The Best Restaurants in Herne Hill, Greater London, United Kingdom (2025)

Service was quick and attentive. Savoury waffle was lovely and so was the sweet. Lots of choice for dietary requirements. 2 waffles and a drink with service £25 each- Very filling.

Utter waffle has been on my list of brunch places to visit for a very long time and I’m glad I finally managed to make a visit (a booking is a must)! A warm welcome from the staff from the beginning to the end, and cheerful and warm service throughout. The waffle was soft and light, and was not too heavy overall as a dish. For me the fried chicken dish (because of the blue cheese saltiness) was tiny bit on the salty side than I’d have preferred and other side dishes had the same/similar sauce which made them a little monotonous in flavours but it is a great little place that offers lots of difference choices, sweet and savouries, and I’d definitely come back to try other dishes.

Great experience. Waffles are the best I have had in London so far. Perfectly cooked and a perfect blend of sweet and savory. I got the James, Jules and Giant Peach waffle. I will say I was surprised to be charged £1 or extra maple syrup.

Amazing food and very friendly staff. It is completely gluten free and one of the co-owners is coeliac, so the perfect place to visit if you are gluten free. They also have a great vegan menu too. The waffles and fried chicken are unreal and the staff are more than happy to help, we will definitely be returning! Would recommend booking at the weekend, as it gets really busy.

Really cute vegan place with amazing food. A lovely terrace in the back. Highly recommend for good food and a romantic ambiance.

Excellent vegan restaurant. Friendly staff and very tasty food. I had arancini to start, rigatoni for main and biscoff donuts for dessert and all were really, really good. Lovely atmosphere and great with the big open front window. Will definitely be back.

In the top 3 best plant based meals we have ever had. The mains were filling and very flavourful. We had a starter to share, main and desert each and they were all top level tasty. I’d highly recommend the biscoff doughnuts to finish.

Hands down THE BEST AND TASTIEST vegan food I've had in my 10 years of being vegan human in London. Atmosphere is chich and cute, service was on point and everyone was very friendly and accommodating.

Very happy to welcome this restaurant to the neighbourhood. We went for dinner and loved the food. Their menu is a blend of different South American dishes and everything was DELICIOUS. The grapefruit trout ceviche, ribeye, corn, and okras were all a delight, and the Picante is a must. We’ll be back for more 😊

Been looking forward to trying here since seeing it opened. We had the small plates. Food is well priced. The Pork Tacos and Calamari were delicious and super flavoursome. The Cassava chips were too hard, unsalted and the pork belly needed more seasoning. Not sure if the music system had an issue but could have done with the music for more atmosphere. Listened to the chefs talk a lot instead. Drinks were great and nice wine selection. Service was really great with introduction as to what we were having, the recommendation, pairing and spice levels. The dessert was a nice rich chocolate torte between two. Would come back again and try the steak or come for brunch.

My friend and I visiting from the states happened to stop by Archie’s. We ordered few drinks and a salad and were both very pleased with what we were given. Jasmine, who took our order, was very kind and polite and overall just wonderful! I highly recommend visiting Archie’s in Herne Hill for some great drinks and fantastic food.

Very cosy atmosphere, welcoming and very friendly. Adam, served me and was so lovely. Food was good and very reasonable 😋 great music and nice chats with other people eating there. Has lovely relaxed community vibes 😎 👌 Thankyou all... Will be back soon!

Love this place! I live down the road so me and my boyfriend visit frequently. The chefs are super friendly and always happy to help. I personally love the Bruschetta and Marinara, being vegan it’s lovely to have an affordable and delicious restaurant so nearby. I’d love to try out some more of the vegan options in the future (:

Best pizza place in Herne Hill! Small business, great quality food, wine and service. Great for takeaway too. Sounds weird but I associate them with having great dough and lovely salad dressing... The service is always warm and friendly too.

Really nice authentic Italian clay over pizzas. Went with my family and it seems a real family favourite as we saw many other families at the time. Good range of choices and staff very friendly when we did go. It's located v close to Herne hill station so not much chance of parking close by - but then again perfect for public transport links. Lovely view of the park from the edge of restaurant. It's also lovely and warm in winter.

Great pizza (better than the one I had in Venice), cute location and friendly staff

Completely amazed by the flavours of all the dishes I’ve tried. Everything was delicious, highly recommend this place specially if you want to try something different and unique.

The food was delicious, definitely go for the Prawn in Choux and the Double Raviolo. Special shout out to Jason who is wonderful, approachable and an asset to the restaurant. We will be back!

Amazing atmosphere in a very cute and comfortable decorative wooden setting and books on a shelf. Divided into two areas, one near the kitchen and on the bar side very bright and welcoming, the other more private inside. Absolutely fantastic and well balanced dishes to share. Kind and attentive service to our availability.

"An exceptional culinary experience! This Italian restaurant combines authentic flavors with charming decoration.Each dish is a masterpiece of Italian cuisine, from fresh pasta to amazing cocktails.The cozy and elegant atmosphere makes every visit unforgettable. Highly recommended for food lovers 🍝🇮🇹

Beautiful pasta! Great service and reasonably priced. We had the focaccia and the whipped ricotta to start which was delicious. They gave us some free fried pasta chips because the bread wasn't quite baked yet. I had the cacio e pepe main and it was delicious, super creamy. When the bill came they had given us the focaccia for free because of the wait, which wasnt necessary but very generous nonetheless! Great place will definitely be back.

Oh mamma! This was the most incredible Italian food I’ve had outside of Italy. My friend and I went halvsies on the carbonara and the nduja mascarpone pastas, and they were both absolutely delicious. Very fresh, rich, heartwarming fare. We had some focaccia to start and it was still warm from the oven and deliciously soft and salty perfection. I didn’t think I had room for pudding but my friend wanted to try the tiramisú since this place is famous for it, and so of course I had to try some of hers - and ended up eating more than my half! It wasn’t too heavy, a perfect coffee and creamy ending to our meal. I’ll be back to La Nonna whenever I can’t make it back to my beloved Italy to try all their dishes. I understand there’s a bottomless pasta option which sounds ideal to try them all. It’s not a huge menu, but there’s something for everyone, and quality over quantity is the Italian way. Grazie, Nonna!

My local for a decently brewed coffee. Also popped along for dinner for the dry january evening which was really great. Intimate cosy vibes with great food and great value.

Lots of choice of breads, luxurious food, continental meats and cheeses. The cheeses are well labelled and informative particularly if you are looking for vegetarian cheeses 🧀 Excellent range of artisan foods and delights. Good range of wines and very warm friendly staff They are quick to serve and will find an help you with anything you need.

It was simply perfect. Incredible. The food was excellent, the wine too. The place is just adorable, cozy, the playlist perfect. And the best : the waitress, Ida. She was so welcoming, smiling, funny and cool. Just for her, we will come back. See you soon !

Coffee is hit and miss depending on the baristas, but bread and baked goods are always good. Customer service is okay.

My husband booked Maroon for my 60th birthday and what an amazing experience it was. Alima looked after us from the outset and was the sweetest, most attentive server while Keisha pulled out the stops to ensure I was able to enjoy my special day. The food was amazing, every course was on point and the portion sizes were impressive. Very happy diner indeed and we will definitely be back.

Been wanting to come here for ages! My dad, son, dad’s friend and I came here on a Saturday evening and we all loved it and will definitely be back! From our greeting, to the ambience and most definitely the food and cocktails, this place has it in spades. The Caribbean and South American fusion really works. My dad (who is quite the restaurant critic!) was very impressed with the setting, decor and ambience. Our server was friendly, funny and very gracious and I’m sorry that I didn’t get her name! Our cocktails were really good (heavily scrutinised by my son who is a cocktail bartender!) and heavy on the rum! I will happily go back for two plates of the ackee empanadas! So so good. My dad, son and I had the jerk seabass which we all agreed was absolutely delicious and his friend had the yam & vegetable rundown and said it was the best thing he’d ever tasted! Every flavour popped! The chef and his/her team are excellent. The service was impeccable. We’ll be back!

Visited this restaurant a few weeks ago as a big party of 15 for a family birthday meal. I would say the young lady that serviced us was amazing and we had a section to ourselves with a curtain which was very convenient. I've only marked down the food due to not having enough curry goat pie available on the day which was disappointing with such a large group but food and drinks all tasted beautiful.

Incredible experience! Everything about this place was fantastic - from the incredible food (still dreaming about the gnocchi) to the kind and attentive service to the atmosphere. I love that the menu changes seasonally too. I will be back for sure!

What an amazing lunch! We had a fabulous lunch in the Sunday market at Herne Hill, lovely locations either amazing atmosphere and nice breeze. The menu is small but very specialised. Would recommend, not cheap but nice for a good location, the tables are quite close but it’s fine and if you get a sunny day even better!

AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!! Most importantly, the food was absolutely fantastic. Every single menu we ordered surprised me. We had some bread and butter, a cabbage salad, 2 fish dishes and the pasta for entree, and peach tart for the desert. 1. You cannot go wrong with bread and butter, but even pickled cauliflower was so delicious! 2. Cabbage salad was light, crunchy, and loved the sauce so much. 3. Fish dishes were amazing. Soft, well seasoned and has a unique flavour you must try! 4. Pasta was great, first time trying truffles, it was amazing. 5. The desert...! Please try peach tart. It's THE BEST desert I've ever had. Beautifully presented, great portion, and the servers were friendly. We ate outside and the atmosphere was lovely as well. I could clearly see the restaurant put lots of effort not only the main dishes but every side dish like pickles, salads and deserts.

“Amazing colour.” That's my strongest memory from Llewelyn's. The interior at Llewelyn’s is white, like it was freshly painted yesterday. There are big windows that face into an open piazza, and the place is flooded with light, even on a cloudy day. The seating is grey leather which gently reflects that light. And the floors and other fittings are from wood stained with a mid-tone. It doesn’t absorb the light, but it doesn’t quite amplify it either. There aren’t white table cloths but there is bright white paper partially covering each table. When food arrives, all of these surfaces — whites, greys, stained wood — serve as contrasts for the bright colours on Llewelyn’s plates. Reds, greens, oranges, yellows, and even browns leap off the table. It’s all like normal colour, but more, as if I’ve bungled the settings on a screen or overexposed an image during editing. Those bright colours provide a feast for the eyes, but they make a promise to the palate, as well. And Llewelyn’s delivers on that promise. I dined with a friend who had been a food blogger in the U.S. before she moved to London. She has lived and eaten in great food cities. And though she gave up her blog and her Tumblr, she’s as much as food expert as anyone I know. And she invited me to Llewelyn’s because, she told me, it’s one of her favourite places anywhere. I can see why. The chef behind all of this brilliance is Lasse Petersen. His background includes stints at Westerns Laundry and Moro as well as Amass and 108 in Copenhagen. In interviews, he talks passionately about the need to vary the menu, experiment with ingredients, and never sit still. All of that comes through in his food. The menu at Llewelyn’s changes daily, so there’s always something new to discover. (And they get bonus points for updating the menu on their website every single day.) There’s a brilliant wine list, with really throughtful, tantalising choices. We visited on a Friday in early November, so ingredients were autumnal. We started with “beetroot, smoked ricotta, citrus & radicchio” and “persimmon, gorgonzola, celery & sunflower seeds.” The beetroot dish brought together flavours in a way that I hadn’t experienced. Lots of sharpness balanced by smooth, creamy cheese. And there was red, orange, and pink — a feast for the eyes. The persimmon dish married sweet, creamy, salty, and crunchy. And the golden persimmons glowed on the plate. Mains were “pork loin, pumpkin, charred greens & lovage” and “spätzle, autumn truffle, pine nuts & confit garlic.” The pork, pumpkin, and greens were another festival for the eyes. Bright orange tempered by glistening green. The pork perfectly cooked. The pumpkin wonderfully roasted. The greens delightfully charred. No flaws. Autumn on a plate. The spätzle was decadent with grated truffle, but even it contained little notes of green, yellow, and orange. Llewelyn’s would be a great restaurant no matter where it was located. It might have more buzz (and probably be more expensive) in Mayfair or the West End, but it would still be great. Think of it like Chez Bruce or La Trompette. Their fantastic food and excellent wine make both destinations, and both are in lovely communities. They are very much worth the trip. Llewelyn’s is like that, but brighter and more colourful. A destination to seek out. Not just a place to visit if you happen to be nearby. For more reviews like this, check out https://professionallunch.substack.com

We booked a buffet lunch for my daughter's 30th birthday party yesterday and were delighted with the lovely space we were given - the tables were thoughtfully laid out to allow us to mingle, and the staff were so friendly and accommodating, and completely attentive throughout. The food was delicious - we ordered a mixture of boards, and everyone commented on how tasty it all was. We progressed later on to the bar which had a vibrant lively vibe - my daughter really enjoyed her special day, and the event was extremely good value. We would definitely recommend this as a party venue, and judging by the quality of the food, as a great place to eat out. Many thanks to the Tulse Hill Hotel staff for your hospitality !

Outstanding service from the team. Arrived for a Sunday roast with family for a birthday - service was super efficient and quick and any items that had sold out were made apparent from the offset with alternatives available. Jasmine was especially amazing at looking after us, considering we were such a big group! Drinks arrived swiftly and the mains all came out together - which can be rare these days with a busy kitchen. Jasmine made sure we were updated with when our food was arriving and kept us stocked up with drinks in the meantime - the rhubarb gin fizz was my favourite.. The pork roast was amazing, so tender & the crackling was sooo crackly! Overall great experience and service from Jasmine and the rest of the team.

Hi French Manager and Team, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for such a fantastic experience during my stay at The Tulse. The restaurant was absolutely amazing, and I truly enjoyed every part of my visit. The service was top-notch—everyone was so friendly and attentive, and I felt right at home. Please pass on my thanks to everyone on the team. I’ll definitely be recommending The Tulse Hill Hotel to friends and family and look forward to coming back soon! Thanks again for making my stay so memorable!