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The Prime Society

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Address:
10 Dempsey Road
#01-20 Tanglin Village (Dempsey Road)

Tel: 6474 7427

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  Operating Hours:
Tue-Sun: 6.30pm - 10.30pm

Place:
Pub/Bar, Wine/Spirits, Restaurant

Cuisine:
Western, Steak and Grills

Average price:
approx. S$ 75 - 85/person (based on 25 reviews)

Recommended by other hungry people:
Type of Meal : Dinner (17) , Lunch (5) , Brunch (3) , Supper/Night Dining (3)
Occasion : After Work (10) , Large Groups/Gathering (8) , Romance/First Dates (7) , Chillout (6) , Business Dining (5) , Girls Night Out (5) , Fine Dining (3) , Boys Night Out (3) , Private Dining (2) , Children/Family (2) , Corporate Functions (1) , Business Breakfast (1)
Atmosphere : Quiet/Peaceful (8) , Alfresco/Outdoor Dining (7) , Vibrant/Noisy (5) , People Watching (4) , View/Scenery (3)
Others : Wine Lists (3) , Wheelchair Friendly (1) , Beer Lists (1)
 
6   based on
31 reviews

Food and Beverage - 6.2
Ambience / Setting - 7.1
Value - 5
Service - 5.7

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Smoochies Bistro & Bar
991B Alexandra Road
#01-10

Pub/Bar, Wine/Spirits, Restaurant, Delivery, Western, Vegetarian, Pizza

7.0
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22 reviews
 
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First Reviewed by: Vanessa Tan      
 
 
De Wen

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Food and Beverage - 9
Ambience / Setting - 8.4
Value - 7.8
Service - 9
Will you return to this place? Definitely
I spent about S$80 per person

Review Date: 19 Mar 2009
Great steaks , Cool Ambience

I've went there with a group of friends a couple weeks ago. We had really fantastic steaks. I personally ordered a eye fillet(med rare). Guess what, it was so tender, and was nicely charred-grill on the outside. I just love the way it is done! My friends had other cuts like the T-bone, rib-fillet, and rump and commented that The Prime society is comparable with Mortons steak-house. But of course, pricing wise, Prime society is much cheaper than Mortons.

Oh yes, after reading some of the recent reviews, I felt that nothing was wrong with their steaks and service, perhaps u're just unlucky to have your steak not the way you wanted it to be. Not only there's nothing wrong, I even want to praise them for their excellent service. I notice their servers are well trained therefore showing professionalism in their work. For example, (wine tastin: my table ordered a Cab Sav, the server presented the wine with a smile, opening the cock screw with professionalism and placing it back to his wine pouch. After which he pour out the wine for tasting and kindly helped my friends swirled his wine before tasting, it was excellent service.) Apart from having good steaks, their wines are excellent as well, but if they can improve on the wine menu(like expanding the selection of wines from different countries) it would be a million better. I and my friends will be more willing to be back at the Prime Society some time in the future when we get out pay out. Cheers! =)

 
Must Tries: Eye Fillet(known for its tender meat), Australian Oysters, Rump cap
 
I also recommend this place for
Type of meal:Dinner
Occasion:Romance/First Dates, After Work, Chillout
Atmosphere:Vibrant/Noisy
 
 
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Eugene Lim2_519

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Food and Beverage - na
Ambience / Setting - na
Value - na
Service - na
Will you return to this place? Definitely Not
I spent about S$125 per person

Review Date: 27 Feb 2009
Expensive but badly cooked steak

Coming home from overseas and had couple of mates there. Paid 500 bucks and would be happy if the food was good. Disappointing and definitely not quality for value !!!!!!!!!!!

Please to Prime Society, forget about all the marble ... prime shit you try to explain to your customer. Learn how to cook a good piece of meat.

 
 
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Food and Beverage - 2.6
Ambience / Setting - 4.9
Value - 1.6
Service - 2.6
Will you return to this place? Definitely Not
I spent about S$117 per person

Review Date: 13 Jan 2009
a steakhouse that doesn't deliver on its steaks

i've heard mixed reviews about this place but decided to give it a shot last december, after some consideration. the occasion was a nice christmas dinner with my clients and team. i should have picked somewhere else.

i wasn't impressed even from the onset, when i emailed to make a corporate reservation for 18 people. i requested for something extra to get us in a bit of christmas cheer, such as a log cake or something, but was told that it was too last-minute, the kitchen needs time to prepare blah blah blah. basically, the lady who took my reservation gave me the impression that she wasn't even trying and that everything could not be done, other than getting me a reservation for 18 people. i'm sure they could have at least gotten a log cake from somewhere; it's not that difficult. anyway, i was pretty disappointed but thought that at least there was good steak to look forward to. how wrong i was.

when we got there, we were seated and ordered some starters to kick off the evening. to be fair, the starters were actually pretty good. though i can't remember what exactly it was we ordered, it was pretty much almost one of every starter and nothing was bad or disgusting.

after a fairly long wait (understandably because there were 18 of us), our steaks were served. i ordered the special, a mixed breed of black angus and wagyu beef, medium rare. now, this should be a fine piece of meat in theory. what i got was a tough piece of meat that took me quite a bit of strength to cut through with my steak knife. naturally, i called the waiter over and explained that i ordered my steak medium-rare but it was not so. i even gave the benefit of the doubt that perhaps he had heard me wrongly when taking my order and thought i wanted medium-well instead. imagine my surprise (which later turned to annoyance) when he started arguing with me, insisting that this was how medium-rare is supposed to be and educating me on the different degrees of doneness. come on, i've been eating steaks since he was a little baby and have always had mine medium-rare, so i'm pretty sure i knew what medium-rare was.

anyway, the waiter eventually agreed to change my steak for another, this time done rare, since we both agreed that i didn't like their interpretation of medium-rare. after another fifteen-minute wait, i got my second steak. i think they just killed the cow, because this time it was closer to raw.

for the second time, i called the waiter over, explained that i couldn't eat this because it was a bit too raw and politely requested that he take it back and do it up a little while more. back the steak went and served to me again after a short while.

this time it was finally spot-on...until i reached the middle of the steak. strangely, it was still not quite cooked there so i sent it back for the third time. the end result was finally to my satisfaction. throughout this entire time i was polite and smiling, as i did not want to create a scene, especially in front of such a large group.

a quick check with my dinner companions around the table revealed that i was probably the most unlucky in that i had to send my steak back 3 times. a couple of them had to send theirs back once too, but the rest were okay with what they got. however, no one thought that their steaks were anywhere near fantastic.

we decided not to stay for dessert or drinks, so we paid up and adjourned elsewhere instead. the bill came up to more than two grand and considering the quality and our level of (dis)satisfaction, i must say that this place is really overpriced and over-rated.

fast forward to january and i was chatting with two of my colleagues on that fateful dinner we had at the prime society. they revealed that both of them actually threw up that night after reaching home, one of them three times! to be honest, that is what prompted me to write this review and share the bad experience that we all had that night, during our christmas dinner at the prime society.

it would take a lot to convince me to come here again. give me morton's anytime.

 
 
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Management Response: 14 Jan 2009 Thank you for your feedback.

We would like to assure you that the Black Angus beef you refer to in the review is from a producer in Southern Queensland who is dedicated to producing the highest quality beef available. In addition to a strict breeding programme, they grain feed their cattle for 450 days. The reason for the extensive feed programme is to ensure consistency of product, tenderness, marbling of muscle and flavour.

With regards to the waiter’s assertion on the doneness of the steak, I apologise for any inconvenience caused. Although there is general consensus on overall doneness of steak, ranges of doneness actually varies from culture to culture, so for example a well-done steak in the US would be medium-well in France.

One of the cornerstones of our restaurant philosophy is enhancing our diners’ knowledge of the various cuts of meat, how different breeding and environmental situations produce variations in the meat and the best way (doneness) to enjoy a particular cut. I would say the waiter became a little too carried away in his mission, and I apologise once again if he came across too adamant in projecting his point-of-view. At the end of the day, we always believe that the best doneness is the one that is done to our diners’ satisfaction.

I would also like to apologise over the log cake incident. Our Relationship Manager is an effervescent individual who is always eager to make our guests feel right at home. And yes, it would have been simple to just go out and purchase a cake outside. However, as we have our own patisserie chef and all desserts and sweets are made entirely from scratch in our own kitchen, we do not practice the policy of purchasing cakes from outside the restaurant. It is well worth noting though, that most people would like to have that festive-induced treats during such occasions and we will definitely consider creating our very own Prime treats come next Christmas.

I do hope that you will not let this incident colour your perspective, and we gladly welcome your return soon for a better experience.

Kindest regards,

Ingrid

 
 
Gerard Majax

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Food and Beverage - 5.5
Ambience / Setting - 6
Value - 2.5
Service - 6.5
Will you return to this place? Definitely Not
I spent about S$100 per person

Review Date: 13 Oct 2008
Not good value for money

we went there on Oct 10 evening. We went for indoor seating
and were seated at a corner table, by the window.
Lighting was ok, not too bright, but music was a bit too loud

we started with some appetizers, calamari and salsa dips. The former were good, the latter very basic...
We moved on to the main course and ordered some "signature" dishes like the T-bone, eye fillet and other meat-lover cuts.
Cooking was ok but for one (which was closer to medium-rare than rare)

Meat was good, tender, juicy, but all in all, it's over-priced: $70++ for a T-bone, $45-$48++ for the rib-eye fillet...you can easily get at least as good beef cuts for less than that in many places around singapore...Beef can be served with mashed potatoes, diced-potatoes,fries or salad...but no combo possible
To go with that, we had ordered a bottle of New Zealand Pinot Noir, which was ok for a 2006 down under wine. But once again, $88 looked over priced for this kind wine. The wine list was poor actually, with barely a dozen of references.
We finished by ordering some deserts which were globally ok, but nothing really special.
Service was also ok, responsive but not sticky and they don't clear you plate 1.5 seconds after you've caught your last piece of meat

I don't know whether the location, Dempsey/Tanglin Village, is responsible for that "premium", but if it was to spend $100/head, I'd rather have gone to Le Petit Salut few blocks away or some fine-dining experience you can have around the island for the same price.

 
 
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KoLih Tan

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Food and Beverage - 8.5
Ambience / Setting - 7.5
Value - 8
Service - 9
Will you return to this place? Definitely

Review Date: 01 Oct 2008
One of the better steakhouse in Singapore

Sorry but this review is a bit back dated in that I had lunch there in mid Aug and dinner at early Sep. On both occassions, we had mostly beef dishes, the ribeye and filet mignon in mid Aug and in Sep, my party had the rideye, the lamb shank, the sirloin and the wagyu beef.

Generally, the beef was very tasty, succulent, juicy and generally very well prepared. Service was very good too in that the staff had good knowledge of the items on the menu and were prompt with everything. Our comments on the fries being a tad salty was swiftly met with a new full plate of fries.

I have however heard of not so positive feedback on this place in that a friend have commented that the grilled ribs were not up to standard but I haven't tried those myself. Thus far, among the beef items, the filet mignon has been exquisite. It would not be too bold of me to say that next to Morton's, Prime would rank up there for big juicy well prepared steak in Singapore.

Oh, btw, they serve a fabulous sangria too.

Generally, I would say the ambience wasn't fantastic but is not too terrible either. However, being a steak venue, the clothes can smell a bit at the end of the day. As such at the end of the day, one would work away from Prime with a fantstic meal, which was not that pricey though the clothes may not smell the freshest.

 
Must Tries: Filet Mignon, Sangria
 
I also recommend this place for
Type of meal:Lunch, Dinner
Occasion:Business Breakfast, Corporate Functions
Atmosphere:Quiet/Peaceful, Alfresco/Outdoor Dining
Others:Wheelchair Friendly, Wine Lists
 
 
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