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Great time on a rainy Saturday evening. Got there at 5pm - didn't leave until 1am. Music is great,. The meat is better than the beans. Good combinartions offered like my pork chop and rib-eye steak - where else. The white sangria was great too. All in all a great meeting place too start out a club night or to check out honeys.

Some great things in life are right under your nose. Ricardo's is by far the best steakhouse my family and I have been to. Last night we were craving a good steak dinner and were thinking about trekking downtown when I realized Ricardo's is just two blocks away. We've walked by the place many times and never went in. We decided to give it a try. The reviews I read were great, so we went. What a fantastic experience. The food was spectacular, the service was great, the ambience was so enjoyable that we spend the rest of the evening talking about what a great dining experience we had. I now know where I want celebrate my birthday this year.

I've eaten at Ricardo a few times and although thought the service was not on par with the prices (which keep increasing) I have always thought the food was good and atmosphere an interesting change - it's got a bit of flava' compared to other steakhouses in this range - thanks to its location and the music they play. Reserved for this week and called repeatedly to see if we could move our reservation by a few minutes earlier - no one answered either line for hours. It made me nervous but I showed up anyway for my reservation - going all the way from the UWS - with an out of town guest. Guess what? The hostess infomed us there would be an hour wait - no where to stand much less sit for a drink - absolute chaos - and said they quit answering the phone two days prior because "we are booked for Valentine's Day and everyone kept calling for V Day". On average we normally spend about $250 for two people here but we will not be going back -Ricardo I hope that special V Day one night stand is worth it. Wow. I also felt really bad for all the couples waiting who had obviously made this their special choice for V Day and had reservations like we did and were just waiting. Poor management - and in the end, it makes you realize that a restaurant's service is indicative of all.

I have been to Ricardo's Steakhouse two times and both times I was very satisfied with the food and service. The waitress Sarah was very friendly, courteous and attentive (she was my waitress both times). The food was tasty, great portions and reasonably priced. The atmosphere very friendly overall, great music. The only drawback is the one bathroom (unisex). Other than that, very pleased and will definitely continue to visit Ricardo's.

I have been to Riccardo's 3 times. The ambience is great, music is always good. Sometimes they cranked up the heat way to high, it was like a sauna, very uncomfortable. Food is outstanding, but the service is no good. All three times I sat there and it took 20 minutes for me to get a menu, another 15 for a drink, which came a few times without ICE! Tables beside me got bread, while I sat there and had to ask for it. Food took forever, but like I said was very yummy. One time I wanted to take my leftovers home, the waiter took it to wrap it up, 30 mins to get the bag back. I had to keep reminding him as he walked by and he kept walking back empty handed.Forget about the bill, that took another 20minutes to get. Waiters are not that attentive, I'm use to waiters coming back and asking if everything was ok, refills, ANYTHING? Always a line for the bathroom, one toilet and unisex...crazy. I feel the service should match the prices, if you are going to have city prices, you need to provide 5 star service. I won't go back, even though the food beckons me to.

My boyfriend and I had steak craving so instead of making a trip to Peter Lugers at 11 p.m. we decided to check out a new place. The decor was nice, the music was upbeat...but more family out with their kids and all. I was next to one toddler that was constantly crying :( Food review: 1. bread was grilled and buttery..very good start. 2. Sangria came in a big pitcher but was very very watered down and we stop drinking it towards the end. 3. dozen oysters was OK. I am not a huge fan of room temp oysters. They should really keep them on ice. 4. Steak. Huge disappointment! I ordered medium rare, the meat was close to well done. It was dry, unseasoned (thank god for the table side salt) overcooked and too lean. For the price, I expected it to be lot better. I can do better buying my own and cooking it myself. Maybe I had too high expectation but didn't I go to a "steak house"? 5. Sides: mash potato is mash potato, creamed spinach was way to cheese and saucy. asparagus was good but not a hard dish to mess up. 6. Flan: this was really good. Very tight space, lots of noise...there are too many places in NYC for me to go back here again for a second try.

Yes, the music is far too loud. That, however is the only negative regarding Ricardo's. Warm staff, a friendly, chic crowd and very good food. The wine list is well thought out with most botlles under $40.00. We had the avocado salad and the rib steak and both were perfect. A must go in East Harlem.