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As I stepped into the steakhouse, I noticed how the restaurant was teeming with people, I was so sure it was going to be a splendid meal until a waiter with a half hearted smile approached and guided us to our booth, that was when I convinced myself that maybe my meal would have quite a few flaws, yet I decided to give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt. My eyes darted across the room; certainly this wasn’t my stereotypical idea of living in the Outback. It looked like an ancient Texas style ranch house with an abundance of wood as its interior theme. Aside the interior design, savoury showy spices in clear jars hung in the middle of a wooden frame, and to its left accompanying them, was a large map of Australia. I opened the menu and my mouth instantly started jumping up and down in joy, everything looked so scrumptious. The price of a set lunch ranged from $100 to $200, the prices weren’t exactly very cheap, but at the same time they weren’t intolerable either. I took the opportunity given to order a set meal and immediately was first presented with a cream of mushroom soup, bushman bread and a salad. Although I was not a huge fan of the mushrooms bathing casually in the bowl, I could immediately tell how thick and creamy the soup was. It was rich in ingredients and was the complete opposite of canned soup. Ironically, the bread was bland and flavourless; it was like the chef had made the bread while pulling himself out of bed five am in the morning after a three-hour sleep. The ingredients in the salad gave it a crunchy texture and felt fresh. It was just a quick 7 to 9 minutes wait before my main course arrived; an Angus rib eye steak. Thick steak, veggies and golden potato wedges dominated the entire plate; it was such an exquisite sight. The blissful scent that came along with it produced a lake in my mouth. Though I asked for my steak to be cooked to my favourite doneness, the mighty meticulous medium rare, it came out somewhere in-between medium rare and medium. That instantly reduced my mood by a little, but it still had the juicy pink centre I desired so I was contented; tender, flavoursome, bouncy and definitely something that coats your palate. It was definitely a succulent steak. A lovely morsel of potato that was baked to achieve crisp crust and soft middle that exploded in your mouth with a slightly salty and earthy peel. Probably, one of the best potato wedges I’ve ever tasted. Definitely gave McDonalds a run for their money! Despite the vivid colour combination of the vegetables, it taste undercooked and mushy. Unseasoned, raw broccoli dispirited the whole meal. There were soft music playing but the amount of noise created by other diners caused a peaceful ambience to be uneven. The waiters seemed to have a problem with smiling but still answered questions patiently. Overall, it was a delectable meal if you take away the stale vegetables and the dreary bread, it was worth the price and I would absolutely recommend the Outback Steakhouse to anyone who has a particular liking for sizzling steak and fries.…Read More