The Verdict
Lexington Grill & Bar is the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah's flagship steakhouse, and operates at the technical register expected of the Waldorf brand — a serious dry-age beef programme, an on-site grape cellar, a wine list that runs deep, and a service culture calibrated for the kind of client dinners that take two and a half hours to develop properly. The restaurant has earned a consistent place in regional 'best steakhouse' lists for the past several years.
The kitchen's signature asset is the dry-age locker visible from the dining room — a temperature- and humidity-controlled glass case where prime cuts of US, Australian and Wagyu beef hang through extended ageing periods (28, 40, 60 days). The menu lists several dry-age progression options for the ribeye and strip cuts; the 40-day striploin is the house recommendation. Non-steak items include a seafood tower for two, lobster thermidor, dover sole, and a lamb rack with mint demi-glace. Side dishes follow the New York steakhouse conventions — creamed spinach, mashed potato with truffle, grilled asparagus, mac and cheese with aged cheddar.
The room is designed to evoke a classic American steakhouse rather than a Gulf hotel restaurant — dark green leather banquettes, polished brass, a long central bar, low-level live jazz or piano. Service is formal and substantial — waiters maintain an American-steakhouse register of formality that suits the business-dinner use case, and recommendations are offered with confidence rather than deference.
Why It Works for Close a Deal
Lexington Grill is the emirate's default Close a Deal steakhouse — the format is universally legible, the dry-age programme registers as serious to diners from any background, and the Waldorf name carries its own institutional weight. For Impress Clients bookings where the client has flown in for the meeting, the restaurant does the heavy lifting.
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