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1200 N. First St. St. Louis, MO 63102

314-421-6399

http://www.alsrestaurant.net

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Best Kept Secret (Bar Division)
Award Winner 2007

1200 N. First St. St. Louis MO 63102

Cuisine(s): American, Fine Dining, Fried Chicken, Italian, Seafood, Steak House, Steakhouse

Hours: Tue-Sat 5pm-10pm

Price: $$$$ $$$, $$$$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash, ATM/Debit

Attire: Business Casual, Jackets Suggested

Features: Smoking, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Water View
Serving: Dinner

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Valet

Description

Al's Restaurant Just north of the flashy Lumière Place downtown lies Al's Restaurant, which has enjoyed its home along the riverfront for 85 years. The upscale restaurant serves all the perennial favorites, including escargot, lobster tails and steak tartar for starters. Al's only serves dinner, which offers a selection of steaks such as steak Diane and filet mignon or the "Italian Dinner" -- a filet alongside veal parmigiano. Not in the mood for steak? No problem: Al's also offers a variety of veal preparations, pork chops seafood and duck breast among their entrees. Reservations are recommended.

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2007 | Best Kept Secret (Bar Division)

A mural of the St. Louis waterfront circa A Long Time Ago surrounds the bar of Al's Restaurant, located at First and Biddle streets, just north of Laclede's Landing. This room was designed to look like the deck of an old-time riverboat or a scene from the musical Show Boat: The ceiling and columns are all Steamboat Captain Gingerbread; the chairs, Riverboat Gambler Victorian; the lighting is a dim, underlit blue, as if reflected off water; and there's a wooden plank connecting the bar to the... More »
2002 | Best Place to Time-Travel

As you might've guessed, the alluring opportunity for time travel will cost you -- in this case, exactly the price of a fancy dinner. Stepping into Al's, located on a long-forgotten patch on downtown's First Street, is like walking into a posh New York restaurant in the early '60s. Completely expect to turn around and see Audrey Hepburn at the corner table. In the bar is a groovy diorama replete with roped railing, creating the illusion that you're not only in another generation but... More »

JAMBALAYA

By Joe Bonwich | Wed, July 28, 1999

TIDBITS:Andrew White is now the executive chef at Provençal-themed Café Campagnard, in the Lafayette Center at Manchester and Baxter in Manchester. One of his first duties was to create a new summer menu, featuring lighter items like crispy duck... More »

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Main Menu

Appetizers

Al's Combination
toasted ravioli, breaded shrimp, bbq beef tenderloin tip

Al's Famous Mile High Onion Rings
a joe pollack favorite

Angel Hair Escargot

Bbq Tenderloin Beef Tips
saucy and tangy

Cannelloni

Carpaccio

Classic Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

Crab Cake

Escargot

Flash Fried Spinach
with freshly grated parmigiano reggiano

Homemade Crispy Potato Chips

Lobster
¼ tail prepared as albinalla, danish, savoy, scampi

Mussels

Scallops

Shrimp
prepared as cajun, d'jonghe, savoy, scampi

Smoked Salmon

Stuffed Mushrooms
two jumbo stuffed with crab

Toasted Ravioli
with housemade meat sauce

Soup and Salad

Veal Meatball Tortellini

Lobster Bisque

Al's House Salad
mixed field greens, tomato, olive, pepperoncini

Italian Tomatoes

Continental Salad
mixed field greens, hearts of palm, artichoke hearts

Caesar Salad For Two
classic anchovy version made tableside

Steaks

Lite Filet Mignon
apricot, burgundy, cream cognac peppercorn, peppercorn, or marsala sauce

Petite Filet Mignon
apricot, burgundy, cream cognac peppercorn, peppercorn, or marsala sauce

Al's Filet Mignon
apricot, burgundy, cream cognac peppercorn, peppercorn, or marsala sauce

New York Strip

Porterhouse

Steaks - Als Steakhouse Classics

Beef Romano
al’s signature dish. petite filet mignon butterflied, stuffed with prosciutto and romano cheese, rubbed with garlic and lightly breaded, sautéed in olive oil and finished in the oven, served with side of marsala sauce

Steak Diane
prepared tableside, petite filet mignon is infused with an aromatic blend of fresh garlic, onions, mushrooms, extra virgin olive oil and wine - a delight to all of the senses

Italian Dinner
4oz filet mignon paired with half breast of chicken parmigiano, served with angel hair pasta

Megan's Mixed Grill
perfect pairing for the undecided. 4oz filet mignon, lamb chop, bacon-wrapped scallops

Steak Tartare
freshly ground petite filet mignon with a blend of house spices and special ingredients

Chateaubriand (for Two)
16 oz. tenderloin carved tableside served with medley of potatoes, onion rings and seasonal fresh vegetables (does not include house salad, 20 oz. and 24 oz. cuts available upon request)

Land And Sea

Filet Mignon And 1/2 Lobster Tail
filet: apricot, burgundy, marsala, peppercorn/cream cognac, peppercorn, romano; lobster: albinalla, beer-battered, danish, diablo, newburg, savoy, scampi, thermidore sauce

Filet Oscar
filet mignon topped with ½ lobster tail, fresh asparagus spears and rich creamy crab/shrimp sauce

Lobster Tail
(1/2 tail, full tail 12-14oz) albinalla, beer-battered, danish, diablo, newburg, savoy, scampi, thermidore sauce

Chops, Chicken, Specials

Lamb Chops
frenched half rack choice of mint or raspberry sauce

Lamb Ettinger
brushed with garlic-infused olive oil, coated with dijon mustard and bread crumbs pan sautéed and dusted with a sprinkling of parsley

Pork Chop
14 oz. chop char-broiled apricot, rum-raisin or burgundy cherry reduction sauce

Veal Chop
14 oz. chop char-broiled cream cognac peppercorn sauce, veal stock reduction with truffles

Breast Of Chicken
prepared as cardinale, francaise, marsala, piccata, parmigiano

Beef Stroganoff
tender filet tips over pasta with rich sherry sauce

Seafood
seafood selections based on seasonality and availability - market priced

Norwegian Salmon Filet
lemon-butter, caper, dill mustard, creole, hollandaise, shrimp sauce

Scallops
lemon-butter, bacon-wrapped, scampi, creole

Shrimp
cajun, d'jonghe, savoy, scampi

Seafood Nicolin
medley of scampi-style lobster, shrimp and scallops

Chilean Sea Bass

English Dover Sole Almondine - Princess
rich creamy crab/shrimp sauce and asparagus

English Dover Sole Almondine - Hunter
lemon-butter, white wine, crab and shrimp

Swordfish

Tuna

Tuscan Tuna Alla Robin
olive oil, lemon, fresh tomatoes, crushed garlic, capers

Pasta
Pasta Dinners Also Available As Side Portions

Als Pasta
penne in creamy tomato with hint of sambuca

Angel Hair
butter-garlic-basil or marinara

Cajun Pasta
spicy with seafood medley

Cannelloni

Fettuccini Alfredo

Fettuccini Del Monaco
mushrooms, prosciutto, crab

Linguini Butter Garlic

Linguini Clams
pasta dinners also available as side portions

Accompaniments

Asparagus
hollandaise

Broccoli Floret
au gratin, deep fried, italian

Mushrooms
sauteed

Onion Rings

Salsify

Spinach
sauteed, au gratin, cream, flash-fried, italian

Vegetable Platter

Al's Potatoes

Cottage Or French Fries

Ideal Potatoes

Italian Fries

Lyonnaise Potatoes

Mashed/Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Twice-baked Potato

Desserts

Classic New York Cheese Cake

Homemade Ice Cream
vanilla, cinnamon, spumoni

Italian Tortufo

Strawberry Shortcake

Berries And Cream Xtreme
fresh seasonal berries marinated in 25-yr old dark chocolate balsamic vinegar served over homemade vanilla ice cream

Rustic Apple Tart

Bananas Foster
minimum order of two

Chocolate Soufflé
minimum order of two

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Al's Restaurant

1200 N. First St. St. Louis, MO 63102

314-421-6399

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2007 | Best Kept Secret (Bar Division)

2002 | Best Place to Time-Travel

JAMBALAYA

By Joe Bonwich | Wed, July 28, 1999

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