Eating: Steer Bar and Grill, South Yarra

8/8/2014

One of my highlights for having to work extra hours, is having rostered days off to plan anything I want or need to do. Might I put an emphasis on want?

This particular Friday we took ourselves to Steer Bar and Grill in South Yarra. A plus because it’s right around the block from scrumptious sweets merchants: Burch & Purchase, and Adriano Zumbo.

This bustling steakery opens for Friday lunches with a special offering of a two or three course meal. We went with the two course, with the intention to leave room for dessert elsewhere.

For entrees we chose the Fried Calamari, after enviously watching another table consume theirs.

Lightly crumbed calamari, still tender without any chewiness, lay atop a tomato based sauce. The hearty spice laden sauce contained chunks of tender pork that had been pan fried to leave a slight crunch on the surface. The accompanying refreshing yoghurt sauce, I felt was a nice but non-essential touch. The calamari was deliciousness enough in itself that I didn’t need to be smothered in yoghurt, but I may be biased since calamari is one of my favourite seafoods.

This finally leads me to the main star of the meal, the Black Angus Scotch Fillet.

Unbelievably tender with a smoky charred flavour, the muscle fibers in some sections came away with a gentle pull. It excelled in what it was, an amazingly melty hunk of aged beef with it’s slight mellow salty undertones.  A range of sauces were offered, but in my opinion the steak didn’t need it. For others, the sauces would help cut through the fatty pockets that are spotted throughout the steak. For me, those fatty sections were the best, the melding of fat and muscle in each well portioned bite. I still marvel at how well the staff at Steer know how to cook their steaks considering how thin the cut was.

In conclusion:

For a great steak, but with a cheaper price tag than that of La Luna Bistro, definitely give this place a try. We experienced average service, with the main objection being sedate service. We don’t know if it was mainly was due to the busy Friday lunch service or because they simply did not see us.

This place really do know their steaks well. Sides were well done, but the stand out still remains the steak. A warning to those intending to take advantage of the friday lunch special, the entertainment card cannot be used in conjunction with this deal.

Steer Bar and Grill
641 Chapel St
South Yarra, Vic 3141
(03) 9040 1188
steerbarandgrill.com.au