476352 Sat Jan 05 05:35:18 -0800 2008 7 42 U.K./Ireland 0 3263373 I'm looking for somewhere to have a great steak tonight. I'm going to be at the National Gallery in the afternoon, so probably want to go somewhere for a drink and then dinner in the area or close by. Thanks! Sat Jan 05 05:35:18 -0800 2008 14921 Just One Bite 1 3266118 Well, did you find one? I am not sure that such a thing exists in London. You might laugh at this, but the best steak I had in the last 12 months was at The Guinea Grill in Bruton Place. It came out of the blue and was totally unexpected. It was as if there was a perfect confluence in the steak universe and everything lined up. I sat there marveling at my good fortune, enjoying every morsel. If you go there, I doubt very much that you will have the same experience, so I am mentioning only as a matter of record. Two weeks ago, I had the Chateaubriand at The Hoxton Grille, It was superb. Just a great piece of meat, perfectly medium-rare and with a good char. A week later, I was back for the same thing. Not quite so good. Over the last couple of years people have reported good steaks at The Hawksmoor, the first two I had there were good, from then on, extremely variable. Smiths of Smithfield top floor. Again, good in its early days, now sadly inconsistent. Over in Olympia, the Popeseye, with their exceptional wine list and their 28 day wet aged meat, its a great concept. I would love them to invest in a decent spec grill and some proper extraction. Buen Ayre in Broadway Market could be the way to go. Sun Jan 06 05:11:46 -0800 2008 3263373 19800 loobcom 1 3270078 You could go to Gaucho Grill. Its a chain but thats where I go to satisfy my red meat cravings. http://www.gauchorestaurants.co.uk/ Mon Jan 07 11:38:38 -0800 2008 3263373 150957 rblack 2 3280319 I've been to their northern outpost and it's a pretty good piece of cow. Recommend the ribeye. Thu Jan 10 06:09:31 -0800 2008 3270078 154102 Harters 1 3270101 No exactly close by, and you don't get a choice of cuts, but Le Relais de Venise in Marylebone should satisfy a steak frite craving. Mon Jan 07 11:43:11 -0800 2008 3263373 10076 limster 1 3280273 Not a "great steak" but we satisfy our cravings at Bar du Marche in Soho. Great steak frites. Easy walk from the National Gallery - have a drink beforehand at The Endurance right across the street. I am one of those who has had excellent steaks at the Hawksmoor in Shoreditch and at the top floor of Smith's. The top floor of Smith's was particularly outstanding, I'm sorry to hear that it can be hit or miss. Thu Jan 10 05:46:51 -0800 2008 3263373 21770 KaCHing 2 3356654 Good old Bar du Marche. I've been going there for more than a decade. Not "great steak", as you say, but lovely frites and I like the atmosphere. Especially Patrick the terminally glum patron! Fri Feb 01 13:23:33 -0800 2008 3280273 110146 greedygirl 1 3357651 Rib Room, Carlton Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge. Superb. Owned by the Jumeirah Group so plenty of Lambos outside with squiggly wiggly/swiss number plates. Call a mortgage advisor first. http://www.jumeirahcarltontower.com/dining/the_rib_room/ Fri Feb 01 20:00:56 -0800 2008 3263373 156990 Robin Joy