I am always trying to dream up something.
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Pavel Mikhalchuk
Dont let the waiters make menu choices for you. You gonna be charged extra $100-200. Then you would wish not to pay tips which leads to the freaking manager yelling at you the classic American "Thank you f***in much"!!! And yes, after that youre in the black list. No way back!!!
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kassie s
The food was phenomenal and the wait staff was exceptional. They were friendly, courteous and efficient. The food was beyond excellent. Very busy but that didnt hinder the staff at all. Very great place to go to for a romantic dinner that you can dress a little up for.
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Gigi Boyter
Horrible food. The Salmon i ordered had some bones. The price of the food is too pricey, its not worth the food we ate. The waiter forgotten our salad to serve on our three course meal and even argued that he already served it ..OMG..
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Carlos Escapa
We had a terrific time and a terrific meal. Five stars because of the value for the price. The atmosphere on Saturday evening is fantastic - this is a unique neighborhood joint where people have been customers for a long long time.
