Barry's Downtown Prime Las Vegas: Menu, Prices, Reservations & Review

Key Highlights:

Restaurant Style: An upscale vintage steakhouse blending classic Vegas Rat Pack glamour with modern steakhouse cooking.
Location: Inside Circa Resort & Casino on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas.
Known For: Barry’s Steak, tableside cocktail and flambé carts, an olive tree dining parlour, and a dedicated vegan menu.
Worth Visiting? Yes. It offers luxury food, service, and ambiance comparable to top Strip steakhouses.
Best For: Steak lovers, adults 21+, date nights, celebrations, cocktail fans, and Circa guests.

Barry’s Downtown Prime makes the case that Downtown Las Vegas can compete with the Strip’s best steakhouses. Chef Barry Dakake, previously behind N9NE Steakhouse and Scotch 80 Prime, built this subterranean chophouse beneath Circa’s casino floor, and it’s become the property’s clear culinary centerpiece.

The room leans hard into 1950s and ’60s supper club style: dim amber lighting, oxblood leather booths, walnut panelling, and a 60-seat garden parlor built around a massive illuminated olive tree. Tableside cocktail carts and dry-aged, Wagyu, and wet-aged beef keep the focus on classic steakhouse theater rather than modern minimalism.

About Barry’s Downtown Prime

History & concept

Dakake partnered with Circa co-owners Derek and Greg Stevens and Make It Happen Hospitality to build a flagship steakhouse modeled on the supper clubs where dinner stretched for hours over martinis and tableside preparations.

Atmosphere & design

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Studio Collective designed the 17,000-square-foot space with multiple dining parlors and private rooms. Velvet seating, brass fixtures, and a central 360-degree bar set the tone, with the olive tree ceiling installation as the room’s clear focal point.

Location

Barry’s sits on the basement level of Circa Resort & Casino, an adults-only property.

Address: 8 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 726-5504
Important: Circa enforces a strict 21-and-over policy resort-wide. Anyone entering the property, including Barry’s, needs valid ID showing they’re at least 21.
On-site: Stadium Swim, Circa Sportsbook, Fremont Street Experience
Nearby hotels: Golden Nugget, Plaza Hotel & Casino, Downtown Grand

12 oz wet-aged rib cap (“Barry’s Steak”) — Creekstone Farms, marinated in olive oil, garlic, and herbs
14 oz dry-aged boneless ribeye — aged in-house from Revier Cattle Co.
46 oz Mishima Reserve tomahawk — American Wagyu, carved tableside for sharing
Lazy Man’s Lobster — sautéed tableside with truffle butter and brandy flambé

Vegan menu: A lion’s mane mushroom steak with romanesco and olive tapenade, and a vegan truffle meatloaf with mushroom gravy, are both built as full entrées rather than side-dish substitutes.

Bar & dessert: A tableside cocktail cart mixes smoked Old Fashioneds and Manhattans at the table. The Tahitian Baked Alaska, flambéed with brandy, is the dessert to order.

Prices

Category	Price range
Starters	19–36
Seafood towers	199–289
Wet- and dry-aged steaks	72–115+
46 oz Wagyu tomahawk	~$299
Vegan entrées	42–59
Sides	15–24
Cocktails	20–26

Dinner for two with an appetizer, two steaks, two sides, dessert, and two cocktails typically runs 240–380 before tax and tip. Corkage on outside wine bottles not on the list runs $50 per bottle, with a two-bottle maximum.

Reservations

Weekend tables between 6:30 and 9:00 PM book up fast, especially during major sportsbook events at Circa.

How to book: OpenTable or the Circa dining site, ideally 3 to 5 weeks ahead.
Walk-ins: The circular bar takes walk-ins first-come, first-served with the full dinner menu.
Payment note: The restaurant can’t split individual checks but will divide the bill into up to six equal payments per table.

Dress code

The dress code is business or upscale casual. Collared shirts, dark denim, dresses, and blazers all fit the room. Swimwear, gym clothes, tank tops, and flip-flops aren’t allowed.

Hours

Night	Hours
Sunday–Thursday	5:00 PM–10:00 PM
Friday–Saturday	5:00 PM–11:00 PM

The bar opens 30 minutes before dinner service each night.

Dining experience

Pros: The 12 oz rib cap is genuinely one of the better steaks in the city, the olive tree parlor gives the room a distinct look, and the vegan menu is built with real technique rather than an afterthought.

Cons: The 21-and-over policy rules out families entirely, and pricing sits at the top of the Downtown market, closer to Strip luxury steakhouses than neighborhood chophouses.

Is it worth visiting?

Yes. Barry’s delivers steak quality, service, and atmosphere that hold up against the best Strip chophouses, in a room built with real intention rather than borrowed design cues. It’s an easy recommendation for steak purists, couples wanting a moody night out, and mixed groups that include vegan diners. Anyone traveling with kids or teenagers under 21 won’t be able to get in at all.

Tips before you go

Order “Barry’s Steak” cooked medium so the rib cap’s fat renders properly.
Ask for the tableside cocktail cart for the full Old Fashioned or Manhattan experience.
Park at Garage Mahal, Circa’s parking structure, which connects to the resort via an indoor pedestrian bridge.

FAQs

Are kids allowed?

No, circa is a 21-and-over resort property-wide, and that includes Barry’s.

What’s the signature dish?

The 12 oz wet-aged Creekstone Farms rib cap, known as “Barry’s Steak.”

Are there vegan options?

Yes, a full multi-course vegan menu, including a lion’s mane mushroom steak and vegan truffle meatloaf.

What’s the dress code?

Business or upscale casual — no swimwear, gym wear, or flip-flops.

Is there a tableside cocktail cart?

Yes, a mixologist prepares drinks like smoked Old Fashioneds directly at the table.

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Barry’s Downtown Prime Las Vegas: Menu, Prices, Reservations & Review