Right in the heart of the City, just a few yards from Liverpool Street Station, Temper is a fire-led steakhouse and taco restaurant, complete with an in-house butchery. The focus here is on rare-breed British steaks and smoked barbecue meats.
The interiors exude warmth. Picture exposed brick, red leather banquettes, terrazzo marble tables and a mezzanine overlooking the open kitchen. The dramatic central kitchen is the theatrical heart of the room, while a heated terrace caters to al fresco diners even in the colder months. The atmosphere is sociable and lively, positioning Temper City as a great mid-range dining destination for post-work occasions.
The Temper City menu opens with a range of snacks, including pork belly bites, aged beef nachos topped with mature cheddar, beef-fat cornbread with gochujang butter, and beef empanadas served with chimichurri. Tacos, meanwhile, offer a variety of options from burnt ends or soft shell crab to prawn or cochinita pibil.
Then, from the smoked and grilled section come flat bread plates with prawn and monkfish skewers, lamb carnitas, and sweet potato salsa macha. Steaks, however, are the popular order. Every cut is butchered in-house and aged for 28 days to enrich the flavour. On the bone options include porterhouse and ribeye, but it also extends to include tender sirloin, fillet and picanha. Naturally, these are best paired with an order of Temper chips, though you’ll find sides like bone marrow with chimichurri, beef fat potatoes topped with melted raclette cheese, and seasonal greens, too.
Complementing the food is a bold drink list featuring big wines, especially New and Old World selections, alongside cocktails heavy on mezcal, tequila, and a selection of over 20 gins, plus beers and soft drinks.