Came here for OC restaurant week and we were able to be seated right away. The restaurant wasn't busy, but it was filled enough to show it had value. I ordered the salmon chowder and Parmesan crusted salmon. Both were incredible, especially if you love salmon. The soup had a good amount of salmon chunks, rich flavor, and wasn't too salty. The Parmesan crusted salmon was probably one of the best salmons I've ever had. I love the juxtaposition of crunch of the Parmesan with the softness of the salmon. Each bite was flavorful, juicy, and just incredible. I don't typically like salmon skin, but my plate was wiped clean. The green beans and potato's that accompanied it also paired perfectly well together. The salmon was a highlight, but the entire dish itself is worth coming for. The carrot cake was my chosen dessert and I love the different textures it had. The frosting was really a bit too sweet for my preference, but the cake wasn't just cake - it had nuts, carrot bits, and various textures that made each bite fun to chew on! read more

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They offered a nice fixed menu for OC restaurant week. Came on a Thursday night and place wasn't crowded so was seated quickly. Server had an off might as she forgot our appetizer order. I enjoyed my prime rib as tender, juicy and flavorful. Downside was they were out of the Yorkshire pudding so they just gave me mashed potatoes My friends steak was seasoned well. Good cocktails. I'd return to try their other cuts of meat read more

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I might have had too high of an expectation when it comes to steak diane. I used to enjoy great steak diane in DC, NYC, and London, and I came here expecting that. However, the steak diane that I had here was not so good. I don't know why others think it's so great, but each to their own, I guess. The mashed potatoes were so-so.. Also, no garnish at all? Overall, I'm not sure if the quality, taste, or presentation warrants the $40 price tag. I was thinking between 2 and 3 stars, but I decided to go with 3 bases on how the steak was perfectly cooked and tender, in addition to the very nice host and server who were both very attentive and professional. read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Steak diane - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

This place never seems to fail. We do not live in Orange but like that it's convenient to eat here and watch a movie afterwards. Prime cut has survived being here for a reason as we have noticed many places open and close around this restaurant. The place is like a fine dining with a low key vibe. After appetizer, entree, tax and tip, you pay about $50 pp! That's a deal! 1. Start off with the cheese fondue and don't be a fruit smear one of those cooked garlic cloves on top of your bread. It's a game changer. 2. We ordered the burger, prime rib, hanger steak and chicken in a wine mushroom wine sauce. It was all really good! I would like to say thank you to the server that served us tonight. It was my daughter's 16th birthday and she offered a free dessert and brought with a candle. That meant so much as we did not expect that. I hate that I forgot my servers name as they do not have name tags and have a bad memory: she was a super nice Asian server. Great service! Will always come here when we are nearby read more

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Went for March 2026 OC restaurant week dinner special There were 8 of us and they seated us in private dining room which was very nice as it wasn't noisy Our server was wonderful and we all enjoyed our meals-majority got the prime rib meal Free outdoor parking but does get crowded since part of movie theatre and restaurants area read more

This is a great locals place that serves a varied menu including steakhouse classics. Start with a cocktail because they are excellent and reasonably priced here. Our server was knowledgeable and friendly. He totally respected the pace we wanted for our meal. My wife had the Parmesan crusted salmon and I had the ribeye with creole shrimp. We loved both entrees. We've been here a few times in the past and it has always been excellent. read more

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Bomb food! One of us was craving steak and one of us was craving a burger.. and this place had both! Delicious & great service! Will be going back! read more

Made a reservation for Valentine's Day, 2026. Upon arrival earlier than our reservation time, we were immediately greeted by the hostess who checked us in and immediately sat us. Our waiter was super friendly, pleasant, and funny. I wish I could remember his name so I could give him credit for his amazing service. Our food took a while, but I do not fault them as it was super busy. The kitchen forgot my mashed potatoes, and when I notified our waiter, he was super apologetic and immediately got me my potatoes. At the end of the night he also brought us a slice of carrot cake on house as an apology for the slow service and forgetting my potatoes. All-in-all, we had a great Valentine's Day dinner. The food was fantastic and the service was magnificent! read more

Came here for a last night treat of steak and lobster before we go home. My wife had the filet minion and lobster tail. She said the lobster's fantastic and also the filet, which I tried and will say it was very tender and tasty. Her mashed potatoes were great as well. She started with the salad wedge with homemade ranch dressing and loved it. I had the New York strip and gratin potatoes and again everything was great. Our server Matthew was great, very personable and attentive. Great find and highly recommend. read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

The cut of meat we were served was a diner quality at best. Food was a mah. We don't mind paying for quality not this. Customer service was lacking, our water Patrick did a good job for what he was working with. The first table we got offered was in the middle of a busy isle way, then we went to booth with one 1/2 of one seat completely pot holed and torn. It was like they really didn't care. read more

Fun venue for a wine tasting of PRP wines with friends yesterday. We were seated in booths off to the side of the main bar, so luckily no TVs to distract us where the wine tasting was situated.. Our server Matthew was top notch--very attentive, patient, helpful, friendly! I tried a burgundy mushroom burger medium well. It came with shoestring fries which were crispy and good. Satisfying meal, good company. read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Burgundy mushroom burger - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

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The restaurant was not busy at all, yet our meals took a while to come to our table. Our steaks were cold as were the side dishes. I surmised that when off-peak hours, the restaurant runs a skeleton crew because our poor waitress was the absolute only one on the floor, except for the bartender. We were told wonderful things about this place, so we are hoping to return and give it a second chance. read more

Food was great and the waiters were very friendly. I've never been to a restaurant where all the waiters are helping each other to make sure each guest is taken care of. The only negative is that the decor and finishes are looking a little old inside. read more

Our first time having dinner at Prime Cut was fantastic, and now we need to add this to our dining rotation. Everything was so delicious. The service was wonderful. Davey, the bartender, was so helpful and friendly. The ambiance is classy but not formal. I especially loved the cheeseburger, French dip, and creamed spinach. I'd order those items again. The mashed potatoes were also good, but I'd like to try a different side next time. The wedge salad was also very tasty. The French dip and burger were both so juicy. It made up for some dry ones we had a week earlier at a different restaurant. I loved the bar top area and can't wait to go back. read more

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Food is excellent. I think this place is so underrated they have high quality meat (chicken at the very least) so I would assume their meat is as well judging by the name. It's always dead when we go in which makes me worry it will close down. I'm hoping all of the business from concerts and games keeps it afloat because it's our go to. read more

Came here to celebrate a birthday with 12 people! Made a reservation via Yelp (but then called and was able to add an additional person- with no issue). The restaurant set us up in their private room, which was great. They have both pre-fixe and al la cart menus and everything everyone had was great. I had the pre-fixe and it was very good. I had the apple salad, prime rib and crème brûlée and would highly recommend! Parking is not too bad as things are giant center, although it may not be as close as some would prefer. Overall, def a great place for a larger party, would return! read more

Great=onions strings, mai tai, and pork chop plate, carrot cake Not so great= bagged baby greens/ dry salad, with disgusting bottled gluelike balsamic dressing, no potato options other than puréed garlic potato baby food. The menu looks big, but it's nothing original. Horrible: service was wretched, friendly to your face but never there when you need them. He would disappear often. Multiple reqs for same items, he would "forget". I thought I would turn a birthday before the check came. Ambiance: loud, echoey, and pretty empty at 6pm Thursday evening. Mgmt should deploy secret diners, if they care. read more

Was my first time here. Food was amazing, so was the service everyone was so great and nice! Felt like family!!! We had got the cheese burger w a caesar salad and some cocktails! Absolutely fantastic! Janet for her food service!!! and Casey for the amazing martinis!!! They were the best ever!!!! Overall fantastic restaurant! Oh!!! The carrot cake, who likes carrot i don't! But, here OMG it was amazing one more please!!!! read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Carrot Cake - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

Service, menu, Food and easy parking! great place to take family and friends! Portions are!!! generous-and great for breakfast

We came here for my friends birthday dinner. He said in the past, they had a really good prime rib dip sandwich, but it was no where on the menu. So I opted out for the PRIME 28 day aged prime rib. It was bland beyond all belief, overly tough, and on top of that, we were given extremely dull cutlery. The only good thing was the sides of roasted garlic green beans. Probably a good thing I opted for the prime rib, then be disappointed by getting the ribeye or another cut of steak. I am pretty sure it would of been just as bad We should of taken note we came here on a Saturday around 530, and there was no one else really in the restaurant besides a party in the adjacent room. And when we left, it was still dead at around 630. The only good thing about this place from my experience was the wait staff topping off our water, and asking if we needed anything. read more

We at the steak Diana, which is a filet mignon worth mashed potatoes and carrots. That was fantastic! Well enjoyed a prime rib also had a mashed potatoes and brussels sprouts and then a Caesar salad before that. Everything was very good and if I'm in the area in the future, I'll definitely be back. read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

Friends, I've found my new fave restaurant in the area! From the moment we walked in we had excellent service, much appreciated and already felt welcomed and in a good mood. Ordered a couple manhattans with bourbon, which were perfectly prepared, the baby wedge (truly one of the best blue cheese dressed wedges I've ever had), buffalo cauliflower (plated really well so it was still crispy), and the skirt steak w/ frites and chimichurri sauce. The steak was a perfect medium, did not need even need sauce, had an awesome crust and seasoned perfectly! Can't wait to try their other cuts. We will absolutely back for lunch or dinner really soon!!! read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Baby wedge and buffalo cauliflower both 10/10 - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

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Always good food here. Cool bartenders & good ambience. Everything is good on the menu.

Food is awesome. Great menu selections. One of my favorites to go to. Service is good. Can get a bit loud but still a great place to go to.

Party of 6 for a birthday dinner, everyone loved their dinners which consisted of so many different things: tacos, steak, chicken, pasta, and a sandwich. All the sides were wonderful and the warm bread and butter was great. Also had 3 different deserts, my fave was the bourbon crème brûlée. read more

Had the prime rib and was surprised how tough it was. It definitely wasn't highest quality prime rib. It was cooked the way I asked for it. Don't go her for the prime rib, go for the burgers. read more

We came here on a Friday night for a quick bite before Barbie movie! We had a pretty large group (16-17). Our waitress was really amazing and she handled our big group well! I think her name was Janet! I ordered a burger and salad and hubby and I split it. Would return here in the future if in the area! read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Bacon - Blue Burger - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

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Excellent private dining room for 10-12 people and the service was very good. They took extra food was excellent as usual.

Sat at the Bar. Nobody acknowledged us for over 10 minutes. Left. Thanks for nothing.

Great food and the appetizers are delicious especially devil eggs. Service is hit or miss. Nice setting on the inside. We'll be back.

I've been to this place twice. Both times I had a great experience. The restaurant is pretty spacious, cozy and the lighting is more on the dimmer side in the evenings. If you want a good cut of steak for a reasonable price, this is the place to go. The servers have always been quick and attentive. read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Cedar River Farms Natural Prime Ribeye Steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

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Love this restaurant. The food and service is exceptional. I have reservations for tomorrow, Thanksgiving day and really looking forward to bringing my son here for the first time. read more

We were there all night on Saturday. It was not busy, which was surprising since service was great, food was exquisite, and they let us stay till late without being hassled out. 2 of us ordered prime rib. It was delicious. One ordered the ribeye. It was also great. One ordered the salmon, and loved the flakiness. We didn't have room for desserts... which was too bad. We will definitely be back! The only bad thing was that I think the server forgot I told them we were celebrating double-anniversaries... read more

It didn't look like much on the walk up to the doors but we wanted to sit outside and have some apps and conversation. As we opened the door to come in the restaurant was a bit dark, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but when you're hanging with friends, you kind of want a lighter atmosphere. So we opted to sit on the patio. Needless to say we were the only ones there, though we were in the mood for a lively crowd, we were seated right away, and our waitress greeted us pretty quickly after we sat down. We were here for happy hour and order the onion, strings, fried mushrooms, and devilish eggs. I will say we enjoyed the appetizers and the drink menu (happy hour) was priced right and had great options. Our waitress Jijy was very friendly and attentive. read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Devilish Eggs - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

Zero stars if I could give them. My party and I showed up hoping to dine before catching a movie, only to be met with the most condescending, judgmental treatment I've experienced at a restaurant. The host had the audacity to claim they were "slammed" and "trying to get through reservations" - meanwhile, I could literally SEE multiple empty tables sitting right there. He didn't even have the decency to offer to put our names on a waitlist. Why? Because we were dressed casually for a movie. Let's be clear: this wasn't about being busy. This was about being judged based on our appearance. We were clean, appropriately dressed, and ready to spend our money - but apparently not "upscale" enough for their liking. The elitism and blatant discrimination are disgusting. If you're going to turn away paying customers, at least have the integrity to be honest about it instead of making up transparent excuses while empty tables mock you in the background. Save your time and money. There are plenty of establishments that will treat you with basic human respect regardless of whether you're in a suit or comfortable clothes. This place clearly isn't one of them. Would not recommend to my worst enemy. read more

I said before in 2010 I wouldn't come back but I did. In my defense it was for an event and I didn't choose the place. Got reservations for the private room for our galentines dinner. We had 11 ladies in the room hungry and ready for food. We got there at 7:15 pm and left at 10 pm. Private room was nice but it's so loud and cold. The temperature inside the room was a few degrees lower then the main dining room. They closed the door which made the room even louder inside. I'm not sure if it's the high ceiling with the wood floor combo but maybe don't close the doors unless it's requested. Service was sub par. You'd think for such a large party they would be more attentive but we got the opposite. It took such a long time to order, get drinks, get food, get the bill. We had to ask for bread. One of the ladies had to ask for her food to be reheated since it was cold which overcooked the steak. At one point I actually called the restaurant to ask them to bring us water refills which is ridiculous. We all ordered alcohol so you'd think they would at least keep refilling the water. My mushroom burger that I ordered had zero flavor. I had to add salt and ketchup to it. The meat was not seasoned at all and also had no flavor. I'm so glad I didn't order an actual steak that cost a lot more. From what the others at the table said, the food wasn't great. I didn't hear anyone comment on the food being good and this group of ladies would usually say something if their food was tasty. 13 years later and this restaurant hasn't improved. The only thing that's changed is how expensive everything is. For the price you're paying you'd expect excellent service and food. We got neither. read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

Prime Cut Cafe is wonderful! The service is awesome, we were greeted warmly and although there were no tables available we were quickly sat at the bar. The bartender was so great and fast, it was a very busy night and he was still very attentive and friendly. The interior is upscale without being stuffy, and very comfortable. The food was fantastic! Those tacos are SO good I'd get them again and again. The burgers were also soooo good, they do great with flavors. We also had the bread with butter to start which was a great way to start the meal, warm bread with perfectly whipped butter. This place rocks and we can't wait to go back! read more

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They have a gluten-free menu which was kind of limited in terms of appetizers unfortunately but the devilish eggs were good. The prime rib is totally available gluten-free so long as you remove the Yorkshire pudding which is what I ordered so I could enjoy this amazing prime rib with the potato gratin ! Our waiter, Josh, was super nice and really tried hard to make sure we had everything we needed. They also use peanut oil so I could also have the skinny fries (which never happens bc most restaurants use cheap soybean oil), which were absolute perfection! Such a treat! We shared the creme brulee after which wasn't too heavy and perfectly creamy. It's rare that I go out to eat at a steak place without feeling sick or a little bit inflamed the next day because there is almost ALWAYS cross contamination. I can honestly say that did NOT happen following dining here! I can't wait to come back next time and bring my parents! read more

Prime Cut Cafe - Prime rib (large cut) plus potato gratin - Steakhouses Near Me - Orange, California

Sorry I believed the reviews and nor should you. We selected this place based on web feedback and the pictures on their site. Im from the East Coast and the place felt like a typical NY higher end steak house but it ended there. We were there on a Saturday evening at 6:30 and the place was at maybe 30% capacity in the restaurant and zero folks at the nice bar seatings (first warning). We got seated quickly and we then ordered the artichoke spinach dip and a couple of cocktails. The dip was actually very good and the drinks were good and actually pretty inexpensive for Buffalo Trace old fashions. Server was very nice but that was end of the highlights. Our ladies ordered Filet Stroganoff from the prix fixe menu, my buddy ordered a Ribeye (that was actually a NY Strip), and I ordered the Filet medallions and lobster tail. The ladies orders came out very different, one had the correct consistency and the other was nearly a soup in the bottom. I ordered my medallions medium plus and emphasized pink and it came out rare and the lobster tail was literally a 3" piece of lobster tail that equaled 3 bites. The waiter agreed the steak was rare (but he never asked me to check if it was prepared correctly like good steak houses do). A manager came by as a random table stop ( I dont believe he was sent) and when we showed him the difference between the two stroganoff dishes, he said it looked like they didn't drain the noodles enough (duh) but did not offer a replacement or a solution, only his amazing ability to identity too much water in the dish. The waiter did get my steak cooked longer but I had to wait and eat off sync with my crew an. He did give us a free carrot cake slice and we tipped him as if all was well since he was not at fault. All in all, this looks like a place that at one time was a great place to get a NY style steakhouse experience but unfortunately at the prices they charge along with the quality and inconsistency, those days are passed! read more

WOW what an experience my husband and I had here. The service by Matt was top notch. He was funny, friendly, personable, and attentive. Every time our drinks ran low he was there to refill it without us asking. The food was amazing! We ordered their Happy Hour Burger Sliders, Happy Hour Onion Rings, and Filet Mignon Salad. The sliders weren't your average ground beef sliders, they were steak sliders! They literally melt in your mouth. Onion rings were thin so eating several at once was doable. Dipped in a sauce or not, they still tasted yummy. I'm still thinking about the filet mignon salad. Steak was cooked and seasoned to perfection. It paired very well with the salad. Out of nowhere, we were surprised with a side of Brussels sprouts (on the house). I am usually not a fan of Brussels sprouts but these were unexpectedly delicious. After all that who could think of desserts...but everything tasted so good we had to try their carrot cake. No regrets. Their carrot cake was moist and flavorful. We did eat at an odd time (about 3:30pm) so it wasn't crowded. A few tables were filled and the bar had a good handful of people around it. The noise level was neither too loud nor too to soft. Just a good overall experience. If they were closer to home, we would definitely be regulars. read more