Address: Blk 10 Dempsey Road #01-20 Singapore 247700
Date of Visit: 7 November 2008

It was a Friday evening chill out dinner. A must deserved break after the seemingly endless work week. The office chaps and I bravely heeded our Senior Minister’s call to spend more money to prop up our flagging economy. There was no need for elaborate and complex fiscal policies for us, no need for a safety net for those living near or below the poverty line, no need for charismatic leadership to bring us out of this “technical” recession (ok lar…to be fair…I have not been catching up on the news on what our gahmen is doing for us…so this is a casual comment and it should not be taken too seriously hor). All we as citizens need to do is to spend more loh…

So we headed to the aptly named The Prime Society restaurant that seems to specialise in steaks and meat in general. The interior of the place was made up to be some sort of country house/mansion. It was huge - with the echos and the high ceilings. There was also a bar placed as the centre-piece in the erm…centre.

The long wooden tables added a touch of old style fine dining.

And the brick and mortar pillars and walls created a nice ambience. We spied that a major proportion of the clientele of the place seems to consist mostly of non-Singaporean families. I guess they were also doing a part for our country’s economy. Along with the mostly non-Singaporean staff, we seemed to have been transported to another country (erm…like Indonesia or Philippines).

We started with the Wine. Devils Creek Merlot (S$63) - sweet and fruity, almost like a dessert wine, Thorpe Shiraz (S$68) - more conventional.

I went for the Rib Fillet 300gm (S$48). Each of the steaks there had a rather lengthy description of the breed of the cow, the land in which they graze on and the type of grass/grain they are given. Quite impressive.

I suspect this only works for imported cows/meat. The effect would probably be lost with description of our local produce, e.g. “Bastard pig with unknown heritage, reared in the drains of Muar, Malaysia, hand fed by strangers and the local kampong kids and occasionally seen trawling the buckets of human waste for edible bits”

The steak came with Roasted Potatoes that were cut into edible pieces - a nice touch. We had to pay extra for the sauce. Each sauce costs S$2. I had the Bearnaise - a buttery/mayonnaise type of condiment.

My steak was done excellently. It was tender and had a good balance of fatty stuff and the meat. It was very much worth the price - anything for our economy = ).

Each of us chose different steaks:
- T-Bone Steaks 500gm (S$54)
- Rib on the Bone 500gm (S$52). This had a nice smoky and bah kwa kind of taste. Good.
- Eye Fillet 200gm (S$43). This was the smallest of the steak that was served. Do not choose this unless you wish to finish your dinner much faster than the rest of your dinner party.

Along with different sauces of Blue Chez Avocado Sauce and Pepper Sauce.

Some of us had the Pork Ribs (S$38 for the full rib and S$26 for the half rib). They were also substantial in size.

We then proceeded to Ben & Jerry’s - the Dempsey Hill Branch.

This had a similar country style setting, with the bricks and the fireplace and the dark wood wooden beams and furniture.

We toned down on the spending by sharing the ice cream, figuring that we had provided enough help to corporate Singapore already.

Thus a night of merry making and dining ended and I proceeded home… alone. It was a sudden change from the bustle of the day’s activities. The night was quiet and the entire neighbourhood asleep. Lazing in bed, watching Friends on Starworld, I caught the faint sound of bells - not the western kind, it was more of those small hand held bells carried by taoist priests…when they are leading those zombies (the chinese kind).

Initially, I put it down to the heavy dinner and the probable intoxication due to the wine drinking. Then I heard it again…. It was unnerving and a bit “pee in the pants” inducing. Then I realised the taoist bell sounds came from the starting segments of the Friends programme prior to and after the commercial breaks.

So…although this has nothing to do with food and I hope that I am not encroaching on the territory of that Russell “Ghost Story Writer” guy, I would like to request Starworld to relook into their segments and remove that bloody taoist bell sound …seriously man….what has bells got to do with Friends….sheeesh