Steamers Steakhouse - Muskoka District

I have been to this steakhouse several times when I stayed at Deerhurst. As usual, I visited the steakhouse renamed Antler's steakhouse. There are much fewer people than previous visits. The Boston salad was very fresh and prepared with just the right amount of dressing and a tiny bit of goat cheese. The mussels came in a its own steam pot with plenty of sauce and a generous piece of garlic bread. The mussels were steamed perfectly and tasted fresh and juicy. The steak was prepared as requested medium rare, more rare than medium! It came with two sides. I chose the Brussels sprouts and potatoes. Both were excellent! However, I find it difficult to believe the restaurant did not serve warm bread to every table! This is contrary to every fine dining restaurant's practice. I always enjoy a couple of warm crusty rolls when I dine out while waiting for my appetizer and entree! I love restaurants that continue with this tradition!

Our service was horrendous. Our waitress made a mistake on our order then gave a difficult time and made us feel terrible for wanting it corrected. Our glasses of water were constantly empty. Then we waited for 20 min for a pre ordered dessert as we watched her chat up, laugh and hang out at another table for ages. The food was below par. My son's steak was gristly, my daughter's pasta looked and tasted like it had been sitting out for ages before it came to the table and she was not offered parmesan for it. Our pumpkin soup tasted burnt and was not good at all. Our beef rib was also very gristly. We were disappointed with the food and appalled with the service. We will not be going and will advice others not to go.

Went on the past long weekend. We found the waiter a bit pushy and slightly snobby. We didn 't seem to get the good service that other people were talking about. He didn 't come around very often to check on us or refill our water, but when he did, he was very aggressive about people ordering second alcoholic beverages (bit too pushy for our liking). However if you 're in the area, there are not very many restaurants in the area that are as good or comparable to Steamers, at least none that any locals could tell us. The food here was good, not great just good. We all ordered all different kinds of steaks including their wagyu and found the best tasting one, despite there being a cut of wagyu in the running, was the 45 day dry aged rib eye. The cut of wagyu didn 't actually have the characteristics of wagyu beef (more fat marbling then a generic steak) so I doubt it was actually wagyu beef, it was closer to a regular strip lion. And therefore I would advise against ordering their wagyu beef to avoid disappointment. And a worthy note is that their 'potato gratin ' is not made in the tradition sense (slices of potatoes cooked in a shallow dish, topped with bread crumbs or cheese or both cooked under a broiler or grill, forming a crust) instead their version is basically broiled baby potatoes cut in halves and covered in butter and garlic which is still good, but not 'gratin ' style. Although the food was good, I could not bring myself to say this is a 4 star restaurant, there are too many misleading menu options, the waiter was not very nice, and for such high prices, I expected better quality.

The food was fabulous and they have a great wine list. We started with a meat and cheese board, then had the wild boar loin and the foraged mushroom risotto. The dishes were exquisitely full of flavor. Our server was very helpful and met our every request; and after the meal the chef came out to ensure that we enjoyed everything. We are still dreaming of that meal and would certainly go back again!

Our server was great, very polite. The overall experience here was just as nice as our first visit, however I wasn't as happy with my food this time around. The spicy cashew tofu dish was way too salty. My caprese salad starter was delicious, as was the wine!