Provender in Redbridge

rib of beef good. perfect lush.

Lush food and great family-run-feel

Wonderful food served by wonderful people.

Amazing food and friendly staff, lovely atmosphere. Will be amazing in the summer 😍

This is a great place to come for a French food fix. Good wine list. Delicious food. It is kid friendly and has a prix fixe menu during the week. Service is friendly.

Great Food and staff are lovely.

Not as good as it used to be unfortunately

Excellent and friendly service. Very good value for money considering the quality of food and staff.

Sadly not as good as it used to be.

Great French food. Service good. Some of the best tasting food out there in my opinion.

Mark: 78 Grade: A Excellence in all aspects - congratulations! Products Evaluated: 3-course menu Entrée: Potted salmon, pickled cucumber (25%) Main Course: sea bream filet "Bouillabaisse" with gratin dauphinois (50%) Dessert: Mango panna cotta (25%) Environment et hygiene: Relaxing but still decorated with style. Familial atmosphere. Rather good use of utensils. 7.25/10 Presentation: Slightly pale for the entrée and the dessert but still evidence of care shown. The main course was however attractively presented, with careful positioning or the fish filet. 11.25/15 Portion: The entrée was on the light side but otherwise very good. Well-balanced. 7/10 Taste: Salmon - nice and subtle smokey flavours. Pickles were appropriately prepared without being overwhelming acidic. 7 Sea bream -The skin was very nicely seared and the fillet appropriately cooked if not a bit too much so. Well-marinated with a natural sweetness. The base was fragrant with flavours of saffron, garlic and herbs (could use a bit more) well-balanced. Texture was excellent and the use of shrimps, mussels, funnel and potatoes added variety to the dish. The rouille (?) lacked cayenne pepper and saffron but was still good. The gratin was authentic. 7.75 Crême brûlée - Excellent texture and control of sweetness. The taste of mango was perhaps a bit masked though. 7.25 29.75/40 Service: A tad bit of confusion at the start and the procedure of asling for allergies was omitted. However, this was made up but a good to great degree of hospitality shown. Quite well-paced. 7.25/10 Value: £20.5 for the menu - outstandung for Greater London and for the excellent performance in all aspects! 13.5/15 Bonus: +2

We had a wonderful dinner at Provender. The service was friendly and warm, and the French food was hearty and delicious. The escargot in particular were extremely tasty, and the coq au vin hit the spot in the cold weather.

Fantastic food. Very welcoming and attentive staff. Our family of 8 thoroughly enjoyed whole evening Jan 5th. Well done be back soon.

Superior cuisine, inventive interpretation, reasonable price. Definitely recommended.

Outstanding food. A hidden treasure in Wanstead. Scallops perfectly cooked. Desserts were delicious in a whimsical presentation. Very creative. Highly recommended

We ate at Provender on 3 January. We ordered the venison and sea bream. After an hour our food had not arrived and we asked the waiter to check what had happened. He came back with our food but it was stone cold. We didn't ask them to reheat it because it would have been overcooked and tough.

LOVE Provender, food is always outstanding. Love their set menu and it is really good value for money. Service is good and a bit French! Perfect for a French Bistro. Would love a bit of back ground music but that would be my only feedback. An update to the children's menu would be a great addition for the new year. Highly recommend it and we love going as a family.

Great food, staff warm, welcoming a d efficient

Great food soup was so delicious and mains was good as well nice atmosphere I would say money well spent

Starters were lovely, pate in particular - although they dont give you enough bread, we had to order more... twice! Mains were decent but not the best I've ever had. A nice local-ish spot. The presentation of every dish was outstanding. Yorkshires perfectly crisp. The pork we had was nice but a bit chewy, and the potatoes had a lovely crisp texture on the outside but were a tad dry inside. Overall, it was not a bad meal. For the price, there was decent value in a large portion. Service was a tad slow, and the servers didn't seem the most knowledgeable, but they were very friendly and checked with the kitchen and other staff when they couldn't answer our questions.

Food was excellent with several options on all courses plus a Christmas special menu. Service was also excellent and the atmosphere got better as more people arrived. Recommended.

Finally got around to coming here, and I'm SO glad I did !! One of the day's "specials" was Brill. It was absolutely lovely. As good a meal as I've ever had in any of the "fancy" restaurants up West. The starters and desserts were also top drawer. If you go to Provender you will NOT be disappointed.

Very chilled ambience and excellent food. Can't wait to go back.

We chose the vegetarian options (Soufflé and Céleri-Rave), they were extremely delicious. Friendly waiters, not to mention the food has a good price. Thoroughly enjoyed the meal, would definitely come again and would highly recommend it to anyone!

Delicious food, friendly staff 🥰

The food was so tasty, especially the stuffed rabbit with black pudding, just loved it. We also had scallops with avocado and pancetta and pigeon breast and both of them were really good The wait time was a little bit long but the restaurant was really busy so it is understandable.

Lovely little bistro serving up a fantastic array of unpretentious French brilliance using really high quality ingredients, plenty of butter and no lack of taste. I went on Thursday with my sister and nephew and had a really lovely time. Strongly recommend the Bouillabaisse, even served with a rouille which it rarely is anywhere in London in actual fact. Great little touch the waiters speak French which was nice to execute. Fantastic service and great atmosphere. French onion soup was cheesy and delicious. Packed full of umami. Pris Fix is very very good value for money. Definitely go here if you're wanting a taste of French nostalgia that isn't a Cote or something substandard.

A group of 8 of us headed to Provender to celebrate a special birthday occasion last Sunday over an extended lazy lunch; and, oh how brilliantly lazy and late it was! With a glass of bubbly in hand, and snacking on the some of the ‘Casse –Croûtes’ (including: flûte à l’ail, arancini, confit de saumon fumé, crevettes fumées with aîoli) we spent a while catching up and perusing the extensive menu. The suggested offerings catered to everyone’s taste & fancies; a few of our party opted for the traditional Sunday lunch (beef / chicken) for main course, whilst others chose dishes including the Tandoori spiced fillet of cod, vegetarian Wellington (my choice) and the dish of the day: Haunch of Venison. All of this was enjoyed after the scrumptious and hearty starters from the ‘Entrées’ selection. Our diners relished the Magret de pigeon, savoured the Terrine de Campagne and delighted in the Escargots à la Bourguignone. I myself chose the Monkfish special, extremely generously proportioned melt in the mouth chunks of tempura fried yumminess. To accompany our meal, we opted for a very reasonably priced Malbec; it was rich and earthy and a perfect complement to our varied dishes. So, big question...did we have room for pudding? Show me a ‘Café Gourmand’ on a menu and ask me to resist... well they did and we didn't...Even though my belly was about to pop, I tucked into the mini desserts with aplomb. I usually head straight to the chocolate on any dessert menu, however on this occasion it was the Panna cotta with cherry coulis which stole my heart; I almost licked the dish clean! We had decided to share a few Cafés Gourmands between us as we were too full to sample the full sized desserts, nonetheless every last sweet treat delivered to the table was eagerly consumed with sheer gourmandise. On the day of our visit, the staff were extremely friendly and attentive, the service was faultless and perfectly timed to suit our leisurely long lunch. The experience as a whole could not have been better. We all left sated and very happy, vowing to return again soon; I just wish I lived a little closer to make this my neighbourhood ‘go to’ restaurant.

This resturant is charging Central London prices although not being in Central London. I used to visit whenever I was in the area once a month but it’s now highly overpriced. Last week, on my last visit - the dessert on the chalkboard was £11 for a choc fondant! I won’t be going back.

This restaurant is our special occasion place to go so my husband booked a table for my 60th birthday celebration with my children. My daughter and partner drove all the way from Brighton to attend. We had a late sitting at 8.15pm but we had to wait quite a while for our drinks to arrive and then a further 45 minutes plus for starters. My meal of scallops followed by steak was lovely but other members of my family were a bit disappointed with their food, so I did feel bad for my daughter who had driven all that way just to be there. Another little disappointment was that although my husband had mentioned the special birthday at booking, there was no recognition of this whatsoever. I'm not saying that we expected any freebies but just that an acknowledgement at welcome or birthday wish would have been a nice touch. Anyway, I think overall I've had better experiences at this restaurant beforehand and at others for that matter.

Great and authentic food and friendly staff! We'll be back soon.

Excellent meal with authentic flavours in a welcoming atmosphere. Must return to take advantage of the Prix-fix menu, if nothing else.

The food, ambience and staff were all 5*. They made us feel very special and welcome, even packed the desert for me to take home - lets face it who can eat 4 parts of a desert in one go!!?

Amazing place! The food was delicious, the staff was extremely friendly and nice and helpful. Would definitely recommend and come back here.

Very enjoyable, delicious lunch and good service.

I went there with my wife and little puppy last night. We sat in the little garden outside the restaurant. As soon as waiter came he said "sorry we are fully booked" although all the tables in the garden were empty (there were approx 8 tables). When he saw me looking at the empty tables he realised we had a little dog and he said "we have no dog policy anyway". The garden is a part of the pavement and there is nothing special on the floor, just normal regular street paving. How does a restaurant in Wanstead not accept a little puppy in the garden? I asked "do you want us to leave?" He said yes please. After about 40 minutes I passed by the restaurant and the tables in the garden were still empty. Apparently they did not want to serve us and made some excuses. We were so offended with this behaviour. This is the very first time We were rejected in a restaurant. So disrespectful!!

I went there with my wife and little puppy last night. We sat in the little garden outside the restaurant. As soon as waiter came he said "sorry we are fully booked" although all the tables in the garden were empty (there were approx 8 tables). When he saw me looking at the empty tables he realised we had a little dog and he said "we have no dog policy anyway". The garden is a part of the pavement and there is nothing special on the floor, just normal regular street paving. How does a restaurant in Wanstead not accept a little puppy in the garden? I asked "do you want us to leave?" He said yes please. After about 40 minutes I passed by the restaurant and the tables in the garden were still empty. Apparently they did not want to serve us and made some excuses. We were so offended with this behaviour. This is the very first time We were rejected in a restaurant. So disrespectful!!

Place serves excellent coffee ☕️

Top marks, a warm, welcoming French Bistro with high standards for food, service and a great variety of seasonal produce. Provender's own sauces (Peppercorn etc) have an interesting individual "take" to them. The Apple Pie with cream and icecream here is amazing!

Great food , we were a group of 5 and all tried different main courses. Clean plates all round , beer and wine also reasonably priced. Service good and friendly.

Provender is always a pleasure to dine at. Quick set menu was lovely and high standard aa usual. Wine was lovely too. Lovely and professional staff. Thank you!

Probably the best tasting chicken I have had in London. "Chicken au vin blanc" had mashed potatoes, tomatoes, some veg and a delicious sauce. Very tender meat in a hot casserole. Would definitely come all the way here just to eat it again The banoffee pie was extraordinary, served in a very modern way, not excessively sweet so that was nice Friendly staff that was happy to help anytime and go to the kitchen to ask about specific dishes if they were unsure about the ingredients. According to my friend the cheese quiche was also delicious Daily menu 16,50 or 20,50

Lovely opportunity to taste a wonderful French cuisine. Beautiful and tasty as always. Every little piece of something so important to create that wonderful accord from various notes. Unicorns and rainbows....at least for me...try it for yourselfs.♥️♥️♥️

Great place and great value! The steak with Roquefort sauce was cooked perfectly! Almost fine dining at a great price!!

Just back from a superb meal. Highest possible marks. Wonderful ambiance, informal but first-rate knowledgeable service. The sea bass was perfectly cooked with the appropriate. A thoroughly authentic French experience. By all means, go!—-Charles Hixson

The Prix Fixé menu was not only excellent value but all the dishes were truly authentic and brought back memories of being in France.

Kept waiting and ignored despite booking. Food average.

Great service and food at reasonable price Can't wait to go again

This prix fixe menu is unmatched in Wanstead. Why spend £17 at one of (lovely) pubs, when for the same price you can get two courses of fantastic French fare? I’ve never been disappointed, in fact, I sometimes feel like I’m robbing the place… I don’t think I’ll ever have a pub lunch again.

Nice friendly atmosphere, good selection and specials. Very good quality ingredients.

We went for lunch on Saturday and had the two course set menu. Between us we had starters of salmon mousse and goats cheese salad and main courses of steak frites and red snapper. Both starters were light, delicious and beautifully presented. Steak was a little on the small side especially given there was a supplement of £3.50 but was well cooked and fine for lunch. Red snapper was a little tough but tasty. All in all, enjoyed the food, service was good especially considering how busy it was. Will happily return.

Went to meet friends here and what a find! Top notch delicious Prix Fixe 3 courses. Service is friendly and professional. Will definitely return as I was very impressed. Worth travelling to even if you're not local to Wanstead.

I have just read a previous review and as a regular and long term customer I cant believe anyone would consider Provender to be overpriced. On the contrary its by far the best quality meal you will get anywhere at that price or in fact significantly above. As for the staff being rude I have a totally different experience. They are all consistently 100% professional and delightful. Its a superb restaurant and I cant fault it in any way. Probably visited on over 50 occasions and I would struggle to think of even a minor criticism. Its my number 1 go to restaurant and has been for years.

This place never disapoints....food always delicious 😋

This was previously my favourite local restaurant. Yesterday went for lunch and ordered from the blackboard on our table. Asked waitress what was in fishcakes and she said salmon and haddock so I ordered. Nice presentation but sauce contained many mussels! In and out of shells. I asked waitress why this was not mentioned on menu. She got manager to speak to me. Apparently they cannot list all ingredients as there are far too many because 'French cooking is very complicated with many ingredients '. He was very rude and said if I had allergies I should have said. I don't have allergies but don't eat shellfish. Surely such allergy-inducing ingredients should be mentioned on the menu or by the server! Will never return!!

Great food and service. We were recommended by a friend and been there several times since then. It’s very relaxed, not pretentious but the service is top quality. They are very attentive and friendly. We love having a weekend dinner here. We’ll keep visiting :)

Great food, great service. A piece of France in Wanstead.

Good food, good service, good atmosphere, good value as always

Good prices, excellent food & great drinks and service! We've been there so many times and it's our favourite french restaurant so far! :)

Ate there last Sunday early evening. I have to say I was not impressed. Had coq au vin. The chicken was dry, the sauce very thin, with the soggy mash potatoes. Ate with my husband - we had a main course, one side order of green beans and 2 small ciders - cost £65.

Delicious French cuisine. Friendly atmosphere.

Brilliant food lovely atmosphere

Really enjoyed our meal here tonight lovely house wine and coq au vin and skate wing were very good. But piéce de la resistance were the crackers served with the cheese- wonderful- if they sold boxes of these I’d be first in the queue!

Excellent food, good value for money and fantastic service. I will return.

It's french restaurant being served with no bread I ask for some and they charge me every way you go to France a bread is included with a meal

I have lived in Wanstead my whole life and ever since Provender opened they quickly became a vital part of our high street. The service is always great and the food quality is nothing but perfect. They even cater for my vegan partner. I remember when they were selling ice cream during the lockdown. What a wonderful small family run business to have at our doorstep. Thank you for your hard work. It doesn't go unnoticed.

One of the best restaurants I have ever been to. The food and wine... fantastic.

Air conditioning ineffectual. Beware unmentioned added ingredients - cheese salad starter had lots of ham + green beans side lots of almonds! Tiny Salmon mousse starter. Left lunch hungry - won't revisit. Cldn't cope with group of 28.

This was our ‘thank you’ meal for son caring for our pooch while we were on holiday. Very nice meal, sadly two of us ran out of appetite due to hot weather and chest problems. Certainly not due to lack of good food. Some nice bottled beer, mine was Sicilian - very nice. The son managed 3 courses: escargots / coq au vin / poached pear. Said it was all very nice. Excellent waiter - Julie - looked after us very well. Helpful and attentive. We will be back. Thank you.

I really, really like this place. Been a couple of times now, everything on point, the service, the food, and it is absolutely superb value for money. Look forward to going back soon.

Had read the enthusiastic recommendations and booked a Saturday lunchtime for five knowledgeable diners well in advance. The menu and wine list looked promising, despite the atmosphere being a little too underwhelming. We all appreciate our food, and the five of us got ordering. The vin de maison (Gascogne) was beautifully chilled to the edge, and tap water was supplied speedily. The white bean soup was absolutely delicious, the goat’s cheese mousse very tasty in the salad, but the potted salmon starter was a notably tiny portion. We varied between prix fixe and à la carte, but this did not seem reflected in size or quality. The main courses (chicken, duck burger and steak) all pleased the carnivores, the sea bream was much praised, but the cheese soufflé was rather austere. Could have done with something like broccoli as a complement? By this time the restaurant was packed, and service slipped away. We didn’t feel anyone was assigned or alert to us. It became hard to gain attention for ordering. When eventually someone different came to take down our third course details, they did not know anything about the five unusual cheeses listed on the board (just one of which you could have for this course.) She said she’d get a senior colleague who knew about them to explain. Sadly, when he somewhat reluctantly came over to us, he was almost churlish in his curt and superficial resumé! He gave no impression of knowing or being excited by the original cheese options, and was fairly dismissive. Two of our group were deterred from ordering cheese as a consequence. The service really wasn’t working well by this stage, but the mango crème brûlée was excellent and the Bleu de Basques much appreciated. We had coffees, and thanked the charming young waitress who took payment, but - despite a skilled chef behind the scenes - would we want to go again….?

Excellent food and found the service to be just right. Never felt rushed but a good pace for a dinner. Would absolutely go again. Poached pairs and aracini were particularly excellent

Excellent local restaurant with a very varied menu. Food and service very good.

One of the worst place I've been....in the menu said the steak was 225g...and came a small piece of meat that doesn't have a 100g....went for a lunch with my daughter and we didn't have too much time to stay there.....nobody asked us if the food was OK.....they took the plates from the table and just put the desserts menu on table.....we was really disappointed and just ask for the bill and left.....I'll never come back to that place again!!unfortunately I cannot post the pictures of the steak!!

Such a welcoming restaurant with warm friendly staff. Yesterday two of us had the Prix Fixe 3 course lunch which was delicious and excellent value. We enjoyed ourselves so much we lost track of time, we felt so relaxed! Thank you, Provender for a lovely experience. Highly recommend as you've probably gathered!

Spot on food, really lovely place and staff

A truly fabulous restaurant. It’s been a while since we were last here and I can’t believe we waited so long to return. It was amazing last time and amazing yet again. Great and varied menu wonderfully presented. Tremendous and well trained staff. Superb food. Superb wine list. Very sensibly priced. We started by sharing Charcuterie and I then moved on to the Steak Frites with the wife having the salmon. We shared a bottle of Limoux Chardonnay which was wonderful. We won’t wait so long to come back next time! 5 stars all round.

Delicious! This was my first time at this restaurant despite me being a local. We had the French onion soup and ham hock fritter to start and the lamb rump and coq au vin for our mains. To pair we had a lovely Pinot noir. Everything was absolutely delicious and as French as you can get in London. I’d recommend the coq au vin just for that mash potato. The vibe was great, staff were friendly and welcoming. Book in advance because weekends can get quite busy

another Amazing dinner at this super restaurant....I had baked cod....wife had steak, all cooked to perfection...I know now why we ate there a lot pre covid..

Attentive, friendly service. Excellent food. Great prices!

Great food of a high standard. I would thoroughly recommend Provender.

Amazing place to eat, the staff was super prepared and friendly (they even surprised me with a birthday desert). Every dish we had was outstanding and the atmosphere was really relaxed (really different from other restaurants in London). Overall super value for money, I'll definitely come back (even if it more than 1h journey from where I live)

Have to say once again, really good. We have recommended Provendar to Friends and not once has anyone had anything but praise for the whole experience. Came with a couple of friends Saturday just gone and they loved it too. Well done guys.

Classic French dishes that are perfectly executed. Wide ranging menu and great wines. Impeccable service! It’s so rare these days to have really good service that it’s is a joy when it’s down so discreetly, friendly and well. Portions were good and food delicious. Will definitely be back.

This is probably the best French brassiere that I’ve been to in London. Service is knowledgeable and discreet. The food is amazing with regularly changing dishes that keep us coming back.

Great experience tonight at Provender! The food was amazing and Nilu served us. She was very very attentive and was very welcoming to us throughout the whole evening, she definitely deserves a promotion or a pay rise! I have never been anywhere where the waiter/ waitress has engaged in conversation with every table, it was so inviting. Definitely come and visit this restaurant because you won’t regret it!

My favourite at the moment. Excellent French cuisine. Superb wine pairings too. If you like Desserts you must try Max’s trifle with Angelica and gold leaf it’s divine.

Exceptional food. Faultless service. Great atmosphere.

We love this place. Only been a couple of times for special occasions because it is not cheap but the food and staff are lovely. It is also a very pleasant atmosphere and place to sit and eat

Our first visit to Provender, and will certainly be back. Prix fixe lunch great value, lovely calm ambience, brilliant food (creme brulee was pronunced the best ever!) and service efficient, understated and attentive. The perfect package.

This was our second time at this restaurant and we were so impressed. All 4 mains were fantastic as were our starters. Service was friendly and warm. We will be back.

My wife and I went to Provender for their £15 2 course lunch menu. The options were written on a blackboard so I am presuming that they change. I opted for the salmon mousse which came with some beautifully pickled cucumber and crusty bread. My wife had a butternut squash soup. Both starters were excellent and without any faults. For the main I had a steak and chips with peppercorn sauce. I ordered it rare and it was cooked to the correct temperature, the chips were lovely and crisp and the sauce had a deep flavour and creamy texture. My wife had the venison pie, which after trying, I realised was the highlight of the meal. It had proper sizeable chunks of venison and mushroom running through it and it was a good size which would leave you properly full after leaving. Service was warm, friendly and efficient. This is one of the best value for money meals I have had in a long time.

very welcoming staff. I had read about this online and only looked at reviews later as I always check reviews before visiting. it was quiet and the ambience is really good. The burgers were really good and tasty. clean and proper napkins (my son 12 yrs old doesnt wipe his mouth on his sleeve and thinks the sauce was really good - hache) For the amount of money paid, It's almost equivalent to a meal anywhere else but better quality ingredients. I mean, duck burger?? never heard of it until i visited this place

Aconchegante,atendentes super atenciosos,comida perfeita

What a lovely little beautiful place it is hidden gem of wanstead ! Absolutely loved everything from food to customer service to presentation to the price! Can’t go wrong I highly recommend it! Can’t wait to be back!

Our first visit, even though we are locals. I never really felt the restaurant seemed - that welcoming from the outside. But I'm glad we popped in today, as the food was lovely, great selection of dishes, good menu. We didn't go for the set lunch... but preferred to try out some more interesting dishes from the main selection. Glad we did. We very much enjoyed our visit...wine was excellent too. The staff were friendly, welcoming and professional. Looking forward to trying out their Sunday menu.

Took my friend last night as a birthday meal very welcomed friendly staff and an excellent waitress the food was excellent as one would expect, my only problem was booking it up in the first place as difficult trying to get through on the phone,...

The two of us, my birthday treat. Nice table in the mezzanine area. The waiter was very personable, gave us more bread as we both chose the parfait and there is never enough bread provided. I had the duck burger - very nice and the...

Lovely little restaurant, good efficient and relaxed service. Beautiful food, had the parfait, stonebass rissotto and flourless tart. Extremely good value. Would definitely go again. My had venison to start and steak for main. Really recommend the cider too.

Really excellent food at a very reasonable price for the quality. Good selection of everyday French fare. Brilliant, friendly service.