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    Smith and Wollensky

    4.3 (45 reviews)
    Ultra High-EndAmerican, Seafood, Steakhouses
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:30 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Dressy
    Good for groups

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    Happy Birthday to Me
    Richard B.

    We celebrated my 70th birthday in London and we had dinner here before the theater. The service was spot-on and the food delicious. It was a lively crowd and the restaurant had a great vibe. I didn't order dessert but to my surprise, we were treated to a yummy sweet with candle. It was perfect.

    Christina N.

    Came here with a group of 10 coworkers and had a great time. The waiter was very patient in explaining the menu to us, the wine was great and the food was fantastic. We started with the shrimp cocktail, burrata, and tuna tartare and they were amazing. We got a couple of different steaks to try and they were all cooked to the perfect medium rare. Make sure you get the sauce and some sides to go with your main! Our party had such a great time that we didnt realize we had stayed past almost an hour after their closing time. The waiter and servers were patiently waiting for us to leave instead of just kicking us out. Oops!

    Mac and cheese
    Erroll C.

    Sat by the bar and was greeted by Mika Her service and personality was amazing and great... don't think I've had better service ever before. She was kind and sweet. I ordered the signature rib eye medium rare and it was amazing !!!!! I highly recommend it. I give it a 9/10. We had the Cajun fries, roasted potatoes, bread, and Mac and cheese. It was all delicious. 10/10 We ordered a bottle of Prosecco and it was great as well Highly recommend this steak house. Price was great compared to the overpriced menu back home in the USA / miami. Come by. You won't regret it. Make reservations in advance or if you didn't , just ask to be seated by the bar

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    Lynsey H.

    I came here to celebrate my birthday and it did not disappoint. I was aware of the restaurant from NYC & was very excited to discover a restaurant had opened in London! All the staff were very friendly and attentive. My friend and I started with a glass of prosecco and decided to go straight to mains but load up on side dishes. I ordered the filet steak and my friend had the beef wellington. I ordered garlic butter as opposed to a sauce and it was perfect, the steak had lots of flavour and was tender. I asked for it to be cooked medium, but I felt it was slightly overcooked for medium. The beef wellington was quite a large portion and my friend was really full afterwards. For sides we went for mushrooms, fries and truffle mac and cheese. The sides were delicious! We were certainly sufficiently full when we had got through all that food. While we were waiting for our food to go down, I got up to take a few photos as the restaurant wasn't too busy and one of the waiters was kind enough to give me a tour of the restaurant, there is a whole other level of tables and a bar on the lower level as well as a few private dining rooms. It was really cool to have a tour! The waiter said the kitchen was a bit busy at that time to show me around but next time they would be happy to! After my tour, my friend and I ordered New York Cheesecake to share for dessert and it was so good that my friend ordered her own portion as she wanted more! It had a strawberry sauce on it which was so good!! Overall, we had an amazing experience. Service was excellent, food was delicious and I would happily go back again and again. I actually really want to try their brunch menu, so I will probably give that a try next time.

    Fries

    Both the food and the drinks are amazing here. The waiters are also great to talk to. Would love to come back here more.

    Elizabeth W.

    This was an unexpected surprise. I bought a voucher through Timeout which got us a chateaubriand to share, 4 sides and a glass of prosecco each for £45. The deal was pretty good so I assumed the food and/or service wouldn't be up to much but BOY was I wrong. The service was 5* from the get go. The voucher stipulated that you must book at table before 6.30 however they had no issue with letting me book at 7pm table. When we arrived we were shown to our seats by a friendly waiter who brought us water and both the wine and food menu, offering to take us through the options available through the deal and the extra's we could add from the a la carte. The prosecco which we were given was tasty and we were able to enjoy while we chose which sides to get from their menu. We also asked to swap 2 classic sides for 1 jazzier side (prices worked out the same) which was no problem at all. Normally I would always get chips and a salad with steak however they only serve american fries which I am not a huge fan of. In the end we chose garlic mushrooms, whipped potato and also the truffle mac n cheese. We were brought warm crusty bread to nibble on while we waited for our mains and were also given the opportunity to try a few different wines so we could pick the red to go with our steak.. The bottles are pretty expensive so we both chose a glass of red each - one at £16!!! And the other at £6. I have to say the £16 glass was beautiful but the £6 was also good. The steak was brought on a trolley to the table along with the sides and 2 sauces (peppercorn and bearnaise). The steak is sliced for you and then plated up which makes for a bit of a theatrics. The steak was cooked to perfection - so tender and the sauces were the best I have had at a restaurant - actually adding something to the steak rather than a sickly sweet sauce hiding a bad steak. We really lucked out on our sides. The whipped potato was SO good and the mushrooms were plenty garlicy. The slight let down was the mac n cheese which I personally didn't think was cheesy or truffly enough. I saw salad and chips go past which I didn't think looked very good but I could be wrong! We were so full we couldn't have dreamed of ordering dessert however I must say nothing grabbed my attention as the puddings were fairly standard american diner style. Overall we had the loveliest meal with amazing service and great food in a tastefully decorated restaurant. In total we paid £90 (another £45 on top of the original deal), which made for a pricey Wednesday night meal (the only reason they get 4*) but it was SO worth it. I would love to go again and would order exactly the same next time and the time after that and the time after that, however I just couldn't afford it!

    An outstanding fillet steak au poivre with chips.

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    9 months ago

    Food, Service and ambiance were perfect. The American style steak was a real treat for my local family! We'll be back!!

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    6 months ago

    Great steaks and seafood. Service was impeccable and the drinks were spot on. I was in London for business and ended up eating here twice.

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    Good food, good service, good times! Really enjoyed this restaurant. Try the split pea soup, yummy!

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    7 years ago

    Excellent USDA Filet, amazing veggies! Love that you can eat early dinner too! We are visiting from USA and were not disappointed.

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    Review Highlights - Smith and Wollensky

    I ordered garlic butter as opposed to a sauce and it was perfect, the steak had lots of flavour and was tender.

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    Sophie’s Steakhouse Soho - Pate, Melba toast and fig marmalade

    Sophie’s Steakhouse Soho

    4.3(32 reviews)
    0.5 miSoho

    I wish I'd had the chance to try their Sunday roast, but let me tell you, their fire pit set menu…read moremore than made up for it. Three courses for £35, I started with the chicken liver pâté, rich and silky enough to make you close your eyes and savor it. The slow-roast West Country beef. Medium, of course why would you do it any other way. And the mince pie, boozy. Very boozy. Consider yourself warned. We were seated right in front of the fire pit, which added a rustic, cozy touch to the whole experience. Sure, it got a little toasty toward the end, but with the freezing cold outside, I wasn't about to complain. It felt like a true British winter dining experience, and I'd do it all over again.

    4.5 Stars Incredible…read morequality food and top notch service in a chic SOHO atmosphere. This place was really, really good. Our server was very knowledgeable and attentive. Our food and drinks arrived promptly. We got the 40oz Tomahawk Steak and split it between 3 adults. Ordered the steak medium rare, and it came out a bit closer to rare but that's OK. The peppercorn sauce was delicious. Steak came with 2 potato sides so we had roasted potatoes and fries. I've been traveling in Europe for 2 weeks and these were easily the best fries I've had the entire trip. Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and well seasoned. They do not offer real/straight horse radish. Only a creamy horse sauce. We had a delicious Bordeux red with the steak and it was a perfect pair. They do have a kids menu, which had some decent options... Squid and chips, burger, Mac and cheese, steak frites. The grilled Tuna Steak almost overshadowed the Tomahawk. We ordered it pink inside, and they delivered. It was perfectly seasoned and served with a garnish of grilled avocado with a tomato salsa. An incredible piece of fish! The building used to be a porn cinema so some of the artwork reflects that time. I'd describe it as tasteful decor, despite the subject matter. I felt like my Negroni cocktail was watered down. Don't miss Sofie's. So good!

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    Sophie’s Steakhouse Soho - Interior lounge

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    Tomahawk Steak

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    Blacklock

    Blacklock

    4.6(195 reviews)
    0.6 miSoho
    £££

    We were hanging out in Soho and the online reservations showed no openings. We decided to try and…read morewalk in anyway and are glad we did. They had room for party of 4 and it was Monday night, so "butcher" pricing, which means you pay what they pay by the weight for your meat. There was a chalk board that listed all the cuts by weight and as they sold, they crossed them off. There were still plenty available in a variety of cuts when we arrived around 8pm. I love that the entire restaurant is underground. We ended up getting an 800kg ribeye and it was the perfect amount of meat for us. We did supplement with lots of sides including the bone marrow, mushrooms on toast, beef dripping chips, and sweet potato. My favorite was the sweet potato, which was ash roasted for 10 hours and you could taste it. They all went will with the steak that came out in about 20 minutes, pre-sliced with a nice presentation. We also got a few of the cheese and pickle, which was a hit with my wife. Our server was great and we enjoyed our time and meal very much!

    Wow, what can be said about this little gem of a restaurant. This was our first meal in London and…read moreit don't disappoint. Service was exceptional, and the food was just as good. Had the ribeye, kale salad and chips followed up by the bread pudding. All wonderful, and the Aperol spritz was just as tasty. Highly recommend!

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    Blacklock - Ribeye Steak with Green Sauce and 10-Hour Ash Roasted Sweet Potato

    Ribeye Steak with Green Sauce and 10-Hour Ash Roasted Sweet Potato

    Blacklock - All In, Beef Dripping Chips, Spring Slaw, Blacklock Gravy

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    All In, Beef Dripping Chips, Spring Slaw, Blacklock Gravy

    Heliot Steak House

    Heliot Steak House

    3.9(23 reviews)
    0.3 miLeicester Square
    ££

    Pre-theater 3 courses for 29 GBP is quite the deal. I really enjoyed the Apple & Caramelized Pecan…read moresalad and the red velvet cake. The steak which I had done medium rare is a cheaper cut and chewy even at medium rare. I was in and out in about an hour. Service was good and 12.5% service charge included automatically. I'll definitely do this again before seeing a West End show.

    I think the food was well cooked, the service was great. I came here with my mom and I thought it…read morewas a little noisy, so I told the host we're gonna leave and try another place. The host offered to change our seat to a different area, I agreed. That was very nice of him. The new location was great. The restaurant is in a casino and the hotel is on top. There is also shows onsite as well. Since I was with my mom, we passed on the show. The waiter Paul and the person he works with was so nice . He was very attentive. The manager at the time also came by to make sure we were okay. The restaurant is over looking the casino and we had a special which was steak, lobster and Prosecco. Also the restaurant is in beginning Leicester square (Piccadilly are)z reminder they charge for sauces, just heads up, that was the reason for 4 stars versus 5 stars Ps. There is a security check when walking in. Coats and bags are ticketed, you must be 18 years old to enter because of the casino.. you will be carded.

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    Heliot Steak House
    Heliot Steak House
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    Smith and Wollensky - tradamerican - Updated May 2026

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