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The two of us were dressed in our usual nerdy style, and wandered into Prime at 8pm (without booking), and was shown promptly to a corner table upstairs since the place was about 70% full. We ordered two steak dishes (medium rare), an orange juice and a beer. I have barely finished half my cheesepuff (cold and not crisp) before the steaks arrived!!! That took definitely less than 10 minutes from placing our orders to delivery. That was some efficiency I thought. But despite the dishes underneath
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The two of us were dressed in our usual nerdy style, and wandered into Prime at 8pm (without booking), and was shown promptly to a corner table upstairs since the place was about 70% full. We ordered two steak dishes (medium rare), an orange juice and a beer. I have barely finished half my cheesepuff (cold and not crisp) before the steaks arrived!!! That took definitely less than 10 minutes from placing our orders to delivery. That was some efficiency I thought. But despite the dishes underneath having been pre-warmed, how come the outside of BOTH steaks were just lukewarm and colder than the dishes themselves? We didn't get the usual rich fatty aroma associated with newly barbecued steak either. Would Prime serve pre-cooked steaks (and doesn't even bother to reheat because it would be more than medium rare)??? That immediately took away our appetite for coffee or dessert, and so we just gobbled some of the meat down (since we were hungry) and called for the bill. It came to a little below $1,600 (no wine). Any decent steak house could do a much better steak at half the price. Any decent Australian could do a better steak in his/her backyard. On our way out, at the entrance the Maitre'D was leaning over with his butt pointed towards us, happily chatting to a staff and ignoring our departure.
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I decided to treat my friend to a nice brunch. I booked Prime via the OnLine booking facility on OpenRice it is a convenient and efficient booking system. No waiting time as already booked. We had the weekend brunch which consisted of a salad buffet with soup. The choose our Appetizer and Main course. The Salad buffet was ok, there was enough rocket and other greens to keep us happy, though my friend wasn't too keen on the liberal use of coriander on the potatoes (I didn't mind, but they shou
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I decided to treat my friend to a nice brunch. I booked Prime via the OnLine booking facility on OpenRice it is a convenient and efficient booking system. No waiting time as already booked. We had the weekend brunch which consisted of a salad buffet with soup. The choose our Appetizer and Main course.
The Salad buffet was ok, there was enough rocket and other greens to keep us happy, though my friend wasn't too keen on the liberal use of coriander on the potatoes (I didn't mind, but they should be aware that some people really dislike the smell/taste of coriander). The pumpkin soup was nothing special, but was still ok. If you like it you could drink as much as you can, though you should leave space for the appetizer and main course (which can be filling).
Appetizers - We choose the young shrimp cocktail - nice tasty fresh shrimps covered in cocktail sauce. I though it was ok, my friend commented that it had just a little too much sauce. Maybe they could reduce the sauce and it would be great. The other appetizer was bone marrow and escargot served with small toast. Bone marrow looked like globs of fat, but it wasn't heavy and went well with the toast. The escargot was ok.
Main course - My friend choose the Lobster Eggs Benedict. There were a few pieces of lobster on top of the eggs, covered in hollandaise sauce. The dish was quite nice and tasty as any other eggs benedict I had. Its hard to get this dish wrong. I choose the Prime Burger with chips. By this time I was quite full as I had been a little greedy on the salad, I should have left more room!). The chips were nice, they were like McDee's fries but much better as they were lightly salted with sea salt and some still have there skins on. The burger with a fried egg on top was ok, though I didn't enjoy was much as I was feeling full already. The meat tasted chargrilled and was ok, though they should have asked me how I wanted it, as it was it was stated as "Medium" when I would say it was medium-well.
Service was ok, nothing special, but at least they always waited till we finished our current dish before serving us our food, which is always good practice. They also served us warm water on request, always good as I really dislike restaurants who try to force sell their "bottled" water.
The surroundings were nice, it was generally quite despite being over half full by the time we got there (at 1.30pm). It's much less crowded in Elements (Civic Square)... which I like about this place.
At just less than $300 per head for a filling brunch I would recommend to take your friends or loved one for a relaxing, filling brunch for a special occaision.
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Never been to a restaurant with such bad service! We booked a table for 16 people with kids at 12 pm. When we arrived on time, the waiter was like half sleep and directed us to upstairs! We went to the first floor then found that we were separated into two sets of tables which technically we would be splitting into two separate groups! The waitresses had no smiles and showed an attitude as 'unwilling' to serve! Sat down for more than 15 minus without any drinks or menus being offerred.... When w
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Never been to a restaurant with such bad service! We booked a table for 16 people with kids at 12 pm. When we arrived on time, the waiter was like half sleep and directed us to upstairs! We went to the first floor then found that we were separated into two sets of tables which technically we would be splitting into two separate groups! The waitresses had no smiles and showed an attitude as 'unwilling' to serve! Sat down for more than 15 minus without any drinks or menus being offerred.... When we completed our order of brunches, 5 minus later another waitress came over and mentioned that kids can't take any food from the salad bar, if so, there will be extra charge!!!was super mad with such attitude and unfriendly arrangement for kids! We all left that restaurant without taking any food there! During reservation, we did mention there would be 5 kids along, if they aren't willing to take kids, they should have raise it out while we make the reservation...for a restaurant charging more than hkd 300 per head, I surely can't accept the service standard is even worse than any fast food chains !!!! No way I will go there again!! Really wonder how can they survive?? No matter how great the food is, with a serving crew like this is really a shame!!
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While running some search online for a worthy brunch outing, I could not help but wonder who came up with the term brunch? A portmanteau of breakfast and lunch essentially, the word 'brunch' was a term coined in 1895 by the English to describe a Sunday meal for the Saturday night carousers. It was thought that by eliminating the need to wake up early on Sundays, it would promote human happiness in many ways.'Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting. It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good
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While running some search online for a worthy brunch outing, I could not help but wonder who came up with the term brunch? A portmanteau of breakfast and lunch essentially, the word 'brunch' was a term coined in 1895 by the English to describe a Sunday meal for the Saturday night carousers. It was thought that by eliminating the need to wake up early on Sundays, it would promote human happiness in many ways.
'Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting. It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week'. - William Grimes.
With plenty of restaurants each seemingly to offer the best brunch deal, we settled for Prime Steak located at Elements. With stylish steakhouse dining on the upper level, it also offered a wine bar on the ground level. The special brunch menus are only available on Saturday, Sundays and public holidays from 12 - 4pm, with a salad bar to go along with your chosen appetizers and mains at $258 excluding 10% and an additional $128 for free flow of wine, which was quite a steal with good quality red wine being served. Talking is done, here comes the food!
We loved the presentation of the dish, which was served in a classy glass. The baby prawns were tender and slightly crunchy and we enjoyed the light sprinkle of acidity coming from the lemon slice. It complemented the Marie Rose sauce, which was a blend of ketchup and mayonnaise, harmoniously with a good balance of sweetness, creaminess and the tang from the lemon rounded up the palate. There were also chunks of lush ripe avocados that gave an added touch of richness to the appetizer. It was a clean classic appetizer which won us over.
We enjoyed the varied texture with crispy bread crumbs coating the soft shredded crab meat on the inside. The crab meat was tender yet firm and tasted fresh with no appalling odour. The juices from the diced cucumber blended with the crab meat gave the cake much desired moisture without soaking the breadcrumbs on the surface. The mango relish sauce could do with stronger flavouring, for it tasted too bland and lacked a solid punch for the finishing touch.
The toast was thinly sliced and crisp, which gave that much desired crunch. On the downside, the sauce soaking the mussels tasted too salty for our palate. Even with the toast on dip was too much for our tastebuds. The salinity overwhelmed our tasting senses completely, to the extent that it masked the freshness of the seafood and we were left scurrying for plain water to wash it down.
Instead of serving the classic muffins for the traditional rendition of Eggs Benedict, burger bun was used. There were a lot of flavours going on with each spoonful, with the Hollandaise sauce blending beautifully with the savoury lobster bisque sauce which set the base flavour for the dish. The poached eggs were cooked to 90% perfection with an extremely thin layer of cooked membrane which was no more than 2mm thick. It was so slight that even the camera failed to capture it. While the Hollandaise sauce was slightly diluted, it was more than compensated by the richness and creaminess of the lobster bisque sauce which had an appealing crustacean flavour. The chunks of de-shelled and de-veined lobster flesh were fresh and cooked to a tender ripeness. The dish in general was very satisfying and the flavours worked harmoniously with each other.
The pasta was cooked to al dente and the penne were evenly coated with olive oil. Each of the cylinder-shaped pasta carried a strong dominating cheese flavour and the grated cheese was the icing. While we enjoyed the richness and savouriness of the pasta, the presentation of the bacon was clumsy and made the dish look lacklustre. Despite the beautiful grill lines and good seasoning, we could not get past the fact that the thick slab of bacon sat ill-matched on the bed of pasta.
The rib eye steak is the center best portion of the rib steak and is one of the more flavourful cuts of beef due to the fact that it comes from the upper rib cage area, which does not support much of the cow's weight, nor does it have to work hard or exercise. This results in a good marbling of fats, making it an ideal cut for slow roast or grill.
We requested for it to be medium-cooked and it came being slightly on the pink side, which was still acceptable. The cut suited our palate for it was not as fatty The surface of the meat had beautiful grill lines but we felt that it was a touch too charred. The fries that came with the dish were deep fried to a beautiful golden brown, that was crispy and crunchy to the bite. The fries were really fresh, as you can still see potato skin attached. It was so crispy that our fingers could not help themselves from fetching for just one more...and one more...
We ordered this to be cooked medium rare, and the beef patty was cooked to our exact requirements. There was nothing to fault about the burger, though we do love the presentation of the dish, set out in 3 portions with the fries and burger bun on the side. The patty retained much of the moisture which made each bite bursting with juices, yet it was well locked within the patty, not soaking the bun as a result. It was an 'okay' burger, enough to please, not good enough to impress.
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While we enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant, the setting was indeed cosy and comfortable, good for a reunion with friends or even a brunch session with family as we did. As we arrived slightly late, we were pretty much rushing through the meal for the restaurant closes at 4pm, while the kitchen and salad buffet stops serving at 3.30pm. The waiting staffs brought the bill to us at around 3.45pm and were busy packing up the nearby tables, buffet spread, which somewhat pressured us to finish our meal. We gave up and decided to takeaway our food instead.
The salad buffet bar was not really commendable, with the standard grilled eggplants, peppers, pumpkin, smoked salmon and some cold cut meat. Nothing was too special to catch our attention apart from the wild mushroom soup, which was viscously rich and creamy that went well with the bread roll. The dessert offerings were rather petty to say the least, with plain cheesecake, shortbread and cookies and they tasted as normal as you could possibly ask for.
It was in general a rather enjoyable dining experience, and for wine-lovers, the free flow wine offering at an additional $128 per person was rather value for money, for the red wine tasted surprisingly smooth. The portions for the dishes were also pretty large, definitely enough to fill a hungry man. Reservations are recommended, and we would advise visiting early to avoid the closing rush.
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Walked in at 6pm, no reservation and just casual dining with a friend.Scale: (0-10, 10 being the highest rating)Hostes Customer Service: (1) If she hates her job, please quit it. Buser on the 1st floor: (2) Make sure they know what they are doing and be more friendly.Manager and Servers on the 2nd floor: (8) Good Service; looking for some "Wow" factors to become Great^^ Good Job.My Choice:Riesling: (9) Good selection to put on the Wine list.Cheesepop bread: (9) Love them.Jumbo Seafood
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Walked in at 6pm, no reservation and just casual dining with a friend.
Scale: (0-10, 10 being the highest rating)
Hostes Customer Service: (1) If she hates her job, please quit it.
Buser on the 1st floor: (2) Make sure they know what they are doing and be more friendly.
Manager and Servers on the 2nd floor: (8) Good Service; looking for some "Wow" factors to become Great^^ Good Job.
My Choice:
Riesling: (9) Good selection to put on the Wine list.
Cheesepop bread: (9) Love them.
Jumbo Seafood Platter for 2: (9) Lobster fresh, oysters crisp n fresh, no need for any red wine vinegar or lemon, Jumbo shrimp needs to be devain, Scallop no no, like the Coaktail shrimp Salad.
Black Angus Ribeye Steak 16 oz: (9) Well aged, juicy. Surprisingly good.
Asparagus : (9) Well grilled and fresh.
Mashed potatoes: (8) Smooth n creamy.
Apple Baked Alaska: (9) Wowly good. Must try.
Restroom: A bit cold but clean.
Well timing on food serving. No hassle dinner.
Dear Food lover fellows: Is a "Value for Money" place. Will become my hotspot.
坐下的時候，外籍侍應會問你：「Do you need a bottle of water?」。這裡的水是要收費，很像是$68(記不清了！)，若要，侍應會隨即問你：「choose sparkling or non-sparkling water?」，我最後選了有氣的礦泉水。另外，我還叫了兩杯 Lime Soda，叫完後我才覺得自己真笨，因 Lime Soda 與 sparkling water 的口感差不多，味道只是前者帶點酸，其餘則沒有分別。。。為何點餐時我竟想不起呢？！
燭光晚餐下的環境，真是。。。長夜多浪漫！！！但可惜，我只是跟老朋友聚舊，我們不是情侶。。。噢！我倒覺得我們有點浪費這餐廳的浪漫氣氛， 嘻嘻。。。若我能與心愛的人來到這兒，你說多麼好呢。。。。。。XXX, shall we dine there in the near future? 一定有機會的！！！
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