Unlike visiting a new neighbor’s house, visiting a steak house comes with a virtual guarantee that you’ll be welcomed, fed, and trusted with knives. Make a hunger-halting house call with today’s Groupon to Blackstone in Smyrna. Choose between the following options:
For $55, you get a prix-fixe dinner for two (a $126 value). The dinner includes the following:
- Choice of three courses per person from the prix-fixe menu
- Two glasses of house wine
For $99, you get a prix-fixe dinner for four (a $252 value). The dinner includes the following:
- Choice of three courses per person from the prix-fixe menu
- Four glasses of house wine
Chef Cedric Bradley, the executive chef of Blackstone and a celebrated entrepreneur, whisks passion into every succulent sauce that augments his contemporary American menu. Diners can sync up with the crisp, percussive sounds of iceberg lettuce as they sing love songs to its bacon and blue cheese, or enjoy quieter starts by stuffing their ears with morsels of tomato and mozzarella. Entree options cover the three main protein bases—beef, chicken, and scuba-certified fish. The tender bistro steak arrives with whipped potatoes and french beans; the free-range chicken breast dons a cloak of artichokes, tomatoes, and feta cheese to hide from green-with-envy spinach; and the aromatic salmon pistou relaxes with asparagus and fingerling spuds in a basil- and garlic-laden tomato sauce. A choice of three desserts give groups something more entertaining to talk about than strange rashes in the shape of President Cleveland. Guests can request a bottle of wine rather than glasses for an additional fee.
Brick walls frame Blackstone's richly colored dining room, with cherrywood accents weaving together a full bar and outdoor patio. Guests can peruse the restaurant calendar for information on special events, such as live music. Reservations, similar to wearing pants under tear-away pants, are not required but heartily suggested.
Blackstone
From the brick-paneled walls and booths lined with dark wooden accents to the seasonal selection of gourmet American cuisine, Blackstone embodies every aspect of the classic steak house. A selection of hearty cuts anchors the menu, whether as solitary 8-ounce cuts of filet mignon, or massive 22-ounce cowboy rib eyes adorned with béarnaise sauce, jumbo lump crabmeat, lobster-shaped earrings, and other edible accessories. Guests can also savor a taste of the seas with plates of Atlantic salmon or pan-fried trout. Blackstone's wine list collects more than 35 pours, including 19 by the glass.