f1_fan

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I went out for dinner with a client last week and we went to a pretty normal run of the mill restaurant i.e. not silly prices or over the top menu or anything. It has a repuation for good steak which is rare in the UK these days so we both ordered a fillet steak.

The waiter asked how we wanted them cooked and I said rare whereas my client said well done. The waiter stated that the chef would only cook steaks rare, medium rare or medium so my client repeated the fact he wanted his well done or not at all.

A stand off ensued and begrudgingly the waiter agreed, but after that had a bit of an attitude about him for the remainder of the meal.

Now my client asked me what I thought and I stated that I felt the waiter was a out of order with his subsequent behaviour but for what it's worth I agreed with the chef only I wouldn't have offere medium either LOL!

My client saw the funny side, but I could tell he was still ticked off about it.

So who's right?

For me anyone who cooks a steak medium or well done needs a good slap, but that's just me

cuprajake

iTrader: (11)

Customer is always right. Even when there wrong.

Rare to medium for me.

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Good man

Saxo Boy

Steak should still have a pulse!

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Wipe its **** and walk it past the fire

Luan Pra bang

Personally I think I would refuse to do business with the kind of ***** who has his steak well done, chef should have stuck to his principals.

Peedee

iTrader: (4)

Medium rare for me.

I never order steak from uk restaurants anymore after having eaten in the US and Canada. It's always a disappointingly small cut and a depressingly expensive price. I also find the service in UK restaurants is 'usually' below par, again, on comparison with the US and Canada.

Ant

Oh god I have something in common with you ......

Might as well end my life now


Rare for me, well done is a waste of a good steak

Peedee

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f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Yep all very true!

ScoobyWon't

It's easy enough to get decent steak from the US and Australia these days. All you need is a griddle pan and your ready to cook.

zip106

I like my steak and lamb to be almost crawling off the plate.
If there isn't a bit of blood oozing out its no good.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I would have served him the sole off one of my shoes! He probably wouldn't taste the difference!

Fillet steak well done!?!?! Philistine


BTW....I don't eat steak in the UK either. Its terrible, poor quality and expensive!


(if its not mooing its over cooked )

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Crikey seems like I am in the majority for once.

Ali, that was my thought exactly, why wreck a good fillet steak!!

I am not sure about mooing but a good vet should be able to have it back on its feet

Lisawrx

iTrader: (1)

Well, I'll stand up and be in the minority. Unless there was something specifically stated on the menu, he should be able to have his steak any way he wants.

If the chef is so particular that he doesn't like to cook steak so much, I go back to my original point that it should be stated on the menu.

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Medium - well done for me, when I cook it at home on a griddle anyway. With a bit of steakhouse pepper too.

But hey, nobody else is eating it so why the hate

SJ_Skyline

It has to be rare or it gets sent back to the kitchen. The waiter however should know better and to have an attitude like you suggest F1 is out of order.

Enjoy it while you can!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ody-cheek.html

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

What a ****, why bother ordering steak if your not going to eat it as it should be, it's like ordering hot ice cream, chef is spot on imo, it's his rep that's at steak.

Blu is the colour.

As for the comments about decent steak, so true, very difficult to get a good steak at anything resembling a decent price in the uk, one tends to pop out and club ones meat to death and eat it on the hoof.

RobsyUK

iTrader: (2)

How strange. Am I the only one who likes food COOKED? Same with bacon sausages and any meats. No blood, that stuffs nasty.

Hmmm burnt food

domino46

Hope you didn't leave a tip or had it removed if it is added automaticly

borderlinechris

iTrader: (5)

if you`re eating it then you should be able to have it the way you want it... esp as they asked you how you`d like it! and the chef should remember who pays his wages...

CharlySkunkWeed

iTrader: (7)

How likely is it , that the steak would have been ruined ? Im sure fillet steat would be burnt to a crisp on the outside to get it well done on the inside as its quite thick. Chef was probably doing customer a favour , and saving throwing out a ruined steak.

The waiter should just have suggested a sirloin .

cuprajake

iTrader: (11)

You can get good steak just depends where you go.

Gaucho grill in manc is good and not too expensive. Very nice argentine beef, were you can get custom cuts too

the shreksta

iTrader: (20)

cut the horns off, wipe its **** and send it through

ScoobyWon't

I buy my steaks from Westin Gourmet. They currently have an offer on Brazillian grass fed Ribeye.

DARB

You're welcome

DARB

You're welcome

dpb

Just about every female iv know won't touch it if there's signs of blood, what can you do


That would eliminate 1/2 the population

Graz

Yes a steak should not be cooked any more than medium but your the customer and if you want it well done it's up to you.

Can't remember who it was or where we were but we were ordering steaks and someone in our party wanted well done, "so ruined then" said the waiter with a smile But they still got their steak the way they wanted.

I've eaten in a few Michelin star type places and you usually get asked "the chef prefers to serve this medium rare is that okay with you" which kind of put the onus on you that if you want it any other way you're saying your a better judge of food than the chef is, and anyway my answer would always be that its fine with me

dpb

Myoglobin Darb.???