This is my second time going to a really nice restaurant like this. This is usually a really big splurge for us. I came to the pine club for my 3 year anniversary with my boyfriend, and we felt that our waitress was being a little rude and unprofessional... for example she made a joke about the cleavage on my dress. We also felt that the food and experience was over priced for what we got. I honestly didn't feel the steak had a special flavor (even though it was good), my Caesar salad was the plainest Caesar salad you can find. They couldn't even put croutons or cracked pepper or anything. I will day the garlic mashed potatoes are amazing though. I just feel that if we are paying $122 (yeah thats the cheapest steak they have and not including the tip for 2 people) for our meal the food should be the best you ever had with a very memorable flavor, and the staff should be very professional.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Kenny Dyer
Excellent food, not cheap.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adrianna
Best ribeye, ranch dressing and bread. I'm still thinking about it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Valerie Hamilton
The Pine Club is known nationally for their delicious steaks. No matter the cut, steaks are juicy and extremely tender. My husband and I just got home from this fabulous restaurant. The steak was huge cooked to perfection, juicy and tender. Oir server was very polite and checked on us several times throughout our meal and the atmosphere was soothing. If you ever get to Dayton, Ohio you will do yourself a disservice if you don't dine at the Pine Club.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ribeye Bone in Ribeye Steak with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Srewed
Skipper Jones
Steak was good but that was about it. Table was way too small for 3, salad was weak with just carrot shaves, bread was cold and stale, definitely not worth the price!
Sharon Long
Great food. Kind of expensive but it's worth it
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Louis Ho
Flavorful steaks with great atmosphere! I love the sides and appetizers as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Molly M
I would rate it 5 stars if I were basing it on service, cocktails, and quality of meat alone. It would be zero stars if I were rating it on the rest of the food.
The chefs seem to have become dependent on the high-quality meat and no longer know how to season food. The only thing they use is copious amounts of sugar. I was told the house salad dressing was garlic, but it tasted like sugar and oil. I couldn’t even taste the garlic. They won’t serve the dressing on the side. So, if you want iceberg lettuce tossed in simple syrup, order the salad. Their sugar loaded stewed tomatoes may as well have been ketchup. The potatoes had no discernable seasoning.
Aside from my steak and cocktail, everything was either overloaded with sugar or completely bland. With the amount of sugar they use in their food, I find it comical they don’t have a dessert menu. The service was wonderful, but there are other establishments with high quality steaks that tick more boxes. Also, who carries cash anymore?
Diane Rose
The Pine Club may be a tradition in Dayton, but traditions don’t justify exorbitant prices for average food. We paid $65 for lobster tails that were dry and obviously frozen, an iceberg lettuce salad soaking in dressing, canned stewed tomatoes!! The hash browns were the only thing they got right!! My friend had an expensive steak and would rate it average at best!! This place is a rip off joint!! The only positive is the wait staff they are all very professional and good at their jobs. If you want a good steak in Dayton my recommendation is to save your money, and buy one at Dorothy Lane market, best Coleman beef in the city!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Blake Lyon
We had a gift certificate and had been waiting for the opportunity to use it. It was fairly difficult to find a parking spot in the designated areas. We decided to dress nice, based on all the comments and website recommendation; only to find folks wearing shorts and t-shirts. Even the staff wasn't really meeting what I would call the recommended dress code. The bar was quaint and the service was fine; nothing to note either way.
The overall atmosphere was dark, loud, and out-dated. I'm in my 40s and could almost not have a conversation with my wife due to the noise. I could barely read the menu, and have excellent eyesight. I got the feeling that the restaurant was attempting to replicate old-school class, but, in my opinion, fell well short.
I got the ribeye and appreciate it came with sides. I'm frankly not sure how you eat the meal set and also get additional sides. The salad was equivalent to a cafeteria salad, but worse. Iceberg lettuce, shredded carrots, (swimming in) dressing. That's not a top-notch salad. The lima beans seemed like they were canned. Stewed tomatoes? Odd, but almost like a sweat, chunky tomato soup. Not sure I've ever eaten anything like it. Hash browns with a steak? Don't mind if I do...although they are better executed at Waffle House. I'm ok with the addition of fried onion straws as an addition to the steak, but they were chewy, flavorless, and added nothing to the dish. For all the claims about being a steak house? The steak was fine. Just fine.
Service was unremarkable; not the pampering experience others restaurants at a similar price-point offer.
To top it off, no credit cards. Just why?
I think my wife and I both left feeling entirely underwhelmed, unsatisfied, and down $160 for an ok steak.
For the price of the steaks cooked medium, light pink throughout, you had to use the steak knife to cut it. The salad was just your every day head of lettuce cut up with nothing else, no tomatoes, cucumber, cheese, nothing. The greenbean and baked potato were mom and pop. 2 dinners appetizers and drinks $250. Price is fine, but the quality was disappointing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Chris Wright
A Dayton legend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Hahn
The porterhouse for two was on point. Everything was perfectly seasoned and cooked.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neil Douglas
Best steaks in the country.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sam Ang
Amazing bone in ribeye cooked to perfection. Tender, not heavily seasoned, great taste of the meat flavor. I wanted the porterhouse but knew there was no way to finish it.
Just for reference, my “best steakhouse in America” is Pappas Bros in Dallas/Houston. This must be a close second.
Old Pine is definitely old school ambience, dont expect modern day fancy white tablecloth etc. I think it is still great.
Oh and a nice wine by the glass list including Caymus Cab!
This is a must eat place! Keep in mind, cash only unless you want to setup a house account. Note: it is a hand written receipt, some companies dont allow that for expensing. Only bar receipt is printed and you have to the a picture, they want the receipt back. Maybe a house account needed for more proper receipt.
This is my second time going to a really nice restaurant like this. This is usually a really big splurge for us. I came to the pine club for my 3 year anniversary with my boyfriend, and we felt that our waitress was being a little rude and unprofessional... for example she made a joke about the cleavage on my dress. We also felt that the food and experience was over priced for what we got. I honestly didn't feel the steak had a special flavor (even though it was good), my Caesar salad was the plainest Caesar salad you can find. They couldn't even put croutons or cracked pepper or anything. I will day the garlic mashed potatoes are amazing though. I just feel that if we are paying $122 (yeah thats the cheapest steak they have and not including the tip for 2 people) for our meal the food should be the best you ever had with a very memorable flavor, and the staff should be very professional.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Excellent food, not cheap.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best ribeye, ranch dressing and bread. I'm still thinking about it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Pine Club is known nationally for their delicious steaks. No matter the cut, steaks are juicy and extremely tender. My husband and I just got home from this fabulous restaurant. The steak was huge cooked to perfection, juicy and tender. Oir server was very polite and checked on us several times throughout our meal and the atmosphere was soothing. If you ever get to Dayton, Ohio you will do yourself a disservice if you don't dine at the Pine Club.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ribeye Bone in Ribeye Steak with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Srewed
Steak was good but that was about it. Table was way too small for 3, salad was weak with just carrot shaves, bread was cold and stale, definitely not worth the price!
Great food.
Kind of expensive but it's worth it
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Flavorful steaks with great atmosphere! I love the sides and appetizers as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I would rate it 5 stars if I were basing it on service, cocktails, and quality of meat alone. It would be zero stars if I were rating it on the rest of the food.
The chefs seem to have become dependent on the high-quality meat and no longer know how to season food. The only thing they use is copious amounts of sugar. I was told the house salad dressing was garlic, but it tasted like sugar and oil. I couldn’t even taste the garlic. They won’t serve the dressing on the side. So, if you want iceberg lettuce tossed in simple syrup, order the salad. Their sugar loaded stewed tomatoes may as well have been ketchup. The potatoes had no discernable seasoning.
Aside from my steak and cocktail, everything was either overloaded with sugar or completely bland. With the amount of sugar they use in their food, I find it comical they don’t have a dessert menu. The service was wonderful, but there are other establishments with high quality steaks that tick more boxes. Also, who carries cash anymore?
The Pine Club may be a tradition in Dayton, but traditions don’t justify exorbitant prices for average food. We paid $65 for lobster tails that were dry and obviously frozen, an iceberg lettuce salad soaking in dressing, canned stewed tomatoes!! The hash browns were the only thing they got right!! My friend had an expensive steak and would rate it average at best!! This place is a rip off joint!! The only positive is the wait staff they are all very professional and good at their jobs. If you want a good steak in Dayton my recommendation is to save your money, and buy one at Dorothy Lane market, best Coleman beef in the city!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
We had a gift certificate and had been waiting for the opportunity to use it. It was fairly difficult to find a parking spot in the designated areas. We decided to dress nice, based on all the comments and website recommendation; only to find folks wearing shorts and t-shirts. Even the staff wasn't really meeting what I would call the recommended dress code. The bar was quaint and the service was fine; nothing to note either way.
The overall atmosphere was dark, loud, and out-dated. I'm in my 40s and could almost not have a conversation with my wife due to the noise. I could barely read the menu, and have excellent eyesight. I got the feeling that the restaurant was attempting to replicate old-school class, but, in my opinion, fell well short.
I got the ribeye and appreciate it came with sides. I'm frankly not sure how you eat the meal set and also get additional sides. The salad was equivalent to a cafeteria salad, but worse. Iceberg lettuce, shredded carrots, (swimming in) dressing. That's not a top-notch salad. The lima beans seemed like they were canned. Stewed tomatoes? Odd, but almost like a sweat, chunky tomato soup. Not sure I've ever eaten anything like it. Hash browns with a steak? Don't mind if I do...although they are better executed at Waffle House. I'm ok with the addition of fried onion straws as an addition to the steak, but they were chewy, flavorless, and added nothing to the dish. For all the claims about being a steak house? The steak was fine. Just fine.
Service was unremarkable; not the pampering experience others restaurants at a similar price-point offer.
To top it off, no credit cards. Just why?
I think my wife and I both left feeling entirely underwhelmed, unsatisfied, and down $160 for an ok steak.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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For the price of the steaks cooked medium, light pink throughout, you had to use the steak knife to cut it. The salad was just your every day head of lettuce cut up with nothing else, no tomatoes, cucumber, cheese, nothing. The greenbean and baked potato were mom and pop. 2 dinners appetizers and drinks $250. Price is fine, but the quality was disappointing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
A Dayton legend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The porterhouse for two was on point. Everything was perfectly seasoned and cooked.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best steaks in the country.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing bone in ribeye cooked to perfection. Tender, not heavily seasoned, great taste of the meat flavor. I wanted the porterhouse but knew there was no way to finish it.
Just for reference, my “best steakhouse in America” is Pappas Bros in Dallas/Houston. This must be a close second.
Old Pine is definitely old school ambience, dont expect modern day fancy white tablecloth etc. I think it is still great.
Oh and a nice wine by the glass list including Caymus Cab!
This is a must eat place!
Keep in mind, cash only unless you want to setup a house account. Note: it is a hand written receipt, some companies dont allow that for expensing. Only bar receipt is printed and you have to the a picture, they want the receipt back. Maybe a house account needed for more proper receipt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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