A bit over a year ago I did my first review of The Kings Hotel in Bathurst and lauded both the quality and most definitely the quantity of their meaty meals.  In particular The Cajun Surf & Turf, Rack of Pork Ribs and my personal favorite The Kings Kilo Steak!

Well here we are again and we are going to look at 3 more offerings, this time of the more subdued kind but still all impressive beef steaks in their own right – The 300gm Rump, the 350gm Sirloin and the 400gm T-Bone.

Sadly not all 3 steaks were mine.  My mother-in-law chose the rump (which I suspect was due to it was the cheapest and she was trying to be nice to the person paying) and my wife chose the sirloin.  Personally I went the T-Bone – I know everyone has their own opinion on what is the best steak (porterhouse, scotch fillet etc) and whilst I love them all with a passion the T-Bone is hands down the cut of choice for me (for my mother’s awesome recipe for T-Bone steak see HERE).

It’s hard to know what to write about these steaks as they were all the same – damn good!  When you asked for medium you GOT medium (so neither burnt nor raw like many supposed chefs seem to think ‘medium’ is) and the meat was thick, fresh and juicy.  Certainly hadn’t been sitting in a freezer for a month.  Also they, to my expert eye, seemed to be the proportions advertised.  When working as a night-porter in Dalhousie Castle in Scotland many years ago I was absolutely disgusted when a chef there told me some of the tricks he used to pull to make a 350gm steak look like a 500gm – a shootable offence in my opinion!

I was disappointed that my wife and mother-in-law didn’t leave any scraps on their plate for me to scavenge as I am used to having a BIG meal whenever I visit The Kings but that attests to how much they enjoyed their steaks.  The sauces were all good too, I went the pepper, my wife the mushroom and my mother-in-law the gravy.  All very nice indeed and excellent to dip your chips in.

So yes, if your tastes run a little more tame then I can heartily recommend these three steaks which would probably receive top billing at any other establishment.  But honestly, if you end up at The Kings do yourself a favour and get either The Kings Kilo Steak or the Cajun Surf & Turf – hands down two of the best feeds you will ever have!