Mastro's Steakhouse - Palm Desert

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   Bob

   VIP

   Toronto

   171 reviews

   5.0

   171 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As usual, a very busy and vibrant restaurant. All food items were tasty, delicious and perfectly prepared with excellent presentation. Heather, our server, and the wait staff were all attentive and efficient.
   

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   Jo

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   193 reviews

   4.0

   193 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   I is very hard to have a conversation without screaming. The servers are the best part of the experience.
   

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   Lori

   VIP

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The lobster bisque was superb, and the 32-ounce tomahawk steak was remarkable. Overall, the food was impressive, but it was excessively overpriced. They charge extra for béarnaise sauce and bread.
   

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   Claudia

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved sitting in the bar area and hearing the live pianist, she was great. The food was on point, will definitely look forward to coming back again.
   

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   Brittany

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   You can never go wrong with Mastros. High end, phenomenal food.
   

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   Thomas

   Las Vegas

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I've been very fortunate to attend Mastro's Steakhouse at multiple locations across the USA. While my review is strictly for the Palm Desert location off El Paseo Drive, I will contrast and compare from previous experiences. I will try not to compare to other similar restaurants such as Morton, The Capital Grille, Ruth's Chris, The Winery, Flemings, Selanne, etc. The similar themes across each Mastro's are the decor (upscale lighting with a similar "square shape interior roof"), vibrant bar scene, premium cuts for steak, shareable appetizers, and robust wine menu. Each location will have incredible food in general with some entrees better than others, based on your taste and preference. The difference across each Mastro's are the waiter/waitress attitude, availability of seating/reservations with the size of the restaurant, and even locally sourced ingredients used on their menu. I prefer the stone crab at the Florida Mastro's than California Mastro's. The size and taste will slightly vary as well. Both are respectable and delicious. As for this experience on the evening of 01/22/2025, we had the pleasure of being waited on by Elise for our party of 5. We asked to be sat near the bar so we may hear the wonderful pianist sing and entertain. We were celebrating my daughter's birthday and were greeted with special custom menu's with her name printed near the top. This was a delightful surprise for everyone. As mentioned previously, this was for my young daughter's birthday. She prefers daddy cooking steaks over a BBQ, smoking with hickory in a barrel, or pan fried; but we decided to spoil her with something new. This is exactly what we received. We received an experience for our family. Non-alcoholic drinks were readily available along with the basics (Lemonade and an Arnold Palmer). Now I've never taken my kids to Mastro's, so I was a little nervous about the options. Elise pointed out there's "kid options", but obviously no kid menu. These options are 6oz filet
   

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   Roger

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great ambiance and a wonderful dinner experience.
   

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   Erika

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great experience with our large group the staff was amazing and the live music was a great touch for our gathering.
   

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   Peter

   Los Angeles

   20 reviews

   3.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Usually a great spot but had two failures with service that were basically ignored.
   

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    Nancy

    VIP

    New York City

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Mastros never disappoints. My favorite place for dining in the desert. The live music, the lemon drops, the sides, the butter cake - everything is just so good!
    

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