Strip Bar & Steak, Malmaison Hotel

He was away last week on a business trip.  So I decided to head out one night to Strip Bar.

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Now I have your attention.

But relax (Mum), Strip Bar and Steak is the recently opened steakhouse in the Malmaison Hotel on Charterhouse Square, Farringdon.

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I’m not sure if the interior is NYC-styled or hinting Vegas, but either way the lighting is low, furniture dark and the brick walls are pretty bare bar some neon signage.

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My dinner guest was long overdue a Life of Yablon treat.  We’ve worked together in various guises over the years and only ever had a giggle.  But more than that, she’s super switched on in business therefore a perfectly brilliant person to throw new ideas at.  So, that’s what we did – while sipping cocktails and chewing our meat.

my starter:  tuna tartare £12

my starter: tuna tartare £12

Meat IS the business at Strip.  So, after our starters of tuna tartare and beef carpaccio, we got stuck right into our New York Strip Steak – with sides of truffle mash and wilted spinach.

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truffle mash (£8) …. exactly as it sounds.. delicious!

truffle mash (£8) …. exactly as it sounds.. delicious!

The service was spot on; attentive and friendly without excessive loitering.  A couple of hours passed in a flash before we realised it was week-night-bedtime.  After all, you wouldn’t want to be in a strip club when the lights go on.

P1020537Strip Bar & Steak 18-21 Charterhouse Square EC1

 

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