Restaurant Review - Prism

A striking dining room with towering pillars and enough marble to satisfy a 3^rd world dictator, Prism takes full advantage of its ex-bank location.  There is a long bar on one side of the dining room, and a separate downstairs bar that is quite lively, with music playing.  Service is very capable – dishes arrive at the correct person (no “now who ordered the…”), bread and wine is topped up well, and there are no long delays. 

On my last visit I started with a dish of pan-fried tiger prawns that were carefully timed, served with a mound of carefully cooked basmati rice and a gently spicy sauce of ginger and garlic, coconut and coriander.  This was very good indeed (6/10 easily).  For man course I had sea bass, fresh and well cooked, served with a simple but effective Jerusalem artichoke puree (5/10).  On the side I ordered some excellent chips, nicely salted.  For dessert, an apple tart had good pastry and nicely cooked filling (5/10).  Coffee was good quality.  The wine list is extensive, with plenty of New World choices. Try perhaps the Petaluma Riesling or a bottle of the wonderful Cigare Volant from Bonny Doon in California. 

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