Menu
The menu at Peter Luger is sparse, with the focal point being a porterhouse steak sized for two to four.
Additionally, entrees include a rib steak, lamb, fresh seasonal fish and a rotating selection of daily lunch specials. The restaurant's supplementary dishes include a shrimp cocktail, beefsteak tomato and onion salad (served with steak sauce), home fries, french fries, creamed spinach, broccoli, onion rings, extra-thick bacon, and a variety of desserts.
Steaks are served pre-sliced on an inclined plate so that the fat runs down the plate. Further, the edges of the plates are heated to approximately 400 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing diners to cook their steak further if they so choose. Peter Luger also serves hamburgers, which are only available for lunch.
The restaurant also features its own custom steak sauce which approximates the taste of cocktail sauce and traditional steak sauce, however Luger recommends not using the sauce on its fine steaks but to use it with the salads that accompany the dinner. Peter Luger also sells its steak sauce by mail order and through retailers around the country.
The only payment options at the restaurant are cash, check, a Peter Luger gift certificate or the Peter Luger credit card. In 2009 they added payment by debit card.
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