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The Butcher & Grill

The Butcher & Grill

39-41 Parkgate Road Battersea London, SW11 4NP, SW11 4NA, United Kingdom

Meat • Steak • English • British


"Was the second time I had eaten here but had a lovely Sunday meal here last Sunday courtesy of Flatmate. Butcher and Grill (situated on the formersite of Cafe Rouge) occupies a great, imposing site. The Butchers shop welcomes you as you walk in- to the right a lovely array of meat and to the left a delicatessen/grocers selling a selection of organic produce. The split-level open plan restaurant is to the back. A heavily stocked bar located to the left, high ceilings and exposed brick work give the place a sophisticated yet homely feel. Flatmate and I, starving as ever, eyed the menu and decided to forgo the starters (pretty unexciting) and dive into the mains to stop ourselves drooling onto the table. We excitedly ordered plates of the rib eye steak. Sides as do the sauces, come separately so we ordered some green beans, mash, dauphinoise potatoes, mushrooms and green peppercorn and red wine sauces.Before I was about to chew Flatmates arm off it all came thick and fast and we were very excited. Meat looked good, potatoes looked good. Veg looked ok but mushrooms a side does not make. HmmmmAmyway, it was great. We loved the organic rib eye fantastic and flavoursome though a touch overdone. Nevermind we said, we were too hungry to care and i was upset when the last mouthful had gone. Flatmate pushed the boat out and ordered us puddings cheesecake and an apple thingy. In preparation, we had to unbutton the top of our jeans to make room. Can't remember but i think they were nice the steak just keeps coming back to me steak cheesecake? steak apple thingy? Not sure how much it all came up to as lovely Flatmate paid (thanks Nic). But it was a great hearty, winters meal perfect for a cold Sunday afternoon. P.S. The first time I came here I came with my Dad who wanted to order off the menu so we wandered down to the Butchers and he got the Butcher to cut him a hefty slab of rib eye must have weighed about a pound! Seriously my dad was eating long after mum and I had finished but he eventually did I was so proud and he was happily full!"

Marco Pierre White Steak And Alehouse

Marco Pierre White Steak And Alehouse

109-117 Middlesex Street, E1 7JF, City of London,Westminster, United Kingdom

Pub • Full • Steak • Steakhouse


"Me my boyfriend booked a trip to London for my birthday. We had booked this restaurant as a part of the Virgin Experience offer. First impressions of the restaurant were that staff were attentive with taking our coats and hanging them up ect although shortly after we were shown to our seats our impressions changed. The man who was waiting our table was an extremely rude and arrogant man. We are young adults and both of us fussy with our appetites. We explained to the man we would prefer to miss the cocktails and happy to not have a drink. He offered us a non alcoholic cocktail and i politely declined, which seemed to aggravate him. He made several comments about our eating/drinking and how we should have a drink! This wasn’t in a polite tone it was plain rude and felt slightly insulting. You also have to pay extra for Water which they offer you and if my parents hadn’t been here before me i wouldn’t have been any the wiser that they charge you for it. The waiter also asked if we would like starters which we opted out of and again made rude comments and laughed at us. We wouldn’t have had to pay any extra for the starter’s so couldn’t quite understand the issue. The meal itself was a small portion, but nevertheless delicious. We both had a steak which one of the only things on the menu you didn’t need to pay a surplus charge for. I felt that this was very misleading as on the Virgin website it didn’t state about any extra charges for items and we weren’t aware of this until we were in the restaurant ordering our food. We payed the extra for our sides which was about £4.50 per side, a small portion. Although understandable as this is London prices for you. Can’t fault the food and the pudding again was small but very rich and delicious. This also cost an extra fee of £4.50 Overall a ‘free’ meal that i had paid for with a voucher cost us around £50 extra than already expected. You pay a service fee at the end which quite frankly i wanted to opt out of but felt too awkward due to the rude man who shoved the card reader in our face before we had chance to opt out. I wouldn’t return here as the dining experience was average and i would prefer to spend my somewhere more worthwhile."