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    Hawksmoor Spitalfields

    4.4 (199 reviews)
    PriceySteakhouses, British
    Open • 12:00 pm - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Sunday Roast
    Johnny G.

    The ambiance is like a quality establishment yet very causal. I was excited to try it in London because it's becoming very popular in NYC. I went all in with the Sunday Roast (my first time having it so no real comparison). The rump was beautiful cooked, wish it was a little pinker. The yorkshire pudding was delightful and the potatoes were firm yet tender. The gravy over everything was fantastic. I also had the cream spinach. Everything needed more seasoning even just more salt & pepper. I had the steakhouse martini and wasn't much of a fan. It lacked the brineyness of ths classic. I will add I ate at the bar and service was stellar. I will definitely give a try in the States when I get back.

    Valerie K.

    Happened upon this restaurant during our stay in London. We shared the rib-eye and it was perfectly cooked at medium. Side of mashed and gravy - delicious! Highly recommend this steak house if you're looking for a meat and potatoes meal. Thank you for a lovely experience.

    Bone marrow
    Christina N.

    Amazing steak, friendly and knowledgeable staff and awesome food overall. My friend and I shared a steak, the bone marrow, and the asparagus and Mac & cheese sides. It was a little too much food for us and we didn't have room for dessert. Reservations were pretty easy to get too. Recommended!

    Steak frites dry-aged rump, beef dripping fries, bone marrow & onions, watercress
    Alex R.

    This was probably the best steak house lunch I had in awhile. The original location is still standing strong. We had reservations for noon and glad we did. Placed filled up quickly. Ordered 2 set lunch special steak frites. Steak frites were dry-aged rump, beef dripping fries, bone marrow & onions, watercress. Opted for Yorkshire pudding starter which was excellent. Steaks were excellent as well.

    Sticky Toffee Pudding
    Michelle S.

    One of the best Sunday Roasts ever! We literally just randomly picked coming here and it was one of the best places! Our server was so nice and helpful and even comped us a sticky toffee pudding because we needed to try the traditional dessert! Seriously the best desserts we had in London! Definitely will be a go to when in London, I want to eat more of their menu! Their meat selection looked incredible! Going to have to check the one in NYC soon!

    Sticky Toffee Pudding
    Alicia C.

    I can't say enough about how damn good our Sunday roast was. We had the perfect bottle of French red to go with our tender cooked beef and all the fixings including yorkshire pudding and roasted veg. The mac and cheese was a decadent addition, but who's worrying on a Sunday. And to top it off, we had a sticky toffee pudding which honestly was one of the most sinful desserts ever and worth every damn morsel. I can't wait to come back when I visit London again. This is what makes Sunday roasts famous here.

    Free Unicorn!
    Dave W.

    My wife and I had a wonderful relaxed meal at Hawksmoor Spitalfields. I reserved here because I wanted to try Yorkshire pudding for the first time in my life. I was expecting some sort of heavy doughy dumpling kind of thing but it turned out to be light and flaky! Add unique potted meat under an airtight butter seal and delicious gravy and Yorkshire pudding turned out to be truly delicious! However, while the food was excellent, the service was truly the difference maker. We arrived early and sat at the bar on the main floor for a while. Johnny the bearded bartender from Spain, provided excellent service and drinks. He was friendly and enthusiastic and his delicious libations truly got us going in the right direction for a wonderful evening. The drink with strawberry infused gin was definitely outstanding. My wife actually enjoyed a gin-based drink and she's never been a fan of the gin until now, perhaps only at Hawksmoor in London! For history buffs who have perhaps read this far, I decided to learn more about the origin of the Hawksmoor name. As you might expect in London, a rich history awaited discovery! In 1711, parliament passed a law to build fifty new churches in London and Westminister. I believe the idea was to encourage the population to get more involved with organized religion. While only twelve churches were ultimately built, Hawksmoor designed six of them and contributed to the design of two others! The six churches designed by Hawksmoor were St Alfege's, St George's, Christ Church, St George in the East, St Mary Woolnoth and St Anne's Limehouse. Perhaps we'll visit them all on our next trip!

    Sunday roast
    Miriam W.

    Holy Sunday roast, Hawksmoor! With Mum in town I wanted her to experience one of my favourite Britishisms: a proper Sunday lunch. I called all around: the Holly Bush, the Dock Kitchen, the Garrison, the Wells and all were fully booked or only had reservations after 3:00. I wanted to kick myself for not doing better pre-planning! And then I came upon it in an article in the Guardian. Best UK Sunday Lunch 2010: Hawksmoor, London. I rang them up and viola! A table for two at 12:30 secured! At first blush I liked the place with its warm, rustic feel and a friendly staff, some of whom, like us, were still waking up. Mum let me do the ordering and I called for one roast rump with all the trimmings (I mean, what's Sunday lunch without a Yorkshire pud?) I also got us the short rib bubble and squeak and the creamed spinach. In a dish certainly more appropriate for two came slabs of roast beef, a Yorkshire pudding bigger than most people's faces, carrots, potatoes and some greens. Add horseradish and you have a flawless meal! Never before have I been more pleased with a Sunday roast. The creamed spinach and bubble and squeak were also nice but next time I'll concentrate on the beef and all its trimmings (and there's always dessert...) To cap off our pre-Christmas celebration we shared a sticky toffee pudding with clotted cream. It was as decadent as you might imagine. I'm already planning my next Sunday excursion to Hawksmoor. Who's coming with?!

    Chateaubriand
    Liz S.

    Hawksmoor is a classic, lively steakhouse with convenient locations throughout London. We visited the Spitalfields branch during our August trip and it has a quiet kind of swagger. The cocktail list is super in-depth, with lots of commentary. I had some kind of gin drink and my boyfriend a whiskey drink; both were good, though at a high cost. To start, we had bone marrow with caramelized onions (8 pounds), which was a great pairing and a huge portion for the price. Definitely get this if you're a bone marrow fan. We split a nice-sized chateaubriand (13 pounds per 100g, portions starting around 300g) with peppercorn sauce on the side. So good... perfectly cooked to medium rare. Great juicy texture and meaty flavor, with a mild sear. The side of mushrooms was probably good for our health, but skippable. Overall, this is reliable luxury food at reasonable prices. Service was fine; there were many bathrooms. It wasn't overly busy on a Monday but I would recommend booking ahead for the weekend.

    Will X.

    Hawksmoor is a classic steakhouse that I was fortunate enough to eat at on a Sunday, which inevitably means Sunday Roast. At Hawksmoor, you'll get a rump/sirloin steak cooked medium rare - quite tender and moist with a bit of charred fat, and especially good when combined with the the bread and garlic. You'll definitely need to be rolled out of here after finishing up the Sunday Roast.

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    The food, the service, the ambience, the drinks, what else can I say? This place is amazing.

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    Great steak and an amazing environment! Staff was very polite and easy to speak to. I would go here again.

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    Hawksmoor Spitalfields Reviews in Other Languages

    Blacklock - Rhubarb and Apple Crumble

    Blacklock

    4.9(53 reviews)
    0.4 mi•Hoxton

    Having Sunday Roast!! - I had never experienced that mates, and I missed doing this, even with…read moremultiple trips to the British Isles. But finally being back in London, this was the perfect opportunity to have this epic meal. We did our research and Blacklock does an excellent job for this meal....They have a few locations throughout England but their Shoreditch location has the highest Yelp and Google ratings. They get booked up very quickly so we made a reservation through Open Table and committed to that date and time.... When we got here, we were seated promptly and there were several tourists that eventually came, so they have a great reputation...evidently... I really enjoyed the chicharron cracklings, the pork, and beef. I'm sorry but I don't get into lamb at all, never have and never will - so I focused on the other meats with my Yorkshire pudding (which is a fluffy bread)... They provide a lot of gravy and it comes out of the decanter, piping hot!! I really enjoyed the three (3) sauces - applesauce, horseradish, and chimichurri, get extra sauces if you must...get extra gravy too!! Finally, we were here to celebrate and they generously and kindly hooked us up with their infamous cheesecake which was incredible!! We came out really full but we had walked 45 minutes to get here so it was a well deserved meal for Sunday at 12:00 noon. :)

    Wow, this is a must-eat-at for an meat lovers! They offer such a varitey of cuts of meats and all…read morethe ones we tried were cooked to perfection. And for the quality of food you get, I think this place is reasonably priced. The restaurant is not far from Old Street station and has a pub feel, but slightly more refined. The staff was really friendly, attentive and knowledgeable on the menu. I highly recommend a reservation though as even when we came here on a Monday night, it was busy. I don't think you can go wrong with almost anything on the menu. Everything we had was delicious, and you can tell the chef's really know how and understand how to cook and flavor meat to perfection. The most surprising item though, is the White Chocolate Cheesecake. It is served out of a dish, tiramisu style, and is one of the best desserts I have had in a while. It was not too rich but so flavorful. So when you come here, make sure to save room for dessert!

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    Blacklock - Scooping out a wonderful portion of cheesecake

    Scooping out a wonderful portion of cheesecake

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    Silk & Grain - Downstairs dining

    Silk & Grain

    4.7(3 reviews)
    0.7 mi•The City
    •££

    Just happened to walk by Silk and Grain and we stopped for lunch. Luckily, we just made it before…read morethey stopped serving at 3pm. The host was friendly and hospitable and made small talk as she led us to our table upstairs. They had a great, spacious bar downstairs as well that was appealing. The restaurant is beautifully decorated. It has a cozy and modern feel to it with the unique metal chain window 'curtains', pipe style light chandeliers, church pew style or padded booths as well as table and bar seating. They have a huge deer made out of pennies as decor above the entrance as well as a bull decopaged with paper bills upstairs. The upstairs overlooks the lower floor in a balcony style. I appreciated the view to outside with the 20 foot windows below. Perfect for my first people watching experience in London. We were greeted from our server right away and she made wine and cocktail recommendations to start. We had a burger from the main course as well as scallops and the salmon three ways from the starters. The burger was generous, very juicy and flavorful. Would recommend and try this again. The scallops were a decent size and came four to an order. The salmon trio was great. One was like a butter salmon you could put on the bread, the second a small piece of raw salmon and the third more like a salmon spread. Overall, great atmosphere, service and food. I would recommend them!

    Amazing burger and chocolate brownie. Wine was fab also and an amazing atmosphere. Attentive staff…read more Will most definitely come back here. Cocktails were fabulous !!! A definite if your in London

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    View from the balcony into the lower level dining

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    Blacklock City - Porterhouse

    Blacklock City

    4.4(22 reviews)
    0.8 mi•Aldgate

    First time in London, had to try the Sunday roast. Booked this place a month in advance as it gets…read morefilled quickly. Its next to the Sky Garden so we were able to hang out there, grab some drinks, and enjoy the beautiful skyline views until our reservation at Blacklock - they let us in pretty early since we were really tired and wanted to get back to the hotel sooner We eventually get seated, place is packed and lively. We got the All in sunday roast consisting of pork, beef, lamb, grilled carrots, potatoes, greens, and Yorkshire pudding. Its served with refillable gravy and an assortment of sauces. The gravy was one of the best ive had! Pork and lamb were pretty fatty which i prefer. Potatoes were nice but skin was pretty chewy, hard to cut through as they were pretty big pieces. Thought there was way too much pudding and not enough meat as we got dinner for 4 - its 28 pounds pp for one plate full, which felt pretty pricey for what we got Overall the roast was good and was a new experience. The cheesecake was interesting as well - the crust wasnt really a crust, moreso a separate biscuit layer with the cheese filling spread on top. I typically am not the biggest fan of cheesecake but this is more of a preferable variation for me Originally thought we were getting bad service but soon realized as an american that this is the culture here lol - yes the place was really busy but we learned that in London (and Europe in general) your meal is relaxed and theyre a lot more hands off. You need to cue staff for everything so it felt a bit off putting to constantly ask for water and gravy refills, dessert order, and the check in that busy environment. But its part of the etiquette I suppose, so expect to need to do that and to potentially account for a bit of extra time spent

    We looked forward to the traditional roast served only on Sundays. Originally tried to make…read morereservation for Blacklock Covent, closer to our hotel, but they were completely booked. Happy to get a reservation here! We arrived a little early, and our table was ready.. so we got to sit down earlier. Sandra was our server, she was awesome! She checked on us frequently and answered any questions we had... I curious about the applesauce ingredients, she came back immediately with the list : ) She also asked if we had any food intolerance or allergies, I stated lactose. She made sure the accommodation was made for a lactose free order. We both ordered the All In - 28 sterling per person - veggies, duck fat potatoes, slice of beef, pork, lamb, Yorkshire pudding, endless gravy , and sauces. Mine minus the pudding and dairy free gravy. Food came out pretty fast. Meat was tasty especially the beef. Lamb and pork was a little fatty. I loved and piled the horseradish on the beef. I found the potatoes to be a little chewy on the outside , not the crisp I had expected. Gravy was nice and pourable over everything lol My mock a rita was lovely, just very skimp amount. My small glass contained a lot of ice, drink maybe was halfway the glass. Service was excellent! Food was ok.

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    Hawksmoor Guildhall

    Hawksmoor Guildhall

    4.2(63 reviews)
    0.8 mi•The City
    •£££

    Shoutout to our cabbie who, when asked "If you could eat anywhere near The Ned, where would you…read morego?" didn't miss a beat before declaring: Hawksmoor. We had zero expectations, but ended up having what might be our favorite meal of the whole trip. The staff? Absolute gems -- especially patient with us Texans who came armed with 400 questions (bless them). The restaurant's tucked downstairs, and here's a tip: book bar seating. Not at the bar, but in the room with the bar. It's cozier, prettier, and avoids the more standard dining space. The vibe? Understated elegance. Think cozy meets classy without any of the snobbery. Now, let's talk food. The Yorkshire pudding was no slouch, but the vegetarian Wellington--oh man. I was fully prepared to mourn the absence of beef, but it turns out blasphemy tastes incredible. Rich, flavorful, and completely unexpected. My jaw said "wow" before my brain could form a sentence. Would we go back? In a heartbeat. And possibly request the same cabbie for more divine dining directions.

    Came here for after work nibbles and drinks. Our waitress was very friendly and very patient as a…read morefew of us arrived late and were a bit indecisive with the drink order. This place is on loweground and is just a big room which was lacking decor. 3/5 Mac and cheese - topped with Parmesan or something and wasn't anything great. Was kind of bland imo 2/5 Ribs starter - didn't seem like it was fully cooked. Also tasted bland 3/5 Chips - just a normal chips 4/5 Tomato salad - I enjoyed the cheese either way the tomates I wouldn't be in a rush to come back. I know the steaks are meant to be good but maybe? The salad was my favorite out of the options we had.

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    Hawksmoor Spitalfields - steak - Updated October 2026

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