A slick, cavernous Basque steakhouse in the City delivering unapologetic decadence, live-fire theatrics, and world-class Txuleta beef.
Ordering Strategy
Bring a group to share the massive 1kg steaks and the £85 King Crab Rice, but do not sleep on the starters. For solo diners or a tighter budget, grab the excellent lunchtime steak frites special.
What to order
Croque Ibai
A "genuinely staggering spectacle" and a "shamelessly over-the-top, butter-basted middle finger to restraint" filled with carabinero prawn, boudin noir, and melted Tomme de Brebis.
1kg Galician Blond T-bone
A "bovine jigsaw" of "hard blackened char and succulent, blushing lobes of meat" sourced from mature cows aged between eight and twelve years.
Tender sweetcorn with black truffle
A buttery, truffley "Galician chowder" that is easy to overlook but is described by critics as a dish that "will live long in the memory."
Pain Perdu
Regarded as an "ultimate death-row dessert," this version of French toast is served with hazelnuts and rum.
Noir de Bigorre ham and crisps
A "teetering Jenga pile" of housemade crisps and "sexy, recumbent sheaves" of ham crowned with smoked piparra peppers.
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Signal Score
Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.
Top critic: Grace Dent (90%)
Editorial Weight 60 pts
Authority + depth + recency
Agreement 8 pts
How aligned the critics are
Coverage 10 pts
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Public Signal 11 pts
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Boosts 0 pts
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Review signals
4 Elite · 3 Editorial · 8 total signals
Public signal
4.5★ (542 reviews)
Good to know
Tucked away near Smithfield Market in a brooding former factory. The wine list is exceptional with impressively low mark-ups on high-end bottles. Note that they are closed on weekends (Monday-Friday only).
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