Barnes & Putney Restaurant Guide

Mancha, La

A delightfully different Spanish restaurant and tapas bar, which is well worth a visit. Downstairs is an almost rustic Spanish bar, which serves smaller but excellently prepared tapas, while upstairs is the rather plusher conservatory serving full meals.

• Address: 32 Putney High Street, London, SW15 1SQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Spanish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £36.00

Man's Chinese Restaurant

The interior of Man's Chinese appears somewhat dated, but then it's the food diners really come here for not the decor. If you visit lunchtime during the week you can take advantage of their three-course special business lunch that costs just £5.

• Address: 92 Coombe Lane, Raynes Park, London, SW20 0AY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Matheous Fish Bar & Restaurant

As well as being a very popular fish and chip shop in its own right since 1985, the Matheous Fish Bar also has a restaurant out the back. As the shop and the restaurant are only divided by flimsy swing doors you do get the noise of the shop, especially on a busy Friday or Saturday night, but then this is down to earth dining.

• Address: 104 Coombe Lane, Raynes Park, London, SW20 0AY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Fish & Chip
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Moomba Bar & Kitchen

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One of the most encouraging surges in recent eating out trends has been the extension of the neighbourhood restaurant, where prices and informality blend to create an atmosphere of easy living. Of such is Moomba, where the denizens of Putney and beyond congregate to enjoy a broad based cuisine in comfortable and relaxed surroundings.

• Address: 5 Lacy Road, London, SW15 1NH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Modern British, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £27.00

Nando's - Putney

Nando's branches world-wide vary little, a mixture of Latin jubilance, dedicated attention to detail and user-friendly marketing. Your peri-peri chicken which, when the chips are down so to speak, is a fresh A grade chicken that has never seen the inside of a freezer, but having made the supreme sacrifice is butterfly-cut, marinated for 24 hours in a secret brew called - you've guessed - peri-peri, and is then cooked to your choice over an open flame.

• Address: 148 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 2SW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Portuguese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £13.00, Dinner: £18.00

Pappa Ciccia - Putney

• Address: 90 Lower Richmond Road, London, SW15 1LL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £27.00

Phoenix Bar & Grill, The

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Being presented with a short but interesting wine list is always a good start when sitting down for supper, if the accompanying menu adds to the stimulus, then all to the good. The Phoenix provides an excellent combination of modern European food; whilst their inspired decision to take on Franco Taruschio - of Walnut Tree fame - as a consultant chef since he retired, has added an Italian influence to the style of the dishes.

• Address: 162-164 Lower Richmond Road, Pentlow Street, London, SW15 1LY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £19.00, Dinner: £43.00

Piaf, Le

If you're looking for a safe, tasty bite to eat then you could do worse than Le Piaf. Check tablecloths and basic French cuisine seem somehow re-assuring, although the staff can at times be a little off hand (maybe to add to the typically French atmosphere!) Excellent value.

• Address: 146 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 2FW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, French, Bar, Café
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £7.50, Dinner: £19.00

Pizza Express - Barnes

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 14- 15Barnes High Street, London, SW13 9LW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Pizza Express - Putney

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 144 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 2SW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00