We were nicely greeted and escorted to our seats. I had the Salmon. Salmon was very dry and tasted bland. Caesar salad was average. The pace of the meal was very slow. This was partially due to the fact that the restaurant was pretty much at its seating capacity. Server was pretty good. There was little ambiance. Prices were just okay. I would give Prime an 'Average' recommendation. read more

Worst experience I've had at a restaurant. We went on a Tuesday night. 10 min wait to sit down which wasn't bad at all. And that was where anything positive I can say stopped. There were 3 of us (took my cousin out cause he was having a baby) and we didn't see our waiter for 30 minutes. He finally stopped by and gave us waters. We were ready to order but he had to come back. Took another 15 min to get back and take our order. It took another hour for our food to arrive. We had actually gotten up to walk out, and as we said we were leaving our food showed up. We decided to stay, but noone came over to check on us or apologize for the wait. I can't say for the other two meals but mine was horrifically bad. The sweet potato was mush. And the chicken was sawdust. The vegetable medley was ok, that was the best part of the meal. We never saw our waiter. Didn't stop to see how our food was, nothing. Didn't refill our drinks, he whizzed by a few times to drop off a beer (for my cousin, not the expecting mother) because he wanted that higher check. Other than that zero interaction until he dropped off the check at the end. He didn't even ask if we wanted dessert (which I didn't, if the food was that bad I can't imagine how bad the dessert was). And just overall acted like he had other things to do than actually wait our table. There are way way way better places to go. Go to Blue. Go to Texas Roadhouse (which has fantastic service). Go to Edge in Bethlehem. Even Longhorn steakhouse was way better. Do NOT go here! read more

Really great place. Our server was very polite and attentive. My husband had the Rib Eye and I had the Hawaiian Chicken. His steak was very tender and buttery. Delish! The only comment is that he would have liked it to be seared a little more so that it creates that nice thin crust over the top. Otherwise he absolutely loved it. I had never had Pineapple over chicken. But this dish did not disappoint. The sweet potato fries I had on the side were crispy and cooked well. We will be returning to try new dishes there. If you're looking for a family friendly place to have an amazing steak dinner with service with a smile, this is it! 5 stars for sure read more

So this a long time coming,went to prime recently on a weekday night right before christmas,with my cousin from germany.Wanted to impress her,had nothing to worry about,atmosphere happy and jolly,service great,and food delish. read more

Beautiful space,ample parking, friendly staff. Plentiful salad bar and good drinks. I want to love this place, but one fact gets in the way. The steaks are "USDA Choice" and NOT "USDA Prime",as you would think that they would be considering the name of this restaurant. Don't let them tell you that the steaks are "USDA Prime" ! read more

Prime is a high end restaurant, that doesn't seem to understand how to be a high end restaurant. Charging premium prices, for food, is not the only requirement for a quality experience. Our party arrived about ten minutes before our reservation time. We still had to wait to be seated. While I understand that we may have had to wait during peak business hours, it made no sense at the time of our reservation. When we were seated, the area we were in, was virtually empty, so logically the wait really didn't make sense. Typically a wait like this wouldn't be an issue, but the design of this restaurant is a total nightmare. The front of the building is a narrow choke point that funnels everyone through it. There is almost zero space to actually wait, and being right next to the rest rooms, you have people constantly flowing back and forth through the area. When we were seated, the room itself was nice, but being in a glorified industrial park, meant spending the time looking at a John Deere sign, rather detracted from the supposed premium experience. My first mistake was using the men's restroom. The floor around the urinal area was wet, with what I had to assume was urine. Either the urinals were leaking or people missed. Either way paying a premium price, should result in staff regularly checking, and cleaning the restrooms throughout the service day. As the restaurant became busier the level of noise became quite loud. Basically you could hear conversations at the table, but had to really speak loudly, due to the overall din, to fully understand each other. In regard to the food, it was food. Nothing really special. I have had better steaks at Longhorn. The garlic mashed potatoes were bland, and not garlicky, but the biggest disappointment was that they were room temperature. If paying a premium price, I should get hot food. One member of our party ordered their steak rare, and got more of a medium well. It was sent back and redone, but there wasn't any type of discount, for their mistake, or even a proper apology. There was an odd comment, from what I guess was the manager, saying, "thank you for letting us recook your steak". What? In other words, we are thankful we didn't do it right the first time?? When we went to leave, the choke point of the hallway, was a see if people shuffling in and out. Staff with orders, customers waiting for seats, people going to and from the restrooms, which created a sea of humanity reminiscent of the New York City subway at rush hour. While the staff tried, the majority seemed to be college age, or younger. They seemed very inexperienced. Perhaps good leadership could inspire them, perhaps a better layout could make things easier, but without changes this is nothing more than a pretentious pretender waiting to be more than it is. Overall, this is a place with so-so food, so-so service, and so-so atmosphere. If you want better steak, go to Longhorn or Texas Roadhouse. If you want ambiance and better service, along with the food, at a premium price, Clinton House in Clinton NJ was better the last time we visited. Better places in the area than Prime in Bethlehem, PA. read more

Had a small birthday celebratory dinner at this location. Restaurant is dated and staff was very dard. You can get the same food quality at longhorn if we're being honest here read more

Absolutely delicious! Will be back! My favorite steakhouse to dine at! The photo was everything that I got. read more

Prime Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Total Hoax. Been living here for seven years and always wanted to try it. Ponderosa would be more an appropriate name. Walking up to a nice building and their website gives the illusion of a fine dining experience, nothing could be further from the truth. My first sign should've been the very young looking wait staff... None of them look like professional servers. One would assume with some of the prices that the steak would be " USDA grade prime" it was choice at best. Had wonderful grill marks but was overcooked and thin quite anorexic. Tip to the fish washer... Or Fry cook... Let your meat come to room temperature before throwing it on the grill you'll get a more even cook. This was the first time that I ever left a steak on the plate. I guarantee there's nobody working in the kitchen that's been professionally trained.by the CIA, Le cordon bleu or anywhere else other than community college. I weep for all that have been duped. Laughing all the way to the bank after fooling nondiscriminating tastebuds. I suggest you add a turnstile. I'd be embarrassed if this was my establishment. Live and learn. If you're accustomed to fine dining, avoid until they care. Snarky replies won't help. I'm very easy to please. Grew up in a restaurant also did catering on the side very experienced in fine dining. When it's good it's good... When it's not I'm going to tell you. Own it. read more

One of the biggest dining fails I've had in a long time. Took a group of six family members out for dinner and about half of us were unable to even eat our meals. The crabcakes are a particular fail, but the salmon was also just awful and even the bread was on the stale side. Maybe the steak is okay, but do NOT order any of the fish or seafood if you do have to go here for some reason. The 'stuffed shrimp' weren't stuffed with anything, just covered in slimy crab cake muck. Also, noticed that for some reason Yelp isn't factoring numerous 1-star reviews into the actual rating of this business. In reality its rating is about 2 stars, maybe less. read more

Inflation has finally arrived at Prime. I went out with friends on Friday 2 August 2024 and ordered a rib eye (medium). For a steakhouse, I give it a "B". Too much fat, too little actual meat. The garlic mashed potato serving was about a half serving from what I'm used to and had slightly "off" taste. I ordered a side of sautéed mushrooms and the steak came with a few sprinkled on top. Normally they are served in a small bowl on the side. The Guinness draft was fine but seemed to be served in a smaller glass than is typical for a Guinness draft. Disappointing for Prime which is usually a guaranteed place that you want to revisit. read more

I went today at 11:30 with my husband and best friend. The salad bar was absolutely fresh and delicious. My husband and I ordered the escargot and my friend the stuffed mushrooms. Both delicious. For our meal, my husband ordered the stuffed flounder, he is a seafood snob and was impressed. My friend and I both ordered burgers and omg the best! Highly recommend! Also, if you are on your lunch break, they will make sure you have your meal in a timely manner. read more

On my way home from Jersey, I felt like a steakhouse and did a yelp search which produced Prime Steak House. I arrived on a Friday evening around 9:00pm. The greeting was pleasant and the atmosphere quite nice (on the dimmer side) which I prefer. Ordered a glass of Merlot and The 16oz Ribeye with stuffed shrimp added, along with bourbon mushrooms and garlic mash. The dinner was for lack of a better word ...PERFECT! I won't hesitate to dine here if ever in the area. read more

The food was excellent. Service was wonderful. We went after church on Sunday at an off time and everything was wonderful. Food is definitely pricy but it's a non chain steakhouse so that's expected I guess. Overall would go back again likely on special occasion. Ambiance was good. I remember when it used to be the old steak and ale. Still good quality under name Prime. read more

Having just moved to Bethlehem, we were excited to try this steakhouse so close to our new home. We made reservations, as suggested, for a Saturday evening and were seated promptly. Our server was friendly, attentive and quick to return with anything we requested. I started with the Prime Martini which, I would imagine, is their "signature" martini. It was clearly pre-made and served in a non-chilled martini glass but tasted just ok. A chilled martini glass would have made an enormous difference. Even with a pre-made mix. Our salads, a Cesar and wedge, were a solid average. The ribeye was cooked to perfection and delicious. The prime rib? Not so much. They describe it as their "Signature Prime Rib- seasoned and slow roasted for hours to achieve peak tenderness and flavor". I ordered the 10 oz., medium rare. It arrived medium, dry, bland and hard to cut with the steak knife provided. The au jus was equally bland. A terrible disappointment. The garlic mashed potatoes were in a weird round shape that glistened and was hard on the exterior. Strange. I have to say that the fresh vegetable medley was just that- a mix of fresh broccoli, cauliflower and carrot slices albeit bland as well. A little butter and salt cured that. Also, the bread and sweet butter was great. Crusty bread with flavored (not sure with what- cinnamon or honey possibly?) can't beat that. Overall, the service was fantastic but the food a big disappointment. Most likely won't return. Edited to add: If you are going to advertise a "signature dish", please make sure it is amazing and the best on your menu. read more

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Food was EXCELLENT, had filet mignon and lobster tail : Lobster tail was one of the best that have ever had!!!! (both texture and taste ) Filet mignon was tender and very tasty , love the charcoal, broiled taste !! read more

I read some great reviews and was excited to take my daughter for a great steak for her 18th birthday!! We looked at a variety of menus before deciding on this restaurant but it looked to have a variety of dishes for our whole family. When we got seated we were given a very small and limited menu that was for Mother's Day and were told they wouldn't honor regular menu requests. Disappointing because it didn't say that on the website We ordered and my daughter was happy with her steak so that's all I care about! But then some dishes broke and a piece of the plate came flying at our table and hit my son. He was fine but still thought it was weird there was no type of manager visit or apology..... we won't be back which is disappointing. I was really hoping for a great experience read more

The food was good. We had prime rib and chicken oscar. Both were good with the garlic mashed potatoes. Salad was fine too. All solid and I would recommend. Was fair priced. Atmosphere is fine...bar area is quite large. It does feel like an "older" steakhouse from the 60's 70's (things aren't old...I don't want to mislead.....it just has an old feel to it with wood everywhere and the 70s music playing in the background. They layout was very old style too......you wouldn't have these small rooms with 5 tables in them all over the place.). Someone said this earlier and it really is spot on: this was good, and no frills. I've been to worse places and paid more. Service was a friendly high school kid who was knowledgeable about menu and attentive. read more

I was excited to eat here but the excitement died as soon as my steak came out. I stopped here on my birthday (April 7) to have dinner, first time ever going there too. It was nice at first the server was nice everything was going well but once I took a bite of my steak it was so disheartening. Me and my wife ordered 2 New York strips but all we tasted was essentially charcoal from the grill. I don't know if it hadn't been cleaned in a while or what but I couldn't shake that nasty burnt taste from my mouth. My wife barely got through half of it and when we told the server about it we were basically told "well it doesn't look burnt". Like I said I wanted to like this place I really did but man I should've just went to outback or Texas Roadhouse honestly. The bread was about the best part of the meal. read more

I got the tenderloins, it was supposed to have demi-glace on it. It was gravy. It appears the chef needs to work on his sauce. Skills, my friends got hollandaise sauce, which was really bad as well. read more

Definitely order steak here. We ordered the porterhouse steak to share. Huge. Perfectly cooked. The garlic mash was bit of a let down but still good. Great service. read more

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Excellent food & service! First time at Prime. We stopped in on the way home. Vicky our server was so professional & courteous. I enjoyed shrimp stuffed with real crabmeat and a delicious lobster sauce dressing & fabulous Caesar salad. My hubby had the burger that did Not disappoint, he enjoyed every bite. Definitely going back to have the prime rib & filet mignon. We highly recommend Prime Steak House! read more

I visited Prime on Saturday, Sept 24 to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday and it was great! We were a party of 6 and drinks, appetizers, and entrees arrived on time. I had the spicy chicken pasta the food was good, the pasta needed a bit of salt but I would much rather eat below salt anyways. However our host was great and the manager stopped by to ask if everything was good with the food. I'm glad the food and ambience was good and it felt very comfortable. I will be going again! I found the bill to be reasonable for the food order of pasta, rib eye, lobster tail, medium well filet minion it was a good amount of food and price was reasonable. Super happy with the service! read more

Had take-out from Prime Steakhouse last night. We ordered the rack of ribs. It was delicious!!! It came with a loaded baked potato and a house salad. Also included was a loaf of warm bread and their special butter. Loved everything!! The staff was really nice when I called and when I picked up. We will definitely order again! read more

Party of six for lunch today. I've eaten dinner here several times with a good experience. Only a few other diners, appeared adequately staffed,. The only conclusion we could reach is ihat the staff microwaved leftovers from the previous evening. It was that bad. read more

Nope, my boyfriend ordered a steak with mashed potatoes and a side of broccoli. He ordered the steak rare. However, it came every bit overcooked. The brocolli soaked in butter. Mashed potatoes were cold. I asked for my salad to have no dressing or cheese. It had both. So the remakes took about 45 minutes, during which we were not offered or given anymore drinks. Remakes were good, but not worththe wait. read more

This was the first time I visited this steak house. My husband asked for dry ribs, and they gave him boiled ribs, and the ribs were not edible. I had a steak that tasted like leather. Save your money and eat somewhere else. I would give it a zero stars, but the waiter we had was nice. read more

It's hard to describe but some meals are just destined to be bad. You just get a feeling when you walk into a place and begin to interact with the staff that they just don't have their act together. Sadly for me, this was one of those times. * Made a reservation for an early Saturday dinner. Should be easy enough especially when the majority of the restaurant is empty. We check in and I point out to the hostess that we had made a reservation via Open Table. This should also be easy enough except of course when I get an email from Open Table the next day telling me that I was a no show and had to prove that I actually showed up. #Strike One * We were seated easy enough and the room that we're in had no one in it except for us and a birthday party with about eighteenish people. After waiting a good five to seven minutes a server comes over and takes our drink order while telling us that our server "is tied up with the other group in the room but that she'll be with you eventually". Another maybe another five minutes the same server comes by with bread, no drinks and we still have not met our server. Our server finally shows up with the drinks after a few more minutes which makes around fifteen from the time we initially ordered them. #Strike Two * Speaking of our server, she very clearly was annoyed to be waiting on us as we were diverting her attention from her big tip with the birthday party. I don't understand why we weren't put in another room or why someone else couldn't wait on us as again, the restaurant was not busy but the attitude she gave us was foul and didn't stop the whole time whereas we watched her turn into Miss Congeniality over at the birthday party table mere seconds after practically scowling at us. #Strike Three * As for the food, I don't remember what the lovely wife got so I will assume that it mustn't have been too awful or else I would remember it whereas I got the pork chops and I do indeed remember them. The menu describes them as hand cut, seasoned, perfectly grilled and with a brandy peppercorn sauce. What I got was unseasoned, mostly uncut fatty grizzle that required me cutting away over 1/3 of the chops and for a sauce I was given a small cup of cold brown gravy (Oh boy, spoil me!!). #I'm Out In retrospect I can't imagine a scenario that would bring me back to Prime again. Between the two people at the host stand marking me as not having checked in when no one else was there when we got to the restaurant, our server's pissy attitude to the fatty crap of a cut on the pork chops while being given a cup of cold gravy versus any kind of real sauce...it's just all too much to take. F-A-I-L No. Mas. (Extra brownie points for Eve the owner who contacted me after I posted this review and did nothing except make excuses, cover for her staff/herself and imply that I'm a liar. She told me that it's somehow Open Table's fault that the hostess didn't check us in for our reservation even though when I contacted Open Table they said that it's obviously on the restaurant to mark in their system who shows up and who doesn't. Then Eve told me that it's impossible that I ordered the pork chops per her kitchen manager even though my pictures clearly show something pork chop-ish plus it being 100% at Prime.) read more

Prime Steak House - Chewy, inedible, lardy grizzle off of the 1st pork chop. Multiple this by two for what the plate looked like at the end. - Steakhouses Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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I came here on a Saturday night with my sister and a few friends. We called ahead because there is usually long wait times on the weekends. When we arrived we were immediately seated. We didn't have to wait at all which was awesome! We started with the Seafood Sampler and the Hot Crab and Spinach bowl. The sampler included bacon-wrapped scallops, bacon-wrapped shrimp, and calamari. Both delicious! After our appetizers we helped ourselves to the salad bar which was included with dinner. Everything was fresh and they had a nice selection of dressings and toppings. For dinner I ordered Scallops and Shrimp Gemelli and my sister ordered a strip steak w/ garlic mashed potatoes. We shared both dishes. I absolutely loved the creamy butter red pepper sauce that the Gemelli was served with and the steak was cooked to a perfect medium-rare. We finished with a piece of their chocolate peanut butter pie. I don't have much of a sweet tooth but how can you go wrong with the famous chocolate-peanut butter combination. Overall, great place! The service was good and the food was excellent. There is still a ton of items on the menu I would like to try so I will definitely be back! read more

Decided on this place last minute as the wait at our "old favorite" was too long... they were able to get us in right away, and the whole atmosphere was amazing! The staff was great, the food was amazing and the dine in area was beautiful. I got the parm crusted steak and It just melted in my mouth. Prices are fair for good food, It's our new favorite! read more

Prime Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

This restaurant has good reviews posted but they can't be true. Crabcakes for 30.00 with all breading and about a tablespoon of crab. Filet Mignon that is so bad you get a better cut of beef at a Texas Roadhouse. A teeny tiny side cup of garlic butter and surprised to see we were charged 1.99 for it. Don't ket me get started on what they call peach sangria . ..watered down carbonated drink with a slice of canned peach in it. The only good thing was the appetizer potato skins. Horrible, overrated, overpriced...Not exaggerating. Don't go there. read more

I went on Saturday, February 24. I had a reservation for 7:30 PM. I still had to wait to get seated for about 15 more minutes when I finally got there we ordered drinks and appetizers which we never got. My husband got mashed potatoes with his dinner when he had asked for something else my steak was overcooked not only the service was poor but the food presentation was not the best. We paid over $200 including the tip and it was not a very good experience and will never return. PS the chocolate cake that my daughter ordered tasted more of liquor than anything else. read more

First experience at Prime disappointing unfortunately. Steak and veg soup had tiny cubes of potatoes in it like canned soup also tasted like canned soup not good. Waiter said chicken that goes into salads flame grilled. When I got my salad I saw chicken was not flame grilled, dressing not that good so didn't enjoy salad. When they brought out apple pie w ice cream pie was not heated. I flagged down waiter he said he would heat pie for me and took plate back to kitchen. When he brought it back out pie was barely warm. Plus they put whipped cream next to pie which I don't like. There was no mention of whipped cream in description so they shouldn't put it onto plate. Restaurant also has stale odor, not a good sign. It's a shame because this restaurant could be great. read more

Severly understaffed. Ate here past 1 pm they werent attending to the people waiting in front naghintay ako ng mga 20 mins. Hindi pumapansin staff nila maliban sa families na pumunta at lumain. Di nagbigay ng menu right away. Yung katabi ko pa ng table nagbigay. Naghintay ako 10 mins for the menu kulang sa customer service. They were just looking at me eye to eye and not making any contact. Di ata sila masaya sa trabaho nila.food is not worth the longwait. Will not go here again considering its my first time. I felt lonelier while earing inside read more

Terrible. Do not recommend. Server was nice, wedge salad was good but you can't really screw that up. Barramundi had zero taste. Escargot was prepared with burnt melted cheese on top and was so bland. His ribeye was ok. Not impressed in the least. Will not return read more

Service was average, food was not good at all. Worst rib eye I ever had, I was not charged for the rib eye, half the steak was fat.

Not impressed at all. Got a Porter house for 40$ ask for it to be medium came well. Waited forever for them to bring it back . No Manager came to apologize or anything. The steak itself very thin and full of fat . For 10$ less I can go to longhorn and get a bigger steak that is thick and large. I get it people mess up , but man no one came out to say anything. I got better service at a diner . read more

My husband and I went here last minute, we live about 40 minutes away but happened to be in the area and figured we would try it out. I did love that they have a salad bar, you don't find that around here much anymore. We ordered the scallops appetizer, the taste was ok but the plating could use help. My husband ordered a 20 oz. Prime rib medium and he was fully satisfied with it. I ordered the salmon special which was served with spinach and balsamic and I added a crabcake. The salmon portion was huge however overdone, hard as a rock! The crabcake I enjoyed it,was great flavor until I came upon 4 shells. I will say I have only had one crabcake at a restaurant that didn't have shells in it. I shake my head when restaurants describe a crab a crabcake as jumbo lump.....that does not mean there are no shells. Anyways, the server Adam was awesome, overall good but not great read more

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This place is hit or miss. Sometimes it's great and sometimes it's bad. The service can range from good to extremely poor. The steaks can be good when they're cooked properly. Don't expect homemade deserts, they're all frozen pre-made. read more

For ten years I worked with ranchers and feedlot managers in the Southwest, so I feel that I know my beef. My wife and I stopped today for a quick lunch, I ordered a lettuce wedge salad, a New York strip and garlic mash potatoes. The wedge was great with ample amounts of blue cheese, were the disappointment came in was with the steak. Now I assumed that this steak wasn't going to be a "grass fed" steak, but in fact, it was or if it wasn't it tasted as if it was "grass fed". The garlic potatoes didn't taste garlically. Because of the time factor, I just ate the steak. I would recommend henceforth that the management state that their steak come from "grass-fed" steers. Very disappointed in the meal. read more