The Bloomin' Onion Deserves Better Wine
I-10 / Retail District · Beaumont · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 7, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list here is basically a laminated afterthought wedged between the cocktail menu and the dessert page. You're looking at a corporate-approved roster of names you've seen on grocery store end-caps for years. If wine is why you're coming, recalibrate.
Twenty-odd labels, all mainstream New World brands — Yellow Tail, Jacob's Creek, 14 Hands, Mirassou. There's no regional curiosity here, no small producer, no old-world outlier. California and Australia split the card almost entirely, and not the interesting parts of either. This is a list designed by a committee in a boardroom, not by anyone who actually thinks about wine.
Six to ten pours on any given visit, which sounds reasonable until you realize it's Yellow Tail Chardonnay and friends all the way down. There's no rotation, no seasonal update, no sense that anyone revisited this list since 2014. Pour something cold and call it a night.
14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon — $28
If you're going to drink anything on this list, the 14 Hands Cab is at least approachable with a steak and lands on the lower end of the bottle pricing. It's not exciting, but it won't embarrass itself next to Victoria's Filet.
Mirassou Pinot Noir
Most people hitting Outback grab the Cab without thinking. The Mirassou Pinot is lighter, friendlier, and actually holds up surprisingly well against the Alice Springs Chicken. Low bar, yes — but it clears it.
Jacob's Creek Moscato
Sweet, flabby, and marked up well past what a $7 retail bottle deserves. This is a pour designed for people who don't like wine — which is fine — but if you do like wine, steer clear.
14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon + Victoria's Filet Mignon
The Cab's fruit-forward profile and soft tannins won't compete with the filet the way a more structured wine might overwhelm it. It's not a revelatory match, but it's the best handshake this list can manage with the kitchen's flagship dish.
❌ The Bottom Line
This is a chain steakhouse wine list doing exactly what a chain steakhouse wine list does — keeping it safe, keeping it recognizable, and keeping the margins healthy. Order the cocktail, or drink the beer.
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
I-10 Corridor · Beaumont · Seafood
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Occasional
Acceptable
I-10 Frontage · Beaumont · Steakhouse
Saltgrass Beaumont is a dependable steakhouse wine list doing exactly what it was designed to do — move Cabs and keep the table happy. If you pick smart and skip the trophy bottles, there's a genuinely good evening in here.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Chop is a perfectly decent steakhouse wine list in a city that isn't exactly drowning in options — nothing on here will blow your mind, but nothing will ruin your night either. Show up on a Wednesday and drink the Lapis Luna Zinfandel at half price while you eat your steak, and you'll leave happy.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Morton's Lansing is a safe, well-executed steakhouse wine list that will satisfy a client dinner without anyone raising an eyebrow — or an eyebrow in excitement. Send a friend here if they want familiar names done properly; send them somewhere else if they want to actually discover something.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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