Steaks is one of those dishes where there can be a huge disparity of prices depending on where you go. For example, a decent-sized steak at Isteaks starts at around $20 whereas you will expect to pay $200-300 at Cut.

Black Pearl Steakhouse is one of the steakhouses which fill the gap between the two extremes, by serving air-flown premium (yet relatively affordable) cuts from Australia, New Zealand, US and Argentina.

They first started as kind of a neighbourhood family-friendly steakhouse in the Siglap and has recently expanded to a 2nd outlet in Holland Village where we visited recently.

We had their grass-fed Argentine tenderloin and USDA prime ribeye. Both cuts were tender, juicy and grilled to medium rare perfection. Unlike the Japanese steaks, Argentine and American steaks tend to be less marbled than the Japanese cuts but in exchange, you get stronger and deeper and earthy flavours in their meats. All you need is a dash of salt and pepper to marinate the steaks and it is good to go.

Between the two, we preferred the USDA prime ribeye because it was more tender and juicy, and had a more robust beefy flavour. But you can't go wrong with either!

P.S. Thanks D for taking me to @blackpearl.sg for a wonderful belated birthday dinner!

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