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The windmill’s steak and kidney pie ‘Drowned in a thick gravy’
Pie and a pint. For theavoidance of any doubt whatsoever, this is as substantial a lunch as you’ll find anywhere, the very definition of edible good cheer. And at The Windmill, a Young’s pub tucked away on a quiet Mayfair side street, they take both pie and pint very seriously indeed.
You walk through the old-fashioned pub, on the ground floor, up some steep, rather narrow stairs and into the discreet, smartly utilitarian dining room. No fuss or frippery, rather white tablecloths, good wooden salt and pepper grinders, and proper service, led by that unflappable Renaissance man Dominic Rowntree. Who also finds time to write the excellent Samphire and Salsify blog.