You know what the 14th of March means. That’s right! It’s time to Treat Yo Man with male Valentine’s day, aka Steak and BJ Day. This semi-official holiday is meant to wrong the injustices of Valentine’s day, ‘being about the woman’. Whatever your thoughts are about this day, it’s a great excuse to enjoy a good piece of meat … and spend some quality time together.

The concept of this unofficial holiday is simple: ladies cook a steak and perform a blowwy on their man. In Germany, it’s known as ‘Schnitzel und Blowjob Tag’ personally, I thought it would have been called ‘Currywurst und Liebe Wurst Tag’ (liebe means love) – I think they missed a trick there. Either way, you get a rump … steak.

If you plan on taking part in this most auspicious of days and cooking a steak at home, make sure you get a good quality steak cut then check out Gordon Ramsay’s instructions for cooking the perfect steak.

If you need any instructions on giving the perfect BJ…

If you don’t fancy cooking a steak want to leave that part to the professionals, here are some of the best places to get a steak in London:

Hawksmoor

A high-end but laid back award-winning steakhouse originating from Spitalfields. Hawksmoor does incredible steak, named as one of the best steak restaurants in the UK, it serves up tender, juicy cuts with all its beef coming from British, grass-fed cattle.

With their popularity, Hawksmoor have expanded all over London so there are plenty of locations to choose from. This low-lit steakhouse is the perfect date night restaurant and will not disappoint steak connoisseurs.

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Hawksmoor Website
Various locations around London

Meat People

Angel neighbourhood favourite, Meat People offer beautifully prepared steak dishes in a friendly and intimate setting on Essex Road. An incredibly popular restaurant that has a focus on simplicity and quality, Meat People serve top calibre beef sourced from Uruguay and Argentina with a weekly changing menu. They also have a good selection of steak sharing plates which are perfect for a date. Look out for deals they offer such as a 400g steak to share with chips and a bottle of wine for £45 or, “Bring your own wine on Monday’s”.

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Meat People Website
Angel

Roxie Steak

‘Quality that satisfies the meat aficionados at prices that make the rest of us smile’. – That’s Roxie Steaks’ manifesto. Born out of Earlsfield, there are now a few Roxie Steak restaurants around South West London. This casual neighborhood steakhouse has a South African influence, fitting as its from the Saffa hood (and also started by South Africans).

Roxie steak also offer a fantastic deal of a choice between a selection of steaks, with chips, a sauce and a glass of Malbec for only £20, giving Flat Iron a run for its money!

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Roxie Steak Website
Various locations around London (mainly SW London)

Flat Iron

The best priced steak dinner in London and an absolute winner in our eyes. For £10 you get; salted popcorn popped in beef dripping, a delicious flat iron steak and a pot of seasoned leaves. Add some beef dripping chips to this and a drink and it’ll come in at around £20 per head. You can’t book Flat Iron and it’s a very popular restaurant, so turn up, put your name down then head to a pub nearby and wait for a message. As well as the great price tag Flat Iron always has a great atmosphere because it’s never empty and what’s more, the Covent Garden branch gives you a free salted caramel ice-cream at the end. #Winning!
Read our full review of Flat Iron Covent Garden

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Flat Iron Website
Various locations around London

Gaucho

A glamourous and upmarket Argentine steak house chain decorated with cow hides. Gaucho source all their meat from Aberdeen-Angus cattle reared in the lush Pampas region of Argentina. Wanting to provide a ‘best of Argentina’ experience, Gaucho will smother you in the finest steaks, malbec, and dulce de leche – and no one is complaining!
For those of you who prefer to see their food before they eat it, waiters will bring a tray of steak to your table and explain the differences in cut and texture so you make a well informed decision. If you’re looking for recommendations, we suggest the Spiral cut steak for the most tender and juicy experience – the first of the night .

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Gaucho Website
Various locations around London

Blacklock

Say Blacklock 10 times fast.

Blacklock is a meat lovers paradise. Relaxed and intimate with a great atmosphere, Blacklock serves up meat galore. While it’s main focus is chops, with a £20 ‘All In’ meal being a real star they do some fantastic choice cuts, both on and off the bone.

Make sure to get bone(d) marrow and garlic sauce to smother your meat in, it’s filth, adding that silky umami goodness that goes so well with steak, you’ll feel like you need a shower afterwards. With cocktails for a fiver you cannot go wrong with Blacklock!

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Blacklock Website
Soho and City

Zelman Meats

From the people that brought you Burger and Lobster, Zelman Meats is an ideal choice for your steak date night. Low lit with industrial chic, Zelman serves up some of the best tasting meat and smoked bbq in the capital. What’s more, they might surprise you with the prices, being much lower than one would expect at around £20 – 30 for a full belly. They have a small menu and they do it very well. Remember, size doesn’t matter, it’s all about the taste.

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Zelman Meats Website
Various locations around London

German Gymnasium

If you’re not a steak person or would rather take part in ‘Schnitzel und Blowjob Tag,’ then head to the Grand Cafe German Gymnasium in Kings Cross for some of the best schnitzel in London. The first UK purpose-built former gymnasium now serves up delicious Mittel-European cuisine in beautiful surroundings. They also do steins of beer here if you are looking to get fully into the German spirit. To finish, make sure you share one of their ice cream coupe’s, they are a real treat.

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German Gymnasium Website
Kings Cross

Remember, don’t eat too much food as you need to make sure you save some room for the sausage later.

Have you got a favourite steakhouse in London? Let us know in the comments or on social media @LondonDateGuide or with the hashtag #LDGEats.