Walking into the Graze steakhouse in Nairobi changes your
perception of restaurants in Nairobi. It's an upmarket steakhouse, that's laid
out very well - and an open kitchen makes it all the more exciting!
The service is on point, and you get a lot of information
about the menu. You need that, because the menu looks great, and it'll confuse
the marbles out of you! In any case, after much deliberation, I decided to have
the smoked salmon.
The beef carpaccio (pic below) was presented very nice as well.
The dish was well presented with lots of fresh vegetables
and herb accompanying the fish. The salmon itself was good - seasoned well,
with a mild smokiness. Good starter to get the taste buds flowing before the
main event.
Before ordering the main course, the waiter came around with
a selection of beef cuts. He set it on the table and picked out one by one and
explained the cut, and what you'd expect it to taste like. He advised to what
level each cut should be cooked to obtain maximum flavour. I'm a big fan of the
juicy, medium rare kind of steak, which inevitable left me ordering the fillet
steak.
I asked for a medium rare. And perfectly medium rare it
was!! You get the option for a sauce to accompany the steak. I went with the
pepper sauce, however it wasn't required at all. The steak was juicy, perfectly
cooked, sweet and easy to chew. A slight bit of salt on each bite made it
simply irresistible! The little bit of bone marrow on the side of the plate was
divine. Perfectly cooked, and enhanced the dish to a new level.
Paired with a great wine selection, it could be classed as
an almost perfect meal. Almost because nothing is perfect when it comes to
food, but if it leaves you with that amazing feeling in your pants, then it's
definitely close to perfection!
