22 Prime

Birthday dinner a couple of weeks ago was at 22 Prime, Discovery Suites. They say it's one of the top steak places in the metro.

Now, I am not that fond of steaks (sorry!), but I'm always eager to try new places. Was happy that Rob thought of this restaurant.. superb date place, perfect for birthday dining :)

There was of course complimentary bread and dip. 

We had Ribeye Steak and Chops. The serving was quite HUGE. Apart from the actual meat, the plate came with other items that The food could've been perfect with a glass of wine, but I can't drink so had to settle with juice while Rob got the wine.

We enjoyed our food immensely. The Chops came with a side salad and a kind of wild rice that was really yummy. You can see the size of that porkchop, can't you? Filled up almost half of the plate! Despite the sauce, I found the chops a bit too dry for my taste. Nevertheless, it was packed with flavor. Salad acidity complemented the entire package.

The Ribeye came with two tiger prawns, some greens on a bed of mashed potato, and baked potato (carbs, carbs!). Now, having potato cooked two ways in one plate is my kind of dish, haha! Had the steak cooked medium rare and it came out just right. Juicy and not too gummy, seasoned perfectly and with yummy potatoes to boot :)

Needless to say, we were way too stuffed for dessert. I couldn't say no to some cappuccino though. 

Definitely a birthday treat to remember :) 22 Prime does hold it's end of the bargain in providing quality service and good food. Great for a date night. 

Mamou

My first time at Mamou was unplanned. Rob and I were just catching a late movie at Rockwell and decided to go for a bite to eat. We made a conscious effort to look for a nice place to have dinner at, and chanced upon Mamou :)

The place was packed, but we were lucky to get a seat (since the movie was in an hour). The restaurant looked nice, both inside and outside :) I was also happy with the quick and attentive service, which is always a plus in any restaurant :)

Mamou along the street :)

Packed inside!

  

Complimentary bread and butter was served to start off our meal :) Athough we were in a Steak place, we ordered different kinds of food, haha! Well, we did have to be quick :P  Went for Palm Spring Rolls for appetizer, which was really yummy, quite a spicy blend of coconut palm and ground pork with vinaigrette or chili :)  For mains, got myself a Roast Beef Sandwich while Rob got BBC or a Beer-Battered Chicken with Red Parsley Rice. The roast beef was well-seasoned and flavorful; and I appreciated the choice of bread (white or whole wheat). It also came with a large serving of fries on the side! The beer-battered fried chicken was also good - the chicken meat was real juicy, plus you can actually taste the beer, without it overpowering the chicken flavor. I was also happy that they offered red rice; few restaurants do :)

Complimentary Bread & Butter

Palm Spring Rolls,  P210 

BBC - Beer Battered Chicken (Half P345, To Share P595)

Roast Beef Sandwich, P395

All in all, we had a great dinner (although we didn't have enough time for dessert). I better get myself to Mamou again to try out the steaks! And their brunch menu looks really good too :)