Feast on the best of South Africa at this celebration of red wine and red meat We all know that every club has rules. The first rule of Fight Club was famously that we do not talk about Fight Club. But then there are some clubs that come with far less secretive (and more hospitable!) rules. Club […]
A Return to Gaucho Piccadilly – Splendid Special Occasion Steak and More
Now a classic, Gaucho Piccadilly still hits the spot In 1994, when Gaucho opened its first restaurant in Piccadilly, the London food scene was very different. At the time I was working for an advertising agency and Gaucho Piccadilly was just the sort of place we’d take our top clients. A unique venue, in the […]
Fazenda South American Restaurant
Swish steak dining in the City Offering high-end South American fare in the heart of the City, Fazenda’s swish and stylish Bishopsgate location aims to impress, with plush furnishing on a large site, with private dining rooms to accommodate business lunches or dinners, both large or small. Fazenda also offers its impressive dining experiences to […]
STK – The Strand – Review
STK – A modern high-quality steak house. Situated in a prime location on London’s Strand, STK is on the ground floor of the ME hotel. Not a destination for the faint-hearted, it’s glitzy, glamorous and it really buzzes! Founded in the US, STK has thirteen restaurants stateside and several worldwide to its name, but this […]
Bar + Block Steakhouse Sutton
A new brand of contemporary steakhouses – Bar + Block. It can’t be denied that the casual dining environment in the UK these days is very sophisticated – we’re spoilt for choice with exotic cuisines from all around the world right on our doorsteps (or even delivered straight to our doorsteps). The opening of the […]
The Herd – Pangbourne
A meaty affair at the Herd in Pangbourne When I mentioned to my friend and business partner that we had an invitation to review a steak restaurant at The Elephant Hotel in Pangbourne he sounded somewhat surprised. He told me he’d been there a few years earlier when it was a Thai restaurant and had […]
Heliot Steak House at the London Hippodrome – Review
Heliot Steak House – probably the best steak in town! Given the chance to visit the Heliot Steak House at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, said to cook the best steaks in town, I was more than happy to travel into London from my home in Surrey. There’s nothing like a perfectly cooked steak, especially […]
Smiths of Smithfield, Farringdon
Steak and more at the Grill, Smiths of Smithfield: Nearly twenty years ago John Torode, of Masterchef fame, opened a large and at the time, quite unique restaurant in London. Smiths of Smithfield, looking directly out over the famous meat market quickly became very popular. One of the first all-day venues with a menu built […]
The Coal Shed Tower Bridge
Steak and Seafood at The Coal Shed – One Tower Bridge: When an invitation to review The Coal Shed in Brighton came up a year or so ago, it went the way of The-Hedonist, who just happens to spend half his time in the Sussex countryside and is only a stone’s throw from my favourite […]
Smith and Wollensky – An American Steakhouse in London
The Steakhouse to End all Arguments – Smith and Wollensky: With something of a dislike for crowded streets, my night-time route from Embankment Station to Covent Garden avoids as much of The Strand as possible and takes me along John Adam Street past The Adelphi Building. When I first worked in London, my boyfriend at […]