Frankie and Matt tend to enjoy a nice steak at Pasture each December to celebrate the end of the year and, historically, compare notes about our end of year conversations at work, but is now a more general catch up. It felt like a good idea to have a more urgent catch up, and spotting a deal to get 40% off the food at The Ox, seemed a shame not to go. It would, to be fair, need to be about 40% off for it to be reasonably priced, so we can chalk this up as a draw. After getting a glass of red, whatever’s affordable, we dig in. I start with the roast bone marrow, beautifully fatty and textured, served with a delicious caramelised onion and sourdough. I also sneak in some leek and smoked cheese croquetas at this stage, because why not. They do the job nicely. The main event, let’s go big (metaphorically) and small (literally) - I plump for the 6ox fillet (may I remind you, 40% off), and double down on everything else - let’s get fries, some peppercorn sauce, some garlic butter, some leeks and greens. It’s not quite Pasture, but it’s all good. The sauce and butter are both generously apportioned, the meat cooked how I like it, the leeks and greens maybe needing to be a bit creamier (let’s be real, if I’m going rich, let’s go rich). The only disappointment is moving onto the chocolate mousse, gritty and lacking in punch. It does, though, remind me that I need to go back to Marmo at some point, so that’s something. All in all, though, a satisfying meal with excellent company.