DINING OUT THE MEATCO
Shepherd Bush’s Westfield Shopping Centre is the unlikely setting of the UK’s first branch of South African steakhouse chain The MeatCo. I say unlikely because it’s not your everyday shopper who pops in for a steak in excess of £40 and of beastly proportions between visits to M&S and River Island, but each to their own – on a Wednesday night, the place was packed out.
The restaurant’s African heritage, for which the decor leverages off, instantly translated to the table in the form of a bottle of native merlot and a plate of biltong, succulent strips of South African dry cured beef. In search of more delicacies, we opted for an entrée tasting platter with superb Salt & Pepper Calamari, equally tasty Braised Rib Meat Cigars, BBQ Chicken Wings and an Eggplant & Mascarpone tart.