Not a steak, but we had some lovely (New Zealand) roast lamb for lunch at work yesterday ... very slightly overcooked, but the pieces I chose were beautifully tender.

Medium with lots of veggies.

With a 20% deposit some banks will lend you the money for that. Then you can spend it at

http://www.bahnhoefli-steakhouse.ch/ in Mettmenstetten, they do a 600g one, you could order two.

I like mine as rare as possible, bloody even.

Nothing worse than asking for bloody and getting a well done steak - triple yuck!

There is a place in Spain called Sagardi which does really good steak - proper big rib eyes cooked over hot coals.

They recommend around 350-400g per person. So with 2 of us we took the smallest steak - 980g - at 5eur per 100g. We opted for medium-rare - and it was cooked to perfection. Well seared on the outside - and deep burgundy in the middle - with plenty of moisture. We were happy - the waiter was happy and most importantly the chef was happy.

Another table ordered a 1,300g steak for 3 people - well done. When it arrived they complained it was too small!! And it wasn't cooked enough. So it went back - incinerated some more - and then back to the table. To only be sent back again. Meanwhile the chef is looking less than happy. Finally the group are happy - and order a second steak. The chef cooks this for what seems like an eternity - sends it over to the table - only for it to be sent back - they need it to look and taste like a blend of coal and leather.

We were watching the chef and waiter - watching us - watching them getting increasingly pissed off with people who were unable to realise how a good steak should taste - and be cooked.

If you are ever in Valencia (or Madrid or Barcelona) - and you want a fantastic steak - you have to visit the place.

(And now my keyboard is covered in saliva just thinking about it)

Goodmans...corn finished US beef...you'll pay for it, happily.

Thanks for the tip, duly noted for when I go visit my brother in Madrid next time. Yum...

And by the way, I saw this last night, and reading through the thread I got reminded of the lolz

I'll report back on my visit there! Thanks

And if you are in Italy and want great meat, cooked and sized to order, and at a fair price, this is the place to go!

Tom

or... if you happen to be around Lugano and want good food, steak, antiipasti all finished off with a killer Zabaglione

http://www.grottoflora-bnb.ch/english/grotto.htm

( tell them Claudio's friends from Geneva sent you )

In that case, I just eat at home!

Tom

Fresh. Sreak that has been frozen is disgusting.Has to be fillet so I don't have it too often.