Recommend a good steakhouse and also a cocktail bar in London

[jayonabike]

I'm wanting to celebrate my birthday in July with a good steak and then on to a cocktail bar for a few after.
I've looked online and like the look of
http://thehawksmoor.com/locations/seven-dials/
And also http://www.jwsteakhouse.co.uk/mobile/home.html
But I thought I'd ask the London massive about any local hidden gems.

Also I'm after a nice cocktail bar with warm relaxed atmosphere

Cheers
Jay

 

[ozboz]

Hiya , The Arch Duke , Waterloo ,
Ive had a few good steaks and old fashioned 's , nice .

 

[jonny jeez]

I'm wanting to celebrate my birthday in July with a good steak and then on to a cocktail bar for a few after.
I've looked online and like the look of
http://thehawksmoor.com/locations/seven-dials/
And also http://www.jwsteakhouse.co.uk/mobile/home.html
But I thought I'd ask the London massive about any local hidden gems.

Also I'm after a nice cocktail bar with warm relaxed atmosphere

Cheers
Jay

For steaks try STK in Aldwhich, close to the theatre district (you could take in a show), they have a cocktail,bar there too. If you don't fancy that, A pretty good, intimate and relatively cheap cocktail bar is actually the ice bar off regent street. With the added novelty of being the ice bar.


The ice bit is optional but the actual bar is pretty good....or you could catch a cab to Ronnie Scott's in soho...not so much cocktails but a good giggle with the added bonus of a pretty cool salsa club upstairs...salsa is always optional.

 

[vickster]

Best steak I've had in London, Top Floor Smiths of Smithfield http://www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk

Black & Blue also meant to be excellent

Classy cocktails, American Bar at the savoy?

 

[Markymark]

Best steak I've had in London, Top Floor Smiths of Smithfield http://www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk

Black & Blue also meant to be excellent

Classy cocktails, American Bar at the savoy?

Yes. American bar is fun and the savoy grill does a good steak.

 

[vickster]

It's close to the one in Aldwych too as recommended above

 

[jayonabike]

Best steak I've had in London, Top Floor Smiths of Smithfield http://www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk

Black & Blue also meant to be excellent

Classy cocktails, American Bar at the savoy?

Yes I've been to the American bar a few times. A fantastic bar!

 

[T4tomo]

Very traditional is the Guinea Grill on Bruton Place, Mayfair. That said Hawsmoor is pretty damn too. Avoid Gaucho like the plague, very inconsistent. I don't do cocktail bars so can offer no advice.

 

[midlife]

Slightly off topic, I lived in London in the 80's and the Angus steak house was pretty poor then.......... just checked and they are still going!!

Shaun

 

[nickyboy]

When in that there London I go to Mash in Soho. They also do rather excellent cocktails

Hawksmoor is good too.

 

[jayonabike]

Surely a person can get both things together in any Wetherspoons.

That's what I like about you Adrian, your suck a classy gent!

 

[midlife]

That's what I like about you Adrian, your suck a classy gent!

Suck a classy gent !!!!!!

Shaun

 

[jayonabike]

Lol bloody predictive text. Such!

 

[raleighnut]

Suck a classy gent !!!!!!

Shaun

Only if he pays for the dinner.

 

[Beebo]

Go for Cocktails at the top of the shard, you have to book a 2 hour table, but ot is worth it.
There is a Gaucho Grill and a Black and Blue near the Shard.