Went to an expensive restaurant for NYE with my wife. I ordered the 12oz ribeye and this is what they gave me.
The waiter, manager, and chef all insisted this is a ribeye. The chef further stated that how they do ribeye is that they remove the rib cap and fat and just serve the eye.
I did not mention that I am a professional meat buyer but I did say that it’s fine if they don’t have ribeye, I just don’t like being gaslit. They continued to insist this is ribeye.
So good people of Reddit, is this ribeye??
by RevolutionOk7161
41 Comments
Yeah maybe in weird-ass Europe
This would be a interesting case for a chargeback.
That’s more than 12oz and it looks like Beef tenderloin filets. That’s definitely not ribeye.
That’s kinda bullshit they take the cap off. That’s the best part of the entire cow, not an exaggeration.
Looks like Filet mignon
It’s exactly what they say it is. You honestly believe that they “couldn’t get ribeye” on NYE so they decided to lie to you?
I love trimming ribeye this way. But they should have served it with the spinalis as a separate piece tied off and cooked to medium.
No way that is ribeye. And why put ribeye on the menu and take off the best part and the fat? That’s the reason i prefer ribeye over filet. If it’s true what they say they are complete morons, and if they are lying they are morons too.
even if it was the eye of the loin and they removed the fat cap I’d be very annoyed if that’s how they did it. That’s a great part and what I expect to enjoy when I get rib eye.
100% they used a standing rib roast and removed the bones and fat cap. That’s how Meathead recommends it and how I cooked mine on Christmas. You get a more even cook on the best part and get 2 extra meals out of it: 1) grilled rib meat and, 2) roll up the fat cap, slice it into pinwheels, and cook it over charcoal.
I will defer to more trained eyes on what it is but i can say it doesn’t look like ribeye to me and they needed to dress it up with a demiglace sauce… Good ribeye should need nothing but salt and pepper and its own juices coming out of the steak.
That is the stupidest way to serve ribeye I have ever heard of. The best part of the ribeye, is the cap. In the best case scenario that they are 100% truthful about that, it’s still a massive L.
Can you name the restaurant? Would love to take a look at their menu.
I find it humorous that Costco sells prime ribeyes for $23 but the cap by itself is 26 and the eye by outsold is also 26. Eye being cheaper than a full ribeye is ridiculous. I guess some people prefer their prime with less fat.
Eye of the ribeye, still technically a ribeye without the best parts, should’ve been labeled that way, same reason why you see spinalis cap or ribeye cap on menus, and not just “ribeye”
Looks shady to me!! The rib cap is the best part even if you have to work through some fat to enjoy.
Looks like a filet/tenderloin, cooked & sliced.
That looks like filet to me. What am I missing?
I’m more interested in that a fancy restaurant has salt and pepper on the table and serves such a sad espresso martini
Shame on them for calling that a ribeye. I guess they think people are stupid
Looks like filet to me.
Eye of round
Not a ribeye and not 12 oz
If they remove the fat and bone then they are removing the flavor. Fuck that
Tenderloin Roast
Yeah I’d be disappointed. Ribeye is my favorite cut, because the spinalis is my favorite part.
Who in their right mind could call themselves a chef or cook and take off the best part of the ribeye before service?
Was gonna say tenderloin. Looks good af tho
That’s a filet
This is from an Open Table review. Looks like that’s how they serve their “Ribeye”.
https://preview.redd.it/dbcwmb6x5rbg1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6eb14c987d5d125d41cc3756c7ddaac3a411b6c
The cap is the best part.
Filet mignon.
Weird. It could be. The middle of the ribeye usually isn’t that round – it’s usually more rectangular than this.
It looks like a tenderloin or baseball sirloin.
I feel like a steakhouse would just serve up a new steak instead of doubling down on a lie.
Thats filet
This could explain it. I’ve never seen this done or served before, but it could be where they purchase their Ribeye.
https://www.allenbrothers.com/products/usda-prime-center-cut-eye-rib-steaks/10011
I would not order a ribeye from anywhere that intentionally removed the cap and fat. That is literally the *point of eating a ribeye*.
Looks like sirloin
Sirloin, even if the cap is removed and it’s just the eye the grain is all wrong
Who the fuck removes fat from ribeye?
Maybe they remove the cap to sell it separately. If that’s the case, they shouldn’t sell this leftover cut as a ribeye. I’d be upset as well.
Please share the restaurant so other don’t fall into this trap.
Not ribeye