Locale - Balham
225 Balham High Road, London, SW17 7BQ
An Italian restaurant and bar, Locale is focused on serving freshly made dishes using fine Italian produce as well locally available ingredients. Owner chef Paolo Barone makes his own cheese, pasta and beer, cures and smokes his own meats and sausages and grows his own herbs and vegetables. The warm, inviting ambience with stylish, contemporary interiors sets the stage for an evening of fine gastronomy. At Locale, daily specials are created to reflect seasonal changes. While guests can expect timeless classics they can also look forward to distinctive house specials that bare the chef's stamp. Enjoy a selection from the à la carte menu that includes oven baked field mushrooms stuffed with fresh ricotta and spinach, fresh avocado and crab salad with a honey balsamic dressing, traditional lasagne, risotto with porcini mushrooms and Arborio rice and pappardelle with chef's signature veal, pork and beef ragú.At Locale, daily specials are created to reflect seasonal changes. While guests can expect timeless classics they can also look forward to distinctive house specials that bare the chef's stamp. Enjoy a selection from the à la carte menu that includes oven baked field mushrooms stuffed with fresh ricotta and spinach, fresh avocado and crab salad with a honey balsamic dressing, traditional lasagne, risotto with porcini mushrooms and Arborio rice and pappardelle with chef's signature veal, pork and beef ragú. Homemade desserts like creamy pannacotta with fig compote and classic apple tarte tatin with cinnamon ice cream bring the meal to a deserving climax. At the bar enjoy premium Italian wines and fresh fruit cocktails.
Italian, Modern, Pizza & Pasta
: 12:00 - 22:30
: 11:00 - 22:30
Reservations: 0203 551 4938 General: 020 8682 3553
225 Balham High Road, London, SW17 7BQ [Map]
£16.00 £32.00
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for two courses, coffee, half a bottle of house wine and tip/service)
REVIEWS OF Locale - Balham
Louisa Cole (28 September 2004)
The ingredients are always fresh and cooked wonderfully. The staff are friendly and it has an atmosphere that can be enjoyed by all age groups. I highly recommend it!
Manuel Button (6 September 2004)
Good food, especially the pasta. The only problem is a 12.5% optional service charge!!
WHY? People hate that - it is not optional at all, they add it on the bill whether you like it or not.
We queried it and did not pay it (though we left a cash tip) and were made to feel awful about it. Much better to add a cover charge for the bread butter and olives which you get free anyway (£1.50 would do) and then you would probably leave a 5% tip anyway, so they would not be worse off!
It is actually reasonably priced anyway, so why alienate people? The great British public never say anything, but they just don't go again! In fact you can see Ferrari’s is less full since it started this OPTIONAL service charge. If you agree, drop me an e-mail, or if the management read this, please contact me and explain why you do it.
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Children welcome
Air condition
Reservations
Groups allowed
Outside seating
Cover charge
£12.95
£12.95
12.5% (optional)
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