Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in London Maida Vale
Hardens guides have spent 31 years compiling reviews of the best Maida Vale restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 7 restaurants in Maida Vale and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Maida Vale restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
Featured Maida Vale Restaurants
1. The Hero of Maida
British, Modern restaurant in Maida Vale
55 Shirland Rd - W9
This “great local pub (doggy-friendly too)” in Maida Vale has found some equilibrium after an up-and-down performance since an acclaimed opening under Harcourt Inns in 2018. Highly rated chef-director Harry Harris left the group last summer, so the menu has become less exciting – but our latest survey indicates that it is winning over its (now smaller) following in our survey.
2. The Red Pepper
Pizza restaurant in Maida Vale
8 Formosa St - W9
2019 Review: This “tiny pizza place in Little Venice” is a popular and “friendly” local institution that is now entering its 25th year. Known for its “excellent wood-fired pizza”, it also specialises in unusual dishes from Sardinia and southern Italy.
3. The Waterway
British, Modern restaurant in Maida Vale
54 Formosa Street - W9
2019 Review: “Great views over the canal” make this Little Venice venue – a funked-up former pub with a big terrace – an “easy-go-to local”. Comments on the modern pub grub? – “nice”, “solid”…
4. The Summerhouse
Fish & seafood restaurant in Maida Vale
60 Blomfield Rd - W9
With its “spectacular setting by the Regent’s Canal”, this “lovely, tranquil restaurant” in Little Venice is “very special for a fine spring or summer evening” – supping on “generous platters of yummy fish or mezze” while “paddleboards float by”.
5. Maguro
Japanese restaurant in Maida Vale
5 Lanark Pl - W9
“Lovely food” – including “wonderful sushi” – and “efficient service” have made this tiny Japanese near Little Venice extremely popular – deservedly so, for cuisine of this freshness at very reasonable prices. Set meals represent the best value, and the “well-presented bento boxes were a top delivery experience during lockdown”.
6. L’Aventure
French restaurant in St John's Wood
3 Blenheim Terrace - NW8
“Still going strong” after 41 years – chef-patronne Catherine Parisot’s “lovely and atmospheric” hideaway in St John’s Wood remains first choice for a “romantic” date for many reporters. “The classically French menu hasn’t changed in years”, but regulars aren’t complaining – “Catherine is a wonderful host” and they’ve “never had a bad meal”: this is a place that “keeps its high standards for cooking and service, and keeps its customers”.
7. Sushi Murasaki
Japanese restaurant in Maida Vale
12 Lauderdale Road - W9
Lucky Maida Vale residents have this “wonderful local Japanese” on their doorsteps. “Top-quality ingredients are skilfully prepared and service is lovely”, delivering “sublime sashimi – fresh, cut just right and accompanied by just enough lime, shredded vegetables and shiso to make it shine. Tempura is sweet yet crisp and the signature rolls are a textural treat of mildly spicy dressing, popping fish eggs, sweet yet savoury rice and fresh fish!”
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