Silver Fox - Ft. Worth

My wife and I went to the Silver Fox in Ft. Worth to celebrate our 7th Anniversary and for an early birthday dinner for me.  I had booked a nice hotel in Ft. Worth so I wanted to go to a nice steak place that was close by.  I didn't know too many places in Ft. Worth so I looked online and read through reviews.  A couple of places I wanted to try were almost completely booked and we weren't too big on eating at 4:30pm.  So, I found the Silver Fox, read through the reviews, and made a reservation.

Since moving from Oklahoma last year to the DFW area, my wife and I were still looking for a good steak place that could measure up to our favorites in Oklahoma City.  After being disappointed at a couple establishments, we were very hopeful.  On my reservation, I noted that we were celebrating an anniversary and a birthday; the good places take note of these things and treat you accordingly.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, we were told Happy Birthday and Anniversary so that was a plus and a good sign.  We were immediately shown to our table which was set in the very back, alongside a large party of older women.

I was first taken aback a little by the decor; it seemed a little mixed and disjointed.  I felt like we were in the middle of an old Texas log cabin at one end complete with tattered flags and longhorns. On the other hand we were surrounded by bottles of wine and a finer steakhouse establishment feel.  The chairs were not comfortable at all being made of what seemed like wood branches.  The background music was also disjointed ranging from old timey Frank Sinatra songs to modern day Sting.  Anyway, enough about the atmosphere.

Our waiter was incredibly friendly and rattled off the daily specials without a hitch.  Even though we did not partake in it, we were informed that it was still restaurant week which meant there was a special three course meal which was quite affordable.  When I looked on their website before booking, I saw the restaurant week menu, but there were no dates anywhere to be found on when that week was; would have been nice to know.

I decided to start with the Lobster Bisque which really turned out to be the best part of my meal, unfortunately.  The Bisque was filled with little pieces of lobster and it tasted very rich and velvety.  My wife chose the Filet as usual and I decided to splurge by going with the Bone-in Ribeye for my main course which is my favorite cut of meat.  We also ordered a side of Hollandaise Sauce which we sometimes like to dip our steaks into.  Our meals arrived about 15 minutes after ordering, which wasn't bad considering they were quite busy.  They asked us to cut into our steaks to ensure they were done correctly.  My wife's was cooked properly which is not always easy since she always has to have it well done.  My steak was a little past Medium Rare which I asked for but not so much so I wanted a new steak.  Both steaks were covered in pepper which was alright but not the best of flavors.  The bone in my Bone-in Ribeye was not very big at all which was disappointing as well as the steak's flavor which was not bland, but close to it.  If all else fails, Hollandaise Sauce usually makes anything better but not so much in this case.  The sauce tasted differently than any other Hollandaise I had ever had, consisting of mass amounts of what appeared to be stone-ground mustard...odd.  It was also completely congealed by the time it reached our table...uck.  Our steaks were served with Duchess Potatoes (fancy way of saying mashed potatoes) with brown gravy which was not bad but nothing to write home about, no pun intended. We were presented with a huge piece of Chocolate Cake for my birthday which was really tasty, but for me it was too little too late.

All in all, the Silver Fox was not that bad, but way overpriced for the quality of steaks we actually received so we probably won't be going back there any time soon.

The search for our Steak Nirvana in DFW continues...