Barclay Prime
Company Details
Tuesday: 5-10PM
Wednesday: 5-10PM
Thursday: 5-10PM
Friday: 5-11PM
Saturday: 5-11PM
Sunday: 5-10PM
Contact Information
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103
United States
Barclay Prime Reviews
Submitted by Mohammed Irfan Shariff on 09/23/2022
Mohammed Irfan Shariff 4 stars rating.
Great evening. Service was a little slow. But this isn't a place that you expect to leave right away Ambiance is great.. so the food is worth every penny.
If you can try not going on a Friday Saturday or Sunday because it gets really packed.
Submitted by K Sherman on 07/13/2022
K Sherman 3 stars rating.
The restaurant is decent. I was expecting more. The $140 cheesesteak is good and they use great meat. It's filling. Took me two days to eat. Their dinner rolls are outstanding. The Mac and cheese is good.
The bathrooms could use remodeling. I've seen gas station restrooms that look better.
Submitted by Dixi Wu (D) on 07/02/2022
dixi wu (D) 5 stars rating.
If I can rate this restaurant 6 stars, I would! Fantastic food with fresh ingredients prepared just right. Definitely order their South African lobster and Olive steak. Their chefs choice of chocolate truffles are also amazing. Very very proper quality for a great fine dining experience.
Submitted by Deirdre-Vega Liu on 06/04/2022
Deirdre-Vega Liu 5 stars rating.
Amazing! Our server was polite and well informed about the menu and alcohol selection. We got the fillet mignon, which was a perfect medium cook. Definitely will go back.
Submitted by Michele Gargiulo on 04/16/2022
Michele Gargiulo 5 stars rating.
Staff is outstanding. Eddie is my favorite. Melissa rocks too. The food is ridiculously good. The oysters were fresh, the crab legs were perfect. The cheesesteak was an experience, it comes with champagne!! Really though, I cannot think of a time I had more delicious lobster. The steak is unreal too
Submitted by Mark S Smith on 04/10/2022
Mark S Smith 4 stars rating.
This is the second time visiting Barclay Prime. The overall experience was very good. Great service (thanks Matthew) and very good ambiance with extremely comfortable seating. Tried true Japanese wagyu beef for the first time. It was very good but didn’t seem worth the $200 for 5 ounces. The rest of the food (tuna tartare, Kennett Square mushrooms, potato au gratin, truffle mac n cheese, hot chocolate chip cookie with pistachio ice cream) was very well made and tasty. Overall, I would say very good, but not great.
Submitted by Tyla Delgado on 02/23/2022
Tyla Delgado 5 stars rating.
Absolutely loved my dining experience with a few friends for a birthday! Food is amazing. All of our dishes were delicious however the hamachi from the raw bar was my favorite. Sea food lovers go for the Striped bass and Truffle Mac is a must try! Ambiance gives quaint elegant dinner party feels within a library, really enjoyed my experience.
Submitted by Natalie Caldwell on 02/15/2022
Natalie Caldwell 5 stars rating.
What an evening and what a meal! Let me start off by saying - this is not your stereotypical, by-the-book steakhouse. Barclay Prime is a beautiful, modern steakhouse and very impressive. You will not see the dark lighting, private, more quiet booths here - instead a more modern layout with couches, swivel chairs and a much louder experience (our only complaint).
We had the tuna tartare to start, melt in your mouth tuna with incredible flavor. For our entree, we split the porterhouse (he wanted the strip and me the filet so it was the best of both), which,my God, was an amazing cut of meat and perfectly cooked. For sides, the shoestring onions were amazing (seriously, get them) and the tater tots (not your stereotypical ones…totally also get these). To end the meal, we split the three baked cookie (oatmeal, sugar, and chocolate chip in a dish) which was great but honestly just wish it was all chocolate chip. Great meal. Can’t wait to come back.
Submitted by R .T on 02/13/2022
R .T 5 stars rating.
Server was really knowledgeable and friendly made us feel welcomed. We decided to try their steaks this time and the wagyu was worth it all. Amazing taste and just melts. We also tried their shoestring onions which were like battered Deep fried onions and went well with our steak. My partner had rib eye she enjoyed it but said she would get the wagyu next time. We definitely recommend Barclay they did not let down.
Submitted by Tammie Bell on 01/24/2022
Tammie Bell 3 stars rating.
The food was phenomenal! Our server was awful! She didn’t even give us her name when she greeted us so poorly.
She was very unknowledgeable about the food and drinks which is very disappointing in an upscale restaurant such as this.
One of the managers must have sensed something was wrong by the looks on our faces and maybe our demeanor. So she came over and asked how everything was. My niece (who’s birthday we were celebrating), replied “Everything is great!” I interrupted “it was not, the server was horrible!”
If my niece wasn’t so upset about it I probably would have went along with her lie. The service was unacceptable and something one should never experience in such restaurant. The managers response made things even worse. She responded “well if you need anything let me know.” (I BET you they probably thought we were broke and wouldn’t tip good, which is totally not in our character.)
Then to top it off AFTER she asked us that, AFTER we finished eating that same manager had the nerve to come ask us what happen to the two friends that was supposed to join us? AS IF!! Well we can’t control the fact that they didn’t show up. We were not happy about that either! It’s embarrassing and we understand that other customers could have used those 2 seats. They were supposed to meet us coming from Maryland and were running way behind schedule and we refuse to wait. One of the parties that didn’t attend still had us order take out for them.
Anyway, we still tipped more than 20% although the server/waiter was terrible!
That’s not going to deter us from returning. We actually got business cards from two other servers that were serving other tables and gave exceptional service (we over heard conversations from our table). We will be requesting them upon return. Other than that Unfortunate experience highly recommend this place for multiple reasons.
