Evening Standard
David Ellis enjoyed eating solo at a plush and comforting steakhouse that was ignored because it was members-only when The Ned launched in 2017; by the time the owners realised their mistake and allowed the public in, it was too late to get any attention.
Set in the former manager’s office at the old Midland Bank HQ, its heavy wood panelling, green leather and white-coated staff “could have come from a Pall Mall club, the Titanic, a scene in Brideshead Revisited”, while the food is “just as it should be for a grill: unchallenging but of fine quality. A place for Montrachet with the salmon and Margaux with the rib-eye” – all “priced to reassure”.
“It is not a challenging restaurant, nor particularly fashionable. But service is exceptional, food excellent, and the setting a beauty.”
David Ellis - 2026-04-26
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