Name: Blacklock Covent Garden
Address: 16a Bedford Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 9HE, London, GB
Telephone: 020 3034 1394

The story

Blacklock Covent Garden Delivers Honest British Cooking in London

A Quiet Basement for British Cooking

Blacklock Covent Garden delivers honest British cooking in a softly lit basement tucked off Bedford Street. This London chop house trades complex theatrics for straightforward excellence, earning a 2026 Good Food Guide recognition for its consistent execution. Guests enjoy expertly attentive service while focusing on robust, unapologetically hearty plates. The kitchen treats quality ingredients with respect, letting the provenance of each cut speak clearly on the table.

Butcher’s Cut and Kitchen Craft

Every protein arrives with a clear lineage, sourced directly from Philip Warren in Cornwall. The menu opens with bold starters like pig’s head on toast and a gravied crumpet built from mature ewe meat. Even the sides carry weight, featuring chips fried in beef dripping and barbecued baby gems washed in rich anchovy dripping. Staff regularly travel to the farms themselves, an initiative that underscores the group’s dedication to honest British sourcing.

Sharing Plates and Sweet Endings

Large format cuts dominate the main course, served alongside well-made béarnaise or a spicy chilli hollandaise. Vegetarian sides follow classic British pub traditions, featuring braised cauliflower paired with sprouts and chestnuts. Dessert choices lean toward comfort, highlighted by a traditional fruit crumble or the venue’s signature white chocolate cheesecake brought out on a large communal tray. Drinks round out the experience with house-brewed lagers from Harbour Brew Co and carefully selected wines kept on tap.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

2026

The Good Food Guide

Good

Ambience

A glimpse inside

Details

At a glance

The Good Food Guide 2026 — Good

Cuisines British

Services Bar, Catering, Cocktails, Dinner, Fine Dining, Lunch, Outdoor Seating, Private Parties, Table Service, Takeaway, Walk-in Only, Wine Bar

History

On the record

2026

The Good Food Guide — Good

Secreted on a quiet side-street away from the frantic bustle of Covent Garden, the West End outpost of Blacklock is a softly lit basement room sandwiched between walls of wood and brick, run by expertly attentive staff in surroundings that are probably fated to be considered masculine. Chops, steaks and meaty things are the order of the day, and there is a determined refusal to beat about any bushes. Start with pig's head on toast (not the whole thing), or a gravied 'cull yaw' crumpet made with the meat of a mature ewe. All the meat comes from Philip Warren in Cornwall, and shouts its pedigree, even in the high-hat burgers, which ooze forth their cheese and are packed with onions caramelised in vermouth. Chips, naturally, are done in beef dripping. There are some vitamins too, in the shape of braised cauliflower with sprouts and chestnuts or broccoli and walnut salad, but the kitchen can't resist barbecuing the baby gems and lapping them with rich anchovy dripping. Enormous sharing steaks come with the likes of well-made béarnaise or chilli hollandaise. Finish with a traditional crumble, accompanied by ice cream or custard, or the signature white chocolate cheesecake, served from a big tray. Blacklock's Sunday roasts are also memorable, and groups can take advantage of an ‘all in’ offer promising three meats plus all the incidentals, including some of the best gravy in the business. Drinks run from own-label beers and lagers (brewed by the Harbour Brew Co in Cornwall) to idiosyncratic wines (including some on tap) personally selected by the owners.

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16a Bedford Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 9HE
London, United Kingdom
020 3034 1394
info@theblacklock.com
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