The Iconic Steakhouse
Posted on: 2016-12-01
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The Iconic Steakhouse lives up to its name with three courses of fabulously tasty food.
In pride of place at the heart of the Clifton Village is The Iconic Steakhouse, boasting a bold interior of orange and copper which ensures that, aesthetically, the restaurant lives up to its name. Gustatory-speaking, it pertains to be a ‘taste journey heading west’ and, based on our dining experience with them on Thursday evening, that promise is also kept.
After being quickly and politely seated and breaded, I opted to start with the roast pigeon (£6.95) while the friend who joined me went instead for the grilled tiger prawns (£7.95). The three cuts of pigeon arrived on a bed of swede puree which also held a host of parsnip crisps, which gave the dish a welcome bit of crunch. The portions of the bird, which initially appeared modest, was rendered perfect by the richness of the meat that was cooked to a gorgeous pink.
A mouthful of my friend’s prawns, accompanied by a dollop of the Cajun butter with which it came, confirmed that his was just as good. A bottle of the house pinot grigio provided more than adequate accompaniment.
While my companion chose the pork belly (£14.95) for his main, I thought it would be remiss to visit The Iconic Steakhouse without sampling their nominal speciality - so I went with the fillet steak (£24.95). This 7oz cut is the jewel in the restaurant’s crown, beautifully cooked to allow for the tenderness to reach a stunning zenith. The resultant texture was almost buttery and a real treat for the taste-buds, with the classic complement of golden chips and a blue cheese hollandaise working amazingly well to maximise the flavour of the dish.
Tenderer still was my friend’s pork belly which sat (in the seconds it took for him to devour it) on a neat stack of dauphinoise potatoes, next to some grain mustard cabbage. The cessation of conversation at this point is testament to the real quality of our main dishes.
Though all but full to the brim, we managed to force a couple of desserts into our saturated stomachs: a dark chocolate and pistachio tart (£4.95) and a cheese board (£5.95). Both of these lived up to the high standard that had been set by the previous courses.
After a friendly send off from the waiting staff, who had tended on us wonderfully throughout, we waddled off into the misty night, warmed through as a result of what had been a meal of the highest quality.
Address: 50 The Mall, Bristol BS8 4JG
Phone: 0117 9738846
Website: theiconicsteakhouse.co.uk or connect via Facebook and Twitter.
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An ardent Geordie minus the accent, Sam seemingly strove to get as far away from the Toon as possible, as soon as university beckoned. Three undergraduate years at UoB were more than ample time for Bristol (as it inevitably does) to get under his skin, and so here he remains: reporting, as Assistant Editor, on the cultural happenings which so infatuated him with the city. Catch him at sam@365bristol.com.
