It’s all about the meat
Following a recent visit to Hutchesons Bar & Brasserie we finally made it along to the original The Butchershop Bar & Grill for some meat.
Inside is relaxed and informal. Cosy booths or tables through the back seperated by a cocktail bar area.
As it was a Sunday we went for a sirloin roast (£13.95) and half a kilo of Cote de boeuf (£32.95) after discussion with the staff over how much meat we thought we could eat! A topping of bone marrow was added for an extra £2.95.
The food did take a while to arrive, however, it did take us a while to pick though what we wanted from the menu and the restaurant was full to the brim.
For drinks we went for a 175ml Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina (£6.75) and 175ml of the French Pinot Noir (£7.95) both was nice but perhaps not as smooth as we’ve had elsewhere.
The cote de boeuf at 500g was a huge slab of meat, cooked medium-rare. Served with delicious chips, tomato and a side of bearnaise sauce.
Sirloin roast with carrots, green beans, parsnips, roast potatoes, sweet corn and Yorkshire pudding. Moist beef and crisp veg. Spongy pudding – perfect for soaking up the gravy.
To finish with we had a couple of light summery cocktails – a Cardamom Cooler (Beefeater, rhubarb liquer, cardomom pods, syrup and pineapple) and The Grey Mare (Gin Mare, apricot liquer, earl gray tea and sugar) (both £6.95) Both were perfect for a humid day.
No wifi which may be a plus or minus depending on who you are.
Female toilets clean, tidy with a baby changing area.
Total bill was £78.45
TL;DR
+ great steak and chips
+ staff very good
+ relaxed and informal
– maybe a bit too relaxed as the food was slow in coming out
