Hawksmoor Guildhall in City of London, Westminster

I thought it was just a meat restaurant, but the atmosphere was good, there were no people, and the food was delicious. Recommended for people who want to be alone👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I'm not usually the type to write reviews on restaurants but this was a must! The staff at this restaurant were amazing. I took myself on a solo date and whilst I was apprehensive (first time dining alone) each and every staff member made me feel so welcome. They helped with recommendations, were extremely friendly and made this experience one to remember. The food was delicious (especially the sticky toffee pudding) and if you are looking for a good cocktail recommendation I highly recommend the double melon daiquiri. After a poor experience a few years back at a different Hawksmoor I will be sure to visit Guildhall again.

Go here realively regularly as the food is usually great but went at Christmas and was very disappointed. Our steaks were very very overdone. The staff apologized and replaced one of the steaks but not others. The staff apologized again, took our email addresses and they will invite us back 'as their guest' (not totally sure what this meant). Never heard them again - think it may have been a ruse to quell complaining customers.

Very poor service, food arrived after 2 hours, manager wrote off the bill, won’t come back. We were a group of 7, some having travelled from outside London for a birthday celebration. We’ve been to other branches before, and at that price point we knew what to expect—hence the choice to celebrate the birthday here. However the service was dysfunctional: 1. From the start it was difficult getting the attention of the waiters. It was 5pm and the restaurant was less than half full. I had to walk up to a waiter to get service after trying and failing to get their attention multiple times. 2. We finally ordered. At some point we asked for more water and another beer, but it never came. We asked again, the waitress said it’s coming. After a while we asked again, waitress said it’s coming. Finally I get up, walk over to a bunch of waiters and ask for it again. They had a bottle of water right at the POS which the waitress placed at the table promptly. Why did I have to get up? 3. We arrived at 5pm, but at 6:40 no food had arrived. We ask repeatedly, and various weak excuses such as “it’s taking longer because of allergy requirements/because the steak was ordered well done” were given. We call for the manager and some food does start coming at 6:50. 4. The steak arrived but our starters (which we asked to come at the same time as the mains) had not. We ask again for them and eventually they come. 5. When the food came they asked us to pass the plates round to each other. Excuse me, who is paying, and who is getting paid? They also came with one less plate than was required. 7. The manager says all the food has arrived. We ask him where the burger was, and he says he doesn’t see it in the system. The burger “without cheese, well done and with chips and eggs” that we discussed with the waitress at initial order was not in the system. 8. Also, we had asked for extra eggs with the steak right at the start. But there was so much going wrong we didn’t bother bringing it up. 9. The waitress was cleaning another table and dropped a fork onto the birthday girl. She didn’t apologise. Some basic manners please? 10. To add insult to injury, we saw many other tables who arrived later than us getting their food way before us. Felt a bit like an expensive slap in the face. If you have read this far, congratulations. If this was a hole-in-the-wall <£15 per person shop in Chinatown, fine. But this is a £30-£50+ per person restaurant, not so fine. At the end the manager was apologetic, and offered a discount, bringing what would have been a bill of £300+ down to £170 (which still felt a bit like an insult) but he then decided to write the bill off. Okay, thank you, feels like the right thing to do given the circumstances. For the sake of being balanced I shall touch on some positives: the waitress was knowledgeable about allergen requirements and took them seriously. Food was actually good, but unfortunately the long wait and the fact that getting the food to our table required so much proactive effort on our part (like pulling teeth!) made it unenjoyable— a sad waste of good steak. So how do I feel about it? Having to jostle for attention and proactively check on our orders over and over again at a half empty restaurant with menu prices like these, is something I never asked for and never want to do again—so I’m glad they had the decency to write off the bill. But I would rather have paid full price for a good experience. We were celebrating a birthday, and were planning to get desserts, sing happy birthday at the end and take some photos. We skipped this part because nobody was in the mood anymore. We paid nothing in the end, but I definitely won’t be returning to this Hawksmoor branch, and am unlikely to return to other branches, so I only write this for the benefit of potential customers. If you do still want to visit, my advice is: it’s probably more likely than not that you’ll be fine, but otherwise be careful and don’t let them take the piss.

Honestly slightly overwhelmed by this place. The thing that stood out more than anything was such a sense of happiness. The staff all in their own clothes, showing their individuality, and all so incredibly charming, friendly and smiley. The food was excellent, I had the roast and the gravy was so delicious it genuinely bought to my eye. So content leaving today.

I haven't visited Hawksmoor in a few years and it was my first visit at Guildhall. The service was good as always, credit to Claudia. I was a bit disappointed by the sear on the steak, parts of the steak had very little sear and others were rather charred and therefore quite dry. I can't complain about the texture and taste of the rib eye however. If the food is worth the premium over restaurants such as Miller & Carter is questionable, 2 mains with 1 drink each (no wine) comes in at almost £150 including the "optional" added 12.5% service fee.

Good place to dine with friends. Good food and excellent service with helpful and friendly staff. Nice atmosphere.

Pre Barbican LSO concert meal. Excellent as always. Nothing more to say.

Favourite restaurant in London, service is always 10/10. Can’t wait to come back

This restaurant is top notch, the service was excellent the food was scrumptious and the atmosphere was amazing. I will definitely be back and to all locations in London!

Great service and knowledgable about the steak with helpful recommendations on the cut to choose. Made my husbands birthday celebrations lovely with a candle in pudding too. Thank you.

Ate Sunday roast with family, typical English place

Superb experience! I selected this restaurant in order to eat my first Sunday Roast, and to be honest I’ll never forget that experience! In addiction I really enjoyed to drink something on the bar before to get a table. All the staff were really focused to everyone and about every detail! Well done!!!

Excellent as always. Amazing staff, food and quite possibly, the best Monday night out one (wine club) can have in London.. huge thanks to Mark and his wonderful team

Food was amazing! Generous portions and great service.

Ottimo Sunday Roast, carne di qualità superiore. Ottimo servizio al tavolo.

Sunday roast was incredible as always, service was excellent

I visited your restaurant on Friday 16th as a party of 2. We had a terrible experience where the food served was overtly salty to the point it was inedible. Unfortunately, due to their kitchen closing at 21:30, we were unable to get any replacements. The manager at the time kindly mentioned she would send me a voucher for a complimentary meal to make up for the experience but despite several emails they have not even bothered to reply. The food was inedible and if you don't intend to keep your promise of rectifying the mistake then do not promise to do so or at least have the common decency to respond to queries that you cannot fulfil it. Reservation number: 2110208984

Had good experiences before but this was a let down.

Fantastic as always. Best steak in London and the service matches it. Shout out to our server Ellen who was wonderful, very helpful and gave an excellent wine choice.

Great steak, service and vibe. Highly recommended.

Very busy and noisy during city lunchtime / xmas time - it was a bit slow -- would avoid this time for business meetings going fwd. Food still good though.

we were so looking forward to eating the Hawksmoor British breakfast but when we got there, we were told they no longer serve breakfast. when we made the reservation a few weeks earlier while in the US, breakfast was listed and they confirmed breakfast would be served. We were very disappointed and I wish they had commuicated with us that breakfast would not be served before we got there.

Where to start!!! I absolutely love this place. I was there last Tuesday and had the pleasure of Ewa host us. The cocktails were spot on. Mixed to perfection. The food was amazing with the steak cooked to perfection. With the lunchtime special you can hardly go wrong. Though the highlight was Ewa!!! She was simply amazing. Down to earth, funny and witty and most of all made our lunch feel special. She truly is an asset and it’s rare to see someone with as much passion as she has. Thank you :-)

An expensive cafeteria. Ambiance zero. Noise deafening. Food and assertive reasonable. Thank you Claudia for making it near enjoyable.

Excellent meal with friends, steaks cooked to perfection with tasty sides

I should have cancelled the booking the moment I arrived. The dining room has the ambience of a factory canteen and the noise level makes conversation a real struggle. The saving grace was the quality of the food and the cheerful and friendly service from Claudia who was brilliant.

UPDATED review.... 1 star for food, as never tasted it! I am disappointed to share this experience. The small print (if there was one) for the reservation did not mention that we only had 90 minutes to dine—on a Thursday evening, no less. This was meant to be a special celebration dinner. I had just been promoted at work, and as a gesture of appreciation, I was treating three senior partners to dinner. It was my first opportunity to dine at Hawksmoor, a long-held dream of mine. We ordered two bottles of wine and a few drinks, but before we could fully settle in, we were repeatedly reminded by staff that we had only 70 minutes remaining. To make matters worse, one of my colleagues was running 20 minutes late. Feeling rushed and unwelcome, we ultimately left without eating and went to an Italian restaurant instead. This experience has truly left a sour impression. It’s a real shame, as I had been so looking forward to this evening. Dining at Hawksmoor feels like a distant dream now. Booking details below.....

Worth every penny. great service and ambience. Delicious steak good portions.

Overall thank you to the staff who helped me create a great experience for my guests. They helped sort out and decant the wines I had brought for the Monday Wine Club. Great experience and everyone enjoyed their meals and the wines I brought for the occasion. 10/10 would recommend as usual.

Very nice venue and excellent service - staff really make an effort. Very good food too. We took our own wine as £5 corkage on a Monday night and staff we very attentive with our wine, including decanting the red in good time.

Lovely roast overall. Was loud in there but that’s ok. Really enjoyed my dinner.

Our first visit to Hawksmoor Guildhall, and definitely it our last. A very warm welcome, great food a d great service made for a wonderful birthday lunch. Thank you!

We had the Christmas set menu and it was AMAZING, value for money is incredible.

Amazing food, wine and staff! Highly recommend this restaurant!

You must order the scallops they are the best! Nice to share a T- bone steak if you can’t decide sides are all delicious

We made our annual pilgrimage and we're not disappointed.

Great food and. Great service until we were asked to move at 22:00 having spent £800 And with no customers to replace us, pretty poor when compared to Goodmans and Gaucho Great steak but be aware you are on the clock

Unfortunately my experience was once again not good. My fillet steak was tough and difficult to eat. My fellow guests all felt the same about there fillet steaks. It would seem the quality of the steak and the general service have declined as I’ve experienced some great meals here in the past. Although my steak was taken off the bill, it took the sparkle off the occasion of getting together for an annual lunch with my ex work colleagues.

Food and service are all great, only thing is can be quite noisy when busy but it’s all part of the atmosphere.

Always an excellent experience. Staff are relaxed & informative and the food is very good.

Fantastic food, had a magnificent fillet. Evening was flawless.

came here for a meal yesterday with my boyfriend - Claudia is amazing and provided excellent hospitality, she made our meal 1000 times better, Food was great too but the service is what made it excellent!

Good food unfortunately very poor service which left us out of pocket. Without being asked (or having booked for it) we were given a sharing meal which cost £50 per person (we didn’t know this until after) - we had expected the ~£28 Sunday dinner option. We were continually topped up with water without asking - which we thought was great service, until it turned out we had been served 5 bottles costing £7 each. We also ordered the house wine, but ended up being given one that was far more than the cheaper options on the menu. We had poor, verging on rude service throughout - a few example of this: - when we said we wanted to split the bill unevenly (because the wine was so expensive it was unfair on those not drinking) the waiter swore and stormed off - he literally snatching a bottle out of one of the party’s hands so he could pour it - when we came to paying we were charged for 9 meals rather than 7 (the number of diners). When we queried this the waiter argued and said it’s “because we booked for 9” - we hadn’t, we produced our email proving we had booked for 7 before it was changed We’ve had very good experiences with other Hawksmoors for dinner previously, but based on this I cannot recommend Hawksmoor Guildhall for Sunday dinner.

This was the 2nd time dining here. We wasn’t disappointed. The service was excellent. The food was lovely. Scallop starter was delicious. Cooked perfectly. We had the Sunday Roast Beef. The beef was cooked to our liking and it was tender and really tasty. We both enjoyed a glass of the house wine with our dinner which was really nice, I had the red and my wife had Rose’. I had the cheese board to finish which was amazing. If you like cheese go for it. Over all 10/10. We will be going back. Love our Sunday roasts.

Good food unfortunately very poor service which left us out of pocket. Without being asked (or having booked for it) we were given a sharing meal which cost £50 per person (we didn’t know this until after) - we had expected the ~£28 Sunday dinner option. We were continually topped up with water without asking - which we thought was great service, until it turned out we had been served 5 bottles costing £7 each. We also ordered the house wine, but ended up being given one that was far more than the cheaper options on the menu. We had poor, verging on rude service throughout - a few example of this: - when we said we wanted to split the bill unevenly (because the wine was so expensive it was unfair on those not drinking) the waiter swore and stormed off - he literally snatching a bottle out of one of the party’s hands so he could pour it - when we came to paying we were charged for 9 meals rather than 7 (the number of diners). When we queried this the waiter argued and said it’s “because we booked for 9” - we hadn’t, we produced our email proving we had booked for 7 before it was changed We’ve had very good experiences with other Hawksmoors for dinner previously, but based on this I cannot recommend Hawksmoor Guildhall for Sunday dinner.

Overall, we had a good lunch, however, 2 of the starters were off, the smoked salmon and the lobster. Additionally , our first choice of red wine was unavailable. Also the draft lager was not working and had to resort to bottled beer.

Service was exceptional, the food was equally excellent.

Lovely Food Great City Atmosphere

Food good, very busy, interior very "tired" looking - I've been to other Hawksmoors and this one didn't have the wow factor for me!

The food was great as always but the service was both slow and inattentive The restaurant was uncomfortably warm

Excellent for steaks, a bit over priced, very good service, fantastic wine list, enormous restaurant a bit uninspiring.

We had dinner and generally quite good. Above all the treatment, specifically Arina was patient explaining the letter to us and was very nice!!

Private room great food wonderful experience looking forward to my next meal there

Table service slow. We couldn’t get what we ordered, meal was substituted, all main meals delayed and when they arrived steaks were cold. To the managers credit the substituted meal was taken off the bill. Still over priced for the experience.

Highly recommend their Sunday roast, it was tasty! They also serve fish for pescatarians

Amazing food and so much of it! I’m going back this weekend it was so good!

I regularly eat at Hawksmoor for quality steak and great service. But the Apple pie currently on the dessert menu deserves its own special mention. Well worth the 1000 calorie ‘price tag’, it was amazingly delicious.

Four of us dined at the Guildhall Hawksmoor; service was fabulous despite it being extremely busy on a Wednesday evening. Food was very good, portion sizes good, and a lovely relaxed atmosphere.

Perfect - food very good: set lunch menu really good value and service very friendly:

Very good food and very good service..............................

Great, friendly service with very nice food. The restaurant was busy but not noisy, had a very nice vibe

What a great experience at Hawksmoor once again. We have been taken care of by Ewa who looked after us incredibly well. Thank for explaining the story on the restaurant. It was definitely worth waiting for our chateaubriand. See you soon ☺️

Quality restaurant - expensive but very civilized. Great food.

The Sunday roast was a knock out. No notes. The service was friendly, informative and attentive. Hawksmoor even provided a celebratory tiramisu for my friend's engagement. I would recommend this roast to anyone. The roast is only for beef but there are other food options on the wider menu such as lobster.

The food was great as usual and our server was very polite. We were disappointed, however, having a booking at 6:15, and been seated in good time, when our server came to take our order at *6:31* only to be told we could no longer order from the set menu as it finished at 6:30. Pretty sharp practice from the restaurant in our view and left us with a bit of a bad taste.

We love the Guildhall Hawksmoor, this time we took advantage of the Monday night byo wine for £5 corkage. Mysteriously, having handed the wine over, we didn't see it for half an hour. Next time I'll hold on to it! We chose steaks, which were cooked to pink perfection. The restaurant was almost full by 19.30 and of course noise levels rose accordingly but who wants to sit in an empty restaurant. We did have a problem with one dish and this was dealt with in an exemplary fashion. If only all restaurants were so focussed on customer care. Can't wait to return.

Great steakhouse in the heart of the City of London

The mixed grill was not available, but the Hawksmoor Guildhall staff were very helpful in suggesting other options. Great service as always.

I haven't visited Hawksmoor for a number of years having left London and moved further afield. The service we experienced was attentive, but full of failings, and not a patch on previous experiences. Unfortunately, I think very likely to be my last visit. It was simple issues, for example, not bringing any gravy with the Sunday roasts, which needed to be requested. Missing one desert from the order. It also took just over an hour for food to arrive, which is really not good enough, even on a busy Sunday. Staff were friendly, and comped the late desert, and provided a celebration apple pie given we were celebrating. These were all nice touches, but a tad lacking on the basics. As ever, the beef was delicious. But two slices of Rump on a £28 roast with 3 potatoes....

Excellent service, great tasting food. Dined alone. Good wine.

Great environment, great food. A little expensive.

My wife and I were visiting London from Manila, and our friend from Singapore - an ex-Londoner - highly recommended we set aside time to try out the best steak at either a Hawksmoor or a competitor chop house. I'm glad we went for the former as we had a stellar lunch experience on our last day before flying out. The menus were an experience unto their own, which my wife and I enjoyed going through. The Sour Cherry Negroni was a good start to our dining experience. Roasted Scallops: fresh, tasty, and arguably the biggest scallops we've had. Rib-eye (350g): an excellent cut, and the only thing we regret was not getting the 450g option. We had this with Mash & Gravy and Creamed Spinach which were excellent too. (Don't forget to ask the waitstaff for wine pairings.) We'll definitely visit a Hawskmoor again the next time we're in London.

The food was really good but the waiter wasn’t nice seemed like they didn’t want to be there was very unfortunate, some of the waiters were nice but the 2 that served us weren’t and got our bill wrong

Excellent- please get mushrooms on the menu - always enjoy this branch of Hawksmoor when I’m in the City

Their service is 💯💯💯. The food never fails! Always having the good time going here.

What a huge disappointment...chose this venue for a special birthday Sunday lunch, if this is the best in London I fear what the worst is. The food was luke warm at best, not enough vegetables for the 10 of us. We were put in the bar instead of the main restaurant so lack of atmosphere and they had our order all wrong despite emails back and forth having to pre-book as it was a largish group. It was so expensive for what we got, we will not return.........

Porterhouse (120£) & fries were served cold, after one hour of waiting time, no apologies given. Not recommended for this price range!

Great leisurely lunch with friends. Amazing food, kind service and a lovely time had by all

Service was extremely slow and when I our food arrived, it was cold.

Fabulous servers who are all really friendly, and fantastic food at a good price. Can't think of anywhere else that I would rather go to for a meal.

Top notch food, with excellent attention to allergies. Unfortunately, what women need to know is that this is the place businessmen take their prospects, which means some (rare but) sad cultures. For example, a bald man with a collar went out of his way between the tables of the bar to slap not one but two bum cheeks of mine whilst heading to the toilet, but there were so many bald men with collars in the place that I was unable to ascertain which was the culprit once they emerged from the bathrooms. Shame.

Cocktail great as usual. Steak not to the usual hawksmoor standards….

Hawksmoor is always great, but i was really disappointed this time, as i was given a table in the bar and i am sure that i booked the restaurant. this is a restaurant that i visit at least every 3 months, for the last 7 or 8 year and so i was disappointed that nothing could be done. i didn't make a fuss or ask for anything, and as a consequence my experience was NOT great. perhaps they could have offered us a free glass of wine, but that didn't happen! i feel that as the restaurant is such a success, they are not really bothered to make something happen if it goes wrong.

Food and servings were top notch. The hall was really noisy

Had a table booked here for 6.45 on a Thursday evening. Pretty busy which created a great atmosphere. I believe our server was Richard. He was excellent. Great service. The food was incredible and was served up in good time. Not too quick or slow. Highly recommended.

Great food and attentive service

Staff are incredibly friendly and lovely - thanks for a great lunch

Wonderful last meal in London, so glad we made reservations! Fully understand its popularity, food, service, everything was great!

Amazing food and wonderful service. We had the prime rib and sticky toffee pudding which were both perfectly prepared. Our waiter was very friendly and it was an excellent Sunday meal. Will come back when I return to London.

Excellent repas, très bon sunday roast, le personnel a sur nous aider pour trouver un plat adapté aux enfants. Mention spécial pour le sticky pudding d’anniversaire !

Overall, the usual excellent experience. One f the diners didn’t receive their steak on time but this was handled with minimal hassle. Everything one had a great night out.

One of the better Hawksmoores we have been to. Great staff and food was top

The food at Hawksmoor Guildhall upholds the excellent quality you’d expect from the brand, but unfortunately, the service on our recent visit fell short. We called to reserve a table just 30 minutes before arriving, yet upon entering, we were neither greeted nor acknowledged promptly. Unlike the warm and attentive service we've experienced at other Hawksmoor locations, there was no offer to assist with coats or bags, which left the atmosphere feeling impersonal and unwelcoming. It’s unclear if this was due to our appearance or age, as we don’t fit the usual City of London clientele profile. However, regardless of a customer’s appearance, everyone deserves to be treated with the same respect and attentiveness. Although we weren’t dressed in business attire, we still expected to be valued as patrons. Regrettably, this experience has made us hesitant to return to this location, and we’ll likely choose other Hawksmoor venues in the future.

Was busy when we arrived. Place is very brightly lit. Didn't feel very welcoming. Service was good but forgot things. Handled allergies ok. Steak was good but rib eye had alot of sinew. Was cooked well though. Bill was eye watering at £180 given we had a mocktail and glass of wine with food. Won't be visiting again I'm afraid.

I met up with a friend who I haven't seen in years for lunch. We were shown quickly to our table and our orders were taken in good time. The waiting staff were very helpful in assisting us with our choices. Our drinks were served promptly and our lunch followed without too much of a wait. My meal tasted delicious and my friend said that their meal was very good too. All in all an excellent experience. Many thanks to the team involved.

Amazing food . Sides to die for ! Expensive but for special occasions worth it

Another great night at the Hawksmoor The food and service was excellent Sergio in the bar makes the best Irish coffee Tamara in the main restaurant was an excellent host. Great night. Thank you Team Hawksmoor

Thank you so very much to the team at Hawksmoor Guildhall. We were celebrating my daughters Masters degree in Law achievement and everyone we had contact with at the restaurant were amazing to us. You are indeed as special as you make others feel and you certainly helped us to celebrate my daughters special day. A huge Thank you to you all.

Hawkesmoor was a treat after our son's graduation. We fancied steak and that's what we had! Delicious! I like it well done but server didn't make me feel bad about it as I know it's not the best way to cook a good steak. Attentive and they organised a delicious chocolate dessert for out son as a 'congratulations ' A lovely lunch 😋