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The menu at Opus greets you with this: “We take grilling very seriously and aim to achieve the caramelised, smoky flavours that are loved by many when cooking over a full charcoal open flame grill”. They even use a Himalayan salt tile cabinet to dry age their meats. Our service staff highly recommended the Rangers Valley Angus OP rib to us, claiming it was the best Opus had to offer.
Sadly, my dining experience at Opus was like watching Suicide Squad, where expectations and reality did not meet. Just like Margot Robie’s Harley Quinn, the steak was easy on the eyes but difficult to stomach.
Understandably, as the OP rib is a thick cut, there is considerable difficulty in preparing it, especially over an open flame. However, if it is the signature dish of the restaurant, a consistently above-average/perfect execution of the dish should be expected.
The doneness of the meat was uneven throughout, with the sides achieving our desired medium-rare while the rest of it was rare. We sent the rare parts back and received a plate of medium and medium-rare doneness steak slices. Better than having them rare i guess?
The steak was far from caramelised and barely had any smoky flavour to it. Dry-aging the meat did intensify the beefy flavour of the steak but that alone is not enough to make a steak great for me. I won’t comment on the tenderising effects of dry-aging on our steak due to the unevenness in doneness. Due to the lacklustre taste of the steak, I found myself having to dunk slice after slice into the black truffle mushroom sauce, which goes against every fiber of being as a steak purist. But a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do to finish his food.
Seeing other reviews about Opus Bar and Grill, it seems like I just decided to visit Opus on a bad day. Unlike Suicide Squad, Opus has the chance to change for the better, which I really hope will happen.
Anyway, if you intend to visit for a meal, I would recommend visiting Opus from Sundays to Thursdays as they offer 2 hours of free flow wine. At the very least, you can seek comfort in endless alcohol.
