It was a special night as it was my mum's birthday and also Mother's Day. Yes, it was already a week after Mother's Day but my sister just flew to Australia, and my mum didn't mind at all to postpone the celebration.
So we had our double happiness at this wonderful restaurant. Located at Lee Garden, Lawry's the Prime Rib is so famous in the town because of their excellent beef, and their signature silver "meat" cart. This restaurant only came to Hong Kong in 2006, but already received a lot of positive feedback, and it seems its other dishes are just as good as its ribs.
The place is very elegant and I love their booth seatings a lot. It is huge and everyone can sit comfortably in these booths. Since the booth is big, you don't feel like being listened closely by the guy in the next booth. The high-backed chairs in burgundy velvets and dark wood formed this comfortable Old-English style environment, alerting the taste buds to the coming gustatory delight. The main feature of this restaurant is actually their beef cart, a silver UFO-like cart in which you can find different ribs and sauces ready for your order.
Okay we will come to that later. Let's take a look at our starter...some bread first. Bread is very important because I learnt that if the bread was good, the whole meal usually could not be any worse, because if the chefs care about the typical starters, they will take very good care of your main courses.
I didn't expect Lawry's to do good in seafood as the name just says "the Prime Rib", but this shrimp cocktail was very good. The shrimp was big and fresh, a wonderful beginning of a great meal. Then, a glass of sangria came with the crabmeat appetizer.
We ordered some BBQ creamed corns too, which was delicious and was a perfect companion to the main course.
And here you go the prime rib!
The beef was so tender and soft, and even the fatty part was tasty. The tendeloin edge was also chewy. What amazed me most was the cut, which was so precise to make it a uniformly sliced 10oz piece of meat. The beef also came with a Yorkshire pudding, which was like an eggy popover. It was done with some beef sauce, making it a beautiful and consistent companion of the rib.
The other main course we ordered was the spring chicken. It was okay but of course couldn't steal the spotlight from the prime rib.
We ordered another side dish too, which was the BBQ-style mushrooms.
After all the main courses, the dessert came. It was our mum's birthday and the restaurant gave us a complimentary birthday cake. It was a small blueberry cake but it was creamy and jummy. We actually liked the small size of this because our stomach could not hold any more food.
The second dessert was a hot chocolate brownie cake with ice-cream on top. The two contrasting sensation was really special, and went well with each other. If you insist on eating the cake and ice-cream separately, you will miss out that interesting feeling in your mouth. The chocolate is very rich, which completely captured me this chocolate lover.
The meal was wonderful, and we had a great time. The excellent food under such amazing and comfortable ambience makes us an unforgettable dining experience. Some people may not like meat or just beef, but I am sure they will enjoy it with other items on the menu in this elegant restaurant. I can't wait to come back again and if you haven't tried it yet, you should do so now!
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