Julia Domna Cafe in Wandsworth

14.11.24. Great tasting and well presented food with good size portions. The staff were very friendly. Looked like a family run restaurant . It was bit unfortunate that we had to wait a while after ordering but there had been some difficulty with the staff getting to the restaurant. Things happen! When the plates arrived they were definitely worth the wait!

Wow! How lucky were we to have missed the Thames Clipper boat as it gave us some time to stop at this wonderful place for lunch! We had chicken shawarma and lamb shawarma. One with rice and the other with salad. The food was amazing, the flavors were out of this world and the greens and vegetables in the salad were so fresh, they tasted as if they were just plucked out of the garden. The owner/chef was friendly. This cute little cafe is tastefully decorated and very comfortable. It feels like you're being invited into someone's beautiful house for a meal. If I'm ever in the London area again, I'm definitely making a trip over to this cafe again!

The food and service were outstanding. Best I have had for this cuisine.

Small, family owned restaurant. Enjoyed a lovely evening meal here with great service and perfectly prepared mezeh. Looking forward to returning next time I’m in the area.

The spicy potatoes are next level.

Absolutamente deliciosa comida libanesa. Hermosa para mirar, hermosa para probar. Y saludable. Maravillosas ensaladas, dips, mezze, verduras, pollo y platos de cordero. El servicio fue amable y perfectamente sincronizado. Mi hijo de 16 años, que piensa que no le gustan las verduras o la comida de Oriente Medio, amaba todo lo que comía y quiere volver. Muy recomendable

Amazing food absolutely packed with flavour. Really helpful and friendly staff, and a nice place to chill.

The best Lebanese food in Putney!! Every dish was delicious - fresh, authentic, and full of flavour, even down to the homemade pita bread. Service was incredible and so accomodating to us rocking up at a later hour. Cannot recommend Julia Domna highly enough if you are wanting high quality, tasty middle eastern food with a great atmosphere and service.

A hidden gem! The food was absolutely delicious. The service was great! Can't wait to go back!

Delicious food and the staff is so kind!

Home made Lebanese food. Fresh and delicious.

What a lovely suprise, stopped in with my colleagues for abit of lunch, random cafe. The food was delicious!!! Best lunch wrap I've had...

The reviews speak for themselves. A wonderful locally owned eatery, great prices, delicious food that is clearly made to order. I strongly recommend.

Really lovely neighbourhood Middle Eastern restaurant. Exceptional value, polite and friendly service and good quality home made food. Really enjoyed our dinner here!

Great food and great service (Mandy), and incredible value for money!

Cosy neighbourhood restaurant with exceptional flavours in every dish we tried (mixed mezze, sujuk with cheese and lamb kofta), and very good value for money. Such a great find!

Just had a wonderful meal at the Julia Domna cafe. Generous portions, great value and the food was amazing and well presented. Mandy was lovely, great service and knowledgeable about the food too. We will be back! Thank you.

A real little gem stumbled on by chance over lunch- almost thinking of not writing a review in case the little restaurant fills up too much and there is no room for our next visit. Food exceptional and clearly freshly made, loved the quinoa salad and the falafels, but everyone in our group enjoyed their choice.

Authentic Syrian food. So delicious

Really tasty food- totally recommended!

The best Lebanese we’ve had in London, great variety of dishes, great price and every dish done well. Perfect for me as a vegan and my boys loved their meat dishes, gone straight to the top of our take-away list!!

Wonderful little cafe with homey feeling. The food was deliciously marinated and it’s kind of a one man operation so food may take a bit of time but you can tasty it’s cooked from scratch with really well balanced flavour. It’s great price for the area too. Will definitely come back to this place when I’m in the area.

The food at this place is ***ing spectacular, it is incredibly authentic and delicious. Staff and everyone was very friendly, could not recommend more

Amazing food, amazing venue, amazing staff! The whole evening was absolutely perfect and the food is delicious! The servers were so friendly and the owner (I think it was the owner), lovely lady, came and spoke to our table and she was so lovely! Well definatel come again and will definately recommend!!!

I was expecting too much because of the 100% rave reviews here. It is clearly called a cafe and I should have anticipated the cafe quality food received, rather than the great restaurant food implied by the reviews. Most of the dishes we tried were just good enough (acceptable in a cafe and at cafe prices), except for the kibbeh which were actually the best we’ve had in quite a while. Service friendly but slow, in an almost empty room. Not surprising, after we glimpsed the elderly waiter also doing the cooking in the kitchen downstairs! Everything clean upstairs, in the restaurant, but kitchen hygiene debatable.

You would go in with very high expectations and not a single dish will disappoint you! Fantastic.

We visited as a group of 12 and tasted a wide variety of delicious food including several dips, humous, fresh and zingy tabouleh, warm bread, cheese filled filo rolls, aubergine in a light tomato sauce, lamb shawarma and the tastiest, crispiest sautéed potatoes with garlic and peppers. However, whilst we enjoyed every mouthful of all the food we were served, for most of us the dish we couldn’t stop eating was the chicken shawarma and the rice. Both were utterly exceptional, cooked perfectly and ridiculously moreish. The rice was sprinkled with a mix of cumin and nutmeg and I never in my life eaten rice as delicious as this. The care that had gone into each dish made us feel like we were eating at a family table and not in a restaurant, and the owners made us feel so welcome. We would love to return one day (sadly we aren’t local) and we extend our sincere thanks to the lovely young lady who served us and worked so hard all evening to ensure everyone had all they needed.

It’s a very friendly and peaceful place, like an oasis. Food is a very healthy and delicious. I ordered white Lebanese wine which matched our food perfectly. We ordered the chicken and lamb shawarma. The accompanying salads were excellent. Highly recommend the grilled Halloumi cheese. Baklava is the best!

Such a cute place and food was amazing. Best baklava we have had.

Love this place. Affordable prices for the family while still having amazing food. Came here with my good friend Fadi B.

The food was incredible, we had the mezze hot plate and chicken tawook. Family owned business, lots of character. I will stop here every time I go to London.

This is a brilliant Lebanese restaurant, run by the most kind hospitable couple. We had my 50th birthday celebration in the restaurant in early March on a Saturday evening with 10 friends. It was the most wonderful atmosphere but the standout is the food- delicious chicken and lamb dishes, and the accompanying rice and salads scrumptious!! Loved all the touches and kindness.

Wonderful food, reasonable prices, lovely friendly staff, just a very solid, very tasty, very nice lunch for us and our two kids. The lady serving was genuinely very interested in our kids and kept chatting to them, in a sincere and very sweet fashion. We had some delicious humus, and two incredible meat dishes, one of chicken cubes and one lamb shawarma, both exceptional. Salad was great too, dressing very tasty. Overall great restaurant!

Everything is so cosy, warm, and nice including the food, atmosphere, and the service.

We've been here 3 times in the last few months and it is excellent every time. All the food is delicious and at very reasonable prices. Will continue to come on a regular basis.

This is a delightful little restaurant /café situated close to the relatively un-cool Putney High Street end of the Lower Richmond Road, and for this reason alone I fear is not receiving quite as much custom as it deserves. It is, however, close to the quai for the river boats from Westminster and for an alternative outing what better than to arrive comfortably by river? We had a lovely evening enjoying fresh Syrian/Lebanese food such as you might get in a 4 star restaurant in Beirut, together with a glass of delicious Lebanese wine. The restaurant was meticulously clean and warm despite a cold day outside and our dishes arrived promptly, accompanied by gentle strains of ABBA. A marvellous meal for two with wine came out at about £45. I cannot recommend it too highly.

Good food, modest prices, friendly service.

Awesome place! Great hospitality and food. Thank you !

Lovely staff and amazing food! Will definitively be back in the future 🤗

Delicious food takes you to the Middle East, lovely atmosphere and the host was amazing and really friendly. Thank you for the amazing experience

Fresh, mouthwatering, beautifully presented, deliciously tasty food. What a gem of a place! I will be dreaming about the fateh for a while. Staff were super welcoming and lovely. Can’t wait to come back.

Delicioso! Y barato! 100x100 aconsejable. El señor que lleva el restaurante es muy simpático y la comida es verdaderamente deliciosa

Fresh and beautiful food! Every dish we've ever tried is soooo flavourful and yummy. Lovely restaurant and also excellent for take-out. The warm and welcoming owners and staff make it feel like home.

Absolutely delicious Mezze and dessert, very attentive and polite service! We didn’t have a booking but they welcomed us in, waiting staff were very helpful. Environment was clean and inviting. And the meal was mouthwatering!

A cosy, must-visit little gem in Putney. The food is delicious- incredibly flavourful and fresh, and feels authentic.. just scrumptious. The staff are lovely, too - so warm and friendly. I've been a couple of times and will definitely be returning.

Superb, freshly prepared, healthy food at very reasonable prices. Very friendly service. Highly recommended

A beautiful place with amazing food and lovely servers. A warm and friendly restaurant with attentive and sweet hosts. Would most definitely recommend and will return.

Amazing place, amazing food and amazing people. I'm a film producer and came here today with the full crew and it was like being greeted by family. Just superb.

Absolutely scrumptious food ,very fresh and traditional. Definitely worth a visit , every dish was amazing. My new favourite restaurant. Also the owners were so welcoming and friendly.

Amazing, best Lebanese food you will find!

Comida buena sitio tranquilo perfecto

What a great find - a little gem tucked away off the beaten track. The service was attentive, the cafe was spotless and the food was so delicious.......! I will remember our visit for a long time. Definitely worth a visit!

We found this gem on an evening in Putney. The cafe is open in the evenings and we were warmly welcomed. It is a gorgeous place, spotlessly clean and inviting. The food is delicious! We had starters and mains but then couldn’t resist the amazing puddings on offer too! Pay this lovely place a visit soon!

My wife and adult kids and I visited on Good Friday. By common agreement this was the BEST Lebanese food we have ever had in London/U.K. it’s run by a great couple from Beirut who have their kids at local schools and who run a spotlessly clean operation. There was a freshness and a depth of taste about all the dishes which is hard to describe in a short review. In addition to the usual Lebanese fare they have several special dishes. Good Lebanese wine, arak etc and really really tasty beautifully made and presented desserts in abundance.

Excellent food and friendly service. We met and talked to the chef: lovely and nice person. Highly recommended.

Excellent food and friendly service. We met and talked to the chef: lovely and nice person. Highly recommended.

Fresh, delicious Lebanese/Syrian food at a reasonable price. Both the owners and decor make you feel right at home. BOYB with cheap corkage.

Superb home-cooked lebanese food. Delicious and varied menu, great value too! Lovely, helpful staff - would highly recommend!

The best Lebanese restaurant in the area. Friendly staff and very good food. They also do takeaway. Highly recommended!!!!

Lovely small restaurant, excellent and friendly service, well cooked and presented food. All in all a restaurant that deserves to do well.

Delicious food and very authentic. Wonderful service, friendly staff. Highly recommend and I will be going back.

I'm working nearby and was tricky to find a good meal,i saw this restaurant and I ordered a lamb kafta, I was amazed absolutely delicious. I will go back tomorrow, because you can't resist a good meal.

What fantastic food! We started by sharing a mezze! All the dips were beautifully fresh and the accompanying dishes and bread were delicious. The main courses were similarly excellent. What puts this at the top of the tree was the skill of the chef whose range of, and deployment of ingredients was the best I have come across outside the Middle East. The house red (Lebanese) is a beefy treat and the perfect accompaniment. At the end we were given complementary baklava and a very reasonable bill. Cannot recommend highly enough!

I have been to many Mediterranean restaurants and this is by far the best and most authentic. Reasonably priced and tastes amazing. Will be coming back again! I recommend the lamb kafta.

Great food and even better service.

It was good Mediterranean food.

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you and you will be hearing from me again soon.

Came here for dinner having been to drinks nearby. Lovely surprise. Food was delicious and the recommended Lebanese red wine very good. Attentive service including yummy complimentary baklava would highly recommend!

the waitressing was really good and on time as well as the food which was absolutely delicious. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves a relaxing meal and Lebanese food.

The food, the service and the atmosphere were amazing. It’s a fabulous destination for everyone and I highly recommend, highlight of my week! I recommend the spicy potatoes!!

Amazing man amazing food come here for a lovely time

Tasty Lebanese cafe. Good experience

Myself and my 2 friends went here last night. We shared several different mezze dishes which were all delicious! Will definitely be going back to try their other dishes! Reasonably priced and lovely decor. The only complaint wld be that their house red is not very nice.

Very welcoming Lebanese cafe in Putney. The Saj (flaky bread wrap with minced lamb & vegetables, humus and tabouleh were all delicious. Lucky Putney.

Great food, service and space! Don't get scared by how empty it is (don't understand why) and just walk in!

Wonderful service and food - always made with the tender love and care of a true family kitchen. Highly Recommend!

We had a delicious take away from here. So spoiled it is so local to us. My kids absolutely loved it too. The food is so tasty and fresh. I am looking forward to going for dinner when the restaurant is open again. I am all for supporting local, family run restaurants that take pride in what they do. A must try.

Lovely staff and excellent food

i don’t think i’ve left an unsanctioned review before ever in my life, but just had to sing this restaurant’s praises. went tonight for the first time with a friend. the atmosphere is lovely, chilled and quiet (perfect if like me you’re looking for somewhere properly covid-aware), the staff are SUBLIME, and the food and drink (get the apricot water if you know what’s good for you!) are scrumptious. will definitely be returning, A++

Had lunch with my son here today. Food was fabulous. Best tabouleh ever. hamburger and chicken excellent

Foods and Drink were delicious. I never try in any other Lebanese restaurant this test. The Mezze was yummy.

Absolutely delicious, can’t fault it!

Really good food, especially the mezze with a friendly and polite group of staff.

The best restaurant I have been to in a while! Me and my boyfriend went here with his family and enjoyed a wide selection of starters, the hummus is a must! The staff were so friendly and provided great service. The restaurant seem to be reacting well to covid as staff wore masks and gloves so I felt very safe. When we had finished our tasty main meal we were handed a lovely little tray of baklava- for free! Will be coming here again soon I hope.

Friendly and delicious, would definitely recommend.

Julia Domna Lebanese cafe & Deli Ambiance is clean and welcoming. Food is truly delicious and fresh! Their advertisement is not lying. Best shawarma I would say in the whole world. Fresh bread, fresh veggies and chicken was cooked to perfection! Oh and Lebanese coffee tastes clean and pleasant. They have a great selection of wines and pure Lebanese arak! Highly recommended. 💓

Very delicious food and incredibly welcoming service. When choosing the place to eat it was a bit confusing though because there was a photo of an old menu with half cheaper prices and it was called 'cafe' instead of restaurant which makes you think it will be cheap. Nevertheless, it is good value for quality food.

Best Lebanese fresh mezzeh With very nice Lebanese red wine Nakad Bravo for chef Samir and his wife keep going like that Fresh healthy tasty food

Just had lunch with a friend at "Julia Domna Cafe" great tasting food more than generous with their servings, chilled homemade lemonade with fresh mint is to die for, beautiful fresh tasting Panacotta with crushed pistachio nuts & fresh cherry's. Beautifully decorated clean resturant with mellow music...excellent service all round. Great value for money.10/10

Cosy, value for money, excellent food

Great service, cosy atmosphere (music is quiet, waiter doesn't hurry you) and food was tasty. The kibbeh, lebneh and Baba ghanouj were very good and the wraps for delicious and very reasonably priced. It's also BYOB!

Took my Mother here for an early dinner, service was fantastic, amazing authentic food and the lamb Shawarma was delicious, as well as the Tabbouleh

Excellent service and great food. One can tell the quality of the ingredients.

I've never been to a restaurant with a more attentive, friendly and generous staff. The food was terrific. You can tell the chef pays very specific attention to the exact tastes and texture of each dish. I was shocked to see that the restaurant was practically empty on a Thursday night which is a real shame for the restaurant and the food scene in London. This place is really something special.

This was my first taste of Lebanese food and I was completely spoilt. The lentil soup was delicious and the chicken shish tawook was wonderfully seasoned and served with homemade flatbread. Everything was clean and spotless; even the utensils were individually wrapped in serviettes. Throughout it all, Samir was such a kind and welcoming presence. It was like being served by one’s own grandfather. Still, I was shocked that I was the only customer there on a Friday afternoon. How can that be? I’ve already spread the word to some friends and we’re planning to head there asap. At the same time I’m selfishly hoping this hidden gem stays that way so that the charm doesn’t disappear!

Delightful Lebanese restaurant in Putney. We were served by owner, who is a really charming man. The chicken shawarma I had came with a salad. It was done to perfection. The restaurant itself is small with place for not more than 20 people. There is a very homely feel to the place. Would love to back and eat there when I am in the area next.

Lovely, home-like restaurant. Tasty, well-presented, healthy food.

Went for dinner and really enjoyed the food. Dishes all tasted fresh and were full of flavour. I loved the chicken salad and kids the Saj. Recommend the meze starter too to sample multiple dishes. Owner and waitress were extremely friendly / helpful. Oh- the...

We absolutely love this place. The kindest man runs it and cooks from the heart. It feels like a warm home when you go there as well. Bonus: free baklava that is to die for. We’ll definitely be back!

Fantastic place. Feels and taste like home.