A well-known side dish to steak is prawns or a cooked lobster tail . This combination is often called surf and turf or reef and beef ( the words `` surf '' and `` reef '' refer to the seafood and `` turf '' and `` beef '' refer to the steak ) .
A well-known accompaniment to steak is shrimp or a cooked lobster tail , a combination often called `` surf and turf '' or `` reef and beef '' and `` pier and steer '' .