Ocean Prime
Dress code- There was no dress code that was specified but many people come here for business meetings. The price range itself suggests business/formal attire. Originally, Tuan was wearing a button up shirt with jeans since none of his dress cloths fit him anymore since he's gained weight. We went to H&M and picked him up a full suit with shoes. When we got there all of the men were dressed in suits so if he had worn what he had originally then he would have been underdressed.
Reservation and Parking- We made a reservation through open table. We changed it like 3 times from 9:15 to 8:45 back to 9:15 because buying the suit took more time than expected. Valet parking was available for $5 but we decided to just park ourselves. There were Ferrari's parked in front of the restaurant.
We sat at a large U-shaped booth. There were a lot of people the tables are in close proximity to one another but the live music that was played throughout the restaurant was loud enough to drown out people close to you. I really liked that they did not play classical music but music with lyrics because it allowed the people at the tables around you to talk and their voices would just blend in with the music.
The waiters did not wear name tags, perhaps to create equality amongst themselves. Our waiter was very cheerful and although we were the youngest there he did not treat us any different than with everyone else. Even though deep down I knew that he thought he would not get a good gratuity since we were just college kids. I love it when Tuan proves them wrong. Quality service should be tipped with a hearty tip. When we asked our waiter about the food; he was very knowledgable on the taste, texture, and how it was cooked as if he was making it himself. The entire time we were there he did not pop up every two seconds to bother us if everything was alright or not. Also when he was too busy to help us out another person would help him out.
We drank homemade lemonade which they pour into a vase looking pitcher. They set the pitcher at your table but it was out of our reach so that they could come by and refill our drinks as if it were some fancy wine.
Appetizer- We ordered White Truffle Caviar Deviled Eggs, picture below. It was good, not too mustardly strong not too bland. It was the first time I've had deviled eggs that were not homemade. I don't have much to say about it since I have nothing to compare it to other than my own deviled eggs that I've often screwed up.
Afterwards, we ordered Lobster Bisque with Sweet Corn Fritter as our second appetizer. One of the cooks brought out our bowls. The bowl has the bits of the lobster bisque and then he pours in the actual soup part into our bowls. The bisque had a nice chunk of lobster, a biscuit, and corn at the bottom. The soup was nice and creamy, the corn to give crunchiness to it, and the biscuit to add more texture.
Entrees- I had 8oz. Petite Filet Mignon. Sides are not included in this entree as for most entrees on the menu. It was tender and the seasoning on the outside of the piece was very flavorful. Delicious! Tuan got twin lobster tails with asparagus and drawn butter. The drawn butter is the best invention I've ever seen yet. It is basically butter over a tea light to keep it warm so that it does not get chunky or clumpy. Sorry, I was too busy stuffing my face with steak to remember to take pictures.
Dessert (Indulgences as they call it, so fancy)- We ordered Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, picture below. This was delicious. Chocolate mousse with peanut butter swirls covered in chocolate. Complimented with whipped cream, chocolate ganache (basically a very rich chocolate stick), and sprinkled with powdered sugar. When our dessert came out we had a wonderful surprise, they wrote happy anniversary in chocolate on our plate. That it the perfect touch. At the beginning of our dinner our waiter had asked us if we were there for any special occasion, he told him it was for our fourth anniversary.
Bill- When they brought us the bill it was on a silver platter, a platter! I was astonished cause thats cool. Yes, I did take a picture of this too. Not only that we noticed that the dessert was not on the bill. At first we thought it was because our waiter did not add it in yet and would adjust the price when we payed. Also I'd like to mention that since our waiter was busy some other waiter came by and took care of the bill for us, yay for team work. Our waiter later came out to say that dessert was on the house since it was our anniversary. FREE! I was blown away, they totally pulled me in right there. Now that is how you get your customers to come back. In total our bill was $120, we left a $30 gratuity.
Bathrooms- I like to add this part into the review because you now how nice any place is by how well they maintain their restrooms. The restroom seemed to not have been looked after for a few hours from the looks of the overflowing paper towel hole embedded into the sink counter. BUT there was mouthwash, tooth floss picks, hair spray, tampons, and paper cloths to wipe your hands with. I consider any place with mouthwash to be the most high end out of any restaurant, even Bern's steakhouse does not have mouthwash. The only other place that had mouthwash was Truluck's in Miami.
Overall- I will definitely come back here and I do recommend this place to everyone. Next time I want to try the Ten Layered Carrot Cake.
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