Lawry's Prime Rib

Since our outing to Mortons last year, which burnt a large hole in the husband's pocket, we hadn't been an amazing meat place in a while. But a friend of ours had a one-for-one deal at Lawry's with his POSB card, and a bunch of us decided to have a couples night out - for them, without the kids. We had a fantastic time, and with good food and good company, it was throughly enjoyable.

Our poison for the evening. The shiraz matched the food beautifully. It was even better after it had some time to breathe.

We shared a cream of mushroom soup ($12.90) as a starter. This was not too bad, but I liked my version better.

Lawry's own seasoning. We didn't really try it though.

Lawry's copyrighted Spinning Bowl salad. The marketing guru among us said that this was a tactic or gimmick employed by businesses to differentiate themselves from other similar businesses. I suppose Westin's Heavenly Bed is one of these (although I've slept just as well in other normal hotel beds) too.

To me, it tasted like normal salad tossed with thousand island dressing, although it was nice and cold. They also gave out chilled forks, which promptly warmed up to room temperature as soon as they reached the table.

The star of the evening - the rib wagon

The side dishes on the wagon

Our prime rib being sliced....

...and the eagle has landed.

There were 2 types of horseradish - we all went for the less pungent one.

In the meantime, the lobster tails arrived...the Atlantic Lobster Dinner ($96.90) came with clarified butter and lemon wedges. This was excellent. The lobster meat was tender and sweet, and a perfect complement to the beef.

The Diamond Jim Brady cut ($106.90) - "an extra thick cut for the hearty appetite" was over 400grams worth of solid prime rib. We had it medium, and the meat was melt-in-your-mouth tender. It was one of the best beef meals I had since Mortons.

The ensemble with Yorkshire pudding and mashed potato.

We also had peas, creamed corn, and creamed spinach for an additional $7.90 each.

It was a very enjoyable meal - with top quality food, albeit a bit expensive. We were fortunate enough to be eating with very generous friends who picked up the tab in the name of a birthday celebration for one of the guys, but it's not a place that we would go back to without a significant discount, bonus, or special occasion.

Lawry's The Prime Rib

333A Orchard Road #04-01/31 Mandarin Gallery,Meritus Mandarin Hotel

Tel: 6836 3333

Email: reservations@lawrys.com.sg
Operating Hours: Sundays – Mondays: 11.30am – 10.00pm

Fridays / Saturdays / Eve & Public Holidays: 11.30am – 11.30pm (Last Order at 10.30pm)