Donovan's - Salt Lake City

Donovan's - Salt Lake City
Restaurant Cuisine: Seafood, Steakhouse
134 West Pierpont Avenue
Salt Lake City 84101
#7
of 728 restaurants in Salt Lake City
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
179% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:Celebrate Restaurant Week all year long! Enjoy a Chop House Salad, one of three special entrees, and your choice of desserts for only $40! Donovan's is proud to be the only steakhouse in Utah that guarantees USDA rated prime beef each time you visit. With the most succulent ribeyes, tender ...Read more
A breakfast nook.
Donovan's - Salt Lake City Map

Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
179% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Overall
  • Nice quiet spot to eat and talk.
  • I have eaten my way through Salt Lake City at some of the better Steakhouses
  • Very nice place;
  • It was a very romantic place for a special night out with my wife.
  • One of the best steak restaurants we have ever been to anywhere in the world.
  • Absolute excellent facility.
  • if you liked RC's you'll like this place.
  • the restaurant was great -
  • This was an incredible experience.
  • Put softer, more mellow music on and you've got the perfect steakhouse.
  • I was very impressed with the service and everything was just great.
  • Overall great experience!
  • Everything was fabulous!
  • We couldn't have asked for a better experience.
  • Thank you for a really nice dining experience.
  • loved everything, will be back soon.
  • I enjoyed my dining experience at Donovan's
  • We stepped out of Salt Lake City into an ambiance reminiscent of a fine steak house in Los Angeles or New York.
  • An overall good experience can be ruined when the check/tab is not picked up in a timely manner.
Food
  • The steak was very good.
  • Great steak.
  • Great food.
  • The food was good but the order was taken incorrectly.
  • Steak portions are generous and cooked perfectly.
  • The food was very good.
  • I enjoyed my meal
  • One of the best steak restaurants we have ever been to anywhere in the world.
  • The steak was amazing too.
  • Very nice steak house menu.
  • Steaks were great!
  • Food was delicious, atmosphere was great.
  • Good wine list.
  • Excellent wait staff, excellent food.
  • The service and food were outstanding....The filet was the best I have had.
  • Our guests were delighted with their steaks.
  • Our food was wonderful
  • Our dinner was excellent.
  • will not be our last great food and service THANKS
  • Wonderful wine list....Fantastic steaks and lamb....Best key lime pie in the city.
  • The Calamari was lightly battered with a delicious, light white dipping sauce....It was truly one of the best steaks I've ever had -
  • Prompt attention and great food.
  • For a 200$ meal it was incredibly mediocre.
  • Food mediocre.
  • The waiter was incredible, almost as incredible as the wonderful food!
  • Maybe the best ribeye chop I've ever had.
  • The food is not great, the service is horrible
  • Steak is amazing.
  • Excellent atmosphere and food.
  • The food was great and the service is tremendous.
  • Very elegant and yet comfortable dining experience....The service, food and ambiance was perfect.
  • Thank you for a really nice dining experience.
  • Could possibly be the best meal I've ever eaten.
  • Delicious food....The veggies were wonderful, steak delicious.
  • The meats and sides were alright, nothing exceptional.
  • experience was great, great food and amazing wine list
  • The portions were of good size, the mushroom soup was particularly good.
Service
  • Very friendly and accomodating service.
  • The service was very good but almost too good, a bit overboard, i.
  • Service is excellent.
  • The service was excellent.
  • Service outstanding.
  • Service was excellent, same type of menu (steaks) and separate sides you can order.
  • Excellent wait staff, excellent food.
  • The service and food were outstanding.
  • Great Steaks and attentive service!
  • This night our service was impeccable.
  • The wait staff was attentive without being oppressive.
  • the staff was very friendly and attentive.
  • to leave a good tip for the wait staff, they are worth every penny.
  • The service was fantastic and the atmosphere was great
  • Service might have been a little slow because of the Valentine holiday.
  • Excellent service.
  • The waiter was incredible, almost as incredible as the wonderful food!
  • I was very impressed with the service and everything was just great.
  • the employees were rude....the employees are rude.
  • The food was great and the service is tremendous.
  • the service is very friendly and prompt.
  • Perfect filets, perfect service and friendly staff.
  • The service, food and ambiance was perfect.
  • If only the food matched the outstanding service.
  • The service was professional and attentive.
  • However, the waiter we had was not very good....The manager was good to take the dessert off as well as the appetizer as an apologize for the very, slow service.
  • We were very impressed with the ambiance and service.
Ambience
  • Nice quiet spot to eat and talk.
  • It was a very romantic place for a special night out with my wife.
  • Food was delicious, atmosphere was great.
  • We loved this location when it was Ruth's Chris and it's great now
  • It was too loud for background music
  • Very intimate seating.
  • The service was fantastic and the atmosphere was great
  • Nice atmosphere.
  • Excellent atmosphere and food.
  • The service, food and ambiance was perfect.
  • We were very impressed with the ambiance and service.
  • The booths are very private, noise absorbing and comfortable.
Value
  • That being said, I did not find the evening to be a good value relative to other dining options.
  • I have had way better meals for 1/3 the cost.
  • Prices are outrageous.
  • Corking fee is also reasonable.
  • all things considered, it was a lovely meal at a reasonable price.

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