{{short description|American restaurant chain}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox restaurant | name = Barclay Prime | also known as = | image = | image_width = | image_caption = | slogan = | logo = | logo_width = | established = 2004 | previous_owner = | current_owner = Starr Restaurants | head_chef = Benjamin Moore | food_type = Steakhouse | dress_code = | rating = | street_address = 237 S 18th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | city = Philadelphia | county = United States | postcode = 19103 | state = Pennsylvania | coordinates = {{coord|39|56|54.7|N|75|10|14.7|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA|display=title,inline}} | seating_capacity = | reservations = | other_locations = | other_information = | website = {{URL|https://barclayprime.com/}} }}
'''Barclay Prime''' is an upscale steakhouse located in Philadelphia on S 18th St near Rittenhouse Square. The steakhouse was founded by restaurateur Stephen Starr and owned by his company STARR Restaurants.
==History== Stephen Starr opened the steakhouse in 2004.<ref name="phil_Phil">{{Cite web| title = Philly steakhouse Barclay Prime ranked among top 10 in United States| author = Tanenbaum, Michael| work = PhillyVoice| date = 2019-11-25| access-date = 8 August 2020| url = https://www.phillyvoice.com/barclay-prime-philadelphia-top-steakhouse-united-states/}}</ref> The head chef is Benjamin Moore. The former head chef is Mark Twersky. The steakhouse has Wagyu beef and is known for having a menu item which offers the most expensive cheesesteak in Philadelphia priced at $120 (now $140). The cheesesteak consists of "Wagyu rib-eye, foie gras, onions, truffled cheese whiz and a half-bottle of champagne".<ref name="eate_The$">{{Cite web| title = The $120 Philly Cheesesteak That's Actually Worth It| author = Solares, Nick| work = Eater| date = 2015-10-08| access-date = 8 August 2020| url = https://www.eater.com/2015/10/8/9479739/philly-cheesesteak-cheez-whiz-champagne-video}}</ref><ref name="thri_TheW">{{Cite web| title = The World's Most Expensive Philly Cheesesteak Is This $120 Work of Art| author = Chrisman, James| work = Thrillist| date = 2018-03-25| access-date = 8 August 2020| url = https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/barclay-prime-philly-cheesesteak-worlds-most-expensive}}</ref>
During the COVID-19 pandemic the steakhouse offered "40-day dry-aged rib eye, truffle mac and cheese and chilled Maine lobster cocktail" for delivery.<ref name="phil_Wher">{{Cite web| title = Where to Order a Fancy Date Night Dinner to Eat at Home| author = Maiellano, Sarah| work = Eater Philly| date = 2020-07-13| access-date = 8 August 2020| url = https://philly.eater.com/maps/takeout-delivery-philadelphia-restaurants-date-night-birthday-anniversary-special-occasion}}</ref>
In 2019, Barclay Prime was listed by The Daily Meal as the sixth-best steakhouse in the United States in a list of the top 50 non-chain steakhouses saying the steakhouse was "undoubtedly 21st century, the menu is as classic as can be".<ref name="thed_Amer">{{Cite web| title = America's 50 best steakhouses| author = Myers, Dan| work = The Daily Meal| date = 2019-11-19| access-date = 8 August 2020| url = https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/best-steakhouses-america/slide-46}}</ref><ref name="phil_Phil"/> In 2018, a fund-raising dinner was held for Elizabeth Warren at the steakhouse.<ref name="esqu_Once">{{Cite web| title = Once Elizabeth Warren Rose in the Polls, You Knew the Nonsense Was Coming| author = Pierce, Charles P.| work = Esquire| date = 2019-09-09| access-date = 8 August 2020| url = https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a28971259/elizabeth-warren-fundraising-big-money-democratic-primary/}}</ref><ref name="nyti_HowE">{{Cite web| title = How Elizabeth Warren Raised Big Money Before She Denounced Big Money| author = Goldmacher, Shane| work = The New York Times| date = 2019-09-09| access-date = 8 August 2020| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-2020.html}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://barclayprime.com/}}
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Category:2004 establishments in Pennsylvania Category:Restaurants established in 2004 Category:Restaurants in Philadelphia Category:Steakhouses in the United States
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