Black Rock Bar & Grill - Utica

Great experience and ambience and fun. Luckily there was a deal for the steak and shrimp scampi. Cooking your own meat gets old real quick…the first time or two is fine…then…I was over it. I find it a bit difficult to focus on watching a game or keeping a conversation going…it ends up being full focus on cooking the steak on the stone or you’ll mess it up. The waiter was not very specific to help us. I would have rather it been done for me or shown better. The sides portions were smaller than hoped for and the steak and shrimp was not a lot of food. Because it takes longer my stomach was not tricked into thinking it wanted less food. 6 oz of steak and a handful of small shrimp was light fare and not “fair”. Didn’t love the flavor of the butter options. The steak could have had better seasoning. It was bland. I’d rather eat a tasty steak that is cooked by a professional chef who knows what they are doing. The novelty did not outweigh the flavor. I missed tasting the steak. Maybe that’s why it’s the Thursday night deal. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I bordered on 3 stars but because it is fun and a novelty experience I think many would enjoy this experience more than me so I felt 4 stars is a better rating. 👍🏼

5 star service tonight. Our host Nick was the best and Alisa did a great presentation on he to use the cooing stone. The food and drinks were great. Love the spiced white sangria. This was my first time at the Utica location we usually go to Canton or Troy. It was worth the drive.

Amazing Time!!!!!
Oh my goodness. Our food was So Delicious! My drinks were amazing! Magic Potion & Lemon Drop. Our server was so attentative & friendly. We had a very nice intimate booth. We could come here every Friday! And, hubby agrees!!