Greig's Grill

Recently went to Greig’s for an early work Christmas Party and was amazed at how good it was! Everyone had a brilliant night out and the food was superb, I had the steak which was cooked exactly how I asked and the chips were to die for. Very generous portion sizes for me – almost too much The staff responded well to all of the group’s dietary requirements and made us feel like nothing was too much to ask for – unlike a lot of places we have been to in this area. Everyone left with a smile on their face and was extremely happy, so much so that I have already booked our party for next year here!

My wife and I visited Greigs Grill for our anniversary. From making our reservation to leaving we were treated excellently by their staff. The waiters were very knowledgeable about the food and recommended a wine
that really complimented our steaks – and wasn’t too expensive. Their selection of ice-creams on the dessert menu all sounded wonderful, it was a shame I could not try them all! In the end I went for the White Lady – vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate sauce, delicious. My husband had the Greigs special – chocolate ice cream with Scotch whiskey, which was also thoroughly enjoyed. The whole evening was evening better than I had expected, thanks to the great service and quality of the food.

I visited Greig’s Grill in Mayfair for the first time on Thursday 28th October.

My fiance and I consider ourselves to be ‘foodies’. We enjoy good food in good restaurants, particularly steak. We’ve eaten in many good steak restaurants across London so were excited to try out a new place with a great reputation.

The welcome into Greig’s was pleasant and we were quickly seated to our table. The waiter however, spoke very little English and after having to repeat our orders to him numerous times we ended up just pointing to what we wanted to order on the menu. Our lovely bottle of Fleurie arrived in no time along with our starters which were very good.

We both ordered a fillet steak to be cooked medium. When our steaks arrived Neil’s was a perfectly cooked medium fillet and a lovely pink colour in the middle, mine however was much nearer to well done. So I asked the waiter to come over and quietly explained that my steak was over-cooked and that I’d asked for it to be cooked medium not well done. The waiter apologised and took it away and came back shortly after and said that my new steak would take two to three minutes.

Five minutes later another member of staff came over, I think perhaps a manager as he was in a different suit to the other waiters, he said ‘What seems to be the problem?’ I explained that there was no problem, my steak had been a little over-cooked and that we were waiting for the new steak to arrive. He then asked my fiancé Neil to cut his steak through the middle which he did and the member of staff then proceeded to say that he had just cut my steak through the middle in the kitchen and it was cooked exactly the same as Neil’s. I tried to explain that it wasn’t and that the steak was over-cooked. This was a very embarrassing situation that he put us in as the area we were sat in was small and intimate and we could easily be heard by others in that part of the restaurant.

Ten minutes later my steak came out, by this time Neil’s meal was totally cold as he hadn’t wanted to eat his steak without me. We went out for dinner together to eat together at the same time. We tried to enjoy the rest of our meal even though half of it was cold and enjoyed our dessert.

Neil and I eat out a lot, if we enjoy a restaurant experience we will continue to go back and recommend the restaurant to friends and colleagues on this occasion however, we will not be recommending Greig’s. What could have been a lovely evening was ruined by how we were treated by the staff when a simple error had been made. We were then embarrassed in-front of other customers by a member of staff arguing with us and then leaving Neil’s food to go cold whilst my new steak was cooked.

Greig’s has a very good reputation in London with prices to match and on this occasion we were not at all happy with the service and value that we paid for our evening at Greig’s.

Simply put, possibly the finest steak I've ever had. The atmosphere isn't your Goucho or Black and Blue, more old style refined with wood paneling and racks of dusty wine bottles, but the food beats both hands down.

Plus they are currently running a 50% off deal which makes the 12oz sirloin £10.50 and the huge 16oz rump £9.50, so they trounce both on price too.

Have been back since and will be for for many years to come.

Private Dinner 20th of July in the Oak Room

The feedback received from the Gentlemen attending was that they enjoyed the evening and the food was very nice. They mentioned that they really liked the atmosphere and the excellent service. Thank you to Greig’s and the staff for making the evening such a success.

Cheers

David

We had a function at Greig's last Friday and we all really enjoyed it. My PA told me that the organisation of the event was very professional, we had some special wishes and needed some AV equipment – the office staff handled the orders, they helped us with our special wishes and made sure that everything was ready when we arrived.

The food was delicious, we went for the middle priced set menu and were not disappointed. Starter and dessert were good but what really impressed me was the main course. The high quality steaks (Scottish steaks, as a smiling English waiter told me) were cooked to perfection and served with homemade chips – that's what I call a proper dinner.

We were pleased with the service, my guests enjoyed the atmosphere and we will definitely be back. If you look for a traditional restaurant, providing high quality food – try Greig's.