Long Bar Steakhouse @ Raffles Hotel

Long Bar Steakhouse is on the second floor of Raffles Hotel and unlike the famous Morton’s Bar or over publicized Lawry’s, it joins the other steak restaurants in hotels. Affiliated to its popular bar, Long Bar, this is less popular amongst the dining crowd (or so I thought).



Interior.



The charm of black white photos.



Lamp for the night.



Menu.

Service is expectedly thoughtful throughout the visit and they were aware I was celebrating a birthday.



To kick start the celebration, here's their famed Singapore Sling 125th Anniversary Edition ($26), a fizzier version than their original because of champagne used. Still a ladies drink and absolutely yummy.

Complimentary cereal bread and cumin bread served on a tile equivalent. Cereal bread had a lovely crusty texture while cumin bread was outstanding. Pillowy soft bread with a generous scatter of cumin seeds and parprika powder. Ingenious marriage of herbs with bread and methinks if this was inspired by their equally famous Tiffin Room. We had thirds before deciding it too much to continue in this bread conquest.



Their gummy version of balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

Long Bar Steakhouse Platter ($40)

Feeling peckish, we decided to try their platter of three appetizer miniatures.

Prawn Cocktail, Leek Cream Horse Radish Spicy Cocktail Sauce

Fresh poached prawns with a sweet creamy sauce to pair with.

Pumpkin Soup with Zucchini, Ham, Black Truffle

Delightful one! Hardly cloying, this was light and wholesome.

Jumbo Lump Crabcake "Espelette" Chilli Mustard Mayonaise

Made of shredded crabmeat, this hardly matched up with Morton’s but was close enough to Hyatt Bar. I would have preferred for the breaded shell to be crispier.

French Onion Soup

I’m not sure what beckoned the order of this French dish in a seemingly un-french surroundings. I suppose French onion soup works for me because of the comte cheese toast that soaks beautifully in a clear tasting onion broth. Hearty and definitely delicious.

The menu consists mainly of steak for obvious reasons and for non-steak lovers there is a humble selection of grilled items. We went ahead with cuts from both Australia and US for the fun of it.

Australian Filet Mignon 170 gsm ($95)

This was possibly less gratifying because it was cooked medium well, rendering it a tad dry though still pink. The sides were seared a lovely brown, almost crispy at the edges.

US Ribeye Steak ($105)

320 grams of juicy steak cooked to medium doneness, I thought it was well grilled and flavoured. Simple without the fuss of fancy sauces. Thickness was just right for me as filet mignon was a tad too chunky.



Unforgettable succulence.



Salad that was rather ordinary.

We had a choice of 1 side for each mains and we chose Macaroni Zita with Comte Cheese and Fries. A complete LOL moment when I saw the macaroni tubes laid out so neatly and coated with a sinful cheese layer. Fries were crispy but we were too full to finish them.



Irresistible.



Foie Gras (+$20)

Buttery and velvety, I died and went to heaven quite literally. 

I love how these are served with a selection of mustards on top of the sauce chosen. Red grape is the only sweet sauce available and I particularly loved crunching the tiny bulbs.

Cheesecake on the house for the birthday girl! Sweet gesture by the team who came by and dedicated an accapella birthday song. I thought little of their desserts at Ah Teng’s Bakery but this creamy cheesecake was a pleaser!

Long Bar Steakhouse could do with a little sprucing up, the place retains the old british charm but looks a little tired though.

Long Bar Steakhouse
Raffles Hotel