Flat Iron Steak and Saloon

My wife, our good friend, Amanda, and I went to Flat Iron Steak and Saloon for the first time last night for dinner.  The decor was nice and welcoming and service was great.

I ordered the Crab Cakes, came with fries and coleslaw.  All very delicious as I have not had crab cakes in a while and was going to order between the Scallops and Crab Cakes and the water immediately suggested the crab cakes so I chose them.  I'm an eat pretty much ANYTHING kind of guy so it's actually tough for me to go to a restaurant with great variety because I WANT EVERYTHING! :)

My wife wasn't feeling too hungry so just ordered the Wedge Salad and had no problems with it.

Our friend Amanda got the Hamburger!  All seemed to enjoy it and overall our dinner portions and quality were great!

We then gave into their dessert menu and all shared the apple nut pie ala mode!  It was delicious as they sliced the apples thinly within the slice!  Very good technique and GOOD size portion for one order of dessert that was perfect for the 3 of us!

Overall great first experience at the Flat Iron Steak and Saloon as we live right down the street from King Street and will definitely go back again!

After reading some favorable reviews my husband and myself dined at this establishment.  We found that the reviews were not consistent with the quality of the food. I ordered a Mojito from my server and was told there was no fresh mint. I proceeded to order a Hurricane, again it failed. I was told they didn't have the right kind of alcohol. The manager did come over and apologized and he comped their specialty drink which was excellent. We proceeded to order dinner. Prime Rib for me and bone-in Rib eye for him. We are sorry to say we were very disappointed in the cut and quality of the meat. The cost of each meal greatly outweighed the quality of the beef. My husbands steak was 3/4" thick and did not represent the price of it. My Prime Rib was no where near as tender as it should be. We did have the French Onion Soup, which was excellent. Thinks just got worse. We tried Crème Brule and berries with cream. The desserts showed up and the Crème Brule had the caramelized sugar undercooked which made it soft and mushy. Again the manager came over and
apologized.
To top it off, when the fresh berries came, it had "Fresh Mint" on top of the cream.
If we do return, it will be to have drinks and appetizers and the bar.(Maybe)

Ric and Jane

I went here last week to watch a New Orleans Saints game at the saloon portion upstairs. I had the grilled cheese sandwich and lobster bisque, both of which were decent. However, honestly, the high light of the meal were the drink specials, 2.00 draft beers and 2.50 bloody marys.

Honestly, the thing I am most excited about is that Agua Viva, which used to occupy this location, is gone...it had to be one of the sketchiest, rapiest bars in Alexandria if not the DC metro area.