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Bobby Van’s Steak House Priority Pass Restaurant JFK T8 Plus Transit Time to Delta T4 Review

René by René
February 1, 2019
in Trip Reports
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a building with a glass wall

One of the most impressive benefits of any number of high-end travel cards, like the non-Delta The Platinum Card® from American Express or The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, is individual membership in Priority Pass. In addition to granting you and a guest lounge access at a number of airport locations worldwide they are now also partnering with restaurants and even breweries for credit when you visit. Enrollment is required. (Update: the American Express Platinum cards’ Priority Pass Select membership no longer offer restaurant and brewery credit. Only the Chase Sapphire Reserve® card’s Priority Pass still gives cardholders a Priority Pass membership offering restaurant benefits.)

a large building with a glass door

One such place is immediately past security in New York’s JFK airport Terminal 8. Bobby Van’s Steakhouse. You enter via a short set of stairs or via an elevator just around the corner toward gate 14 for those with mobility issues or large bags and don’t want to drag them up the steps.

a bar with bottles of wine

The rules for Priority Pass use at the restaurant are straight forward. You get up to $28 credit toward anything they offer on the menu and you can also have one guest with you that gets the same $28 credit as well (i.e. $56 total). You can review the full menu here on their website.

a restaurant with tables and chairs

a table and chairs in a restaurant

The dining area is divided in two by the bar and you have an outside style bar area (it is still inside the concourse) or

a restaurant with tables and chairs

a room with tables and chairs

a bar with chairs and a chandelier

Inside has a more rustic traditional steak house feel in an enclosed room. When we visited at lunchtime on a Monday there were very few patrons and we were encouraged to be seated outside.

a plate of food on a table

a plate of food on a table

I was traveling with a fellow frequent flyer and ordered the steak sandwich. Often times when you think of a steak sandwich it is way over cooked, thin sliced meat that can be disappointing. What you see above was delicious and simply huge with tender cuts. I ate only the steak, mushrooms and onions and was completely full.

a plate of food on a table

My traveling companion decided on a burger and substituted a side salad for the french fries that came standard (I should have done this as well since I did not touch the fries anyway). He mentioned it was one of the best burgers he had had in a long time.

a plate of food on a table
Free steak breakfast till 11:AM

When it came time to pay the bill the server took the Priority Pass card and said it was all covered under the card and did not even bring me a receipt. I tipped him just over 18% of what the bill would have come to (tip is NOT included with the Priority Pass card). This really is a great value from this perk from my travel card.

a sign with a yellow line

Since most who read RenesPoints blog are Delta and Skyteam flyers I wanted to time how long it would take to transit from Bobby Van’s to T4. You do have to leave T8 and then take the air train (outside security) 3 stops. With almost no line and TSA PreCheck it took us about 20 minutes one day and under 30 the next from the restaurant to the other side of security. At peak times I would plan for even longer from restaurant to gate.

Before I visited I called the airport to see if I would be able to use my Delta (or in my case AeroMexico) boarding pass to enter T8. I was told I would NOT be able to do so and only those with ticketed flights out of T8 could enter. That turned out not to be true as TSA had no issue whatsoever with me clearing security in T8 nor did I have to tell them why I was at a terminal I was not flying out of. The second day one of the hired non-TSA goons attempted to block me and I challenged them to ask TSA – TSA said you are flying Delta? I said yes but first going to Bobby Van’s and there was no issue at all.

Lastly, is it worth it, that is, to have to clear security, dine, and allow enough time to train around to another concourse, and then again re-clear security? That depends much on you. The food was excellent as well as the service. With Clear and TSA PreCheck, for me, security is never an issue and most times quick and painless (TSA PreCheck paid for from my non-Delta Amex Platinum card and Clear free being a Diamond with Delta).

Have you had a chance to visit Bobby Van’s? Did you enjoy your visit as much as I did? Do you think it is worth the hassle in the first place? Let me know. – René

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René de Lambert is a contributing writer for EyeoftheFlyer.com - He is an avid Delta and SkyTeam flyer who has held Delta’s top Diamond Medallion status for many years and flown millions of miles.

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Comments 10

  1. Barry Graham says:
    6 years ago

    Can you get kosher food there like you can in the Virgin and Delta lounges?

    Reply
    • rene says:
      6 years ago

      @Barry – No idea. Link to menu is in the post.

      Reply
  2. Ramzi says:
    6 years ago

    The food and hassle have been worth it for us, but the service was ‘meh’ on our visit, but that can happen anywhere.

    Reply
  3. patrick says:
    6 years ago

    I’m curious as to how many times in one day you can use the card at the same location. 4 hour layover and you go early on in your layover and then come back a few hours later at the end of your layover. That possible?

    Reply
  4. Pete says:
    6 years ago

    I’ve got something like 5 Priority Pass cards, the best one is from City National Bank’s Crystal Visa. It covers you plus unlimited guests. And the annual fee is only $400. The win for that card is $250 travel credit on the main and 3 Authorized user cards that carry no additional annual fee. That’s $1000 and the best Priority Pass out there to carry a $400 AF card. Best thing going!! Gonna try Bobby Van’s soon, that steak sandwich looked amazing!

    Reply
  5. Opposite says:
    6 years ago

    @Patrick – I once took 4 guests with me to the restaurant in the Denver airport (can’t remember the name), but we stayed for a couple hours and our server just ran two separate tabs at different times and it worked fine. So, we got $28 x 4 x 2. Note that I have the Chase Sapphire. Pretty amazing deal.

    Reply
  6. Don in ATL says:
    6 years ago

    @Rene, good work, thanks. I just learned now that the Priority Pass restaurants are also listed on the Priority Pass lounge locater.

    Reply
  7. Pam says:
    6 years ago

    @Pete, how do you figure $1000? The statement credit is per account, not per user.

    Reply
    • rene says:
      6 years ago

      @Pam – You can add 3 AUs. EACH get $250

      Reply
  8. Nina says:
    6 years ago

    Thanks for the review Rene! I will try to check it out , since JFK is my home airport

    Reply

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