Best steaks in London?

toshj · 3 Sep 2013 at 23:20

York said:
Both are great but I prefer the steaks wnd sides from Goodmans. Starters and deserts I prefer the hawksmoor however

This is probably where I stand on the issue too. Goodman is much more of an American taste, and the steaks taste slightly sweeter, plus their creamed spinach is one of the greatest things ever.

That said, a porterhouse I had at the Guildhall Hawksmoor was impeccable and without a doubt the best steak I've had. On top of their starters (Tamworth Belly Ribs in particular) and their deserts being better than Goodman's, I prefer their drinks list. Cocktails all excellent and their wine list is much better - I love a good Burgundy and Rhone with beef, and their selection of these, particular their Hawksmoor Rhone's are brilliant.

All in all, the Hawksmoor experience trumps it for me - also their breakfasts our outstanding.

bsoltan · 3 Sep 2013 at 23:48

Been to Goodman's (CW) twice, would go again. Lovely steaks, service and atmosphere.

I would like to try a Hawksmore and Goucho just to compare.

lee1101 · 3 Sep 2013 at 23:54

I wasn't impressed with the seven dials hawksmoor at all.

It was exceptionally busy and the steak was average at best. The rest of the meal and drinks were lovely though. May have just been unlucky

JBuk · 4 Sep 2013 at 18:06

Thanks for the replies all

I think I might give Goodmans a whirl this time although I'm tempted by the Savoy too lol

York · 4 Sep 2013 at 18:58

toshj said:
This is probably where I stand on the issue too. Goodman is much more of an American taste, and the steaks taste slightly sweeter, plus their creamed spinach is one of the greatest things ever.

That said, a porterhouse I had at the Guildhall Hawksmoor was impeccable and without a doubt the best steak I've had. On top of their starters (Tamworth Belly Ribs in particular) and their deserts being better than Goodman's, I prefer their drinks list. Cocktails all excellent and their wine list is much better - I love a good Burgundy and Rhone with beef, and their selection of these, particular their Hawksmoor Rhone's are brilliant.

All in all, the Hawksmoor experience trumps it for me - also their breakfasts our outstanding.

Those Tamworth belly ribs from the Hawksmoor are lovely

. But I do love the honey carrots from Goodman, and prefer the slightly sweeter taste of their USDA beef.

Youstolemyname · 4 Sep 2013 at 21:31

Rotty said:
Hawsmoor is as good as anything I have had in UK but I think I have been spoilt at various steak houses in the US which are a world ahead

This for me too. The service is better, the American meat is better, the way they cook it is better, the sides are better and the desserts are better. Hawksmoor is exceptionally good, quality American steakhouses are just....better.

Voltar · 4 Sep 2013 at 23:06

groen said:
I've never had an excellent steak in London.

Sadly I agree.

I'd go to Goodman or the Savoy Grill if I had to for steak but really unfortunately I've never experienced a great steak here. Which really sucks because we have so much amazing meat here

oli collett · 5 Sep 2013 at 00:41

You can say what ya like about American steakhouses.. I think Spain do it best. Plus their steaks help you get up hills.

a1ex2001 · 5 Sep 2013 at 16:01

molinari said:
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From where I've eaten, I don't believe that there is a best country to eat steak in. Providing you get top quality meat and it is cooked to perfection, you can't go wrong. I do remember paying a lot less for my steak in the US and South Africa compared to London though.

You need to go to Argentina, the steak is litterally to die for non of your USDA grain fed floavourless stuff! I could feel my ateries clogging after a week!

zootfloot · 6 Sep 2013 at 11:34

lee1101 said:
I wasn't impressed with the seven dials hawksmoor at all.

It was exceptionally busy and the steak was average at best. The rest of the meal and drinks were lovely though. May have just been unlucky

I was there for a meal in August and I can safely say that it was the single best meal ive ever had in my life, everything about it was excellent.

loved the food, the drinks, the staff, the place and the atmosphere.

What we had...

Starter
Me: Bone Marrow with onions
Her: Half grilled Lobster

Main
Me: 500g Sirloin (cooked medium)
Her: 300g Fillet (Cooked Medium

Triple cooked chips
Roasted field mushrooms
Buttered Greens
Bone Marrow Gravy
Peppercorn Sauce

Dessert
Me: Peanut Butter shortbread with Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Her: White Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote

Drinks
Me: 2 x Shakey Petes Ginger beer
2 x Cocktails (spiced Rum based with passionfruit etc)
Her: 2 x Cocktails (think it was called Bramble)
1 x White Wine

Some pics....

http://imgur.com/a/0hbgy#0

All in all it was a fantastic experience, and was as good as if not better than any steak ive had anywhere including a few good steak places in Las Vegas.

JBuk · 14 Sep 2013 at 18:51

Well we made our decision and went with the savoy grill and also have booked in for Sunday dinner at foxtrot Oscar , probably try out bodeans aswell or Pitt cue if possible , got another night to line up but will probably go for Italian or Chinese

I can always visit London again next year to get my meat fix lol

oli collett · 14 Sep 2013 at 21:44

If you're about on Sunday then definitely go to Pitt cue. Bodeans is just cheap and cheerful

krooton · 15 Sep 2013 at 02:15

My visit to the Bodean's in Clapham was awful.

Tunney · 22 Sep 2013 at 08:43

I went to Mash last night and thought that it was brilliant. The quality of the meat was excellent and it was cooked to perfection. The restaurant is huge so hopefully it shouldn't ever be a problem getting a table. It wasn't cheap though - around £100 per head including lots of drinks.

krooton said:
My visit to the Bodean's in Clapham was awful.

Bodeans is what it is - fairly cheap American comfort food. Some of their food is pretty mediocre but I really like their beef ribs and chicken wings. They also have the best selection of American craft beer of any restaurant I've found so far in London.

JBuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 12:53

Just back from London

Foxtrot Oscar was nice, small and intimate with really nice food, we had roast beef with veg and Yorkshire pud , the Beef was really good but the veg was exceptional , I could have sat and ate a bowl full of their carrots heh

The other half had a vanilla cheesecake with poached strawberries and mint granita for pudding and I had a plum and almond tart with clotted cream ,both were really good and I'd easily go back again

The savoy was exceptional , I had a ribeye and she had the fillet , Sides of new potatoes With parsley, green beans , marrowbone and shallot sauce and some creamed spinach, both steaks were superb and among the best I've ever had, the sides were all excellent too

For Pud I had a strawberry and almond millefuille and the missus had profiteroles with tonka bean ice cream and chocolate sauce , again both were really good

Service was the best I've ever had and the place itself Is very extravagant , a return is already in my mind next year

We were sat opposite someone off the telly I forgot her name but the missus was excited lol so it's all good

Bodeans was packed when we went so ended up going for a cheap and cheerfull bella italia instead

We also went to the golden dragon in china town, it's a big restaurant and the service is a bit hit and miss but it's reasonably priced for some great food, the lights above our table broke and the waitress was prepared to stand over using her phone as a lamp which we found amusing but told her it was ok we found the dim light quite nice

Anyways hopefully we will be back next year to try some other restaurants and revisit some others