Steak at Hawksmoor Air Street, London

Meaty steaks for lunch at Hawksmoor Air Street

I don’t know about you, but I love steak. A juicy piece of it is possibly one of the few remaining animal tendencies we indulge in. Cue Hawksmoor Air Street, one of three Hawksmoor restaurants in London.

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It’s located just off Regent Street, he first floor dining area is a long, lateral slice of architecture, which follows the curve of Regents Street. A space as elongated as this could feel desolate, but it is cleverly broken up into more manageable chunks.

The interior of Hawksmoor Air Street is gorgeous, and our eyes drift over the marble elliptical staircase, through to the grand art deco chandeliers and emerald-coloured leather booths.

What can you eat at Hawksmoor Air Street?

The bustle of the street below is shared in the buzzing atmosphere of the restaurant, and so onto food!

As well as steak, Hawksmoor Air Street also specializes in creatures of the sea. We’re eager to try both.

First we try scallops roasted in garlic, which arrive searing hot in their shells. They radiate a delicious aroma of herbs and sizzling butter.

We also order the smoked salmon. These slip down easily enough with a dollop of chive-threaded cream. 

Mains branch further into the fruits of the sea with the ‘Hawksmoor cut’ of turbot. This is a generously-proportioned strip of fish taken from the cross section of what is clearly a behemoth of the ocean.

But because it’s served on the bone, it takes some effort to ensure you don’t get needles in every mouthful. The effort is worth every bite, which is as clean and fresh as the room is long.

Next up we try the steak at Hawksmoor, a 300g fillet slab of deep-burgundy satisfaction. It comes medium-rare, with a lovely smoky char on the outside.

Best off all the steak doesn’t leak any juices onto the plate, even in its tender-pink condition – a sign of proper resting.

We have this with sides of bone marrow, roasted field mushrooms and bone marrow gravy, which compliment the meat.

Puddings at Hawksmoor Air Street

At this point, belts have been unbuckled, buttons undone, and there may even be some sly movement of zippers – but the show must continue onto pudding.

And puds they are. Saturated in syrup with a cleansing vanilla ice cream, sticky toffee pudding is definitely one of life’s simple pleasures.

We also like the chocolate and salted caramel cup, with a side of popcorn ice cream.

Overall thoughts on Hawksmoor Air Street

All in all, I like it! Both the steak and seafood have been delicious.

And even though the steak is excellent, you might ask the question – why order something you could just as easily make at home? I get it. A steak isn’t hard to cook; given a piece of meat and a good griddle pan you can’t really go wrong.

But the source of Hawksmoor’s success is in… its sourcing – longhorn cattle from the moorlands of North Yorkshire. This, paired with aging the meat for 55 days, which gives intense depth of flavour. That’s what makes eating out at Hawksmoor worth it.

Is the food at Hawksmoor Halal?

Hawksmoor don’t serve any halal meat. If you wanted to visit, they do have halal fish and vegetarian options.

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The Details

Hawksmoor Air Street
Address – 5A Air St, London W1J 0AD
Website – Hawksmoor Air Street
Phone – 020 7406 3980
Nearest Tube – Piccadilly Circus

Disclaimer – the halal food status note for Hawksmoor is true at the time of writing. Please phone or email the restaurant before you make a booking to double check the halal food status and anything around cross contamination.