Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

We have eaten at the Greensboro Fleming's at least 15-20 times by now; both at the bar and in the main dining area.  I have never had anything but wonderful service and wonderful food.  I also love the look of the inside space AND I really love the music they play in the background (think Jack Johnson, Wilco, Avett Brothers).  

The joint is pricey; definitely one of the most expensive places in Greensboro to dine.  But as I said above, I've never had anything but a top-notch experience, so I can justify the expense as a special splurge.  When in the dining room, my husband and I usually split a steak and a salad and a side or two and it is more than enough food for the two of us.  I've never felt any negativity from the servers about splitting a steak; they just bring an extra plate and we divvy it up.  They will also go ahead and split the salads onto 2 plates (have to get the same salad obviously).  Lately my husband always orders the tuna appetizer, which again, is pricey, but it is the best seared tuna I've ever had.  We've gotten it three times and it is a very consistent dish.  

Last time we ate at Flemings, we took my parents for their anniversary and we splurged (pricey on top of pricey - ouch!) on the seafood tower.  The seafood tower is both magically delicious (assuming one likes shellfish) AND beautifully presented.  You order it by the person (2 or more).  We ordered for 3 and 5 of us had plenty to eat, especially with salads, sides and steaks to follow.  

The bar dining offers some better deals, particularly the 5 for 6 til 7, which gets tweaked occasionally and is not quite as good as a deal when compared to a few years ago, but hey, it's still a pretty darn good deal!  The $6 cheeseburger is an astoundingly good deal and a delicious burger worth a much higher price point.  Note that these deals are only good to 7pm (every night).  BUT, thanks to NC's ban on Happy Hours, the $6 drink menu is all night long.  

We usually also save at least a little by getting these $25 gift cards by reserving online.  When I told our server it was my parents' anniversary and could they get a box of the (free) house-made chocolate truffles, he brought them out with one of those nifty $25 gift cards nestled inside the bow.  Score!  So, you can find some deals here and there.  

All in all, a solid recommendation from Junebug to check out the Fleming's in Greensboro.  And, if you aren't up for a fancy choco lava cake after your meal, you can burn off some calories walking over to the Ben & Jerry's to eat ice cream and people watch after your meal.

We arrived at the steakhouse a little early cause we were all hungry.. me and my partner's parents.  They did invite us to sit within the bar area, which was dimly lit which was okay.  We had an awesome bartender/waitstaff that immediately came over and greeted us with water and took our beverage order.  I had the blood orange mimosa.. (rather tasty).  Once he took our order, 3 prime rib dinners and one bbq salmon.  The salads came quick, but the entree's took about 45 minutes to hr.  Given the fact that it was Mother's Day. I understand.  However, the entree's came out cold, but the side dishes were hot and delicious.  Mac and Cheese, Creamed Spinach and Flemings Potatoes.  

Service 5
Food 3
Ambience 3
Overall 3

I am shocked to see so many positive ratings after so much went so wrong with our dinner last night.  We eat at this restaurant in many other cities and it's nearly always flawless.  Let's face it, this place is NOT cheap, so expecting stellar service is not unreasonable.

My drink was awful and had to be sent back.  Trying to keep things simple,   I ordered a Patron silver over crushed ice, lemons and limes on the side.  I am still waiting for the lemons as of this writing and it was on cubed ice.  I am specific when I order a drink and this order is not a difficult one.  I figured after the initial drink tasted so bad, how could they mess up my next request?  

The salads were brought out.  One problem:   One was supposed to be a Caesar and the other a wedge, no blue cheese, substitute  another dressing.  They brought out 2 wedge salads with the blue cheese.  It took a minute to flag down the waiter and it was quickly corrected.  At this point we looked at each other as if it was some kind of bad dream!  We really laughed at this point!  

My prime New York was very flavorful!  A little tougher than a steak should be, but very yummy.  I asked for horseradish sauce on the side but it never arrived!  

This is not typical of this restaurant and I hope an isolated incidence.  What a shame because it's normally right on point!  It was NOT a good experience, overall.  We all walked out kind of shaking our heads.....