Butcher and the Bear

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   Marlene

   New York City

   7 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Overall and underwhelming experience. Everything was just okay. Did not live up to my expectations based on other reviews and other steakhouses in Chicago.
   

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   Lauren

   Chicago

   10 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Food is TOP NOTch - will be back again Some of the other patrons are quite rude and smelly. If the crowd is like that again I may need to move on to other steak houses. One table reeked of disgusting smelling pot. It’s legal now, one would think you could get some decent marijuana or an odor less edible if that’s your thing. Another table near us was drunk and acting like frat bros at a kegger. I could barely hear the conversation at my own table. Thankfully the frat bro table left after our appetizer.
   

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   Brigette

   Atlanta Metro

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   I never order well done anything and my steak was horrible
   

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   Charlene

   Chicago

   5 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was amazing ! Tasting board w the lobster was amazing! Chicken, sea bass, salmon, lamb chops, tasting ribeye were delicious! Best mashed potatoes! Highly recommend!
   

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   Erik

   Chicago

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Reserved a table but ended up sitting at the bar. Luckily we got there in time for happy hour, so a glass of 'red' wine and the burger (only on HH menu @ bar) sounded good. Wine tasted good and was a great value, unfortunately the burger was overcooked for both of us - but it wasn't a bad burger! Kind of like your uncles BBQ. The hospitality and atmosphere outweighs the need for your food to hit "influencer" status. Had it been slightly less cooked, who knows where Unc could be... Shoutout to our bartender! Was a friggin gem. Great at knowing when to have a chat and when to help out during the meal. 10/10 would sit at his bar again.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved it! Great food, different appetizers, entrees, and options. Great atmosphere. Overall a very enjoyable experience.
   

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   Karen

   New Orleans

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   My steak and grilled asparagus were delicious. We had an 8pm reservation but didn’t get seated until 8:30/8:45m. My whipped potatoes were not hot and I sent them back and they still weren’t hot. They took them off the bill. My drink (lemon drop martini) at the bar $20 and was not good. Our waiter was very nice and personable. Overall I would recommend this restaurant but I wouldn’t rush back.
   

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   Martin

   Baltimore

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great atmosphere great service is really great. Highly recommend.
   

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   Jen

   Chicago

   1 review

   vip
   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious and exactly what I wanted. The steak was great and so where the sides
   

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    Birdie

    Chicago

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 10, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5

    Server was very delayed in greeting us. Soon after seemed to want to make it up by friendly welcome. Food was very good. Other wait staff was nice except for server Caesar. He never checked on us throughout dinner. When table was cleared he came by & at this point we were frustrated. There was no water. He laid down the check said nothing & I said we have no water! We decided not to have dessert due to Caesar's very poor service! Again food was great, but will not go back for the very poor trained server.
    

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