Steak experiences are a thing! Who would have thought it, but I love this idea and its such good value for money, I think you’ll visit time and time again.

For my sisters birthday we headed to Miller & Carter Steakhouse in Reading. I had never really rated Miller & Carter as a steakhouse but I have most certainly adjusted my thinking on this and will definitely be recommending them for steak!

FOOD REVIEW OF MILLER AND CARTER STEAKHOUSE, READING

We were a party of 6 so a few of us to get around. The service was impeccable with proper check backs throughout, suggestions on what to eat or how best to have it and things to consider that you wouldn’t otherwise think of.

As it was a celebration meal we were going all out and couldn’t miss starters even though the mains promised to be immense.

SALT & PEPPER CALAMARI - Crispy fried squid, oak-smoked garlic and lemon aioli dip. This was an interesting choice for me as I know very few places can cooked calamari without it being used as a hair band. This was good and delivered crunchy crispy battered calamari pieces that were soft.

BAKED CHEDDAR MUSHROOMS (V) - Creamy Cheddar cheese and spinach sauce with toasted breads. Rich and gooey, and a very handsome serving.

BEEF BARBACOA MAC & CHEESE - a goooood string pull, soft macaroni and plenty of cheese!

PRAWN & AVOCADO COCKTAIL - Fresh avocado, baby gem lettuce and Bloody Mary sauce. Prawns were a decent size, cooked well with large chunks of avo.

Each main comes with a choice of a lettuce wedge. Not a dish for me, but I get it! Lettuce is freshly cut, nice palate cleanser and adds a good cold crisp crunch.

You can choose from a few sauces to cover your lettuce wedge - we had

• BUTTERMILK RANCH & CROUTONS

• LONG CLAWSON STILTON & BLUE CHEESE

• BACON & HONEY MUSTARD

• GARLIC MAYONNAISE & GRANA PADANO

We tucked into 2 steak experiences at our table.

I shared the Millers Cote De Boeuf Experience which is a 24oz Côte de Boeuf steak with a bottle of Argentinian Malbec, grilled lobster tail, sautéed greens and beef barbacoa mac & cheese.

There is no way you are going to be hungry after this. We did however demolish the entire steak and sides as it was too delicious not too.

We requested our steak blue/rare and it was cooked perfectly and seasoned well. This came with a crispy potato cake, chips and sauces too. The lobster tail was smothered in garlic and delivered juicy and succulent to our table. The Malbec went down a treat and rounded off this meal perfectly.

This experience costs £100 but if you take into consideration the price of 2 steaks (around £30-£35 each) plus wine and all the sides, this is a good deal. So worth it!

The other steak experience was the Butchers Block 27oz. This is the best way to explore a variety of steak flavours and cuts. It included a 50 day aged Black Angus Ribeye 10oz, 30 day aged Rump 7oz and two cuts of 50 day aged Black Angus Fillet 5oz. Served with beef brisket and topped bone marrow, potato cake and sauces. This experience is £71.95 and again, I think good value for money.

Other orders to the table included Half Rack of Barbeque Ribs, which unfortunately arrived a little cold, but was soon whisked away and replaced with steaming hot ribs, and the Maple Glazed Chicken.

I’ll definitely be recommending Miller & Carter as a go to steak restaurant and I am keen to try the ones here in Edinburgh.

Miller & Carter www.millerandcarter.co.uk

My Spoon Award : Gold 9/10

I booked and paid for my dining experience at Miller & Carter. Food and drink were bought for by me and not complimentary in exchange for a review. Views are very much my own.