Nick's review of Smithfield Bar & Grill

My wife and I went for the first time. it was a Friday evening.
The bar was ‘buzzing’ when we arrived and the restaurant almost filled up while we were there. We really enjoyed the visit and will definitely go again with our 20's children (we are in our 50's.)

They have a club membership scheme apparently which gives discounts for regulars that we will probably join.

Points to mention:

• the style of the place is not quite up to the ‘glitz’ of Gaucho but not far off. Although if I tried to describe it, it might sound naff but it works!
• the service was excellent, plenty of people around and our waiter drew our attention to the wine of the month (South African) which was £15 cheaper than the one we were about to choose, which was excellent. That is a very good sign!
• the food was good and, by London standards, reasonable value. We ate a starter (squid and battered prawns) followed by rib-eye and filet steaks. All cooked to our liking. Our only negative point was that the sauces for the steaks were very disappointing. Approach these with care would be our view although clearly it is a personal choice.
• there was a live band playing in the bar (Wed to Fridays apparently) who played great music at a sound level that could be heard clearly but not so loud that we couldn't speak.
• instead of having a dessert we moved to the bar and had cocktails (plenty of choice), whilst listening to the live music.
  

It was fun!