But at least you have actual steakhouses as opposed to pretend steakhouses that don't understand what "rare" means (most places will deliver a medium, medium-rare if you're lucky), and believe a steak should be seared enough on a charcoal grill to taste like coal. And those are the good ones in the UK.
UK "steakhouses" make me grumpy.
My local pub is actually the only place I've found that does a tolerable steak. What I'd expect at a cheap roadside diner in the US. Certainly not a big treat, but at least edible. Everyone I know in London that's been there that haven't had steaks outside the UK have hailed it as having the best steaks they've ever had. To everyone else it's ok in a pinch but nothing more. To me that says it all.
Sorry - it's a sore subject, I absolutely love steaks.
UK "steakhouses" make me grumpy.
My local pub is actually the only place I've found that does a tolerable steak. What I'd expect at a cheap roadside diner in the US. Certainly not a big treat, but at least edible. Everyone I know in London that's been there that haven't had steaks outside the UK have hailed it as having the best steaks they've ever had. To everyone else it's ok in a pinch but nothing more. To me that says it all.
Sorry - it's a sore subject, I absolutely love steaks.