Smokehouse

12 Sutton Lane North
W4 4LD

020 3819 6066


On starting this blog lots of people gave us their recommendations for their favourite places in Chiswick, with nowhere coming more recommended than the Smokehouse.  It seemed that we were the Smokehouse virgins in the locality.  So we went with some friends who, obviously, had been before. 

Being an almost vegetarian the Smokehouse hadn't had so much appeal.  And I'm talking about myself here, not Mr W who would gladly eat cows until they no longer came home.  The menu has a caveman quality about it and I would suggest you go with a big appetite. Even the side dishes are meat and the beef burger comes with Korean pulled pork.

We didn't have any starters - mainly because nothing really appealed but I would suggest that was us rather than them.  Knowing that a lot of meat was on the menu for the main course the celeriac dumplings, Lincoln Red (that's a type of cow for the ignoramus amongst you) tacos or the smoked ham hock terrine seemed a little, well, over the top. 

Shortrib bourguignon

Lamb hash

Mr W had the shortrib bourguignon with mash which was boeuf bourguignon but on the bone and really quite delicious I'm told.  Two of us had the smoked lamb hash which was, I confess for one who doesn't eat a lot of meat, really yummy.  Quite a lot of potato but if you like your carbs ...  And the fourth of us the goat cheese croquette which did look as if it was paying lip service to the customers who come but don't eat or don't want to eat meat.  Grey mullet was the fish option.  Am I being racist when I say that grey mullet sounds really very unappealing?

We did have a pear and blackberry crumble for pudding, largely because the goat cheese croquette had been lacking in the calorie department.  The crumble got the thumbs up. 

Goat cheese croquette

Our bill was reasonable but we didn't take any of the specials which is essentially the aforementioned Lincoln Red (cow of the week).  A T-bone would set you back £41, the Cote de Boeuf £93 (for 2/3) and the Chateaubriand £112 (for 2/3). (If you want sauce with that it'll cost you another £1.50, which is a bit rich really when you're paying over £100 for a steak.)

The garden looked very inviting on the sunny evening we were there.  I'm sure in summer it will be fabulous.  By contrast, the snug looked like a great place to huddle in winter. 

Would we go back?  Yes, with a bigger appetite.  And a bigger wallet if we have the T-Bone in mind.  It's not a place for vegetarians, and vegans would go home starving, but perhaps they always do. 


Food (for 2): £44.75
Drink: £30.40
Total: £85.00