The Flatiron Room
- B & J
- Oct 9, 2024
- 4 min read
The Flatiron Room: https://theflatironroom.com/
Address: 9 East 37th Street, New York NY 10016
Quick Bites
We highly recommend taking a trip to The Flatiron Room. The food itself is very solid! The steak that we tried can go toe-to-toe with any of the other well-known steakhouses in NYC. The other dishes we tried varied a bit more in taste and quality, but overall we felt like they were pretty good. What really sets this place apart is the atmosphere and vibes, enhanced by live music. It's not easy to get a perfect combination of good food and amazing live music that just makes for a really magical and romantic night - but we think The Flatiron Room really hit the nail on the head!
We've tried a number of great restaurants in NYC to date, and we feel like The Flatiron Room might be in the conversation for a Top 5 restaurant, or at least very close to it!
The Setting
The restaurant itself was a very clean, modern, and romantic setting. Near the middle of the restaurant there was a small stage where a small band performed for much of the night. This was definitely the key piece to our experience, and made for 10/10 vibes in our books!
The Service
The service was solid! Upon arrival, the staff directed us to a booth so we could sit next to each other (per our reservation request). The booth also happened to be right next to the main stage where the live music was (not per our request, but we were definitely happy with our seats!). No complaints here! The staff were attentive, and even the manager stopped by to check in on us too.
Roasted Bone Marrow
First up came the Roasted Bone Marrow appetizer, which included house-made focaccia bread to pair with the bone marrow. B, who is generally a fan of bone marrow, wasn't super impressed with this dish. J, who never had bone marrow in his life, also felt like the dish was just "meh" and definitely didn't do anything to convert him. Maybe we should have tried the Crab Cake or the Bourbon BBQ Meatballs, which were the other two appetizer options we thought about before we took the plunge for the Roasted Bone Marrow.
14oz Angus Strip & Colossal Shrimp Pasta
First, the 14oz Angus Strip! This steak was very well done, and by well done we mean deliciously cooked to a nice medium rare, and accompanied by some chimichurri sauce and pink peppercorn sauce. The first bite into the steak was bliss, and the meat just melted in our mouths with all this delicious beefy flavor. The steak was seasoned very nicely, although maybe a tiny bit salty. The sauces were a great addition, and really elevated the steak which was already delicious on its own. We've been to quite a few top tier steakhouses here in NYC - and while we wouldn't say that The Flatiron Room surpasses any of those top tier steakhouses, it definitely has earned a place in the conversation.
And then came the pasta! The pasta itself was a spinach tonnarelli, which itself was a bit bland and generally "just alright." We found ourselves pouring some of our steak sauces onto the pasta to add a little flavor. But the shrimp was definitely the star of this plate - large and juicy and just overall delicious! All in all, this dish added a nice pasta and seafood contrast to the pure steak in our other entree, which was a nice change of pace. That said, the move might be to get both plates and share, because if you picked the pasta dish and were "stuck" with just the pasta dish, you might be a little jealous of that steak!
28 Layer Chocolate Cake
And now, the 28 Layer Chocolate Cake! Yes you heard right! 28 layers! To be honest, this chocolate cake was a BIG part of why we decided to go to The Flatiron Room. And we also made sure to not order or eat too much before getting to dessert. In fact, we actually left a good chunk of the delicious Angus Strip steak to be brought home so that we had room in our tummies for the cake. And if you know us, you'll know that for us to not finish a delicious steak right then and there and to take a part of it home instead just so we had room for cake is a sign that we were super serious about eating that cake!
We spotted the cake coming out of the kitchen, and we excitedly watched as the waiter brought it closer and closer to us. He placed the plate down on our table, and then began to pour 20 year old Armagnac chocolate sauce on top of the cake right before our very eyes. It was quite a show, and made our mouths water even more. Once he was done with the chocolate pour, he handed us our spoons and we were ready to dig in.
So how was the cake? Well, it was definitely delicious! Admittedly not as sweet as we thought it would be, although probably not such a bad thing given just how huge the cake slice was. We were somewhat grateful that we didn't just introduce a metric ton of sugar into our bodies, but we also noted that the cake - while very tasty - didn't have that make-you-blissfully-melt-in-your-seat type of feeling that we've experienced with other dishes and desserts during our many dinner dates.
Definitely would recommend it though. Very tasty and honestly it's worth it to experience at least once!
