Cabernet Steakhouse at Northern Quest
Washington's Best Bottles, Casino Floor Adjacent
Airway Heights · Spokane · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 23, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list lands with the weight of a serious steakhouse that knows its audience — big reds, Pacific Northwest pride, and a few Napa trophies for the table ordering the Wagyu. It's not trying to be a wine bar; it's trying to be the best bottle you've had with a ribeye, and it mostly succeeds.
Selection Deep Dive
The list leans hard into Washington State, and rightly so — Walla Walla and Columbia Valley producers like Leonetti Cellar, Cayuse Vineyards, Quilceda Creek, and DeLille Cellars anchor a lineup that reads like a greatest hits of Pacific Northwest Cabernet and Syrah. Napa gets its due with Caymus Special Selection making an appearance, so the crowd that wants a California benchmark has an exit ramp. The 150-250 bottle range is solid for a casino steakhouse, though don't come looking for Burgundy depth or anything south of the equator. It's a focused list built around the menu — big protein, big wine, done.
By the Glass
Somewhere between 12 and 20 pours by the glass, which gives you real options before committing to a bottle. The entry-level glass pours — Sebastiani Alexander Valley and Louis Martini Sonoma Cab — are serviceable but nothing that's going to make you emotional. The glass program feels like it exists to warm people up for a bottle, not as a destination in itself.
Caymus Special Selection Napa Valley 2015 — $300
A $250 retail bottle for $300 at a high-end steakhouse is practically a rounding error. That's less than a 20% markup on one of Napa's most recognized names — in a segment where 3-4x markups are the norm, this is the rare trophy bottle that's actually worth ordering here.
DeLille Cellars Grand Ciel
Most tables walk past this one chasing the Leonetti or Quilceda Creek names they already know, but Grand Ciel from DeLille is a single-vineyard Red Mountain Cabernet that punches at their level with a lower profile — and likely a lower price tag. It's the Washington insider pick.
Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012
Ten bucks a glass sounds approachable until you remember this is a $30 retail bottle — that's a 200% markup on a wine that's fine but forgettable. When you're sitting next to Leonetti and Cayuse on this list, Oberon is just taking up space and taking your money.
Cayuse Vineyards Syrah + Prime ribeye
Cayuse's Syrah comes from Walla Walla's volcanic basalt soils and delivers a savory, iron-and-black-pepper intensity that locks onto a well-marbled ribeye like they were designed for each other — because honestly, they kind of were.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Cabernet Steakhouse earns its name — the Washington State selection alone makes it worth a visit, and the Caymus Special Selection markup is genuinely shocking in the best way. Just don't let anyone pour you an Oberon by the glass and call it a night.
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