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Hawksmoor London's Top Steak Restaurant ASTRONOMICAL Prices ABYSMAL Service!
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- čas přidán 2. 11. 2021
- Hawksmoor Steak Restaurant in London is seen as the best steak restaurant experience in the UK. However that wasn't the case for us when we went to Visit Hawksmoor in Borough London as the Service we received was abysmal, not to mention all the hidden prices. The Cost of the final bill was astronomical. Here's our review of The Hawksmoor Steak Restaurant.
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Loving these London foodie vlogs with you two, that place was just ridiculous! £3.50 for 3 slices of bread, £4.50 for council pop ( tap water ), I'd have asked for the water and service charge to be removed from the bill, no way would I have paid for those.
Your missus is a very lucky lady !
You can't walk into places like that in London and expect to pay council estate prices, rent rates wages ect ect are 10 times higher so expect to pay more, it's not as if they don't show the prices
From a Northerner's point of view, they are taking the piss. What a rip-off having to pay extra for chips were where the mushrooms and tomato and onion rings these should be standard on a steak meal. I think you were far too generous with your scores I would have only given them 6 at the best. And to my mind, both steaks were medium rare at best.
Totally my thoughts too.
Nothing like a Union ring lol 🤣
@@STEVIEBHOY 🤣🤣🤣
@@STEVIEBHOY thanks for that I have now rectified it.
I am noticing this more and more with the coking time... Quite often the steak is recommended to be served rare by the restaurant but I'm not a fan of raw meat lol so I order medium but lately many restaurants have been serving me them medium-rare or even rare when I've asked for medium!
You eat with your eyes, presentation is everything. Looks like a lump of meat slapped on the plate no garnish nothing looks poor so far. Steak looks medium rare to be honest. They saw you coming what a rip off. The problem with London your paying quality prices for poor quality foods and standards. Everything is better and cheaper in the north. The steak you had at the place in Nottingham with the Michelin started chef using their own butchers was by far better quality and better price.
I sometimes think I live in a parallel universe when I see the cost of food in these sort of places. No way could I afford or justify paying that much for just one course of food.
110% agree
It's ridiculous. If I wasn't doing it for a review I'd never pay rhat!!! I want to expose this sort of stupidity.
@@TheMacMaster 👍👍👍👍
Hang a minute, No onion rings, No mushrooms, No Veg, at those price's, P'@@'s Off!!
Sadly this review does nothing to dispel the preconceptions regarding eating out in central London. It's disgraceful that as we (hopefully) come out of covid restrictions, such places can blatantly charge so much and offer indifferent service. We're not here to be mugs and refill restaurant owners bank accounts. Thankfully it's not the same in other central London places. Obviously this is one to avoid. Thanks boys for the heads up on this place
Who drinks beer in a steak house!? Hawksmoor is one of favorite places to eat. If you can't afford it, don't have it.
I know it's London but for what you got for the price was shocking,I could get a weeks shopping lol 😆
Steak places like this are expense account country. Banker boys out for a meal on the company. Big table, few beers before, trolling through the wine list to buy something pleasantly overpriced, lots of side dishes, and before and after drinks. The boys will be so drunk they won’t know what they are eating. That’s how these places make money so don’t expect your hundred and something tab to get you anything special in particular on the service side.
BASED
Your face mate when you said..." the service.....was shit !!.." ..cracking mate.lol
When you held the receipt up I think the Love Food thing could be a charity thing as it also had Charity donation on the bottom of the receipt which was also £1.00?? Could be wrong though… 💁🏼♀️
I binge on these vids now Lee 😂 great vid once again!
Thanks Josh.
Is it always a fillet steak with peppercorn sauce washed down with Coke
Looked nice but maybe a tad underdone for medium. My ex always asked for medium but didn’t like it if the steak was too pink. I’m impressed though how they manage to cook the outside well-which gives it a nice flavour-whilst the inside can stay pink. The grill must have some heat. Finally the price-not cheap but if you compare it to spoons-you get what you pay for.
They use a charcoal grill and oven.
Prices were what I expected ( I live in London) but definitely would have wanted some accompaniments with the meal , a grilled tomato, onion rings or mushrooms, mixed salad perhaps
I agree Lester I could see too much white of the plate 😆
I’ve been multiple times to Hawksmoore(Old Street, Seven Dials and Borough) and have always found the service to be excellent.
Hi i'm abit hesistent to go there for my NYE celebration at seven dials after this video, would you say Goodman is better than hawksmoor? I'm a tourist btw
There is no way this deserves the high scores that it was given. I've had significantly better than this for a quarter of the price, although admittedly outside of London. Compared against America this is a joke. In America you automatically would get a whole pitcher of iced tap water, and a whole bread basket totally for free, without even asking, and in most places the steak would have been twice the size, and better quality than that for a fraction of the cost.
plus a 25% gratuity, well in Honolulu anyway.
I wouldn't trust any food from the states too much steroid abuse and chemical enhancement goes on there, they even have to wash there chicken 🤣😂 best quality steaks definitely not from the states, I would rather eat the honest grass fed beef places in the uk do, of waygu from Japan and even the Argentina beef
I went a long time ago now, well, perhaps 5 years ago and it was superb, I went to one at a different location in London
mind you, but from your video seems like things have got worse. Then again i went and it was pretty quiet so perhaps all those things can affect the experience. That Love food item on your bill is probably the charity donation. Thanks for another great video ..
What happens when poor people go to a nice restaurant, they don't understand you're not just paying for the food... you're paying for the experience, location, pepper and salt grinders NOT shakers, glassware, silverware... you won't get those quality of steaks at ALDI... simple people just don't understand the significance of aged beef, the amount of loss in aging and the costs involved... that total was cheap if that was indeed London... Comparable city in the US like New York and you're looking at $100 a person... my advice? restaurants like that are lost on people like you, especially if all you going to do is whinge about it
I’m not poor and could afford to eat there but I won’t because they are basically fucking rip off merchants who are overcharging for the food and service they are providing. I want value for money - this does not represent value for money.
100%
One of Londons best...A total rip off...£125 ..For 2 stakes and chips , oh and 3 bits of bread ,,,There having a laugh..
That meals' cost is the equivalent of what many people earn in a month here in South Africa 🇿🇦....food for thought.
Totally agree,but it is London, footballers etc ,on millions pounds a year ,small change,but keeps lower class out ,rich culture
@@andymullaney1594 bet vinny Jones eats there
@@brody5211 Only if some other pillock is paying.
Shame you had a bad experience, went there pre COVID and had one of the best meals of my life and the staff were so amazing and attentive!
I have eaten at the Air street restaurant, outstanding in all areas.
Definitely the most expensive bread "in the world" ! A wonderful review as always.
Why do you need sliced bread in ,a place like that ,to fill you up ,?,maybe make a chip butty, empty plate with a steak
A quid each for a slice of bread and 50p for the knob of butter lol the mains looked so bare they could of least added peas and mushrooms.
You put it very well. 😂😂👍🏼
Rip off, I counted about 10 chips on the plate and no side salad or onion rings.
Mate, do me a favour and have a different steak to Fillet! It's very difficult to ruin a Fillet (apart from over cook it of course) but the steak itself is heavily reliant on a great sauce, whereas a Rib-Eye or a T-Bone etc takes more skill to get right and relies on a great flavour and is more of a indicator on whether the restaurant/chef is any good! Love your vlogs along with Darren's so keep up the great work, it's a real blast buddy! Cheers!
london Prices and Darren Johns was never medium in a million years
Thanks for showing me this. Instead of going there to buy a Rib eye steak. I'm going to spoons to buy x3 Rib eye steak with Jacket, Peas, Grilled Tomato and Grilled Mushroom plus pepper corn sauce 💪 oh......and a couple of 🍺 🍺's
The love food is a charity donation "This September marks the beginning of Action Against Hunger’s annual Love Food Give Food campaign. As a charity that has always been very close to our hearts, we will be adding an optional £1.00 donation to each restaurant bill throughout September and October."
The bill seemed like an extortionate amount for the meal you had.....
Optional being the word. It looks like they just added it to the bill anyway. I know prices here in Ireland are crazy but that is extortionate.
All the best from Ireland lee,it's fantastic to see this brilliant channel growing
He needs to come to Dublin but avoid Temple bar
Hawksmoor is ok but very much looking forward to your review of Nusr-Et 🤞
if you don't like the service never pay the service charge,,, pay what ever you think its worth. I was once stop and asked if the service was ok as I only paid 9% service, I said sorry and asked for the 9% back. This certainly got the message across.
do that salt bae one... but do a gofundme first :)))
Watch this space!!
Was looking forward to going here but will now look to go elsewhere! Cheers for another great video!
Another entertaining video your the first thing I look for after a hard day's work.I can't wait for our USA adventure lol
Oh by the way, ask for tap water, By law any licenced premises must have water available to drink, I normally just ask for a jug of iced water to go with my meal.
Nice One Guys .Food Looks Fab , Price No way . Did ya find out what was "LOVE FOOD "?
Cheers Dave. Yeah it's a charity. Would have been nice to have been asked first. Maybe they should donate it at that price and more.
Isn't tap water free if an establishment serves alcohol?
Yes
I think you guys marked it too high considering the bad service 8.5 and 8 is a good score cheers lads
We went to the one on Commercial St. The restaurant was virtually empty. However they sat us near to a large group of loud drunk city boys which really ruined our experience. It was very overpriced for average food. Never again!
You are clearly not used to London prices, and the fact you went on about the bill was a bit embarrassing for your guest, I thought. I rate Hawksmoor as the best steakhouse I have ever been to. A cheap steak is a bad steak, and you get what you pay for in my book. If you ask for tap water, then you get it for free- just a tip for future.
I deffo would have had the same as Darren, med/Rare Ribeye. Paying them prices you'd want the service to be tip-top though especially as such expensive service charge. Great video again guys! 👏x
Hi Guys totally agree with your review and comments about Hawksmoor. The food was delicious. We had the same server as you and found her very hard to communicate with. By the way I was the gentleman who recommended the Ribeye steak to your friend. Glad he enjoyed it as it was great.
Hey. Was lovely to meet you. 👍🏼👍🏼
The potted beef and Yorkshire starter is to die for
You guys need to rate these things correctly. Giving them an 8/10 is way too high for that service and steak. Should be 5 or 6.
You could have had 125, £1 burgers in Blackpool for that!! 🤣 Wasn't the most visually appealing meal for the money!. Loving the videos fella!.
The prices keep the Rif Raff out. In this case it didnt . Stick to pie and chips.
You really need to watch the whole vlog before commenting!! Just saying 😉
That’s an absolute disgrace , not even a starter in that receipt , what a joke . RIP off ,
Your scores of 8 and 8.5 seemed very high compared to your actual review! Or are these out of 20???
We went to the Keg restaurant chain in Ontario on Sunday. $137 including taxes plus a tip of $23, approximately 90 quid. We had 2 draught beers, a large caesar salad each, bread, 10ozs of prime rib each, with a baked potato, mushrooms and courgettes, and 1 dessert.
A'reet? A suggestion for you both, should you not mind my doing so. Gordon's Wine Bar. It's between Embankment and Charing Cross stations. I seem to recall it used to do wonderful Sunday lunches (this from a guy who despises Sunday lunches), but it seems to have trimmed down its food offerings. But the wines and the atmosphere are second to none. Whenever I'm back in the UK, and am going via London (which I am ahead of Christmas) I always drop in here.
Good recommendation. A classic.
The food looked good, the venue looked good too, but service does mean a lot, as I’ve said happy staff make you feel welcome and that feeling is absolutely part of going out, your scores are absolutely justified!
Where on Earth do you keep finding this early 90s Euro porn soundtrack music? I keep expecting Rocco Siffredi to appear and as if you're meal's okay.
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£38 for a steak,what does it come with? It's own firework display?. Ridiculous prices.
And what was that bottle of something for £330? Yeah i"ll 2 bottles please.. scary money, even if I was a millionaire I wouldn't pay that.
I have two guidelines in my culinary life. If you order a gourmet burger then fries should be included…yep surcharge for loaded or whatever but basic fries should always be served with the burger. If you are paying top dollar for a steak then a choice of sauce should be included gratis. Both fries and sauces cost them next to nothing and to charge £4 for a handful of fries or £3 for a sauce is pure greed.
The place looked nothing special to me like an old fashioned pub , £38 -00 for a steak ,🙄
I Mike these videos before I even watch them.. hate the thumbnails but each to there own, top guy top food or bad food he says it as it is 👌
Thanks Tom. 👍🏼
Sorry for the typing mistake, I don’t Mike anyone! It’s like I meant.. FairPlay though mate and your friends who join you too. Top people
Been in this very restaurant and eyewatering bill for 4 of £256 and that was 5 years ago. I drank tap water. Thought it a bit funny as didn't leave a tip only to find a £29 service charge had been added.
Cool to see though, that the blue cheese hollandaise sauce is made from a Nottinghamshire cheese, Stichelton. Made on the Welbeck estate
Recently visited their restaurant in Air Street and everything was great.
Warm greeting on arrival, friendly staff who offered recommendations and lovely tasting food.
They did add a charity amount to the bill of £4.50 which i thought was odd, but hey ho.
Good to see a bit of YORKSHIRE included! Cutlery made in Sheffield!!
Just shows how long ago ordered new cutlery looked well warn out lol
When I'm buying expensive chips I do a mental calculation of how many potatoes I've paid for ... am I alone ?.... Lee that's maybe one maris piper 😳
Deffo. It’s the biggest con going.
I’d recommend you try blacklock, steak is superb and the service is second to none!
Take Darren to a Miller & Carter! I think the food for the price is great at M&C! Love the honest reviews and also loving the Spoons reviews….
Thanks Lee 👍🏼👍🏼
I have eaten at the London air street restaurant. One of the best meals I have ever had. The service was outstanding. Don’t forget you can take your own wine and pay £5 corkage on a Monday and £25 rest of the week.
What a rip off !!! 🤦🏽♀️£125 for tht ??!!
The Emperor's New Clothes syndrome, you are told it’s the best, sucked in, just to find its an over priced average all round experience. Pandering to a certain class of well healed cliental of London. Nobody will openly criticize, for fear of being ridiculed by others. Well boys where did you go afterwards , the plate you were served for all that money may just filled up a 12 year old. I would give it a six. Chips, bread and the water don’t make me laugh. As I have said before Good food goes hand in hand with good service. I don’t do service charges.
Well said. What a load of over rated garbage really. Steak was nice but nothing to write home about. Least I've called them out. Lol. I won't be allowed back now. 😂
Come to think of it, the whole cow must've been worth about a hundred grand.
Been to the Hawksmoor many many times, it’s an unbelievable restaurant, amazing food and great staff and that is the same at everyone of the restaurants I’ve visited (5). Sounds like you just don’t like putting your hand in your pockets and therefore try to find fault in everything.
Wow expensive what you spent there would have got me and my family a full weeks shopping including steaks 👍
Been to the hawksmoor in Manchester a few times and the steaks are gorgeous , service is always very good and with a smile 😁 which seems to be forgotten in London for some reason 🤷🏻♂️and the prices are reasonable 👌🍻
The prices in London and Manchester are the same as far as I can tell.
What a shame service let it down for such an expensive restaurant…..quality Sheffield cutlery though 👍
I've had some of the best meals of my life at this very branch of Hawksmoor. Seems like you caught them on a bad day, it's usually phenomenal.
Got to say I love your vlogs and the fact that you cover the whole gamut of eateries. Whilst the steak and chips did look good, the lack of even the basic additions of mushroom and grilled tomato, and the exorbitant cost (service charge for what, exactly?) puts me off these places. I know they have higher overheads, but WOW! So, the next time I visit London (if ever) it's a packed lunch for me😂😂😂😂
High end steak restaurants don’t come with that nonsense garnish !
These places should be upping their game in customer service. After all you pay for it Lee!! 🥰🌞🥰Xxx
allways wanted to try it u saved me the trouble lol 7 of ten
Shouldn’t of payed the £14 service charge they made you wait 40 minutes
Bleeding hell, what a price! A third of the price of that steak would have been stuck in my teeth lol. Amazed at those prices the place was rammed as well. Based on the price of that small glass of water a flush of the toilet must cost about £1000....😊...Thanks Lee and Darren great to watch. Thank god for prices down North.
One word about those prices; OUCH!
DJ you should take Angie to this place. You guys would make a nice couple. A little creed and good steak might start a nice romance.
Never had a problem here. Food’s always perfect.
Air street in London was amazing
DJ pouring his own beer again ....might as well have been at spoons.
I'm sure I could hear those steaks still mooing as you sliced them open. 😦😂
Would love you to do a follow up in one of their other london venues......great video though ty
Black & Blue in Borough Market was fantastic when we went, should try there
First comment . Keep this videos coming!
The best Hawkesmoor is the one near the famous pineapple gym try that one next guys.Great video as always-Steve.
Hello Lee and Darren wow pricey and I don't live in that world to pay that money for just steak and chips and a bit of bread, food I can cook for myself like steak and grills I just buy a decent steak in Tesco like ribeye £4.00 each and its very good, I cant see where they price it at £36-£38 each and does not include anything else like veg. The fact you had to wait so long awful definitely no service charge. Still a good vlog though thanks guys.
Nearly £5 for water poured from the tap, that's ridiculous
I hate to say it mate but tap water has to be free in this country so if you ask for still water you get bottled which they can charge for, if you ask for tap water then it is free. This isn't on Hawksmoor this is on the customer for ordering the wrong thing
There are some great steak houses in London unfortunately you chose one that I’ve found to be very hit and miss I’m in london this weekend and have the Helliot Steakhouse booked just fab.
Stick to wetherspoons Lee👌 steak looked nice a little on the rare side for me I say 6.5
Totally agree,had rather spend hundred pounds in weather spoons a full day ,lots of drinks and food ,then a lump of beef ,joint ,bread and chips,in a dark and gloomy place,in there,🙄
Lovefood is a charity donation that Hawksmoor does. Shops do it as well now!! Bought some shampoo form L'Occitane today and on the CC machine there was an option to add a charitable donation. You donate, they give ;-)
Tbh I wouldn’t cross the road to it .But great vlog keep up the good work
I’ve been there before, the steak was unreal! Was with work though so didn’t have to pay luckily 😂
Definitely will go there am back in the smoke soon!! Brilliant lads
As a master butcher, I would’ve been disappointed in the fillet which had a piece of connective tissue running through it!
If I was going to sell that in my shop I would definitely NOT charge full fillet steak price for that!
Didn’t look that special TBH👎
Grand job as ever lads!👏👏👏
Where would you go for a nice Sunday roast, please.
@@thestick52 The Holiday Inn at Westhill in Aberdeenshire does a great Sunday carvery!
For fantastic steaks, Miller & Carters in Aberdeen are really hard to beat!👍😊
@@oggie1967 Excellent advices, I appreciate it. Many thanks.
In Dublin you get mash or chips and veg with steak for 25-30 euro. Have you done any reviews in Dublin.
The Lotts does a cracking steak lad, just down from the Ha'penny Bridge
Great update as usual and great to see you two bookends together however the open wallet surgery for that scran is literally "Off The Charts" in a very being mugged off kind of way. 🤔
Water is not FREE to a business premises!! You want to eat high end, you have to expect high end prices...
Tap water is free in the UK my friend
@@TheHullmet to domestic properties yes... not commercial properties
Don't mind payin high end prices if the food is high end but when the food dosent match the price theres a problem , been to the one in Manchester a few times and its gorgeous 🤷🏻♂️
@@brendanbrendan6721 How do you know do you even live in the UK?
@@TheHullmet the room doing the review should know you specifically ask for tap water in a restaurant or they default to bottled. Beefeater he here comes
for water 4.50 pounds is crazy