There’s no beefing about this classic Sunday lunch How can we have gone so long without reviewing the Hawksmoor Sunday roast? It feels less like an oversight and more like something that needed the right occasion. The special occasion turned out to be my birthday, or at least the first Sunday after it. A very […]
Macellaio RC Butchery Masterclass
Enjoy your steak like a pro with this engaging and tasty masterclass. The slopes of the mountains of northern Italy may seem a world away from Shaftesbury Avenue, the bustling thoroughfare at the heart of London’s Soho. Macellaio RC, an Italian steakhouse with multiple locations across London, including Clerkenwell and Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho, holds […]
Bricco e Bacco, Charlotte Street, London
If you are looking for beautifully aged beef with a selection of Italian-style side dishes, starters and desserts, you won’t find anything better than Bricco e Bacco, a traditional Sicilian style steak house.
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
Meat and Wine Co Mayfair
Premium steaks in Mayfair Australian steakhouse Meat & Wine Co has arrived in London from its home market Down Under where it has nearly a dozen locations in five Australian cities. Its only location outside of Australia, the London branch is located in prime Mayfair, on a quiet street populated by salubrious ambassadorial residences. Matching […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Good-time Gal goes to Goodman
Goodman NY Steak in London via Russia: OK…my birthday, but a working lunch. So, not worth going to one of those white linen places where you sit watching and then eating perfect works of art. We were going to be talking business…and really what we needed was a restaurant where we could eat something hearty […]