Blacklock City

Name: Blacklock City
Address: 13 Philpot Lane, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 8AA
Telephone: 020 7998 7676
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.7

4.7

2587 Reviews

£25 and under

Steak

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Blacklock is a modern version of the Great British chophouse. Set in an old electricity substation on the site of London"s oldest meat market. We take the best meat in the country from the award-winning farmer and butcher Philip Warren in Cornwall. We cook chops simply over our real charcoal grill with a little help from vintage Blacklock irons and serve it all up alongside cocktails that give back and wine on tap in our atmospheric subterranean chop mecca. On Sundays we serve a Roast almost as good as Mum's.

We have limited spaces for Walk-ins, so we encourage booking in advance to avoid disappointment during busy times.

Monday - Friday
Bookings & Walk-ins for lunch - 12pm - 3pm
Bookings & Walk-ins for dinner - 5pm - 10pm

Saturday
Bookings & Walk-ins all day - 12 - 10.30pm

Sunday
Bookings & Walk-ins - 12pm - 5:45pm

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 7, 2022

7:00 PM

Booked 111 times today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Steak, Barbecue, British
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–5:00 pm
Phone number
020 7998 7676
Website
http://theblacklock.com/
Payment options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
13 Philpot Lane, London, EC3M 8AA
Neighborhood
Bank
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Bank and Monument Underground Stations within a 5 minute walk.
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

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Popular dishes

Pork Belly Bun£10.00
Wrapped in crispy crackling to make your knees tremble with a refreshing slaw and apple ketchup
Steak Sarnie£12.00
Our take on the classic "Steak-On-White" first served at Louis' Lunch in New Haven in 1895
Blacklock Burger£12.00
A double cheeseburger Blacklocked with onions caramelised in a healthy glug of vermouth

Meat-Free Mains

We love the best of British veg, too. Especially with a lick of flame from the grill

Barbecued British Halloumi£14.00
Piled high on a bed of coal roasted Jerusalem artichokes and spelt grain

Skinny Chops

£5 per chop. Inspired by Joe Beef and grilled blushing pink - with the help of vintage Blacklock irons

Lamb Cutlet
T-Bone
Pork Loin
Rib
Belly

All In

All In
(2 people or more) This is for you, dear sharers. Pre-chop bites followed by a heady mix of beef, pork and lamb skinny chops piled high on charcoal-grilled flatbreads with a choice of side each
- per person£24.00

Steaks

Dry Aged up to 55 days − we use the whole animal to make something of everything

Denver£12.00
Rump Fillet£14.00
Rump Cap£16.00
Sixth Rib-Eye£18.00

Big Chops

Door-stop-thick and fit for two-to-share

Lamb Rump
- 100g£6.00
Smoked Bacon Chop£14.00
Prime Rib
- 100g£9.00
Porterhouse
- 100g£9.00
Bone in Sirloin
- 100g£9.00

Sauces

Chilli Hollandaise£1.50
Green Sauce£1.50
Bearnaise£1.50
Blacklock Gravy£3.00
Chop Sauce£3.00
Garlic Marrow Spread£3.00

Sides

Beef Dripping Chips£4.50
10 Hour Ash Roasted Sweet Potato£4.00
Kale & Parmesan£4.00
Heritage Broccoli & Walnut Salad£4.00
Coal Roasted Beets & Raspberry£4.50
Heritage Tomato Salad£4.50
Summer Leaf Salad£4.00
Bread & Gravy£4.00

What 2,587 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Energetic

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GCBbbbb
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great meal, atmosphere, service - well done Blackrock
TD
TD2022
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food3service5ambience3
It was okay, suffice, wouldn’t rush back. Service was very good.
JL
JenL
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Staffs were nice and attentive But the whole resto was too loud it was hard to hear
L
Ladsbroke
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall4food5service4ambience5
A great location in the city with a great atmosphere at lunchtime. Great food and good value, what's not to like!
PB
PeterB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very good food quality. Staff highly adaptable and supportive
CL
CityLuncher
London
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall4food4service5ambience4
Great restaurant in heart of City. Good food, interesting menu, great service and reasonably priced. Work 5 min walk away, but didn't know it was even there!
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Shooky1
Dorset
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best roast I’ve ever eaten out, can’t wait to return. Beefy Mary was perfection.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Hamburg Area
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall4food5service3ambience4
Sehr zu empfehlen. Sunday Roast einzigartig. Der Spruch fast so gut wie von deiner Mutter trifft voll und ganz zu.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Atlanta
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredibly delish and good drinks...loved the experience and the servers were gracious and kind...the manager stopped by to ensure all was well! Great vibe too and housed in a stunning building! Definitely will come back...don't hesitate to book!
BW
BernWu
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food arrived quickly. It was delicious and defo filling with big Yorkshire pudding and plenty of potatoes. The gravy/sauce was very tasty! Our wait staff was helpful and friendly and was quick to top up our water and sauce.
YA
YvonneA
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall4food5service5ambience4
Glad we made a reservation . Very busy. Fun staff. Great food. We had an all in menu with 3 people. Included starter and heaps of meat, and a side each. Cheesecake and crumble were great for dessert. Place is easy to miss from the outside, very authentic in the inside. The only thing is acoustics. It easily gets very noisy. But great experience and would definitely come back.
CO
ColumO
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 29, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
Meat was as good as usual, but the chips weren't so. Not the usual high standard I would expect. Service was exceptional, however.
j
jamesk
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 28, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
the noise level is not energetic. it is too noisy. you have to shout to talk
DB
DavidB
London
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 28, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
Very good food and service in a lovely little downstairs buzzy restaurant. With a quality burger at £12 that’s cheaper than a dodgy pub. My rib eye was cooked just right and the wine was very good for the price. To fund a gem like this in the city that charges very reasonable prices is a real find. Would I go again or recommend this place? Yes
SD
SebastianD
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 27, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, amazing service, fun and busy atmosphere
JW
JessicaW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 27, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was a fantastic outing following our civil wedding. Lovely and courteous staff with really tasty food- can’t beat it!
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Hayking
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 27, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I can never fault this place and if I’m ever organising a work lunch, I always take EVERYONE to blacklock… blacklock only! 😊 Fab - as always!
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Groups
Chicago
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
What a treat. Went here for roast after going to see a play at the Globe. Everyone was very nice and all the food and drinks were top notch.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New England
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Delicious Sunday roast dinner. Had the beef roast and it was so savory and delicious. Highly recommend if in London on a Sunday!
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We came on Sunday for the “All in” roast - great portion sizes for the money, extremely good value and the staff were all lovely. Couldn’t recommend Blacklock enough.
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luci
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
food is unreal everytime, cannot beat the sunday roast
SJ
SJOS
London
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall3food4service3ambience3
Good food not sure it’s 1000% worth the price as you get one slice of each meat each. Meat wasn’t served hot it was warm. However the food was tasty.
AF
ArianaF
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Went for a Sunday Lunch. Absolutely amazing food, great setting and the staff are all so wonderful.
JK
JoeK
Manchester
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Unreal Sunday roast with superb service. Opted for the sharer for two people and was a good amount of food which was good value considering the quality. All three meats cooked to perfection (nice pink beef, slightly pink lamb and melt in the mouth pork)
KG
KatieG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing place for a roast, literally the best roast we have ever eaten, got a free cheesecake too for my boyfriends birthday! Definitely recommend
BO
BridgetO
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Food was fantastic but veryyyy slow. We did receive complimentary sides for the excessive wait, which was unexpected and appreciated. Regardless, I’ll be back!
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Stephen
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely banging roast! Best roast I’ve had out.
DA
DanielA
Surrey
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Really great food. The gravy is amazing. Very reasonable prices. Will be back.
HT
HollyTG
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Can't find any faults! Fantastic. Will be back in the very near future.
CL
CLH222
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I have an incredible experience every time I visit Blacklock. I’ve been to both, the City and Soho branches and each time they’ve been fantastic. The staff are wonderful and are always so accommodating, friendly and knowledgeable. The food is just second to none - there’s nowhere else like it. Absolute perfection. The atmosphere is always lovely in the restaurants and I can’t recommend Blacklock enough - I’m always telling my friends and people I know about it! Can’t wait for my next visit - thank you!
MG
MarcusGalloway
London
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Another faultless experience at Blacklock City.
TG
TheGasman
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2022
overall5food4service5ambience4
First time here - a great all-round restaurant. Friendly service. Excellent food. Well priced wine. Well made negronis.
ME
MatthewE
Gloucestershire
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 23, 2022
overall3food4service3ambience3
All good except we really felt like we were being rushed out. Sat down at 8pm and by 9pm it seemed distinctly like they needed our table!
FE
FrankE
Indiana
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on September 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding service, great food, delicious wine and beer selection. We loved the basement brick wall ambiance
AB
AnnaB
London
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and great service! Not my first time here and will definitely be back!
G
Guest
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
What a gem!! Steaks are fantastic and the price is even better. We had such lovely service too, I would recommend it to anyone in the city and will definitely be coming back! (Make sure to get the chop sauce too, it is like a peppercorn / gravy hybrid and I’d go back even just for that!!)
PJ
PaulJ
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 20, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
“All-in” and cheesecake are perfect to accompany the big chops. Wine not too bad either.
m
martin
London
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on September 19, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Butcher's Monday is awesome! Cheesecake dessert was also great.
I
Isabelle
Cambridge
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 18, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredible roast dinner, the sort you don't expect to find in London! Service was great, everyone was so helpful and attentive. Lovely atmosphere and will definitely return for many more meals.
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on September 18, 2022
overall1food1service1ambience2
I have contacted the restaurant directly as the meal was very poor

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Blacklock City is rated 4.7 stars by 2587 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 7, 2022

7:00 PM

Booked 111 times today

13 Philpot Lane, London, EC3M 8AA

Additional information

Neighborhood
Bank
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–5:00 pm
Cuisines
Steak, Barbecue, British
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Bank and Monument Underground Stations within a 5 minute walk.
Payment options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

Website
http://theblacklock.com/
Phone number
020 7998 7676

Featured in

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Blacklock City

Make a reservation

Additional information

The Top Steakhouse Restaurants in London

Steak Sarnie

Porterhouse

Beef Dripping Chips

Pre-Chop Bites

Chicken & Horseradish

Egg & Anchovy

Cheese & Pickle

Starters

Pig's Head on Toast£6.50

Mushrooms on Toast£6.00

Cull Yaw Crumpet£7.00

Particularly Good at Lunch (Dinner Too)

Pork Belly Bun£10.00

Steak Sarnie£12.00

Blacklock Burger£12.00

Meat-Free Mains

Barbecued British Halloumi£14.00

Skinny Chops

Lamb Cutlet

T-Bone

Pork Loin

Rib

Belly

All In

All In

Steaks

Denver£12.00

Rump Fillet£14.00

Rump Cap£16.00

Sixth Rib-Eye£18.00

Big Chops

Lamb Rump

Smoked Bacon Chop£14.00

Prime Rib

Porterhouse

Bone in Sirloin

Sauces

Chilli Hollandaise£1.50

Green Sauce£1.50

Bearnaise£1.50

Blacklock Gravy£3.00

Chop Sauce£3.00

Garlic Marrow Spread£3.00

Sides

Beef Dripping Chips£4.50

10 Hour Ash Roasted Sweet Potato£4.00

Kale & Parmesan£4.00

Heritage Broccoli & Walnut Salad£4.00

Coal Roasted Beets & Raspberry£4.50

Heritage Tomato Salad£4.50

Summer Leaf Salad£4.00

Bread & Gravy£4.00

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