Author: Shontina2

Rae and Jerry's is a throwback to the 50's. I was far from being alive during this decade, but you feel like you're there when you dine at this restaurant. I have been here countless times. It is known for great steaks and its cocktail bar. It has been a Winnipeg tradition for decades. I never had problems finding parking. It feels like gangster cars are about to park in front of the restaurant for a showdown, but in the nicest sense these days. When you first walk in, it's dark, but inviting. Female staff wear red aprons and white chunky high-heeled shoes. Men are generally dressed in black with perhaps a white shirt. I am not kidding when I saw that you are shifted into a completely different period when you get there. The seats are red leather. The tables are while. It works. Some of my favourite meals at Rae and Jerry's are the following: - Roast Manitoba hot turkey sandwich (comes with gravy and cranberry sauce) - Grilled minced beef sirloin steak with mushroom sauce - Veal cutlet with Spanish sauce - Hot roast prime rib of beef sandwich, with coleslaw, fries, and gravy - Deluxe hamburger, with barbecue sauce, tomato, lettuce, dill pickle, fries, and coleslaw Most of these meals come with your choice of soup or chilled tomato soup, and coleslaw or vegetables. I tend to get the chilled tomato juice. It's pretty classy. I have also had the chicken noodle soup, which was hearty. The coleslaw is vinegar-based and crunchy. I don't recall if I ever got the veggies. Fries are hand-cut and delicate. They are nicely seasoned with salt and are delicious with gravy. You get a lot of them. My favourite go-to meals are the roast Manitoba hot turkey sandwich and grilled minced beef sirloin steak with mushroom sauce. I find any main meal with gravy smothered on top of everything to be comforting. The turkey in the former is real turkey. It's not that fake turkey cold-cut ham nonsense. It is yummy. The grilled minced beef sirloin steak is essentially a salisbury steak with the best mushroom sauce ever. So good! Is it bad that I keep drooling as I write these reviews? Staff were always attentive and friendly when I dined here. I would love to come back again and enjoy another meal. I may need to get some tomato juice now. (139)