Favorites Steak and Pasta

On occasion I get the chance to go here and the food and service are always great. I normally get the 24oz bone in ribeye which I highly recommended for flavor and to fill a big appetite . Appetizers and sides are definitely shareable portions (And I am a big guy lol).Desserts are delicious; I recommend the tableside bananas foster. As the name implies they make it fresh right at your table with some flare!

Sad. No longer our Favorite for steak. What a colossal disappointment. The two visits prior were excellent. However, it had been almost two years since we last ate here and it was almost immediately apparent that Favorites has declined in quality tremendously. This place used to go above and beyond in service and culinary delight. Now, it's like eating at a certain Australian-themed steakhouse chain, but paying for a Jeff Ruby experience.Service was okay, and our waitress was sweet, but despite their extensive wine collection, the waitress knew absolutely nothing about wine, and the wine was far too chilled for a Cabernet.The cocoa orange bread was delicious (apparently a recipe created by the GM), and I liked the Brussels sprouts a lot (the rest of the table didn't agree with me on that, but I like my sprouts charred to a crisp. Unfortunately, that's not how I like my steak.)The rib eyes were atrocious; tough, gristle everywhere (not marbling... I'm talking white tendon and gristle). Three of us ordered rib eye. None of us finished them. The flavor was gamey and tasted less than fresh. All of them were over-cooked. I ordered medium rare, received a piece of meat no thicker than 1/2", and it was barely light pink with lots of gray. I sent it back, only to be told by the waitress, "The chef said it's cooked correctly and it's supposed to be that way for medium rare." I replied, "Well, he's wrong." The second one came out cooked properly, but was so tough, I couldn't eat it. The flavor was way off as well. Even the red wine sugo sauce was no help and only offered another assault to my palette.My mom's Chicken Scalopini was dry as a bone and the noodles were so over cooked, they were mushy! My dad's steak was also a chew toy, but he doesn't ever complain, so he ate enough to not be hungry.I came here to give my parents an amazing dining experience for their last night in Ohio, and I feel like we all got robbed. $500 for a sub par meal with a side of arrogance from a supposed chef who obviously doesn't test his food. Terrible! One star food. Three star service.

Very nice ambiance. We had a lovely table by the window and could enjoy watching the horses racing. Server was kind. But food came out slowly. The complimentary bread basket was one of the highlights of the meal. Shrimp cocktail was not good, hard bland shrimp. The brie toast was tiny. The salmon was overcooked but the accompanying cauliflower and potatoes were good. The pork cutlet was good, broccolini was well prepared, but the Boursin ravioli was not edible. Had way too much boursin stuffed in the ravioli and lacked complexity of flavor. The strawberry shortcake and the ricotta cheesecake were both good. We did the 3 course meal for 2 for 50$ menu, which is offered Wednesday and Sunday nights. The price and portions were fine and the ambiance was great, just wished the food tasted a little better. All in all was a relaxing Sunday evening and we got to feel like we were out of town with the novel environment.

This is a review of Favorites Steak & Pasta restaurant ONLY. It should probably be 4 1/2 stars.My group of 17, with individual checks, received excellent and professional service from Elizabeth L. and Chris. Chris provided the best ever drink refill service and I drink a lot of water!Everyone in my group thought that the food was delicious and reasonably priced considering the quality, taste, and size of portions. I admit that I eat meat free & wheat free so I ordered the mushrooms and the asparagus and the chocolate dessert (to share) and all were very very good - I would order them again. My friends ordered everything from pork chops to salmon to scallops to steak to pasta and all was excellent. The food presentation was lovely, the plates cleared discretely.We were seated in a nice private area with a view of the track but near the kitchen entrance. It was a bit hard to hear with all of us talking and not enough materials to absorb the sound, but that is the norm for us at most restaurants. This atmosphere was classy, with white linen napkins and nice flatware and unique serving dishes.I would have liked to have had more meat free options such as Quinoa salad or Farro for protein. Also a spinach salad or field greens with fresh berries & nuts, etc.

Outstanding restaurant. The steak are worth every bit you pay for them. Service is outstanding. Did not have to wait for around for the server when I needed a refill. I had the boneless ribeye and the wife had the petite fillet. Mine was cooked fine. Wife's was slightly over cooked but was delicious none the less. We had the pepperoni bread as an appetizer that very good. Finally they were able to surprise my wife with the anniversary dessert.

This is a casino steak place and the most upscale of the choices. So yeah, this is Cincinnati where there are phenomenal steak restaurants. Overall, they do a pretty good. The salads are very good (we had the wedge), the shrimp cocktail was a good value and the steak (filet) was cooked perfectly. Could use a little more sear and seasoning but very good. Here is my issue. Please enforce some sort of dress code! When you spend $250 on a dinner I don't need to see baseball caps, sleeveless "coors light" tee-shirts and shorts shorts. I get it, it's a casino restaurant on the Kentucky border but have some standards.

I was very disappointed that I can no longer order off the full menu while sitting at the bar. This is a huge mistake. Chad is a great bartender and I would like him to receive my tips.

Went to Favorites to celebrate my mom's birthday. The service and food were outstanding. In a town with a lot of steakhouse options it is hard to stand out. Favorites stands out in the crowd and is now my go to when I want a great meal and service

Ok, let's start with free valet parking. Not so, unless you have a black or purple card. Now the restaurant. $64.00 for a $9.00 bottle of 14 Hands. A 10 ounce filet that was 6 ounces at most. It took 1 hour and forty five minutes to get our food after asking 3 times what took so long. Charged $18 for a birthday cake we did not receive. The manager did take $118 off our bill for six people but told our waitress it was done just to get rid of us. NEVER AGAIN!

What A Disappointment. First and last time we will eat at Favorites Steak and Pasta at Belterra Park. We rarely go to a nice restaurant, and decided to try Favorites for our anniversary. I ordered an apricot sour - they don't carry apricot brandy; then I ordered a strawberry daiquiri - they don't do frozen drinks; fine, I'll have a mojito - they don't carry mint. Seriously, a CASINO cannot make me a drink?! I ended up having a Diet Coke.My $36 filet was underdone in the middle, overdone on the outside, chewy, and tough. Husband said his steak was very good (not a filet but I don't recall the cut). Macaroni and cheese was just okay. House-made bread was great but house-made butter was bland.Looked forward to dessert, especially since they're also made in-house. Asked the server what was good and he recommended the lemon ricotta cheesecake. Husband tasted it, didn't say anything, and asked me to taste it. I said, "It tastes like Lemon Pledge." He emphatically agreed "Yes!"This was the worst high-priced dining experience I've had.UPDATE: I was invited by Favorites to come back for another dinner. My husband and I did so and received VIP treatment - food, service, and ambiance were excellent.