Mastro's Steakhouse

In New York City, the useful question is not whether another polished steakhouse can handle a big night out; it is whether the restaurant’s strengths match the occasion. Mastro’s Steakhouse is best understood as an upscale steakhouse and seafood fine-dining choice with a business-casual dress code, a $120 per person price point, a menu built around familiar high-end steakhouse signatures.

The appeal is direct: this is a steak-and-seafood restaurant for guests who want a celebratory meal with recognizable luxury dishes. The confirmed menu highlights include Bone-in Filet, Chef’s Cut Ribeye Chop, Chilean Sea Bass, Seafood Tower, Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Signature Warm Butter Cake. That gives a group several ways to build a meal without making the experience depend on one narrow format.

A steakhouse for the group that wants options, not restraint

The menu reads as a broad luxury steakhouse rather than a single-track beef temple. Steak is the anchor, with cuts such as Bone-in Filet and Chef’s Cut Ribeye Chop, but the appeal is wider than that: Seafood Tower, Chilean Sea Bass, Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Signature Warm Butter Cake give the table familiar high-spend markers without forcing everyone into the same order.

That range is a strength, but it also defines the right diner. Come here for abundance, not restraint. The signatures make the most sense for a table that wants steak, seafood, sides, dessert in the mix. For a food-focused traveler mapping several meals across the city, pair this with more specialized stops from our full New York City restaurants guide, rather than treating it as the only serious dinner of the trip.

The room works hardest when dinner is also the night out

Mastro’s Steakhouse makes the most sense when the meal itself is the occasion. The business-casual dress code, $120 per person price point, upscale steakhouse-and-seafood positioning all point toward a polished meal rather than a quick casual stop. It is a good fit for diners who want a formal-leaning steakhouse meal with seafood, sides, dessert in the mix.

The Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2026 is the clearest external signal attached to the restaurant. For a steakhouse meal at this spend level, that recognition is relevant for guests who care about wine. Beyond that confirmed accolade, the safest way to judge the restaurant is by its core proposition: upscale steakhouse and seafood fine dining in New York City.

The hours also matter for planning. Mastro’s Steakhouse is open 12–10 PM Monday through Friday and 4–10 PM Saturday and Sunday. It is a formal-leaning steakhouse for diners who want steak, seafood, a high-spend occasion meal.

Who should choose it, who should not

Choose Mastro’s Steakhouse if your group wants upscale steakhouse and seafood fine dining in New York City, is comfortable with a $120 per person price point, likes the idea of building a meal around dishes such as Seafood Tower, Bone-in Filet, Chef’s Cut Ribeye Chop, Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Chilean Sea Bass, Signature Warm Butter Cake.