A branch of the Bar + Block steakhouse group near Hammersmith Broadway, pairing serious steaks and butchery with a proper cocktail-and-wine bar
Bar + Block Steakhouse holds six hundred and eighty-seven reviews and a 4.1 – a solid score on a good sample – and it brings a genuine steak-and-cocktails destination to central Hammersmith: a branch of the Bar + Block steakhouse group, near the Broadway, pairing serious steaks and proper butchery with a full cocktail-and-wine bar.
The steakhouse concept
Bar + Block is a well-regarded modern steakhouse group, and its whole concept is built around two things done well – the “Block” (the steaks and the butchery) and the “Bar” (the cocktails and wine). The “Block” side is genuinely serious about its beef – proper steakhouse cuts, carefully sourced and prepared, cooked with real skill, the whole serious business of good steak done properly. There is genuine quality and focus to it – the serious steaks, the proper butchery, the skilled cooking, the whole dedicated steakhouse craft. For the lover of a good steak, it is a genuine destination – the serious, quality-focused steakhouse, taking real care over its beef, in the heart of Hammersmith. There is real quality and appeal in it.
The bar side
The “Bar” half of Bar + Block is a genuine strength, and it is what earns the venue its place in this survey of Hammersmith’s bars – for this is a proper cocktail-and-wine bar as well as a steakhouse. There is a full and serious drinks offering – a good cocktail list, a thoughtful wine selection (well-chosen to pair with the steaks), and a proper bar atmosphere, whether you are settling in for a full steak dinner or simply stopping by for drinks. There is genuine appeal to it – the proper cocktails, the good wine, the stylish bar atmosphere, the whole serious drinks side of the operation. It is a genuine bar as well as a steakhouse – the good drinks, the stylish setting, the proper cocktail-and-wine offering, perfectly paired with the serious steaks. There is real quality and appeal in it – the good bar, the fine wines, the proper cocktails.
The Hammersmith destination
Bar + Block’s position near Hammersmith Broadway makes it a genuine destination – the convenient, central, quality steak-and-cocktails spot at the hub of Hammersmith, perfectly placed for a meal before a show at the nearby Apollo or Lyric, a celebration dinner, or simply a good steak and a cocktail. There is real appeal to it – the serious steaks, the proper bar, the stylish setting, the convenient central position, the whole quality steak-and-cocktails experience. It is exactly the kind of quality, focused, well-run modern venue that gives central Hammersmith a genuine dining-and-drinking destination – the serious steakhouse, the proper bar, the stylish and convenient setting. Its solid score across a good sample reflects this genuine appeal – the quality steaks, the good bar, the stylish central destination. It is a genuine Hammersmith steak-and-cocktails spot.
Between its serious steaks and butchery, its proper cocktail-and-wine bar, its stylish setting, and its convenient central position by the Broadway, Bar + Block is a genuine steak-and-cocktails destination in Hammersmith. Its solid score across a good sample marks it as a genuinely good and popular venue. The Prat’s desk enjoys a well-cooked steak and a properly-made cocktail, admires the serious beef and the good bar, and raises an appreciative glass to Bar + Block.
The bar
A solid, popular steakhouse-and-bar doing a good 4.1 across a good sample – Bar + Block, pairing serious steaks and butchery with a proper cocktail-and-wine bar near Hammersmith Broadway.
Verdict
Solid, popular, and genuinely focused – Bar + Block, a serious steak-and-cocktails destination by the Broadway.
Go to Bar + Block near Hammersmith Broadway for a serious steak and a proper cocktail – a quality steakhouse-and-bar pairing careful butchery with a good drinks list.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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