Bridgeman's Chophouse - Chattanooga

First time eating here and we loved it. Had the best cocktail, excellent food and a very friendly and knowledgeable waiter. Can’t wait to go back!Food: 5/5

Reservations Recommended!!Glad we had a chance to complete the roaring 20's experience in staying at The Read House and then dining Bridgeman's Chophouse, topping the night off a the speak easy bar.The service was exceptional. Extremely consultative in drink selection and pairings as well as describing how the food is prepared.We order 6oz and 8oz Center cut filet and was cooked perfectly to order. Steaks are Ala carte and we order Creamy Spinach and Cheddar Mash Potatoes as our sides. These come family style and plenty to share.For desert we had the Creme Bulee and was very nicely prepared.The bartender is very good, we order a martini and smoked old fashion.

Outstanding service and atmosphere! The food was incredibly delicious. This establishment gets better every year. I have taken my wife for her birthday the past three years and will continue the tradition as long as I can.Food: 5/5

What a high class experience. Although it's small and loud the food was amazing. Do not recommend if you have anxiety. HOWEVER, We enjoyed the Chilean sea bass, the fried oysters, the lobster bisque, and the Bridgeman's chopped salad. We got a complimentary creme brulee since it was our anniversary. It was delicious!Food: 5/5

We have lived in the area for 12 years now and this was our first (and last) visit to Bridgeman 's Chophouse. We have visited many 'fine dining ' steakhouses over the years and tried several in Chattanooga before with mixed results, so, after reading the various reviews of Bridgemen 's we decided to go for our 21st anniversary. We had a reservation for 5:30 on a weekday and knew there was valet parking since this restaurant is in the Read House Hotel. What we didn 't expect was the back-up at the intersection for all the guests trying to valet park that lasted quite some time. We opted to use the parking lot across the street, which had quite a few homeless hanging around. Once inside the restaurant, we were seated quickly by a hostess who was definitely under-dressed for a supposed fine dining restaurant. The booth we sat at had seats so low that we were offered cushions to lift us higher to the table (never had that happen before); we are average height adults. We had before dinner drinks that were only okay and an appetizer of the hand-cut fries with truffle and parmesan (greasy and tasteless). We each ordered steak (husband had the 16 ounce rib eye that he said was tough and flavorless, I had the 6 ounce filet) and each had the Caesar salad with anchovies (the Caesar dressing had a sweet taste and the anchovies did not taste like anchovies). We had requested a bottle of red wine with dinner and, while we were each given a glass of the red wine, when I questioned having the bottle I was told by the server he had forgotten and, since we had each had a glass, they could not open a new bottle for us to have what would have been the remainder of 'our ' bottle. We did not have dessert. Service was okay, the male who refilled our water glasses was more attentive than the server, although he (server) was pleasant enough. We expected more from this restaurant and do not recommend it for a fine-dining experience, especially for those prices.