London Wandsworth Restaurant Guide

“Fabulous new fish restaurant in Tooting Market” with a “delicious and fresh” selection of seafood dishes, run with charm by antiques dealer, Jimmy Luttman. The set-up is very similar to that at Plot (see also) – you eat at communal tables in the covered market, or at the counter with open kitchen beyond.

“Unpretentious, relaxed and with a wide choice of wines and small plates” – with the latter “nicely judged to complement wines” – plus “enthusiastic and knowledgeable service” win particular praise for the Battersea original of this small group, and also its EC4 spin-off “hidden away and almost under the crypt of St Bride’s Church”. Last year, a further outlet also opened in Islington (no reports yet), and in 2018 a new City branch opened near Liverpool Street. Top Tip: “Monday nights is the time to go as wine is sold at retail price”.

“Ever-changing, themed menus” (“very global!”) add pizzazz to this “delightful wine bar in the middle of Tooting market” – “a great find where guest chefs have a 6-week residency and diners squeeze round a communal table. The food’s really interesting and it always leads to a fun night out”.

“What’s not to love” about this new Battersea favourite, which inspires major love from local reporters for its “fine dining done informally and brought to the local high street”. The only quibble is that its interior is “a bit Spartan”, but it provides “superb top-end cooking” (“deconstructed classics, with some genuine taste sensations”) from the open kitchen.

“A real asset to Battersea Power Station’s restaurant scene” – this 120-cover D&D London yearling was one of the first to open in the new development and has a fine Thames-view location with copious outside tables. So long as you don’t go with expectations raised too high by all the PR about input from star chef Francesco Mazzei, it’s “a very enjoyable spot” with “decent food”, “friendly service” and “chic surroundings”. “Handy for riverboat trips going east”, too.

“A local gem of a Taiwanese kitchen specialising in bao” (steamed buns) – this cosy Tooting spin-off from Peckham’s Mr Bao opened in January 2018, and if anything is more popular than the original. Attractions include a bottomless brunch: “loving their pancakes”.

This “wonderfully friendly local curry house” with a long-established fanbase by Wandsworth Common is “quite the best Indian restaurant in the area”. “Its menu is a bit different from the standard, and well executed.”

An Earlsfield gastroboozer with a dining room in a “bright extension at the back”, with a “good menu”, from former MasterChef winner Dhruv Baker. Top Tip: “go later in the week for more interesting food”.

“Deliciously different”, “sensibly priced” Indian street food café near Wandsworth Town station that makes a “good addition to an increasingly foodie street”.

“The chilli cheeseburger and Dead Hippie are burger masterpieces”, proclaim fans of this grungy, in-yer-face chain – still the go-to place for a superlative “filthy” burger (“don’t go in your best jeans unless you want a dry cleaning bill afterwards”). The “delicious alcoholic milkshakes and fried onions the size of frisbees” also go down well. A new Battersea branch is opening in autumn 2018.