"Beverly Hills' loudest, most theatrical steakhouse, where the butter cake and a 22oz ribeye close the deal — reserve a corner booth."
A pianist works the upstairs bar most nights, the booths are dark and deep, and the steaks land still hissing under brown butter. Mastro's sits at 246 North Canon Drive, in Beverly Hills' Golden Triangle, and it has been one of the city's celebrity steak rooms for two decades. The kitchen runs USDA Prime cuts to order: the 22oz bone-in ribeye is the benchmark at roughly $100, and the warm butter cake at $22 is the dessert everyone photographs.
There is no celebrity chef here, and Mastro's does not pretend otherwise. The room is part of Mastro's Restaurants, the steakhouse group Tilman Fertitta's Landry's acquired in 2013, and the kitchen runs to a tight, repeatable house standard rather than a personal vision. What it does, it does at full volume: USDA Prime steaks finished at 1,500 degrees and served sizzling on plates heated to the same, so the butter foams as it reaches the table. The 22oz bone-in ribeye, around $100, is the cut to order; the Seafood Tower and the Gorgonzola-crusted options are the other house signatures.
Sides are built to share and priced à la carte, which is how a dinner here climbs quickly: a steak, two sides and the warm butter cake clears $150 a head before wine. That butter cake, caramelised under a torch and finished with vanilla ice cream, is the most-ordered dessert in the building and reason enough for some regulars to come. This is steakhouse cooking as theatre, executed with consistency rather than surprise.
The room is dim, clubby and loud by design: dark wood, low light, big leather booths, and a live pianist or singer upstairs most evenings. Tables are close enough that the energy carries, so this is a place to be seen rather than to whisper. Service is slick and fast, used to celebrations and expense accounts. Dress runs smart-casual to dressy; plenty of guests arrive in jackets, though none is required. Expect a wait at the bar even with a booking on weekend nights.
Book Mastro's for a birthday or a deal worth marking because the room is built for occasion: the live music, the sizzling plates and the butter-cake finale all read as an event. The energy suits a table that wants to be loud and celebratory rather than quiet and intimate. Order the Seafood Tower to start and let the kitchen carry the rest. For more local options see the best Los Angeles celebration restaurants and the global best steakhouses worldwide.
Not for a quiet conversation or a tight budget — the room is loud by design, the live piano carries, and a steak-and-sides dinner for two clears $300 before wine.
For the occasion and the scene, yes. Mastro's delivers consistent USDA Prime steaks, a generous Seafood Tower and the warm butter cake in a high-energy room that has anchored Canon Drive for two decades. It is expensive and it is loud, so the value depends on what you want: this is a celebration steakhouse, not a quiet special-occasion tasting. Come for the energy and the butter cake, not for subtlety.
Weekend prime time is genuinely hard, and you should book a week or more ahead through OpenTable or the restaurant directly. Weeknights are easier, and the bar takes walk-ins if you are willing to wait. Large parties and the most-requested booths need the most lead time. The restaurant is at 246 North Canon Drive in the Golden Triangle.
Smart-casual, trending dressy. There is no jacket requirement, but the Beverly Hills crowd dresses up, and you will not feel out of place in a blazer or a nice dress. Avoid shorts and flip-flops, especially upstairs near the piano bar. Given the prices and the celebratory mood, most guests treat it as an occasion to dress for.
Plan for roughly $150 to $200 per person before drinks once you add sides and dessert. The 22oz bone-in ribeye runs about $100, sides are à la carte, and the famous warm butter cake is $22. A couple sharing a tower, two steaks and wine can clear $400 to $500. It is priced as a special-occasion steakhouse, not an everyday dinner.
Yes, it is one of the better birthday rooms in Beverly Hills. The live music, the sizzling plates and the showpiece butter cake make a celebration feel like one, and the staff are well practised at marking the occasion. Book a booth, order the Seafood Tower, and warn them it is a birthday. See our best birthday dinner ideas for more.
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