Primehouse NY
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 824-2600
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- 27th St
- Directions:
- 6 at 28th St
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 7am-11pm, Thu-Fri 7am-12am, Sat 11am-12pm, Sun 11am-11pm
Message from Primehouse NY
Primehouse NY...A New Modern Steakhouse in Park Avenue South
- Brunch, Lunch & Dinner
- Private Dining Rooms
- A Modern Steakhouse
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Editorial Review for Primehouse NY – by Justin Hartung
The Scene
With its soaring stone arches and deco decor, this 5,600-square-foot steakhouse shows the kind of self-confidence Ayn Rand would have admired. Young execs drape their ams across stiff-backed black booths, and the repeating circular floor pattern can only have been designed to remind them of extras 0s on a paycheck. Service is brisk, even as the wait staff frantically whips up Caesar salads tableside.
The Food
This space's excesses might seem like a whole lot of bull if chef Jason Miller, a David Burke protege, didn't deliver the meaty goods so consistently. Steaks are dry-aged in an onsite Himalayan rock salt room, and though they can't quite live up to the mythic implications of that gimmick, the well-marbled rib-eye and thick-charred filet mignon are well above the herd average. Non-beef options help close the deal: rich, heart-slowing mac and cheese, crisp truffle and Asiago fries, ginger-powered sea bass and a mountainous baked Alaska.
Hits: It's a rare treat when the menu gets as much attention as the costly decor.
Misses: The space is so massive and open, it swallows up any potential for an intimate dinner--and makes for a long trek to the bathroom.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkThe down-to-earth sommelier can help find winners among the lengthy wine list, most of which comes from Europe and North America and ranges from $38 to quadruple digits.
Where to SitA huge bar area up front has a few tables for more casual dining, while private rooms in the back make the perfect setting for wheeling and dealing.
Lunch SpotThe lunch menu adds burgers and sandwiches like one with rib-eye, mozzarella, mushroom and onions ($19).
BrunchBring the family for a brunch session every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm.
User Reviews for Primehouse NY
04/15/2008 Posted by kingcoby
Went there for dinner with my wife. No special occasion, just wanted to try out a new place. The atmosphere was nice. The waitstaff friendly, but erratic with service. For example, no bread was placed at our table. It only got worse from there. Appetizers (ceasar salad and ceviche) were good but not memorable. We were hoping the steaks would make up for the other shortcomings of the restaurant. We were dead wrong. We each had the 10oz Filet Mignon. I ordered mine medium-rare and it came out medium. My wife ordered hers medium and it came out well done. I kept my steak, since it tasted ok, but my wife had to send hers back (and my wife has never had to send food back at any restaurant). The only positive was that the manager came quickly to apologize and a new steak came in less than 5 minutes. We thought the overcooked steak was an isolated event until 10 minutes later a table for 4 next to us had to return 3 out of the 4 steaks that they ordered. We then finished off our meal with the Bananas Foster Sundae and it was just ok. Another thing about the ambience. The place is big, but not as big as Delfriscos. From some reason though, the aisles are not stop traffic jams between busboys, waiters, and customers. Must have something to do with the layout, but it gives the impression of watching traffic on the Long Island Expressway...and this was on a Tuesday. Overall, friendly staff. Good manager, but he is too busy having to apologize for poor steaks coming out of the kitchen. Definitely not worth the very expensive bill. Could pick any number of steakhouses to go to instead.
Pros: Friendly staff.
Cons: Bad food, slow service, expensive
03/26/2008 Posted by vanessanyc
My boyfriend and I ate dinner at Primehouse last night and it was possibly the worst dinner!! This is my first time writing a review on Citysearch, but I feel that people need to know how awful this restaurant is! As avid steak eaters, we were really excited to try a new steakhouse, however it did not even come close to living up to our expectations. The only good part was the bottle of wine, but where can't you find a decent bottle?We started with the crab cake and scallop ceviche. My plate was piping hot so god only knows how long that crab cake was sitting under a heating lamp. The scallop ceviche was laughable. I think it was maybe one scallop but you could hardly tell as it was chopped up. For our entree we ordered the Porterhouse for 2. On the menu you have the option of a porterhouse for 1 or 2. The porterhouse for 1is $48 for 20 oz and the porterhouse for 2is $48/person for 39 oz,does that make any sense?!?So our porterhouse came and it was NOT 39 oz. And the porterhouse arrived at our table already separated from the bone and the meat was perfectly seared evenly around, but the bone looked like it had been cooked, to give the appearance that the meat was cooked on the bone - VERY DECEPTIVE!. So we asked if steak was cooked on the bone, and the carver then confirmed that it was not. After the carver confirmed our suspicions, our waitress ran over trying to explain that the meat was cooked on the bone, however, it was clear it was not and she was lying Obviously our steak has no flavor and was below average!! There was a smidgen of filet still on the bone that we managed to cut off and that tiny piece that was cooked on the bone was delicious. They served ketchup with the steak!The prices are ridiculously expensive since all you get is garbage! I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. This restaurant is in desperate need of Gordon Ramsay!! Save your time and money and walk across the street to Houston's for a better meal at half the price.
Pros: the wine was ok
Cons: Terrible Food!!!
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