>> Classic Dayton restaurants you have to try and love
These are the winners in Dayton.com’s Best of 2018 poll, Best Fine Dining:
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🥇WINNER: The Pine Club
The iconic steakhouse that opened in 1947 swept three key categories in the Dayton.com Best of Dayton 2018, capturing first place for Best Classic Restaurant, Best Fine Dining Restaurant, and Best Steak.
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The Pine Club also placed second (to Marion’s Piazza) in the “Best Place to Take an Out-of-Towner” category and scored a third-place finish for “Best Onion Rings” (behind Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen and The Root Beer Stande).
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The Pine Club is famous for a few things: its tender, juicy ribeye, its salad dressing, its onion rings and its stewed tomatoes, not to mention its dark and cozy atmosphere
The Pine Club, serving Dayton for more than seven decades, is no stranger to national — and even international —recognition.
The restaurant was featured in January on the Cooking Channel program “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.”
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In June 2015, the Pine Club was included in an episode of the Food Network’s “Top 5 Restaurants.” In December 2013, it was included in a list of “10 of the World’s Greatest Old Dining Institutions” by a writer for T Magazine, the New York Times Style Magazine, joining restaurants in Paris, London, and New York City.
It’s so good, even a president ate there.
>> Dayton woman ate at Pine Club with her Aunt Barbara and Uncle George
1926 Brown St., Dayton | 937-228-7463 | Facebook | Website
🥈SECOND PLACE: The Oakwood Club
The Oakwood Club’s most loyal customers say it’s even better than the Pine Club but without the national publicity. The Oakwood Club, a staple since 1962, has been a big Best of Dayton winner through the years. It’s not all about the steaks at the OC — try the potato-encrusted Chilean Sea Bass for a real treat.
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2414 Far Hills Ave., Oakwood | 937-293-6973 | Website | Facebook
🥉THIRD PLACE: Buckhorn Tavern
Credit: Teesha McClam
Credit: Teesha McClam
Buckhorn Tavern is located on the Stillwater River, not too far from Englewood MetroPark. This Dayton gem is a rustic steakhouse that has been serving hungry diners since 1943.
It’s a restaurant that you either know about or, more than likely, don’t. For those in the know, it’s quite a find — warm, comfortable and relaxed with no pretension.
Best known for their flavorful ribs and grilled steaks, the Buckhorn Tavern menu offers plenty of other options as well. Most are priced at less than $15 a meal for dinner — a value for dinner anymore. In addition to a full slate of succulent red meat, the menu features fresh seafood, shrimp, chicken, salads, homemade soups, sandwiches, burgers and comfort foods.
>> Why this tavern north of Dayton is a throwback favorite
8800 Meeker Road, Dayton | 937-890-3261 | Website | Facebook
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