The Uptown Meat Club

This place being less than a 2 minute walk from home, had to try it!
The GOOD: understated elegant décor but yet, casual ambiance; unfortunately, service is on par for the Netherlands, that is to say: sub-​standard.
And a thirty minutes wait for a single dessert!!!
Food-​wise, all meats were good and cooked as requested, although the ribeye was quite thin (less than half inch). And the burger was… As close to perfect as one can be in Holland.
The NOT SO GOOD: climate controls not so accurate — much too warm (even hot) inside, to an uncomfortable degree (personal opinion) ;
The sauces need some fine tuning, as both the bearnaise and the chimichuri were off target
While wines by the glass are very good and well priced, some of the steaks are overpriced for what is served. Although we did not sample all.
ALL IN ALL: a «keeper» for the time being, pending subsequent visits.

Looked nice, so went in. All tables were taken, but there was space at the bar just coming up, and we were able to eat there. We had an Uptown Burger (EUR 16.50) as well as a «Sucade» steak (EUR 24.50). The burger came with fries, for the steak I ordered «seasonal» vegetables (EUR 4.50), which were grilled and tasty! No one seems to be able (neither google, nor the waiters) to provide an english equivalent for it. However, whatever it was, that meat was excellent and perfectly cooked. The Hamburger was perfect as well. Had a glas of Merlot and a Tempranillo each for EUR 3.95.
The prices are on the higher side, but have enjoyed every bite and was a very happy customer!

The Meat Club has only been opened a week and a half at the time of writing. It has a few teething issues but not many and it knows what it’s about. We were walking and out looking to decide what to eat and the word «meat» and the décor grabbed our attention. (Apologises to my vegan friends). To keep the meat lovers reading, I’m fussy about my steak and take my meat seriously.
This place is pretty slick in terms of modern understated with the exception of a huge beautifully lit photo of Prinsengracht and westerkerk at the back of the restaurant.
Most places seemed booked up last night and we ordered a huge gin and tonic while waiting for a table which didn’t take long. The barman was friendly and proud to show off his gin and tonic options (there were 4 types to choose from and he was hoping to expand this including some Monkey 47 on order). He had a cool «how to make the perfect gin and tonic» box behind the bar and I did like my Hendricks with fever tree, cucumber, black pepper and rose buds.
We were hungry so started with charcuterie which was very good. You can tell this place lives up to the name with the quality and cuts of meat available.
I ordered an Argentinean Malbec which I admit I was a but disappointed with. I ordered it early to let breed but okay it wasn’t the best for the price.
I had the sucade black Angus and my husband had the entrecôte. The waiter said he would be happy to talk us through the cuts or menu if we had questions which I did and he answered well. We both went for rare and they were both perfectly cooked with a nice herb oil. We also got fries which were very tasty with skins and a good housemade mayonnaise. I wasn’t so keen on the béarnaise sauce with my steak but the sauce was good.
Happy with everything so far I wanted dessert as the three options were very inviting: ganache mille feuille, Citroen tart and le «miserable» (almond vanilla with chocolate). I went for the Mille feuille which was very nice. I personally would have preferred a bit more ganache but it was a very well balanced and generous dessert. I double checked we only ordered one which we did but they cut it in half as I mentioned we were sharing which I thought good.
I would love to try the wagyu next visit but the price was a bit high I felt which put me off ordering on a first-​time visit.
Service was friendly and fun and this place, I feel, will only improve. I’ll be back for both the gin and the meat.