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Lawry’s The Prime Rib

Our trip to Lawry’s The Prime Rib turned out to be a most pleasant dining experience. Known as one of the best places in Hong Kong to enjoy USDA prime beef cuts, roasted to perfection, we were hyped for our visit.

Founded in 1938 in Beverly Hills, the restaurant serves superb prime ribs and designed the famous “Silver Cart” for carving the beef tableside. Lawry's is also known for hosting the “Beef Bowl”, in which the two US football teams competing in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day in Pasadena in California – an iconic American sporting event – are invited to dine at Lawry's and eat to their hearts' content.

Lawry's new location in Central is at The Galleria. The premises are enclosed by decorative French windows and topped off by a distinctive circular vaulted ceiling. The bright airy feel and contemporary decor contrast deftly with the dark wood furniture, elevating the sense of luxury and comfort . The spacious restaurant can seat 100 persons, including a 10-person private room.

Our host was Senior Executive Chef Simson Kwan, a veteran chef and an institution at Maxim's Group, the restaurant's operator. Uber-friendly and knowledgeable, Kwan has been involved in almost all of the international restaurants the group has opened, thanks to his deep knowledge of global cuisines. Here at Lawry's his appreciation of meticulous preparation is a good fit for the loving care that the brand demands in preparing its prized ribs, For the dinner, we were served Lawry’s Exceptional Menu, a special offering from 1 May. Priced at $659, the menu can be paired with wine for an extra $369 (3-glass) or $459 (4-glass).

The dinner starts with an appetiser, either Ocean Shrimp & Cucumber Roulade or Grilled Octopus. You can opt for a second starter of either Roasted Beef Bone Marrow ($69 extra) – truly succulent and juicy, or Roasted Foie Gras ($109), either of which we would recommend.

Next is a choice of two of Lawry’s signature dishes – The Famous Original Spinning Bowl Salad or Lobster Bisque, which tastes rich and savoury.

For the main, we plumped for Lawry's signature Roasted Prime Rib of beef au Jus – California Cut, mashed potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. The beef was tender and flavourful. Much goes into its preparation – choosing just the best USDA-certified, corn-fed , wet-aged Black Angus beef, and roasting it to perfection in the restaurant's own custom-made oven. The meat is heavenly.

The other two mains options under the Exceptional Menu are Roasted Chilean Sea Bass and Grilled 10oz US Prime Ribeye ($199 extra), both of which are also excellent. Our dinner ended with another favourite, the Dark Chocolate Delice, caramel crunches and raspberry sorbet, which is refreshingly sweet.

Lawry's offers an array of cocktails and fine wines to accompany its menu. We noted the Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio from Alto Adige, Italy, a robust Domaine Nudant Ladoix ler Cru 'La Corvee' Cote de Beaune, and the smooth Talisker 10-year- old Single Malt, which went well with the bone-marrow, among others.

Our dinner was a wonderful and fun-filled experience. If you are in the mood for succulent beef and fine wine, Lawry’s is a sure-fire winner.

3/F, The Galleria, 9 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

2907 2218