Mastro's Steakhouse

Mastro's Steakhouse in Palm Desert is a fine dining steakhouse & seafood restaurant with a premium price point, a business-casual dress code, posted evening hours. It is best evaluated as a higher-spend evening meal rather than a casual stop: the price is $120 per person, hours are 5–9 PM Sunday through Thursday and 5–10 PM Friday and Saturday.

The clearest reasons to choose it are the steakhouse-and-seafood focus, the confirmed signature dishes, the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026. Diners looking for a Palm Desert dinner can build a meal around classics such as Bone-In Filet, Petite Filet, Chilean Sea Bass, Seafood Tower, Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Signature Warm Butter Cake.

Order around the confirmed steakhouse and seafood signatures

The cuisine is fine dining steakhouse & seafood, so the safest way to approach the meal is through the restaurant’s confirmed strengths rather than assuming an menu structure. A classic order can include the Seafood Tower, a steak such as the Bone-In Filet or Petite Filet, Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Signature Warm Butter Cake.

Seafood is also part of the identity here. Chilean Sea Bass and the Seafood Tower give diners alternatives to a steak-only meal, while the steak signatures keep the restaurant anchored in a traditional premium steakhouse lane. For a return visit, the practical move is to vary the centerpiece: choose steak one time, seafood another, keep the confirmed Mastro’s signatures in mind.

The posted hours point to evening service, with 5 PM openings every day and later closing on Friday and Saturday. Diners should base expectations on the fine dining steakhouse & seafood focus and the listed signature dishes.

The value is in occasion polish, wine recognition, premium steakhouse choices

At $120 per person, the argument is not that dinner is inexpensive. The fit is for diners who want a premium Palm Desert steakhouse evening with a business-casual expectation and recognizable steakhouse-and-seafood signatures. The Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 is the clearest confirmed recognition.

This is not the booking to choose if the priority is a low-cost meal or a lunch option. It is a stronger fit for dinner built around signature dishes such as Bone-In Filet, Petite Filet, Chilean Sea Bass, Seafood Tower, Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Signature Warm Butter Cake.

The main decision is fit. Go when the table wants a dressed-up Palm Desert dinner, steakhouse-and-seafood choices, a premium bill. Choose other Palm Desert dining when the goal is something more casual, less expensive, or outside the posted evening-hour window.