A new restaurant concept is bringing new diners to the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa in Eureka Springs.
The 1886 Steakhouse was established in the Crystal Dining Room in early May, says executive chef Mike Jaschke. He notes the fine dining in the Crystal Dining Room didn’t communicate a specific concept, and the staff wanted to identify one, deciding to become a steakhouse.
“That concept totally communicates to our guests what we do,” says Jaschke, who has been with the hotel for 12 years. He notes that the dining business has tripled at night since a steakhouse menu was introduced.
The upscale restaurant features several steak options, such as a 6-ounce filet mignon petit, a 10-ounce filet mignon, a 16-ounce prime New York strip, a 16-ounce rib eye, a 16-ounce Porterhouse and an 8-ounce Kobe filet. He says the filets are the most popular.
The steaks range in price from $41 to $75.
Jaschke hand cuts all of his steaks, and he says the seasoning for them is a combination of French sea salt, hand-shaved truffles and fresh ground pepper.
The restaurant has other entrees as well, including the pecan-encrusted salmon, which has been a signature item on the dining room’s menu for years, Jaschke says.
This item is $35. Other entrees include the Rockhouse Road lamb chop ($45), chophouse bone-in pork chop ($30), seared Ahi tuna ($33) and prosciutto-topped scallops ($30).
Most of the entrees comewith a soup and salad. He notes there are a couple of value options on the menu such as the wild mushroom ravioli ($19) and the lobster ravioli ($22) which do not come with soup and salad.
The steakhouse also has a few dessert options. Jaschke says there is a decadent chocolate lava cake ($10), but he notes that the signature dessert is the deluxe apple crustade ($10). The crustade is a puff pastry with butter, apples, cinnamon, walnuts and sugar and is served with ice cream. He describes it as an open-faced apple pie. It should be ordered when the customer places his entree order and takes about an hour to prepare.
Jaschke says his philosophy is when people come to eat, it should be a celebration.
Whats Up, Pages 17 on 07/27/2012