Kudu Restaurant in Southwark

Wow, this place is amazing! The food is incredible, we were fortunate to try most of the dishes on the menu and the flavours are Michelin star quality. There was a lively atmosphere with great service. Can’t wait for our next trip.

A sublime meal and deserves its spot in time outs top restaurants of London. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Only issue was they ran out of items on the menu on the night. Would recommend!

This is an amazing place to visit, we were very lucky to just be able to walk in, might be best to book, and the team were great at juggling the reservations they had to enable us to sit down. We sat at the counter and had a great view in to the kitchen. The food was great, especially the peri peri chicken and the banana bread BUT everything we saw leave the kitchen or be cooked looked great. An deal place for a weekend brunch. The staff are part of why this place is so good, just the welcoming attitude and great advice - you can not put a price on being so welcomed regardless if this is your first time or your 100 visit

We've been thinking about try Kudu for some time, and finally made the journey from SW London. I found it good but not great. I think it is perhaps a victim of its own success. The staff were very engaged and helpful put probably overstretched because we were left without wine and service for too long. That's fine if the atmosphere is chilled but we were asked to move on promptly at the end of our 2 hour slot on a busy Friday night. The food is good. Highlight was the trout with corn and avocado. The pig’s head agnolotti was also dense and delicious. Chicken hearts were stunning. The bread is ok but well overpriced for what it is, similar for the Onglet- for £58 for two I'm expecting more.

Absolutely loved this place .the service and food was excellent Special note to Ryan,Del Roy and Cillan(chef). . Ryan was super attentive, and made us so special as did everyone else.this is a special date night We started with drinks and bread and seafood butter, it was outstanding brioche like with melted butter which was outstanding. Chicken hearts were beautifully cooked, a little spicy(it was peri peri,so thats on me) but fantastically cooked.. Everything was executed to perfection and loved the ambiance. My standout dishes were the carrots with goats curd and the scallops which were outstandingly cooked with the most amazing cape Malay and curry leaf sauce. Ok the chocolate ganache too.. you get the idea, it was beautiful This place has been on the list for so long and we will be back.

I’ve been a couple of times now, for brunch and dinner. Both excellent. Really friendly staff, innovative and great quality food. Always an incredibly enjoyable experience. Nice cocktails and extensive wine list. Big thumbs up from me!

I love this restaurant, it is very low-key in decor, it is all about the food. The food was sensational. I am visiting from Cape Town, and had heard about Kudu so was very keen to visit. My daughters and I went, and were not disappointed. Also had a great selection of good SA wines. The staff was so friendly and service was super efficient.

Brilliant restaurant. The staff are so friendly and the food is sensational. Expert command of flavours. Great concept, would return!

Faultless - the staff, the space, the wine, the food were all faultless. I’d go so far as to say it’s the best meal I’ve had in London in a long time. The food was imaginative and full of flavour. Do not hesitate in booking a table!

Perfect for the solo diner and others Sensational flavours. Not the most exciting location - a short walk from queens road Peckham station. Lamb rib with miso and carrot with goats curd were standouts

Kudu Grill is our favourite restaurant in London. Period. So we’d been looking forward to dining at the actual Kudu for quite some time. Perhaps we had bigged it up in our heads too much, but we both walked away slightly disappointed. The dishes, service and overall vibe was all fine, yet it just seemed to be missing something. Each dish while beautifully presented just seemed somewhat bland and really lacking the oomph which made Kudu Grill so sensational. I don’t think there’s a single dish at the Grill which isn’t mind blowing, yet at Kudu, there wasn’t a single dish that was. Nothing wrong with anything specific, just not at all memorable.

This was certainly a different dining experience for us, we have several dishes to share between us; depending on individual tastes some were liked better than others, but the final dessert was enjoyed by all.

Fantastic experience! We just finished my wife’s 50th Birthday Party at Curious Kudu, the private dining at Kudu. The guests were blown away by the food, drink, and service (Amber)! From beginning to end it was the perfect night. The star of the show was the lamb for our main. It was spectacular. Thank you Amber and Curious Kudu for a wonderful evening.

Restaurant located on main Peckham road in a rue of shops. Very dark decor in dining space with nice open kitchen. Very welcoming and pretty good service. Traditional South African dishes with a twist. The main beef Onglet signature dish not as tender as you might expect but overall some interesting dishes and restaurants worth a try.

This was my second time here and it was very good. I sat at the kitchen counter and you could see the passion that goes into the food. Standout for me was the Aubergine main and the Scallops (small plate) and as before I loved the bread with melted bacon butter. It is a small restaurant and on my visits very crowded but still felt like there was plenty of space and the service was just right. I will be going again.

Tghis was a special occasion and pre-booked. The food was good, if too salty but the portions were hardly filling. No accompaniment with mains. Drinks overpriced - even for London. It was on balance disappointing, even though service was good.

We were a group of 5 (3 adults, 2 young kids) that visited on a Saturday night. This was a first visit, although we did try out the affiliated Kudu Grill a couple of months before. The venue had a nice ambience. Our table was...

What a wonderful brunch we had at Kudu today. The food was perfection and the Kudu team were so lovely - friendly yet professional and extremely helpful & knowledgable. We had the best time spending quality time with our lovely daughter on Fathers Day. I...

Took my partner here for his birthday. Saw amazing online reviews and didn’t know what to expect. We were blown away by our experience. We were greeted by the most lovely and friendly waitresses, the atmosphere and vibe was chilled and relaxed. We were seated...

Spectacularly exciting food, different and interesting even to our jaded London palates (seven decades between us). Everything so good that I was wiping up the last bits with my fingers and then licking them.

First visit to kudu. Went for Friday lunch set menu and from beginning to end it was absolutely delicious. Service was great and we couldn’t praise it enough.

This is probably my 8th visit to the Kudu group of restaurants/bar, and my 3rd to Kudu Grill. As always, fantastic food, a warm welcome, great service and just a real pleasure to be there. I have a pretty severe gluten allergy and have always...

The restaurant was buzzing on a Sunday afternoon. Very nice atmosphere, the service was charming if a little sparse (can be forgiven because the restaurant was very busy and when we did request anything it was brought straight away). The food was absolutely outstanding. Everything...

The food is incredible however the way we were treated was incredibly disappointing. We were placed in the waiting area near the toilets the entire time, even though we had made an advance booking. Everyone else that arrived after us (who was not a person...

Very disappointed with my visit to Kudu as I planned this a month in advance for my fiancé and myself’s anniversary. We stated on the booking we were celebrating and nothing was done for this, so why did you ask? Then it came to the...

Eating at Kudu is well worth the effort and persistence involved in securing a table reservation. I have eaten there twice since November 2021 and I am delighted and relieved that our second visit was every bit as good as the first even though part...

We booked the private dining room and were incredibly impressed with the amazing food and unique gallery setting. The service was unparalleled and the overall experience was fantastic! Would highly recommend for any event.

Lovely food, everything was cooked to perfection and the ambience of the restaurant was amazing. Very relaxing and calming. I would say my only downfall is that for a restaurant in the heart of Peckham the staff are lacking diversity. I feel as though this...

First and Foremost, this restaurant offers unbelievable value. For roughly £10 a dish, every single thing we ordered was worth it! The service is extremely friendly and attentive. The is place is a little hard to get to as it is quite far into South...

We were lucky to call in the afternoon and get a last minute reservation seated at the counter top looking into the kitchen. These were the best seats in the restaurant in our view and would highly recommend! The dining tables in the main of...

I surprised my partner, who used to live in South Africa with a dinner here. Suffice to say it was a big hit! He said it took him straight back to his childhood memories. The chicken liver parfait was our favourite and the wine pairing...

I don’t even know where to begin. This is hands down the best restaurant experience we’ve had in a few years. Everything, from the moment we walked in, was nothing short of perfection. We were greeted and seated immediately and warmly and by genuinely friendly...

Lovely space that feels a world away from everything going on outside. We sat in the garden which was intimate and beautifully lit. The food was really excellent, everything we tried was unique and interesting - special mention to the duck hearts and the confit...

My son wanted to try this restaurant. I'm pleased to see it in the neighbourhood. The atmosphere and interior design was very nice. I found the food hit and miss. I ate a tortellini that was both very rich, yet oddly under-seasoned and an aubergine...

Four of us spent a fantastic evening eating at this restaurant. The atmosphere, decor and service were all really great, however what stood out a mile was the food. The menu offers very different dishes that you might not normally chose or see, but don’t...

Went for brunch. Cool decorations, great music on, nice buzz. Friendly staff. Waffles were great, had some kind of delicious chutneybor something on. Fully recommend

We visited recently with friends who have been several times before. A warm welcome and I was surprised at just how many staff were there. We mainly let our friends pick as they know what is good. I think there is a temptation to over...

Outstanding food. Everything we ate we absolutely loved Kudu bread, steak, burrata and crab were all amazing. Cocktail was nice too Will be returning

Excellent in every way. Service staff were knowledgeable and courteous, professional and discreet. The food was of the highest order. If this place was in London's West End, they could easily charge 50% more and get away with it. But it's in Peckham SE15, subject...

I’ve visited the restaurant a couple of times and always found it to be a wonderful treat. Top notch food and drinks in a fabulous atmosphere. Having had Xmas plans cancelled due to Tier 4 restrictions in London my friend and I found ourselves in...

Travelled far to get here. Was nice enough but not worth the price nor travel. Very creative and fully admired the effort nonetheless

Fantastic meal at Kudu. Innovative starters such as the Bread with melted butters, Burrata curds, and biltong was backed up by a melt in the mouth onglet with stringy enoki mushrooms, a delicate potato/truffle purée and some beautifully charred hispi cabbage.

Exquisite unique food from light home made bread with incredible melted butters, gorgeous small plates of secured piri piri duck hearts to traditional mussel potjie that was layered with flavour. Wine, service and atmosphere perfect. It’s an absolute must for true foodies. Thank you all...

It was my birthday last night, to my surprise we ended up in Peckham. On the main road, there is this little restaurant Kudu, South African, just after the arches. Once in, it was nice and cosy. The lighting perfect, love the view of the...

We had a delicious meal here during the eat out to help out time in August and everything was super tasty, and the staff were great with all the Covid measures. Very friendly team and incredible dishes to taste. Looking forward to coming again!

Very tasty brunch. Bacon & duck egg sourdough waffle was fantastic - the onion relish used is so good in combination with the very salty bacon. Tomato shakshuka very good. Avocado side very nice. Salmon quality very high - very soft & flavourful, could be...

We have eaten at Kudu a couple of times pre-lockdown and have raved about the food to friends. But in these difficult times I think they have come back with a real bang. The service was impeccable. Relaxed but professional and our waiter really knew...

Went for our first post-lockdown meal here last night and it was AMAZING. The food was so good, particularly enjoyed the the kudu bread and the chocolate ganache desert but it was all delicious. The staff were so nice and the whole experience felt very...

Attended with my 3 sisters for a birthday dinner. The food was lovely, they’re outside garden seating area is beautiful, the service from our waitress Kat was excellent. Will be back!

Went for one of our first dinners out and did not disappoint. Staff were amazing, food was delicious - completely faultless. Catered really well to allergies - can’t wait to go back.

I recently visited Kudu for the first time since it reopened. As usual, the food and service was incredible. I would recommend the bread with seafood butter, chicken liver parfait, onglet and the strawberry dessert, but everything was beautiful.

We went here after hearing great things. The food was absolutely delicious - we shared a range of small plates - and thus deserves a 4 star review but the really slow and forgettable service brings it down to 3 stars. We fed back at...

Fantastic and really interesting food in a very stylish setting. Attentive service. We had a great evening at Kudu and would definitely return and recommend to friends.

We are frequent visitors to Kudu, the service is always great and the food is brilliant. I have a gluten allergy and they always cater so well for this with separate menu prepared for your visit. The shrimp butter (with gluten free bread for me)...

Went here just before Christmas after walking past it for months and been meaning to try it. It was honestly one of the best meals I had in 2019. Thankfully it is just down the road as I will be in here a lot. The...

It's not often you go to a restaurant expecting good things and come away having had an even better experience, but this was one such place. Definitely a winter restaurant, with warm lighting and a big curtain over the door as you enter, making for...

Couldn't believe it when we walked through the door, such a super welcome and the place is just gorgeous, the service is absolutely brilliant, I wish I could have taken the name of the girl who looked after us as she should be running courses...

Had a super brunch here, really different, superbly cooked and brilliant service. We run a busy restaurant in France and on our trip to London this was our favourite of many restaurants we visited. Everyone on the table had a different dish and each one...

We went with another couple and loved it. Cosy atmosphere would be good for a couple too. Friendly and knowledgeable staff and delicious and unusual food pairings. It reminded me of Michelin starred meals I’ve had! Will definitely be back- although it’s not cheap it’s...

Great atmosphere, the service and the food tasted wonderful but there isn’t much of it on your plate!

The food is so delicious- the bread to dip in the lardons/ butter is delicious. It’s a really interesting/ original menu. Great for a group of friends. I love the decor as well.

Loved every minute of this beautiful restaurant in Queens Road Peckham. Kudu have nailed their proposition, have a truly authentic approach and deliver on service and outstanding food. We have the beef onglet with some the butternut squash/ricotta side and some greens. You can tell...

The best meal in Kudu is the breakfast it is coming with coffee and fresh juice. They open too early Other meals is good but miss the proffitional cooker sense

We were given a voucher for Kudu by our son after he had visited the restaurant and loved it. Now, so do we!! The restaurant is located five minutes walk from Queens Road Peckham station and we almost walked past it! The staff are very...

Clutching the gift voucher given to us by our restaurateur son, we approached our visit to Kudu with high expectations. We were not disappointed. The small but well organised space was packed with around 50 diners at 7pm. Non bookers we’re unable to get in....

Really excellent, certainly the best meal I've had in the area. Have been on a few occasions, staff is always casual and friendly, nice vibe and décor, and most important the food is really really excellent (that bread!). It is a shortish menu so if...

Easy to see why this place is so busy. South African type food, and 3 plate sizes. Staff excellent in advising how much to order & we ended up with 3 plates each to share, which was perfect. Much like a tapas meal really. Food...

This is a great place to go for an evening out with friends. The atmosphere is easy and informal. The waiters friendly and helpful. The tables comfortable. Decor natural wood with upholstered benches, so comfy. I didn't know quite what to expect, but from the...

We shared a few dishes that the waiter recommended us and it was delightful plus the relationship between quality and price was really good. Totally recommended.

Great menu, food and atmosphere. I have not had South African food before and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We will be back!

I have been to kudu many times now, everytime I go I can't fault it. The food is amazing!! Kudu bread is sooooo good with the butters, must try both. The beef onglet is a must try aswell...melt in your mouth beef..it's so yummy! Staff...

Three of us ate here last night and were blown away by the place. South African food on lots of sharing plates; my favourite way to eat. Stand out dishes were the Kudu bread, the crab, the stone bass, the octopus and the confit duck...

Recently visited with my son and it didn’t disappoint. My suggestion is to be brave and order things that you haven’t tried before; you won’t be disappointed. The chicken hearts were exceptional but all our dishes were tasty. We enjoyed the onglete (which you share)...

Fantastic restaurant with delicious and inventive food, attentive and friendly service and great decor. Will go back for sure!

I came here for brunch and we found the menu intriguing and also very tasty, the choc babka was a delight and the South African sausage brioche with eggs was also delicious. Coffee is great too but they need to work on the service, from...

The four of us (2 South Africans, 2 Brits) pre-booked but had to hang around for about 20 minutes as no table. Then we were given a table better suited to 2. Never mind, we asked to change later in the evening and the food...

We enjoyed a nice dinner with friends at Kudu in Peckham. The food was excellent and the service very attentive. All at fair prices.

Lovely seasonal vegetables and very very creative. Wow even the basic carrots was roasted in an unusual style, beautifully served. Enjoyed the lamb neck, so succulent. Fantastic wines as well.

Probably the best dinner I ever had. Food is amazingly well cooked and fresh. Very unique flavours, gorgeously presented. Love the sharing style so you get to taste various different things. The home made bread and the duck heart were my absolute favourites but everything...

Ate here after reading Giles Coren’s review in the Times. Was very interested in the seafood butter after he said he would happily stick his face in it when the bread ran out and he wasn’t wrong (although happily for the other diners, the great...

sublime food in small portion sharing sizes. simple clearly explained menu supported by friendly and knowledgeable staff. The menu suggests 1 dish per person from each of starter, small plate and large plate - great advice but the starter dishes were so tempting that we...

Excellent and innovative cuisine in this unprepossessing location. Short menu with every course delicious and very reasonably priced. Good wines also at reasonable prices and extremely helpful and charming service. A real treat!

I was blown away by the quality of the food compared to the very reasonable prices. Lots of staff, quite clearly working really hard to make this place special.

It's been a while since I have visited, but we took a gamble on trying without making a reservation for breakfast on a Sunday. We arrived 15 minutes before it opened but the friendly staff let us wait whilst a table became available, and then...

First time I've been to Kudu and highly recommended. Delicious food, attentive and unobstrusive staff, lovely atmosphere. Small menu which I consider a huge plus for any restaurant, this is not a large restaurant. In fact it's small - like the menu. Sunday lunch was...

Best meal in ages in this small off the beaten track restaurant in Queens Road. If you're doing Brixton and Peckham, this is the place to have dinner. It's South-African inspired, but mostly it's just spectacularly imaginative. The four of us tried pretty much every...

This is the type of restaurant you visit eyes close at any time. So I will not talk about the dishes, there are all surprising & good. The service is great & very professional. If we can give a tip to improve, is the wine...

Had a whole array of great food from parmesan churros to duck confit. Duck hearts with apricot puree were particularly good as was the heavenly chicken parfait. Octopus was also delicious and probably only slightly weak dish was ricotta dumplings. Sweets were just as good...

Just ate at this little gem! Ate pretty much everything on the menu and all of it was Devine, the bread with bacon butter and liver parfait was insane and the duck confit main was perfect. Finished off with two puddings with the pineapple desert...

Everything about this place is fantastic, from the service to the food to the decor. The butter bread to start is like nothing you have ever tasted and you basically can’t go wrong with anything you order - burrata, mussels and fish were delicious. Dessert...

Recently visited with our sons who live locally. They hadn’t tried it before but had heard great things. We were not disappointed. The food offer in the area are constantly improving and, arguably, this is the best place that we’ve tried in the past two...

My family took me for dinner. The food was unusual and imaginative. Small plates for sharing means you can try lots of dishes. The staff are lovely and even though it was very busy on Friday night they were very efficient.

We went on Friday for lunch and were served the set Menu. I wanted something special and it ended up to be astonishingly brilliant! The 'Kudu Bread' was recommended as the small plate starter: so naughty and delicious! Delicious butter brioche flavoured with spices (e.g....

Kudu is a great addition to the London restaurant scene, and well worth the journey to Peckham. The menu is imaginative and well executed, the service slick and attentive, and the ambiance very pleasant. In the summer, the garden would be particularly appealing.

KUDU In africa . . . . . a twisty horned animal. I Peckham an astonishing restaurant, serving the most brilliant food. Smoking . curing . pickling . the gloves are off. the braai is also king, revelations in combinations of flavours. The desert astonishing...

A small dining area, where the ambience and surroundings are welcoming and friendly. Our two waitresses, last night 27th Jan, were absolutely lovely. Both were really attentive, without being intruding and friendly. It was my sisters birthday. I asked if they did anything for birthdays...

I really cannot recommend this restaurant enough. Initially taken by a friend to this off the beaten track Peckham treat - my daughter and I returned last night and were not disappointed. This truly is an exceptional restaurant with a very creative and very tasty...

This really is outstanding. Excellent cocktails, super service. Food with flair and flavour. I’ll come again and again. Love the atmosphere style and music.

Just got back from my second visit to Kudu. Just had to write a quick review. My wife and I first went there 6 month ago and thought it was great. It's always with a little trepidation going back a second time - will it...

I booked Kudu for my husband’s birthday dinner with friends. It didn’t disappoint . The restaurant is attractive with a lovely ambiance. Although December it’s warm and cosy inside, the curtains around the entrance keeping cold breezes out. The staff are attentive and prompt -...