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The Guinea Grill, London,

The Guinea Grill, London,

The Guinea Grill, London,

The Guinea Grill, London,

The Guinea Grill, London,

The Guinea Grill

4.3

4.3

624 Reviews

£41 and over

British

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The Guinea is a Mayfair institution; there’s been an Inn on this site since 1423. Our restaurant, the Guinea Grill opened in 1952. We specialise in serving dry aged, grass fed English beef from an open grill. You’ll find a selection of Young’s Ales at the bar and our atmospheric private dining room is perfect for up to 28 people.

We’re ideally located just a short walk away from Green Park, Bond Street and Oxford Circus tube stations.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
British, Steakhouse, Seafood
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Thu–Sun 07:30–11:00 Lunch Mon–Fri, Sun 12:30–15:00 Dinner Mon–Sat 18:00–22:30
Phone number
020 7409 1728
Website
http://www.theguinea.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Krzysztof Szczepanski
Private party facilities
Our private dining room, the Boardroom, is an atmospheric antique pine panelled room where 22 guests can be seated around the oval table, or 28 guests around 3 separate tables.
Private party contact
Reba Gaynor: 020 7409 1728

Location
30 Bruton Place, London, W1J 6NL
Area
Mayfair
Cross Street
Berkeley Square
Parking Details
Street Parking
Public Transit
Bond Street, Green Park tube stations.
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

What 624 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.3Service
4.1Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

5
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624 Reviews

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SaidB
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 12 March 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
A great establishment. Have been going there for 15 years and it is still great.
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ChrisM
Kent
32 reviews
vip
5.0
32 reviews
Dined on 27 February 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
The usual excellent service and food
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warrenm
London
3 reviews
vip
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on 27 February 2020
overall3food3service2ambience3
The food is good but not exceptional. The sommelier was incredibly rude and aggressive. Avoid.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2020
overall3food4service4ambience3
Food really left a lot to be desired. Wine was good as was service.
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RonanO
London
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 31 January 2020
overall4food3service4ambience4
The ambiance as always was excellent as well as the service. My one disappointment was the quality of our steaks which were over seasoned with salt ands slightly over cooked. What we really appreciated was our waitress accepting that feed back and offering to give us desert for free. I love the guinea and will be back and appreciate the service but I think the kitchen was under too much pressure on this occasion. See you soon. Ronan
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OpenTable Diner
London
5 reviews
vip
1.0
5 reviews
Dined on 22 January 2020
overall1food1service1ambience1
Booked breakfast a week or so beforehand. Got telephone call at 1142 the evening before the booking to be told the Guinea does not do breakfast - bad service.
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SRGK
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 12 January 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, excellent service. Perfect Sunday lunch.
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DeborahM
London
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 7 January 2020
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent food and top-notch service
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GregM
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 30 November 2019
overall4food3service4ambience4
Nice night
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TheDuke
London
17 reviews
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on 28 November 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
As ever a great time with excellent service. I will be going back soon.
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GrahamW
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 15 November 2019
overall4food5service3ambience4
Superb food as ever at my most recent visit. A lively buzz is a great accompaniment to a business lunch and whilst you would not visit if "on a budget", the quality is always high. Sometimes you really do get what you pay for.
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AtomicGT
London
18 reviews
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on 2 November 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent service and seating. Food was superb, must be in competition for best steak in London
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riccardo
London
8 reviews
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on 28 October 2019
overall3food2service3ambience4
Our steak took forever to arrive and then was just not that nice it tasted as if it had been grilled on an electric grill, on the positive side spinach with gruyere was a success
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ChrisS
London
66 reviews
4.0
66 reviews
Dined on 21 October 2019
overall4food4service4ambience4
Never disappoints - great steaks, selection of wines, and service. The next visit can't come soon enough.
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TheDuke
London
17 reviews
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on 17 October 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
I eat regularly at the Guinea and it never fails to disappoint. Great meat and good staff.
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chip127
London
20 reviews
vip
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on 15 October 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent meal and service
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OpenTable Diner
Denver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 9 October 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very small room, lovely really but a bit too cramped. Food was excellent. Our first meal in London...excellent choice for high end English pub food! A carnivores delight!!
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RMI65
London
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on 4 October 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Staff were excellent, especially guy manning the door who managed to get me a pint while I waited for my guest and then sorted me out a great table. Cote de Beouf was excellent and so big two of us couldn’t eat it.
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LarryK
Dallas
16 reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on 29 September 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful meal—an incredible Sunday roast beef, Yorkies, and veggies.
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Anonymous75
London
26 reviews
vip
4.0
26 reviews
Dined on 1 September 2019
overall4food4service4ambience4
We went for the Sunday roast and selected the fillet and the T-bone steak with all the trimmings and sides. The steaks are well seasoned and the sauces also flavoursome. The tables are a little too close together which leaves little room for privacy. However, it is a popular spot so they have to make the most of the space. The pub is also a lovely place for a drink, especially in the summer as it looks out to the courtyard.
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OpenTable Diner
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 9 August 2019
overall5food5service4ambience4
Superb experience in a real old school London classic
The Guinea GrillResponded on 19 August 2019
Thank you for taking the time to review us on OpenTable. To be called a 'classic' makes us very happy indeed. Best wishes The Guinea Grill
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Owerto
London
9 reviews
vip
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on 31 July 2019
overall3food4service4ambience4
Food is good. But very small portions - we paid something like £6 for a broccoli side but there were only 5 small stem pieces!
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OpenTable Diner
London
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on 2 July 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great steak restaurant and the pies are pretty immense. Really enjoyed this old school London pub dining experience. The quality and variety of meat options is really good.
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Lamchowder
London
56 reviews
vip
3.0
56 reviews
Dined on 30 June 2019
overall3food3service4ambience4
The Guinea Grill is probably one of the most historical gastropubs I've been to. Built in 1423 as an inn and then transformed into a restaurant in 1953. Decor is still very dated, almost kept to it's old school setting with it's numerous of old paintings lined across the wall and an old green banquette below it in which we were seated. All the tables and seats were tightly put together, quite cosy. We were even greeted by a nice gentleman wearing a Victorian green tailcoat. Service was great throughout. Sadly food was pretty average apart from everything cooked on the grill. We started on Eggs Royale which was okay. Salmon was a little too salty for my liking though and muffin a little dense. Then we move onto our lamb grill, which was almost a breakfast dish, containing all the usual breakfast items along with one lamb chop, a lamb rib and lamb kidneys. There was definitely no effort on presentation, everything slabbed on our plate. For £26 it was very pricey for the portion, half of one mushroom, one tomato, a small sausage and egg. I do wish we got more of the lamb rib and lamb chop as they were delicious. Both of them grilled to perfection, butter knife tender with a great bite. Everything else was the standard affair. We were quite disappointed with the pork belly roast. Although the trimmings were lovely, a nice giant fluffy Yorkshire pudding, fluffy roast potatoes, nice roasted veg and freshly steamed kale, we were in it for the pork. Sadly that itself was quite dry and boring and needed the gravy for it to be moist enough to enjoy. We also ordered a side of beef dripping chips. Now these were good, chunky, fluffy and packed full of flavour. A must order. I do believe all the ingredients were to the highest of standards but just wasn't executed to their fullest potential. Saying that, it was nice to experience an old traditional pub restaurant.
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ChrisM
Kent
32 reviews
vip
5.0
32 reviews
Dined on 17 June 2019
overall5food5service5ambience4
As always a great lunch superb wine and fabulous service
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olib
Yorkshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 15 June 2019
overall5food5service5ambience4
Loved it - the steak was cooked perfectly and the hospitality is great! Highly recommended.
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ColinD
London
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 4 June 2019
overall4food3service4ambience3
Great spot but was a bit disappointed with the pie. It was an individual one but was very dry. The old style way of serving from a huge tray seems to have changed sadly. The steak was surprisingly good and the prices are very fair for Mayfair/Marylebone
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RonanO
London
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 29 May 2019
overall4food5service4ambience3
Fantastic meal at the Guinea as always. One of my favourites. Was seated upstairs which was initially disappointing but the room was full in 20 minutes and it is actually a very pleasant room. Will be back for more!
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Rosebud
London
30 reviews
vip
4.0
30 reviews
Dined on 21 May 2019
overall4food4service3ambience5
Dickensian gem in the centre of Mayfair, great steaks and pies, attentive service at the back of a well frequented public house, with proper beer and IPA. It’s not cheap, but feels historic, go if you feel flush.
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PaulM
Newcastle
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 11 May 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Returned here after a few years away. Very pleased to see it has not lost any of its character and food and service was exceptional.
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NMfromEG
London
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on 10 May 2019
overall3food4service2ambience1
Food great but, at these prices, having a mere 6 inch gap between tables is ridiculous. Conversation is virtually impossible - the noise being the only thing that aids any confidentiality......that is, unless you speak loud enough to be heard by your companion!
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Food4Ferg
Cincinnati
36 reviews
vip
5.0
36 reviews
Dined on 9 May 2019
overall5food5service4ambience4
Always a good steak done the correct way. Don’t expect to have an intimate or business discussion because the tables are pretty close, but at least you can “sample” what others are having. They have an interesting serving system with multiple hand-offs which seem a little strange for a smaller place, but it seems to work-don’t expect to make a new friend. But we go for the steaks and the sides don’t disappoint either. Everyone I have taken there always comes away with “that was one of the best steaks I have ever eaten in London” quote.
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AdeleS
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 14 April 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing Sunday lunch
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GRAHAMA
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 April 2019
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent food and service. Wonderful wine to accompany. Old fashioned service such a pleasant change. Will be back very soon.
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JamesL
Oxford
17 reviews
vip
4.0
17 reviews
Dined on 8 April 2019
overall4food4service5ambience3
Great pies but the format has changed in recent years as they are now served in a dish so its only pastry on the top and not the sides . Maybe for health reason that makes sense. Wonderful ale house.
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OpenTable Diner
London
27 reviews
4.0
27 reviews
Dined on 29 March 2019
overall4food4service5ambience5
Super place , lots of charm with a fantastic original pub and small rear restaurant which has a lovely buzz. Traditional but well cooked and very good feeling about the place . In a news just off Berkeley square with lots of space to stand out side in good weather.
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londondiner
London
74 reviews
vip
3.0
74 reviews
Dined on 24 March 2019
overall3food3service3ambience4
Second visit. This time we were very squashed up having asked for a specific table which I later noticed was empty. I also asked for extra potatoes and fewer parsnips. I got three potatoes and a huge plate of parsnips. The wine was vastly overcharged. These issues got sorted out but I needed to complain first. It's expensive for a Sunday roast but worth it when they do it properly but this time they didn't. This was many due to poor service.
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PaulH
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 19 March 2019
overall4food5service4ambience4
I love the Guinea, I must have been 10 times, they have the best steaks and pies that you could wish for. Great beers and wine selection and very knowledgeable staff. I do wish they would improve the gent’s toilet, it is not fitting for such a nice place.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 February 2019
overall5food5service4ambience5
Everything was excellent. You get what you pay for - so not a “bargain” but wonderful steak at appropriate price.
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Terri
San Francisco
6 reviews
vip
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 17 February 2019
overall4food4service5ambience4
The Guinea Grill is a lovely place for Sunday Lunch. Seating is a bit tight but the service was good and food lovely. A bit pricey, but it is in Mayfair-so to be expected.
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The Guinea Grill is rated 4.3 stars by 624 OpenTable diners.

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30 Bruton Place, London, W1J 6NL

Additional information

Cross Street
Berkeley Square
Area
Mayfair
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Thu–Sun 07:30–11:00 Lunch Mon–Fri, Sun 12:30–15:00 Dinner Mon–Sat 18:00–22:30
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
British, Steakhouse, Seafood
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress Code
Smart Casual
Parking Details
Street Parking
Public Transit
Bond Street, Green Park tube stations.
Payment Options
AMEX, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Krzysztof Szczepanski
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

Website
http://www.theguinea.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7409 1728
Private party facilities
Our private dining room, the Boardroom, is an atmospheric antique pine panelled room where 22 guests can be seated around the oval table, or 28 guests around 3 separate tables.
Private party contact
Reba Gaynor: 020 7409 1728

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