40 Maltby Street in Southwark

40 Maltby Street is one of my favorite spots in London. The food is hearty and the wine is just delicious. I highly recommend: everything. We waited around an hour for a table and were allowed to wait inside as it was quite windy out the Saturday we passed by. The service was just lovely, and the whole experience felt like a pleasant warm hug.

We had a delicious dinner! Can’t fault this place, lovely food and really friendly service. Wine was very nice and I’d definitely recommend, every dish was tasty!

Amazing food. The croquettes were out of this world. The whole menu is top notch and the staff were super friendly and knowledgeable. Great atmosphere and great wines.

cozy wine bar with amazing sharing plates, went in november last year and i'm still thinking about the mushroom fritters it's only open a few days a week and the waiting times for dinner can be quite long

Amazing food. Amazing chefs. Great atmosphere!

Delicious, balanced and yummy dishes. Some excellent wines on the list. Friendly staff and great atmosphere.

We got news that 40 Maltby Street were hosting one of our favourite chef duos Has Dac Biet- who we have eaten with at one of their residencies in Paris We came just in time for opening even though we had to rush to a theatre performance shortly after. The waitstaff were as accomodating as ever and really were super nice about getting us all our food before we had to leave! The food once again was amazing… was obsessed with the beef tartare last time from the guys in Paris but this time just levelled up! Stunning, fresh and a perfect experience. Thank you all <3

A really cute wine bar for a chill date. Reasonable prices for high quality, inventive dishes. The wine by the glass options are also funky (in a good way)! We got 5 plates and that was perfect for two people. My favorite had to be the croquettes!

Overpriced wines for the low quality. 12.5£ for a too young and acid Chardonnay from Australia is just a no! 9£ for three slices of coppa, come on! Revise your menu. Staff is also not welcoming.

12/10 delicious! The pumpkin and celeriac croquettes were out of this world. Vibes immaculate, surprisingly great value!

40 Malby Street in Bermondsey stands out as an excellent wine bar, particularly notable for its impressive selection of natural wines. Despite a concise menu by glass, the offerings are well-curated and of high quality. The evident passion for wine from our waiter added to the positive experience. Although my friend and I only indulged in drinks this time, the enticing aroma of the food around us convinced me to return for a dining experience. The walk-in-only policy may require patience, but the charming and cozy ambiance makes it worthwhile. A definite recommendation for those seeking a quality wine bar in London.

Pleasant spot for small to medium-sized bites to share

Fantastic natural wine bar, with delicious small plates & knowledgeable staff.

Genuinely my favourite place to eat. Seasonal weekly menu and delicious wines that are also imported by them. And just a really fun vibe in a railways arch. A place that can only happen in a London really

Really loved this place! Tasty sharing plates with a fab wine selection. I loved the vanilla beignets and the ox heart. The service was incredible. Really lovely location for a date.

Great spot in Bermondsey that apparently changes its menu weekly. Have been meaning to try this place, and it didnt disappoint. Great date spot underneath the train tracks

Often when visiting a restaurant for the first time I only look at the bad reviews, and one person said the waiter was grumpy and gave this place 2 stars!! Imagine being that sort of person! LOL (as my nephew would say without irony) Rather you than me mate (grumpy reviewer not nephew). This is one of the best bars and indeed restaurants in London without a doubt. A cracking menu full of game (as it is the season) and interesting dishes backed up with a really impressive wine list (as one would expect, they're wine traders). There is nothing not to recommend about this place, the waiting staff are charming, the food is really well conceived and it was busy all night (we arrived at 6pm when it was not too busy but 30 mins later it was full). Bravo to all involved, a really impressive venue.

Such charming staff, very delicious seasonal food with good quality ingredients and natural wines. Really cosy atmosphere. Would recommend and have returned many times 🙏

Discovered 40 Maltby Street when their team was kindly taken out by Steve to Sally Green's organic veg farm in Essex. Walked over from work in Moorgate last night for a great evening - recommend all their dishes (go with a group then you can try them all!) - nice relaxed atmosphere and tip top staff!

The hype and praise is well deserved. "Celebration" is the perfect word to describe what the kitchen does with British produce. The staff are all very knowledgeable, wonderful and helpful. There's no air of pompousness here. It's a beautiful but simple venue tucked inconspicuously underneath a train track. The food too is beautiful and simple without, I suspect, the use of tweezers. I'd recommend going with a group of 4 so you can justify ordering most of the menu.

One of the best dinners I’ve ever had. Fantastic service, food, and wine!

Bad service and staff. They think they are in Hackney

Leisurely and peaceful (even on a Saturday night). Excellent service with great recommendations. Food all lovely, well balanced flavours.

Lovely fresh food served by friendly, attentive and knowledgable staff in a old bit atmospheric railway arch.

It can feel jaw-achingly pretentious at times and I loathe the fact that you can't book, but the food is consistently delicious.

the greatest, nowhere else comes close

Really cute spot for a mid-week date night. Food and service were top. The natural wine selection is superb and the staff are friendly and approachable to ask about it all.

Arrived 2.15pm on a Saturday and was immediately told that the kitchen would be closing at 3pm, with the inference we were cutting it fine for any idea of lunch. This was followed by two other staff members telling us the same information, during our short time there. Might be old fashioned, but telling a customer on arrival, when the kitchen is closing… especially when it closes unfathomably early, is not a particularly welcoming trait. Especially when all the staff seem obsessed with the fact as if this was our problem to deal with, not theirs. Wine and food very average. Dirty bar and tables left for far too long and seemed an effort to clean, we were offered a table at the back by the toilet in an empty space, when a much better table at the front was not offered because it hadn’t been cleaned. The whole vibe came across as up its own backside. 40 Maltby Street has the superiority of a high end restaurant, without the substance to back up its own attitude. Much better food options further up the street, without the price tag and snobbiness.

We popped in here yesterday for a sandwich to take away. We had one of each of what was on offer - pork schnitzel with red peppers and aioli and roast broccoli with tomatoes and yoghurt. Both proved to be delicious. Very friendly staff. Now feel we must go there for an evening meal.

Really nice place and the food was on point. I also think the service deserves a special mention. Wonderful from start to finish.

Lovely experience at 40 Maltby Street. Food was incredible and inventive, surprising standout for us were the tomato fritters, but everything was delicious. Service and staff were lovely and tried their best to mitigate our wait. Wine was really delicious as well. Only minus is for the uncomfortable stools at the bar - just a bit too low for the height of the counter!

Amazing food/staff/wine amazing

We had an absolutely lovely lunch there. The food was fanatic as was the wine and service. Highly recommended.

Friendly, helpful staff though the pre rather a squash. Tapas-style dishes soundly prepared by very pricey given the portion sizes. Wine list exclusively "natural".

Fantastic place with wonderful food and incredible wines! Would be nice to have a few more wines on by the glass, but what was there was great, and plenty of bottle options. Lovely staff too.

The restaurant exceeded all expectations! The food was incredible and was priced extremely well! Daryl was extremely knowledgeable about all wines and helped us pick our three beautiful whites. I would highly recommend the potato dumplings and beef shin! Mouthwatering!

Best broccoli I’ve ever had, and I’m a vegetarian. Also the Blood Orange ice was amazing

First visit this evening and we loved it. Really warm, welcoming service. Lovely wine and food super yummy.

One of the best meals I’ve had in months but by far the best value

One of the best restaurants in London. Excellent, excellent food and they almost always have a good range of options for coeliacs and vegetarians. The food is also v reasonably priced for the quality, you can get enough food for £25-£30 each (as a vegetarian, meat/fish is pricier). Simple things done really beautifully and interestingly. The staff are very friendly. Lovely wine range, the drinks are pricier (around £10/glass) but unusual and delicious. Warning - this place is always busy, either get here early (6pm), or get here earlyish and wait for a table whilst you drink a bottle. Arriving after 8pm leaves you at risk of not getting a table.

Everything we ate was outstanding, well done

Nice restaurant. Worth waiting. Delicious food.⁹

5 plus stars, great and curious wines outstanding food and staff. 11 out of 10 really enjoyed the experience.

A superb little restaurant. Food was awesome. Really lovely intimate atmosphere. The service was great. We were served by Carmen who was incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about the menu. I get the impression that the menu changes quite regularly so you never know what’s going to be on there. I’m not really a big wine guy but the selection seemed excellent.

Superb lovely welcoming vibe with friendly team. Beautiful fresh tasty food and wine heaven. Dine here n and also wonderful take outs. Such interesting and diverse combinations Fav in LDN 🥰☀️🍷

There has been a lot of hype surrounding 40 Maltby St. and so expectations were not low, but it's wonderful when a restaurant can impress you even when you're already wary. A wonderful experience top to bottom with great wine sourcing, super fun and atypical small plates with more esoteric flavor profiles, and a cheerful staff that never left us looking around for help. Seriously, I have very little to fault with 40 Malty, especially since we managed to walk in without a wait on a Friday night. We ate as a couple, but I think it would be especially fun with a group.

40 Maltby Street is a London Institution. The menus are varied and well thought through, the service is excellent, the wine is interesting and they're dog friendly. What more could you want for a fabulous evening out?!

Nothing short of exceptional. We went with really high expectations and it did not disappoint. Wonderful selection of only natural wine and oh the food! Each plate outdoes the last just as you think it couldnt't get any better. The haggis was light as cloud (who would have thought!), Jerusalem artichoke and goat curd toasts, mushroom fritters with aioli, lentils with pumpkins and radicchio were all ourstanding. The staff and service were extremely friendly and attentive. Outstanding establishment and we are already looking forward to our next return.

Neat environment and well maintained system.

The waitress who served us last night made our whole experience so joyous. Even though the restaurant was full, she went above and beyond; including putting a pudding aside for us as we didn’t want it yet but she knew they were running low. The leek fritters were heavenly, the cabbage, onion and coriander salad surprisingly tasty and the celeriac gratin was hearty and I definitely mopped up the whole dish with the continuous flow of complimentary bread. The wine (les deux terres) was fruity and delicious. The atmosphere was buzzy and you could tell all the staff really cared about the food and your experience. Would recommend to anyone!

Always excellent, always different. Consistently one of the best restaurants in London. The staff are also all lovely!!!

Excellent wines, calm vibe, delicious small plates.

Wonderful. Superb food matched with excellent and super interesting wines. Be adventurous and stick with it as it is worth it. Oh and the service is pretty damn good too

Really recommend! Had a fantastic night with all the food and drinks. The food was delicious and found my new fav wine here. Service was so lovely and warm. Would defo come back

Turn up and go. Went early Saturday eve and walked straight in. Lovely dishes - which we ate to share. fantastic attentive service esp by the bartender / wine waiter who talked us through their interesting selection of wine by the glass. Lovely evening. Thx.

Just amazing! Been coming here for years and it’s easily my favourite restaurant in London

closed on a Saturday night for some reason

Inventive dishes and excellent wine selection. Tomato fritters were incredible

Amazing ! Food is so delicious. It's quite north Mediterranean cook and serve with lovely smile. Wine is organic and you can bring bottle in take away.

40 Maltby Street is quite fashionable at the moment, and we did enjoy it but it wasn’t quite what we expected. The food was on the whole good (with the exception of the tomato jelly which we really didn’t like) but the seating was a bit weird- we were sat on a high table directly facing the wall instead of towards the kitchen. The service was friendly but was a bit hard to get at times. It was pretty expensive to have a full meal, as with all small plates restaurants. The wine was really nice but wish they had had a few more by the glass options

Incredible cookery! It’s hard to nab a table but well worth sticking around to do so.

Loved the quiche and bean fritter and e dry thing else! Very cute spot and reasonably priced 😊

Most delicious sandwich I've ever had!!

Hadn't been here in a while. It didn't fail us. The dishes kept coming and just when you think they couldn't get better, they did. We had a particularly fine bottle of natural fizz. We went early 'cos you can't book and even so missed out the outside seating, but that turned out to be OK. Really helpful server.

Nice dishes packed full of flavour. Chicken and bacon terrine was lovely and flavoursome. Mains look at little small but were filling and tasty. We tried the veal and pork. Organic wines tasted very nice (not like organic wines can). Was full by 6:30 so recommend arriving early. Will be going back.

Great food and orange wine. Perfect.

One of the best places to eat in London if you ask me. Delicious, beautifully crafted food & lovely service every time I've been.

Stopped by during the lunch hour when only takeaway sandwiches available. The bread and sandwich were fantastic, I do just with there was one or two additional options. But nice to take the sandwich and then walk around the other interesting shops and vendors.

Excellent over the top food but dreadfully mean portions!

Wow, this place is amazing. From the minute we walked in, we were amazed at the service. Our server was absolutely amazing, so kind, funny and knowledgeable. She went out of her way to accommodate my allergies and make me feel comfortable. The food was absolutely amazing and the wine is out of this world. 10/10 recommend going here.

É uma "travessa" cheia de energia, bastante movimentada e com alguma variedade de comidas e bebidas, desde restaurantes com ótima estrutura e também barraquinhas. Não é muito grande como costumamos ver em outros mercados de rua aqui em Londres.

Good place to enjoy a glass of wine after work. The steak was perfect, lovely!

Excellent staff. Interesting wines

40 Maltby Street is incredible and I can't recommend it enough. We were first blown away when we visited in 2019 and the quality has never dropped. The menu and wines are always changing but are always delicious and the service is perfect. The stand out this week was definitely the purple sprouting broccoli with a lemon pickle. They don't take bookings, so arrive early to avoid disappointment. The lunchtime takeaway sandwiches Wed-Fri are awesome, they also change weekly and I've included images of last week's.

Superbe expérience ! Nous nous sommes régalés. Penser à y aller tôt ! Pour avoir de la place, car pas de réservations possibles.

Iconic bermondsey deli and restaurant. They have the best sandwiches here if you go at lunchtime. First time went for dinner and the quality is 10/10. Awesome organic wine selection. Very friendly staff ❤️

Cozy atmosphere, dogs friendly. Wine selections is really nice, all tapas is wonderful, goes well with wine. Also staff are very kind.

Really nice selection of wines, the food was also great, and there were a good amount of dairy free options. Definitely hoping to go back again soon!

As you cannot reserve, waiting outside wasn't a great start though the great wine selection helped to shorten the wait. We ordered a cheese plate with the wine and were underwhelmed with three small pieces of cheese for £9. Had we made a mistake to come here? All other dishes we had were also somewhat expensive for their size but the taste was incredible and all was forgiven. The food was also quite creative. We were for example impressed with the smoked mackerel rösti with horseradish. For our next visit we'll bring hats and warm coats.

Accidently went here (I googled Russian restaurants on Maps and this came up, it's not Russian!). Delicious food - the onion tart is delicious as is the leak fritters! Very reasonably priced for the quality, nice selection of wines though only one beer (but it is nice!). The staff were really friendly and attentive and the location has excellent design and atmosphere. You can't ask for more, a delicious surprise.

Such a cozy spot with outdoor seating.

Great find at the trail end of maltby market! Arrived without a booking but they had us seated within 45 mins and we’re offered a few glasses of wine on their waiting bench ! Food was great - well balanced and delicious small plates to share (would recommend the dumplings) paired with a few glasses of wine. Staff couldn’t have been friendlier and added a touch of homely/casualness to the upscale wine bar. Would recommend for Friday night dinner!

The service was excellent! The food was delicious! I just wish I wasn't limited to the three-course prix-fixe menu, but to be fair, we were made aware of this when we made our reservation. This restaurant is in a fantastic location.

Delicious food, impressive selection of natural wine, friendly and attentive service. Lovely to have this place at our doorstep. I’ll have to come more often! Also nice to see that staff are still wearing masks.

Absolutely incredible take away sandwiches available at lunch time. The Ham with Pea croquette was especially delicious. Cherry and almond tart was superb too.

Food is sublime, service amazing. Love the wine. My favourite restaurant in London.

Can't fault this place. One of our local favourites for both lunch & dinner, if you can get in for dinner - well worth it.

Had the cauliflower chickpea sandwich from their takeaway menu and it was absolutely delicious - just the bread alone tasted really good!

Some of the yummiest and most creative sandwiches you can find, but not exactly appropriate for eating standing up (as one does these days!). Today's sandwich was tenderstem broccoli and split peas .... which is basically a soup and a side dish placed in a sandwich. The only thing I could think of as more difficult to eat standing up would be a turmeric beetroot dahl sandwich....

Paid £25 for a bottle of wine and it was corked. Waste of money

Nice selection of artisan shops and wines. Lovely street to walk.

Unfortunately can’t say much about the dine in experience as I have only ordered take away. That’s a new normal nowadays...😞 Anyway still I wanted to give a feedback and hands up to these guys. Menu changing on weekly basis with a large selection. I like the innovative option and dishes they offered. You can feel they are definitely trying you to get genuine « restaurant experience » here not just making regular dish for the sake of it. So I had brawn, leek fritter, pickles & mustard (£8) genius combination, good portion. Liked it very much. Picture shows only half ! And staff are very nice ! Keep it up, guys ! Will definitely come back and I encourage people to do the same !

Lovely staff, amazing food and brilliant wine recommendations. Please come here and support beautiful restaurants like this!

Small, thoughtful and top quality nibbles with interesting drink choices.

Having wanted to try this place for a while I was very excited to finally come here. First and foremost the staff were awesome, we were guided through the incredible wine menu, full of so many surprises and treats. It was a set menu, an absolute joy to be given plates of perfectly considered food. The mussels in white wine sauce were some of the meatiest I’ve had, the only downside was that I needed more bread for the sauce. Following on from that was the roast beef and lightly pickled girolles. The parsley butter singing on top. So much fun. It was a great eating out experience, especially if you combine the staffs knowledge of their extensive wine list.

I love 40 Maltby Street. One of our favourite wine bars in London. Great atmosphere, very attentive staff who are very knowledgeable about the wines and really moreish, unpretentious, quality food.

One of my favorite restaurants in London. The staff is very friendly and their dishes are very well thought. The quality of their ingredients is always high and the dishes are very flavourful. They also have a nice selection of French and Italian wines and also provide some well selected varieties from other parts of the world. Keep up the good work - you're doing an amazing job!

Forget the photos shown above, the food here is NOT boring meat and two veg with gravy as illustrated. Choose interesting dishes from the blackboard ( you'll need several each, as they are small platefuls but good for sharing) . Be aware that your choices will not all be served together, but as they are cooked, neither do they come with salad or vegetables. All delicious and unusual. Recommended for something different.

Fijne plek die weinig Engels aandoet. Vriendelijke eigenares en personeel en aangenaam kader. De wijnen zijn van een voortreffelijke kwaliteit en het eten volgt dezelfde gedachte als de wijnen. Afkomst gekend en uitstekende kwaliteit. Keuze uit vele kleine fijne gerechten die dagelijks veranderen wat de versheid van dit alles ten goede komt. En dit tegen zeer betaalbare prijzen. Een zeer fijne ontdekking dankzij onze Londense vrienden.

The food here is seriously well worth the visit. Forget the other small plates along the street and in Hackney which are overhyped. This is the real deal. Each of the 6 plates we had were really tasty and the only one that we did not finish was because we realised ox tongue as not our thing. The menus are up on a chalkboard but are also on their instagram for those who don't like craning their necks. Wines by the glass are limited in selection but staff are happy to recommend you off-menu ones. Staff here are lovely - they actually close at 10 but on the night we went they were making an exception for all the groups of people clearly enjoying themselves, and never once did we feel like we were being chased out. Will definitely visit again.