Ivanhoe Tavern Charcoal Grill Steakhouse

3 months later I am finally getting around to writing my review for Ivanhoe Tavern Charcoal Grill Steakhouse. Not sure why it has taken me so long… perhaps because nothing was really SUPER amazing or SUPER bad about this place… for us anyhow.
We had a pretty good normal kind of experience here… it was not mind blowing and I think the steak was a little undercooked.
Service — very friendly and attentive. Food came out very quick. Bread & Butter beginning course — something in that butter was unique but we could not put our fingers on what it was — it was very tasty.
I ordered the Scotch fillet and my friend ordered some the Graziers paddock choice rib eye. We both asked for medium rare. In a very short time the steaks were presented and looked quite good. My main issue was that mine was almost bordering rare (instead of medium rare) and my friends steak (which was ALOT larger) was pretty much rare… they had obviously cooked both cuts of meat for the same amount of time but due to the size of the rib eye that one came out rarer in the end.
We both got a mushroom sauce also, I found it to be a little bit too creamy for my liking but my friend loved it and finished mine off very easy.
Greek salad and chips were fine.
All in all a very filling meal… the hospitality from the chef and waitresses was outstanding. My steak was pretty nice but I think my friends steak was a bit too rare, however he is not really one to complain about food while we are out (his choice I guess) so… I think I’ll give 3 starts for this visit :)

Nicely cooked steaks, but the lamb chops were even better! The mash were super creamy, and the balsamic dressing on the rocket salad with its touch of sweetness was delectable!