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Dakota Prime (Closed)
Restaurant Info
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Credit Cards:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Opening Hours: M-Th 12:00-14:30, 18:30-22:30, F-Sa 12:00-14:30, 18:30-23:30, Su & Ph 18:30-22:00
- Nearby Parking: Yes
- Valet Parking: No
- Reservations Accepted: Yes
- Delivery: Yes
- Takeaway: Yes
- Corkage Fee: 400
- Can accommodate large group: Yes
- Children Friendly: Yes
- Pet Friendly: No
- Private Room Available: Yes
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Post 11pm order: No
- Al Fresco: No
Signature Dishes
Lobster Bisque, Meyer's 21-day aged NY Strip
Vegetarian Dishes
Arugula & Grilled Pear Salad with feta cheese, candied walnuts & honey balsamic dressing. Or vegetarian Entrées are available on request.
Signature Drinks
secured wines in a stage-of-the-art custom built climate controlled cellar. Customers can store favourite wines with personal wine lockers. Chic cocktails.
Restaurant Ambiance
Redefining the Hong Kong steakhouse scene, Dakota Prime welcomes diners with soft pale tones, light oak wood flooring, soft Italian Napa leather and plenty of natural light. This modern interpretation of a traditional steakhouse offers the highest quality meat and seafood flown in five times a week from around the world.
Articles
Makoto Ono, guest chef, Dakota Prime
15.04.2009
Makoto Ono began his career at a young age, rising through the ranks of his family’s Japanese restaurants in Winnipeg, Canada, working his way from dish washer to sushi chef. He continued on to the famed Dubrulle Culinary Arts Institute and by the age of twenty-one was training under Michelin star chefs Marco Pierre White and Jean Georges Vongerichten.
Reviews
Still going strong - should be on HK
JimmyQ | Mar 4 2010
Dakota Prime opened with well-choreographed buzz 2 years ago, aspiring quite publicly to be the first Michelin starred steakhouse in HK, even boasting a HK$10 million wine cellar. I visited just after their opening and recall enjoying their steaks. Then after somehow failing to earn their stars, Dakota Prime quietly settled into a less glamorous niche and may not make it on everyone's hot list nowadays.
But if their burgers are any indication, this place hasn't compromised on quality and should be reinstated as a destination of choice.
I arrived somewhat discouraged as the place was nearly empty during prime lunch hour. Nevertheless, stylishly clad staff welcomed me with undivided courtesy, while Dakota Prime's interior still had the decorative flair of a high-end nightclub.
There was only one burger on the menu, made with kobe beef (a decadent choice of meat for a burger). For starters, I opted for an arugula salad with roasted pears and a balsamic vinegar dressing, which opened up my craving for meat quite nicely with its generous helpings of chunky bacon bits that were crispy and delicious. The burger arrived and immediately set my expectations reeling. The beef patty was huge, glistening with melted cheddar and large strips of bacon. I could just manage to pick it up without the whole thing collapsing back on my plate - ease-of-handling is an underrated feature of a good burger, and I appreciated the hassle-free presentation. The burger tasted as fabulous as it looked. If you like a well seasoned and juicy burger, which literally bursts with flavor on each bite, Dakota Prime has a surprise in store for you. I found it ironic that an exclusive steak boutique that may have suffered from its own over-ambition could find redemption in a humble burger. But is it enough to lure back the masses? My only reservations were the price (nearly 300 with salad, fries and two ice teas), and my medium rare request came back more on the medium side. Regardless, I will definitely be going back for more!
300
Good
GOOD STEAKS; BETTER THAN YOU THINK
BIG DADDY | Aug 5 2009
I been to Dakota once or twice but never really had the steak there until last week. The steaks were great and we shared a few cuts between friends. All the beef were well marinated and seasoned. Check it out.
Portions are smaller
Peech | May 22 2009
The Reuben shrank! Boohoo...
Excellent
Nita | Apr 18 2009
I love the atmosphere, the food and the service. Great cocktails, great meat, a must!
Not bad, but not great either
Po Sa | Mar 19 2009
Somehow I think this place was better when Chef Adam was there. Now the sandwiches at lunch are smaller but thank god the fries are still excellent.
Chef Makota reigns
jon333 | Mar 12 2009
Went back recently for another gastronomic feast with the new Canadian Japanese chef Makota now in command. Food is brilliant! I love it!
Love their Sunday Brunch!
Andrew L | Feb 17 2009
Fantastic value for the Sunday brunch buffet! Unlimited oysters and unlimited champers and cocktails. What else can you ask for on a Sunday?!
delicious
jon333 | Feb 1 2009
love the non-stuffy decor, but the food is the highlight: great steaks, crisp on the outside, perfectly done on the inside. Mash is liquid gold! Also good fruits de mer seafood platter.
Not cheap
Princess | Jan 31 2009
Have been here for lunch a few times and although not cheap, it's always good. Not the case with dinner. One of us wanted rare and another medium for our steaks and they both came out to be the same. The staff didn't even do anything when we told them. Not very professional.
Adam Levine scores again
Robby Yung | Jan 23 2009
Great restaurants are due to the passion of their chefs and the quality of their food, and Dakota Prime has both. For anyone who likes beef, this the place for you. The atmosphere is unpretentious and the service thoughtful. A real winner.
Great steaks
Yvonne | Dec 22 2008
The steaks here are amazing. Also love the corn beef reuben sandwich at lunch times!