Dolly's Beef Steak House in Queen's Head Passage, Paternoster Row, proprietors Dorothy Burroughs and son William. In 1756, after 50 years at its former location in Ivy Lane, Willam announced the steak house was moving to more commodious premises a block away in Queen's Head Passage, Paternoster Row. The new house was formerly the Queen's Head Tavern.

Wednesday 15 December, 1762.

The enemies of the people of England who would have them considered in the worst light represent them as selfish, beef-eaters, and cruel. In this view I resolved today to be a true-born Old Englishman. I went into the City to Dolly's Steak-house in Paternoster Row and swallowed my dinner by myself to fulfill the charge of selfishness; I had a large fat beefsteak to fulfil the charge of beef-eating; and I went at five o'clock to the Royal Cockpit in St. James's Park and saw cock-fighting for about five hours to fulfill the charge of cruelty.

A beefsteak-house is a most excellent place to dine at. You come in there to a warm, comfortable, large room, where a number of people are sitting at table. You take whatever place you find empty; call for what you like, which you get well and cleverly dressed.

You may either chat or not as you like. Nobody minds you, and you pay very reasonably. My dinner (beef, bread and beer and waiter) was only a shilling. The waiters make a great deal of money by these pennies. Indeed, I admire the English for attending to small sums, as many smalls make a great, according to the proverb.

James Boswell's London Journal

1733 DOLLYS Chop-House or The Chop-house “in Paternoster Row” c1750–80s.

“Dollys Beef-Steak House Kings Head Court Newgate St” 1803; “Dollys Chop House Newgate St” 1819–20; “Dollys Chop-House Queens Head Passage Newgate St” 1826–27; “Dollys Chop–House in Queens Head Court Paternoster Row” 1855–83 when pulled down. See No. 15143.