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Warwickshire Living Magazine Review |
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The Finest Steaks I have eaten |
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Midlands Food Writer Philippe Boucheron visits us for our first review....
 “It simply must rank as one of the very finest steaks that I have ever eaten.”
It takes the farmer the best part of two years to raise the beast, the butcher 28 to 30 days to get it ready for the kitchens, and then less than ten minutes for the chef to cock it all up. That, sadly, is the story of far too many steaks. But not at Beef, in Warwick Road, Kenilworth. This is a restaurant dedicated to top quality beef, not the remnants any old tired-out cow, but the very best from Scotland’s Aberdeen Angus, America’s finest USDA and the sublime Japanese-style Wagyu from pampered hand-massaged bulls.
Beef is the brain-child of Michelin chef-patron Andreas Antona, whose first restaurant, Simpsons, was just down the road. The new Simpsons in Birmingham is a Mecca for gourmets who enjoy the finest wines and foods prepared, cooked and served in the traditional style. Beef takes Andreas back to his childhood roots where he cooked steaks and chips in the family’s West London café. “Of all the ingredients in the world, beef is the one for which I have the greatest passion”, he told me when I lunched at Beef the other day. “There is a beef revival going on”, he explained, “with New York style steak houses leading the way”.
All the meat at Beef is cooked over charcoal, no gas, just natural charcoal. This gives out a tremendous temperature that can seal, sear and cook meat to perfection. Chef Iain Miller is an old Andreas hand who cooked with him at the original Simpsons, and then stayed on as Chef with the new owners when it became Le Petit Gourmet. He enjoys the natural effect cooking over charcoal, but warns that it can be difficult as the heat tends to remain in the centre.
Being so close to the International Exhibition Centre the restaurant attracts hungry carnivores from....Read more of the original review on www.eat-the-midlands.co.uk HERE |
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A few nice comments from our customers posted to June 2011...thank you all.
Daniel Rossister Wonderful service, felt relaxed and comfortable and food delicious
Mr Mason Thank you for going to special effort to accommodate wheelchair and 2 children!
Ben Hall Good in depth of info about beef when we arrived
John Frame Excellent roast sirloin good wine selection and portions
Laura Hartley Open a restaurant in Essex!
Samuel Ledsham Best steak ever
Mr Jenkins Thanks for everything just perfect
Giulian Ciccantelli Best steak I've ever had
Nick Hazelwood Great service explanation of the food was first class
Matthew Horwood Fantastic meal would thoroughly recommend
Holly Aristidou The steak was cooked fantastically and the waffles were yummy!!
Mr and Mrs Wells Best meal in a long time, very much enjoyed, thank you
Shreiff Banaziza Fantastic Service wonderfully cooked steak
James Coulter Excellent food quite simply the best steak I've ever had
Martin Arkell Fantastic night will recommend to all our friends will be back
Tracey Hurst Service was really great and steak was cooked to perfection
Martin Cooke One of the best steaks I've had in a long time! Excellent!
Eva & Richard Blundell Steak cooked to perfection, prawns amazing see you soon
Gail Bates Onion rings fantastic! Fried egg and black pudding excellent and friendly service, superb!
Julie Fletcher Absolutely fabulous thank you
Nathan Tipping " The best burger I've ever tasted"
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