Okeechobee Steak House

My daughter took me for my birthday dinner last night. Excellent service. Great food.
I would highly recommend Okeechobee Steakhouse!

Up there with the best steak houses in US.

On a par with Burns Steakhouse in Tampa, Florida and Smith and Wallenski in Miami Beach, Florida.

(April 2024) After spending the day at the Lion Country Safari (April 29), we stopped in for an early dinner. Although it was only a little after 4:00pm on a Monday, the bar area was full.

For our first visit, we opted for the happy hour bar bites menu. Between the two of us, we ordered the smokehouse burger ($7), steak tacos ($8), loaded tater tots ($7), and split a Caesar salad (not on the bar bites nor the regular menu).

The only item that was a little disappointing were the steak tacos and that was only because there were only two of them. Everything else was amazing - especially the smokehouse burger! I would rank this up there with the one I had at the Brown Derby in DW's Hollywood Studios.

Our server, David, took good care of us. Towards the end, he brought out a tray full of various desserts. It was unfortunate we already had desserts (from Versailles Bakery in Little Havana, Miami) in our hotel mini fridge because the ones David brought out looked much better.

We are definitely hoping to stop by again on subsequent trips to WPB.

Hands down the best meal in Palm Beach County.

This is our go to when we need a perfect meal.

The service is always on point and the staff remembers the smallest details.

Have been many times and never had an issue.

If you need a solid meal with friends or loved one this is the best place in the area no question 11/10.

Had a wonderful experience at the Okeechobee Steak House! Came for my boyfriend's birthday, on birthdays you get a free 8oz NY strip with a choice of potato (with the purchase of another entree and proof of ID).

Our waiter was great, very attentive and made our experience even more lovely. We both started with salads and bread. The bread was good and salads were also tasty.

The steak was so tender and cooked to perfection. I was so impressed with the flavor and cut of the steak. For dessert we had a slice of the oreo cheesecake which was great!!

Would recommend this restaurant to anyone.

We have come here since I was a kid. We have not been in years due to the fact that they took prime
Rib off the menu. They had it on for an Easter special. Our waiter told us it would be just as we remembered it- unfortunately it was NOTHING similar. We were very disappointed with the prime rib. Our waiter was great but everything took forever - I'm assuming this was the kitchens fault? There were only two of us and we both ordered prime rib which was already cooked. We got French onion soup as our app and our waiter split it for us - which was great!
Not sure we will return if I'm being honest.

Ultimately, it does not matter how I write this review, as this place is always busy and a staple to WPB. The service does not have to be anything unique because they know you will always keep coming back. You would think at a steakhouse that, they could cook a steak properly, but it is hit or miss here. The bartenders are also hit or miss. Sometimes, they perform exceptionally; other times, you walk in and go, "Not again," as you see that you are the bartender.
If you come here, it may be fantastic. But go a few times and see if the experience is the same.

Okeechobee Steak House is one of my husband and I's favorite places for a birthday or special occasion. It never lets us down!

So, of course, we came on Friday for my husband's 41st birthday and upon checking in a little bit early, they said they would text us when the table was ready so we headed to the bar to get a cocktail as we waited. My husband order an old fashioned and I got the Bumble Bee (I believe, it was a gin cocktail) - both very good!

After 10-15 minutes, we got the text that our table was ready! At the host's stand, they handed us a birthday envelope as they took us to our table. Our server came over right away and was great throughout! We never had empty glasses :)

Drinks - For the table, we ordered a bottle of Chianti Classico Riserva, and it was really good. Paired perfectly with everything we ordered!

Food - We started off with french onion soups. This is a MUST if you love onion soup. INCREDIBLE. Then, we both upgraded our salads to caesar salads, one with anchovies and one without (mine). My husband ordered the bone-in ribeye, with a portobello demi-glace and a horseradish crust (on the side), and a loaded baked potato. I ordered the filet mignon with the gorgonzola crust and a loaded baked potato. Everything came out perfectly and tasted heavenly!

Dessert - We order the bread pudding to go... there was no way we could eat anymore! We enjoyed it at home later that evening and it was great!!

We always recommend Okeechobee Steak House and every experience we have there continues to add to how much we enjoy this restaurant.

I'm surprised we had never been here. Even though we lived down the street from it for years and have known about it for decades... this was our first time here.

We came in on a Monday around 5pm and did manage to get a booth next to the bar. I would definitely recommend getting reservations as it was packed by the time we left.

Ambiance is great. Very old school vibe with dark woods and stone and the smell of steak. I personally like it a lot. The service was also impeccable. Our server was knowledge, friendly and always attentive. Everything came out in perfect timing.

The bread they give to start was reaaaaally good. Top 3 breads in my opinon. It's more like a roll, very soft, little on the sweet side. Really good.

Drinks were also perfectly made. We had a manhattan and then an old fashion, both were made perfectly.

We also went with a cesar and wedge salad for our steak which we went with the porterhouse for 2. Salads were both very good and cold how I like them. That being said there was like a $9 up charge for anything but a house salad which on an already pretty pricey steak I think is a bit excessive.

The steak was very good and came out perfectly medium rare but still had a nice crust on it. Potato was also good, but nothing stood out about it. Honestly I prefer a nice salt crusted potato, but it was cooked perfectly.

It was a lot of steak, we could not finish it all, but of course we still managed to save a little room in the corner for bread pudding! I love bread pudding and theirs is very good!

Overall everything was very good. However when I rate places I do have to take price into account... and this place is rather pricey. Salads were $9 up charge and for some reason the manhattans were like $3-4 more than an old fashion even though it's almost the exact same ingredients. Not that the old fashion was cheap by any means. I did not see anything about happy hour so I'm guessing it was over by 5pm or it's only at the bar which is a pet peeve of mine.

All in with tip 3 drinks, shared steak and dessert it was close to $300. Out of all the "high end" steakhouses we have been to all around the country I think this might have been the pricest, even more than Peter Lugers. Again food, service, ambiance all 5 stars, but there's places that offer all of that for a lot less so I do have to deduct one star for that.

Probably not a regular spot for us, but would definitely come back for a special occasion or something.

A very satisfied new customer here. I had heard great things about this restaurant, and since it was my husband's b-day and there was a steak deal on the special day, we made a reservation and headed out to celebrate. We arrived early, so we stopped at the bar for a craft cocktail. Service was prompt, and we even found two seats. Happy Hour was ending, which is a great deal, too. Sliders with different fillings and potato skins on that menu for $6.
My phone received a text for seating in the dining room. We were escorted to a lovely booth. Our server, David, arrived with a great personality and gave us the info on how excited he was to serve us. He brought out the tray of cellophane wrapped meats to explain each cut available. We were surprised that the dinners included a salad and side potato, so we skipped ordering an appetizer. We loved the croissant like bread rolls, which were so fresh and soft. Our salads were excellent too. My husband got the gorgonzola salad, which is pretty much a house salad with added gorgonzola on top. I opted for their ranch dressing, and all dressings are made in-house. The steaks arrived cooked perfectly with the side potato. The birthday strip steak ($41.99 discount) and the 9oz filet with horseradish cream on top was the best we have had in a long time. I asked for my potato to be scooped, so it was more like a fried potato skin with the butter and sour cream on the side. For an added few dollars, you can add melted cheese and bacon, which was well worth it. David checked on us frequently, which we really appreciated. Water was self-served in a bottle on the table, so we had extra glasses of ice to keep it cold. The dessert platter was decadent, but we were just too stuffed to partake, but next time, we will definitely get the peanut butter pie.
The dining room was very loud, and after looking around at the other patrons, we noticed how casual people were dressed. Many looked like they just walked off the golf course or the ball fields. We were happy to be dressed for our event, but next time, we will dress much more casual.