The Lowback in Tower Hamlets

Had a family meal for 4, with two having the lunchtime special, one burger and one fillet steak. Otherall fine , its just nowhere near as good as othe Hawskmoor in London. Steaks were salty and slightly overdone for medium rare. Gave feedback at the time, which was ignored. Otherwise service was attentive and burger was excellent.

I’d heard so much about this place thought i’d check it out, with my friend her partner along with my partner and I. We had a 8pm reservation, finding the restaurant was ok as we parked in the closest car park to it, and walked directly across the road. The restaurant was completely full (upstairs) and very loud and noisy, which was fine being Saturday night. The first table we were shown to wasn’t ideal, a large circular table centre of the restaurant, We asked to move and were shown to a booth towards the back of the restaurant. The waitress was ok but to be honest she could’ve been better, she just didn’t seem engaged with us. Drinks order taken and about 40 minutes later food order taken. Which is fine whilst chatting away. When the food did arrive it was warm not as hot as i’d expected. But the steak was cooked to my specification as were the rest of the table, bar one who opted for the chicken. Portion sizes were ok although for the price of the mash it could’ve been bigger. But all in all ok. Average night.., quite expensive considering what we had.

Nice venue, nothing spectacular, booths cramped. Staff are attentive and busy however with no uniforms hard to distinguish staff from customers. Food was nice but not amazing. The price astronomically expensive. Not for me sorry. To eat here you must have more money then sense.

We came for a close friend's birthday as he had been to the Covent Garden location and thoroughly enjoyed it. To say we were underwhelmed is the starting point. The evening started well, slow but relaxed. Starters of oysters and onions/bone martow were lovely. Then the mains came after 30 min. Our friend's steak was too salty, so he sent it back and the replacement was wonderful. After 2hrs10min we were offered the dessert menu and then told that we had to give up our table in 20 minutes. We were also told that our original reservation was only for 90 minutes but it had been extended. Needless to say, we declined desserts as we didn't have time. Why bother giving us a menu? The staff just shrugged their shoulders and took a 'just following orders' approach. At £360, including tip, this is not what one expects. We have had an equally good meal fornthensame price and far better service at higher end locations such as Dukes, Rules or The Delauney AND not been told we have to leave. We had a great meal but the service and attitude of the staff significantly detracted from a special evening. I must add that we were given plain chips and nice chocolates as compensation but it was too little to late.

Not allowed to bring your own birthday cake. No kids menu. No Sunday roast after 5pm. No burgers on a Sunday. Not allowed to switch anything out on a set meal for 2. Availability of food you were allowed to eat poor. Prices extortionate and not even reasonable. Staff unfriendly and scruffy and if you book in advance you may still have to wait at the bar until the other party finishes even if you arrive in time. Ofc we just walked out after it became overwhelming that this restaurant is just an overpriced overrated waste of time. Flat Iron is much better value gd quality and more accommodating. Don’t waste your money pretending your rich!