Latest reviews in Norbury, London, United Kingdom

Pukka Indian Brasserie - by PlasticMoose

PlasticMoose — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:17:13 +0000

Review by PlasticMoose

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 8671 1171

Brilliant restaurant. The staff are always helpful and friendly and the service is always excellent. They have a broad menu with a fabulous range of vegetarian options.
Prices are also very good, and above all the food is tremendous, whether one eats in or orders a take away.Brilliant restaurant. The staff are always helpful and friendly and the service is always excellent. They have a broad menu with a fabulous range of vegetarian options.
Prices are also very good, and above all the food is tremendous, whether one eats in or orders a take away.

KFC - KFC by Lk2008

Lk2008 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:13:45 +0000

Review by Lk2008

Rating: 3.00

Tags: take away, kfc, chicken

KFC has got to be the best chicken you can find here,I have been everywhere for good chicken but it never tastes as good as it does at KFC.

The food here is simply one of a kind,The chicken is finger licking good like they say about it.I have found the food here to be top class and always come here in my free time.

KFC is excellent for chicken and fries,Their burgers are not all that.I personaly feel any chicken lover out there should come to KFC to eat chicken at or else they are missing out on the best chicken you can get!KFC has got to be the best chicken you can find here,I have been everywhere for good chicken but it never tastes as good as it does at KFC.

The food here is simply one of a kind,The chicken is finger licking good like they say about it.I have found the food here to be top class and always come here in my free time.

KFC is excellent for chicken and fries,Their burgers are not all that.I personaly feel any chicken lover out there should come to KFC to eat chicken at or else they are missing out on the best chicken you can get!

Mrs Wong's Chinese Restaurant - Cheap and Chewfull by FeedBag

FeedBag — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:54:40 +0000

Review by FeedBag

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 87690126

Tags: chinese, family & home feel, cheap eat

Along the gritty bustle of Streatham high street, Mrs Wong's will not immediatly catch your eye. Its small, has no exotic name, and looks quite unremarkable. But as the great Confucious once said "a restaurant that emphasises everything, emphasises nothing"

What does that mean? It might mean that Mrs Wongs best features are subtly found inside...and if you're like me, you are going to love being inside Mrs Wong's !

I found Mrs Wongs while walking the High Street with my visiting parents looking for a decent meal, we initially walked by Mrs Wongs as there are many restaurants in that section of Streatham High Street, however based on a complete walkabout of the area, we felt Mrs Wongs customers looked the most content of all the restaurants we had spied on (you know, that akward cup-your-hands-on-the-window-and-stare-at-people-eating thing).

Although this is a chinese restaurnat with all the expected dishes, there are also a number of more authentic and pleasingly fresh and healthy options on the menu. I can tell you that my parents and I are far from culinary experts, but we found the food delicius, promptly served, and very well presetned, with a rather ornate exotic-looking hot plate provided to keep everything warm. And on top of all that there was more food than you could shake a stick at!

Another bonus is you may bring your own booze, with wine available at a local corner store very close. So including some cheap wine and all the food I think our bill for 3 came to just over Â£30!

A very decent price, great food and lovely atmosphere. Thank you Mrs Wong!

*** I would have given 5 stars but it was only my first meal there. If it continues to be great I'll revise to 5 stars.

Along the gritty bustle of Streatham high street, Mrs Wong's will not immediatly catch your eye. Its small, has no exotic name, and looks quite unremarkable. But as the great Confucious once said "a restaurant that emphasises everything, emphasises nothing"

What does that mean? It might mean that Mrs Wongs best features are subtly found inside...and if you're like me, you are going to love being inside Mrs Wong's !

I found Mrs Wongs while walking the High Street with my visiting parents looking for a decent meal, we initially walked by Mrs Wongs as there are many restaurants in that section of Streatham High Street, however based on a complete walkabout of the area, we felt Mrs Wongs customers looked the most content of all the restaurants we had spied on (you know, that akward cup-your-hands-on-the-window-and-stare-at-people-eating thing).

Although this is a chinese restaurnat with all the expected dishes, there are also a number of more authentic and pleasingly fresh and healthy options on the menu. I can tell you that my parents and I are far from culinary experts, but we found the food delicius, promptly served, and very well presetned, with a rather ornate exotic-looking hot plate provided to keep everything warm. And on top of all that there was more food than you could shake a stick at!

Another bonus is you may bring your own booze, with wine available at a local corner store very close. So including some cheap wine and all the food I think our bill for 3 came to just over Â£30!

A very decent price, great food and lovely atmosphere. Thank you Mrs Wong!

*** I would have given 5 stars but it was only my first meal there. If it continues to be great I'll revise to 5 stars.

Railway Hotel - SW16 nice local pub by hugandkiss

hugandkiss — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:06:07 +0000

Review by hugandkiss

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 88350307

Tags: beer garden, standard pub food

This is a good local in SW16 where admittedly the pickings can be a bit slim. The staff are very friendly, there is a nice beer garden and a big screen in the back room for football. Now they have turned the music down in the front bar it is a pleasant place to have a few glasses of vino from a not too shabby wine list (complete with table service if you want). The food menu is a bit limited and doesn;t change much, but it is good for the price, plus they make a good effort at a Bloody Mary for those wobbly Sunday mornings.
This is a good local in SW16 where admittedly the pickings can be a bit slim. The staff are very friendly, there is a nice beer garden and a big screen in the back room for football. Now they have turned the music down in the front bar it is a pleasant place to have a few glasses of vino from a not too shabby wine list (complete with table service if you want). The food menu is a bit limited and doesn;t change much, but it is good for the price, plus they make a good effort at a Bloody Mary for those wobbly Sunday mornings.

Pizza Hut - A larger pizza chain in Norbury by darkice

darkice — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:09:47 +0000

Review by darkice

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 87650202

Tags: fast food, pizza, take away

This Pizza Hut in Norbury is quite large actually and does good pizzas and has lots of tables. It serves as main focus for a pizza restaurant and is well seen from the High Street.

You can get take away of course or eat it in and as there are more chicken and fish shops around and not so many pizza alternatives locally or as big, this is a quality place to visit if you both like pizzas and a Pizza hut (or the reliability of a larger chain pizza restaurant).

As the main road is outside you would have to park on a surrounding side road unless you were out of peak hours and just picking up a pizza, otherwise if you live locally in Norbury then you can walk here.

With the credit crunch and more people buying fast food instead of eating more expensive restaurant food, this pizza place should see an increase in traffic. When it gets busy it can get crowded.
This Pizza Hut in Norbury is quite large actually and does good pizzas and has lots of tables. It serves as main focus for a pizza restaurant and is well seen from the High Street.

You can get take away of course or eat it in and as there are more chicken and fish shops around and not so many pizza alternatives locally or as big, this is a quality place to visit if you both like pizzas and a Pizza hut (or the reliability of a larger chain pizza restaurant).

As the main road is outside you would have to park on a surrounding side road unless you were out of peak hours and just picking up a pizza, otherwise if you live locally in Norbury then you can walk here.

With the credit crunch and more people buying fast food instead of eating more expensive restaurant food, this pizza place should see an increase in traffic. When it gets busy it can get crowded.

The Waterfront - Not as good as it used to be by hugandkiss

hugandkiss — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:14:28 +0000

Review by hugandkiss

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 020 8764 3985

Website: http://www.waterfrontbar.co.uk

Tags: lively, trendy, friendly

This pub used to be lovely; nice friendly atmosphere, good pizza, excellent comedy nights, but over the last year or so it has gone really downhill. The food is still good but the atmosphere is loud and rowdy, the bar seems dirty with tables piled high with half drunk glasses. A real shame but it has stopped being my bar of choice in Streatham Common with The Railway or Earl Ferrers being preferable.This pub used to be lovely; nice friendly atmosphere, good pizza, excellent comedy nights, but over the last year or so it has gone really downhill. The food is still good but the atmosphere is loud and rowdy, the bar seems dirty with tables piled high with half drunk glasses. A real shame but it has stopped being my bar of choice in Streatham Common with The Railway or Earl Ferrers being preferable.

The Pied Bull - Great Pub by strawberry

strawberry — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:07:43 +0000

Review by strawberry

Rating: 5.00

Tags: good food, comfy sofas

I love this pub we have only just started using it as it has had a change of management and is actualy a nice place to go now. The roast dinners are great at only £6.95 big portions to also they have jazz on a Monday which i a nice way to start of my week chilling out on the sofas with my husband supping on youngs special mmm keep up the good work guys we are all behind you I love this pub we have only just started using it as it has had a change of management and is actualy a nice place to go now. The roast dinners are great at only £6.95 big portions to also they have jazz on a Monday which i a nice way to start of my week chilling out on the sofas with my husband supping on youngs special mmm keep up the good work guys we are all behind you

Pansa Thai Restaurant - Fantastic Thai food in Streatham! by pagalbraith

pagalbraith — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:47:12 +0000

Review by pagalbraith

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 8769 7529

Tags: thai, streatham

Pansa Thai was a real find and I'm absolutely delighted we decided to dine there. The decor was traditional and atmospheric and had obviously avoided the need to be 'modern and pretentious'. Instead it felt like a genuine Thai restaurant with comfortable seatings and dark wood decor and carvings. The food was quite simply spectacular and the range of flavours and subtlety of spice took my back to when I lived in Thailand. I haven't eaten so much in ages and could quite happily go back for more! The service was attentive and quick and the bill extremely reasonable. Two of us ate 2 large courses with wine for Â£20 a head and I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough. It is both suprising and a great shame that it isn't busier, although I hope with a few more reviews like mine 9and the one that made me try it, it will soon get well and truly on the South London food map!Pansa Thai was a real find and I'm absolutely delighted we decided to dine there. The decor was traditional and atmospheric and had obviously avoided the need to be 'modern and pretentious'. Instead it felt like a genuine Thai restaurant with comfortable seatings and dark wood decor and carvings. The food was quite simply spectacular and the range of flavours and subtlety of spice took my back to when I lived in Thailand. I haven't eaten so much in ages and could quite happily go back for more! The service was attentive and quick and the bill extremely reasonable. Two of us ate 2 large courses with wine for Â£20 a head and I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough. It is both suprising and a great shame that it isn't busier, although I hope with a few more reviews like mine 9and the one that made me try it, it will soon get well and truly on the South London food map!

Rookery Cafe - Retro. by ONscotland

ONscotland — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:19:19 +0000

Review by ONscotland

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 86791635

Tags: cheap eat, british, family & home feel

The Rookery is possibly London's best kept secret - Lambeth's at least. It's a beautifully well looked after park, jealously guarded by Lambeth Council parks department, and a place that is well worth a visit. But I'm not here to talk about the park...

The Rookery is also home to The Rookery Cafe, which is one of the dying breeds - a little wooden hut that serves as a cafeteria to visitors. It's a greasy spoon where you can sit and watch the world go by, away from the main road and with outdoor seating for when the weathers nice. The tables are basic, the chairs are hard, and it's not fancy, it's not stylish - it's just nice.

The food here is traditional cafe fare - egg and chips, full English breakfast, bacon sandwiches (with as much as brown sauce as you want!) - and those three alone make this place worthwhile. Tea is in plentiful supply, and coffee and hot chocolate is available too. Service is good natured and friendly. The full English breakfast consists of lots of toast, beans, sausage, bacon, egg and tea or coffee, and it costs Â£3.80. The value! The taste!

A small range of ice creams are also available for those hot summer days, but as well as this they also serve those items that are forgotten in trendier coffee shops - London cheesecake, and scones wrapped in cling film. You know you want one.
The Rookery is possibly London's best kept secret - Lambeth's at least. It's a beautifully well looked after park, jealously guarded by Lambeth Council parks department, and a place that is well worth a visit. But I'm not here to talk about the park...

The Rookery is also home to The Rookery Cafe, which is one of the dying breeds - a little wooden hut that serves as a cafeteria to visitors. It's a greasy spoon where you can sit and watch the world go by, away from the main road and with outdoor seating for when the weathers nice. The tables are basic, the chairs are hard, and it's not fancy, it's not stylish - it's just nice.

The food here is traditional cafe fare - egg and chips, full English breakfast, bacon sandwiches (with as much as brown sauce as you want!) - and those three alone make this place worthwhile. Tea is in plentiful supply, and coffee and hot chocolate is available too. Service is good natured and friendly. The full English breakfast consists of lots of toast, beans, sausage, bacon, egg and tea or coffee, and it costs Â£3.80. The value! The taste!

A small range of ice creams are also available for those hot summer days, but as well as this they also serve those items that are forgotten in trendier coffee shops - London cheesecake, and scones wrapped in cling film. You know you want one.

Shahee Bhelpoori - Outstanding South Indian Cooking by Aplomb

Aplomb — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:38:59 +0000

Review by Aplomb

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 8679 6275

Tags: rare finds, healthy food

What a gem! This is South Indian cooking at it's finest. Fantastic chilled starters like Dhai Vada and Sev Dahi Poori, hot and succulent Masala Dosas, beautifully pungent Okra Masala and Bombay Aloo. It is rare these days to find an Indian Restaurant that really impresses on the food front and makes you want to come back with friends again and again.

The buffet every Sunday lunchtime continues until late evening with a great selection for under a fiver. Did I mention that you can eat as much as you like?!

The menu is fully vegetarian, although with the huge variety of dishes, flavours and textures on offer, my meat eating friends never seem to notice. This restaurant is possibly the best excuse there is to have a meal without meat.

What a gem! This is South Indian cooking at it's finest. Fantastic chilled starters like Dhai Vada and Sev Dahi Poori, hot and succulent Masala Dosas, beautifully pungent Okra Masala and Bombay Aloo. It is rare these days to find an Indian Restaurant that really impresses on the food front and makes you want to come back with friends again and again.

The buffet every Sunday lunchtime continues until late evening with a great selection for under a fiver. Did I mention that you can eat as much as you like?!

The menu is fully vegetarian, although with the huge variety of dishes, flavours and textures on offer, my meat eating friends never seem to notice. This restaurant is possibly the best excuse there is to have a meal without meat.

Caesars - 23rd birthday :) by lenalouise

lenalouise — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:28:17 +0000

Review by lenalouise

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 8671 3000

Website: http://www.caesars.uk.com

Tags: club, male lapdancing

I decided to go a bit crazy this year for my birthday so ended up in a ladies-only male lapdancing club in Streatham! It runs once every 2 weeks on a Friday and costs Â£15 per person to get in. You need to book the tickets in advance though.

There's more information (and plenty of pictures) on the website which is www.caesars.uk.com if you don't mind the dodgy music playing in the background :D. There's several floors but it's on the 1st floor where all the action is. The first show starts at 10:30 (doors open at 9 until 2).

It was a really fun night but it was a bit different to how the website made it out to be. We were expecting a full monty type of show but they were doing solo dances in the middle of the dancefloor and pulling random people out of the audience to gyrate to lol.

If have some pictures of the night but I'm not sure they're appropriate for the website so I'll let you use your imagination :pI decided to go a bit crazy this year for my birthday so ended up in a ladies-only male lapdancing club in Streatham! It runs once every 2 weeks on a Friday and costs Â£15 per person to get in. You need to book the tickets in advance though.

There's more information (and plenty of pictures) on the website which is www.caesars.uk.com if you don't mind the dodgy music playing in the background :D. There's several floors but it's on the 1st floor where all the action is. The first show starts at 10:30 (doors open at 9 until 2).

It was a really fun night but it was a bit different to how the website made it out to be. We were expecting a full monty type of show but they were doing solo dances in the middle of the dancefloor and pulling random people out of the audience to gyrate to lol.

If have some pictures of the night but I'm not sure they're appropriate for the website so I'll let you use your imagination :p

Fresh Bean Cafe - Streatham's Gem by ONscotland

ONscotland — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:43:15 +0000

Review by ONscotland

Rating: 4.00

Tags: cosy, friendly, cultured

The Fresh Bean Cafe is a very welcome addition to Streatham High Road, not only because of its quality, but because it's another venue that could so easily have been a Starbucks. In fact, Streatham is perhaps unique in not having a single Starbucks, Caffe Nero or Costa, and for that we should be grateful.

The first thing that struck me about the Fresh Bean Cafe is the friendly service - this was extended to all customers, even those arriving five minutes before closing time. One customer, upon asking how much time they had was told "You can have all the time you need" - a lovely gesture which sums up the attitude of the staff.

A deceptively simple menu of sandwiches and other savories belies the fact that you can choose six different kinds of bread or build your own from a wide selection of ingredients. A pause on my part was immediately seized on as a chance to explain the different breads on offer, along with a chance to sample them.

Smoothies, delicious cakes and biscuits and a wide selection of newspapers make the Fresh Bean Cafe my number one choice for a relaxing afternoon. During the recent Streatham Venue, the Fresh Bean Cafe was the venue for the open mic poetry readings, a clear indication that the place intends to be at the heart of Streatham life.The Fresh Bean Cafe is a very welcome addition to Streatham High Road, not only because of its quality, but because it's another venue that could so easily have been a Starbucks. In fact, Streatham is perhaps unique in not having a single Starbucks, Caffe Nero or Costa, and for that we should be grateful.

The first thing that struck me about the Fresh Bean Cafe is the friendly service - this was extended to all customers, even those arriving five minutes before closing time. One customer, upon asking how much time they had was told "You can have all the time you need" - a lovely gesture which sums up the attitude of the staff.

A deceptively simple menu of sandwiches and other savories belies the fact that you can choose six different kinds of bread or build your own from a wide selection of ingredients. A pause on my part was immediately seized on as a chance to explain the different breads on offer, along with a chance to sample them.

Smoothies, delicious cakes and biscuits and a wide selection of newspapers make the Fresh Bean Cafe my number one choice for a relaxing afternoon. During the recent Streatham Venue, the Fresh Bean Cafe was the venue for the open mic poetry readings, a clear indication that the place intends to be at the heart of Streatham life.

Slurp - Streatham based oriental delights by mundek

mundek — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:18:45 +0000

Review by mundek

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 8677 7786

Tags: japanese, thai, chinese

Slurp is local noodle place on Streatham High Road. They serve a variety of Thai, Chinese and Japanese dishes (of varying levels of authenticity) and both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. The food was of a good standard on both of my visits, and the house ramen is excellent. It is also certainly good value for money as mains range from £6 to £9 and they do a lunch special (main and a drink) for £5.50. Service was great when I have visited, though the premises are a little lacking in amtosphere. Probably the best place in the area for a cheap, informal meal. I'd recommend it.Slurp is local noodle place on Streatham High Road. They serve a variety of Thai, Chinese and Japanese dishes (of varying levels of authenticity) and both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. The food was of a good standard on both of my visits, and the house ramen is excellent. It is also certainly good value for money as mains range from £6 to £9 and they do a lunch special (main and a drink) for £5.50. Service was great when I have visited, though the premises are a little lacking in amtosphere. Probably the best place in the area for a cheap, informal meal. I'd recommend it.

Whole Meal Cafe - Vegetarian cafe by lenalouise

lenalouise — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:13:37 +0000

Review by lenalouise

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 8769 2423

Website: http://www.wholemealcafe.com/

Tags: friendly, cafe, vegetarian

Vegetarian and vegan cafe with generous portions of food. You can eat in or takeaway. They usually have a good selection for their salad bar, daily specials and the standard menu. They do organic juices and tea/coffee aswell. Very good value for money. Visit if you're in the areaVegetarian and vegan cafe with generous portions of food. You can eat in or takeaway. They usually have a good selection for their salad bar, daily specials and the standard menu. They do organic juices and tea/coffee aswell. Very good value for money. Visit if you're in the area