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Although Beauty and The Butcher has dry aged steaks and intricately prepared dishes on the menu, it's neither a steakhouse nor a fine dining destination. Instead, it’s elegant food in a restaurant more approachable than a puppy asking for a belly rub.
Eating here feels a bit like vacationing in a luxury ranch resort—a place where unpretentious charm meets sophistication, and you’re pampered like a baby panda without any judgment for not wearing a dinner jacket. With its stone columns, leather chairs, and farmhouse chandeliers—the dining room is decidedly masculine. But we’re most impressed by the restaurant’s attention to detail, delicate food, and graceful service.
photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC
photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC
photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC
Every excruciating detail here matters: the manager’s friendly banter that never lasts too long, the way a server places your cocktail right above the logo on the beverage napkin, and how a slice of fresno pepper is delicately placed on each ricotta gnudi. You may not notice everything right away, but it all slowly adds up into a memorable dinner—making this (among other things) a perfect date spot.
Beauty and The Butcher is from the team behind Stubborn Seed, another fine dining restaurant that likes to dress down. But it's more versatile than its sibling. You can sit at the quartz bar by yourself and eat focaccia with nduja butter and honey while you sip on a delicious cocktail. There’s a weekday bar Happy Hour with $10 martinis, $12 cocktails, and $5-$10 bar snacks where you can compare notes with your coworkers on how many hours Jorge spent in the employee bathroom today. If you’re worried about saying something you might regret tomorrow, stick to the fantastic mocktails.
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings / @eatthecanvasllc
But where Beauty and The Butcher really shines is in situations where you want to impress. To do so, you don’t need to order the $395 tomahawk that’s flambéed table-side like a witch at the stake (although people who wear Loro Piana luxury baseball caps might love that). No, simply point to anything under the butcher's cuts section of the menu (that’s where you’ll impress the cowboy hat types). Choose from classic cuts, prime cuts that are dry aged in-house, and Australian wagyu. All are perfectly seared, seasoned, and cooked to temperature.
If you want to channel your inner Owen Wilson and really wow someone special, you can also make a reservation for the chef’s tasting menu—an eight-course meal for $150 per person that includes all our favorite appetizers, a fish course, meat course, and seasonal dessert. It’s an excellent value for so much food, and it comes with a couple slices of our absolute favorite dish from the regular menu: the foie gras tart.
Beauty and The Butcher might not fit into a neat category, but that just makes it something even more interesting: an anomaly. And like a good western, the cows are important to the plot, but not the reason you’re tuning in.
Food Rundown
photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC
House Cured Coriander Guanciale
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Szechuan Cured Hamachi
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Foie Gras Truffle Tart
photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC
Ricotta Gnudi Gratitude Garden Maitake
photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC
Truffle Organic Chicken
photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC