Frankie Rowland's Steakhouse

Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse is a Roanoke steakhouse for a $$$ dinner built around Certified Angus Beef prime steaks, fresh-cut steaks and chops, live fresh lobsters, a pineapple martini, house-made desserts. The clearest reasons to choose it are direct: steakhouse cuisine, a business-casual dress code, evening hours Monday through Saturday, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence recognition for 2026.

The recommendation is simple: consider it for a steakhouse dinner when the table wants beef, lobster, a pineapple martini, house-made desserts. Skip it if the night calls for a low-cost meal or Sunday dining, since the schedule lists Sunday as closed.

Prime steaks, lobster, a wine-recognized steakhouse format

The kitchen’s center of gravity is Certified Angus Beef prime steaks, fresh-cut steaks and chops, live fresh lobsters. That matters because a steakhouse at this price level has to make sense first through the core order: beef, chops, or lobster, with desserts and a pineapple martini rounding out the meal.

Beverage detail that is specific rather than broad: Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse is associated with a pineapple martini and has Wine Spectator Award of Excellence recognition for 2026. Beyond that, the safer read is not to overstate the drinks program; plan around the confirmed steakhouse strengths rather than assuming list depth or formats.

For Roanoke planning beyond this dinner, use our full Roanoke restaurants guide to map the wider dining set, check our full Roanoke bars guide if the evening needs a separate drink stop. For travelers building the whole trip, our full Roanoke hotels guide can help with the broader itinerary.

The room works well when you want a business-casual steakhouse dinner

The dress code is business casual, which makes the restaurant easier to position: this is a steakhouse dinner where dressing a bit more intentionally fits the setting. That makes it a candidate for evenings where a classic steakhouse format is the goal.

For planning, the grounded advice is to focus on timing and expectations rather than room details. Frankie Rowland’s Steakhouse serves dinner hours Monday through Saturday and is closed Sunday, with later closing times on Friday and Saturday. If the occasion involves a group, confirm current availability directly before building plans around it.

The main caution is expectation-setting. The facts support a classic steakhouse choice, not an invented tasting-menu or chef-driven format. The better read is to order around prime steaks, fresh-cut steaks and chops, or live fresh lobster, dress business casual, keep the meal anchored in the restaurant’s confirmed strengths.

How to get the most from a second visit

Return guests should avoid overcomplicating the order. The venue’s strengths point toward a simple strategy: choose a Certified Angus Beef prime steak, fresh-cut steak or chop, or live fresh lobster as the anchor; add a pineapple martini if that is the mood; and finish with house-made desserts if the table wants a full steakhouse evening.