Hunt & Fish Club
Power-dining Cabs for the expense account crowd
Midtown · New York · American, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
The wine list at Hunt & Fish Club arrives feeling like a handshake from someone who knows exactly who they are — California Cabernet country, no apologies. With 400-600 selections and a Best of Award of Excellence since 2019, this is a list built for the power lunch crowd dropping serious coin on dry-aged beef and bold reds. Francisco Villaronga runs the wine program, and the depth and curation here reflect someone who takes the job seriously.
Selection Deep Dive
California dominates the room, and rightfully so — Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, Paul Hobbs, and Opus One cover the hits from Napa with real depth across the spectrum. France holds its own with serious bottles like Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lynch-Bages anchoring a Bordeaux section that gives the list genuine cellar credibility. Italy punches in with Sassicaia and Tignanello, and Penfolds Grange makes a cameo for those who want to stray Down Under. The list skews classic and masculine — you won't find a lot of funky natural wine or esoteric grower Champagne here, but that's not the point.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five glass pours is a generous spread for a Midtown steakhouse, running $15–$45 a pour. The range aligns with the bottle list — expect Cabernet-forward options to dominate, with enough variety to keep non-red drinkers from feeling stranded. The top end of the by-the-glass pricing signals that quality pours are available if you're willing to spend.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — $60–$80 range
Jordan is the sleeper of the California Cab world — consistently well-made, food-friendly, and significantly less flashy (read: less marked-up) than its neighbors on this list. In a room full of Opus One and Silver Oak at peak Midtown pricing, Jordan is the move for anyone who wants quality without the label tax.
Chateau Lynch-Bages
Most tables here are ordering Napa Cab on autopilot, which means Lynch-Bages — a Pauillac with serious pedigree and more complexity per dollar than most of the California competition — gets overlooked. It's a steakhouse wine masquerading as a Bordeaux collector's bottle, and it's better with beef than half the list.
Opus One
Opus One is a fine wine, but in a Midtown Manhattan steakhouse it becomes a tribute to markup theater. You're paying a significant premium to drink what is, ultimately, a very good Napa Cabernet that gets substantially less interesting per dollar at these price points. Your money goes further almost anywhere else on this list.
Sassicaia + Dry-aged prime ribeye
Sassicaia's Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend has the structure and iron-edged backbone to stand up to a heavily charred, deeply flavored dry-aged ribeye without drowning it out. It's a continental meeting point — Italian muscle, French soul, American beef — and it works every time.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Hunt & Fish Club is exactly what it sets out to be: a serious, unapologetically classic steakhouse wine program that rewards guests who know what they want and can afford to get it. The pricing is Midtown-steep, but Francisco Villaronga's list has enough depth and credibility to earn the badge — just come in with a plan.
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