Meat focused London recommendation for the boys

[Poisson96]

Another vote for MEATLiquor. Also heard Patty and Bun is good.

[Jaykaybi]

http://www.barbecoa.com/

Next to St. Paul's.

[theboss]

22s said:

PurpleMeanie said:

Beast looks awesome. I think one of the party is anti shellfish, but what does he know

He doesn't have to eat the shellfish if he doesn't want to. Both the steak and crab arrive on big platters at the same time and you take what you want. We wanted more steak (even though they gave us two huge cuts already) and they happily went away to make us some more free of charge!

pincher said:

Umm. Am I being daft - I can't actually see a menu?

No you're not!

The menu is a set four courses that you share - that's starter, mains (crab and beef), and dessert. It's £75 a head, and the centre pieces are the Norwegian king crab and the Nebraskan bone-in rib-eye and bone-in sirloin. The starter is interesting, and you can find it with a little Googling, but I thought it was nice that we left it as a (slightly strange) surprise. The dessert is a kind of cheesecake thing.

As a Hawksmoor (Guildhall and Air St) regular I can unfortunately say I had a dismal experience at Goodman... However Beast was a much different experience and I rate it highly. It might have helped that I went there during an England world cup game in July because the place was dead and as such staff were ultra attentive... i went there expected to be blown away by the crab, which was impressive, but actually the steak was superb and I ended up thinking of the crab as something of a side dish / dessert to a sublime ribeye.

As 22s says above, if you want more steak, just tell them and they will sort you out.

[marting]

http://www.reddogsaloon.co.uk/

[hoegaardenruls]

Not too much of a trek from the city

http://www.santamariadelsur.com/

Just order the mixed grill, very good steaks and the morcilla is superb..

[Eversleigh]

hoegaardenruls said:

Not too much of a trek from the city

http://www.santamariadelsur.com/

Just order the mixed grill, very good steaks and the morcilla is superb..

100% this worth the 30min ride from the City.

[stain]

Kudos said:

CUT at 45 Park Lane (Dorchester)

Good sharing steak. Pricier than Hawksmoor (whom I'm a big fan of), but makes a nice change

Had a great meal there but the cost was a surprise even taking into account the location etc.

[Poisson96]

thelittleegg said:

stain said:

Had a great meal there but the cost was a surprise even taking into account the location etc.

I just checked out the menu, the average cost of a steak is nearly £74

Add a topping, some fries, a sauce and service and you're looking at nearly £100 per head for main course

Being a true Yorkshireman, I say f**k that for a lark :P

[Mobile Chicane]

PurpleMeanie said:

When I say boys, I mean late 40s early 50s, obviously

Regular London meat-up for a group of 4 mates. Usually steak related and close to the City. We have done Goodman twice. New Street Grill. Several Hawksmoors. Bodeans. Relais De Venise. Tayyabs. Turkish. etc

So ideally meat. Lots of it, grilled. And limited salady-stuff. Bread and Chips are good.

Looking for recommendations otherwise it is Goodman again.

Hix Oyster and Chop House, on Greenhill Rents, Clerkenwell.

[loafer123]

Go old school and try the Guinea Grill in Mayfair?

[Murph7355]

Not in the same league as Hawksmoor etc, but I've been to Efes (Great Titchfield St) a few times after a night on the juice. Meat sweats of the kebab variety. And significantly cheaper than Hawksmoor.

I've not been for a while, but I'd say it was as good as Tayyabs in its way.

Lahore Kebab House too (E1).

The steaks in the likes of Goodmans and Hawksmoor are really hard to ignore though.

[J8 SVG]

Can't see any recommendations for Barbecoa, it's my favourite restaurant and I've been 4/5 times now for brunch, lunch and dinner and they've been spot on every time. The smoked beef rib is one of the best things I've ever eaten, serious meatiness

[ambuletz]

PedroB said:

Try The Big Easy in Covent Garden. Lots of meat, good booze, not stupidly expensive: http://bigeasy.co.uk

What's the deal with the limitless menu? Do they just keep slapping meat on your plate like some of those brazilian buffet places?

[PurpleMeanie]

marting said:

http://www.reddogsaloon.co.uk/

Done that, was pretty good if a little to hip for its own good.

[PurpleMeanie]

Eversleigh said:

hoegaardenruls said:

Not too much of a trek from the city

http://www.santamariadelsur.com/

Just order the mixed grill, very good steaks and the morcilla is superb..

100% this worth the 30min ride from the City.

Thanks both.

Great meat experience !

[Big Pants]

Threadneedle Street. The guy that owns it used to run Gaucho, I believe, but fell out with them.

http://mrestaurants.co.uk/m-grill/

Annual boys' lunch there a couple of days ago. Impeccable service, fabulous wines and very decent dead cow in abundance. Recommended.

[hoegaardenruls]

PurpleMeanie said:

Eversleigh said:

hoegaardenruls said:

Not too much of a trek from the city

http://www.santamariadelsur.com/

Just order the mixed grill, very good steaks and the morcilla is superb..

100% this worth the 30min ride from the City.

Thanks both.

Great meat experience !

Happy to hear you enjoyed it - I'm hoping for a return visit sometime soon..

[PurpleMeanie]

hoegaardenruls said:

PurpleMeanie said:

Eversleigh said:

hoegaardenruls said:

Not too much of a trek from the city

http://www.santamariadelsur.com/

Just order the mixed grill, very good steaks and the morcilla is superb..

100% this worth the 30min ride from the City.

Thanks both.

Great meat experience !

Happy to hear you enjoyed it - I'm hoping for a return visit sometime soon..

I would definitely go back. It is great place and the steak is very good. Maybe not quite up to New Street Grill but overall more relaxed.

[Studio117]

late to the party but i here good things about sophies. http://www.sophiessteakhouse.co.uk/

[Slaav]

Also late to the party but having spent way too much time eating meat in the run up to Xmas, I was very pleasantly surprised by this place :

http://thebullsteakexpert.co.uk

Upstairs is lighter and 'on trend' whilst we sat downstairs and there was a distinct 'ex curry house' feel to it.

Service was impeccable and fun. Steaks were cracking and bargains in the wine list (relatively speaking obviously)

Having waved a flag for these guys, a table of boys would have to try really hard to beat the filet and tomahawk to share in Hawksmoor.....

What a hell of a dilemma

Good luck or how did it go?