St. Anselm
A Brooklyn fire-and-meat room the size of a living room, where the Butcher's Steak has out-stubborned every trend since 2011.
355 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · hours vary by night
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Why St. Anselm is hard to book
The whole place is roughly a dozen tables and a counter overlooking the open grill, so there is almost no inventory to begin with. Demand has never cooled since Joe Carroll turned the room over to live fire in 2011, and the Butcher's Steak and Ax Handle Rib Eye keep regulars coming back on a loop. Prime-time seats move the moment they post, and showing up after seven on a weekend usually means a new dinner plan. A small room plus a loyal crowd is the hardest kind of table to land.
We watch the release the instant it opens, thirty days out at midnight Eastern, and we keep watching the cancellations right up to the night you want. The moment a seat surfaces, we secure it and hold it in your name. Same room, same date, the night you actually want to be there. We never move you to another evening and never send you somewhere else.
How we work this room.
Pay when we get you in.
Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.
Authorize, do not captureThe host is expecting you.
You walk in to St. Anselm and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.
Confirmed for your partyOne posted price.
One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move. Sign in to see it.
No auctions. No surge.St. Anselm, the FAQ.
How do I get a reservation at St. Anselm?
Name St. Anselm and the night you want. We book it on your account the instant a table opens or a cancellation appears, and you only pay if we actually get it.
Why is St. Anselm so hard to book?
St. Anselm is one of the most in-demand tables in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Prime-time seats are claimed within seconds of release, and many never reach the public at all, so refreshing on your own rarely works.
When do St. Anselm reservations open up?
St. Anselm typically releases reservations around 00:00, and seats also reappear when other guests cancel. We watch both around the clock and grab yours the instant it opens.
How much does it cost to book St. Anselm through The Elusive List?
One flat fee, charged only when we confirm your table. No table, no charge. Sign in to see the exact fee for St. Anselm.
Five steps, start to seated.
You ask.
Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.
We confirm the request.
An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.
We work the room.
We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We make the call.
You are confirmed.
We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.
You eat.
Walk into 355 Metropolitan Ave, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.
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Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.
We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.