Favorites Steak and Pasta

Beltera park has a few dining options so we tried favorites, started great, the shrimp cocktail came out with 5 massive shrimp, the wedge salad was one of the best I’ve had. The $ 45 barrel cut fillet was ordered medium and came out past med well. It was not good, they asked if I wanted them to start another steak and I didn’t want to wait another 30 minutes so I did the best with what I had but it wasn’t good. If I pay $ 45 for a steak it should be better than what I grill at home.

Favorites?! More like least favorites. $ 14 shrimp scamp I could’ve shot across the room like a rubber band. Ok ok I know that sounds harsh but come on. I’ll say the Salmon was decent but the worst was the water had a piece of black plastic in it. serious: /

Stopped by for a light meal and found the service delightful (Megan) at the bar was very helpful and the food was worth the price.

Went there on a weeknight when it was not busy. Service was very slow. Good quality was good but not great. Chopped salad was not so good. Steak was undercooked. Wine is extremely expensive. All in all probably not worth the gamble!

A dear friend was celebrating his birthday, and a guys night out seemed appropriate.
We arrived on time, were seated promptly and the service was slow but for the most part acceptable.
The menu is very limited. A few steaks, a few pastas, a fish special.
Due to this limited menu, my friend and I happened to order the same entrée, the 16 ounce boneless ribeye. My friend was served an excellent ribeye, while I was plated a strip.
I pointed out to the server, not our waitress, that this looked like a strip not a ribeye. She took it to the kitchen and returned a short time later claiming that it WAS a ribeye, only cut a bit different, according to the chef.
Now if this were true, any chain steak house would know better than to send this cut out along with a traditionally cut ribeye to a single table. Further, any such cut would be rejected in a true fine dining restaurant. But here we were.
I tried the steak, by this time the server was long gone, and it was indeed a fine… strip.
I munched on sides and bread. When our waitress finally stopped by, I told her I was served a strip instead of a ribeye. She offered that perhaps she had put in the wrong order. I explained that I had already sent the entrée back once and was told a ridiculous lie. I asked that the steak go back and not be replaced.
What happened next was the true failure. Nothing. No manager came to apologize, to ask for details, nothing. If you send an order back in a chain restaurant, from Ihop to Outback, the manager will want to know what happened and how to make it right.
But here, nothing.
So, if you have a couple of hundred dollars to burn, go somewhere that is less of a gamble. Most anywhere would be better.

A group of about 20 women decided to try out this restaurant, located inside the newly opened Belterra Park Gaming and Entertainment Center. We found the service to be attentive and the overall quality of the food to be quite good. There were a few hiccups in my own order, but I was still pleased with my food. I ordered the petite prime rib (12 oz, $ 24) with an a la carte dish of the Spinach Gratin ($ 5.50). All sides are extra. Instead, I received the 16 oz. Boneless Ribeye ($ 30). I actually love Ribeye, and this was cooked rare as I had ordered it, so I kept it. The seasoning was good, as one might expect from most steak houses, and I really enjoyed the spinach dish, with lovely spinach leaves inside. I had ordered a glass of the Zinfandel, listed on the menu ($ 10 for 6 oz) and the server said, «That is not on our menu.» I pointed out that it was, indeed, and then she told me that the bar could «make me a glass» which is what they did by taking a white wine and adding a red syrup to it. I was quite surprised and rather dismayed that she would say something like that, so I ordered a Riesling ($ 9 for 6 oz) which I figured wouldn’t have anything added to it. I am hoping that the server might have just been confused, and that a restaurant charging the prices of Favorites would not resort to tricks like this. Finally, a few of us ordered dessert. I had the crème brûlée, and it was a very nice portion size ($ 7.50) that two people could share. It had an interesting adornment on top (called an almond tuille), although I think a spun sugar decoration might have also enhanced the dessert. The manager came to the tables at the end of the dining, asking us how our food was. I think everyone was satisfied, and the view of the race track was lovely. I would come here again for a special meal (there are items less expensive) even though you need to walk past all of the slot machines to get to the restaurant.

This is a review of Favorites Steak & Pasta restaurant ONLY. It should probably be 4 ½ stars.
My group of 17, with individual checks, received excellent and professional service from Elizabeth L. and Chris. Chris provided the best ever drink refill service and I drink a lot of water!
Everyone in my group thought that the food was delicious and reasonably priced considering the quality, taste, and size of portions. I admit that I eat meat free & wheat free so I ordered the mushrooms and the asparagus and the chocolate dessert (to share) and all were very very good — I would order them again. My friends ordered everything from pork chops to salmon to scallops to steak to pasta and all was excellent. The food presentation was lovely, the plates cleared discretely.
We were seated in a nice private area with a view of the track but near the kitchen entrance. It was a bit hard to hear with all of us talking and not enough materials to absorb the sound, but that is the norm for us at most restaurants. This atmosphere was classy, with white linen napkins and nice flatware and unique serving dishes.
I would have liked to have had more meat free options such as Quinoa salad or Farro for protein. Also a spinach salad or field greens with fresh berries & nuts, etc.