Hawksmoor Seven Dials

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Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Britta Jaschinski / Time Out
Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Britta Jaschinski / Time Out
Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Britta Jaschinski / Time Out
Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Britta Jaschinski / Time Out
Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Britta Jaschinski / Time Out

Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Britta Jaschinski / Time Out

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Thu Oct 18 2012

This former fruit warehouse is now Carnivore Central in Will Beckett and Huw Gott’s confidently expanding empire, and the bar a place of pilgrimage in its own right for cocktail geeks.

Winner of Time Out’s Best New Restaurant award in 2011, the discreet-fronted basement location is elevated to a high-end destination with a characterful interior of reclaimed materials and the fan-boys’ zeal for premium meats and other taste sensations. The bad news is, with a similar appreciation of gustatory pleasures (a couple of cocktails, say, followed by crab or lobster, sirloin and side dishes, wine and pudding), dinner here can easily set you back £100 a head.

The good news is the express menu (ideal pre-theatre when tables are easy to snare) proffers two courses for £22 and three courses for £25 – and still allows enjoyment of fine Ginger Pig Longhorn ribeye (a more-than-strictly-needed 250g), and bone marrow with onions. Desserts here, in our experience, don’t benefit from the same obsessive attention to detail as the beef dripping chips, kimchi burger, hot dogs or historic anti-fogmatics – still, there’s the post-prandial cocktail list to peruse featuring the likes of Climpson’s espresso martini.

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Address:
Hawksmoor Seven Dials 11 Langley Street
London
WC2H 9JJ

Venue phone:
020 7420 9390
Venue website:
www.thehawksmoor.co.uk
Opening hours:
Lunch served noon-3pm Mon-Sat; noon-5pm Sun. Dinner served 5-10.30pm Mon-Thur; 5-11pm Fri, Sat; 5-9:30pm Sun
Transport:
Tube: Covent Garden tube
Price:
Main courses £15-£30. Set meal (noon-3pm, 5-6.30pm, 10-10.30pm Mon-Fri) £22 2 courses, £25 3 coursesMeal for two with wine and service: around £120
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1. Hawksmoor Seven Dials
  - 11 Langley Street
    London
    WC2H 9JJ
  - 020 7420 9390
  - www.thehawksmoor.co.uk
  - 51.513286,-0.125894

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(56 ratings)

Is that a Rat on the table?

Niels Hansen Thu Feb 21
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Ooooh, such a good food, Me LIke!!!!

Søren Rosenkjaer Thu Feb 21
Rated as: 5/5
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Ooooh, such a good food, Me LIke!!!!

Niels Hansen Thu Feb 21
Rated as: 5/5
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Out of curiosity I finally tried Hawksmoor last night at Seven Dials. To make it an affordable trip we opted for the set menu - 2 courses for £23, not too bad, especially after hearing such good things. However I have to say the steak and chips - which came out 2 minutes after ordering - was pretty bland. I covered everything in salt, ketchup and vinegar just to give it some flavour (not something I usually do in restaurants I'd like to add). It would be nice if a sauce was offered with the set menu as it needed the flavour and also the meat on the plate on it's own looked rather bare on it's own. All to quickly we were rushed for our dessert orders, so couldn't finish them. But I will say that the desserts are worth a trip alone (almost). The sticky orange pudding and berry panna cotta were to die for, so flavoursome but whilst being light and very moreish. If only the much raved about steaks had been as good.

Charlotte Fri Feb 8
Rated as: 3/5
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Superb food from starters such as Roast Bone Marrow or Potted bacon and beef with Yorkshires ! The steaks are superb as are the Beef Dripping Chips. The desserts are fantastic and I really enjoyed the Cornflake Ice Cream. Wonderful Cocktails, Good Wine list and good selection of beers. This is the best meal we have had in London and the service was second to none !

Andy K Sat Dec 15 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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I eat,regularly, out in London and am very passionate about cooking, and food in general. This place was incredibly disappointing. It is ridiculously priced. The steak was very poor. The service was non existent- pleasant enough but paying that sort of price, they should be more attentive. This was really disappointing, it strikes me as odd that not more people have mentioned this! the cocktails were nice before dinner.

Sarah Tue Dec 11 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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I was very disappointed, having heard this was the best restaurant for steak in London. It doesn't have a patch on steaks in Paris and Argentina or even USA & Australia. My steak was cooked medium well instead of medium rare. Sent it back and the next steak was cooked properly, but not well seasoned - didn't have a delicious outer crust. The meat flavour wasn't amazing, texture could have been better. A great steak should make you say, "Oh my god - I can't believe how good this is". I ate 1/2 of this one mostly to be polite to my dining companion. Entrees were better; 1 very good, the other just good. Creamed spinach was excellent. Chips were over salted and a bit of a let down. Service was pretty rushed and lacking in passion until they'd studded up cooking the steak. All in all I'd save my pennies and head to Paris for dinner rather than going here. Having tasted 2 steaks here, my conclusion on the raves about this place is that the people haven't really tasted good steak - which is one of life's great pleasures.

Ali Thu Dec 6 2012
Rated as: 2/5
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best. steak. ever.

chip Sat Nov 24 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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I have travelled to North America on numerous occasions and dined at some of the best steak houses; but never has the steak been as good as this. It literally brought tears of pleasure to my eyes. I was tasting class. I know my meats. Beef, Sheep (lamb, hogget, mutton) Pork, Fowl and Game. This beef was the tops. As were the polite yet proffesional and knowledgable staff that helped us enjoy our evening. Forget the price. " When shall ye live, if not now "

Yorkshire Shepherd / Sheep Dog Trainer Tue Oct 16 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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We ate here a couple of months ago and had such a fantastic time. The place rocks! Great atmosphere, excellent steak and the best service we've ever had. Suffice to say we live in the wilds of Northwest Ireland and have contrived a reason to go back to London next week to eat here again!

MonaC Sat Oct 13 2012
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