From steak powerhouses like Hawksmoor and Goodman to more affordable spots like Flat Iron, there's a huge choice of steakhouses in London. So we've picked some of the restaurants that we think are serving up some of the best steak in town.
For a blowout steak dinner
The Devonshire
Soho - 17 Denman Street, London W1D 7HW
The Devonshire might be best known for its Guinness, but upstairs it's all about the food, with the menu led by Ashley Palmer Watts. Billed as a Grill Room and with a hugely impressive wood-burning grill on the first floor, the beef truly is something to behold here. Head butcher George Donnelly (with over 30 years experience) is in charge of the meat and dry ageing so that the steaks here are some of the best in town. Cuts change but at the time of writing, T-Bone, grass-fed wagyu ribeye, and fillet were all on the menu. There's also an exceptionally good value set menu here, which features skirt steak and chips as the main.
Cut at 45 Park Lane
Mayfair - 45 Park Ln, London W1K 1PN
Wolfgang Puck’s London steakhouse, opposite Hyde Park, features a mix of USDA, Australian and Japanese wagyu as well as cuts of British and Irish beef. Executive Chef Elliot Grover presides over a menu packed with hearty treats - they even have steak as part of their breakfast offering. If you're here for lunch, the restaurant's setting is great with lovely views across to the park. We also approve of the fact there are no fewer than six sauce options, including their own homemade steak sauce and a red wine bordelaise.
Dorian
Notting Hill - 17 Denman Street, London W1D 7HW
Widely touted as serving up some of the best steaks in London (with a price tag to match) there are usually three steak options on offer at the Beckhams’ local restaurant in Notting Hill, a bone-in rib eye, sirloin and T-bone. The steaks are dry-aged for 60 days in the restaurant’s own ager and then grilled over a mix of oak, beech and charcoal to order. The cooking process takes time, so don't be dashing in here expecting a quick meal; this is a leisurely spot. And if you have the budget, the wine list here is as full of stars as the dining room.
Hawksmoor
St Pancras, Spitalfields, Seven Dials, Guildhall, Borough, Knightsbridge, Air Street
Hawksmoor continues to be one of the big steak success stories in London, and probably the group that most people have heard of (even managing to break into America). They made the steakhouse experience considerably less fussy than it was before, a template that's been taken up far and wide. And there's a lot more to Hawksmoor - the bars are worth a visit on their own (particularly the latest at St Pancras) with a great cocktail list, and you will want to leave room for their sticky toffee pudding.
Book Hawksmoor: St Pancras | Spitalfields | Guildhall | Seven Dials | Air Street | Knightsbridge | Borough | Canary Wharf
Ibai
City of London - 92 Bartholomew Cl, London EC1A 7BN
This Spanish restaurant in the City is owned by a company that imports Galician steaks, so you know you're in for something special here. The Galician Blond steak is the one to go for, available as a 1kg T-Bone, rib or sirloin. That said, other options are available, including a Spanish Black Angus as well as fullblood wagyu from Wales. There's also a steak frites at lunch for £35, which is well worth a look. While you're here, make sure to put their excellent Spanish wine list to good use.
Goodman
Mayfair, City
Goodman are also the people behind Burger & Lobster but this is their more high-end flagship brand and the Mayfair restaurant was where the group started. It's a more serious steakhouse with well-sourced meat aged in-house (if you're really into it, ask to see inside their meat fridge) and a huge variety of cuts. They source the beef from farmers in the Lake District and Nebraska, so that as well as UK options, they put a big focus on USDA steak. You'll also have the option to see all the cuts on a platter before you choose, which really helps.
Guinea Grill
Mayfair - 30 Bruton Pl, London W1J 6NL
One of the oldest restaurants on the list, there's been an inn on the site of The Guinea Grill since 1423, while the Guinea Grill itself has been here since 1952. You'll find the main restaurant at the back of the pub where you can expect to be cosseted. This place found a new lease of life when legendary landlord Oisin Rogers took over (he's now at The Devonshire, of course). Expect the usual cuts via top Highbury Butcher Frank Godfrey, who has a dry ageing room dedicated to The Guinea.
Lurra
Marylebone - 9 Seymour Pl, London W1H 5BA
Lurra is a Basque restaurant from the same people as Ibai (above). Being Basque, Galician beef is a big draw here (and as with Ibai, they supply it themselves). You'll see these enormous cuts on display, and they're pretty damned big - served at 800g to share. Before that, you'll want to roam through the tapas plates - and the sourdough with bone marrow can't be missed. There's an excellent hidden terrace here too, which is an oasis from the busy London streets.
Macellaio RC
Soho, South Kensington, Exmouth Market
Macellaio RC is an Italian grill restaurant with a particular focus on steak and the seven-week dry-aged steak from the Fassona breed is the backbone of their menu. There's a strong focus on the butchery element too, with the meat front and centre at all restaurants (they call them "butcheries with tables") and the steaks cut to order. They also now offer Irish wagyu on the bone.
Best sides: Probably the truffle and Parmesan chips.
Book Macellaio RC: Soho | South Kensington | Exmouth Market
Quality Chop House
Clerkenwell - 92–94 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3EA
While there's a lot more to the menu, with the word "chop" in their name, there's still a definite focus on meat at Quality Chop House. There's always a steak section on the menu and at the time of writing, the stars of the show are the Hereford sirloin or Aberdeen Angus bone-in ribeye or sirloin. Ideally, get one of those with a chop on the side and you must get the confit potatoes, possibly London's greatest side
For an easier on your budget steak dinner
Flat Iron
Multiple locations across London
Originally launched by Charlie Carroll (now co-owner of The Devonshire), Flat Iron have broadly been responsible for making the steak dinner available to all with their titular flat iron steak. That's just £15 right now, which is only a little more than the price they launched with many years ago. In addition to the flat iron, there are always more special cuts to look out for on the blackboard menu. They're adding more steakhouses, but on busy nights it's always worth booking well ahead.
Blacklock
Soho, Shoreditch, Covent Garden, City of London, Canary Wharf
Blacklock is a chops restaurant first and a very affordable one at that. The skinny chops piled on bread is the order of the day here, but you can also have some bigger bone-in cuts. They include prime rib, sirloin and porterhouse - and the rump cap is worth a look too. Wash it down with all the cocktails and the white chocolate cheesecake to finish. Look out for Butcher Price Mondays for a great deal on those bigger cuts.
Book Blacklock: Shoreditch | City | Soho | Covent Garden | Canary Wharf
Le Relais de Venise
Marylebone & The City
When you only do one thing, you need to do it really well, and Le Relais has absolutely nailed the art of the steak frites. The sliced, boneless entrecôte comes with an absolute mound of chips and the famous ‘secret recipe’ sauce, which is their own herby riff on Café de Paris butter. The only thing we don’t like? The queue (you can't book in advance here).
Buen Ayre
Hackney - 50 Broadway Market, London E8 4QJ
50 Broadway Market, London E8 4QJ
If a trip to Buenos Aires for steak and Malbec has long been on your bucket list, then heading to this much-loved steakhouse on Hackney's Broadway Market is the next best thing. Owner John was raised in Argentina and knows his way around an asado. The steaks here are all free-range, grass-fed Argentine beef. Come with a group so you can order a selection of the steaks served to the table still sizzling on one of their parradillas.
Also see
Brat (Shoreditch and London Fields) - Tomos Parry's restaurant may be best known for the turbot, but the whole beef sirloin or rib is also excellent.
Brutto (Farringdon) - Taking its influence from Florence, you'll find huge Florentine steaks on the blackboard every night.
Kitty Fisher's (Mayfair) - Still a top place for steak in London, and at the moment it's a belted Galloway Chateaubriand.
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