Bâton Rouge Steakhouse - Markham

The experience started off normal this was a 430 dinner and the restaurant wasnt busy. We order 2 French Onion Soups to start, these came out quiet fast but the cheese was burnt in many places, when we began to eat it the temp was lukewarm. The server came and cleared the dishes and this was the last time we saw him. A team member brought our meals, the steak was bland and lobster a little rubbery, it's sad to say but the mashed potatoes had the most flavor on the plate. No one came to our table to ask if we wanted more drinks, when we finished our meals we spend 20 minutes waiting for our server to return to ask for the bill but we had tickets to the Leafs and couldn't wait any longer. We asked a team member to help us out to get our bill and a completely different person came over. Had to be one of the more disappointing meals I've had in a while, my wife and I were looking for a new spot to have dinner and regretted this choice. Hopefully it was a one off because the other tables seemed to be getting great service and we enjoyed the restaurant ambiance.

My salad is as soupy because of how much dressing there was. I told the waitress near the end after she finally came to check on us and then it became even harder for us to flag her down after that to get the bill. $35.00 meal, could only eat part of it because there was sooo much dressing. Steak in the salad was very good though.

We have been to this location many times, and everything is usually great......but tonight (11/25/23) I don't know what happened. We sat in the lounge as we always do. We were served by Viktoria the bartender. Out drinks came quick as well as our apps. We waited an hour for our dinner even though there were many empty tables in the bar area. My wife ordered her favorite salmon dish. Upon getting home my wife's stomach got really upset and was sick all night and well into the next day. This location is one of favorite places to go but after this experience I'm not sure we want to return.

Baton Rouge is as good as it gets in neighborhood dining. It costs about the same as downtown steak houses but is a decent value as these things go. The ambience is great and our waiter was outstanding. We had lobster tails and ribs, both fine, and shared an excellent chocolate cake dessert. For a fine mainstream dining experience in Markham, Baton Rouge is a satisfying choice.

They need to better define key allergens in menu. No indication of gluten or dairy. Waiter did not know answers and consulted a book. We then read the book and discovered he had read it wrong. A little frustrating but he was very good natured and apologetic