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One of the best sushi places I have eaten at in London. All clearly fresh. The sashimi was cut perfectly and was of a high quality.

We also ordered the spring rolls, gyoza, seafood ramen and chicken udon. All full of flavour. We like it so much we ordered everything again (thank god for tastecard’s 241 deal).

The service was quick – the tables were really close together however. You can hear everything the person next to you is saying in all its graphic details which was quite entertaining.

My favourite of the three restaurants run by Will Smith (not the actor). The other restaurants being Wild Honey and Le Deux Salon.
I dined here on the pre-theatre deal which is extremely reasonable for a Michelin star restaurants. Well, that was the plan until we met our fanatic waiter and gave some suggestions off the a la carte, and I’m glad he did!
I started with the crisp pigs head, spinach and turnip salad which I thought was going to look grotesque on the plate, but of course it was made up of all the fleshy parts of the face, presented in a need little block and sad beautifully on the plate. My companion had the squid and mackerel ‘burger’, parsley, razor clams, sea purslane. I snuck a little taste of it and it was delicious!
The mains consisted of roast rabbit, shoulder cottage pie, artichokes, carrots and pancetta for me and cod fillet dish for my vegetarian friend. Again the presentation was stunning with the taste just as good!
The staff really look after you here and I often recommend this place to friends who would like a romantic meal, a small get together of friends or a bite to eat at the bar before hitting Soho.
I will be returning… pictures to follow soon.

Superb steaks and accompanying wine.

Tip of the day: Go for the taster board for the dessert to try all of their desserts on one board.

The third restaurant to open under the Hawksmoor brand opened this week next to Guildhall in the city of London.

The underground space is lovely and open but still has a warm feeling to it with the earthy wood and leather interior.

Enough of the decor and down to the food – as you can expect the food is the star attraction and it didn’t disappoint! Starter of stilton and bacon mussels were rich but oh so tasty, served with a big wedge of bread to mop up the juices. The mussels were only outdone by the Belly Ribs that had been cooking for 5 hours and just fell apart with the side of a fork – amazing! We also tried the bone marrow and potted smoked mackerel. Both so flavoursome and lined the stomach nicely for the main course. STEAK, and lots of it.

We opted for the 1kg Bone-in Prime Rib and 900g Porterhouse steaks between four with a variety of sides. Carrots, brussel sprouts, onion rings, creamed spinach, triple fried chips, mushrooms, beef dripping chips, bernaise sauce and peppercorn sauce. This was a lot of food! It was a challenge that we stepped up to and demolished the lot. Highlight of the sides for me were the sprouts, beef dripping chips and the peppercorn sauce.

After eating all that food we were presented with the dessert menu, and went for it again. Bramley apple pie with custard, Trinity burnt cream (creme brulee), Ice cream sundae and a chocolate dessert. The waiter also supplied a number of the ice-creams for us to try which was a nice touch.

The waiter, Peter, was really knowledgeable and made a great wine suggestion to go with the meal. A great asset to Hawksmoor and a genuinely nice guy.

Hawksmoor Seven Dials used to be my favourite restaurant in London, now it has some competition in Hawksmoor Guildhall!

A whole FREE pizza with every drink ordered at the bar.

They have a pizza oven at the back of the bar where you swap your ticket over for a whole cheese pizza.

You can’t get much better than that people….

Went during Restaurant Week - the service was impeccable and the food just as food. tuna tartar followed by a deliciously flaky cod dish.

Would highly recommend this restaurant as a must see in the Meatpacking district for Lunch or Dinner.