I was visiting London for the first time, and a Sunday roast was on my list of things to try. Unfortunately, I found out at around 6pm on Sunday that Sunday dinner is actually kind of a lunch-time thing. The place I was planning to go to, Blacklock in Soho, was already closed. I tried the Wolseley in Mayfair, and luckily they had some Sunday roast beef left. It’s in a nice space with lots of old looking dark wood paneling.
The roast beef (£25.00) came with green beans, carrot slices, Yorkshire pudding, a bowl of horseradish cream sauce, and some fried potatoes that I think were fried in duck fat. The beef was a ribeye, sliced somewhat thinly. Cooked a little more done than I usually get beef - it was on the medium side of medium rare - but still very good. Tender and beefy. Not a huge portion of beef (not American sized?) but filling enough for me. The horseradish cream sauce that accompanied it could have had a little more kick, it was pretty mild. The beef and vegetables rested on top of a pool of gravy, which was slightly thicker than beef jus and quite flavorful. I could taste some thyme in there. Yorkshire pudding was very good, large and puffy. Vegetables were also cooked well, as were the fried potatoes, which were of the yellow and slightly waxy variety.
Breadsticks
Roast Beef, Carrots, Green Beans, Yorkshire Pudding
Potatoes
Horseradish Sauce
