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Ruth's Chris Steak House - Steakhouse in Birmingham, Alabama

Ruth's Chris Steak House

4.3 (1404 reviews)

Embassy Suites Hotel, 2300 Woodcrest Pl, Birmingham, AL 35209

Restaurant
American restaurant
Caterer
Fine dining restaurant
Seafood restaurant
Steak house

About Ruth's Chris Steak House - steak house in Birmingham, Alabama

Outpost of upmarket steakhouse chain known for sizzling, butter-topped beef in an elegant setting

Customer Review Summary

Ruth's Chris Steak House receives high praise for its attentive service, delicious food, and elegant atmosphere. Many diners celebrate special occasions here and appreciate the knowledgeable staff and well-prepared dishes like ribeye and filet steaks. The lamb chops and lobster mac and cheese are also well-received, with generous portion sizes and tasty cocktails. Some customers mention the restaurant's slightly outdated decor but find the overall experience enjoyable. However, there are complaints about the quality of the steak, with one guest receiving an improperly cooked filet and expressing disappointment regarding its flavor and texture. On particularly busy nights, service can suffer due to high demand, leading to delays and overwhelmed staff. Overall, while many love the experience, others feel the prices do not always match the quality, especially for the steaks.

Key Features

Service options

  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Late-night food
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Cozy
  • Quiet
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.3 out of 5
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Based on 1404 reviews

Aubrey Liu Thompson

2 months ago

My husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary here! It was our first time dining at Ruth’s Chris. Dom was fantastic and very attentive. We had a great time and food was very delicious. (we orders filet and rib eye steak with a side of mashed potato and crispy brussel sprouts). Dessert was devine ❤️

Stephanie Howton

6 months ago

10/10⭐️⭐️ ABSOLUTELY Amazing. First time going to this up scale restaurant and it did not disappoint 🙌🏾. We went to celebrate our 18yr Marriage Anniversary. We made a reservation and was seated exactly at our time. Everyone from the hostess, to the managers, wait staff and the food service staff was friendly and engaging. Our waiter, Brandon was knowledgeable about the menu and the wine selection. The food is worth every dollar and cents. I had the lamb chops with the lobster mac and cheese. My husband had veggie plate, Brussels sprouts, brocoli and asparagus. All the portions are enough for two people to dine on comfortably. They even start you off a small loaf of bread with butter. The cocktails were delicious and not watered down. You could taste and feel the liquor 😏 It's a little pricey, but again worth it. A nice romantic spot with great food and drinks. We definitely said we were going back again.

Barry Harwell

2 months ago

Always love Ruth’s for our annual family goal setting time…great food, great atmosphere, great service….we love the ribeye steak, potatoes au gratin, Brussels sprouts, and mushrooms!!!

Deon Zambrano

2 months ago

Nice place for a special dinner. Decor is a little outdated but the service was great! We ordered a ribeye and the chicken breast plate with the lyonnaise potatoes and Brussels sprouts.

denice moseley

We are here on a whim we wanted a steak at the last minute and this was the best place that had availability. Lucky for us we were seated at a great table and a very bubbly and kind waitress. She attended to us perfectly even with all the large Holiday parties going on we never felt ignored nor unimportant! Food was delicious steaks were perfectly cooked! They actually have the onion rings (highly recommended) on the menu ( in Mobile you have to request the ahead of time) so we were excited to get them, because of the large parties they were actually out of the onion rings 🙃 but our great waitress actually asked the manager if there was something that could be done for us and he graciously took it upon himself to make them for us!!!! Excellent attention to customers needs*** So with all this I’m going to tell you that you absolutely need to request Rana when you book a reservation, she’s absolutely lovely and we will request her every time from here on out!!!!

Angelia Marlowe

2 months ago

Our waiter Kalief was 10/10 he made our experience excellent with very specific detail to our experience. Our Grandson is here in Columbia to have surgery and he even had a dessert sent out to express his support for a great turn out. It was a 110 % excellent experience.

Heather Kent

This was our first visit here. Our Server was friendly and did a good job. The mushrooms and mashed potatoes were excellent. The cheesecake was very good. The filet was not good. I ordered mine medium and they brought it out medium rare. I had to send if back. The steak had no flavor and was tough for a filet. The texture almost reminded me of a sirloin. For the price and the fact this is supposed to be one of the best steakhouses around I was extremely disappointed in the quality of their steak. I personally wouldn't go back since a good steak was my whole reason for wanting to try this place. It is overpriced and not worth the money. $175 to only have good sides and a dessert just isn't worth it.

J'Michael Francois

The food is signature, top-notch, and perfectly cooked and served, although there was a wait. I visited on Christmas Evening, and it was slammed-packed to the point the staff just couldn't keep up even at their best attempts. I would have ordered more food and eveb a dessert, but I didn't want to add to the plates of the already overwhelmed staff. There was not enough seating, and the bar was overflowing. I'm sure it was a great revenue night, but the customer experience lacked greatly.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 4–10:30 PM
Monday 4–10 PM
Saturday 4–10:30 PM
Sunday 4–10 PM
Thursday 4–10 PM
Tuesday 4–10 PM
Wednesday 4–10 PM

Price Range

$100+