RestaurantsLondonVauxhallSW8

survey result

Summary

£64
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“An architectural salvage display room” lit by chandeliers – in a Georgian mansion fronting the Vauxhall Cross gyratory system – provides a “lively, boho and very relaxed” backdrop for this unusual but successful venue. Amazingly, it “works so well”, with “above average (if expensive) modern British fare” from highly regarded chef Jackson Boxer. (“Well worth the detour/ taking your life in your hands navigating the Vauxhall one way!”).

Summary

£66
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

You “dine under chandeliers” in the “unique ambience” of a Georgian mansion at Vauxhall Cross which doubles as an architectural salvage emporium and restaurant with “an ever-developing, innovative menu”. Chef Jackson Boxer has “turned things up a notch – the food is really very interesting again after a little dip in form over recent years” – while “the atmosphere remains fantastic: louche at lunchtime, party vibes in the evening”.

Summary

£66
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Housed in an architectural antiques emporium” in a Georgian mansion overlooking the traffic of Vauxhall Cross, with a dining room “full of chandeliers and vintage finds”, this “quirky” venue has a “one-of-a-kind atmosphere” that makes it “one of the most fun places to eat”. “The food is always interesting”, too, courtesy chef Jackson Boxer (also behind Orasay in Kensington) – “even if the odd dish is a little bonkers”. Overall it’s a “unique restaurant punching way above its weight”, and “a jolly night out is always guaranteed” (especially if, as from September 2021, you enjoy some of the wine evenings or live jazz recently introduced in the cellars of the building).

Summary

£60
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This Georgian mansion-turned-architectural salvage shop is a “wonderful old building in a location you’d least expect it, overlooking Vauxhall Cross’s huge gyratory system – and worth the trip!” for the “fun” and unexpected discovery of the “vibrant, buzzy bohemian bistro” it contains. Eating “amidst antiques a-plenty”, you can enjoy “unusual breakfasts”, “decent cocktails” and “excellent southwest French cuisine”, the work of well-known chef, Jackson Boxer. Service, though, can be “a bit off the ball”.

For 33 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).

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Restaurant details

Portions
12
No dress code
65

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£7.50 £18.50 £6.00 £9.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £27.00
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Service 10.00%
30 Wandsworth Rd, London, SW8 2LG
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Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday5 pm‑09:45 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑09:45 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑09:45 pm
Friday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑09:45 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑09:45 pm
Sunday12 pm‑4:30 pm

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