Prime Steak & Seafood

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

Touched by the Ember

Since 2023, Prime Steak & Seafood has occupied a prime address inside the Radisson Blu Hotel on Calea Victoriei, one of Bucharest's most storied boulevards. The restaurant reopened with a deliberately crafted concept the team calls "touched by the ember" — a philosophy that shapes every plate that leaves the kitchen. The motto is direct: "if it ain't touched by the hellish charcoals, it ain't cooked by us." That means the Josper charcoal oven and an in-house smoker are the heart of the operation, driving both the flavour and the identity of the menu.

Prime Cuts and Coastal Plates

The steakhouse menu spans a confident range of prime cuts — Tomahawk and T-Bone from USDA Creekstone, bone-in Rib Eye from Romanian Black Angus, and a grain-fed Uruguayan Rib Eye, all priced by the hundred grams and served with a choice of chimichurri, béarnaise, au poivre, or mojo verde. A home-smoked brisket and a Mangalica tomahawk from Hungary round out a selection that travels well beyond the expected.

Seafood holds its own alongside the meat. The kitchen offers a daily catch — seabass, turbot, sole or seabream, grilled, oven-roasted or baked in salt crust — alongside Galician-style octopus, Black Tiger king prawns, and AOP Ecuador prawns with garlic, chilli and parsley. Starters lean into the same confidence: Gillardeau oysters, bone marrow beef tartare with French fries, foie gras escalope with brioche and foie gras ice cream, and a seabass ceviche with spicy mango and avocado cream.

The menu bridges classic à la carte tradition with modern avant-garde touches — a balance the team describes as "ingeniously blending the old with the new, meticulously reconstructing classic recipes with modern ones, from appetizers to desserts."

A Wine List Worth the Recognition

The wine program earned Prime a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2025 — recognition that reflects genuine depth and curation. For a steakhouse, the pairing between fire-cooked meat and a well-chosen bottle is the natural culmination of the meal, and the list here is clearly built with that in mind.

Setting and Atmosphere

Set within the Radisson Blu on Calea Victoriei, the restaurant offers semi-private dining options alongside full table service, making it a natural choice for both private dinners and larger events. The combination of a serious steakhouse kitchen, a decorated wine list, and a central Bucharest location gives Prime a clear and well-earned place on the city's fine dining map.