Prime Rib
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 772-1701
Fax: (215) 790-9979
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- 17th Street
- Hours:
- Sun-Mon 4:30pm-9pm, Tue-Thu 4:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 4:30pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Prime Rib – by Lauren McCutcheon
In Short
Leopard-print carpet, black-lacquer walls, sunken dining room, live jazz, smooth service and jackets-required policy are the calling card of this long-time favorite. Join the business class and posh diners for classic iceberg wedge with blue cheese dressing, lamb chops with mint jelly, sirloin au poivre, salmon filet or the restaurant's name sake--a large portion of prime rim. Finish dinner with the signature strawberries and cream over warm shortbread.
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Insider Tips
Look GoodThe Prime Rib requires jackets for men at night. If you forget yours, they'll loan you one.
User Reviews for Prime Rib
04/04/2008 Posted by deliana
Went to see a friend at 12:30 am... I was in my most possible art-rebel clothes... I was reading After Effects and Color Correction the whole evening prior to my going to Prime Rib... there was no one there except my friend, my other friend that was extremely drunk and two more people. My extremely drunk friend was very annoying... I just grabbed a beer or two and talked to my other friend meanwhile trying to peace my drunk friend... Suddenly the bartender jumped and threw me out together with the drunk friend. Don't go there if a drunk friend calls you... Don't put your art attire, if you don't like to get a smash on your ego. I will never go there again.
10/29/2007 Posted by brett0479
I'll try to keep this short, since my full rant could easily take more than the 2000 characters I'm given. The atmosphere at The Prime Rib is not high-class; it is tacky, lame, and too old fashioned for a restaurant that's only been open in Philadelphia since 1997. The quality of the food ranged from mediocre to inedible (seriously, the knife couldn't cut the leather, I mean, steak). The service was atrocious (if a server brings you the wrong drink or dish, she should apologize for the error and fix it, not make excuses and try to cover her tracks). Finally, when you call to complain the next day, the person answering the call should not pretend to be a manager, when she is only a server, and her excuse for the bad meal should not be, "we were just coming off Restaurant Week, and the staff was tired. I realize that all restaurants have "off" nights, but the management should be more willing to rectify the situation and not argue so much about it. We eat out very often, and we are very understanding of restaurants, and we try to keep our expectations realistic, but when I'm paying $500 for a meal, I expect a fantastic meal with fantastic service. I will never be back at the Prime Rib. I'll be at Barclay Prime...or Sizzler.
Pros: You'll be the youngest person there.
Cons: Food, service, atmosphere, value
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