KöD London review: I tried the all-you-can-eat steak restaurant where diners eat almost 1kg of meat
Before Morten P Ortwed opened the first UK branch of KöD, the Danish steakhouse, he underestimated how much meat British people eat.
In Denmark, people guzzle no more than 500g of steak with the restaurant’s famous all-you-can-eat Sunday lunch menu. But after opening the first KöD near Liverpool Street station in London last year, Morten was shocked to find Britons putting back almost 1kg of steak at every sitting.
As a steak lover, I thought I have to try this. Eating nearly 1kg of steak sounds like a tough ask though, perhaps I’m secretly Danish? Ahead of my visit, Morten tells me: “Our all you can eat Sunday lunch menu sells out three months in advance, but we underestimated how much the Brits eat.
“The same offer in our Danish restaurants will see no more than 500g of steak consumed per person, in contrast to on average 835g per person at our London restaurant. We’re not going to compromise on our quality suppliers, so prices will need to go up, or we’ll go out of business.”
The deal which KöD - which translates as meat in Danish - is currently offering on a Sunday is £39 per person for unlimited steak, chips, chicken wings (as why not?), salad and peppercorn sauce. You can then add extras like béarnaise sauce or chimichurri if you want.
This has been so popular since opening, the owner, DiningSix group, is set to open another branch in August in Soho. In the morning before, I skip breakfast and go on a run to try and make as much space for steak as possible.
The restaurant is in the peaceful Devonshire Square, less than five minutes walk from Liverpool Street station. There are lots of tables outside, with people enjoying the sun - and inside is also packed. Morten is right - the Danish steak experience is clearly very popular with Britons.
