Soif in Wandsworth

We had the most wonderful time here; the food is delicious, quality ingredients that are beautifully prepared. And the wine is fabulous. The atmosphere is relaxed and unpretentious. We only wish we lived closer so we could come more often!

The food was good, especially the halibut and pork chop, although a bit expensive. The gnocchi was OK but a very small portion for an expensive entree. They placed us at the far back left table which was quite unpleasant with constant noise, smells, and harsh light from the kitchen spilling into our space. No real vegan options. Our vegan made do with bread and butter (without the butter), and asparagus without the sauce and beet salad. Although these were entre substitutes, since there was no vegan entree, they came out way before the other entrees, which took a very long time. They pride themselves on their wine selection. Well, maybe. A lot of unusual choices for sure but the Burgundy selections (which I know best) were pretty uninspired and overpriced. We had hoped to add this place to our usual neighborhood rotation but I don't think it will make the cut.

NOT BABY/ FAMILY / KID FRIENDLY - We are locals, been coming to this restaurant for the last few months with our baby. We are now being denied entry because we have a pram and a sleeping 5 month old baby. This is truly disappointing and frankly unacceptable in our neighbourhood.

Lovely authentic French food and an amazing wine selection of 380 bottles. Very friendly staff and monthly wine themes too. We said we loved the homemade bread and they sent us home with a whole loaf on the house at the end. Really recommend!!

The tomatoes dish is the best! I’m craving it right now. Food and service is amazing!!

Friendly warm service. Our waiter holly was really helpful in accommodating my allergies and checking in

Holly !!! Is simply amazing so attentive and an amazing sense of humour! Her recommendations were all fantastic. Can’t WAIT to be back !

5/5 – A gem of a place! Had a fantastic evening at Soif. We started with the charcuterie trio – absolutely divine – but the standout was the duck rillette, genuinely to die for. I had the polenta as a main, and as someone from the land of polenta, I can confidently say it was the best I’ve had in ages. The service was exquisite throughout – warm, attentive, and never overbearing. Richard, our waiter, was especially lovely. Great to chat with a fellow northerner (he from Newcastle, me Scottish) – a little touch of home away from home. Already planning to come back for the veal Milanese, on Richard’s recommendation! Stefano

My new favourite restaurant! Very relaxed, very authentic, very fresh, extremely tasty. Exceptional service. Top tip : order the duck rillettes, order the beef tartare!

¡Qué regalo memorable tuve en Soif! Nuestro hijo nos dio la mejor comida de la historia! El anfitrión era encantador y sin duda conoce sus vinos. ¡Tenía la mejor merluza con una galleta de langosta y no me avergüenza decir que casi me lamo el plato! Gracias por la mejor experiencia gastronómica de la historia ... volverá ❤️

We love Soif and wish we’d discovered it earlier. The food is amazing and never disappoints; great selection of natural wines and always amazing service. Would highly recommend visiting.

Great service, knowledgeable staff, nice ambiente and very good wines.

Este es un pequeño restaurante excepcional y tienda de vinos en Battersea Rise. El menú es actual e interesante, con cada plato hecho a la más alta calidad. Precio - sabiamente, usted luchará para hacerlo mejor para este tipo de tarifa; la oferta de pollo asado 1/2 del lunes con los recortes es de solo £ 20 maridados y, cuando se combina con una botella de vino que también ha sido rebajado, hace que esto sea un robo para una pareja o grupo de amigos. La carta de vinos también es digna de encomio, mientras que se autodenominan un bar de vinos «natural», su lista es accesible con algunas opciones más clásicas (incluidas algunas que son realmente excelentes y gangas). Sin embargo, para encontrar algo que no era completamente agradable. La selección tiene un buen precio y muestra una buena diversidad, sin dejar de presentar algunas de las mejores zonas pioneras en enólogos independientes. El propietario / mecenas y el servicio son maravillosamente bien informado, generoso en ayudar con las degustaciones y acogedor. Es la experiencia más cercana que he tenido en el Reino Unido a estar en París, con la vibra correcta, sin embargo, aquí no tendrás que hablar francés!

We have been a few times and always had a good time at Soif - lovely atmosphere, attentive staff and tasty food. It's always exciting to find out what's on the menu when we turn up. The regular appearance rotisserie chicken is top notch (forgot to take photo as we just wanted to dive in!). The only thing is the food is sometimes a tad too salty for us inc sauce eg aioli.

Wonderful French bistrot, delicious food in great setting !

Amazing place - great food, and great service. Food selection could be slightly wider but overall fantastic

Unfortunately we have just experienced the very worst service having previously praised Soif and its team in recent weeks. We’ve been back here twice in the last few months and today the third time back we were greeted by a lovely team some of whom recognised us from the last time we came. However we were then served by Peter the manager who took our order and appeared to be in charge but quickly forgot our starters and we had to remind the team we were still waiting for food. When our main courses finally arrived the monkfish was not cooked through and so we asked Peter to check with the chef. He came back and said despite the chef thinking it was cooked that he would Cook a new one. We said if he really hunks it’s cooked then please bring it back. He refused and left our chips making us think it would be a matter of minutes until we received the cooked monkfish. Fifteen minutes later our chips were going cold and no sign of the monkfish and so we went to Peter to cancel the monkfish to which Peter responded by saying ‘I wish you’d told me earlier!’ We explained how we had already been waiting for our starters and therefore this was just not acceptable. We were happy to just cancel the monkfish and move on. We loved the restaurant but this attitude really blew the whole experience. Naomi and her team were exceptional and it’s a huge shame they have been let down by a manager who really has no idea about customer service. As we left Naomi came to apologies and we assured her that she and the rest of the staff really made our evening and Peter really killed it. Such a shame as all it took was an apology and some genuine customer service… something you’d expect from a manager within the hospitality sector.

Rotisserie chicken, garlic aioli and French salad is brilliant. Service is exceptional, cute restaurant. Highly recommend. Great for date night.

Soif is a little slice of wine-fueled magic on Battersea Rise. The food? Effortlessly delicious. The low-intervention wines — each glass tells a story. And the service? Like dining at a friend’s house (if your friend happens to be effortlessly cool and really knows their way around a wine list). A proper gem!

Outstanding as always - remains my favourite place in London. Feature in the Michelin Guide more than well deserved for this place, only thing missing is its first star!

Exceptional service, great choice of wines and lovely ambience.

We absolutely adored our evening at Soif! The staff were so lovely and accommodating , felt like they could be friends. And the food blew us away, especially the pumpkin on Gorgonzola. It was a little more expensive than anticipated but still good reviews

Great bistro restaurant, our server Richard was fantastic, an impeccable host 🌟 Food was tasty and very well prepared, very high quality ingredients. Very extensive wine collection, the place is cozy and has a nice buzzing atmosphere

This French bistrot was such a tasty find! Great food, service and atmosphere. Everything our table ordered was delicious, with highlights being the pumpkin starter and the bavette for me. Richard, who looked after us was a delight! Definitely recommend it and will be back!

The food was delicious especially their home made foccacia bread and the tarte tartin. The service was perfect and we had a really enjoyable time and would thoroughly recommend Soif

Excellent food and interesting selection of wines - we enjoyed the Georgian Red paired with the Ham Hock . You have a choice to eat Meze style with small dishes or a start and shared main . It’s a formula that offers something different in the SW11 catchment .

Was meaning to come here for ages and wasn’t disappointed. Staff were lovely and knowledgeable and food was delicious. Tried some interesting wines, including two lovely orange wines. The soda bread was a highlight for me. Also enjoyed: salad, anchovies, salami Wasn’t wowed by the beef tartare.

Fantastic as always. The dinner was great, the service was impeccable, the food was delicious. What else could one ask for? ❤️

Way way too expensive for what we got. The absolutely WORST was charging over £50 for Roast Chicken. Had the Roast Chicken been amazing, maybe that would be have been ok but any Roast Chicken from Tesco Rotisserie for around £3 tasted exactly the same. Really disappointed and even more so as I brought 5 guests with me. However, on a positive note, the starters were outstanding and the service was so friendly and really excellent.

Rotisserie chicken very tasty and more than enough for 3 people. Friendly welcome and good service.

Delicious food and friendly staff But it was so busy (which is good) and the noise levels too much for a relaxed dinner with the tables just a bit too close to each other. Perhaps we should have chosen a quieter night!

Tan auténtica experiencia de bistró francés como este lado del canal. Excelente calidad de ingrediente, cocinado de forma sencilla y precisa. Selección de vinos de calidad y personal amable. El pollo es el mejor de la capital

Fantastic restaurant with excellent customer service. Good selection of small plates with a very broad wine menu. Highly recommend

Great food and flavours in a lovely setting, will definitely be back

Excellent experience for lunch with friends. The sevice was caring and attentive. The food and wine selection was interesting with plenty of choice of sharing plates. I don’t eat meat but still found plenty of choice. I was surprised by how reasonable the bill was, and it included a service charge.

Visited with my partner and both our Mums for lunch. Friendly and attentive service. Reasonably priced for excellent, ethically sourced food and drink. Lovely experience overall.

it was so busy on arrival, and after the mean we knew why, its so good! highly recommended to anyone who is reading this review

Food was excellent. The service and ambience wonderful. Soif has been a consistent gem.

Great food great staff great night

Really interesting menu and great tasting food! Lovely wine too!

This is one of our favorite local restaurants and we try to get there on a regular basis. The food and service is always exceptional. They have an amazing selection of wines with lots of interesting new ones to try every time we go. Cannot say enough good things about Soif!

Small cute restaurant with an original and delicious menu. Prices have gone up, and it makes for an expensive lunch place... Staff is attentive and very nice.

Excellent wine list but lacking options for mushroom-free dishes. Had to have 2 small plates

The food and service here are great.

Amazing great food great service r and great fun. So worth a trip

Great wine list for Clapham ! Best I have seen so far in the neighborhood. Food and service also amazing

We went for their set lunch menu, three courses and a glass of wine for £25pp. It blew us away! Incredible value for money given the portions were healthy and every course was rich and flavourful! We often walk past and now feel its a bit of a hidden gem, will certainly come back - the chilled red wines are enough reason to alone!

Great evening well looked after. Chicken was delicious

Excellent and very interesting food. Lovely relaxed atmosphere and great service.

Cosy well run bistro/wine bar with friendly, attentive and interested staff; great service, food and wines. Much needed after long day in London!

Amazing service. Food was of high quality and wine list equally entertaining. Highly recommend the chicken, but all dishes are great!👍 Great place, great staff and good food. Highly recommend

Great food, great service. Had a lovely birthday lunch, including the whole restaurant singing happy birthday to me! My first time at Soif but it won’t be the last. Thank you.

The Food and wine I had was lovely and staff only too happy to make good recommendations. But please be aware that the booking App allows you to book a table for food before the kitchen is open. I was expecting the full menu but sometimes the unexpected provides the best experiences. The cheese and bread selection was wonderful!

Fantastic service and lovely setting. Food good. Highly recommend

the best impressions, hard to describe. Simply everything, but the combination of wine and food is beyond praise! Canteberian anchovies in first place, Iberico tomatoes and oysters for starters. Grilled chicken for three with a mind-blowing sauce for the main will leave no doubt about the quality. Wine in the photo, try it yourself! And we were very pleased! We will come many more times and recommend it to you!

Delicious food and great service You won't be disappointed.

The rotisserie chicken is next level. Great wine list. Friendly staff

As always INCREDIBLE food and service. Exquisite exciting wine. Our favourite local restaurant a real treasure.

Very tasy food and impressive winelist!

Fantastic meal, great selection of wines and attentive service

One of my favourite places in SW London! Can’t go wrong with their rotisserie Chicken with chips and salad.

Wow! What a fabulous lunch again at Soif. Braised pork jowl with a cassoulet of cannellini beans and a Dijon mustard sauce. It was accompanied by a simple leaf salad that looked divine with the colour combination and tasted as good with a delicious French dressing. Chefs you are doing an amazing job. Well done.

Excelente servicio, buen ambiente, excelente comida francesa bistró con igualmente buen vino. Elegimos un entremés para varios y la tapenade fue gloriosamente suculenta, El principal fue un pollo entero con patatas fritas y ensalada, de buen gusto por decir lo menos. el pudín era ligero y sabroso. lo que no es de gustar! El Radiccio en la ensalada fue una ventaja añadida! Este equipo sabe cómo complacer y cómo clavar una comida excepcional. la única crítica negativa es que la mesa era una pequeña nimiedad, pero ¡oh qué fiesta! ¡Volveremos pronto!

Excellent service, delicious food, cosy atmosphere. What more could you ask for on a date night dinner?

Still my favourite restaurant in London, never fails to deliver!

Very pleased to have visited Soif last night. Great food, wine and service. Charcuterie was excellent and venison cooked to perfection. Dessert of salted chocolate mousse served with a fine glass of Maury was an unexpected but deliciously pairing. Staff were a delight. The place was full of v happy customers.

Very good service . Food ok but portions minuscule

Next level Stracciatella! Good wine list. Lovely Swartland number by the glass.

I have been really impressed before, we have had dinners a few times at Soif. Was a bit disappointed with the service this time; waiters disinterested (some were drinking behind the bar), food not as nice as it used to be, what’s going on?

Great food & service with super friendly & helpful staff

Great service. Delicious food. Awesome wine. Loved Chicken & Wine night. Total bargain. Thanks. We’ll be back.

A real 'event'! Something different. Great food and wonderful staff. Wine list and advice immense! Value too. Would recommend 👍

Soif was a wonderful experience. High quality natural wines, lovely service and really good food. Would definitely recommend to anyone and will certainly be going back.

We had a really Great meal! Thank you very much soif team

It was our first visit to Soif, we were meeting friends to celebrate a birthday. We were given a very warm welcome and enjoyed great service from all of the staff. They were friendly, knowledgeable and very efficient. The ambience was warm and welcoming, the food was innovative and delicious, and the wine list was very interesting. We travelled up from Surrey and the effort was well worth it and we look forward to visiting again in the near future.

Monday night good if you like chicken and a £15 discount on a bottle of wine. Very relaxed ambience but great service and French bistro atmosphere. Bread selection excellent with starter platter, duck rillettes , pâté cornichons and the inevitable chicken. Ate too much so had to share a single choccy mousse with coffee, 15 yr old Armagnac, heaven.

Food wine and service fantastic. Between 4 adults, we had the beetroot and the stratetelli/grape and bread to start, then the rotisserie chicken and the halibert for mains, and 2x chocolate moose and a crème caramel for desert. Reisling wine to accompany. Everything bang on, would recommend

One of our local favorites! The food is always excellent and the service is personal and fun! Of particular note is an excellent wine list with so many interesting and very reasonably priced options. It's always full and exciting on the weekends so do book ahead. It's awesome fun and we always go back for more!

Creative combinations of delightful seasonal food. Fun and knowledgeable service. Casual but professional. Some of the ones are a bit cheeky price wise but overall a really enjoyable evening.

Lovely staff members. Ordered a steak, it was average. Beautiful atmosphere, though!

My fav restaurant in Clapham Junction and I’m not even a big fan of French food but will willingly go to Soif any day of the week! Great food, good service, generous portions and moderately priced. The owner makes you feel so welcomed too, and the wine selection is fab. They were even be try mindful about my friend’s intolerance to dairy and helped us order a different salad for all to enjoy. Honestly just go!

Just great. This place should be full every day! Never disappoints.

First visit to Soif. Great atmosphere, extensive wine list and amazing food. Can’t believe we have not been before, will definitely be coming back.

Wonderful evening at Soif. The food and wine lovely as always and the service outstanding. Wonderful Geordie waiter in particular really went above and beyond to look after us.

Fabulous neighbourhood restaurant with attentive and knowledgeable staff. Lots of food options that I wanted to eat everything. Perfect for catching up with friends!

We went on a Monday when there was a discount on bottles of wine which was great. The staff were friendly, attentive and helpful. My only complaint would be they only have roast chicken on a Monday (besides small plates). I was with a vegetarian man so it would have been nice if he had had more options for a 'main' course. Food was delicious though.

Very good food and wine with excellent service! A neighbourhood favourite

absolutely lovely warm wholesome and cozy ambience and the staff were so kind and helpful! the food was very tasty but the starters were overpriced (eg. a tomato salad was £18). would return but be prepared for a higher price point!

The food at Soif is delicious. This is the second time I have eaten there and can't wait to dine there again. There are some interesting and delicious wines as well. If you are not familiar with them just ask Leo who will explain everything. David

Tried the set menu plus the tartare and some wines by the glass - delicious, amazing value, really attentive staff, pleasant atmosphere. Will be back!

Great local spot with an amazing selection of unique wines. Their £20 half chicken, chips and greens was an absolute winner. The staff really knew their wine list and the menu was easy to understand. Would definitely go back.

Tasty seasonal food and wonderful atmosphere. Roast chicken is to die for

wonderful service from a small but friendly team. Food took a little while but well worth it. Great wine too

Prices are stratospheric for the small amount of decent food that arrives. Be prepared to spend £80 a head or leave hungry. And that is with modest drinking. The tiny Monk fish tail was raw and had to be returned. The rear of the establishment by the kitchen is dingy and unpleasant. This used to be a decent restaurant…

We loved everything, the food was incredible and the wine was also fantastic. A great experience was had

Ruddy bloody good food. It does classic flavours really well, it's kinda how you want most restaurants to be - simple and delicious. It seems that's quite a rare thing, though, so I guess this place is a bit special. Really good natural wine list too if you like some dutty flavours in your glass.

Food was excellent. Tasty and portions were fair. Slightly pricey for the large plates. Service was very pleasant but slow and slightly unapologetic for delays. Varied menu and all dishes consistent. Wine was good and fairly priced.

Always a lovely place for our Monday date night with my husband. The service is great and the wine choice is extensive. They have a lovely terrace, so we can even bring our dog when the weather is good (large dogs like our Lab are not allowed inside). Now, let’s talk about the pièce de résistance – the rotisserie chicken. It’s a dish that transcends the ordinary, with its flavorsome and succulent meat. The jus is a smooth symphony that enhances every bite, creating a harmonious blend with the perfectly cooked fries (there is also a side of a leafy salad for those who want to balance the fries). It’s not just a meal; it’s a perfect dinner.

Outstanding. Super helpful staff. Absolutely delicious food. Buzzy atmosphere but not too loud. So glad a friend recommended it.

Remains my favourite restaurant in London, yet another birthday celebrated there