Prime One Steak House — Restaurant in Zhongzheng District

We came to this restaurant for the reunion dinner after almost 3 yr separation by COVID-19 after searching it from Google as top listed in steakhouse, which is Michelin one star They offered 25% off for the hotel room guests and only charged 500 NTD per bottle corkage if you bring your own wine. We found the charge is worth as they do have the professional service on the wine knowledge and suitable wine glasses for the different wines. The combo meal for 2 pax is priced around 5k NTD including cold/hot dishes, main, soup, dessert with tea/coffee. Their dessert is to choose 5 among 7 put on the dresser table, which is quite different from the other restaurant. Specially recommended their beef combo of tenderloin and ribeye, good match to...

The dry aged tenderloin was the best tenderloin steak I've had. The beef flavor was intensified by the aging process. The top cap was a close second best.

The tomahawk pork chop was good, but my girlfriend thought it was a little too salty.

Pumpkin soup was great. It was rich and sweet, and there was a piece of lobster hidden in there.

The highlight of this was the great service. Our waiter brought out a block of Himalayan salt to show us how the restaurant used to serve their steaks. They don't do it anymore because the blocks kept getting dropped and broken. The service made the dinner...

I recently visited Taipei and was excited to try this Michelin-recommended restaurant. According to Google and the sign on their door, they close at 22:00. I arrived at 20:45, only to be told they were now closing at 21:00 and refused to serve me.

Disappointing Experience at a Michelin-Starred Restaurant

For a restaurant of this caliber, such poor communication is unacceptable. I had to take a taxi back and find an alternative last-minute. If operating hours have changed, they should update their listings and signage. A one-star experience for what should have been a...