Guinea Grill in City of London, Westminster

Went here for lunch with an ex client (now both retired). Not for the faint of heart and certainly not vegans! Great selection of cuts of meat all of which were large. Service was very good and the wine list was extensive. Lovely location in the heart of W1

We came here on a London pub walk. We have been here before, years ago and had a good time but this time, not so good. Some of my family wanted a bite to eat and we were assured by the friendly bar staff we could sit in the restaurant and do this. After that we were made to feel very un comfortable by a particular older male member of staff who seemed nonplussed by our order of a selection of starters and sides. He then undertook a patronising tone with us which we don't appreciate. It is worth noting that of the 12 or so tables that were there, only one was occupied, which was then vacated shortly after. As the only paying customers in the establishment at this time, we should have been treated with due respect and fairness and this was not shown by this particular member of staff. It was unfortunate as the pub side was packed, but clearly there was a reason the restaurant side was empty (and it wasn't down to the other members of staff who were nothing short of polite and courteous). The food itself was good, albeit perhaps a little overpriced.

This is by far the best meal we’ve ever had. On top of a perfectly seasoned steak, the side dishes exceeded our expectations. Great selection of draft beers and extensive wines. The service was excellent as well. Highly recommend.

Great private rooms upstairs for quiet dinner parties. Wonderful food and service!

A lovely little pub in one of the most expensive areas of London. Expected a boozer and then a posh man with a hat and tails greeted us on the door, which is very fitting for the area. A decent pint in a traditional setting

We had a beer and it was a lovely weather.

Great atmosphere. Food was good but not as good as I expected for the price

Arrogant and patronising private dining staff.

I have been to The Guinea a number of times, and it never disappoints. Excellent food in a great setting. The restaurant was very busy for a Monday, which added to the atmosphere. Really good fun.

Expensive , but worth it , wine list is unbelievable

Really nice place, authentic, classy food No tourists

If you like traditional British food, steaks, pies, mash, Sunday roasts, and tasty deserts, then this is the place for you. For drinks, then it has fabulous Guinness and wine. Great atmosphere l and fantastic staff service. If in London, then this place is a must. The devil's liver is awesome.

Best steak in London. I’ve been many times and love the place

Amazing place to get a wonderful experience. Meat was superb and service unparalleled. Thanks for making my meal very enjoyable.

Enjoyed a few pints of Harvey’s followed by an excellent lunch at The Guniea Grill. Great wine list, excellent food all-round especially steak. Service was also excellent.

Excellent bar, restaurant, food, wine list and service. Very much neat-based with a couple of veggie options and a fish of the day. One to try for sure. At least once, but if you do, it will be not your only visit.

Amazing service, food, and atmosphere.

Good place for dinner nice steaks good service a little on the expensive side

Such a fabulous place. The food and drinks are outstanding. Whether you're there for lunch, dinner or a Sunday roast, everything is absolutely delicious. Service is fantastic and the team are great. Very highly recommended

Wow! One of the best places I’ve been to in London! Firstly, the food was delicious. The beef Wellington and fillet were cooked to perfection and were the best we’ve ever had in our lives. The crème brûlée for desert is also very good, and so are the sides of gratin and chips. The atmosphere and decor are so nice. The wooden walls and paintings are beautiful. Service was impeccable, truly professional, kind and the best one can expect. The beer and wine collections are nice as well, unfortunately there aren’t many available cocktails.

The food, ambiance and decor were good. However the experience was ruined by the horrific customer service. Rude and dismissive of any requests for our party of 10. Even simple request for water had to be repeated several times.

Absolutely amazing experience at the Guinea Grill for Sunday roast. Highly recommended to us by a friend. So glad we came😁

Great food and the service was excellent!

We were excited to try the traditional Sunday roast at The Guinea Grill, having heard so much about its classic British charm and popularity with Londoners. The ambiance was warm and inviting, and the service was attentive, making for a lovely afternoon out. To each their own, but for me, the roast wasn’t quite my favorite. That said, I’m really glad we visited. There’s something special about experiencing a place with such a long-standing reputation and loyal following. I’d definitely recommend it, at least for the experience. Like most reviews, this one is subjective, and your own taste and preferences may lead you to enjoy it even more than I did.

Excellent lunch, Harvey's bitter is always a great way to start a proper lunch. Devilled kidneys followed by a ribsteak on the bone...won't need to eat for a few days now. Excellent restaurant, the service is unbeatable (polite, efficient, attentive but not intrusive) and the food is absolutely wonderful. Good selection of nice light lunchtime reds as well as the big guns from Bordeaux and others of note. This restaurant represents the best of what Britain does well. Ssshhh! Don't tell Rachel or Ange!

Excellent food and service as always.

Visited to celebrate a birthday. Excellent atmosphere, wonderful service, amazing food and such a kind gesture bringing out a complimentary dessert alongside singing waiters. I highly recommend you try the Guinea Grill.

It is a very convenient location to meet colleagues in central London. The service is as excellent as one can get. Great traditional food.

Absolutely the best pub in London and the best beef in town. Amazing service, great atmosphere and excellent food. We met also the GM, a really Italian gentleman 👏🏻

Great food and staff … will be back !!

This is a little gem 🔹 in London, full of history. I ordered only the rock 🪨 oysters 🦪 x6. They were not terrible, I didn't get sick, but obviously they were not as fresh. Next time I shiukd try the pie and update my review. The venue is absolutely lovely and London!

Outstanding cuisine and service as per normal.

We had a wonderful evening and meal at the Guinea Grill. The steak was exceptional and the sides were also excellent. Service was polished and the atmosphere buzzing. Highly recommended if you like your meat!

I had an email booking confirmation but they didn't enter it with a date, so I was initially upset. However, they realized their mistake and did give us a table. The steaks were fabulous as always. We come here every trip to London starting in Nov, 1992.

I ate at this pub a couple of weeks ago with a group of friends (each of us eat out regularly in this area of London at higher end restaurants - this was slumming it a bit, but you live in hope!), however we all found it rather disappointing. The food was average and the wine horribly over priced. It appears to forget that it is a pub, not a five star hotel/restaurant in the same area. We had two courses each and two bottles of wine between three of us (far from their most expensive) and spent just under £200 pp. In short it's a fairly nice, old fashioned pub, but it's not The Ritz or even one of the better steak houses in the area and certainly not worth that sort of money. In response to the owner/managers response. I'm not sure that you understood the meaning of my comment that you 'are not the Ritz' it wasn't intended as a compliment ! I would also disagree strongly with your assertion that you are one of the best steak houses in the area, trust me you are not - try eating in any Hawksmore, Goodmans, or any of the better hotels nearby. What you are (in my opinion) is an over-priced, fairly average pub, albeit one which would be worth visiting if you charged about half your current prices, in line with those that other similar quality pubs in your area do now.

The steak was very delicious I visited expecting beef wellington, but I guess I had too high expectations. It wasn't as good as other places, and if I visit again, I don't think I'll order beef wellington I said I'd eat together, so it was really nice and sensible that they set it up in a split portion.

Guiness was superb, we shared the oysters 🦪 👌🏻 I had the Beef Wellington it was superb and my son had Ribeye on the bone, again fantastic

Kidneys on toast starter was fantastic. This is probably my 5th visit and I will be back again in the future

Wine is massively overpriced! £38.90 for two medium glasses, I’d go back for the food but I’ll never return and pay that for drinks. Better off in Hawksmoor.

Another simply amazing evening, thank you. The food is always incredible and a carnivore's dream! Quintessentially British with an incredible wine list and service from the team which made us feel like the only patrons. Thank you for looking after us so well.

Incredible food as always the service is top class and the history speaks for itself. Keep going

We had dinner here last week for our 20th Anniversary while in London (we are from Texas). Everyone was brilliant and the food was incredible. Go today!!!

Good food with excellent service makes for a very enjoyable evening

Wonderful food, great service, good atmosphere. One of my favourite London restaurants.

Simply a fantastic experience. Food, service and ambience is a 10/10. What is priceless is the heritage and the decor. Fantastically run and impeccable attention to detail from the entire team.

Average food just simply overpriced, I order the devilled kidneys which were tough and rubbery. The wine list also was 5 x list price rather than the normal 3 x. Trading on past glory and one for the tourists

The chateaubriand and the lovely wine were the highlights but we enjoyed everything on the menu. Staff and service was exceptional and we can’t wait to return.

Exactly what we wanted! Thank you!

The Guinea always pleases…best gastropub in London

Very famous pub in the heart of Mayfair, a hidden gem! Very kind staff and ready to satisfy every request and answer every question. The best pie I've ever eaten! Sensational!!

Very good food and nice atmosphere A little unsure and confused service

Perfect choice if you are looking for something very Londonish and British in Mayfair. Pricey but worth it. The meat was 10/10.

Incomparable steaks and fabulous wine list.

It was okay, not bad. The only issue for us, we were six people, was that as we went in, we saw a waiter arguing with other servers…He was very abrupt, and his manners were far from the standard you expect to see in London. Some of his comments were outrageous. Frankly, we won't come back. We paid good money and left. Other servers were more professional and top-notch. He needs more training before running the tables, which is unacceptable.

Great food, attentive service, sophisticated ambience. Truly enjoyable.

Had a superb lunch with 3 friends. Quality of the food was first class and the portions very healthy indeed! Best steak I can remember. One small observation the wine is very expensive and surprisingly no house wine on offer. However didn’t detract from what was a great afternoon and we will certainly return.

I love this place. By far the best Guinness in London. We keep returning and it's always great. I am determined to eat in the restaurant one day too!

They gave my coat to someone else and I had to come back in this cold weather without coat.. Also the attitude wasn’t helpful at all and no one was bothered

Such a great pub with great atmosphere and great service. Food is top notch too.

Delightful proper English food with excellent ale and attentive and friendly service. Very generous portions - no one will leave here hungry.

Awesome service, sommelier Vlad is to be trusted, his recommendations are awesomel! Premmy is a very professional waiter. Liver, lamb chops are brilliant, steaks- wow. Worth a visit for sure. Forester, bread and butter pudding.

While Guinea Grill has been a long standing well regarded steakhouse in London, somehow I never got around to visiting until my recent visit for dinner on a Thursday. The plan was to meet for a drink in the bar first, but this was totally rammed with only standing space outside, so we skipped it and went straight to the restaurant section which thankfully was fully separated to the bar. The place definitely gives off classic pub vibes but it was sad to see table sizes that were aggressively small. Me and my friend both went for the ribeye on the bone with a lamb chop each, plus shared sides of chips, creamed spinach and carrots. They did offer quite a wide selection of red wines (10+) by the glass. For dessert we tried the chocolate mousse and the pecan tart. The food was quite enjoyable. All the meat was perfectly cooked with a consistent pinkness throughout. Desserts were perhaps less exciting though, plus the table size continued to be a hindrance - for example some of the sides had to be served directly onto our plates as there was no space to leave them on the table. Service was quite friendly and things progressed quite smoothly. The bill for the 2 of us came to £320 of which £130 was spent on drinks. Overall a solid steakhouse experience albeit it wouldn’t feature in my top picks in London.

While Guinea Grill has been a long standing well regarded steakhouse in London, somehow I never got around to visiting until my recent visit for dinner on a Thursday. The plan was to meet for a drink in the bar first, but this was totally rammed with only standing space outside, so we skipped it and went straight to the restaurant section which thankfully was fully separated to the bar. The place definitely gives off classic pub vibes but it was sad to see table sizes that were aggressively small. Me and my friend both went for the ribeye on the bone with a lamb chop each, plus shared sides of chips, creamed spinach and carrots. They did offer quite a wide selection of red wines (10+) by the glass. For dessert we tried the chocolate mousse and the pecan tart. The food was quite enjoyable. All the meat was perfectly cooked with a consistent pinkness throughout. Desserts were perhaps less exciting though, plus the table size continued to be a hindrance - for example some of the sides had to be served directly onto our plates as there was no space to leave them on the table. Service was quite friendly and things progressed quite smoothly. The bill for the 2 of us came to £320 of which £130 was spent on drinks. Overall a solid steakhouse experience albeit it wouldn’t feature in my top picks in London.

Just the best place for a Guinness in London

Super good 👍 amazing steak 🥩 I love lamb cutlets the most juicy and delicious Strongly recommend 👍we will go back again

Simply i got served the wrong steak plus I had better tasting steak from the local supermarket price tag doesn't come with flavour

great restaurant pub , small quaint , steaks , pies & Fish . STUART OUTSTANDING , CHRISTIANALDO A GREAT MANGER , ISAC A TOP TOP BAR MAN !!!

I don’t normally leave a poor review at any restaurant I visit, we can all have a bad day after all. I’m also not complaining about the £264 price for the four main courses and the £77 bottle of wine, we expected to pay well over the odds to eat in Mayfair and we knew that before we booked. After reading all the glowing reports regarding the Guinea grill I was expecting the food to be exceptional and we were looking forward to the visit. Three of us had the Sunday roast beef and one had the steak and mushroom pie. The roasts were average at best, the veg was Luke warm and the two slices of beef were rare rather than medium rare, also tough at the edges, the pie was far too salty, dry with little gravy and the pastry was tasteless. Maybe they’d had a long day but the staff seemed a little flat with little enthusiasm. We did not complain as there was nothing really specific to complain about other than “ we expected better” Really sad to say this but to be honest I would give it a miss and go to a Toby Carvery next time.

great restaurant pub , small quaint , steaks , pies & Fish . STUART IS OUTSTANDING, CHRISTIANALDO A GREAT MANAGER, AND ISAC IS A TOP,TOP BAR MAN !!!

Ambience was okay. Met by a pretty moody front of house who didn’t crack a smile. Tables squished in. Lacklustre service. Very short, no personality to any service person. Ordered the beef Sunday Roast. Food was nice, but if you’re hungry, don’t expect a massive portion of either meat or veg. The gravy was more like a jus. One friend had the streak and mushroom pie. Again, nice but nothing to write home about. A bottle of still water was £7 and they didn’t offer tap water unless you asked. Not a bottle of wine on the menu for under £60 which makes it pretty prohibitive for a lazy lunch. All in all, glad I e experienced it but I won’t be rushing back. It could be brilliant but the service to push you in and out, the cost of drinks and the lack of anything remotely resembling friendliness from staff means I won’t recommend. There are definitely better places to spend your money in London.

Dog-friendly, a nice pint, and really tasty food from the bar menu. Short rib croquettes and the harissa dip was a particular highlight. Will definitely visit again to try the a la carte menu.

Great reception and great service - great food - a disproportionately expensive wine list - as far as we could see nothing under about £60 - why not offer a good house wine for say £35 and make everyone happy ?????? Also meat prices measured in £ per gram - ridiculous! Just give a price and you might sell more ?

Rib of beef on the bone - best I’ve ever had - cooked to perfection! Love the classic pub vibes. Will definitely be coming back!

Absolutely beautiful, proper pints of Guinness. Some of the best I’ve had. Creamer for sure. Only gripe was the Molton Brown soap dispenser with something that smells like what your gran would keep in her guest bath. 4.9/5 Would go again.

Had the lamp cutlets with creamed spinach and mash. Friend had the steak. Friends steak was medium rare bit came out very bloody. My lamb was okay, the sides were the best part. Also had Guinness which was just as good as anywhere else, so ordinary. Restaurant is very small and cramped. Very traditional decor. Bit stuffy. Not many diners when we were there but they still put 3 different parties in one small space, not sure why they couldn't spread us out a bit as the rest of the place had hardly anyone else there.

Best pint of Guinness in London. Brilliant pub.

Some of the best meats I’ve ever had in my life and love the classic decor

The perfect place to discover specialties! Wonderful beef Wellington and black pudding. Very nice servers, good advice ♥️ I will go back 😋

I went here with a colleague on his recomendation. And my, was I surprised and very pleasanly so. You know when the food is so good that you almost want to lick the plate and each mouthful you take is just pure taste sensation - well this was it! I will definitely go again - tucked away in a Mayfair Mews - a fantastic find and HIGHLY recomended. The meat was AMAZING but I have to mention the Garlick Sweetcorn and Gruyere Spinach was the perfect accompaniment for the meat!!!!

Arriving for a 7pm reservation made months prior, we were told the kitchen closed at 7:30. So our relaxing dinner turned into a foot race. Wait staff was surly and pissy until they came to clear plates. After being customers since 1978, we will no longer recommend or patronize

It was fantastic service. Had the porterhouse. Amazing desert wine. Perfect Chianti Classico. Every aspect was perfection. Premmy was our waiter and he exemplified a classic, humorous, and attentive approach. One of the best steakhouse experiences I’ve had.

My wife and I have been to The Guinea twice now. First in September when we were looking for a good steakhouse. The Guinea came through with flying colors. There is a warm clubby atmosphere and service was prompt, professional with just that nice hint of friendliness. We were served the most perfectly cooked chateau briande I have ever had. The second time was when we came back to London in January, we were there for Sunday Roast. It was our first and it lived up to what we thought Sunday Roast should be at a very affordable price. Good wine list also.

Excellent ambience, service and food! A delight!

The STEAK AND MUSHROOM PIE WITH THE BEST WE’VE HAD IN LONDON WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE CRISPS WITH BEEF FLAVORING. THE DECOR IS VERY COZY AND WARM LIKE A SLIGHTLY UPSCALE PUB OR BISTRO A VERY GOOD MEAL.

What a fantastic place, cracking atmosphere, delicious food, and great service

Very nice staff great service and the food is good Ali and his team make you feel very welcome

Gastro Pub – On a side street, a doorman greets you to a charming gastropub. Its almost hidden location provides “charm” while the menu is an excellent choice for people who like red meat. We had oysters and Cesar salad for starters. Mains: Rib Steak & Lamb – portions were generous and excellent flavor. I had a side of Black Pudding (not for everyone), and my wife had gruyere cream spinach. Dessert: Christmas pudding with a glass of sherry. Excellent service, very good food, and fair prices.

This was my second time - I wholeheartedly enjoyed the food as I did the first time, that part is consistently great! However, the service was much less friendly this time and we waited a really long time for our food (about an hour). Having said that, it’s still a great place and I will continue to recommend it.

Really disappointed! I was really looking forward to eat here and the food was pretty good but nobody came to check on the food and when asked to take away the remaining of the food was told that they would check if they had any boxes left but nobody came back to let us know when I actually saw the table next to us getting take away boxes. After paying £140 I would expect a better service... Not sure if it was worth the price

The food was very good. Was a bit too loud. The service was excellent.

Fabulous food and polite attentive service. Superb steak cooked to perfection. Would recommend without hesitation. Great treat.

All 3 types of bread were great, mashed potato and cauliflower cheese were good as well, chips were bit disappointing, not crunchy at all, oyster pie was flavoursome just too salty, fillet cooked to perfection. The sticky toffee pudding was too sweet, coffee wasn’t very nice. All potions sizes were on the small side, service was OK depends on who you being allocated, one of the elder male waiter was very nice but the other one looked very unhappy, seating was too close to each other which wasn’t very comfortable. I’d say Rules was overall a better choice than here, if you’d like to have good steak and bread come here but for anything else, go there.

One of the best ribeye I’ve ever had…

Moths / limited menu / underwhelmed

The food and service were great. However, our booking was postponed. That's why we hardly had time for dessert. This should be avoided in upscale restaurants.

We went here for a family meal and the food was delicious, service was great too. We had beef guinness and oyster pie which was so yummy, along with the beef wellington. The scallops for the starter was amazing too. The place had a really nice charm to it and was perfect.

Lovely Christmas Lunch!! Everyone was so friendly, service was outstanding and food was fantastic. Very generous portions, I couldn’t finish my meal and I definitely tried it was so delicious.

Food was very nice but not worth the high prices.

We had a fabulous time at the Guinea for my husbands birthday. They surprised us with a cute birthday card and a pudding! The food was delicious and we loved the atmosphere.

Great boozer, nice place to eat as well.