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“Dinner”

Boyds Grill & Wine Bar
Ranked #1,031 of 27,296 Restaurants in London
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: £23 - £25
Cuisines: British
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Good for: Bar Scene
Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Lunch, Reservations
Neighbourhood: Westminster
Reviewed 20 July 2016 via mobile

Be careful ordering the 28 day aged steak. Mine was very gamey. Fine if you like the strength of taste. But it's very strong. Too much for me. They did offer to change it out so fair play. Wines by the glass is great. Try the Chateau Musar.

Date of visit: July 2016
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BoydsGWB_Mgr, General Manager at Boyds Grill & Wine Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 21 July 2016

Thank you very much for taking the time to review your dinner with us last night.
Our meat is aged for 28 days and then air-dried for an extra 5 which effectively remove all the moisture from the meat which accentuate the flavours, especially in a cut like the Rib-Eye which has a nice amount of fat in it which is the part that will have the most flavours.
Like i have said last night, it is a stronger flavour and not to everyone taste and I would have preferred giving you a different cut this time rather that you not enjoying your meal. Lesson learn, we will be more informative when we offer this type of meat in the future.
Again, my sincere apologies for not insisting for you to change your main course and for evening not being as pleasurable as it should have been.
You are right about the château Musar, this is really an incredible wine.
Please, do come again and ask for me to recommend your dinner and we will go through a few wines to match your selection.
Kind regards

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Reviewed 19 July 2016

An attractive and varied menu, delicious and well prepared but I wonder who it is aimed at, the residents of the associated hotel or the casual visitor? Prices were a little high for this kind of establishment, but not out of order. Would have given 5 stars but while the table service was superb, their idea of having you wait at table for the food to be prepared, rather than in the comfort of the associated cocktail bar was strange to me.

We found the breakfast a little confusing and the prices a trifle excessive, despite the wide buffet choice

Date of visit: July 2016
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Thank OldDeuteronomy
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BoydsGWB_Mgr, General Manager at Boyds Grill & Wine Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 21 July 2016

Thank you very much for taking the time to review your experience at Boyds.
First, I would like to answer your question as who is our clientèle. Well for us, everyone is welcome as our menu is extremely flexible. We usually have business men and women, theatre goers, special occasions, guests of the hotel, members of the connection club, civl servant etc, etc....The seating arrangement cover the casual dining, the more formal dining, the bar dining and the lounge dining. I like to call it mood seating as we will serve the exact same menu wherever you feel like seating. We are independent from the hotel and the fact that you must cross their lobby to come to us can be a bit daring and confusing. Glad you came to us. Sorry to hear that the breakfast menu was confusing. We will look at this very soon.
I hope that you will visit us again on your next trip to London.
Until then,
Kind regards

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Reviewed 18 July 2016

Had a pre theatre meal here with my daughter and was really pleased with the whole experience. The staff were all lovely. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. We will without doubt visit again

Date of visit: July 2016
Thank Lancs7
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BoydsGWB_Mgr, General Manager at Boyds Grill & Wine Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 21 July 2016

Thank you very much for your lovely review of your dinner with us.
We are looking forward to welcome you back very soon.
Kind regards

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Reviewed 13 July 2016

Brilliant evening at Boyds. A very informative talk on gin with lots of tasting followed by a two course dinner which was delicious. The staff at Boyds are always very friendly and helpful possibly because their maitre d is excellent and very nice.

Date of visit: July 2016
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Thank Ballinpittle17
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BoydsGWB_Mgr, General Manager at Boyds Grill & Wine Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 21 July 2016

Thank you so much for taking the time to review our special gin event.
I was glad to see you join us on that one as Michael is so passionate about his gins, and his knowledge is incredible. He is also very contagious and really wants to make you drink gin all the time.
Thank you for the team, we are looking forward to welcome you back very soon.
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Reviewed 7 July 2016

This restaurant oozes class, on entering the lobby the large chandelier sets the tone, the interior is luxurious but not stuffy, the staff are wonderfully friendly and the Manager (Fabien) is the perfect host, knowledgeable, friendly and there when you need him.
The food is exceptional, rich in flavour but not too much, with plenty of choice, the wine list is good and there are reasonably priced selections and also some more expensive for those that prefer the finer wines, I loved the ice-cream bar (something different)
Would I suggest this place "YES I WOULD" I like good food, in nice surroundings and sometimes in london to get this you have to pay a fortune and comprise on feeling relaxed, THANKFULLY Boyds Grill & Bar manages to balance Food, Wine, Ambience, Service and Cost. I look forward to returning very soon.

Date of visit: June 2016
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1  Thank Johnsos
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BoydsGWB_Mgr, General Manager at Boyds Grill & Wine Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 9 July 2016

Thank you very much for your lovely review of our restaurant.
I am please to read that you have had a good run on the different side of Boyds.
The ice cream experience is definitely one to try but beware of some of the more unusual flavours.
Thank you very much for recommending us.
We are looking forward to welcome you back very soon.
Until then, kind regards

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