Prime Only Steak Seafood & Wine Cellar

10/14/08

Shady Business

by rgw108 at Citysearch

The owners of this restaurant have closed the doors to the Jones St location. In the process that have stiffed their employees not only of a job but their wages as well. Suggest boycotting this establishmnent as well as any other buisness that this company owns until it pays its employees what they are due.

05/24/08

Downtown location, disappointment

by kw74 at Citysearch

My boyfriend and I went here on a weeknight, hoping to fulfill our craving for a wonderfully cooked steak...not so much. I can say that the outdoor seating, with the trains going by every now and then was nice. However, I certainly wouldn't rate this as an excellent steakhouse. Our servers switched out during the course of our meal and although both were nice enough, they were certainly not engaged or enthusiastic. They obviously would have rather been elsewhere. Also, the manager was seated at a table next to us, smoking a cigarette between occasional ventures inside. (Granted, it was a relatively slow night.) I found it odd that they didn't have a crumb sweeper. Our server just used her hands to sweep off our tablecloth and it was a bit awkward. I agree with the previous reviewer, that the vegetable side of green beans, red onion strips and corn was less than impressive. The most disappointing part of the evening was the steak. I got the petite filet and it was cooked relatively to my liking, but there was just no flavor. It wasn't a terrible experience, but certainly mediocre for a $100 meal.

05/09/08

Downtown Location - Good Service, Mediocre Food

by klmonline at Citysearch

We ate at the downtown (W Jones St.) location on a Friday evening at 6pm. We were greeted warmly and cordially and immediately shown to a table. Although it was early and the restaurant was mostly empty, we were seated in a cramped location with a curtain-covered wall hitting our shoulder on one side and a noisy family party table of ten next to us. I guess they didn't want the restaurant to feel too abandoned.

Our server couldn't have been nicer and explained menu items when asked, paced the meal quickly at our request (we were going to the theater and didn't want to string out the meal), and gave us the right amount of attention without being annoying.

Unfortunately the food didn't match the caliber of an expensive fine dining steakhouse. We started with a hand-made Caesar Salad, prepared in the traditional wooden bowl at tableside. The dressing was overwhelmed by a huge portion of mustard, and also featured the strange addition of Tabasco sauce. It was a nice production, but the flavors didn't quite mesh.

My companion had a prime rib that featured a LOT of fat around the main meat portion. We both agreed that while the meat was tender enough, it lacked flavor. I had a center cut filet mignon. Although I asked for medium rare, the steak came out more like medium (and on the darker side of that). It was adequate, but not the taste sensation I expect a high-end filet to be in a serious steakhouse.

You get a potato choice and a mixed vegetable medley with your entree. My baked potato was rather dry and stiff inside. The vegetables were kind of an institutional mix of overcooked green beans, bell pepper strips, and corn. Not very imaginative or attractive. We ordered a separate side of creamed spinach, which was done very nicely. No complaints there.

I don't think we'll be running back any time soon. For $100 you can get better beef meals in the Triangle.

• Pros: Good service, easy parking
• Cons: Mediocre beef, potatoes, and vegetables