Caminito Steakhouse

We went there last night, a group of five friends, and holy moly, what a fantastic restaurant! The food was delicious, the atmosphere was phenomenal, and the waitress was superb. We even got to talk with the owners, and I can't say enough good things about this place. If you're in Northampton and you like phenomenal steak, come here. They even dry-aged their steaks, so take advantage of that. . .and they have great wines.

Was passing through after traveling for three days for our anniversary. A friend said Northampton had interesting places to eat. We chose here because-steak. Figured we would treat ourselves. I walked in feeling a little underdressed (i was traveling and in sweatpants). We were asked if we had reservations and I thought I might be embarrassed. Nope. Lady with a genuine smile said to hang on a sec. A guy came out and seated us. They were somewhat busy, but our server was right there. He is either a great actor or he genuiny enjoyed his job. I love seeing this because I prefer establishments that help their employees feel this way. He was helpful, knowledgeable, quick. We still had a lot of driving so chose not to imbibe. We asked for sparkling water and were brought a nice big bottle to share. I was a tad worried about the price, but I'll get to that in a minute. My husband and I settled on the 18oz ribeye with veal demi glaze. Our server made certain we would get exactly what we wanted, offering suggestions. And man he was spot on! The price for this plate was less than I've had for smaller portions at lesser restaurants. Everything was fabulous!! The steak takes a bit longer due to cooking method, as it states on the menu. But it is worth the extra few minutes. My vegetables were lightly grilled and amazng dipped in the demi glaze. I meeded a box. There is no way I could finish. Plus I wanted to save room for dessert. We ordered half pot french press coffee and a slice of cheesecake. The coffee was more than enough for us to each have about 2 cups-perfext. The cheesecake was dense-which is good. Too often it is lighter. The berry and caramel sauces were perfect with it. I joked that I was going to ask for more of the sauces to bring home! Then our bill came. I had to double check that the prices were correct and that everything was listed. It was. And was still less than when my husband orders pizza. And I mean these steaks would have fed about as many people, too. Nothing was "expensive" for what it was. Everything was fairly priced and well worth it. I live 500 miles away and was seriously only passing through, but I do believe I will make it a point to go back should we make a similar drive. I cannot for the life of me remember our server's name. But our server, the hostess and the gentleman who checked on us treated us very well. This is rather importsnt to me. Earlier in the day, we walked into a place not nearly as nice and were ignored, so we left. We had been driving all day, and I was in sweatpants and a tee shirt and looked like Id been in the car all day. We had no intent to stop for a celebratory meal. We just wanted some decent food before the last leg of our trip home. But it turned into one. It felt like just us were there, and like we were our server's main focus even though they were somewhat busy and our server was tending a fair amount of tables. He seemed to make all of his tables feel this way.