Toulouse Lautrec Brasserie & Jazz Bar in Southwark

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Great music, very friendly venue

Stylish location with perfectly attentive service and a great jazz ambience. Don't miss it 👍

Service in the restaurant was excellent as was the food. The atmosphere in the jazz club was friendly and welcoming, once again because of the professional and enthusiastic staff. A vey enjoyable evening overall.

Sam Daniel was an absolute champ

Great venue, lovely meal in the Piano Bar before going to watch Tristan, fab performance.

Had such a great evening watching the Jazz Defenders. The pictures on google don’t do the venue justice. It’s a really cool and quirky spot in Kennington. An all round great venue with amazing acts!

Absolutely. Amazing. The food was absolutely fantastic, every single dish was delicious. The live music was also so beautiful, perfect for a lovely, entertaining evening.

The food, the service and the music was exceptional! Great place to come back ! Fantastic experience! Vanna

🎷🎹🎺Bands with top performance, amazing food and drinks and a lovely atmosphere.. Good music every single night with a great variety. I really don't know how they do it, but have never been disappointed! Love this place and would recommend it to everyone without any doubt. Thanks to the friendly and passionate staff✨🤍

The Jazz Club show was amazing, great musicians and singer. They entertained and engaged the audience with their skilful music and singing and talking. We also had a meal downstairs which was excellent: great food and attentive staff. Overall absolutely wonderful experience.

Apart from Parking the evening was great! Samantha-Antoinette was fantastic, great voice & totally involved the audience! Excellent!

Another wonderful night at this venue with the amazing singer Samantha Antoinette. Venue has open feel. Good sound and stage visibility. Good food and drink. Good vibes. What more can you ask for? Well I guess you could try the food in the restaurant downstairs (we did not) but it looked very good and was full. For next time. Bye.

Cozy place with cool music and excellent cuisine

A fantastic evening. Lovely staff, great service, good food and brilliant music. We'll go again! The Fallen Heros were playing - they are incredible! 10/10 on all fronts. 👌

Attentive staff, excellent gins sour and fabulous music

Great venue lovely people. Looking for to coming back!

Really convenient for nearby theatre. Food good and reasonable. The music coming from upstairs sounded great too

Ideal for pre theatre dinner if going to Southwark Playhouse. Staff were friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. Only drawback was that washrooms were upstairs.

I was expecting better.... Jazz club and music upstairs is quite commercial, wouldn't recommend it for jazz fans. But worth, the food (in the restaurant) was so salty none of us could finish their dishes! I did mention it and got a "oh, sorry for that, I'll tell the chef"... We were then all surprised to see the final bill and the added £7 cover charge for the music a couple of guys played during dinner! Of course never mentioned explicitly anywhere!

Lovely people, great atmosphere, good food, good drinks selection. Nolan and team always put up a great show in the Jazz bar.

Small but incredibly nice place. Dinner with excellent live jazz music.

Wonderful evening in a beautiful building with vintage vibes and heartwarming French cuisine accompanied by enchanting singer and pianist. The show was also excellent after dinner in their main club.

Always have a great time at Toulouse lautrec make sure too book your ticket for the late show on the 2nd floor

Great night watching Kalpadruma. Fantastic music, good ambiance and really lovely customer service

I went to hear Asha Parkinson and her band. They didn’t disappoint, nor did the Toulouse Lautrec in any way. Excellent food and wine , perfect atmosphere and thank you for sorting my Uber app out!!!!

I definitely recommend to visit this place not only because of the old French decor and vibe of the place but mostly due to the amazing drinks and food. Tonight I had the pleasure to taste top notch 'old fashion cocktail ' made by Jake. Food was great too sea bream dish was my favourite. Come to try it yourself! 5*

Good food in a very interesting, old building with character. Great jazz on 2nd fl. Sadly, service wasn’t good - drinks took over 10 min (and we’re talking about wine), water bottle wasn’t refilled, and overall attitude of the waitress was cold and not friendly… suggest trying a smile going forward :).

The food was very good but it was my wifes birthday and they wanted to charge to cut up her birthday cake!

The establishment is wonderful. Big respect to the cooks, everything was delicious, thank you.

We went before a play at the theatre round the corner . I had the pork collar - very tasty comfort food with mash and jus ! My partner had the duck - quite nice but not quite as nice as the pork ! Good drinks selection. Warm , friendly helpful waiter . Popped upstairs to the toilet and to see the top room where they have jazz etc which looks lovely .

Great atmosphere and fantastic service

We love this jazz club. The music was great, place crowded. Remember to bring small ventilators as it gets hot and stuffy. AC not working during the performance

I had been to concerts on the top floor few times and love going there but tried the restaurant at the piano room few weeks ago and the food was amazing. We tried snails for the first time and ordered the second plate.

Visited a few weeks ago and can't recommend enough! Absolute fantastic gem of a restaurant. A beautiful 3 story French brasserie style restaurant and jazz club. Beautiful decor and fantastic food. They host many great jazz artists at their jazz club so make sure you check out one of their shows. Nolan and the rest of the staff are extremely friendly. I’ve dined here several times and love their delectable Cousselet dish and chicken dish (I can't remember the name). I highly recommend visiting on the weekend to enjoy live piano music on the first floor while you dine. This place is a true delight and a must-visit!

Amazing, intimate hazy venue with a regular, cool selection of innovative acts.

Three floors as I climbed up to the third. I was a little confused and intrigued. But the main performance would bypass the beautiful time period restaurant on the 1st floor...and similarly the 2nd. However, a quaint location on top with a stage and a small bar in the opposite direction. Wooden beams, roof ceiling... a time long ago. The lighting could have been more effectively used. However...this location needs to be given a try. Either you love it or you don't 🙂

We had a wonderful dinner here 7 of us and loved it . The piano player was great and the music loud enough to hear but not so loud as to stop talking so just right . The food was brilliant too and the atmosphere special a must do place worth the trip to Kennington it’s close to the tube .

Great venue for an intimate jazz show

Excellent food, wine, music, and staff.

Lovely environment and outstanding food flavours. A real treat

I visited Toulouse Lautrec with my partner to watch a friend perform in the jazz club room at the top. We were both pleasantly surprised by the beautiful interior of the place. I liked the low lighting, and the atmosphere. The service was lovely too, everyone was really warm. Happy to discover such a cool place not far from home. Thank you!

Lovely establishment off the beaten track which was fabulous. Very talented performers, great bar, and fun ambiance. First floor restaurant, second floor piano bar restaurant, top floor show space with bar and food service during show. Enjoyed cheese plate and hummus. Will definitely return.

Loved this place. Very understated, lovely food, reasonably priced. Brilliant service and live music as well. What is there not to like!?

This place is refreshingly different. Enjoyed the music and the food Update: still like the music, wasn't that impressed with the tomahawk

The food was wonderful, onkenu lunch great value for money and the chef came to bring water for my doggo ❤️. The waitress Austeja was a sweet person, she helped me choose the wine, take care of her when I went to the shower and paid because the card was having a problem, with the utmost patience and grace. Great music too!

Popped in at about 5.45 to watch a show at nearby theatre at 7. Commented restaurant was hot to daughter when I walked in (hot day!) but they immediately offered us seats on the outside terrace. Really impressed at how quickly they managed to served us duck burger and poulet knowing we had a very quick turn-around. Good food and service and I would recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting the nearby playhouse. My ONLY negative would be the three very full bucket-style ash-trays left on a windowsill of the terrace.

A lovely unique destination for dinner and live entertainment. Jazz bar upstairs always great with good variety of things on, nice crowd and restaurant is pretty decent. Have been a few times and will continue checking out events for a fun night out Please bring back burlesque/cabaret shows in the evenings!

Food was ok , piano player and singer good , but needs air conditioning, was stifling hot, no draft. At the end of meal felt rushed to leave as staff wanted to be off home, which is fair enough but they shouldnt take such late bookings, didnt enjoy enough to return.

We went here for the live music in the piano room. Realised we were the only ones on the floor. The dining want as popular as we thought. The food was really good though. Enjoyed all the meals and desserts served. The staff are super nice too. Will try to go again to listen jazz to jazz music.

Colette and Anton made the evening for us. The ambience of the Piano Room was incredible, a perfect blend of great food, company and entertainment. It was truly wonderful to see the connection between two Jazz artists at the top of their game. Not only did they delight the 'wrapped' audience but found time to mentor the young 'wannabes' of tomorrow.

Colette and Anton made the evening for us. The ambience of the Piano Room was incredible, a perfect blend of great food, company and entertainment. It was truly wonderful to see the connection between two Jazz artists at the top of their game. Not only did they delight the 'wrapped' audience but found time to mentor the young 'wannabes' of tomorrow.

One of the best places to listen jazz music in London. Nice terrace to spent time, to talk and for those who smoke as well. Good little hall. Enough space. Good food. On the first floor is bar to drink. On the 2nd floor is like a restaurant with live music. On the 3rd floor live music (jazz or so) and to drink. Very nice and comfortable place. Very nice atmosphere and service. Good quality music. I recommend it

Excellent service and food quality

We had some delicious dishes, enjoyed a wonderful performance in the piano room (thank you Anna Incontro duo!) and we're served by nice and helpful staff. We recommend this place!

Beautiful staff, great service, fantastic music, loved every minute of it.

Love going to the jazz club here for Funk Jam Session ! It’s great vibes and great live music.

A hidden gem a few stops away from London Borough Market, The Shard. French cuisine 10/10, entertainment 10/10 and staff are professional, personable, they just go that extra mile.

Cool jazz club and restaurant with friendly, helpful staff. Good range of French classics on the menu and a good drinks list. Well worth a visit and great when there is live music.

The croquettes and foie gras were delicious. Last time I had the cassoulet which was tasty. This time I wanted to try the confit duck burger but was disappointing. There were big chunks of duck which made it difficult to eat and enjoy. A bit pricey for the quality of the burger. The staff was lovely.

Really enjoyed the food, the service and the whole ambience. We sat on the piano level and the pianist was great. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed the experience and will go back as almost daily they piano and jazz performances.

I've been coming here for years and what a wonderful place this is. The kind of place that few people know about and that's absolutely ok as it allows it to keep its charm. Nolan has always been awesome and really made this place into the unique experience that it is today.

Very pleasant evening spent in music while tasting very good food. I recommend you without hesitation.

Went on a quiet bank holiday afternoon and loved this place. The food was excellent with delicious classic French dishes and we were made to feel very welcome. Will definitely go back to sample the piano bar and jazz club one evening

A super intimate and friendly respite a fabulous jazz pianist. Good brought out quickly by great waiters and there was a nice buzz about the place.

The food tasted good and the live music really added to the atmosphere. The space is a bit small but it is intimate.

Great pleasure with amazing jazz live events.

Mixed feeling. It is a nice concept. The music was good. The service excellent. The food good - but it is rather expensive and somewhat pretentious.

Sat upstairs by the piano. Incredible menu and enjoyed every plate we ordered. Music performer was incredible playing and singing jazzy versions of modern songs. Definitely will be back!!

I had the pleasure of dining at this charming establishment, the atmosphere was delightful and the staff made me feel incredibly welcome, and their attentiveness was impeccable. To my surprise, I was even treated to a complimentary glass of wine, which tasted so good. As someone who has been enjoying escargots since childhood, I couldn't resist ordering them. While I found them a tad salty and rich with parsley, it's purely a matter of personal preference. The other dishes I sampled were superb; however, I must admit, the portion size of the cheesecake left something to be desired especially with an abundance of fruit topping somewhat overshadowed its true flavor. Despite this minor hiccup, my love for French cuisine was reaffirmed by the wonderful experience I had at this restaurant. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a taste of France right in Kennington and Elephant and Castle neighbourhood.

Very nice and friendly staff plus delicious food…😉

We booked the late sitting at the piano bar for valentine's day, at 8:45. This had a set menu. Be weary of events here with set menus - I will one day go back and try their normal dining service if I can convince my partner, as I'm sure it's better than this. The set menu consisted of a Crab and Lobster tartlet, braised beef cheek and a raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake. The total per head to be sat at the piano bar was £65 (£130 total). The normal seating not at the piano bar was £55, making the piano performance technically £10 per head. The starters were nice, and I ordered a vodka martini which was really great. My partner enjoyed his Old Fashioned. We were sat at 8:45. The pianist was on a break and did not play 9, and he sat on his phone until then - absolutely nothing wrong with taking a break but not exactly a vibe when guests are all bring seated. Our starters came.ojt within minutes,.so we had them without any piano music playing. Things went a bit downhill at the mains. They also came out very fast - it had been about 20 minutes since we were seated, and only a few minutes since our starters were taken. The mashed potato side was cold in the middle, and the beef was piping hot. The turnaround time of these dishes heavily implies that they are being microwaved. Not unusual for a set menu, but for the price, considerably disappointing. Beef cheek is a cheap cut of meat, chefs are expected to QC and remove large areas of fat and trim it before stewing. A large portion of my beef was a big chunk of gristle and fat. I brought this to the attention of the staff and manager. They were understanding, and offered me something else. I declined - and was excited for dessert. Dessert arrived within minutes again. It had been 45 minutes since we were sat. The pianist had now stopped playing at around 9:30. The cheesecake was in fact a mousse that had been defrosted - it had a vegetable fat in it and really was vile. Both my partner and I sent these back and just asked for the bill. We wanted to go - there was no piano, the food had been bad and having come from a Michelin lunch that cost just £10 more per head, we were really surprised. The manager compensated us for our experience to an amount I considered fair. I cannot fault the floor staff for their politeness and their service. However, charging the amount per head for the food that was served that lacked effort and quality, and am extra £10 for a piano bar with a very short performance, AND for an extremely rushed service (we would have been in and out in 30 minutes if we hadn't kept food on our plates I'm an effort to slow down the staff) leaves this at three stars. This was a dinner on my fiance's 30th and it would have been two if it weren't for the lovely waitresses and for their understanding approach to our issues. However compensation cannot take back the fact that this was for my partner's 30th birthday as well as valentine's- disappointing.

Charming and cozy place in between Kennington and Elephant and Castle. I went for a drink and some jazz and I was not disappointed. The staff are super friendly and I enjoyed a lot the live music. A bit pricey on the drinks and dishes but overall a small hidden gem worth discovery.

Worth seeking out. A little gem in a slightly unpromising location near Kennington tube. Food tasty and venue very charming. Service was friendly and knowledgeable without being obtrusive. Recommended. Very handy for the Southwark Elephant theatre (see photo).

Got food poisong here! Owners are verbally abusive to their staff. STAY FAR AWAY! very sad how they were treated...i'm suprised they are open.

Beautiful atmosphere. Since we arrived we were very well received. They located us very well. We were going with our daughter. The waitress was very very kind and gentle. The delicious food . Excellent portion. Delicious onion soup. We will return to enjoy the other environments. The artists in charge of the piano and first-class singing. Very comfortable. There is still more to continue experiencing in such a beautiful place. Congratulations 👏

Terrible pre New Year dinner. The waiter started serving the starter course before our bums hit the seats no drinks order was offered. We wanted an apertivo before starting but the waitress had no idea what that was. She started serving wine before the apertivos eventually arrived. We had no wine with the fish course, and had to help our selves to red wine from the waiters station with the main course. The starters were good. The 'fish course' was a mess the fillet of sole looked like it had been scraped together from leftovers with a boiled cabbage leaf and was cold and there was a 15 min wait for the diners who were having the fish alternative which was far to large for an intermediate course. The main course , duck a'orange arrived 45 mins after the intermediate and comprised of two pieces of duck with a this sploge of sweet potato , service was so slow we had to get the waiters to bag up the desert otherwise we would have missed the fireworks. Its a shame we have been to this restaurant dozens of times and had food delivered during covid and its usually amazing but last night was ruined by poor service and chefs who obviously did not care. I didn't even want to argue for money of the bill I just wanted out of the place.

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Excellent steak tartare and a wonderful atmosphere in this family fun restaurant.

Great restaurant for romantic dinner upstairs in the piano floor. The music is always good, food is nice and staff is super friendly. They even play my song requested in the booking.

Amazing food and great music atmosphere

Food is fantastic, and atmosphere is great.

This was a great find - authentic French rustic food in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Just round the corner from the Southwark Playhouse, Elephant

Went to see our friend who was starring in "Neil & Teddy's Christmas Hamper Festive Cabaret on the 10th December 2023. Cosy place but cannot comment on the food as we just had drinks which I thought were a bit on the pricey side but we were there for the cabaret which was excellent. Would certainly go again.

Great evening, loved the music and singing and lovely food.

My mother took us (myself, my husband, and a close friend , to TL as a surprise and we had a truly lovely time. This cozy French restaurant has great service and good food. The live piano music we could hear coming from the jazz bar upstairs added to the ambience. The private dining room we were in was intimate and comfortable and didn't feel too cut off from the rest of the place. The service was attentive but subtle, so none of that " is everything ok " every 5 minutes. Classic Parisian Bistro dishes, well cooked, so no complaints. They also served a perfect rare steak - which was good, as some/many places chicken out of serving anything even slightly pink, so Bravo there. All in all a lovely place to eat with friends and family.

Nice food - lunchtime visit so very quiet

French jazz cafe in London hosting great live music

Stylish design Jazz club. Pleasurable place.

Great eating establishment situated in Kennington nearby well.positioned transport links at the Elephant & Castle..

We came here to see the last night of the Jazz festival- featuring Big Momma, Esther Bennett and Migdalia Van Der Holven. We were so impressed with the amazing venue, the ambience, the professionalism and friendliness of every staff member and the outstanding quality of the music .We ordered small plates which were good value and delicious . We will absolutely be visiting this total gem of a place the next time we are in London . Thank you for such an enjoyable evening ..

A lovely venue. Very reasonable prices I recommend this place

Great place for a creative event, which I attended recently. Lovely, well laid-out venue. Very well organised event, great participants and friendly welcoming atmosphere. We'll done to The London Creatives Collective.

A quirky place in an unexpected located. The ground floor restaurant is complemented by a piano bar and music room on the upper floors. The food is generally good if a touch on the high-priced side. Wines start at £35.

I drive down past this place quite often and thought "ooh a Jazz bar/French restaurant" interesting combination. Went for an anniversary dinner. Very welcoming host, sat upstairs in the piano room. Unfortunately the pianist was not who was advertised (was a man and not a lady and the songs were film covers (james bond, star wars theme? pretty odd) anyways this did not bother us much. Onto the food. We ordered the charcuterie board (decent) I went for the rib eye steak and my mrs went for the Sea Bream with celeriac mash. The fish was nice, my steak was served well done though. I did not want to send it back as I did not want to ruin the mood but pretty big mistake to make honestly. The peppercorn sauce was way too salty. The truffle pont-de-neuf style chips were lovely though. We had the Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin sweet wine and it was amazing. Usually i would have the Sauternes but honestly i prefer this wine and it was around £10 cheaper. All in all it was a mediocre experience for me. I would say La Poule au Pot in Pimlico is miles ahead food-wise. I still would like to go to a Jazz night event though one of these days.

***edit*** We went back tonight and it is cost that the bad experience below was a mere blip. All tonight was fantastic and many thanks to Nolan and Team for recognising the issues and rectifying them quickly. Welcome back to our local favourites list! ***precious outdated review*** I don’t leave negative reviews lightly for independent local businesses, but this place really let me down tonight. We have eaten here dozens of times, and I used to class it as a real local gem - in fact I brought my extended family here on Christmas Day and spent over £1,000 in the restaurant, so I know this place well. However, tonight we felt embarrassed to have recommended it to friends. The front of house team were maybe overstretched, but the service has hugely gone down hill. No warmth, hospitality, or sense of service. We were constantly left feeling we weren’t looked after and it impacted our evening at every touch point. Some examples: -We were left without menus for 10 minutes when we were seated. There was no sense of urgency thereafter to make up for the mistake. - nobody checked if we wanted drinks when glasses were empty - when we did ask for a second bottle of wine (after waiting for the server to acknowledge us) we waited far too long for it to be delivered, because he was playing with the iPad system to put it through (he easily could have done after serving us) - after the live music ended the server disappeared and the dining room got very cold and the room filled with the smell of cigarette smoke (It later transpired the door to a terrace had been opened and I presume the waiter was out there smoking) - we had to flag down a different server from downstairs to ask for the bill and when we asked to reduce the service charge from £26 (table of 4) to £10 in view of the various issues, it took 10 minutes to get a revised bill - we expressed our dissatisfaction at having to wait even longer and we were dismissed (apparently the new integrated billing system couldn’t be overwritten at the table so we had to be further inconvenienced). - finally, we noticed on the bill that they add the service charge to the £7 performance fee now, not only to the food and drink, which makes absolutely no sense and inflates what is already a generous service charge percentage. Please bring back some of the old front of house team, or at least some of the warmth that used to make this a home from home for us.

Used to be my favorite French restaurant in the past, but the standard went down over the past year: 1) Tried a starter from their special menu (wood pigeon). Simply not interesting. 2) The mains (steak tartare and sea bream) were good 3) For dessert ordered a large cheese plate (advertised as 8 cheeses). What came out was a double portion of their small (4 cheese) plate. The four cheeses were presented as “a French blue cheese, Camembert, some goat cheese, and Comté”. Of course none of those cheese were interesting at all, you can probably get a better pre-arranged cheese platter in a Tesco. Overall, Toulouse Lautrec was a place where I used to celebrate many occasions in the past, but I will now look take my business somewhere else.

Super ambiance ,très jolie déco, j'ai adorée 🤩

Lovely evening at the Live Drawing experience at Toulouse Lautrec

! On appréciera le français du patron et son accueil ! Malgré l’heure tardive il nous a proposé une alternative pour que nous puissions dîner à 4! Très bonne nourriture pour tous les goûts Nous regrettons de ne pas avoir goûter à leur brunch du we ! Je recommande vivement