A London restaurant, wanting to let its customers carve their own steaks off the bone, has gone to extreme measures to satisfy the requirements of local Health and Safety officers.
When inspectors learned about plans by the Green Door Steakhouse to put a ‘carve your own’ 5-bone rib eye steak on its Christmas menu, it advised the restaurant owner that she would simply need to supply participating diners with a protective glove before handing over the twelve-inch bulbhead butcher’s knife.
The restaurant however, has chosen to beef up its safety measures and will provide customers with full body armour. Green Door will supply carnivores with a chainmail tunic and shoulder glove, covering the entire upper body.
Those donning the protective garment will end up looking more like medieval knights in battle than modern restaurant diners.
Alexa Reid, MD, of Green Door Steakhouse, on London’s Cornhill, commented:
“Guests who want to carve their own steaks will no doubt need to steel themselves for some very odd looks.”
The French-trimmed 4.9 kilo rib eye roast, sourced from Mothers of Inverurie (Scotland) and dry-aged for 35 days, will be offered to dinner customers from tomorrow and throughout the Christmas party season.
Customers will need to pre-book their order though as the joint takes six hours to cook.
Dinner for ten, including starters, sides and pudding or cheese will cost £40 per person.
The Standing Rib Christmas Roast Menu includes:
Starter of smoked salmon and caviar canape, grilled black spice tiger prawn and wild boar sausage wrapped with smoked pancetta
Main of standing whole rib roast carved on the bone, honey roasted parsnips and swedes, crispy roast potatoes and brussels sprouts with chestnuts
Dessert of a trio of mini Christmas puddings or cheese board
For further information or to book a table, you can call Green Door on 020 7929 1378, or visit their website at www.greendoorsteakhouse.co.uk
