Tender Shack - Anchorage

I love this steakhouse, especially since they offer gluten-free options. The food was incredibly delicious and cooked to perfection. The wedge salad was a true masterpiece. But the highlight of my meal was definitely the Thunder Down Under.

The service was exceptional, but the raspberry cheesecake truly stole the show for me. How can it taste that amazing? It's the best cheesecake I've ever had! The salad was quite good as well; I ordered the steakhouse salad with a rare steak. But honestly, that cheesecake was the highlight. I even brought home an extra slice!

Another significant concern was the music—it was more distracting than enjoyable, creating more noise than a pleasant background atmosphere. My partner found it so bothersome that he complained throughout our meal and told me he wouldn't want to return because of it. He even brought it up with the manager! Unfortunately, the manager mentioned that the music is controlled by headquarters, so there's little he can do about it. Despite these two issues, it’s hard to complain about the fantastic service and delicious food!

The bartender with the long hair is such a good guy, he was a better waiter than our actual waitress was. Our waitress was clearly very busy and rushed but she didn't have to throw that on us by being inpatient with us. She even pulled the menu from my hands before I was even able to hand it to her. I saw another review of someone mentioning the same thing. Aside from that, the steaks we got were very dry, and it ranged from medium rare to well done. They were all dry. I don't understand how a restaurant whose name has the words Steakhouse can not properly cook a steak. Granted it is busy, but not excited to come back here again. My advice, go to Texas Roadhouse instead. Far better steaks there.

I had a chicken sandwich and it had a lot of yummy flavors. The fries were good quality. Our waitress was alright. Overall, nice experience