As you’ll have come to learn, here at Frost we are suckers for a good steak and have found YET ANOTHER affordable London based gem.
Black & Blue is a chain of four restaurants in the city and you’ll have probably noticed those blue neon signs dotted all over the city that, for us, are becoming as iconic as the Golden Arches.
We visited the Waterloo branch which is nestled in one of the station arches and the atmosphere hits you immediately. A soft hum of live jazz from the skilled artist near the bar, deep and rich coloured furnishings and low lighting make Black & Blue the perfect spot for date night.
The food menu is loyal to what you expect to see at a steakhouse. For starters, you can choose from soup, wings, skewers, tortilla chips or prawns and all cost between £6.50 and £9. We went for the crispy chicken wings with salt and lime and the king prawns with garlic butter. The batter on the crispy wings packed a brilliant punch and when drizzled with the lime – heaven! The portions were also generous which, for the low price, was a great surprise.
Somebody say steak? Obvs. Let’s be straight here, B&B serves a beautiful steak. You can choose from a Flat Iron, Ribeye, Fillet or a Cote de Boeuf (which comes for one or two share) and each comes with an indulgent sauce of choice. The steaks are hung in the traditional way and aged for up to 28 days and the flavours reflect the TLC that B&B gives up front. Rich, meaty and fairly priced. If you’re not wanting to succumb to steak (we don’t judge.), you can sample one of their burger, ribs or something from the chargrill menu. The chicken breast, mushroom, cream and thyme sauce VERY nearly swayed us!
Black & Blue also knows its wines and has strong selection to choose from. The Domaine Luquet Macon Blanc Villages, Burgundy, may be the priciest bottle on the menu at £38 but the crisp, dry flavour is just divine. As a bonus though, any bottle of wine is half price on Sundays and Mondays so maybe save on splashing out on then!
Visit the Black & Blue website to make a booking.