How to Read the Tabernacle Steakhouse Menu Before You Reserve
Key Points:
- The Tabernacle Steakhouse menu is easier to read when you start with the kind of meal you want rather than trying to compare every dish.
- Sushi, steak, seafood, chicken, lamb, and other entrées give mixed tables several ways to build dinner.
- Your appetite, group size, and plans before or after dinner can help narrow the menu quickly.
The Tabernacle Steakhouse menu gives you plenty of directions to take dinner. You can start with sushi, move into a dry-aged steak, keep things lighter with fish, or build a table around shared starters and sides.
You don’t need to decide every course before you arrive. It helps to know the main sections of the menu and what kind of dinner you are planning.
How to Read the Tabernacle Steakhouse Menu by Category
The dinner menu becomes much easier once you stop reading it as one long list.
Our current dinner menu is organized into sections for Soup & Salad, Sushi by Tabernacle, From the Sea, From the Land, From the Grill, Tabernacle Wagyu, Entrées, and Sides.
A SIMPLE WAY TO WORK THROUGH IT IS:
- Start light if you want an opener. Look at salads, sushi, tartare, or another smaller plate.
- Decide whether steak is the main event. If it is, move to From the Grill or Tabernacle Wagyu.
- Check the entrées if someone wants something different. Fish, chicken, lamb, duck, and other options give the table more flexibility.
- Add sides based on the size of the table. You may only need one or two for a smaller dinner.
- Leave dessert until you know how hungry everyone still is.
That approach lets you narrow the menu without deciding everything at once.
Start With the Table Before You Pick the First Course
The right first course depends as much on who you are dining with as what sounds good.
- For a business dinner, shared starters can give everyone something to eat while the table settles in.
- For a date night, one sushi roll and one small plate can give you variety before the main course.
- For a larger group, a few different starters let the table try more of the menu without everyone ordering the same thing.
Current dinner options include Tuna Tartare, Crispy Rice, Wagyu Carpaccio, Korean Fried Chicken, Bone Marrow Steak Tartare, and a wide selection of kosher sushi rolls.
There's no need to order several starters just because they are there. Think about what everyone plans to order next.
Choose Your Steak by Appetite, Not by Size Alone
The steak section is easier once you separate the dry-aged Angus cuts from the Wagyu choices.
All steaks listed under From the Grill are currently dry-aged in-house for 45 days. The menu includes a 12 oz Angus Ribeye, 16 oz Angus Bone-In Ribeye, and 22 oz Signature Cowboy.
THE WAGYU SECTION CURRENTLY INCLUDES:
- 10 oz Wagyu Strip
- 16 oz Wagyu Delmonico
- 48 oz Wagyu Tomahawk
If you are ordering for yourself, the Strip or Delmonico gives you an individual Wagyu option.
If several people want to share one larger steak, the 48 oz Tomahawk changes the way you build the rest of the table. Our Wagyu steak guide can help you compare the Strip, Delmonico, and Tomahawk before deciding.
You can also ask your server about portion size and recommended doneness before deciding.
What Can Non-Steak Diners Order?
A steakhouse dinner does not mean everyone at the table has to order beef.
Our current entrée menu includes Mediterranean Whole Grilled Branzino, Seared Ora King Salmon, Cast Iron Chicken, Mediterranean Rack of Lamb, Whole Roasted Dry Aged Duck, and Chilean Sea Bass "En Papillote," among other choices.
That makes planning easier when one person wants Wagyu and someone else would rather have fish or chicken.
Sushi can also become more than a starter. The dinner menu currently includes signature rolls, nigiri, sashimi, an Omakase Platter, and a Signature Hand Roll Set.
For a mixed table, it often works better to let everyone choose their own main course and use starters and sides as the shared part of dinner.
Build Your Order Around Lunch, Dinner, or Your Midtown Plans
The menu you choose can also depend on what the rest of the day looks like.
Check our current lunch and dinner hours when planning your meal. Lunch is currently Monday through Thursday from 12:00 to 3:00, while dinner runs Sunday through Thursday from 5:00 to 10:00.
- If you are stopping in for lunch between meetings, you may want a simpler order.
- If dinner is the main event, you have more room to start with sushi, share a larger steak, and add dessert.
- If you are eating before another Midtown plan, keeping the number of courses smaller can make the timing easier.
| Dining Plan | Simple Menu Path |
|---|---|
| Business lunch | Salad or sushi + entrée |
| Date night | Sushi or starter + steak or seafood + dessert |
| Pre-show dinner | Starter + individual entrée + one side |
| Group dinner | Shared starters + mains + sides + dessert |
Match the Sides to the Rest of the Table
Sides are where it becomes easy to order too much.
The current dinner menu includes Charred Miso Broccolini, Hand Cut Fries, Wild Mushrooms, Charred Green Beans, Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Tempura Baby Corn.
- If the table already has a large steak or several rich starters, one vegetable can add some contrast.
- If you want a more filling steakhouse dinner, fries or mashed potatoes make sense alongside the mains.
- For a shared table, one vegetable and one richer side usually give you two different directions without covering the table in dishes.
Save Dessert Until You Know What the Table Wants
Current dessert choices include Warm Chocolate Molten Cake, Pistachio Bomboloni, Lemon Mousse Cheesecake, Strawberry Pavlova, Ferrero Rocher, Warm Cinnamon Bun, Chocolate Obsession, and a chef's selection of ice creams and sorbets.
- For a table that already ordered several courses, sharing one dessert may be enough.
- For a longer dinner, choosing two different desserts gives everyone more to try.
Leave Some Room for the Menu to Change
Some dishes change with the season, so think of the online menu as a helpful preview rather than an order you need to plan down to the last plate.
Use the online menu to get a feel for your meal, then see what sounds best when you arrive.
That gives you enough of a plan without locking the table into an order before anyone sits down.
FAQs About the Tabernacle Steakhouse Menu
What should I order first if I have never been to Tabernacle?
Start with the kind of main course you want. If steak is the focus, choose your cut first and build the starters and sides around it. If you want to try more of the menu, start with sushi or another shareable plate before choosing your entrée.
Does the Tabernacle Steakhouse menu work for someone who does not want steak?
Yes. The current dinner menu includes sushi, branzino, salmon, chicken, lamb, duck, Chilean sea bass, salads, sides, and other options in addition to steak.
Should I decide my whole order before reserving?
No. It helps to know whether you are leaning toward steak, Wagyu, seafood, or a shared dinner. You can decide the rest once you see the current menu and know what everyone at the table wants.
PICK YOUR MENU DIRECTION BEFORE YOU RESERVE
You don't need a complete order before booking your table. Decide whether you want sushi, steak, seafood, or a meal built around sharing, then let the rest come together when you arrive.
At Tabernacle Steakhouse, our current menu brings 45-day dry-aged steaks, Wagyu, sushi, fish, chicken, lamb, sides, and desserts together at our Midtown Manhattan dining room.