Goodman

I went here last week with my two teenagers and their aunt and I have to say that the food and service were excellent. My prawn tempura starter was fabulous and the steaks were the best we've ever tasted - by a mile. I had a 600g porterhouse and I could have happily eaten it on its own - without the lovely chips and bearnaise. A delicious bottle of Malbec rounded off the the steak fest. Desserts were lovely too, which came as a surprise as I expected them to be an afterthought in a steak restaurant. Service was intelligent, helpful and perfectly timed. Someone has given this place a lot of thought. It's expensive but I don't mind paying top dollar for food and service like this.
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LPK
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Thursday, January 05, 2012

Been there twice in the past month, I guess it must say something...

moreover, as I went the first time with someone who has been in Peter Luger before, this guy described this restaurant as: 'Well I must say it does not fall a lot from Peter Luger, thanks for bringing me here, what an amazing food' must suggest this place is yummy!

And indeed it is, amazing food - I recommend the truffle chips, creamy spinach, mushrooms and of course the porterhouse steak! first time we ordered 900 grams porterhouse to share for the two of us and since the bone weigh quite a bit we regret we did not order a bigger piece! however in the second visit we did learn from out mistake and asked for 1.5 kg porter house, thought it will be enough and guess what??? next time we are going to order 2 kg!!!

Service is very very good and friendly and atmosphere is very nice!

Only one downside- if you want to come spontaneously more likely you will not have place and if you call to reserve at the day/day before going there you more likely find a place either after 10pm or around 6pm. for 8pm you will be need to book much in advance.

Great place, friendly and professional service and most importantly AMAZING food!!

you must go there!
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Ben - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Friday, November 25, 2011

Firstly the service was excellent, everyone got the food they ordered without fuss. It was not quick but we were not rushed at all. We were there for over 3 hours.

>>>>You are going here to get a HUGE lump of meat cooked just as you ask, and a good red to wash it down. <<<<

The steaks start at £25 with sauce. I has a ribeye at 400g and £30. It was as excellent as the service. Be aware if you add in a starter and a couple of side dishes you won't get much change from £100 a head (we drank a bottle of wine each @ £40 :) ). For two you could manage on £130 ish +

IMHO it is still better to save up and go here and really enjoy yourself. Yes international feel with many business types as customers. Good location, easy to find with a pub right next door to meet up.

We had a really good evening. I would be happy to go back.
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9 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Sunday, November 06, 2011

I was keeping my expectations really low for Goodman. The reason for this was the letdown that was Hawksmoor Covent Garden (so-so food, lacklustre service, raucous clientele) maybe we were unlucky, but it was a real disapppointment. It was however on reading reviews of Hawksmoor that I picked up on Goodman - its reviews were all good!

I booked a table for Saturday lunch. We had sharpened our appetites with a trip on a Thames Rib speedboat (fast, bit scary, recommended). We were put in the back room, possibly because of our windswept, not very Mayfair appearance. Our waiter Rafal was very good. The steak was without a doubt the best I've had. Steak loving son was in a trance. He and I both had the American beef , rib eye and bone in sirloin. Boyfriend and daughter had burgers and were very happy with those.

The chips were also very good, same goes for the bearnaise sauce but really they didn't matter, the steak would have been fine all by itself.

Desserts, we had some - sorbet, creme brulee, cheescake. They were all good too . We were greedy and had one each but the portions were big enough to share - especially the creme brulee and thats what I would do next time .

The only negative was the steep price of wine by the glass.

My next plan: Wright Brothers Soho for oysters then on to Goodman for steak.
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Maryan
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Monday, September 05, 2011

wow! that's all that needs to be said.

if you love meat this place is unreal...the goodman ribeye is 400grams of pure brilliance

it costs a bit but let's face it you're in a nice restaurant in london

great food, great service, great atmosphere...not even a question of if i will go back....just when.
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Fantastic . Best steak ever and amazing service. Will be back for sure.
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Foxy - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, August 06, 2011

Popped in after the Pollen Street Social launch party. Managed to get a table. Fab food, fab service. Really good evening. Thanks!
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S Bennett
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Saturday, April 16, 2011

I went to Goodman just because i was looking for a good steak and I read here that it was one of the best places in london and i have to admit it was outstanding.

The food was perfect. I had the ribeye and my mate the newyork sirloin, both were amazing, cooked to perfection. If you really like the meat, dont ask for any sauces, the meat is soo good that you dont need any sauce.

As starter, the lobster was amazing.

The only but were the desserts...i had the chocolate mousse and my friend the cheesecake...both were quite good but they werent at the same level than the steaks.

The service is helpful and atent.

Definitely i will come back. If you are looking for the perfect steak, this is the place to go
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, February 28, 2011

We've found it! Our search for the best steakhouse in London is over (for the moment, anyway). Summary: steaks were top-notch and service was excellent and genuinely focussed on you having a good experience and coming back. Our expectations for what makes a good steakhouse are derived from experiences in NYC steakhouses, so keep this in mind when reading this. We prefer the corn-fed, fatty, but flavourful, cuts of beef better known in those parts.

We came here for our anniversary dinner, so we pushed the boat out a bit. Appetizers were good with the tomatoes in my tomato, stilton, and onion salad very fresh and full of flavour and my wife's tempura shrimp very tasty, if not on the salty side. We waited anxiously for the Porterhouse that we ordered. We ordered it medium-rare. The waiter explained (or tried to make sure we knew what we wanted) that we might want medium because the meat cooks much slower closer to bone and can come out less well cooked than expected. We knew this, stuck to our guns, and ordered medium rare. And, after wondering a bit about how it might come out, we were very happy to see that it came out just the way we loved it - medium rare in the centre, but cool and dark red (almost blue) closer to the bone. In other words, it was perfect and they know how to cook steaks here! It was all down to the tasting now and we were not disappointed.

The only thing that did not go as planned was the wine order. And I stress that I mention this only because, in the end, it is a credit to Goodman's - problems come up, but it is all in how they are dealt with from a customer's point of view that matters. Because it was a special day, we had ordered a more expensive bottle of wine and asked that it be decanted beforehand (the list of labels is sufficient and interesting, but the vintages are quite young). The manager on the afternoon shift that we spoke to on the phone said that he would take care of this before he left at 5pm. This was done and the wine was excellent (along with the food), but the vintage was not the one that we had ordered. Now, some may ask "Who cares?", but when you're spending have the cost of a meal on a great bottle of wine, the vintage can make a difference and you would at least expect the restaurant to let you know that what you're getting is not exactly what you ordered. I mentioned this to the manager working while we were there for dinner because I though he might want to know that a simple explanation up front would have been appreciated. We were prepared to leave it at that because we thoroughly enjoyed the meal and the wine. The manager asked sincerely, "What would you like me to do?" and I said I told him I only wanted to pass the information along.

When the bill came, the entire dessert courses, coffee and dessert wine were removed, which more than compensated for any cost difference due to the vintage change. The manager came out and explained that he understood that we might be disappointed and did this as a gesture of goodwilll. Again, I brought this up to highlight that Goodmans are concerned about the full experience and repeat business.

Best steak in London! Highly recommended.
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El Carnivore
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Saturday, October 02, 2010

Sets the benchmark for London steak houses. Prefer original Mayfair branch to the new City outlet, where service was slightly inferior on a recent lunchtime visit. No arguing with the quality of meat or excellent service when visiting Maddox St venue on a busy Sat night though. It is pricey and strictly for steak lovers but for a blow-out meat-fest it ticks all the boxes.
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Londonglen
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 6
Monday, September 20, 2010