Cask & Cleaver Steakhouse - Mount Vernon (WA)

5 /5 Josh Howard: Usually I wait about a month or so after a restaurant opens to come in and give them an honest try. But I was excited to try their food so I didnt wait! Let me start by saying everything was delicious. The food was perfectly prepared. Presentation was beautiful and the drinks were spot on perfectly crafted and delicious in flavor! I like the vibe of the restaurant its like High-End professional meats casual. They have booths or tables and a private dining area. I could see this place being great for business meetings or casual dining. The food is reasonably priced as are the appetizers. I definitely recommend giving them a try. I highly enjoyed my experience!

3 /5 Jake Goodwin: ***Before I start, they were still in their soft open stage when we went. We plan on going back to see if there was an improvement. If there was my score will change*** My SO and I went Halloween evening. We were so excited by the possibility of having a good steak house close to home especially after the dismal offerings of Max Dales. Alas, this place is was not what we had been hoping for. The steak nachos we ordered reminded us of microwaved nachos with some comically large chunks of steak thrown on top. The brussel sprouts (which we are huge fans of as an appetizer) were bland. We appreciated the attempt at different taste profile for such a common appetizer in the valley but it just lacked any luster. Our steaks, one a NY and the other supposedly a ribeye, were ordered medium rare, and showed up very under cooked. I regret not getting a pic of the insides but they were barely warm to the touch. The Mac and Cheeses sauce broke and was watery. The sweet potatoes and the brocollini were solid but roasted vegetables are hard to fail at. On the whole to us they had a poor showing for a first impression BUT we plan on going back after some time has passed to see if they figured it out. If youre looking for a steak house around Skagit its still the ones in the casinos. Our waitress was good and attentive. The food is what is bringing down the scores. The atmosphere was as expected, with nothing new to add to the steak house vibe.

5 /5 Kevin Williams: Took my mom for a birthday celebration for her. We usually go south to Bellevue and Seattle for a good steak but wanted to try this place. Save a drive and enjoy the Skagit valley prices. We ordered the meatballs and scallops for appetizers they also had rolls and butter out for the table. Both were good especially the scallops!! I ordered a mix drink and it was fantastic can’t recall the name but really good my wife and I both had the ribeye our 11 yo had the sirloin and my mom had the filet mignon sides were all over the place the truffle au gratin potatoes were my favorite. Finished the night off with bread pudding. Everything tasted great our server ( I believe Sabrina?) could not have been nicer engaged in conversation with my mom about her birthday making my mom feel special. Even though they were busy she always had time for refills and checked in on us several times. Will be back! Thank you team for a great night out.

4 /5 Aarika: We had reservations for my husband birthday last Thursday and are glad we chose to try this new place but still had a few issues. The bartender was a standout while we waited for our reservation time he made us an amazing cherry bourbon drink that we both in love with and was so great to chat with. We were seated in a back room for our reservation at a very tiny table which was fine but they were not that packed so it was a little odd and my husband is 6’5 and with 2 steak divers it made it hard to have room for the food. My fillet mignon was amazing but unfortunately my husband’s wagu was not seasoned and served cold. We got 1 set of sides with dinner then after we were done eating our main course the 2nd sides were brought out and I was served mashed potatoes because they were out of macaroni which seemed odd they wouldn’t ask what other options I wanted since they had a great selection of sides. I didn’t eat the potatoes I was full from dinner and it was a bit awkward. I will say that carrots and broccolini were so good! We definitely will come back but giving it a few weeks to iron out the kinks. All in all very happy to have a new restaurant downtown, we try and support all the local places downtown as often as possible!

5 /5 Gratianne Martin: Just enjoyed a wonderful meal last night which was partly a Christmas present thanks to their available gift certificate. Our food was delicious, cooked to perfection. The seating arrangements are so comfy and elegant. Just loved the whole experience. Definitely a new favorite!