Which steak to pick?

[wellygang6]

I'm going to a steak restaurant this weekend but am not very clued up on steaks. Which type would you order please? Thanks

A decent steak house will explain the options and guide you.

It's very hard to recommend a steak when you don't know someone's preference.

Rump is the most common, and fattier.

Tomohawk is lush

Sirloin is leaner.

Rib eye is fatty, but it melts in your mouth.

Tomohawk is usually the most expensive and this is because it's cut from the rib eye but keeps the bone on

Rib eye - needs cooking longer than you would for a less fatty cut, but very succulent and tasty.

How do you like your steak cooked? Do you like it well done (cooked all the way through, no pink no flowing juices), medium (cooked with a blush pink centre, some juice) or rare (cooked outside, darker pink centre, fair bit of juice)?

The best type of steak for you will depend how you like it cooked imo - if you're going to a nice steak place they can normally advise you on the best cut of steak for your cooking preference 😊

I like a medium-rare fillet, or a medium sirloin if I'm cooking at home. At a steak place I prefer a sharing steak, so a chateaubriand (giant fillet) or a tomahawk (it's on the bone and delicious) or maybe a T-Bone. All cooked medium or medium rare.

Isn’t a tomahawk steak normally enormous? My personal preference is sirloin, though fillet is also delicious. Some say the fillet lacks flavour because it doesn’t have the marbling of fat. Most important things to remember is to request rare or medium/rare and have it with bearnaise sauce if available!

I almost always go for Ribeye medium rare in a proper steak place, I just think it's the nicest cut when cooked properly. Just melts in the mouth.

If they do more speciality cuts I go for a hanger (skirt/onglet/butcher's steak) if it's on there, one of my favourite cuts.

Rump is always a safe bet, kind of the old "all rounder" of steak.

Trendy "salt bae" popular cuts like giant tomahawks look flash but really aren't worth the extortionate amount you'll pay for it. Better off getting a really good Ribeye at a fraction of the cost as that's essentially what a tomahawk is.

If you're not sure, ask the wait staff, they'll be trained on talking you through the options.

Thanks all. I like medium-rare.