Prohibition is a new steakhouse on the south side of Hong Kong island. As the name suggests, it evokes 1920s America – a decade of economic prosperity and cultural dynamism, but also a time when alcohol was banned, which produced an underworld of secret bars, or “speakeasies”. The interior reflects the era with a mix of wood, metal and brick, leather booths and chairs and a curtained “secret” lounge next to the bar to enjoy cocktails. We liked the signature In the Dark martini (HK$148), a dry gin-infused peat and dry vermouth, and the Strawberry Cheesecake (HK$148) with dark rum, white chocolate liqueur, strawberry vermouth, tangerine syrup, home-made lemon sherbet, egg white and white cream.
The menu offers a selection of seafood and steaks. We started with a light scallop ceviche with mango lime sauce (HK$188) and lump crab cake with yuzu and cod roe tartare sauce (HK$248) – the tangy sauce lifts the dish to a refreshing level. The 28-day dry-aged with bourbon and oolong tea USDA Prime bone-in rib-eye 44oz (HK1,988) and the Australian M5 Wagyu porterhouse 46oz (HK$1,968) are worth trying and easily enough for four. The sides were good: mac and cheese and grilled vegetables (HK$78 each), and creamy spinach with slow-cooked egg yolk (HK$98), which was delicious but rich. Besides steak, there is wild-caught Boston lobster (HK$438), spit roasts and pasta. If you still have room, classic desserts of New York cheesecake (HK$98) and flamed Alaska (HK$248) end the meal perfectly.
