Lunch @ Lawry's

I had a nice (and very expensive) lunch with hubby at Lawry's yesterday. I was clearing my leave and Lawry's had what sounded to be a very worthwhile 1-for-1 lunch promotion. So hubby and I thought we should give it a try.

His verdict and mine were mixed... but we concurred that it is one of those places you will go only once. The ambience and the service were what we expected of a classy place, although it was pretty packed for a weekday lunch. Most diners appear to be there for the 1+1 promotion.

The lunch started quite awkwardly with a introduction from a young malay service staff. For some reason, she had a really weird twang and eccent, I couldn't make out 50% of what she was saying or introducing. I squinted and tried very hard to lip read without much success. Hubby and I looked quizzically at each other.

After the heavily eccented girl was done with her introduction, another staff promptly served some warm bread. I took a few bites for taste. It was fresh, soft and warm but otherwise unimpressive. Once I laid down my bread, the 'salad girl' pushed a rolling 'salad' table over and introduced us to the "spinning bowl' salad. The freshly tossed salad was quite appetizing but the tomatoes were a far cry from what Hubby had tasted at Akashi (which was flown in from Jap and supposedly tasted heavenly).

Next, we were served the steak. We ordered the Singapore Cut which was a bigger cut. The 'steak chef' was on hand to carve the steak with the appropriate doneness right beside the table. Mine was supposed to be well-done but it looked more medium done with pink streaks. The steak was juicy and tender with some bits of fat. It was quite good, although it wasn't the best steak I have had. The best I had tasted was when I stayed at Westin Buckhead in Atlanta. The horse radish (resembling wasabi) served with the steak is decent and provided a nice compliment. But the vegetable on the side (whipped potato and peas) were a disappointment. They tasted fozen and mass produced, not unlike those frozen packs you picked up at NTUC.

Overall, I think it's one of those places you want to go to just for the "been there' experience. For the price tag of about $120, after the 1+1 promotion, Hubby and I concluded we are not suited for high society living. As hubby said, the $1 coffee shop ice lemon tea tasted a lot nicer than the $6+++ one we had.