I’m always up for a great steak and this Argentinian restaurant is famous for them. I’d read a few of the reviews of this restaurant before and it has always gotten fabulous ratings for the meats but no so great ratings for anything else – starters, wines, service so I wasn’t expecting much.

There are actually two branches of La Pampa Grill near Clapham Junction and I think we were at the Battersea Rise one. Being a weeknight and relatively early, especially on these long summer days, we were one of the first into the restaurant so we had the wait staff all to ourselves. As a result the service was, if not super engaging and effusive, at least not unfriendly and relatively efficient.

Though tempting to go all out with starters, main and dessert we limited ourselves to a simple steak and sides. Probably a good call because the steak was filling and the sides of chips and vegetables more than enough to fill any gaps in our stomaches. The steak was indeed one of the best I’d had in a long while – tender, tasty and juicy it was all you could ask for in grilled meat. The chips were nice and chunky though the vegetables were seemingly a little overcooked. After all that I still felt like having dessert – apple crumble – which probably was a bit of a mistake as I ended up waddling out of the restaurant. When will I ever learn …

Overall, I can definitely recommend this restaurant for its steak. Value for money … well, I think it does tend to be on the pricey side. As for service I think it would really depend on the night and time of night you’re at the restaurant. As I stated we had no problems with it but I think other visitors haven’t had so positive experiences.