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Summary
“With its splendid traditional surroundings, decor and setting”, this Rolls-Royce of a restaurant – inside the Sir Edwin Lutyens-designed former Midland Bank HQ (now a Soho House hotel) adjacent to the Bank of England – “would impress anyone”, making it “perfect for any business meeting”. Dark wood panelling and green leather upholstery are conspicuous, and the meat-heavy menu is headed by a 1.3-kilo ‘El Capricho’ ox chop from Spain, aged for 100 days and costing £250, while “the Dover sole is to die for”.
Summary
“Well-spaced tables are comfortable to the point of luxury” in this club-like, wood-panelled chamber – the highpoint of the food offerings within Soho House’s gargantuan hotel: the conversion of the opulent former Midland Bank HQ just next to the Bank of England. Its “pricey” caviar, oysters, “top Dover Sole”, wide selection of steaks and Beef Wellington carved from the trolley all provide excellent sustenance for the local power brokers (“I have won more business here than in any other restaurant”).
Summary
“Is this what business lunching was like 50 year ago?” – this “elegant and wood-panelled” steakhouse, “hidden away in the vast opulence of the Ned” (itself the former Midland Bank HQ) “always impresses a client” with its “wonderful club-like atmosphere”, “the smell of leather and the feeling of luxury” (it’s where “old-school stockbroker dining meets Wolf of Wall Street”). “Power lunches abound within a serene ambience” – “the food leans heavily towards meat with beef Wellington a highlight”.
Summary
“Is there a better business venue?” query fans of this plush steakhouse, which sits within a panelled corner of the vast former HQ of Midland Bank, next to the Bank of England. It’s the prime dining option within the hotel accessible to those not blessed with membership of Soho House, featuring top-quality British and imported steak.
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Have you eaten at Lutyens Grill, The Ned?
27 Poultry, London, EC2R 8AJ
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £39.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £6.50 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £4.00 |
| Service | 14.50% |
27 Poultry, London, EC2R 8AJ
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Friday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Saturday | 6 pm‑12 am |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑4 pm |
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