Backdraft Restaurant Bar - Cleveland

Food: great! Prices: REALLY inflated. Servers: good... I've been here several times when I come into town to visit, and this is a completely honest review: The food is good, the cook on the appetizers, steaks, and sides really knows what they're doing. I recommend the stuffed mushrooms, shrimp linguine, and twice baked potatoes. The servers are hit or miss. Alley is really good, but some of the others seem lost or new (seems like a high employee turnover rate. I'm not of age yet so I can't vouch for the bar, but it looks like a fun time! With that said, the food is extremely overpriced for the quality. The steak is good but not above anything I've had at outback and tend to be 20 dollars more expensive. The appetizers are yummy but small for the price, and the brownie dessert is 7 dollars for what appears to be a box mix brownie I could make at home for a dollar. Overall I do recommend Backdraft (one of the best/only steak places in Cleveland , I only wish I could go there a little more often. But college town means college wallets, and it's a tad bit expensive for my income

One of my favorite restaurants in the area. Very good service and consistent. Owner very involved bar is perfect size and stocked with some top shelf bourbons. Crawfish Filet is highly recommended!!! Located downtown

I never give a 2 star but because this restaurant presents itself as one of the better places in Cleveland (with prices to match) I'll make an exception. In short, it took almost 2 hours to get food. When it did come out (after chasing down our waiter) 3 of our 4 orders were only warm. (Pasta with chicken-was so so) The other order was the grouper, which fortunately was hot and was very good. They did comp about 10% on the check which was over 140 but given the abysmal attention to detail it was a the cap on an overall bad experience.

Pit of the business world. . . My mother-in-law frequents the place for the salmon. On Friday, June 3, 2022, she went there. When she sat down and was adjusting the chair, the cheap thing twisted and pinched her finger. It literally pinched a pea size chunk out of her finger and it would not stop bleeding. Why she did not then simply go home is beyond me. The staff gave some superficial first aid and an apology. . . did not even offer for her meal to be complimentary. . .!! Boy, talk about a chintzy crew!! She bled all night, ruining her bed linen. Finally going to an urgent care the next day and, after three cauterization's, and hundreds of dollars, they were able to stop the bleeding. . . I hope she'll find a good attorney. Maybe she will. She has three years, Backdraft!

Service: Dine-in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20-30 Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Atmosphere: 5/5