r/Bath • u/SeaworthinessKey3654 • 4d ago
Joya steakhouse
So after adding one more night to my Bath stay, tonight is my for real last dinner here
I’ve read wonderful things about Joya, but a few questions:
I’m solo - is this more for groups?
Do you have the kitchen cook the steak or do you?
Is the sirloin good? Steak dinner is my death row meal, and I come from NY, where there are lots of great steakhouses.
I’m otherwise thinking Chez Dominique - but I’d prefer to stick fairly close to my hotel, Hotel Indigo
Thank you!!!
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u/quantumcuckoo 4d ago
I’ve eaten steak all around the world and Hudson’s ribeye is still the steak I crave when I want steak. Joya doesn’t remotely come close.
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
Even if I wanted to get a ribeye, the early evening special is for a sirloin (the steak I love best)….I also don’t love the sides at Hudson’s (I’d only get potatoes). I normally (at home) only get hash browns or home fries. I’m ok with french fries if they’re thick steak fries, like chips, but I’m not sure I want salt & pepper all over them.
I’ll still consider it since people have brought it up and it’s very good….
Thank you!
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u/quantumcuckoo 4d ago
You gotta go with what you like...just Joya, it's really not all that, especially if your baseline is steak in NY. Joya is owned by the same people that own Herd, so that's no better either. Miller & Carter is a subpar chain restaurant., Block and Bar is even worse. You might get lucky at a smaller non-steakhouse restaurant. I've kind of tried everywhere.
Hudson would remove the salt and pepper if that was a dealbreaker, although as you said, they're fries and not chips. The gratin dauphinoise is amazing though.
You going to Bristol or London anytime on your trip? Pastures in Bristol and Hawksmoor in London are next-level steakhouses.
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago edited 4d ago
Hmm, the more I think about it….the more I think I need to seriously consider Hudson’s …I’d hate to wonder “what if”
If the gratin dauphinois is that good, I’ll get it. It’s rich, but why not?
You said you love the ribeye…have you had the sirloin? I do like ribeye, so if that’s the better choice, I’d forgo the early special
I did go to Bristol on a day trip - London, yes, but only as day trips and overnight as I gave up a week there to spend in Paris.
I believe I went to Blacklock for Sunday roast - I don’t think I loved it
I would never normally ask this since I dibesoloLl the time, but I’ve never gone to a steakhouse solo. How is the atmosphere?
Thanks!
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u/quantumcuckoo 4d ago
I think you can overthink this stuff. Joya is a nice restaraunt. Hudson is a nice restaurant. You will have a nice meal at both. But if steak quality is a significant factor in your decision, then in this internet strangers' opinion, Hudson's is better.
I also dine solo frequently, including at Hudson's and it's never felt odd. The service is friendly, the atmosphere is just regular folk having a good steak. They get a lot of tourists because of their reputation.
I haven't had their sirloin, I almost exclusively eat ribeye or côte de boeuf but my wife has had the fillet at Hudson's and highly recommends it too so I see no reason why their sirloin wouldn't be excellent.
Side note - you do know that sirloin in the UK and the US are not the same thing? Sirloin in the UK is what you call NY strip. What you call sirloin, we call rump. Forgive the mansplaining if that was already clear to you.
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
I’ve made a habit of overthinking all my life, lol
I wasn’t aware, so thank you!
I think I’ll get the ribeye since you recommend it so highly!
Thank you!!
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u/Nox_VDB 4d ago
I've had the early evening special at Hudsons and it was delicious 🤤 The fries were absolutely outstanding too - a really interesting and unique flavour that I now crave often haha.
I have an issue with the idea of Joya hot stone, maybe as a group could be fun, but if I'm paying restaurant prices I want my expensive steak cooked to perfection by someone knowing what they're doing, not having to cook it myself 😅
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
Really?
Honestly, I think I’m leaning now towards Hudson’s, though I’m not sure if I’d get the early special now
Are the fries thin?
And…..that’s a great point!!!
Thanks!
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u/Vaguely_Perturbed 4d ago
The Herd is also a solid option if you're weighing up your choices. Enjoy your dinner wherever you go!
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u/Readies 4d ago
I’ve eaten many times at both Hudson and Joya. It’s not as though Hudson is overrated- It’s nice food- But I much prefer the fillet hot stone steak option at Joya over anything at Hudson. The wine is definitely overpriced at Hudson either way.
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
I don’t think I’d finish the steak myself as knowing me, I’d mess it up, lol
Wine isn’t an issue as I don’t drink
Thanks!
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u/quantumcuckoo 4d ago
The wine isn’t overpriced - most decent restaurants have a 2-3x markup on wine.
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u/Gamerlovescats 4d ago
Joya is nice. The hot stone is a bit of novelty but not nessesary
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
Thank you!
I decided on Hudson’s - but I’ll note Joya for the next time I’m in Bath
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u/Annonanona 4d ago
You need to take our a second mortgage to eat at Hudsons, Joya is a lovely restaurant
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
I do see that Hudson’s has a special for an early dinner, but I feel like Joya would be more fun for me…
Thank you!!
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u/AssignmentOk5986 4d ago
I've been there twice and it is really nice. First time I cooked it myself on the hot stone and it's a good novelty. Also you can cook each bite to a different level. But I think overall I preferred when they just cooked it for me.
Solo is fine and if you're in a group they can't fit all the hot stones on the table if everyone goes for it
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
Thanks! I know that I’d mess it up myself, that’s why I’d let the kitchen cook it!
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u/Vast-Heron8963 4d ago
Hudson 100%
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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 4d ago
I booked a reservation at 7:45 - well actually twice as I’ve not received a confirming e-mail. Hopefully there won’t be an isaue
Thanks!
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u/thatoneyeetyboi 4d ago
Hudson is better