Uncle Jack's Meat House Astoria

This is the second special occasion we have chosen MH and were once again disappointed by the lack of wait staff. On NYE there seemed to be two servers for the entire restaurant. On Valentine’s Day there was only two servers for the entire restaurant. Dinner was not timed properly and took twice as long as it should have. The restaurant was also a grade B which was extremely disappointing. I checked the health department website while at dinner and the citations issued were quite significant and not just due to refrigerator temperatures.

We ate at this place for more than twice and the meat was always good but this time we did the Valentine’s Day pre fixed menu and the meat and food wasn’t good as usual. Feels like they prepare the food ahead of time and just reheat. Both meat entrees were dry but well seasoned. I believe if we end up doing the regular menu, the meat wasn’t that dry, wasn’t a good experience as we always had.

The restaurant had great atmosphere and the servers were very good and friendly but the food was terrible. French fries were not fresh appeared to be prepared earlier and just heated. Steak was not good at all. Especially because it’s a meat house) the pot roast was good, a little dry had to ask for gravy or au juice for it.

The ambiance in Astoria fits in with the multicultural restaurants in the area. We enjoy this restaurant over the Uncle Jack’s in Bayside as we felt like they were doing us a favor by waiting on us. The space in Bayside is very small and the people at the bar are quite noisy. Our Server Mark at Uncle Jack’s Meat House was very professional and attentive. The mini lobster salad Taco appetizers were delicious but extremely small (3)for the price. Overall, the food is good but a bit pricey.

The wife hated it. Food sucks, drinks suck, bad service, they were late for our OpenTable reservation to top it off and the dining room was not full