Brown Derby Wood Fired Steakhouse Medina

The food was good, not great, and overpriced for what we got. The lobster tail was decently sized and tasty, but the porterhouse was thin, which also makes it easy to overcook, which it was slightly. The steak was seasoned well but had a lot of fat/gristle… the grilled asparagus was great. The little cup of butter that came with the lobster tail doesn’t taste like real butter but rather a cheap “margarine” or movie theater butter type substitute. For the prices they charge, that was a bit of a let down. The server was nice enough but nothing to write home about, and didn’t seem to know enough about the menu to make recommendations.

The dessert (toffee cake) was delicious.

I’ve had much better value for a lower price at other restaurants. Bigger and better steaks and better service for about 50-75% of the cost of brown derby. I would come back if there were fewer options, but there are plenty of other places I’d feel better spending my dollar. I’d probably go to Texas Roadhouse before I came back here.

Had the prices been more reasonable, the food a bit higher quality and the service a bit better, this place could have easily been a 4-4.5 out of 5. If they made some changes I’d give them another shot.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

We were there with a party of 10, We were seated in the library which was very nice and private. The service was excellent and I would say 80 % of the food was excellent. The two 1 lb T-bones were very fatty and we will not ordering them again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

We chose this restaurant for Valentine’s Day and were very disappointed. For a special occasion and the price we paid, the experience felt careless from start to finish.
The ribs had a strange plasticky taste, almost like freezer burn mixed with heated plastic, which made them inedible. The steak was ordered medium rare but arrived closer to medium well. The entire meal was barely warm, not just the steak.
The sides were just as frustrating. The loaded baked potato cost extra for toppings, yet they were added to only half of the potato. The mushrooms and onions that were supposed to be sautéed came on the side and looked and felt more like they had been boiled. The buns were fine, but the honey butter seemed frozen or poorly defrosted and crumbly, so it would not spread.
The “bottomless salad” was a very small bowl of mostly yellow iceberg lettuce with two cucumber slices, two cherry tomatoes, and a heavy amount of red onion. No refill was ever offered. The plates were simply taken away.
Overall, nothing tasted fresh, and for the amount of money spent on a Valentine’s Day dinner, this was extremely disappointing. I would not return and cannot recommend this restaurant.

We asked for 1 medium filet and 1 medium rare. Both of our filets were well done.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Our new favorite restaurant. Worth the drive from central Ohio.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great restaurant, skillfull employees, great food! Hosted a retirement celebration, extremely pleased with the space the employees set up for our gathering, A++

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a terrific experience for dinner. Everyone that we encountered was so warm and friendly and made us feel tremendously welcome. The food was wonderful and we truly enjoyed ourselves as a family after an incredibly stressful week. The staff tonight helped make our family date night extra special and we are truly grateful! We can't wait to come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It's The Brown Derby!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food, good service! And the biggest margarita I had ever had! ❤️😁

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is not worth the money.
Service was slow and quality was poor.
My 22oz porterhouse was thin and had no sear at all!
For $50 bucks a, I want it right.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

5 star steaks! Three of us all had the filet and shrimp. Really excellent steaks, cooked perfectly. I had mushrooms which were tasty. Baked and sweet potatoes were both large. Broccoli as a side was plentiful. Our expectations were exceeded.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Husband wanted steak, which is typical, and I didn't want to drive because we had had a long drive already and I was tired, so we went here. Nice place. A bit noisy, but the wait staff seated us immediately. The food was prepared well, cooked to order, but not exactly medium how we like, and the cut was mediocre. Was not our usual type of steak meal, but they get an A- for effort. Overall, nice place to eat.

This place is fabulous. Great quality food. Super nice service and good prices. It has the feeling of the comfortable days of the past and more genuine than these new cold feeling restaurants. This has a club like feeling. Nice patio too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Arrived late post a 9+ hour road trip at 9:30pm. Welcomed and served us amazing steaks and great side with exceptional service!!! Thank you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tierra (?) (Hope I got that right) our server was excellent, very knowledgeable on the menu and wine selections - she made great recommendations and was very attentive throughout meal. Enjoyed the shrimp cocktail - very nice portions / top notch salad and ranch dressing / decent filet mignon with lobster - looking forward to our next visit (usually special occasions)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5