Prime Roast Cafe,

212 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

"Expensive but also worth it. Some of the best food I've ever had. I ordered the prime pannini and it came out in about 5-10 minutes."

"The food is great. Almost good enough to be worth the hefty price tag. It's a little cafe with a deli counter and a kitchen in back. There are about 8 or so two-person tables with wooden chairs. Drinks are bottles from a cooler. There's no ambiance to speak of. It looks like a little lunch spot. But this lunch spot has wagyu beef burgers topped with prime rib. And the meat is melt in your mouth perfection. 30 bucks. That's a lot for a little lunch spot. Or the $60 prime rib plate. For lunch. The saving grace is that the food is mostly worth the cost. Just expect to pay $25 per sandwich. My date chose the Caesar salad for 15 bucks. I splurged, and it felt like a worthy extravagance, but only once in a very great while. Can't say what dinner is like cause I only had lunch."

"Worst Prime Rib french dip I have ever had. The counter person did ask me if I minded a little gristel and I said as long as it is cut thin and not to much. When I got home to enjoy my favorite type of sandwich. To my disappointment it was all gristle and inedible. How the guy at the counter thought that the sandwich he was preparing was going to be good leaves me speechless. I expect a lot more from a place that specializes in this type of sandwich and I definitely did not get a $25.00 sandwich."

"This place is special. It's difficult to describe; there's good, there's delicious, and there's some surreal ascendant luxury this rate place achieved so consistently. I will admit I'm biased - I've enjoyed this chef's cuisine for over a decade, but every aspect of what he serves now proves that he honors and cherishes every step he's ever taken. Treat yourself. Try the tarte tatin, it's life-changing. ^~^"