AJ Maxwell's: A great Value with $50 Coupon

AJ Maxwell’s Steakhouse
57 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10020
212-262-6200
Number of diners in party: 2
Food bill before coupon: $115
Coupon Value: $50

A J Maxwell’s is a very good steakhouse that offers a $50 restaurant.com coupon and that is a great value. Its location in the heart of Rockefeller Center makes it a great pre-theater selection. The restaurant itself is a faithful rendition of the classic meat temple, with large mirrors and dark wood on the walls and brass and frosted glass chandeliers hanging from the cream-colored ceiling. The décor speaks a comfortable, if somewhat boilerplate language of power, with one notable deviation. From 1957 to 1975, 57 West 48th Street was home to the Forum of the 12 Caesars, New York’s first theme restaurant. Waiters in Roman-style tunics served wine from Centurion helmets and dishes with impossible names like “Pheasant of the Golden House on a Silver Shield of Gilded Plumage Roasted with an Exquisite Sauce.” The Forum featured a Roman mosaic that was hidden by successive restaurateurs for thirty years, until renovations for the restaurant, which opened in 2006, uncovered this relic from an ancient dining culture. The mosaic, which depicts a group of ancient Romans around a fountain, ties this relative newcomer to New York’s restaurant tradition and lends some authenticity to this relative newcomer.
The menu is comprised of steakhouse standards that are expertly executed. The Classic Caesar salad is exactly as expected, crisp and fresh with a creamy dressing that is sure to please even those certain picky eaters that don’t want anything “weird.” If you are taking one of these eaters into consideration you know exactly what I mean, and I promise you can bring them here. The filet mignon is tender and the dry-aged sirloin has the complex flavor that tells you there is an expert hand working the meat. Creamed spinach was rich and satisfying. I dined at AJ Maxwell’s twice, and both times the service was attentive and allowed the meal to unfold at the desired pace; on the first visit my friend and I were going to the theater and they got us out the door in time while on the second vidit my father and I were allowed a leisurely meal. I brought my dad here in an effort to get him excited about restaurant.com coupons. He’s still not likely to buy them himself but he is open to trying new places that take coupons. The wine list has a good selection of decent wines by the glass as well as a large collection of bottles at reasonable prices.