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OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
Orchard Gateway
277 Orchard Road #04-01 (also on Millenia Walk)
6702 6842 | outback-sea.com
THE OCCASION:
A brief respite from a quick shopping trip and the perfect spot
for a lunchtime girlie catch up. Bag a booth by the window for good views of
Emerald Hill and Orchard Road.
THE ONE TO ORDER:
The
ribeye ($37.90). This comes with a decent amount of
marbling through its eight ounces. It’s seasoned with Outback’s secret blend
of 17 different seasonings. Whatever’s in it, it tastes good, and if you like it, you
can buy it. The ribeye, as with all of Outback’s steaks bar the striploin (which is
from the US), is from Australia, and is grain-fed, dry-aged Angus beef.
THE OTHERS:
Although the flavours of our shared starter of crab cakes ($15.90)
were good, the two patties came with a little too much grease and not enough
crunch on the outside. The spicy remoulade, however, was delicious. The
other main of sirloin and grilled shrimp ($34.90) came with juicy corn on the
cob and a pot of coleslaw, which was freshly made – a rarity here. Dessert,
the “chocolate thunder from Down Under” ($14.90), was an enormous, warm
chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream, cream and chocolate sauce. This was
the only time conversation halted completely.
THE OUTLAY:
Prices range from $27.90 for the six-ounce sirloin to $39.90 for the
steak and ribs combo. The restaurant also offers lunch specials fromMonday to
Friday, starting at $12.90 for a grilled pork chop with Aussie fries (more thickly
cut than French), the soup of the day and a glass of soda.
Amy Brook-Partridge
Outback’s version of surf and turf,
its sirloin and shrimp main course