Nandines in Southwark

We have eaten here a couple of times and loved it so when our daughter said she wanted to have Nandines cater her wedding we were delighted. The day was not without hiccups- mainly from the wedding venue-but the food from Nandines was perfect. They worked SO hard but it was SO good. I thanked the staff on the day as best I could but it was a bit hectic so wanted to make sure their praises were properly sung. They catered for 100 of us and nobody was hungry. Beautifully presented and fantastically tasty, every course was great. To everyone at Nandines, a massive thank you.

The cooks work very hard but the waitresses were careless an inattentive despite the fact the resto was empty, they kept chatting together behind the bar! I W

There was a woman at front of house with blonde hair. I think her name was Rosi. Let me tell you please that she was extraordinary. I would have travelled to buy a packet of crisps from her. She was so passionate about the food when I called to make a booking. On the night she was an exemplary ambassador. I will certainly be booking again. Absolutely wonderful ambience and food. A lot of love clearly goes into the food and service.

Excellente cuisine turkish dans Camberwells. Entrée et plat sont excellents et le service est sympathique. Musique feutrée.

Went to the Nandine on Camberwell Church St which I can't find on TA. It was fantastic! Really cute little place, busy on a Sunday night with great atmosphere. Food was amazing and service brilliant! The mezze starters were gorgeous, and the veggie platter and chicken skewers just brilliant. No room for dessert ... but we did find it for the baklava and tahini ice cream. Yum!

Absolutely fabulous food, the best we’ve eaten in a very, very long time. Each dish had its own unique flavour and was cooked to perfection. We couldn’t fault anything. The service was excellent, with attention to detail and a desire by staff to ensure our experience was special. The owner Pery was on hand to explain the dishes we enquired about and along with the manager and waiting staff guaranteed high levels of customer service. We’ve already recommended Nandines to friends/family, the food was that good! It’s great to have such an excellent restaurant that we can call our local, knowing the ingredients to all dishes are locally sourced and prepared by someone who is passionate about each dish that leaves the kitchen and graces customer’s tables. Thank you! Jenni, Terrence, John and Julie.

Super delicious food and friendly service - my favourite cafe in the area by far. I heartily recommend it!

First time visited today for brunch and would thoroughly recommend and definitely go back. The tastes of the food were wonderful. The lamb in both the Mexlama and the kebab was wonderfully smooth and perfectly cooked. Loved the mezze dips, baklava and a great bottle of organic red. The staff couldn’t have been nicer too. Well worth the visit. What a lovely restaurant.

I can’t recommend this restaurant enough. We were taken here by my brother and honestly if I was walking past probably would not have gone in but I’m so glad we did. The restaurant serves amazing food, it’s Kurdish/Middle Eastern and that means lovely colours and flavours. The best thing to do is pick lots of dishes and try the various dishes. The service is also good and they are so helpful. If you fancy trying something different and enjoy these great menu choices you have to give this place a try. It’s also great value for money.

I’ve been to Nandine’s several times over the years. I love the food and the atmosphere. I am glad to see them still going in these difficult times. However, I visited last night with two friends and was very disappointed with the service. We had 3 different servers over the course of the meal who didn’t seem to be communicating with each other. The first server seemed to want us to order more food than we wanted. Then there were errors with our drinks and dessert orders. We asked what the spices were in one of the (delicious) dishes we were eating, the answer came back from the kitchen that it was ‘a secret’ - not great, what happens if someone has allergies? We were given the dessert menu and ordered, only to be told by a different server that we had only 10 minutes left before the next booking arrived. A server then came up holding empty tea cups for the tea we had ordered asking if we still wanted the tea as we only had 10 minutes left. Basically, different servers told us at least 4 times that we had only 10 minutes left or that they needed the table back. I completely understand that these are tough times for small restaurants and they need to keep up the profit margins. Whilst the staff were friendly enough, we felt rushed and it spoiled the meal. It’s important to remember the ‘hospitality’ element of the dining experience. There’s got to be a better way of making customers feel valued whilst protecting their bottom line.

Really tasty brunch that exceeded expectations. Nice atmosphere, good service and tasty food. At £30 per person with a few cocktails, shared dips and baklava and a main each - this felt like good value. We would definitely return.

Cant rate this place highly enough. Lovely little place, very intimate. The service is great and the food is just sensational. We cant wait to come back. Even the cocktails were great with a Kurdish twist. Some of the best bread we've ever had and seabass was superb.

Starters and fresh bread was good, Mocktail, Seabass and chicken wings marinated in lemon, was so sour-not enjoyable!

Wonderful dinner with my husband last Saturday night. I got the aubergine starter and it was wonderful. Incredibly moreish. Likewise the seasoned pita bread that accompanied it. The tirshak is quite a large dumpling. The dish is good but not even as flavourful as the aubergine starter. My husband got the HUGE lamb dish and he loved it. The baklava is DIVINE!! Crispy, sweet but not overtly so. The chocolate one in particular is delicious. The sumac and pomegranate G & T is also lovely. My husband got the sharezoor milk punch. Also delicious but much too small for the price. Overall a great meal and wonderful service.

We are regular customers of the Camberwell Chirch Street restaurant which we love for food and service. We decided to try the Vestey rd restaurant. The food here is also very good but it’s all ruined by the one waitress: - we had to ask for the humus three times - we had to get the Corkscrew ourselves as we asked but it never arrived - we asked for extra flatbread, it never got to our table. We were never offered an apology, actually she looked at us with a strange grim. Also when I booked I asked if the menu was the same as the other restaurant and I was told it is. Which it’s not. The very poor service is a deterrent from going back and won’t recommend it around.

We'd already been to the Vestry Road branch where the 3 of us shared every dish on the menu and simply couldn't fault it. We adopted the same approach this time. Many of the dishes were the same and they were all excellent. Chips are a must order. The only dish none of us liked were the dumplings. The ratio of batter to filling didn't seem right. The minor quibbles were all the main dishes came with the same side salads. Would have been nice to have a variation. Although the bread was nice there was way too much of it. The restaurant is very cramped unlike the Vestry Road branch. Also the kitchen doesn't seem to have an effective extractor fan system. The smell of frying / grilling was excessive and made my clothes smell quite heavily of oil. Unlike the Vestry Road branch they do have an alcohol licence so prices are a bit higher but it's by no means expensive. Service was very friendly and efficient. Definitely worth visiting although I did prefer the other branch.

Went with locals who we allowed to order for us. Thought they'd overdone it because the table was choc full of food, however, we scoffed the lot. One plate was a million things with aubergine - I'll never go back to baba ganoush again. Lovely...

We all loved the delicious food. Very good value. Will go again. Wish there were more vegetable options, but we all eat meat, so a small matter.

It's rare you find a restaurant as tasty, original, friendly and colourful as Nandines. Go is my only advice. We tried over 7 dishes and they were all great. Tender meat, great brunch options, perfect combination of flavours and all served by the nicest family.

Not sure if there is a restaurant at Vestry Road as well but we went to the Camberwell Church Street one. Very bright stylish surroundings and delicious food. Had the chicken shish, aubergine platter, Kurdish dumplings and possibly the prettiest and tastiest fries. They also...

This for Camberwell Church Road restaurant. The staff are great, friendly, and knowledgeable. Food was so pretty and everything tasted amazing. The negroni was a delight also. Can’t wait to return.

We've ended up going to 82 Vestry Road Nandines, as their 45 Camberwell Church St restaurant was closed for a lunch. After 15 minutes walk, we've ended up what can best be described as a neighbourhood caffe. It has a relaxed atmosphere, simple but very...

I visited Nandine last night. I'd read the ES Mag review and fortunately, live nearby. The food was absolutely delicious, and I can't wait to go back.

A little confused as the Vestry Road place is another branch I’m assuming? Having said that, this was excellent with exceptional friendly and helpful staff, a lovely menu and reasonable prices. we had the eggy dates and the shakshouka which were both lovely. Very relaxing...

I've been seeing this place for quite a while since I moved here in London. As I commute to work this place is always busy. One sunday after a long day of cycling I decided to have my dinner here. Luckily, the very welcoming staff...

Came here after reading reviews with high hopes and was not disappointed. Food is absolutely delicious, my friend and I had sharing plates between us, every single dish we had was bursting with flavour, it’s so hard to describe but leaves you wanting to taste...

NOTE: This review is for the new Camberwell Rd. location NOT Vestry Rd. We were staying nearby and stumbled across this restaurant by happy accident. Flavourful and fresh ingredients, good service, reasonable prices. All in all, a wonderful introduction to Kurdish food. .

Had a brunch with friends here that is placed in a local neighbourhood and seems to be a family business. Eggy dates, veggie mezze and mexlama shakshuka was very tasty. Service and staff professionalism was okay but considering value for money it’s was definitely a...

Beautiful restaurant with superb food, super friendly and attentive staff. Yet another gem in Camberwell offering interesting food at excellent prices.

Excellent food and service. The sweet vegan pastries are particularly nice. Would definitely come here again

Nandines has delicious homemade food that is astounding value especially if you bring your own booze (they don’t even charge corkage). The service is friendly and attentive. Would echo what others have said and will definitely bd back.

As long time fans of the Elephant & Castle coffee shop, we finally made the trip to Camberwell this weekend to try out the Nandine restaurant. Having read earlier online reviews we expected it to be good, but it surpassed our expectations. It was the...

Lovely brunch and delicious evening mezze on Fridays and Saturdays. The fact that it's BYOB with no corkage makes it astoundingly good value. Everything is hand made from scratch and there's plenty of veggie, vegan, dairy and gluten free options. The family who run Nandine...

Wow, really amazing food, fantastic service. Thank you so much for making us feel welcome at Nandine's and going the extra mile... Our team really had a good time and the food was excellent. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you... Definitely coming back for breakfast,...

What a treat - lovely little selection of original Mezze all cooked by a mama in the kitchen. All their lunch time sandwiches in soft unique kurdish style bread is yummy. Sausage or chicken a recommend. Good coffee and freshly pressed juice. Open evenings aswell.

Three of us went here for lunch and we all loved the food. We had a Kurdish breakfast, a vegetarian meze and a chicken shawarma sandwich. Everything was fresh, flavours were combined well and there was an excellent use of herbs and spices. This is...

We tried the veggie mezze, the Kurdish burger and Tamatay Ron. All truly delicious. We’ll come back soon.

Little gem of homecooked food. Chicken sandwich and pomegranate juice a must. Little sweet pastries of baclava and coconut with blushing colours where a joy. The lady who cooks is very special, go for lunch or a little evening meal, unlike anywhere in london!!!!

The veggie mezze here is incredible! Nandine's is a hidden gem, tucked away off the main street in camberwell. Everything that I've ordered has been delicious, and the shakshuka is a regular weekend treat!

As we only live about 5 mins walk from here, it has taken us over a year to go!! Friends kept recommending it so decided to go. The menu is not extensive, so I’m guessing if you go regularly it might get a bit boring....

Incredibly delicious, interesting food in nice, informal setting. I had a delicious mixed mezze plate and then some baklava for under £20 (including service, which was really friendly). It’s BYO too, making it even cheaper.

My mouth waters just thinking about this place. The food makes your heart sing. Huge, beautiful platefuls of Kurdish food, gloriously colourful and tasty. Mum (a culinary genius) takes you beyond the horizons of the good old felafel and hummus into wonderful chutneys, salads, dips...

Four of us went at the tail end of a Sunday lunchtime rush. Very helpful staff slightly apologetic about how busy they were. 3 of us had the veggie meze, 1 the chicken: Tasty food and ample portions. Several young families in there: nice relaxed...

We enjoyed delicious meze - I had the meat version, my partner had veggie option. The service was friendly. The place has a calm understated feel. Not bad value too. A lovely option for a relaxed supper as a couple or group of friends. Enjoy!

Tucked away on a residential street in Camberwell this is an amazing place to come and discover some of the best Kurdish food around. It's open 10am -4.30pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and open until 10pm Friday and Saturday. Friday and Saturday night feel free to...