Big steaks in Victoria

Franco Cozzo · 30-01-2013, 07:44 PM

Hey guys, I'm looking for pubs/restaurants that serve big cuts of steaks, I've recently done the 1KG Rib eye at the Vic Tavern in Gisborne (only the second person to order it) and finished it with a side of chips

. I'm particularily interested in those places where you get your name on the wall if you manage to eat their biggest steak.

Steer bar and grill in South Yarra looked ok until I saw their prices, some of their bigger steaks are well into the $200 range.

Is there anywhere in Victoria which does this?

Lets see your suggestions

usernametaken · 30-01-2013, 07:46 PM

I see an Aussie version of Man vs. Food!

SLO247 · 30-01-2013, 07:48 PM

This is my kind of discussion.

Franco Cozzo · 30-01-2013, 07:56 PM

This was the first in the quest to climb the ladder:

(Spoils of victory on the table in the background, I got like $30 in bets that I couldn't do it from mates)

Unfortunately chips not in the picture, they were on a separate plate.

For me, steak has to be served with chips and a glass of coke, none of this green crap should ever touch the side of my beautiful steak.

baboon · 30-01-2013, 08:03 PM

Oh man that looks delicious! You lucky bastard!

ryeman · 30-01-2013, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by baboon

Oh man that looks delicious! You lucky bastard!

Pepper steak for me, but they seem to be stingy with the peppercorns most places. Any suggestions.

Sorry back to question ..the old man Vlado died if its still running as VLADO'S in Bridge Rd Richmond, not cheap but HUMUNGOUS meat serving nothing much else. You choose yr THICK cut then flame grilled. Famous!

Go VERY hungry!

2011G6E · 30-01-2013, 08:55 PM

Oh good lord...makes the thick piece of Angus rump I just had for dinner look like a bloody kids serving...

Rib on the bone...now that's a mans meal...

SLO247 · 30-01-2013, 09:12 PM

So where in SA can one enjoy a similar meal?

XP6 · 30-01-2013, 09:58 PM

Ask Hogs Breath for a double serve with smoked hickory... yummo

Not steak but over in Streaky Bay you can get a West coast Whopper... damo I'd doubt you could finish one!

XP6 · 30-01-2013, 10:02 PM

The patti alone is over 1 kg!

Franco Cozzo · 30-01-2013, 10:08 PM

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The patti alone is over 1 kg!

Haha, I don't think I can do beef pattys, if its not from Maccas, I generally avoid.

40RDT · 30-01-2013, 10:25 PM

Thats a big burger...looks good though

2011G6E · 30-01-2013, 10:37 PM

I've been buying that smoked hickory steak sauce from Hogs Breath for a while now...you buy it at the counter where they have the merchandise, and you can just walk in off the street and buy it as well, you don't have to actually be a customer. Brush it on a steak before cooking and leave it for a while, then cook. Amazing stuff...and you avoid the price Hogs Breath charges for a steak...

Outbackjack · 30-01-2013, 10:40 PM

Try the Peppercorn pub in Yea. From memory, they have a steak that only big appertite folks would be able to consume..... The garden room for an overnight stay is the bee's knee's Good luck. Dont become a statistic....

nuthin' fancy · 31-01-2013, 07:21 AM

How did you order it, rare, medium rare, etc? The 1kg is, of course the uncooked weight, cooked medium you probably only get 700g which includes the bone.

I'm in Gisborne Sunday, so I think I know where lunch will be

MAD · 31-01-2013, 11:20 AM

Meat & Wine Co. do great steaks, not sure if they do giant ones like that though.

mungdungas · 31-01-2013, 12:05 PM

ahhhh a subject i can sink my teeth into hahahaha......i was a chef in a past life so i get pretty fusy when i eat out especially when it comes to cooking steak,so if i want a nice steak i cook it at home on the charcoal webber with water soaked hickory chips to give it that awesome smokey taste.The secret to a nice steak is to buy whole cut cryovac meat{the vacuum sealed stuff** coz it tends to be much more tender than fresh cuts nowdays which is butchered & shipped without enough time to hang to get it tender.The other single most important thing with cooking a nice steak is to seal it on both sides,& keep turning it over every few minutes & dont use marinades/sauces because it just burns & ruins the flavor of the meat.

TheSneakiness · 31-01-2013, 12:12 PM

Ribs and Rumps if you can find one.

1kg rump + full rack of pork ribs + two sides challenge. Half hour to eat.

ryeman · 31-01-2013, 12:14 PM

I heavily pepper mine.
Used to be able to get a pub steak + smothered in peppercorns in gravy, now you get gravy and v quickly count the p'corns.....

**Charliewool** · 31-01-2013, 12:28 PM

I had dinner at Cutler & Co in Gertrude St. Fitzroy, (near Royal Exhibition buildings) last year and they had a monster rib-eye (1.2 or 1.3kg) I went for the "smaller" Wagyu, but saw a guy at nearby table with the monster steak, and NO possible way could I tackle it!

Ford_The_Win · 31-01-2013, 03:41 PM

Geez Damo you must have been constipated for weeks!

DABOSS · 31-01-2013, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ryeman

Pepper steak for me, but they seem to be stingy with the peppercorns most places. Any suggestions.

Sorry back to question ..the old man Vlado died if its still running as VLADO'S in Bridge Rd Richmond, not cheap but HUMUNGOUS meat serving nothing much else. You choose yr THICK cut then flame grilled. Famous!

Go VERY hungry!

Vlad was a family friend ( croatian background so we eat heaps of meat lol) of our's and Ive been there many times and would have to say there steaks arent the best nor are they big.

DABOSS · 31-01-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

This was the first in the quest to climb the ladder:

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(Spoils of victory on the table in the background, I got like $30 in bets that I couldn't do it from mates)

Unfortunately chips not in the picture, they were on a separate plate.

For me, steak has to be served with chips and a glass of coke, none of this green crap should ever touch the side of my beautiful steak.

Nice bit of meat you have there, but looking at the plate and meat that wouldnt be 1kg , Id say 700-800 at best would be great if it were 1kg cooked.

Ive seen and had 1kg steaks overseas and you know whens its 1kg.

But well done and most important as long as you enjoyed thats all that matters.

Franco Cozzo · 31-01-2013, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nuthin' fancy

How did you order it, rare, medium rare, etc? The 1kg is, of course the uncooked weight, cooked medium you probably only get 700g which includes the bone.

I'm in Gisborne Sunday, so I think I know where lunch will be

I have my steak cooked well done.

Now no one give me lip about how it "ruins" steak, you aren't eating it for me so leave me in peace.

The Vic Tavern is right opposite Coles in Gisborne, there is also Maccas and a car wash down the same road.

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Originally Posted by Ford_The_Win

Geez Damo you must have been constipated for weeks!

We all thought I would have been, but I was fine with no problems. Just feeling really full the next day still, that feeling you get when you eat too much, and some intergestion.

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Originally Posted by DABOSS

Nice bit of meat you have there, but looking at the plate and meat that wouldnt be 1kg , Id say 700-800 at best would be great if it were 1kg cooked.

Ive seen and had 1kg steaks overseas and you know whens its 1kg.

But well done and most important as long as you enjoyed thats all that matters.

I have my steak cooked well done so no doubt it would have shrank from its original size.

The girl behind the register at the Vic Tavern goes to me, that is going to be a very expensive dinner if you can't finish it....

Then when one of our friends joined our table, the girl behind the register goes to her:

OMG you're on the same table with the guy eating the 1KG steak!

It was like being treated like royalty, they even offered to cut it up into pieces for me, but I declined for photo opportunity purposes.

TheSneakiness · 31-01-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

I have my steak cooked well done.

Now no one give me lip about how it "ruins" steak, you aren't eating it for me so leave me in peace.

Now now Damo, you can't say that and expect no-one to have a poke at it.

Wasn't it chewy to eat having been cooked for that long?

Fev · 31-01-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

Ribs and Rumps if you can find one.

1kg rump + full rack of pork ribs + two sides challenge. Half hour to eat.

How on earth could you finish that in half an hour! The ribs alone take a good 25 mins to eat thoroughly without choking! haha

My mouth is currently watering from this thread. May have to go to Hurricanes Grill soon. Used to love the Hickory smoked steaks from Hogs Breath but the last 4 times I've been it was terrible - not worth the $50pp it turns into.

Franco Cozzo · 31-01-2013, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

Now now Damo, you can't say that and expect no-one to have a poke at it.

Wasn't it chewy to eat having been cooked for that long?

Nah, it was quite tender, I guess it depends on how they cook it, for example well done at the Skyways Hotel in Airport West is pretty dry and tough, but at the Vic Tavern its tender and still no sign of pink inside the steak.

SXR6 · 31-01-2013, 05:50 PM

Meh, its kinda big lol. Was it a starter? haha.

My biggest, the SSS shank challenge. 2.4kg shank, bowl of chips, bowl of salad, 12 calamari rings and a strawberry sunday. Plus 6 cups of coke to wash it down.

Done in 55mins. The lot of it! Was a few years ago now.

Also in Lilac City steakhouse in Goulburn, I had a crack at the 2kg big daddy rump they have there. Wasn't what I would call a challenge but it was a filling meal lol.

Also have done the 30cm burger from Killer Burger.

I'd love to do a Man vs Food Aus! lol But, and no joke, im on a diet lmao.

blueoval · 31-01-2013, 05:59 PM

this is my kind of thread.

I know you can eat a 2kg steak here at a place in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Each person that finishes what ever is on the plate gets their meal for free. Or so I hear.

baboon · 31-01-2013, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SXR6

Meh, its kinda big lol. Was it a starter? haha.

My biggest, the SSS shank challenge. 2.4kg shank, bowl of chips, bowl of salad, 12 calamari rings and a strawberry sunday. Plus 6 cups of coke to wash it down.

Done in 55mins. The lot of it! Was a few years ago now.

Also in Lilac City steakhouse in Goulburn, I had a crack at the 2kg big daddy rump they have there. Wasn't what I would call a challenge but it was a filling meal lol.

Also have done the 30cm burger from Killer Burger.

I'd love to do a Man vs Food Aus! lol But, and no joke, im on a diet lmao.

omg r u rly srs?