Red, the Steakhouse

We love the RED Steakhouse downtown, so we had to try the one in Pinecrest. The vibe of the restaurant is a bit different, maybe less upscale feeling? But, that's not a bad thing.We were seated right away and we got straight to ordering. My partner and I shared the shrimp cocktail, lump crab cake, ribeye, diver scallops, whipped potatoes,and the mac & cheese. For dessert, we got some sort of s'mores dessert, which was delicious. Overall, I would come back, especially with the lovely location of being among the Pinecrest shops.

The bone in steak was extremely salty that we had to get it redone. The mashed potato the same but my daughter kept quiet but later mentioned the same. We were not charged for it. The appetizer's were good. The steak as a whole was not good. The drinks I loved purple rain and my husband his pecan 43. Perfectly made. The server was excellent. The place is classy. If you want a high end experience I would recommend capital grille which is slightly more expensive but worth it.

Over priced.over hyped.ok service. Food again was eatable but nothing to rave about had to wait 15minutes for our drinks and we were not asked if we wanted others before our appetizers arrived.

Great service, solid wine list, elevated ambiance, and a very good selection of food. Reds is so much more than just steak. We came here with a group of nearly 20 people and they had a private room perfect for group events or celebrations. The staff was very attentive, there was a wide selection of food that everyone was happy with, and we all really enjoyed a great meal.

We had gone on a Monday night around 7pm and it was very slow at this time but still great ambiance overall. I would highly recommend the croquettes for an appetizer and their cucumber cocktail to start. For dinner the filet mignon was delicious and perfectly cooked (med rare plus). The truffled whipped potatoes are a MUST, still craving these today. To end the evening if there is still room try their fresh-n-hot doughnut holes (comes with threes sauces: raspberry, chocolate, and caramel on the side) and their espresso martini.

So this review is not going to give you a great breakdown of the possibilities of the restaurant as we came here solely for dessert (we did have one appetizer, their special bruschetta with artichokes - it was really good).As far as the desserts - really disappointing. We tried 3 desserts: 1 - Black Tea Honey Cake - it was ok; 2 - Opera Torte, was also ok; and 3 - Pear Tart - really disappointing, the taste of star anise was so overpowering, we had to send it back. Kuddos to our server for taking it off the bill. Speaking of service, really good and timely.Red might be great for steaks and I can't comment on that but definitely will not be back for desserts

This place has EVERYTHING... great service, good food, nice ambiance, and is acoustically nice for conversation with friends. They also have vegan and nonalcoholic options which is definitely a plus. One thing that keeps this from being a 5-star review. Parking! As someone who drives a manual transmission, I rarely allow others to park my car via valet (IYKYK). This means having to look for street parking or park in the nearby garage. On cold or challenging weather days this is less than ideal - but worth it! Will absolutely return. :)

I am no longer a regular at Red. Everything I've said below is true except for the ambience at the new location in Pinecrest -- I'm talking about the "ugly section" of the restaurant. Let me explain... It's that third portion deep into it that looks like you're in a cheap ballroom of a Holiday Inn. For the last three times I've been here, they sat my party here -- the equivalent of being given bleacher seats but for an expensive concert ticket. This section looks more like an office space. It normally wouldn't bother me, I'm a low maintenance guy, but I have a problem being charged Marble Room prices for what looks like a cheap wedding reception venue at your local La Quinta. For this reason, to avoid the risk of being banished to dine in this gulag section -- the better alternatives would be the nearby Cru (very elegant) or Giovanni's (they have a beautiful section called the Picasso room) or the Marble Room itself. Heck, The Cheesecake Factory might even look a bit more decent. Ambience does matter. I wouldn't serve a steak on a garbage lid, even if it was properly sanitized. Either that or they give people discounts for being seated in the construction-grade canvas paneling section of this once upscale restaurant. The rest of the restaurant is fine, it's just this 33% risk of being seated here that makes me hesitant to book -- god forbid your upscale restaurant experience could go downhill into Golden Coral buffet territory pretty quick.Thanks for listening to my TED talk.

A 15 minute wait til someone bothered to set up our booth.Then the fun started. Bread service was so over done it was impossible to eat.Our server was condescending.My steak ordered medium came out RARE. My mushroom and onion side was a salt mine. When my steak was returned it was not a qualitycut. Not on a hot plate.Our booth had great view of the movie theater And a huge flashing billboard. Not a fine dining experience.Red is vastly over rated.

We were very excited to try RED, and ended up very disappointed. The front of the restaurant is lovely and cozy, with lots of windows, wood, and atmosphere. We were a party of six so we were seated in the back room which had very few windows and zero atmosphere. Our view was a large red wall and a TV that was turned off. The lighting was really bright so it looked and felt like a conference room at a budget hotel. Nothing on the walls save a few sound absorbers. Our server was friendly, although he did disappear for long periods. We were seated at 6:45pm on a Saturday, and the restaurant was not even half full the entire night. At 9pm I had to track down our server and ask him where our dinner was. We had ordered appetizers and drinks, but dinner didn't appear until 9:15. There was one bread basket dropped off and never refilled. The bread was nothing special, although the olive oil/spices/parmesan mix was very good.Most of the steaks were over-cooked. I ordered mine rare and it was medium. Another in our party ordered the porterhouse, which they dropped on the floor and had to make something else--so his meal came out even later. They also didn't have another porterhouse so he had to order something else. We didn't want to send anything back as it was getting close to 9:30 and we wanted to eat before they closed.The presentation is nonexistent; just a hunk of meat on a big white plate. No drizzle, garnish, or presentation of any kind. The side dishes were very good (tater tots, potatoes au gratin, brussels sprouts).The server did not ask if anyone wanted dessert (we wanted to try the donut holes) or a last round of drinks, he just dropped the check and disappeared again. The manager never came over, even after the dropped steak (although we didn't ask for the manager, that should be standard procedure when things are going wrong). We didn't leave until almost 10pm. There is a 20% service charge added on (which is fine), but at $915 for dinner, I expected a lot more. We won't be going back; there are so many other good steak restaurants in the area, this one is just expensive to be expensive. Skip it and go somewhere else.