Benjamin Steakhouse Prime

Incredible food. Drinks were served proper and quickly. Porterhouse steak was definitely prime with outstanding marbling and cooked to perfection. Seafood platter was fresh and plentiful. Sides were all delicious and big enough to share. Top notch steakhouse in Manhatten that we would definitely return too and recommend. Menu is extensive and detailed.

Better than Peter Lugers Benjamin Steakhouse Prime; delicious time-tested steaks in a modern setting. I'll be real here, I came here cause I know there is a branch in Japan and I want to compare the two when I visit Japan next year. Now, to my dining experience at this one. Don't confuse Benamin Steakhouse Prime with just Benjamin Steakhouse; they are 2 separate restaurants operated by the same company basically separated by a wall (the non Prime one is located on 42st street). I don't know the differences between the two are, I haven't been to the non Prime one. Let's start with drinks, I have one called the Midtown Mule; basically a Moscow mule, but I think with more vodka. It was fine. I didn't get much ginger beer flavor in mine, I probably won't order this again. Appetizers: I had lobster bisque and stuffed clams. The bisque was delightful, creamy, full of lobster flavor, and chucks of lobster meat. The clans weren't bad, though a lot smaller than I expected. Now the entrees; we had the porterhouse for two, the rack of lamb and the Chilean seabass. The porterhouse was stupendous: so unbelievably tender, the server literally cut it with a spoon in front of me. It was cooked in the famous Peter Luger style of being basted with a ton of butter and charred in a salamander. The rack of lamb while delicious was served to me in more of a lambchop style. My mom never seeing mint jelly for lamb thought it was a dessert and just straight up ate the jelly. Her seabass was also flavorful and juicy. Sides were creamed corn with pancetta. My brother thought it was overly salty due to the pancetta. My mom loved it. I also enjoy the dish but agreed with my brother that there was too much pancetta. And mash potatoes, which was also enjoyable, very creamy, and loads of butter. Overall, I think this was a wonderful steakhouse experience in a city full of steakhouse. And if you were considering splurging on a steakhouse in NYC, skip Luger's and come here instead.