Butcher and Singer

Walking in here and you're immediately greeted with a wonderful dark and cozy ambiance reminiscent of the early half of the 20th century. Decor and music all match the theme, and the mural of dogs overlook all diners.
The wine and spirit menu is very extensive, and the cocktails are premium. The sidecar was actually 10/10 blended and tasted exactly as it should. The biscuits served to start come with delicious honey butter and are quite tasty, warm, and flaky.
Steak was cooked beautifully and was a high end chop. The blue cheese melted on top added great savory flavor to complement the steak. The sides were great as well. Nicely cooked sprouts and very buttery, creamy mashed potatoes. Do recommend the baked Alaska though it is very sugary! Quite an uncommon dessert and they do it well. Nice end to the meal.
Overall a very tasty and memorable dinner. Thanks

The best.
My favorite in the city.
I loved everything about this place.
It is very high-end, comfortable, and cozy.
I wouldn't go anywhere else.
Thank you so much for doing an excellent job.

As far as elegant restaurants go, this place has to be among the finest in Philly. The interior is very classy. I'm a huge fan of dim lighting and circular booths. The staff is top notch and on top of everything. The food in general is very good. Overall, this is an excellent choice for a special occasion. One thing that I did notice was that our server was slightly less engaged than others nearby. At the table behind ours, the server detailed the specials a bit better and provided more recommendations throughout the dinner. Our server was good, but the difference was noticeable.

Escargot - I'm a big fan of escargot and these were great. Sizzling in butter and garlic, these went nicely onto the toasted bread. Very savory. I only wish there were more.

Aged Strip Steak (Special) - The steak was good. However, at its price, I was a little let down. I probably would have been happier with the filet mignon. The aged strip was perfect in some areas, but a bit too charred in other areas. I like a nice crisp on my steak, but the charred flavoring really overpowered at times and distracted from an otherwise nice steak. I did not order a sauce to accompany given it was the chef's special, but I probably would have preferred it in this instance. Overall, the seasoning was spot on and the meat was incredibly tender.

Stuffed Hash Brown - This was delicious. The exterior was crisp and well fried , while the interior was featured a light cheese sauce interwoven between the hash brown shreds. Nicely done -- very much recommend.

Broccolini - Nicely seasoned and topped with garlic chips, the broccolini is a solid side. This was a good dish -- not much more to say.

Chocolate Fudge Cake - It's as good as you can get. Absolutely delicious and large! I couldn't finish it all myself by the end of the night. If you like chocolate, I fully recommend this one.

Biscuits - When your waiter comes back around asking if you would like more biscuits, DON'T be modest. These are literally the best biscuits I have ever had. I could eat them all day long. With the sweet cream butter, they are addictive. Perfectly flaky, easily pulled apart, fluffy, and buttery -- truly well done on these.

Value: 4/5
Quality: 4/5
Quantity: 5/5
Service: 4/5
Atmosphere: 5/5

What a time. Reservation was easy to make (we had a part of 8). We celebrated our parents 50th wedding anniversary. The restaurant is 50s themed, dim lighting and old fashioned.

The service is top tier. They bring biscuits w/ honey butter to the table and they were delicious (we asked for another basket full). I had the salmon Brussels sprouts and baked potato. All the sides are shareable. The potato comes with toppings on the sides. The food is amazing. It is flavorful, made to perfection and seasoned well. Everyone enjoyed their meals.

Although pricey this is a must try.

We came here for a dinner with my company and got a little bit of everything. Service was on top of it, though we did have to wait at the bar for quite a while.

Apps - tuna tartar was fresh, beef tartar was well spiced, crab cakes were too salty. The anchovies on the Caesar salad was too salty too. Pretty much the theme of the night.

Entrees - obviously got steak here. Very well cooked, highly recommend.

Sides - baked potato was dry, mushrooms were salty. Creamed spinach, Asparagus, Brussels, and Mac and cheese were the highlights.

Wine is obviously extensive and flowing. Would recommend to come on the company dime, but I don't think I'll come back on my own accord.

Amazing steak house! This was my first time visiting, we are on a mission to try every upscale steak house in Philadelphia.
Made reservations on open table.
They didn't have Valet which came to us as a surprise, but once you step inside it's gorgeous, a little dark and upscale, moody but the vibes are amazing.
I waited at the bar while my SO was parking the car, once seated at our table Brian took care of us, he explained the menu to perfection and helped us choose our menu items. He even walked us through our first time trying out escargot.
We tried the lobster cocktail, the Wagyu steak and chicken with sides.
The sides were amazing and I have never had a stuffed hash brown.
Let me tell you the hot biscuits were so so so good !
The food was top notch and service even better.

Butcher & Singer is by far one of my favorite restaurants in Philadelphia and one of the best steak houses I've ever been to. It's excellent and I couldn't say enough nice things about the food, ambiance and service at this establishment. My boyfriend and I have dined here a handful of times and every time have had / requested Brian as our server and we were certainly not disappointed. Brian is so incredibly friendly, does a great job explaining the menu in detail and offers his personal faves which is very helpful as the menu is very extensive.

While your waiting for apps they bring out the most delicious handmade biscuits that the owner sourced from San Fransisco. Brian told us the owner flew out the bakers to teach the baker at Butcher to make them and they are certainly the best of the best. Melt in your mouth and absolutely excellent. For an appetizer this time around we got the crab cake. Which was very tasty. My boyfriend was not as impressed with it but I thought the aïoli that it was served with really made it delicious. Usually we order the shrimp cocktail and the Cesar salad which I LOVE and will still remain my favorites.

For our entrees I ordered the Lobster Newberg and my boyfriend ordered the Lamb Chops with the truffle butter. These are not our typical orders. Typically I get the twin lobster tails or the surf and turf. Which...you can never go wrong with but I surprisingly really really enjoyed the Lobster Newberg. The cognac sauce was to die for. Rich, buttery and truly delish; served with a brioche toast with an egg yolk on top. Lovely presentation with excellent flavors throughout the whole dish. Would recommend to any lobster lover like myself. The lamb chops were also fantastic and the truffle butter was a MUST. Like wow. Just wow at the truffle butter. Marvelous. If you like truffle don't even hesitate; get it on your steak / lamb chop / whatever meat you order from here because it is truly remarkable. I literally could bathe in it, that's how much I love it.

For dessert even though we were so stuffed by this point we got the homemade banana chip ice cream because we couldn't resist. I devoured it and forgot to take a photo but it was probably the best banana ice cream I've ever had. Creamy, light thin chips throughout and absolutely delicious. 10000% recommend dining at Butcher and Singer if you get the opportunity. Perfect spot to impress your significant other for a date night or to celebrate a special occasion. You will enjoy it every single time. Also request Brian for exceptional service and to take your dining experience up a notch! He is the best of the best! Can't wait to come back and try more on the menu!

An amazing meal! The ambiance of this restaurant is to die for. Dim lighting, gold chandelier and paintings on the wall. They offer exceptional service the second you walk in with their coat check.
We ordered the crab cake and tuna tartare for appetizers and the crab cake was mouthwatering.
For the steaks - our server, Brian, recommended the Delmonico ($64) + truffle butter ($10) and said it's the best steak in the city. It was really really good but I was a little disappointed in the truffle butter since it didn't have a lot of truffle flavor.
The sides were all delicious, especially the stuffed hash brown (which was massive BTW)!!! The Mac and cheese was really good too!

Overall it was a great dinner and even better ambiance.

My husband and I came here to celebrate his birthday. I
already made a reservation so we were seated right away.

The restaurant represents an old school classic steak house. High ceiling with two humongous chandelier. I recommend coming here dressed up. Very formal atmosphere, the waiters wear uniforms with suit jackets. Great place for a romantic dinner, celebration, or corporate dinner.

The room is dimly lit with a very small table lamp on each table. Ours was suddenly turned off. After we reported it, someone replaced the light bulb but still didn't turn back on. Fortunately, I brought portable light to take better pictures. The wall near our table has a very interesting painting of a bar scene with dogs dressed in a formal outfit.

They have a long list of wine options.
Tuna tartare comes with warm toast and herbed sour cream. The tuna was very finely diced. It was good when eaten with the bread and sour cream, but when I ate it by itself, it was salty. It was ok for me.

Complimentary biscuits were definitely fancier than Pillsbury biscuit. Very warm, light, and flaky.

We waited quite a while for our entree. My husband enjoyed his New York strip. My filet mignon was lean and perfectly cooked for medium rare. Broccolini was served with some sauce, great side dish for the steak.

I highly recommend baked Alaska for dessert because it's hard to find in other places. It had sponge cake on the bottom with ice cream on top, covered with a dome of beautifully toasted meringue. Meringue was not overly sweet. They wrote Happy Birthday on the plate with a small candle.

Decaf coffee from La Colombe was served in a small teapot. My favorite coffee brand.

On our annual day after Thanksgiving trip to Philly for a HUGE holiday party, my gang decided to dine at Butcher and Singer instead of the Ruth's Chris located in our hotel. The lovely bartender at Ashton Cigar lounge recommended Butcher and what a great recommendation it was!

Once we entered, I said to myself, SELF, we are egregiously underdressed and we're going to be denied entry! They must have been looking at our watches because our clothes said, these guys came to the wrong place..LOL! We saw that there was just enough open seating at the bar so no need to formally dine.. WHEWWWW!!

The interior is old school steakhouse for sure. High ceilings, huge chandeliers, oak all over, soft music and white linen topped tables. The bartenders welcomed us with open arms. They could not have been more friendly and accommodating. They put to bed the meth that all people from Philly are kinda prickly...LOL.

The food was excellent. My group had several different cuts of steak and everyone was damn near licking their plates. I went for the 10oz filet which was perfect. The French onion soup and brussel sprouts were the perfect compliments. Our drinks were strong and expertly made.

After dining at Butcher and Singer, the consensus was, we'll be back next year, sorry Ruth's Chris, we found a new Philly #1!!