Cheesecake Factory Steak Diane: Price & Calories (2026)
Cheesecake Factory Steak Diane is the menu's first steak plate worth a close look, medallions of steak covered in black peppercorns and a mushroom wine sauce at $29.95 to $32.95 and 1,150 calories, and it happens to be the cheapest steak on the menu that carries the Gluten Free Upon Request marker. I checked 21 official location menus on November 10, 2026, plus the Summer 2026 nutrition guide, and the price and the calories lined up at every single one.
Steak Diane is medallions, not a whole steak
The menu describes it in one sentence, and the sentence is worth quoting whole: "Medallions of Steak Covered with Black Peppercorns and a Rich Mushroom Wine Sauce. Served with Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Onions." That is the plate. Sliced medallions, not a single rib-eye or filet, under peppercorns and sauce, with two sides and nothing else. The menu never names the cut, and the recipe sites that call it tenderloin are working from the classic dish, not from this menu. There is one choice and no add-ons in any feed, so what you see is what arrives. The name on the menu carries two marks, Steak Diane* **, and the single asterisk is the standard note about raw or undercooked ingredients, while the double asterisk is the gluten-free marker, which gets its own section below.
What Steak Diane costs, store to store
A plate costs $29.95 to $32.95, with a median of $31.45 across 20 official location menus. Five stores charge the $29.95 low end, five charge $30.95, two charge $31.95, and eight charge the $32.95 top end, so the highest price is also the most common one. Chesterfield is the one store that breaks the pattern at $27.95, and it is the same store that breaks the pattern on dish after dish, so this page leaves it out of the range. A separate check of 14 SinglePlatform location menus lands inside the same range, which is a decent second opinion. Before you order, check for Steak Diane promo codes running now, since a live deal is the one thing that can move the number.
| Source | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 official location menus (range, ex-Chesterfield) | $29.95–$32.95 |
| 20-menu median | $31.45 |
| SinglePlatform menus, 14 locations | $29.95–$32.95 |
1,150 calories, and the sodium does the damage
A plate has 1,150 calories, and about half of them, 580, come from fat. The fat is 65g with 27g of it saturated, the protein is a solid 76g, the carbohydrates are 67g with 6g of fiber and 14g of sugar, and the cholesterol is 260mg. The number that jumps out is the sodium at 2,750mg, which is 115 percent of the 2,400mg daily reference value in a single plate. That is the trade for the sauce and the mashed potatoes, and it is worth knowing before you order. For the full row behind the 1,150, sodium, fat, the lot, see the Steak Diane nutrition numbers on the nutrition page.
| Measure | Per plate |
|---|---|
| Calories | 1,150 |
| Calories from fat | 580 |
| Total fat | 65g |
| Saturated fat | 27g |
| Trans fat | 2g |
| Cholesterol | 260mg |
| Sodium | 2,750mg |
| Carbohydrates | 67g |
| Fiber | 6g |
| Sugar | 14g |
| Protein | 76g |
The ** marker: what to ask for at the table
The double asterisk is real, and it is on all 21 menus checked. It means the dish can be prepared upon request for guests with sensitivity to gluten, and the nutrition guide lists Steak Diane in its Gluten Free Steaks & Chops section with the same 1,150 calories, so the preparation is the same plate. Ask your server for the gluten-free preparation when you order, and keep in mind the restaurants are not gluten-free environments. One honest limit: the official allergen guide lists Steak Diane as containing milk, so this is not a dairy-free plate, and it is free of egg, gluten, wheat, soy, sesame, peanuts, fish, shellfish and tree nuts. If gluten is your concern, the gluten-free menu guide has the wider picture.
Dinner only: no lunch plate, no Happy Hour
There is no cheaper way onto this plate. No lunch version exists in any official feed, and the lunch menu never lists Steak Diane among its favorites. It is not on the Happy Hour menu either, and the Happy Hour list at the checked store runs 24 food items and drinks without a single steak on it. So the dinner price of $29.95 to $32.95 is the only price, and there is no smaller plate or bar price to hunt for.
Six steaks, one ladder: where Diane lands
Steak Diane is the cheapest steak on the menu that carries the ** marker, at a $31.45 median, and it is the only steak plate whose whole price range stays under $33. Carne Asada is cheaper and the SkinnyLicious medallions are lighter, but neither carries the marker. Steak Frites sits a dollar fifty higher at the median, and then the ladder jumps, with the rib-eye at a $44.95 median and the filet at $49.95. On calories, Diane's 1,150 sits between the 440-calorie SkinnyLicious medallions and the 1,530-calorie Steak Frites, so it is the middle of the steak menu in both directions that matter.
| Steak plate | Dinner price | Calories | Gluten-free marker | Served with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carne Asada Steak | $26.95–$29.50 | 1,290 | No | Sauteed peppers, onions, cilantro, Creamy Ranchero Sauce, fresh corn, white rice |
| Grilled Steak Medallions (SkinnyLicious) | $27.95–$29.95 | 440 | No | Asparagus, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, mashed potatoes, Madeira wine sauce |
| Steak Diane | $29.95–$32.95 | 1,150 | Yes (**) | Black peppercorns, mushroom wine sauce, mashed potatoes, grilled onions |
| Steak Frites | $29.95–$33.95 | 1,530 | Yes (**) | Charbroiled rib-eye, red wine sauce, grilled onions, garlic-herb butter, Parmesan French fries |
| Grilled Rib-Eye Steak | $43.95–$47.95 | 1,360 | Yes (**) | Mashed potatoes, green beans |
| Filet Mignon | $49.95–$51.95 | 840 | Yes (**) | Mashed potatoes, green beans |
Frequently asked questions about Steak Diane
Eight of the 20 menus charge the $32.95 top end, so the $29.95 to $32.95 range runs top-heavy, with $31.45 in the middle.
A plate has 1,150 calories, with 2,750mg of sodium and 76g of protein, according to the official Summer 2026 nutrition guide.
It carries the Gluten Free Upon Request marker on the official menu, so ask your server for the gluten-free preparation. The restaurants are not gluten-free environments, and the official allergen guide lists the dish as containing milk.
It is medallions of steak covered with black peppercorns and a rich mushroom wine sauce, served with mashed potatoes and grilled onions. The official menu never names the cut, so recipe sites calling it tenderloin are working from the classic recipe, not this menu.
Mashed potatoes and grilled onions, and nothing else. The plate has a single choice with no add-ons on the official menu.
Not chili-hot. The plate is covered with black peppercorns, so the heat is peppery, and the menu names no chili or hot sauce.
No. It is dinner only. There is no lunch version in any official feed, and it is not on the Happy Hour menu.
Is Steak Diane worth ordering?
At a $31.45 median it is the cheapest gluten-free steak on the menu, and the only one that asks you to request the preparation instead of promising it outright. Medallions in a mushroom wine sauce, 1,150 calories, a price under $33 at every store checked: that is the whole pitch. Carne Asada is about $4.50 cheaper at the median and the SkinnyLicious medallions are 710 calories lighter, so Diane sits in the middle of the ladder, and the steak numbers in full back that up.