What the Critics Say

"Ocean Prime combines ambiance, service, presentation and amazing food to create a top-notch dining experience."
- AZ Business Magazine, January 2013

"Instantly I felt that I had stepped in to an era of lass, romance and sophistication. Ocean Prime provides elite service, making each guest feel as if they are the guest of honor for the evening."
-Sugar Loco, June 21, 2012
 
"Ocean Prime marries fresh seafood cooked to perfection and USDA prime cuts with a Wine Spectator-honored wine list and tops it off with personalized service.  With a great atmosphere and a menu filled with special dishes, it's the perfect first stop for an evening out."
- North Valley Magazine, December/January 2012
 
"The modern American supper club melds the retro with the contemporary for a pleasing and elegant design aesthetic.  With incredible service, delicious seafood and steaks, and creative quality cocktails and wines, Ocean Prime doesn't just lure people in - it keeps them coming back for more."
- 2011 Readers' Choice Restaurant Award for Best Seafood in North Valley Magazine 

There's also an "aha!" moment. The gorgeously moist Chilean sea bass in champagne truffle sauce is fancy-restaurant scintillating, the flavors beautifully harmonized. It's only April, but I have to believe this will end up on my Top 10 dish list for 2009.

AZCentral.com, Howard Seftel

Raise a toast with your friends in a club atmosphere at Ocean Prime and relish on it's best sea foods, steaks and sparkling wines. Try the king-size menus indoors or on the large patio terrace and don't forget the restaurant's own signature cocktails. If a party with your friends or a family reunion is on your mind, you can book one of the adjoining three private dining rooms. Whichever may be the occasion, Ocean Prime, is the perfect dining space.
Southwest Airlines Travel Guide

Live Piano Music provides ear candy in the laidback cocktail lounge, while rich woods, curved walls, circular mirrors and a smattering of blue lights prove to be a feast for the eyes.
Arizona Foothills, Melissa Larsen

"Millennial supper club with dazzling bling in décor and drinks. More glitz in ginger salmon, Kobe burgers and truffle deviled eggs."
-Golden Brand, Florida Trend's Golden Spoon Awards, 2012

"With six locations in five states, the upscale chain Ocean Prime deserves at least a sliver of the credit for the mainstreaming of the Prohibition-era cocktail, with its Cucumber Gimlets, Whiskey Clovers and Strawberry Smashes. But its signature show-stopper is still one of its silliest drinks: The Berries & Bubbles. Chunks of dry ice are added to a rich purple mix of citrus vodka, Champagne, marinated berries and house-made sour mix, and the end result is a raucously bubbling brew that's guaranteed to turn heads around the bar. The fruit flavor is intense, the bubbles add texture and the dry ice gives it a strangely intoxicating aroma (and creates ice on the stem). It's pulpy, it's preposterous ... and somehow, it makes perfect sense."
www.tampabay.com, 2011

The place is very handsomely designed, with a retro supper-club feel that comes from lots of rich wood, plush white linen tablecloths, unobtrusive live music and men's-room attendants. The servers, in crisp, snug white jackets, are smooth and knowledgeable. And the staff knows how to keep guests satisfied.

"****. A well-run operation delivers on its promises of upscale fish and meat."
The Columbus Dispatch, 2010