Wednesday Steak Night at The Ivy Every Wednesday evening, it’s Steak Night at branches of The Ivy across town (with the exception of the hallowed original Ivy). Diners can go small and simple and pick the Minute Steak with peppercorn sauce, crispy onions and triple-cooked chips for £14.95. For those with larger appetites, there’s an […]
Macellaio RC: Steak that deserves an encore
Macellaio RC Steakhouse – a nuanced take on the typical steakhouse experience with Italian style and excellent speciality Italian beef
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 […]
Bavette Steak cooked Sous-Vide with Mushroom Sauce
How to Cook Bavette Steak Sous-Vide. If you’ve ever looked at cuts of beef like Bavette or Flank Steak and wondered whether to take the risk, I’ll let you into a little secret. With a sous-vide, there really isn’t any risk – although this particular piece of meat can be hard to cook, the […]
Cooking the Perfect Steak
Perfect Steak Just the Way I Like It: Much has been written about how to cook the perfect steak. And, as with all cookery, much is about personal taste. Anyone who has been to an Argentinian Steakhouse like Gaucho Piccadilly or one of London’s new breed of steak houses (Goodman, Hawksmoor and the like) will […]
Gaucho at Tower Bridge
A Meaty Affair at Gaucho: Famous for beef and wine, Argentina is the eighth largest country in the World. There’s a certain romance and passion about this place, home to Evita, the Tango and the Gaucho, cowboys of the South American Pampas. The eponymous restaurant group has, for many years now, served some of the […]
The Cavendish – Launch Review
The Cavendish – Classics with El Bulli Flare: It takes courage to open your doors to reviews during a soft opening. In the days when I worked for Kennedy Brookes the soft launch was initially for staff, then for ‘friends’ in the form of shareholders and regulars. It certainly wasn’t for anyone who might write […]
Manhattan Grill at the Marriot, Canary Wharf
Manhattan Grill at the Marriott, West India Quay. Guest Feature by Lisa Hooper: With Canary Wharf swamped by mostly chain “middle of the road” restaurants, it’s a pleasure to find something a little classier in the area. So I was delighted to receive an invitation to review the Manhattan Grill. Situated on the ground level […]
In the Hood at Roxie, Putney
Staking out Roxie for Dinner on my Doorstep: I do love reviewing local restaurants. Roxie in Putney is, a healthy walk or a couple of stops on the tube from where I live in Fulham. In fact, with three branches, there is one that is slightly closer in Fulham and Putney has apparently been added […]
JW Steakhouse Mayfair
JW Steakhouse, Grosvenor House Hotel Park Lane. Arriving early, I sat in the lobby of the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair for some 10 minutes, trying to reach my dining companion by phone. Eventually, I gave up and went into the restaurant, only to spot him sitting at the bar enjoying a cocktail. So, of […]