Lomito Restaurant Argentinian Steaks, Northwood, Middlesex, North West London For Four Types Of Steak - A Memorable Meal

 Lomito means lion, what the English flatteringly call Sirloin (Sir Loin!), or steak. We'd visited Lomito before and liked it so we went there again. 

You have to book. The places is on the ground floor and underneath. We booked the ground floor, confusingly called upstairs, because I did not want to go down stairs, having recently fallen down stairs at a hotel in the Canary islands.

Lomito Restaurant interior mural showing horses and riders, people wearing ponchos and hats to shelter from the sun, and guitarists. Photo by Sharot family. Copyright.

Photo by Sharot family.

Four kinds of steaks, on a platter for a minimum of two to share. Photo by Sharot family.

Lime cheesecake with pieces of lime on top. Photo by Sharot family.

The far end has an attractive mural wall to wall. On the right beyond the bar area is a picture of cow, or bull, and a diagram or picture of a skin spread out showing the size of the animal, a kin of aerial view of a flattened skin.

I ordered a Prosecco, which was acceptable, nothing special.

Starter

The starter found favour with us all.

Main Course Steak

The steak was really special. Four thicknesses of steak, so soft, as well as tasty, that I thought today's was better than I had had previously at Hawksmoor, which is our family's favourite and regular. Our dish was the sharing platter. We had enough for the two of us and |I still had some steak to take home.

Vegetarian Alternatives

The vegetarian and fish options for somebody who did not want meat, were starters of two kinds of fish, one of which was tuna. The vegetarian main courses were what seemed like diced potato mixture in a sauce, or mushroom ravioli. Large ravioli, got good marks from all three of us, after our diner sent back the alternative which was misdescribed. 

We also had to wait a while for our main courses which seemed to have been forgotten by the kitchen. Despite this we were very pleased with the service. They changed the wrong dish quickly and gave us three free desserts to compensate for the long wait for the main course.

Delightful Desserts

The desserts were universally acclaimed. The churros, twisted fried dough sticks which you dipped in chocolate sauce were yummy, like the very best doughnuts. Delicious, despite everybody knowing that they must be bad for you. 

The tiramisu came in a bowl of edible crisp, a visual novelty. The creamy tiramisu had distinctive brandy flavour, no stinting on the alcohol.

My lime cheesecake was wonderful. Despite it not being my favourite New York style slightly crumbly baked cheesecake. Instead it was a very creamy oblong with thin slices of lime elegantly overlapping along the top. More cream than cheese. 

The waiters sang Happy Birthday To You at the distant table.

An enormous number of staff. I counted six to eight visible at one time. The lady at the welcome pedestal was charming. And my grand-daughter lost the top of a crayon. They managed to find it dropped to the downstairs area. So we left all smiles.

If you are thinking of going with a child, a child eats free with one paying adult during the month of August, the UK's school holiday month. That's also the month when children travel free in London. If you are travelling by train, Northwood is on the Met line.

Lomito

Northwood

Middlesex

Tel:019238 29499

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Lomito Argentinian Style Steak Restaurant, Northwood

 

Lomito is Spanish for sirloin steak, occasionally a steak sandwich. Who has a steak sandwich? Not usual in England. Only here. That is the whole point. This restaurant is Argentinian style. 

We knew it would be a big meal so we went without a starter, especially as I had already eyed the desserts.

Round Rolls

Up came small warm round rolls with crispy outsides. And oil. If I had known that they served herb butter with the steaks, I would have asked for butter with the bread starter.

Drinks

I drank a glass of Prosecco. Standard fluted glass. 

The two men had glasses of red. The other lady, looking after her sleeping daughter, opted for one apple juice. 

Four styles, cuts, of steak. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Steak Variety

Steak is one of the dishes this restaurant feaatures. Two of our group ordered the steak for two persons deal, and received four types of steak. We started with the fillet and then tried the other three types. The fillet was definitely different. The other three, well, pretty similar, no preference.  

Spatchcock Chicken

Spatchcock chicken at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

I had the spatchcock chicken. That is split and spread on the plate in an x shape. 

One of our group of four adults opted for the vegetarian pasta, because she has salmon so much at home and in restaurants. 

Pasta at Lomito Restaurant. Photo by Angela Lamsbury.

The flavour was not remarkable and next time she would opt for the salmon.

What about potatoes? The steak dishes come with a choice of potatoes. So I bagged a couple of chips. 

Chips at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

My meal came with salad on the side, a mound of greens with small tomatoes. 

at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright

Plus a tiny, tasty flower.

at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright

Desserts

at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright

I opted for the trio of pannacotta. All creamy. Not what I was expecting. Creamy, with different coloured toppings, a bit like cheesecake or mousse in a glass.

A nice touch was real frit on top. Well presented.

A good choice for sharing between three. Too much for one. I would not order that again. Unless sharing or taking some home.

Tiramisu In A Wafer

at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright

 The tiramisu was unusual. Not the usual sponge biscuits, but a large wafer. for an edible bowl. Definitely different. Not my taste, but the tiramisu fan liked it. 

at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright

Decor

The decor is interesting. Cows or bulls and ethically dressed gaucho figures, the horsemen who are beloved symbols of Argentina and South America - with a guitar, all very jolly and atmospheric.

Seating and Booking

We managed to get the last table, booking on the day. The frontage of the restaurant looks a modest size, with a doorway between two glass windows. Inside there's an open kitchen area on your right, tables on your left, a staircase in the middle down to more tables in a basement, more tables at the side and back, and another room off the back which might suit a large group or birthday party.

Toilets

The toilets were on the ground floor at the back. The handicapped toilet was on the right inside the door to the washbasins shared by the ladies and gents. The handicapped area as usual had its own washbasin which I liked, having manoevred myself inside with my walking frame.

at Lomito restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright

The fancy gilded double toilet roll holder was a nice glamorous touch. 

We were too full for coffee. 

Take Away & Leftovers

The other couple took home a portion of tiramisu for a late night snack, and because the four year old slept through the entire meal in her push chair, having had an exciting but exhusitng day at Wobrn Safari park (see my previous post.

Regarding my leftovers, not much. Just a tiny amount of salad. The brown box had a slot lid which came apart in my shoulder bag and left a mess, so I would take care to place it in a plastic bag on another occasion.

On a return visit, I would opt to try the sticky toffee pudding instead. (As a dessert a holic, for a fine restaurant, my top choice would be Mill Hill's restaurant with apple strudel, or a take away strudel from B & K in Hatch End.)

But for delightful decor, something different on the menu, great steaks, and smiling service, we were happy with Lomito.

Where Is It?

Northwood is an upmarket area on the Uxbridge Road, in north west London.

Driving west towards Heathrow from Edgware, Hatch End, Pinner, when you reach the main high street you have Northwood station and Waitrose on your left, Lomito at the far end. 

Parking

On Saturday night in August 2025 I was relieved to see that parking ws free in the high street outside the restaurant after 6.30 pm,

Lastly, remind us about Argentina. Don't cry for me Argentina. Its the southern tip and upwards of South America. Second largest south American country after Brazil. 

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Birthday parties at Restaurants

 Many restaurants will put a candle on the dessert of your birthday celebrant.

At DoJo pan Asian restaurant we had a candle for our four-year-old. She was very pleased.

Tiramisu with fruit and candle at DoJo restaurant, Hatch End. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

You can buy cards with badges saying it's my birthday, in large newsagents. 

Some supermarkets sell balloons with the word birthday. I saw one in Morrisons supermarket in Hatch End, by the checkout counter.

Happy Birthday balloon on a stick. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Balloons on string tend to float off and land on the ceiling, high out of reach,

The Coffee Cup, Hampstead High Street, London, England, UK

 Walking uphill towards Hampstead station, from Patara restaurant, we stopped for coffee at The Coffee Cup. We sat outside, people watching. 

I ordered cappuccino which had deep white froth filling the top half of the large cup. Our family\s two year old had a baby chino which consists of milk with froth. No caffeine for children. But it looks the same, so tiny tots feel they are not missing out.

The table is supplied with packets of brown sugar.

We also ordered Tiramisu. Sponge cake and cream, this time with strawberries.

Tiramisu at The Coffee Cup.

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74 Hampstead High Street, London NW3 IQK

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Harrow-on-the-Hill's Incanto Restaurant - and A Romanian With Insights Into P r o e s t i

Problem
Where to eat with fussy friends?

Answer
Incanto Restaurant at Harrow-on-the-Hill.

Harrow-On-The-Hill
The drive up the steep hill takes you from modern Harrow through narrowing streets to ancient Harrow. At the summit is the school.

The statue of Elizabeth I looks down from high on the wall. Henry VIII's portrait dominates the green.

Buildings display various style of architecture. As you drive up your eyes are elsewhere. Parking is at a premium.

Once out of the car, you can enjoy the scenery. On the other side of the green from Incanto is an old red telephone box. It's the only thing which nobody has bothered to paint. But still red, evoking the good old days.

So British. A shop window show the boys' school uniforms and straw boaters. Who's for cricket?

Incanto Restaurant
The deli at the front seems to have expanded. It probably hasn't. I love the amusing signs. In the deli section you can see the food being cooked.

Beyond the beams and glass is the restaurant at the back. Incanto restaurant has changed hands but the standards is still  just as high.

Menu Choice
The choice is not large. However, everything is cooked fresh.

Midweek they have a busy lady's lunch. Pizza.

Children also have their own menu. It's suitable for children aged seven and under in both style and, I presume, portion sizes.

Tables and Seating
It was a hot day and we moved away from the sun streaming though an overhead window to the back. Usually I like to sit against the wall. Back to the wall gives me a feeling of security. I can watch who is arriving - nobody creeping up. A chance to wave down a waiter. A  chance to put down my bag without tripping up the waiters and passers-by. An opportunity to admire the decor, as well as the other diners.

But that's the problem. Other diners can be a distraction. This time I sat facing the wall. I found this new for me position had the advantage of encouraging me to give my dear friends my undivided attention.

Our server was from Romania, P r o e s t i. We had driven through it on the way back to Bucharest. Its the last place you drive through before the airport. We had speculated as to what would make somebody leave P r o e s t i for London.

The girl from Romania was as delighted to meet tourists who had passed through her town as we were to meet her.  (More about her city in the next post.)

We were all trying to lose weight and keep fit, and had our eyes on the dessert menu, so we went without starters. I recalled that the dried parsnip on the soup had been wonderful on my last visit.

Complimentary amuse bouche. Photo by Angela Lansbury. 

Just as well we went without the starter. Up comes another course - the complimentary amuse bouche. (French for amuse mouth - an on the house taste.) What was it? Mushroom canapé. Just the right thing to keep the customers amused while the chef cooked up the main course.

Two of us had deliberately chosen different dishes for our main course so we could share out the vegetables and get more variety.

The dishes were a delight to look at. All four dishes looked good.

Meat dish.

Fish dish.

Delightful Desserts
At first we were not happy with the lack of fruit in the desserts. All sugar, pastry, little fruit. However, my chocolate dessert came with a choice of ice cream or sorbets. I find vanilla is boring, are rarely tastes of vanilla. I asked for an alternative. The child's menu had more flavours and the server recited them.

One person chose tiramisu. My friend chose melon, with blueberry sorbet. She said the melon had not much flavour but the blueberry sorbet was the best she had ever tasted.

Chocolate dessert with fruit sorbet. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

I was equally excited by my dessert.

The coffee came with neatly presented cubes of contrasting brown and white sugar. One row of three white cubes, one row of three brown. I was tempted to rearrange them into alternating lines, checker board style. But I did not want to handle sugar others might be eating.

All in all, a very satisfactory meal.

Descend the wide spiral stairs to the toilets. An amusing picture of two squirrels is at the bottom of the stairs. Inside the ladies is what I missed even in the five star hotel in Brasov, Roumania. Incanto had what all grand hotels and restaurants in London and around England provide. Gourmet hand gel and matching moisturiser.

Perfection.

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Pudding wine and puddings at the Wine Society

The Wine Society, Stevenage.

At the wine and puddings event I tried about ten sweet wine and pudding combinations. 

Bread and butter pudding.

Mandorla is Italian for almond.

Hard biscuits containing almond pieces. I say hard, but they are good for dunking in coffee. Also, if you suck them, they do melt in the mouth.

Cantuccini - Tuscany is the home of cantuccini, says a website selling Italian biscuits or as they say, biscotti.

http://www.mediterraneandirect.co.uk/BISCUITS-CONFECTIONERY

Tiramisu

Tiramisu with the matching sweet red wine.

Chocolate pudding served with another matching wine.

I took a video of the melting chocolate centre oozing out when the pudding is cut. We looked up chocolate pudding and were surprised to find it's a lot easier to make than it looks. You simply cook it so that the outside is cooked but the centre is still soft. Then when's it's cut the melting centre emerges.

We reserved this event as soon as we were notified on line. Some people will be going to the overflow event, same puddings and wines a little later in the year. The next event, next year, is on our mental list of things to do.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

San Marzanos Pizzeria & Prosecco Bar Menu Revealed & Translated

If you want to check out the menu it's on the front window or one of the owners will proudly hand you a copy. Red, white and green (I say it that way because I'm used to the UK flag which is red, white and blue, but here on the menu you see green, white and red, the colours of the Italian flag.

SALADS
The first dish I noticed on the menu under salads (Insalata) was tricolore, three colours, as both the Italian flag and the three colour Italian starter are known. The tricolore : colours of green avocado, white Mozzarella cheese and big beefy red Beef Tomatoes.

Another salad is vegetarian Vegetariano; and there's salad with meat: Napoli Salame, and Prosciutti.

In case you can't blow up the photo or want a quick summary or reminder:

STARTERS
Starters, first courses, Cicchetti: a range of choice including:
 olives - not just your regular olives but fried olives and gnocchi, which are a kind of pasta.  £4.95.

Smoked salmon appears on the starter menu as Salmon crostini, think smoked salmon with a crust (Toast ed ciabatta bread). £5.95.

 Or antipasti (literally before the pasta) which includes sliced Proscuitt, Napoli salami, cheese of the day and sun dried tomatoes. £6.50 per person.

PIZZA
Nine pizzas in this section of the menu, priced from £6.95 for a Marinara with tomato sauce; £7.95 For the Margherita with cheese; the N'Duja with spicy sausage at £8.95;  wild mushroom and truffle oil at £9.95.
Calzone The folded one! £11.95. Includes Friarelli (wild broccoli) and spinach (spinach). Optional chilli. and 'Nduja.

The long oblong table for groups has benches both sides. I was wondering whether this would suit the groups I know which are sometimes looking for venues for parties (a book group, a writers' group, two speakers' groups, a group of retired people mostly over 50). Each group often has somebody either with a stick or wanting a high back chair. The restaurant-bar owner says he had a group in last night and he can push together three tables with the freestanding backed chairs to make a table for a larger group and accommodate those wanting chairs with backs.

Extra toppings 95p/£1.95.
Sides include garlic pizza bread or chips picante at £3.95.

DESSERTS
Desserts from £3.95: for Affogato; Gelato 1 scoop £1.75, 2 scoops £3.25; 3 scoops £4.95.
Flavours: Nocciola, pistacchio, Vaniglia, Ciccolato, Sorbetto of the day.

MORE DESSERTS
I've emailed the menu to my family and among the desserts we were pleased to see Tiramisu. The San Marzanos version is listed on the menu as Deconstructed Tiamisu, ur homemade coffee flavoured dessert. Another item which brought an enthusiastic response was Affogato, Vaniglia (vanilla) gelato (ice) topped with a shot of espresso.

DRINKS
What about the Prosecco? I'll look at their drinks later, probably tomorrow.

GLOSSARY
You may want to check these terms:
affogato
bianca sauce - white sauce - bianca means white, therefore white pizza, sauce, or white anything
bocconcini Mozarella
bruschetta
bur rata cheese
Calabrian - from Calabria
ciabatta bread
crostini
e - and
fior di latte - flower of milk, either mozzarella cheese, or vanilla ice cream
friarelli - wild broccoli
gelato - soft ice cream, often made with milk and fruit juice and less caloric than British ice creams which usually have more cream, other fats and sugar
malanzana
Milano - from Milan
Napoli - from Naples
'nduja - spreadable pork sausage from Calabria. Picture in wikipedia.
nocciola
Parmesan cheese
Pesto
picante
pizzuros
Pomodoro
prosciutto
vaniglia - vanilla?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Nduja

I don't see any service charge so I imagine most people will add 10% in cash. What about credit cards? I don't see them mentioned. We'll have to go (with some cash, just in case) and find out.
If you need to know anything more, or want to make a booking, their phone number is :
Tel: 0208 428 2052.

Angela Lansbury BA Hons
Travel writer, photojournalist, author, speaker, speech writer and trainer.