The Watermill Restaurant & Grill in Merton

Excellent party venue!!!. We had our wedding here 06th September 2024 and it was absolutely perfect. The setting looked magical, a historical building dating back to the era of William Morris and Liberty designs that we all still love today. The rooms with exposed brickwork lit by fairy lights and candles...with beautiful outside areas to sit and enjoy on the banks of the river wandle, Abbey Mills a truly hidden gem. The owners John and KC were beyond amazing both with planning and the food was perfect. We had a 3 course carvery dinner and homemade buffet in the eve. All guests were impressed at the quality of the food and the beautiful setting, we had 3 rooms, the main room with seating, dancefloor and dj, the cafe for the buffet and a quieter area to chat, and the conservatory as a games room with pool table, cocktails and alcoholic slushies. Please take a look at the Watermill for any parties or events you are hosting. We comfortably sat 50 daytime guests and increased to 100 in the eve with room for a dj and dance floor. The venue can host more guests if needed. We had the perfect wedding day thanks to the hard work of all the team at the Watermill. Thank you all so much. Karen x

We have used the Watermill regularly for the lovely carvery and the great value breakfast. We recently got married and decided what better venue for out celebrations. The food was fantastic and the owners went out of their way to ensure we had a fantastic evening. If you are looking for good food or a venue for an event it is well worth enquiring.

Came here for coffee. Coffee OK. But the lady we got served by was so miserable. Did not get an hello no please or thankyou. No eye contact. Will not come back again. Shame because it is in a lovely place.

Had a lovely walk on a sunny Sunday from Morden Hall Park to Merton Abbey Mills. You wouldn’t know this was a carvery from the outside though, as it’s hidden in the back. The food was good and filling, although a little expensive for what we had. It’s the decor that loses points for me as it needs a makeover. The toilets are embarrassingly cramped too. Plenty of room inside, which is not always a good sign.

Very nice carvery roast dinner. Really tasty. Service was a little bit slow but we would definitely go back again for the roast dinner.

Atrocious service. Paid an extortionate £17 for two cheese on toasts. Already too expensive. After 20 minutes we asked where the food was to be told the first lot had gone in the bin and it was coming. Concerned about how you get cheese on toast wrong, a couple of minutes later our food arrived. It turns out that the way you screw it up is by melting cheese onto soggy bread. I asked for a refund and got one. My partner ate hers because she was so hungry. The staff were surly at best and rude at worst. No apologies given. Won’t come back.

Been here three times in the last 6 weeks, consistently good value for money, lovely setting. There is a wait for food but not excessive and is all cooked to order. Well worth the wait.

A go to place for a drink after a long drive to London, lots of local characters and great staff. Always feel very welcomed.

We booked as a party of four for the Sunday carvery option. The food was pretty standard carvery fare...reminiscent of those pressure-cooked vegetables so often found in school dinners. It was OK, but nothing to write home about. The disappointing thing for me was the RIDICULOUS prices charged for alcoholic drinks...£11 (yes, that's eleven pounds) for a pint of lager! Not somewhere I would return to, unfortunately.

Stayed at the Premier Inn five minutes away. Luckily wandered around and found this place. When Premier Inn turned us away for breakfast we tried here. We had full English and coffee x2 and it was delicious and £5 cheaper than Premier Inn so good value. If we return we will eat here again. Great location with other bars and cafes too. Little gem we hadn’t realised was there until we explored.

Great quality and big full English breakfast at a decent price. Good service. Plenty of outside seating in the Mill area.

Good food, great staff, great situation. Dog friendly, can't say more but needs 100 characters......

The breakfast sets you up for the day, and once you've walked yourself back after 13000 steps/8kms, exploring the surrounds and the Deen City Farm then Janine greets you with a very welcoming and genuine smile. Amazing little gem.

This place has kept us sane over there last 17 months! When Government guidance allowed, we were able to have an al fresco drink and sometimes food. It was just lovely to get out, when guidelines allowed and we wanted to be outside somewhere that you didn’t have the stress of having to prebook just for a quick drink. We’ve had lunch, a roast, the carvery was not open at that time and it wasn’t as impressive as other reviews say the carvery is, and most recently a burger and Chinese food from the newly introduced evening menu. All good value, simple but tasty food. We always sit outside on the plentiful seating in the bandstand area, it’s always busy with an assortment of groups, couples and families. The replacement of the hotchpotch of tables and chairs with the chunky wooden tables and bench seats makes it look tidier and more inviting now. A real go to for us, not just to the Watermill but Abbey Mills in general as there are so many food and drink options available.

Food is really good and priced very affordable, however the reason I gave it three stars was due to the “RUDE” waitress. Her service made me lose my appetite but I did give the food a try and would recommend and hopefully you won’t experience the rude lady. The gentleman that was there was very friendly and courteous though.

This is "the place to be" for breakfast. We found the Watermill Grill following a shambolic visit to the nearby Premier Inn who took our booking for breakfast but couldn't cope so they just closed the restaurant!! We called the Watermill but couldn't get through, a few minutes later they called us back!! This was even more impressive when we got there and saw how how busy they were - fantastic customer service which was matched by a great "Big Breakfast". If we are ever in Meron again we will visit. HIghly recommend a visit.

if you don't like this place then you probably don't understand the beauty of simple dishes. Me and my friend visited here yesterday. We were dreadfully hungover, it was a sunny day, we wanted a roast dinner. After scrolling through various online menus that featured delicacies such as 'chilli jam' 'chesnut stuffing' 'orange butter' and 'coastal greens' at places where the roasts were priced at £20+ we saw 'The Watermill', an old watermill tucked away in SW london and knew immediately that it was the place for us. We arrived at the location (at the moment only outdoor seating due to covid), it was tucked away near a stream, the place was bustling, full of life, the sun beating down. we worried we might not get a seat, however theres lots of seating available so we soon enough found a table. The man who took our order, (who i can only assume is the manager due to his self assured, relaxed, big boss daddy energy), made us feel right at home. He had a cup of coffee in hand, and blended into the crowd in his casual attire, but don't be fooled into thinking he's not paying attention. that man is ON IT. He had a watchful eye, overseeing that everything ran smoothly, and seems to have a knack for knowing what the people want and providing it, no b*llshit. The menu is FAB, a wide selection of food available and very cheap for london prices!!!! We ordered at the bar, and soon enough our beautiful roasts arrived, a large portion, with everything you need on the plate, we especially appreciated the cauliflower cheese. If that's what you want, this is the place to go. We ordered milkshakes to go, mine strawberry and my friend's banana and went on our merry way. the shakes were SO GOOD!!!!! creamy, frothy, thick, but not too sickly. WE WILL BE BACK xxxxx

I honestly can not believe some of these reviews giving this restaurant a bad name. I have been going there for this carvery for many years, as it is the best carvery I have ever had, with the most tasty and tender roast beef, and crispy roast potatoes, with a good variety of veg. including crispy parsnips, and I give this restaurant full marks. Also due to the coronavirus it has not been open for a few months, but I am sooo looking forward to the re-opening.

Well done for being open for takeaway...we were able to order and eat ...socially distanced .. outside. The chocolate cake was extraordinarily good and the egg McMuffin very tasty.

Este lugar es la mejor oferta de desayuno en Londres. La comida es exactamente lo que quieres en un desayuno Briitsh - porciones buenas, baratas y generosas.Si no desea "huevo / tocino / frijoles / tostadas", hay una variedad de otras opciones, incluidas las opciones vegetarianas.También tienen un buen té de la tarde y un maravilloso asado los domingos.Ubicado en el único e histórico Merton Abbey Mills, es un lugar maravilloso para caminar después de su comida. Estás a pasos del río Wandle, que está lleno de una variedad de pájaros. Mi esposo y yo vimos a un pato mamá cuidando con cariño una caravana de 9 patitos.

Sotto consiglio di amici londinesi, siamo andati in questo ristorante per provare il Sunday roast. Il posto è un po' sperduto, ma vale la pena arrivarci, è veramente un ristorante in cui si sente l'aria di casa e di vera cucina inglese. Il rapporto qualità/prezzo è veramente ottimo! Potete scegliere anche più tipi di carne e poi le verdure a buffet sono molto buone e potete prenderne quante volete! Se volete provare il vero Sunday roast inglese, questo è assolutamente il posto giusto

¡Este restaurante tiene el mejor asado de todos los tiempos! Al principio, dudo en probarlo, pero cuando el restaurante se está llenando, decidí probarlo y no me decepcionó, y toda la familia estuvo de acuerdo en que este es el mejor asado. Todas las carnes son tiernas y no podía creer la verdura que la acompaña. Puedes comer tantas verduras como puedas. Mi favorito son las chirivías caramelizadas y el queso de coliflor que se cocinan a la perfección y la salsa se mezcla etéreamente. Lo recomiendo a todos. Gracias al chef y al personal! Te daré siete estrellas.

Looking for a spot for 7 of us for lunch, busy little cafe attached to carvery. We all had a mix of sandwiches breakfasts and baked potatoes, all well served, promptly, good sized and tasty. Reasonable prices and good staff, will come again.

Escondido dentro de un antiguo complejo de molinos de agua ahora convertido en tiendas de artesanías y pequeñas empresas. Disfrutamos de un gran desayuno que estaba bien preparado y con una excelente relación calidad-precio: 2 huevos, 2 tocino, 2 salchichas, frijoles, 2 tostadas (opción de café o blanco) y café de verdad para 4. 50 La comida era excelente, la única decepción fue el café que estaba un poco estofado. Ordene y pague en el mostrador y luego la comida es traída a su mesa. Recomendado.

Decidí hacer una visita a los molinos de Merton Abbey después de muchos años y recordé que estaba asociado con buenos lugares para comer. Tenía hambre y me decidí por The Watermill porque se veía bien afuera.Mi primera preocupación era que la cocina no se veía muy bien. Tenías que pararte y esperar el servicio (para ordenar) por un tiempo, ya que estaban preparando comida a la vista a pesar de que yo era la única persona que necesitaba ordenar. El personal parecía infeliz y antipático.Elegí una hamburguesa de carne. . no es básico, pero viene con algunos extras. . . 2 hamburguesas, pan de queso, etc. Recuerdo que era casi 9.La señora que me sirvió no dijo mucho: espere "la cerveza está en la nevera" (es decir, ayúdese) y no me dio un recibo. Tuve que pedir uno, aunque más tarde me di cuenta de que no estaba detallado, así que Todavía no sé exactamente qué cuesta qué.Cuando llegó la hamburguesa, me decepcionó mucho ver que era una hamburguesa procesada horrible, del tipo que parece haber sido hecha con un molde y que tiene un contenido mínimo de carne. Para empeorar las cosas, el queso era una de las rebanadas de plástico que aparentemente ni siquiera se puede llamar queso, ya que contiene más de la mitad sin queso. . Si pudiera volver a verificar el menú, ¡estoy seguro de que había publicidad falsa!Tuve una rodaja de pepino y una de tomate. No terminé la comida y solo comí porque tenía mucha hambre.¡Ojalá lo hubiera devuelto! Fue realmente malo: había pasado un McD antes y hubiera tenido una hamburguesa de mejor calidad por la mitad del precio.¡Nunca más!

En la parte trasera del restaurante aparentemente solo sirven asados, ya que esta fue nuestra primera visita, no nos dimos cuenta de esto.Nos dijeron sin rodeos y con bastante rudeza que no estaban ocupados, así que esta vez estuvo bien. ¡La camarera luego expresó su disgusto por habernos sentado con sus colegas en el bar!Comida bien ¡Pero no volveré a ir por la camarera con actitud!

La comida está bien en la sección de la cafetería, por lo que he visto, algunos miembros del personal parecen encontrar un inconveniente para los clientes, pero estoy seguro de que algunos lo son. El principal problema que he notado es que hay excrementos de ratones a lo largo del Las repisas de las ventanas y en una fuente de agua que se encuentra en una repisa de la ventana a lo largo de la pared que divide el café del restaurante. . . Esto es bastante preocupante, ya que las mesas se empujan directamente hacia ellas, por lo que debe ser fácil de ver cuando se limpian, ¡pero permanecen allí durante semanas a la vez!

Hemos visitado ocasionalmente antes, recomendamos reservar para el asado del domingo, ya que puede ser bastante ocupado. Suficiente para alimentar a los adolescentes. elección de 4 carnes; carne de res, cordero, cerdo y pavo recién tallado. En esta visita, algunos de los cortes de carne y cordero en el lado raro, pero servicio generoso. Pud de Yorkshire y relleno. Elección de vegetales IMO es el mejor activo; mantequilla de zanahorias cocidas, cebollas fritas, queso de coliflor, frijoles fritos con ajo, guisantes y repollo (los últimos 2 no son tan inspiradores) y una salsa de carne. Solo gruñir no es condimentos, por ejemplo, rábano picante, mostaza o arándano. Muy buena relación calidad-precio y puede abastecerse de nuevo para más verduras. También hacen té y café descafeinado.

Mi familia y yo paramos para la cena del domingo. El restaurante es una joya escondida. Mi hija se dirigió a mí durante la cena y me dijo "¡esta es la mejor comida que hemos tenido este mes! ".

Terribles ingredientes baratos. Las gallinas de la batería son alimentadas con productos químicos para colorear la yema de sus huevos y obtener el color del huevo que tuve. Definitivamente, uno de ellos en el menú dice jamón tallado a mano, pero lo que apareció fue un paquete barato de jamón rebanado. Mi esposa no pudo comer nada de su comida. definitivamente no volverá

Cayó, sin reserva, para comer el domingo. Todos teníamos el asador. Servicio agradable. Gran carne, cuatro estaban disponibles, ternera, cordero, cerdo y pavo. Las verduras eran excelentes, y Patacas Chirivías patatas asadas fueron tan buenos como los que hemos tenido. Ni idea de lo que es el resto de la semana, pero para el almuerzo del domingo, para el asador, difícil de mejorar.

We have become semi regulars at the carvery to the rear of The Watermill which offers 3 meats, roast potatoes and a good selection of vegetables all of which are cooked al dente and are a joy to eat.

Probablemente tenga el desayuno el domingo aquí aproximadamente una vez al mes. La comida es increíblemente barato para Londres [3 libras. 95 de beicon, salchichas, huevos, frijoles, tostadas y té/café] y se sirve rápidamente.

The Sunday lunch is very well cooked three meats roast potatoes six vegetables the roast parsnips are great the best I had around not a bad price

Como los lugareños a menudo comemos en la cafetería para un brunch de domingo, este fin de semana pensamos que habría un cambio y probar el restaurante, que está al lado del café en otra parte del edificio. Hemos tenido una excelente comida, y elija el asador. Una opción de tres carnes y como muchas verduras como se puede comer, todos muy bien preparadas, caliente y sabrosa. Teníamos postres caseros de manzana con flan, y estuvó desastre eaton, las dos preciosas. Los precios son excelentes en dos comidas, con los postres y bebidas suaves 35 libras.

Fuimos andando desde el parque moderno hall con mi hermano a través de los pantanos de la abadía de merton y Mills almorzamos en el molino. La comida estaba bien y el menú tenía una buena selección. Mi hermano tenía los huevos benedictinos con jamón y tuve el paté de hígado de pato con mermelada de naranja en un pedazo de pan tostado de color marrón. Mi única queja es que hubiera estado bien tener más de una rebanada de pan tostado, así que pude hacer mi paté de ir más para saborear el sabor!

We took a small group of disabled young adults( in wheelchairs ) to the watermill for lunch , to be greeted and served by very rude staff who clearly didn't want us there every one had lunch and had every right to be there , we won't be making a return visit we were made to feel most unwelcome

Vinimos aquí para el almuerzo menú estado antes bien. Pero de nuevo. quería sopa sopa no era sólo 1330 este es el cuatro tiempo

Our local Sunday carvery and yummy food, roast potatoes and roast parsnips and cauliflower cheese are my favourites, the usual choice of 3 meats and good service with reasonable prices.

Volver al molino para el almuerzo de ayer con los amigos. De nuevo una maravillosa comida de asador, que sería difícil de superar en cualquier lugar. Suculentas carnes, vegetales cocinados a la perfección, una delicia el domingo de Pascua. KC trabaja incansablemente para que te sientas como en casa. Siempre es un placer volver.

Nos reunimos con algunos amigos aquí un domingo y asados en poca, inmediatamente te das cuenta de que el lugar no tiene atmósfera. Se siente más como una cantina que un restaurante. El servicio era malo y había varios malentendido con nuestros pedidos, que la llevó a ser incorrecto y sirve bebidas elementos que perder de nuestros platos. No pedir al asador, pero me dijeron que era bastante bueno. Me decidí por el Pollo Tikka Massala-jeera que sabía a que venía de un tarro. El Merlot que pedimos estaba realmente muy bonito, pero si eres un bebedor de cerveza la selección es limitada y sólo botellas de servidor. Nos dieron dos menús donde luego budín, pero resultó uno de ellos era antiguo y la mitad de lo que habíamos elegido ya no sirve. Mi postre fue bastante raro, me pidió la tarta con plátano y toffee, el cual llegó casi derribada en un bol. Las tablas de quesos mis amigos ordenados sin el stilton (lo mejor! ), aunque me trajo algunos en un bowl para ellos cuando se quejaron. Es difícil poner en palabras, pero me pareció que el lugar era simplemente extraño! Le daría 2 estrellas, pero como me dieron informes sobre el asador (y no puedo dar 800 estrellas) hace 3.

Me encanta este lugar, han estado viniendo aquí durante años y con más frecuencia durante las últimas semanas. No se puede encontrar un asador mejor en ningún otro sitio. Carnes increíble, crujientes patatas asadas. miel asado Patacas Chirivías para morirse y una maravillosa selección de otras verduras. KC y su personal son muy amables siempre es un placer comer aquí. El restaurante ha sido ampliado recientemente y el espacio adicional es una verdadera ventaja. La comida es muy razonable. Pruébalo, no te defraudará.

Fuimos a mills a mirar el mercado que resultó ser pena inexistente solía ser un gran día. Lástima todo está arruinada por los concejos locales,

Fuimos un grupo para un asador domingo el grupo 8 en total pero habíamos sido reservado para 9 aparentemente esto causó grandes problemas para el establecimiento y se quejaron cuando desafortunadamente el 9 miembro de llamado en último momento, ya que estábamos en el restaurante. Nos informaron si esto sucediera de nuevo, cobran por la comida perdida. La forma en que nos dijeron que era muy rígido y ofensivo, ya que no era evitable. Se estropeó el evento ya que era una comida de despedida!

Sunday afternoon and busy, food ok, but then we only had a snack; the carvery Sunday lunches looked huge!

Together with family and friends I visit the carvery each Sunday. We love it. The food is great and very reasonably priced. The service is exceptional in that the staff are cheerful, friendly and extremely helpful. KC, together with her staff ensures a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The Sunday carvery is a delight and something we look forward to each week. This child friendly restaurant has now extended offering more seating and space It's brilliant. I would like to mention the Watermill Grill which some refer to as a cafe, it is more than just that. The menu here offers a wide range of dishes at a very reasonable price, well worth a visit. The Sunday carvery and the attached Watermill Grill is, as far as we are concerned a joy to visit and our favourite eating places. Long may they remain.

Had a reasonably price lunch here. Jacket spud with chilli and cheese, burger and chips and ham, egg and chips. All cooked well and delivered quickly. Spacious cafe seating area. Only complaint was that the brown sauce and ketchup bottles were quite sticky and covered in old sauce.

Its 10 min walk from south wimbledon tube and easy to find. Arrived at 12:15 on Sunday and 2nd table to eat as wasnt busy at this time.Plenty of meat, helped self to yorkshires roasts veg stuffing and gravy.Frozen yorkshires were alright, frozen roast potatoes but were nice. Gravy ruined it a bit as wasnt so tasty. Meat was fine, sister didnt enjoy the turkey. Lacked some lovely plain/butter mash. It was just okay. Would maybe go again but would rather go to toby cavery in mitcham another time. Pudding was nice. 2 caverys, 2 puddings and 2 drinks for £34

We came for a Sunday morning breakfast - spacious seating area, nice choice of basic breakfasts, served in a timely way and was tasty. Paid extra for hash brown and felt for the cost, 2 could have been given. Particularly as staff were eating behind us and had a large pile of hashbrowns they were enjoying with their breakfasts! Would return and recommend for breakfasts.

Had an amazing selection of flavoursome vegetables, and the roast potatoes were exceptional. The meat was also perfectly cooked, and I was particularly impressed by the carving. I'm not sure what the complaints are about, this was easily the nicest carvery we've ever had, and at a great price!

Friendly staff and good food. The portions are adequate and better than Toby's by far.My family have made it our favorite Sunday eatery.

Great little place, staff were very helpful, food was great, kids portions available, very reasonably priced. Would definitely go again if in the area.

I would say this place is good...only had option for average or very good. Went for the Sunday carvery/roast. We had been before but sometime ago and it has definitely improved. All the meat was cooked well and not chewy. All the veg etc was hot and plentiful. Service isn't great but is ok. they seem to have a lot working there but not really organised. However as I said it was ok and I will go back as a good roast and a reasonable price.

Only half the food came out, so half our table had to get tehir money back as they did not even get their food by the time the others had eaten, ordered a plain cheeseburger (no salad or sauce) which came with salad and mayo, when asked for a plain replacement, they scraped off the salad and left the mayo, had to complain again to actually get a plain cheeseburger

Visited here on a Sunday for a late breakfast, ordering Eggs Benedict and Eggs Royale. After sitting for around ten minutes the cashier came over to tell us they had run out of Hollandaise sauce. Disappointing but we thought we'd still have runny eggs to look forward to. False hope, as when served the yolks were hard boiled. How difficult is it to cook an egg? The restaurant is dated and tired with boxes of stuff piled up in the entrance area. Tables hadn't been cleared quickly or cleaned after previous customers. Service was adequate but not overwhelmingly friendly. The restaurant was busy so obviously some people are happy with what they're offering. But Merton Abbey Mills is a great location and deserves better.

Order and pay at the counter, but delivered to your table. A long menu from breakfast onward, and not expensive BUT one feels the quality matches the price. My breakfast had an industrial sausage (pork content headed towards zero%) and beans I doubt went near Heinz. So filling, but not fabulous.

Really nice place to eat, friendly staff and the menu is very nice. Would go back again without a doubt.

A decent variety on the menu. The food was served within 15 minutes of ordering. Good wholesome fare.

This is a terrible place to eat. Utter rubbish. The food was (very) slow, the beleaguered girl on the till had to negotiate with the manager to cook a microvaved pie, my partners spinach and ricotta lasagne was less a lasagne more a bowl of liquidy grease which they just reheated when i complained. Later i was just given an unconcerened shrug by the (rude) manager. Dreadful. Dreadful. Dreadful.

From the all-day breakfast selections to the Sunday roast (and a good variety of other fare) I would always recommend the Watermill. Whether you fancy a coffee outside to pause from a river walk or craft shopping, in the restaurant or cafe sections service is always congenial and the food cooked well, and it's good to find somewhere that can actually produce great chips and a champion crumble. The roast is fabulous, well flavoured and knocks any of the chain carveries off my map. Great comments are always overheard. Recommendations or anyone I have taken have been impressed and visit again. Something for everyone, a favourite to eat and relax.

As recommended by a friend I came in with my family for the Sunday carvery. We weren't disappointed. From the perfectly cooked meats And tasty fresh veg, to the rather naughty but totally delicious desserts. I couldn't fault a thing. Staff were busy but catered to our needs. The bar had a wide range of wines and spirits. All in all we left very satisfied and will be returning for more.

We eat here most Sundays and have an english breafast. sometimes I have eggs benedict which is always fab, they also do the best poached eggs on toast!! The service is always fast with drinks arriving before you can sit down! There is also a restaurant apart from the cafe which serves lunches and I think dinners. Seating can be inside, in the conservatory or on a warm day outside, where there is a craft market.Merton Abbey Mills is a pleasant spot with a watermill and a pretty river, the buildings are old and were used for various occupations in the past, lots of history there. Well worth a visit to relax, don't just get stuck in the supermarket opposite, pop over to this pleasant area a world away from the madness of shopping.

The staff were inattentive and not very friendly. The potatoes were from a bag, and not fresh. Yorkshire pud was very dry, so if you like it like that you will love it! There were empty tables but we were pushed into the corner so that regulars could come later and have better tables. There were no condiments or salt and pepper offered or out on the table.

The staff were not particularly attentive or friendly and the carvery was made up of a lot of pre made packaged stuff. I'm not sure what was in the food either because both my boyfriend and I have splitting headaches since eating there. Definitely wouldn't revisit.

We live locally to the watermill restaurant and cafe and have been going there for many years. The reason I wish to write this review is down to the fact of two main points. Firstly i would like to make people aware of the great attitude Leonora (Kasey) has towards bringing something different to what many people see, as simply a cafe, serving cafe food. Yes you can go and eat all the regular type meals one would find in a cafe! but Leonora decided it was time to Introduce "The healthy option"The healthy option, which consists of a different menu as the weeks go on, is simply great. The three or four options one has, is most definitely strong enough to wet ones appetite, and is always cooked with love and great taste" Leonora introduced smoothies into the menu also which are a great way of introducing the less educated with regards to healthy living into the mix. A great job overall. We will keep going back for this time and time again.And the second point i would like to make is the Sunday carvery. It has to be without a doubt the best Sunday carvery I have ever been to, and again you will see us there most Sundays, unless somewhere in the world.Don't be deceived by the fact that the watermill is seen mainly as a cafe, ask about the healthy option, and if it's available, give it a try. PLUS! it's great value!Roxy prince of ROXY5000 THE BAND. LONDONP.s It's not on the healthy option, but! if you ever go to the watermill and Leonora has cooked the "beef wellington" you MUST have it. It's TOP restaurant quality at a low price. That's amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Was craving a roast dinner on a Sunday. Booked a table here to have a carvery. Food was hot, flavoursome and inexpensive. Interesting oriental twist on some of the veg, but I liked that! Was better than warmed, overcooked, bland veg you get at some larger carveries.

This little cafe is great. It's simple, a good range of food, and has a good amount of outdoor seating in the heart of Merton Abbey Mills.Breakfast there is good value. They also have a range of sandwiches and baquettes which I've enjoyed.The staff aren't all friendly but they aren't rude I would say. Most of them are quite young to be honest and it's seems the older lady's are the rude ones!

We called into this restaurant for breakfast before setting off to Wimbledon for the day. It is situated on the Merton Mills site known as London's alternative market.They offer an extensive choice on the menu. We sat outside and then realised that you have to go in and place your order and pay for it, which we did.We chose the full English £5.65 and poached eggs on toast with a side order of bacon and coffee. Total bill just over £11.The food was cooked to order and was great. It would have been better still if they had warmed the plates.Ideal for a cheap and hearty breakfast to set you up for the day.

Service was unattentive, unhelpful and not very friendly.Food wasn’t great: ordered a vegetable moussaka and it has lots of vegetables but potato instead of aubergine, the fundamental ingredient of any moussaka!Place was clean-ish, decor ok, toilets not great either.Won’t be going back and won’t be recommending it to anyone.

The best way to describe this place is a cafe - we had lunch on a Wednesday during half term, there was no service at all, you had to go to the counter to order to then be tutted at by the lady when you forgot to order a drink. The food was mediocre at best, would be better off going to McDonald's

Excellent food and service thank you excellant price good atmosphere go8d compay would definitely return soon

Just been sat in eating breckfast and a women walked in with her dog, I was expecting the staff to tell her she wasn't welcome with her Dog. No she wasn't she was sat down and served with a cup of Tea, isn't this against hygiene laws??

Been searching for a long time for a decent Breakfast in Colliers Wood area, usually I have to get on the Bus to Wimbledon and go to O'Neils not anymore! Very nice laid out place to the point I thought it looked too posh to serve Breckfast till I read the menu, will be coming in future. Only minor criticism would be that the staff all looked miserable.

I visited this Carvery with friends last week, it's by far the best Carvery we've been to. Meats were cooked to perfection, (not overdone or dry) veg was very tasty especially the honey roast parsnips (had to go back for seconds!) I would definitely recommend this place for Sunday Lunch. +++++

Came here over the early May bank holiday weekend. Staff consisted of bored looking late teens/early twenties waitresses. The place was almost empty and lacked any kind of atmosphere. We were completely ignored, no one made eye contact, they simply walked around us to avoid serving us. Very odd. The Watermill restaurant is more like a builders breakfast cafe with the laminated menus consisting of chips, beans, sausages, jacket potatoes... We will never come here again and would advise you not to until the staff have been replaced or if you just want a cup of tea and toast.

The pub is situated by the river in the Abbey Mills area of Wimbledon. Sometimes the river is full of midges but it was lovely when we visited. Food was okay, nothing memorable but not bad. Probably better to visit for a drink on a nice sunny day and a potter around the Abbey Mills stalls.

Stopped by for some lunch on the early May Bank Holiday with the family. There's a good range of food on the menu - the beef burger was very nice but sadly the fries were tasteless (and seemed to have been refried a few times). The service was distinctly average even though you needed to order at the counter - food was getting cold whilst the young staff worked their way round the restaurant trying to remember who ordered what; some kind of system is definitely needed.

went to this restaurant last Sunday with Steve and Susie, very good carvery, super veggies and reasonably priced will go back again one day when in Wimbledon

Although the Filipino staff were quite friendly, this is not a great place to eat at. The carvery was awful with the roast pork having a distinctly Chinese style flavour to it. The selection of vegetables was very odd with parsnips and onions on the trays. They had run out of Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and stuffing and the wait for these items was about 15 minutes.This restaurant was quite busy as they must get a lot of passing trade from visitors to Merton Abbey Mills. We will definitely be choosing another nearby eatery on our next visit and would advise others to do the same.