Hawksmoor

I recently visited the Hawksmoor for a meal after a few recommendations from acquaintances. This place is on the fringe of the City and is a New York style bar and grill. We had some cocktails to start and my Jerry Thomas's Mint Julep was delicious, and very alcoholic, which is always a bonus. They have a very comprehensive cocktail menu at Hawksmoor and they all seemed very appealing. On to the food, The Hawksmoor is NY style steakhouse and that's obviously what they focus on but they do have pork chops, fish and chicken on the menu too, so probably not such a good place if you are vegetarian (I don't recall seeing a veggie option on the menu). The mains don't come with any side dishes, so you have to order those separately. I ordered the bone-in sirloin and my companion had the pork chop. They are into organic, boutique meat here and it really shows, my sirloin was perfectly cooked medium rare and tender and succulent, it had some gristle though which is more a fault of the cut than the restaurant I suppose. My companions pork chop was delicious too. The triple cooked chips that I had heard so much about were quite disappointing though - not bad chips, but not as amazing as I'd be led to expect. The baked sweet potato was delicious though, very smoky and garlicy, as was the salad. Dessert was a bit subpar too, the pastry on the Tarte Tatin we shared tasted undercooked. The bill came to around 120 for two (mains, shared dessert and drinks), so not exactly a cheap place to eat but well worth it if you can afford it.