C Prime

Dine out experience was great.
Food was top quality.
Service was just right: not too attentive.

I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. My work colleagues and I attended this restaurant for a pre-​Christmas/​New Year lunch for which we booked reservations in November. I called a couple days prior to our December 18 reservation to confirm numbers. On the day of our lunch, however, no reservation was found. Luckily the restaurant was almost empty (hindsight is ²⁰⁄₂₀) they were able to seat our party of 12. Once our food finally arrived at our table which was approximately 45 mins after ordering, everyone’s meal was cold except for one pasta dish. The chicken was missing on a chicken Caesar and then brought on a plate but cold. The chicken was returned with a request of have grilled chicken as initially requested and the chicken was returned warmed up but not hot. I ordered a lunch size steak salad for $ 23 which consisted of approximately 10 leaves of baby lettuce, 4 cubes of cold squash and 5 thin slices of cold steak. I believe there may have been a nut or two and a crumbling of cheese. After advising our waiter that we were unhappy we were brought our full bill and a plate of macaroons. The manager later came to our table and took our business card and advised he would do something to rectify our bad experience but that he needed to speak to the owner. I received a phone call after Christmas advising that the owner would be back the following day and I would hear again from the manager then. I have never heard back. Very very disappointing experience.

Quite delicious. Service is great.
Price point is high but you get what you pay for. Amazing presentation of food.
My boyfriend and I ordered the veal striploin and the seafood risotto for our entrées it was so delicious.
For our appies we had the wagyu and it was pretty close to Kobe beef. Amazing. Had the salmon appie as well as oysters.
We are both very satisfied. On top of that it’s a nice atmosphere

C Prime is located inside Century Plaza Hotel on Burrard Street. There is a bus station right in front of the building. We came here for a work Christmas Party. The person in charge first offered us the crappiest appies for 30 $/​person. We later tweaked our appies menu a bit but it is pretty pricey; $ 3.75 for a dinky piece of crab cake. Appies ranges anything from $ 2.5 to $ 3.75 per piece. The place is new, looks upscale and nice with friendly staff at the bar. We ran into some issues during the whole night; we specifically requested for them to space out our appies during the 4 hour party but they basically didn’t follow instructions at all. We pretty much ran out of appies an hour or so before the party ended and for those guests that had to arrive late were starving with no food. There was no communication at all. I had specifically told the staff if they can put a hold on appies until 30 mins later and they would tell me there’s no food left, but brings out more food after 2 mins. i was furious at that time and i was told that the chef and manager were not being so nice about it. There was no accommodation or apologies from them. Needless to say, we will not be returning to this place at least for our next year’s work Christmas party. Paid parking available in lot at Century Plaza Hotel.

Went for dinner with a client at this brand new restaurant last week. I’ve eaten at Beyond Lounge before and they have made a giant change to the restaurant renovating the entire space to this very sleek and sophisticated space. The space is suitable for business meetings, romantic nights out or even just casual drinks.
Client and I split the following:
— 8 oz Snake River Waygu California Cut Rib Eye
— Duck Confit Tortelli
— Truffle French Fries
— Sauteed Wild Mushrooms
— Grilled Asparagus + Parmesan
Food was excellent and very delicious all the way around.
This was my first time having Waygu Beef and I was excited to get a chance to try such a treat. C Prime did not disappoint and the steak was cooked to a perfect medium rare and the sides complemented the meal.
Of particular note was the wine offered glass. C Prime has this really cool system where they use this machine that inserts an inert gas as wine is poured from the bottle keeping the wine fresh. I had a chance to chat with the Bar Manager and it looks like a great way to offer more wines by the glass.
My client and I had a great dinner and we both agreed that we’d love to come back soon!

Wow! Horribly cooked steak in a great environment.
The restaurant bar environment is up-​scale and I would say it is the perfect «Refined Sports Bar Atmosphere». On the other hand the cook should have never risen from fry cook to chef.
I ordered a $ 45 rare to medium-​rare 22 oz. bone-​in big cowboy steak… It was cook very well done to dry. There was no moisture in the first cut so I cut this bad-​boy down the middle to see what I was in for… There was nothing but dry and well done going on in that cut The waitress was there asking how my steak tasted so I sent it back. She left and came back with the same steak saying the chef disagreed. I’m sure I’ve eaten more steaks than this clown and without question I’ve purchase more steaks than he ever will… I know how a good rare to medium rare steak looks and tastes and this was not near one of them. I sent that old beef jerky back again and guess what? It came back a third time! The chef has no clue what rare means… Not a trace of dripping moisture, red appearance or taint of blood and he thinks that’s rare?
All I wanted was a edible steak and all I got was beef jerky. One half bite and I walked away hungry heading for the nearest acceptable meal of any kind.
Don’t waste time or money here if you are looking for a steak… I’m sure everything else follows suit.

Fine Dining pricing. Minus the fine dining experience
My initial impression: cavernous hotel restaurant. The food was good, but it did not blow me away. I feel that the higher pricing is not warranted. I rate this restaurant 2 stars based on the value for my dollar.
I ordered the following for myself:
Steak (no sides included) — $ 38
Half order of Lobster Ravioli — $ 18
I opted out of ordering mashed potatoes & asparagus for an additional $ 14
I was still hungry after eating both orders since the ravioli portions were pretty small. I ended up buying a bowl of ramen elsewhere in downtown to fill myself up.
Pros:
— Newly renovated
— Basil tomato sauce was excellent

Went here for lunch today. I have fond memories at Beyond Lounge, the restaurant that was previously in this location. Note this is meant to be a high-​end Italian/​steak restaurant, and priced to match, so my expectations started out high.
No bread was served at the outset. Perhaps only for dinner? The lunch menu features 4 pastas (spaghetti in tomato sauce, clam linguine, gnocchi and another I can’t remember), 2 – 3 pizzas, and a few sandwiches and a steak. The half order of clam linguine was $ 14 and was disappointing. The pasta tasted dried, not fresh. It was al dente. However, the boiling water in which it was cooked was unsalted (or not salted enough). The burger at $ 14 according to my dining companions was good but, without any sides included, of questionable value. My brother ordered fries separately which were unseasoned.
Maybe their steaks fare better. However, the unsalted pasta water seemed like such a basic error that I may not come here again.

Well the previous 3 reviews were obviously written by staff or mothers of staff. Anyone who could possibly say the beefsteak salad was good is not well. 3 slices of tomato a few leaves of basil a couple of onions with balsamic vinegar, not a reduction, for $ 13.

Went here for a date night and it is an improvement over Beyond (the previous restaurant) but I was definitely expecting more. The appetizers and pastas we had were both a let down, lacking refinement which I expected from the chef’s pedigree and the price point. Seasoning was uneven (some dishes were over salted, some under) and the sauces were both watery. What saved the meal were a solid, not too marked up wine list, good service and the amazing steak. Might be our new go to for that kind of splurge. But since the handmade pasta was what I was really geared up for, I have to say it was not good.

I had a lunch today that was simply delicious. Starting with a beef steak tomato salad with balsamic vinegar and basil followed by a 7 oz steak that was cooked perfectly rare and then a chocolate mousse cake that topped off this experience perfectly.
Well enjoyed and looking forward to dining here again.