STEAKHOUSE 66

I organised a special outing to celebrate a very special person's twenty first birthday. I took him out to New Quay, Docklands to fine dine at Steakhouse 66. I heard some very good reviews about the restaurant and never really had an occasion to fork out my wallet to step inside. 

This, however, was a very good opportunity for me to not only share these delicious meals with him but also have some quality time together by the candlelight. As we entered the restaurant, the waiters greeted and ushered us to a table for two by the window. It's a lovely view where the docks reflect the city lights. 

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Docklands, New Quay and Harbourtown has a soft spot in my heart, not only is the place quiet and calming but also an area where the lights change at any given time. It's just such a perfect place for those who love to take photos. There's never a time where the light reflects in the exact same condition which makes taking photos such an exciting but challenging experience. So I thought why not share this experience with someone special through a meal, they always said 'the way to a man's heart is through his stomach' right? ;) 

We sat down and flipped through the menu, I could see his face changing and he looked really worried because the price was way above our normal prices. Steakhouse 66 is more like fine dining for university students in the price range I guess but you're paying for the quality of the fantastic service and food. 

He ordered a "Porterhouse Steak 280grams" with pepper sauce and I wanted to try out the "Mt. Leura lamb skewers, toasted pita, shaved lettuce, mint yoghurt" and a side of "crunchy steak fries". I really need to comment on the quality of the cooking at this restaurant, it's definitely medium rare and leaves just enough juice and tenderness in the meat for you to enjoy. It doesn't look like it's much according to the portions of the food but I can tell you that both of us were satisfied. Pita bread was toasty warm and a slight crisp which gave a different texture to the lamb and yoghurt. The salad on my meal was a really interesting mix, I really enjoyed it. 

The porterhouse steak was something he told all his friends about. I took a bite and it was definitely juicy and well marinated, I don't think I can ever live up to those expectations now. It's just the right amount of flavour with a hint of spice from the pepper sauce. He seemed to really enjoy it, devouring it but savouring every bite. The steak fries were the first fries we've had together that were crunchy and not heavy on the salt. Although it would have been nice, I think if the porterhouse came with mash or some roasted veggies but neither of us are complaining. 

And for dessert, yes! There's always room for dessert :)

I let him decide what he wanted for dessert so he chose the "Chocolate fondant pudding with molten lava centre, vanilla bean ice cream"which was absolutely enough sweet tooth. The best thing about Steakhouse 66 is that they really know how to put the right colours, textures and tastes together. My special guy, said that the chocolate was "not cheap tasting chocolate, it's rich and definitely tastes like belgian or some other european chocolate." There was a nice mix of sweet, sour, hot and cold in there and definitely a very defined tasted of rich melting chocolate after taste.

Overall, Steakhouse 66 is definitely a restaurant I'm bound to visit again to try another specialty on their menu. I really enjoyed both the food and the service here, not to mention the view too! Let's just hope my pay check rises a little, so a frequent trip is added to my schedule.