Rowley's, London

I was with a guest from France. Lunch on 11 October 2022 at 13 hours. I ordered a tomato salad as a starter followed by Chicken masala. My guest ordered prawns as a starter and chicken supreme as a main. My salad was with thinly sliced stale tomatoes, the seasoning was not good. My chicken masala had barely five small cubes of chicken totalling 100-150 grams. The papadoms were four round crisps size. My guest had the chicken supreme, the French fries were oily, when he asked for gravy he was told it is £5 extra. He asked for some bread, he got a basket with five slices of baguette and some butter charged at £6.50. The small plate of tomato salad was charged at £8.00!!! There was a charge of £5 for a bottle of water we never ordered. We asked for coffee we were told that the machine is broken. A complete disaster for a bill of £145.94. Never again. Kindly refund me the £5.00 for the bottle of water we never ordered.
AVOID THIS PLACE. There are much better restaurants in the vicinity like Fortnum & Mason or Hawksmoor on Air Street off Regent Street where you can get a decent cut of meat at half the price, and you will not be charged for items you never orderd!!

Rowleys was a nice place to visit but didn't have much of an atmosphere.

The food tasted good but considering it was Steak and Fries it was not much of a surprise. The Roquefort butter was a nice addition and add to the flavour of the steak.

The wine list looked reasonable if not on the pricey side. The glass of wine I had was good but nothing to write home about.

The service was ok but again nothing special or standout. The menu mentions unlimited fries with steak or items from the grill but was not offered this or had anyone check the meal was good. But the portion of fries to begin with was more than adequate and the mention of unlimited fries quite a gimmick, I normally assume this will not occur and it wasn't a problem.

however for the meal and experience I felt Rowleys was quite pricey for what it was. Sure it tasted nice but £36 for a sirloin that was ok but nothing special and a 15% service charge for little effort means that we are doubtful we will return. 
The restaurant looks good but not much of an atmosphere when you are in there. Good for an in fussy date but not the best for the price range.

Great restaurant, the food is always so good. It is a simple steak house style menu and they clearly have mastered it for years. I went there with friends many times and always, always have a great time and a full stomach !!