After working at the Ivy for months I have actually never visited Mad Cow for a decent meal. What a great business lunch destination! Everything in very tongue-in-cheek on the menus and the atmosphere is cheerful, casual and happy. Due to time constraints, we dug straight into the main course of the steaks with two bottles of J.J. Hahn Cabernet Sauvignon, just so we can leave room, and time, for desserts (because baby, that’s just how we roll). The service was swift and friendly – especially with our Zoolander-esqe waiter Mikee Collins… what more could you want from a quickie business lunch?

The steaks were all cooked to each person’s specification, as there were no complaints from anyone. There were Wagyu options (both marble score 7 and marble score 9), but I honestly have tired myself from eating wagyu – it’s great once in a while, but just really not very healthy for the heart to consume an excessive amount of fat. For dessert, I really enjoyed the ‘Five textures of Mandarin’ from the crispy pastry shell, to the ice cream, to the jelly, the coulis, and the syrupped segments with sweet fragrant citrus undertones.

Strip loin on the bone, dry aged, grain fed, 500g, with horseradish cream $46

Sides: “mac & cheese”, creamed spinach, shoe string fires $6

Berry mascarpone trifle, redcurrant jelly $18

Five textures of mandarin $18

Valrhona chocolate raspberry delice, chocolate sorbet $18

And the table next to us, Justin Hemmes himself - if it’s good enough for him for a Wednesday afternoon, it’s probably good enough for us. Thank you, company expense account!

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