28-day dry-aged British beef, live-fire grill and the finest sides London has to offer.
Handpicked favourites loved by our customers — crafted fresh every day.
28-day dry-aged British ribeye — rich marbling, deep flavour, served with bone marrow butter.
The most tender cut — lean, buttery and perfectly seared with a brandy peppercorn sauce.
Two steaks in one — fillet on one side, sirloin on the other, cooked on the bone.
A5 grade Japanese Wagyu sirloin — extraordinary marbling, extraordinary taste.
Four herb-crusted Welsh lamb cutlets, charcoal-grilled, with minted pea purée.
The showstopper — a full-rib tomahawk steak, 28-day dry-aged, grilled and rested to perfection.
Premium dishes at prices that make you smile.
Our flagship ribeye with two sides and a half-bottle of sommelier-chosen red.
A5 Wagyu sirloin with truffle mac & cheese and a glass of Barolo.
Fillet steak and half lobster tail — the ultimate combination.
The Smoke Ring was founded by James Cartwright, a self-taught pitmaster who spent two years travelling America and Argentina studying live-fire cooking techniques. He returned to London and opened a 30-cover steakhouse in the City, aged 28, with a custom-built charcoal grill at its heart.
We work exclusively with a single farm in Herefordshire whose cattle are raised on grass, finished on grain and dry-aged in our own maturation room for a minimum of 28 days. Every steak is seasoned simply with sea salt and rested properly before it reaches your plate.
"The ribeye at The Smoke Ring is a defining example of what 28-day dry-ageing does to beef. The flavour is profound — nutty, mineral, deeply beefy — and the char from the live grill is exactly right."
"Celebrated my husband's birthday here three years running. The tomahawk is an event — it arrives plated spectacularly and tastes even better than it looks. The truffle mac & cheese is unmissable."
"I've eaten at the top steakhouses in London, New York and Buenos Aires. The Smoke Ring belongs in that conversation. The Wagyu sirloin is extraordinary — proper A5 quality, properly rested."
"Ordered the surf and turf for a special occasion and it arrived beautifully packaged with reheating instructions. Followed them exactly — the fillet was still pink, the lobster was sweet. Remarkable."
The ribeye is the most forgiving cut — but there are still rules. James walks through the importance of resting meat, the correct grill temperature and why basting with butter at the end changes everything.
Read More →Dry-ageing is one of the most transformative processes in all of cooking. We explain the science of what happens during those 28 days, why it intensifies flavour and how to spot genuinely dry-aged beef.
Read More →Our sommelier Isabelle shares the framework for matching wine to beef — why tannin structure matters, which regions work with which cuts and her personal picks for a ribeye, fillet and the Wagyu.
Read More →Reserve your spot and enjoy an unforgettable dining experience. We look forward to welcoming you.