The Quality Chop House in Islington

It was the 4th time I've visited the restaurant on 5 December - I've been a cheerleader since I first went and couldn't wait to return for the festive menu. It started well, we were able to move our table when we got to the restaurant which was appreciated, but quite a disappointing/confusing experience: - The steak as part of the festive menu, is actually 1 smallish portion to share. I get it's a tasting menu, but, meh - No potato/carb or sauce to go with the main - half a steak portion and soggy parsnips/sprouts. - Mince pie tart was dry with clotted cream like it had been tossed next to it. - There was an optional cheese course that we would have both had - but we were given the bill without prompt straight after the dessert, whilst we still had half a bottle of wine left. The card machine brought over and asked if we'd like to split when we were nowhere near finished and hadn't requested the bill. Felt like we'd outstayed our welcome when the restaurant was still packed with everyone tucking into their mains. If it was early and they needed the table, maybe you understand (if you were being really kind) - or if we were the last in and everyone wanted to go home. It was neither. On the other occasions I'd visited I left buzzing with how nice it was, but on this occasion left annoyed.

We had a lovely mid-week dinner at Chophouse. We ordered the set menu so that we could try a selection of the food, and were happy with the variety. The steak and mince pie were the stars of the show. The sides were disappointing with not a lot of ‘wow factor’. I particularly enjoyed the details of the restaurant including the vintage style plates, Sheffield steel cutlery and cloth hand towels in the bathroom. We were in and out of the restaurant quickly, so something to keep in mind if you are looking for a ‘long-lunch’ or ‘long-dinner’ vibe, the food arrived fast and the staff were very attentive. The dessert wines didn’t have prices and our waitress wasn’t sure how much they were by the glass which meant we didn’t order any. We also thought the whole experience was on the more expensive side, in comparison to other restaurants we have dinned at recently.

Lovely spot for a Sunday roast. Recommend the brisket. Delicious starters and a fine selection of wines.

I go to QCH once for a year, and every time I’m there I’m thinking “damn I forgot how good this restaurant is”. The quality of the ingredients is unmatched, the level of creativity for the dishes is absolutely outstanding. At this level this is just art. Please, please, please, listen to staff recommendations, they try and know the dishes. The best meals I’ve had there were those I didn’t think to order at first, just like this candied bacon that looked like stiffy toffee pudding. This absolutely blew my mind.

Food was AMAZING!! Staff were great - Jasmine, Emma and Agne were wonderful. Get the feastive feast

My favourite place just stopped for cocktails great all round.

The staff where lovely. Great steak and wine. Definitely worthwhile treating yourself to Quality Chop House.

Celebrated my wife’s birthday her and the food was amazing!

Very nice food, the steaks here are well selected and taste phenomenal. It's spenny though

Food is fine. Sunday menu is good, likely warrants 4 stars. The reasoning for 3 stars is solely down to the service which felt very rushed. While our waitress was polite throughout her behaviour at the end of the meal tainted our experience. It was very clear that they were trying to close the restaurant and our waitress just continued to snatch items off the table as we finished. It was rude and could have been managed better.

Very original dishes. The pumpkin risotto with chanterelles was amazing. We also had the sirloin and duck and confit potatoes. Service was super attentive and helpful

Went for a birthday meal and the Quality Chop house was excellent. Seating is cosy but you’re not on top of each other. The birthday card on the table signed by the staff was a very nice touch. The menu is small but has a great variety to choose from. Our waitress answered any questions and had great knowledge on the food and the extensive wine menu. The food is sort of old school but in a modern way. Starters of sweetbreads and brawn were delicious and then the mains of widgeon( it’s real, not a mistype) and the pork chop were incredible. The flavour was incredible and they had to be to make sure the whole meal wasn’t overshadowed by the confit potatoes. I contemplated getting another portion of those for my dessert, I didn’t and went for the cheese , which had a candle in it. Once you’ve visited this place you can understand why it has survived for so long.

Very nice spot, good service and excellent food. We got the t bone steak (medium rare - more rare) and the pork chop. Both excellent. Would recommend the starters/snacks due to the wait for the mains. Confit potatoes are a generous portion - probably split between 2.

Quality chops and other food. Great British cooking in a classic restaurant.

We had a wonderful experience here tonight, in large part thanks to Lucy's wonderful service and recommendations. Everything we tried was a standout, but the Devon crab, the pithivier, and the olive oil ice cream all had me saying 'this is one of the best dishes I've ever eaten'. A new London fave, we will be back (and recommending to everyone we know). Thank you!

From the moment you walk in you’re greeted by lovely friendly service. Wine list is strong, staff know the wine list. Quality of meat is 10/10. Ask about the dishes if you don’t know what it is you might learn something. Amazing place. Lots of original features. Cod roe was my fav starter. Pork and lamb chops so nice. Confit potato’s are as good as it gets, don’t miss them. Over all a perfect experience and a great one to take visitors to London. On the pricey side of this type of meal but that’s driving by drinks choice.

Everything here is cooked really well and is very tasty. Service is great and the atmosphere is lovely. However it’s incredibly expensive for food that is quite simple and easy to plate. I don’t think £38 for a simple pork chop with no sides is reasonable - even though it was a delicious pork chop.

I have been there today for a family lunch. Food was exquisite, the meat melting in your mouth good, confit potatoes delicious. I also enjoyed a Waldorf salad, so delicious I had to order another one!! No time to waste to make a photo after the amazing delicious food arrived!! (hence a picture of a very good still cider only!) Dessert I had olive oil ice cream! I have never had such tasty meat in whole my life! WELL DONE CHEF!

Amazing food in a neighborhood restaurant. Traditional chop house fare thoughtfully prepared using quality ingredients.

Food - ah yep, hats off to kitchen

Might be my favourite (certainly most visited) restaurant in London. Everything from the food, alcohol and service is impeccably considered and executed.

Had the most amazing birthday lunch here! Every dish was incredible with shout outs to the partridge starter and the black forest trifle. Was even given a birthday present too. Can't recommend this place enough!

Amazing food in a buzzy atmosphere. We ordered the croquettes, cods roe (snacks) and turbot and mangalitza fillet from the mains and the amazing olive oil ice cream for dessert. All absolutely delicious. Friendly and efficient service

Best lunch ever !!! My fiancée and I came for Saturday lunch recently - the food, service, decor & vibe were perfect! We shared a few snacks & then the pork chop & sirloin steak with confit potato’s & the sprout tops. All delicious! Paired with an amazing pinot noir too (and I’m not really a red wine drinker! Our server found it out it was my birthday so put a candle in our olive oil ice cream (also AMAZING) & gave me a card! So thoughtful, friendly & just topped off an amazing lunch at the QHC. Thank you!!!!!

The fish tails, and monkfish liver: insane. What a great idea for a menu. Unlike anything ive had elsewhere. The pappadelle was handmade. I dislike italian food in london, but this put me in my place. Perfect. The main roast was better than fallow. Never thought I’d say that. The only improvement / suggestion is that the church pews are horribly uncomfortable. Im 5’10 and 117kg, bare this in mind when booking. Ask for a table and chairs. True roast fans will appreciate this: the potatos and yorkshire pudding were proper. Not a thin layer of crust on the roasts, thick outer coating of crust. The yorkshire batter was thick. Could have been a dutch baby.

A master stroke. Everyone involved from the floor staff to the kitchen team should be extremely proud.

We had a fantastic time at the QCH for a work dinner in their private room. The food, wine, service and ambience all exceeded our expectations. We can’t wait to come back. Thanks to Rachael and team for their help with execution.

A cosy, welcoming restaurant. Really great food, from the mussels starter, roast pork and a pear tart to finish. The confit potatoes (as an £8 extra) were fantastic too. Two of our group had the beef which was sensational! Will be having that next time!

Amazing modern british cuisine from start to finish with a weekly changing menu. I very highly recommend one of their meat chops but you will not be let down if you choose an alternative main!

Simply perfect from start to finish! Thanks to our waiter who was super friendly and professional.

Fast becoming our favourite restaurant in London. Excellence all round.

We had high expectations for our lunch, but it was all a bit disappointing in the end. Firstly, this place is noisy - over 85db at all times. You will struggle to hold a conversation even with a close table of two. The food is good - but good enough to come back for. No real complaints, but there is nothing to wow about. The service is very good, attentive and friendly - not too disruptive. The price is crazy - we easily spent £150/each wihtout going crazy. Would we try this place once - maybe. Would we come back - never.

Great restaurant with attentive staff and great steaks and chops. Highly recommended.

Great service, amazing food, very good menu. Staff were really accommodating and welcoming. Some comments about the price but you get what you pay for and that’s top quality. We ran a bit late for our booking but the team were really kind about it, didn’t feel rushed at all.

Quality Chop House is unreal. I haven't been to place where I enjoyed every single dish in a looooong time. We ordered the - prawn hash - smoked cod's roe, with cured egg yolk and carrots - Devon crab - kalibos cabbage - lamb chop? - sirloin - confit potatoes - treacle tart - trifle Everything was unreal. I don't like steak or lamb but these were melt in your mouth and buttery brooooooo The treacle tart with fresh cream changed my life for real. Gayle, who baked it - is so kind and I know she put so much love into it because although this was the first time I had this dessert, it felt like coming home.

Quality by name quality by nature. The best! Great food, great wine and great service. Another unforgettable dining session at TQCH. Cannot wait to go back. Love it!

Wonderful 60th birthday meal, in the private dining room. Staff and food exceptional.

Amazing good quality food and wine with great service and lovely atmosphere!

Waiter remembered us from another restaurant he worked in. Very attentive. Food was outstanding! Steak was a bit lukewarm - but still nice.

Great staff but tiny portions with huge prices which disappointed. Treacle tart and black pudding are fine

Food was great and Lawrence was very helpful!

Some of the very best cooking in London. Shaun Searley reminds me of Sean Hill in his skill at making everything taste better than you could ever expect. FOH are all appropriately friendly and skilled. The wine list is unsurprisingly excellent and very fairly priced.

First time at this establishment, and the food was amazing! Best rib-eye I've ever had, and the confit potatoes were to die for! Highly recommended!

Beautiful food, balanced flavours and lovely service

Beautiful Sunday afternoon celebrating my brothers 30th Birthday ❤️ thank you all for making us feel so special. Card on the table when we arrived and for dessert they brought it with a candle without us even having to remind! How perfect! Sunday roast was PROPER too xxxx

Staff were so friendly and helpful. Food was melt in your mouth and perfectly seasoned. The olive oil ice cream is something I’ll dream about. Overall, would recommend and looking forward to visiting again.

Wonderful experience at the Quality Chop House! The food was fantastic, with an excellent wine selection to match. Service was attentive and professional. The ambiance could be a bit more intimate, but overall, a delightful evening and highly recommended. 9/10!

Really extraordinary service (friendly, knowledgeable, helpful but not intrusive) A dedication to using local, sustainable, seasonal ingredients which are cooked with enormous attention and taste delicious. The rooms, with ceilings, walls, floors and wainscoting all original, all Victorian are welcoming and comfortable but loud (lots of hard surfaces). If I lived in London I would become a regular!

Superb from start to finish, snack starters tasty and all meat cooked perfectly

Amazing from the start to the end, the staff was lovely and professional. The food tasty and delicious. I would come back 100 times

Brilliant food. Brilliant Staff. Will definitely go again

Fantastic food made with care and really high quality ingredients. Lots of character that almost make up for the extremely uncomfortable early century seats. Pleasant service and decent value. I am glad I am across the town from this place - my waistline and wallet would suffer from coming here too often!

What can I say… the snakes were amazing, I wanted the all but: the game tea was stunning, the lamb breast was almost as ludicrously delicious. The partridge was good though the beetroot puree was amazing. Grouse was as good as it gets. The 1972 tokaji was beyond comprehension

Truly special. Great ambiance and spectacular food. Will come again in the future.

Excellent all around - staff were so welcoming and helped make my birthday dinner extra special. Highly recommend!!

Always so, so good! The Lobster hash is quite the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. Thanks for a great evening and such a warm welcome

We came with a push chair and the staff were very accommodating despite there not being much space. Service was very good and the food was outstanding. A real treat.

Food was extremely well executed with perfect cooking of the turbot and grouse. Good and careful service.

Quality Wines hadn't impressed me, but Quality Chop House knocked it out of the park. I went for their set lunch menu- which is a pretty sweet deal at £29. Vichyssoise, leg of chicken, strawberry &cream- QCH took simple, time-tasting dishes and absolutely nailed them. The charmingly old fashioned dining room is very peaceful during lunchtime. It's a great time to enjoy a delicious and tranquil meal.

Everything was delicious and the service great. Made us feel fantastic and it was lovely of them having a birthday card on the table. Meat was amazing

Never fails to disappoint - Ioan the man, the myth and the legend is the smoothest Somm in town. Food is just banging. Top 5 restaurants in London.

Had a lovely anniversary here, got treated wonderfully

Outstanding food and service. Great staff who really know their menu and wine list. Hardly noticeable on Farringdon Road, seek out this splendid small dining room for the quality of the food is truly worth the search. We had the sumptuous lamb chop and pork croquettes starters, then the sirloin steak and loin chop with potato confit and Bobby beans. Wow! We savoured this with a bottle of Broilly. Gorgeous.

Outstanding service. Incredible staff and knowledge around the wine list. Thanks guys - spectacular.

Excellent food and very friendly staff. Would definitely return.

Great selection of starters to share; we shared a steak and lamb chop with beans, salad and croquettes….all were incredible. Don’t miss desert, we shared the olive oil ice cream (amazing) and cheese. So good was excellent. Service only gets okay as the server knocked over our bottle of wine; we had to ask for another rather than be offered…and no offer to dry clean trousers. Otherwise service was good

Thank you for your wonderful wine, food and service!!

Great ribeye with bone in, also loved the fried potatoes.

I would rather not have sat so close to the counter but it was OK. Service was wonderful with a superb waitress. the tomato salad and bread were excellent. A delicious steak, too big, so we took home a doggie bag. The gem salad was however very very disappointing and I left half.

Brilliant!!! Exactly what we were looking for when it came to our first Sunday brunch!

Great food, great service and a great place, would absolutely recommend!

Brilliant food in an absolutely beautiful setting. The team at the Chop House are always friendly and welcoming. Can't wait to go again.

Very uncomfortable seats. Good prices, great atmosphere. Sirloin surpassingly was my favorite

Sunday roast lunch was excellent and the service was wonderful. I’m leaving off a star because the chairs were extremely uncomfortable and the tiny table we had barely fit our food plates. Pretty pricey too even for London. £55 per person for a good but limited lunch.

This was our first -- but certainly not our last -- visit to Quality Chop House. We had expected the meat would be perfetly prepared (and were proven right!), but we really were surprised by the innovative fish and seafood starters we had, as well as our pudding. Unique and different flavours, not at all a standard treatment, perfectly prepared, absolutely sumptuous. This traditional British rooms are comfy, and the staff's relaxed and warm staff ensured an unstuffy atmosphere, where you were here to be indulged -- and indulged we were! Special thanks to Rebecca, a sensitive, attentive and experienced waiter, who looked after us so well!

Incredible food, exceptional service, can’t wait for the next visit

The BEST Sunday roast in England. Amazing ambiance. Service a bit overwhelmed on a Sunday but makes for a leisurely lunch. Love this place

I live nearby and sometimes go there for lunch or dinner, but it's always slow. The quality is okay but overrated. I would recommend Goodman or Hawksmoor for a safer choice.

The food was great. Nice dishes with lots of flavour. The staff were friendly and the place had a good vibe

Creative, comforting, exceptional British food. Efficient and friendly service and warm atmosphere.

Amazing food, steak was perfectly cooked, and the potatoes the best I have ever had .

Amazing experience! Everything was a 10/10, from the food to the service

Service and food are always exceptional. The team at QCH is great.

Great food, lovely staff and wines that went well with our meal. Only sting, it hit the budget hard, but as in life generally, you get what you pay for.

Fantastic meat, wine and confit potatoes.

Really enjoyed the meal. Had the fois gras and chicken liver pate and the Brixham Lobster hash to start. Both excellent. Then the 400g sirloin and the Mangalica pork steak. The beef was good but the pork was better. Confit potatoes were also a winner.

The food was amazing and the staff was lovely. We were with my friend’s baby and they were extremely attentive and sweet to her.

Had the best experience ever!!! Food was great, not to mention the famous confit potato🙂 The staffs were extremely kind and went above and beyond so that we could have a great time there. Would love to revisit.

How lucky are Londoner’s to have this wonderful restaurant to showcase quality produce prepared by geniuses. We had anticipated an enjoyable meal but were overwhelmed by each individual’s commitment to undertake their role to an exceptional standard. Their generous approach brought tears to my eyes. We will travel halfway around the world again and tell all our friends. Thank you.

Great food, from starters to mains to dessert to wine. Terrific meal!

truly exceptional, fantastic food , service with a smile , nothing was to much , the feasting menu was good value for money . highly recommended.

Excellent quality and vibe. Waiter made a smarmy remark asking if I had my wifes permission to have a glass of wine, therefore I'm removing a star, in general the service is excellent, however, we are well into the 21st Century, seems normal for a woman to order wine now?

We had a wonderful time and our server was amazing!

Easily one of our most visited restaurants. Always a special experience especially during grouse season. Thank you very much for finding the elusive grouse that was in short supply that day. We've been waiting all year to have this dish again.

A delightful combination of both subtle and complex flavors. The seats are a bit stiff, like church pews, but they add to the 'we've been here for centuries' vibe. I enjoyed everything.

Went here for private dining w colleagues. Top service and excellent roast! Meat was so tender and veggies were cooked to perfection loved the croquetta too!

One of the best steaks I’ve ever eaten. 10/10 would recommend.

The steak was cooked excellent at its temperature.

Really attentive and friendly staff from the minute you walk in . Helpful throughout , advising on wine , portion controls and ingredients . The food was AMAZING . The starters are large , so prepare yourself if you are having the snacks and starters before main , it’s a lot of food , but hard not to because the choices are all great . They even charged my phone for me !! Will be back soon

Seriously delicious. Lovely, charming attentive staff. Beautiful crockery, thoughtful birthday treatment, beautiful old, stylish interiors. Loved it