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When you want a restaurant where you can depend on the quality of the food and the excellence of the service, this is the place to go in Syracuse. The ambiance is great, and I have never been disappointed in my meal. If you are hungry, start with an appetizer such as their delicious French onion soup. Then visit the salad bar (see update below) where you will find excellent self-carved dark and light bread and fresh greens. Add-ons include artichoke hearts, beets, chickpeas, onions, pepperoncini, croutons and crumbled bacon. A variety of dressings is offered. They start preparing your entree only when you visit the salad bar, so you have plenty of time to enjoy your salad. The steaks are excellent and arrive cooked to the degree you requested. Their baked potatoes are always perfect. They offer a variety of desserts, but I always order the raspberry cream which has been on the menu since the '70s. I'm as susceptible as anyone else to trying the new restaurants in town, but I always go back the Scotch & Sirloin. POST PANDEMIC UPDATE: Unfortunately, the menu is much more limited than it was pre-pandemic. They no longer offer the top sirloin or the raspberry cream. The most regrettable loss is the salad bar. This is understandable in view covid, but instead of including a side salad with entrees, you now have to pay $10 or more for a salad, dispite the fact that the prices of entrees have been increased. The service and ambiance are still excellent, but we may not be dining at this restaurant as often as we have in the past. UPDATE-2: When my daughter returns to Syracuse, the first place she wants to go is this restaurant. It not only has great food but also great nostalgic value. UPDATE-3: The acorn squash is not what it used to be. I'd skip it. UPDATE-4: As is our custom, we went here for an early dinner on New Year's Eve with close friends. The service was not up to its normal standards. My friend ordered a glass of the house white wine. The waiter brought a glass of the house red. After the food was served, no one returned to our table to see if everything was okay. Unfortunately, everything was not okay. One of the dishes delivered was room-temp risotto with room-temp nearly-raw scallops. The recipient decided she would take the meal home and cook it as leftovers. Consequently, she spent the meal watching the rest of us eat. Halfway through my meal, I was able to catch the attention of our waiter and ask him to bring the ketchup and A1 sauce I had requested when I ordered. Obviously, this is not normal for this restaurant and may have been due to understaffing on a night when every table was taken. UPDATE-5: Return to the Scotch when my daughter returned to Syracuse for the holidays. I ordered a bowl of French onion soup and the top sirloin steak with french fries. My daughter had the large prime rib and my wife ordered a meatball appetizer and the scallop special. For the most part, we enjoyed our meals, but one glitch was that my wife had requested no salt added to her scallops because she's on a restricted salt diet. However they arrived quite salty.

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Heather Drake

Only sat in the bar area, the round fireplace is a wonderful, warm place to grab a great cocktail that is a wonderful atmosphere. Didnt stay for dinner, will give that a try next time. There were at least 6 other cars waiting in the parking lot for it to open, and the bar was immediately busy. Ill Def be back to try again for a steak.

Jen Led

SUPERB SIMPLE STEAKHOUSE If you want the best French onion soup around, you gotta try this spot out. Yes my filet was cooked perfectly and delicious, but the soup is MONEY…

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Tom ba

We've been going to the Scotch n Sirloin since my father first took me in the 1980's. I haven't been there recently since about a year & a half & we saw a couple "less than 5star" reviews. Our anniversary was Saturday & Scotch was a first thought. I called for a reservation & he was friendly & asked if it was an occasion. I confirmed it was our 28th anniversary. Anyway, the service was great not just good. They were attentive wo hovering, a skill that most wait staffs should learn. We had a NY Strip special & prime rib & lobster...All medium and everything was cooked to perfection. After dinner we were getting ready to go(we passed on desert bc we ate everything) and out comes a sundae w a candle. Simple, small but perfectly thoughtful & discreet. We really appreciated that small simple gesture. For my money Scotch continues to be THE steakhouse in Syracuse, NY . Thanks Scotch!

L Cee

Everything was delicious. Steaks cooked perfectly as I remember. Last one still open I think. Please don’t close this location. A lot of loyal customers in Buffalo are very sad we lost this restaurant. Now I will make the drive once a year with my family to support this one. Please support this place and keep it going! ❤️

Ed Emmons

My wife & I had an amazing dinner with steaks cooked to perfection! The atmosphere & waiter were excellent also. We sat in the Bistro area that encompasses a huge fire pit. I can just visualize in the winter time the heat that would put out. The decor in the restaurant is also very inviting & cozy. Highly recommend Scotch & Sirloin to all diners looking to have an enjoyable evening with a fantastic meal too! I post a must deserving 5 star review. We will be returning again soon for another enjoyable evening!😊

Don Pray

Our Scotch n Sirloin back in Buffalo closed a few years ago so we decided to make the trek here ! We had been to this location back in the late 80s when my wife went to school at SU… upon arrival it looked the same! I hope the current owners can do something about the tired and worn exterior and get rid of the artificial Christmas tree branches in the planter and tell the owner of the closed credit union next door to cut the lawn! We were hoping for better inside and it was! Stepped inside to a classic American steak house! Our steaks were cooked perfectly! My wife got the 7oz filet and I got the 16oz bone in ribeye- both super tasty. The accompanying sauces were an added bonus! Baked potato and green beans performed and hot upon arrival. Wine list is substantial and varied prices and selections. Service was excellent- attentive and friendly. Owners please fix up the exterior of the building!!!! You wouldn’t want to discourage people from coming in!!!

Pete Scida

High end steak house with a somewhat limited menu. We sat inside in the dining room, but they offered outdoor seating along with a lounge option. Very extensive liquor menu. Although we were there to celebrate Lisa's birthday, neither of us sampled the liquor. When I made the reservation the gentleman asked if we were celebrating anything, and I told him. The picture on this review is of the lovely dessert they brought us. It looks like a flower. It was vanilla and mint chocolate chip ice creams with whipped cream, and delicious. We both had beef options - the sirloin for me, and the filet for her. Both were perfectly cooked and drained just right. Lisa reports that the mashed potatoes that accompanied her dish were the best she's ever had, and I had to agree. I chose the steak fries, which were wedges, and also fantastic. To start we had the French onion soup, also delicious - not too salty with just the right amount of onions. In a romantic twist, we went there 19 years ago for our first date. Highly recommend. Dinner for two, with soup but no drinks was a little more than $100, but worth every penny.

Lindsay Stevens

The food was excellent. The service could have been better. The team of servers seemed very bothered when asked questions and during a conversation at my table (that sat 8 of us) a male server was listening in and was rolling his eyes while making despicable facial expressions. As soon as he saw that 2 of us noticed it he did not come back to our table. The bus boy at the salad bar was so helpful and pleasantly polite. I would definitely come back for the food. I just hope the attitude of the servers changes. And they use their manners while reaching over my plate to get my empty glass Update: WONDERFUL! SERVERS WERE AWESOME!!! DESSERT (CHOCOLATE PB PIE) WAS GREAT!!!

Siobhan Young

My husband and I went here for our first anniversary, and it was lovely! My husband got the teriyaki steak (delicious!) with sweet potato fries (done to perfection!) and chocolate peanut butter pie for dessert (so peanut buttery!). I got the linguini primavera (so flavorful!) and the creme brulee for dessert (ahh SO good!). The lighting was somewhat on the dark side, but our table was lit by its own overhead lamp, as many of the tables are, which was very helpful. I, for one, enjoyed the mood lighting. We let them know it was our anniversary ahead of time and they gave us a sweet little dessert with candles on it and the words “happy anniversary”, which was so nice! The staff were very pleasant and extremely helpful, especially with all the questions and requests we had! 😂 I would definitely recommend this restaurant!