Tongue & Brisket
The Home of Real Salt Beef
Our Story
Home-cured. Hand-carved. Family business.
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Tongue & Brisket is a tribute to salt beef sandwiches done properly and that ethos fully extends to every other sandwich on our mouth-watering menu.
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Traditional homemade and high quality food are the pillar stones of our business. We pride ourselves on pickling all of our own salt beef as well as making homemade traditional dishes.
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Founder Bambos Georgiou started life in the salt beef trade in the 1950s, working in the West End's Windmill Street. His reputation soared when he was approached by the owner of Selfridges to open a salt beef bar in their Food Hall. After establishing the Brass Rail, Bambos went to open B&K Salt Beef Bar in Edgware and Hatch End. This is where the rest of the family quickly learned the Salt Beef trade and decades later his sons and grandsons carry on his legacy.
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For over 30 years, B&K Salt Beef Bar has thrived as a successful family business, and three generations on, we bring you B&K Salt Beef Bar's little sister, Tongue & Brisket.
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Photo: Bambos Georgiou (first on right)
Opening day of The Brass Rail - Selfridges 1966
Menu
Sandwiches
The Reuben Regular 9.5/Large 11.5 Home-cured brisket with English mustard, pickled cucumber, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and house thousand island dressing served on rye bread.
Classic Salt Beef Regular 8/Large 10
Home-cured brisket with English mustard and pickled cucumber served on rye bread.
Roast Beef Regular 8/Large 10
Medium-rare Aberdeen Angus with sautéed onions and horseradish served on a freshly baked baguette.
Ox Tongue Regular 8/Large 10
Home-cured ox-tongue with English mustard and pickled cucumber served on rye bread.
Roast Turkey Regular 8/Large 10
Garlic and herb roasted turkey breast with homemade sage and onion stuffing and cranberry sauce, served on white bloomer.
Chicken Schnitzel Regular 8/Large 10
Matzo meal breaded fried chicken breast with homemade coleslaw and pickles served on white bloomer.
Chopped Liver Regular 7/Large 9
Ox and chicken liver pate with pickled cucumber served on rye bread
Smoked Salmon Bagel Regular 7/Large 9
Scottish smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese, lemon and black pepper.
Cheese Baguette Regular 6/Large 8
Emmental cheese with homemade coleslaw and fresh tomato served in a baguette.
Vegetarian Bagel Regular 8
Celeriac schnitzel, potato latke, coleslaw and sliced pickle served in a bagel.
Meat box - with chips or salad
Salt Beef Regular 11/Large 13
Ox Tongue Regular 11/Large 13
Roast Beef Regular 11/Large 13
Roast Turkey Regular 11/Large 13
Chicken Schnitzel Regular 11/Large 13
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Meat by weight - Portions
150g 227g 454g 1000g
Salt Beef 9 13.5 26.5 60
Ox Tongue 9 13.5 26.5 60
Roast Beef 9 13.5 26.5 60
Roast Turkey 9 13.5 26.5 60
Chopped Liver 3.9 5.9 11.5 60
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Soup
Mixed chicken soup 5
Bean and Barley Soup 5
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Sides
Homemade Chips 3.9
Latka (potato rosti) 3.4
Salad 3.9
Fishballs (4) 3.9 (7) 7
Mozzarella sticks 3.9
Chopped Liver 3.9
Gravy 1.5
Pickled cucumbers 1.5
Extras – add these to your sandwich
Extra meat (60g) 2
Sage and Onion Stuffing 1
Gravy 1.5
Swiss Cheese 1
Thousand Island dressing 0.5
Chopped Liver 1.5
Saurkraut 1
In-store prices only; others may vary.
Find us
Tongue & Brisket
23 Goodge Street,
London,
W1T 2PL
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Tongue & Brisket
24-26 Leather Lane,
London,
EC1N 7SU
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Tongue & Brisket
199 Wardour Street,
London,
W1F 8JP
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Monday to Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm
Saturday: 11.00am - 6.30pm
Sunday: Closed
Monday to Friday: 7.30am - 4.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am - 3.00pm
Sunday: Closed
Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 8.00pm
Saturday: 11.00am - 8.00pm
Sunday: 11.00am - 6.30pm
Testimonials
"All the food is top class" - Time Out London
​"Tongue & Brisket’s go-to sandwich is one of London’s finest examples of a meal between two slices." - Time Out London
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"If it’s a proper sandwich you’re after, they’ve got you covered." - Infatuation London
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"London’s Top 10 Salt Beef Sandwiches. Friendly staff, impeccable service and some of the best salt beef sandwiches in North London." - About Time Magazine
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