The best restaurants in St Leonard's Lambeth London

We went to see Errol Linton at the Hideaway in February, 2020. Only upon entering the venue are you given the stark choice between getting a table somewhere near the stage by saying you are there to dine, with the default being that you are made to stand behind a glass screen completely separated from the main music room near the bar at the back. So, having paid the price of entry, with nothing said about having to dine if you want to be anywhere near the band when you buy the tickets, you are effectively blackmailed into eating from a pretty sparse menu.My grilled seabass was .......a nondescript bit of grllled fish, no more, no less. Waiting staff are constantly passing in front of you without reference to what's going on onstage, no consideration given for people who want to hear the band. People seated around us weren't that interested in the music, more in getting lashed on rosé and arguing. No consideration for others. Errol and his band can do no wrong in my eyes, albeit that that I felt that the performance was inhibited by the setting and they weren't as loose as usual. Shan't be returning unless someone really remarkable plays there, but if they were that remarkable a musician, why would they want to play a venue off the main drag in Streatham?

The high light here are the pizza's. They are both delicious and excellent value. Came here on a Friday and the place was heaving. A que out the door and table's all full. Well worth the wait though and lovely owners who always make time for you. Chilli and garlic oils were to die for.

I have been going to the hamlet for years and have loved it, however the last experience will be my LAST time- due to the rude and dismissive manager. Booked a table online for 2:30pm unbeknown to use the Resturant didn’t open until 4pm so when we arrived everything was closed. So we went to a cafe across the road to wait for 1.5 hours. When we came back at 4pm we mentioned the error to the manager politely as we where being seated and she was rude, had an unpleasant attitude, was dismissive and brushed us off basically it was our fault as they don’t open until 4pm - we’ll if that’s the case then there’s clearly an ERROR with YOUR website. We then ordered drinks but after the negative interaction with the female manager the atmosphere was off. We ordered 1 round of drinks and they weren’t the usual standard (Mai TAi tasted like Pure orange juice was missing some syrup) went to the bar to ask to add a lil syrup and was told that that’s how it should taste !! The cheek of it !! Its my favourite drink I know how it should taste- so we left straight after. Very disappointing experience in my opinion the manager is very defensive and needs customer service training to de-escalate situations rather than escalate them and the bartender was a lil Heavy on the juice no big problem but if a customer is telling you something you should take notice and try and resolve the issue.

When visiting family on Streatham Common, a breakfast at Barcelona has become mandatory. In fact if breakfast wasn't taken then my visit would be deemed to have been a failure. Staff are very efficient and friendly, most welcoming. The food is very good and always freshly cooked, I marvel at their poached eggs, a standard I just can't achieve. My only observation is that, especialy being a Spanish establishment, it would be nice to see black pudding (morcilla) with the breakfast. Prices quite humane! I look forward to next visit.

BEST COFFEE EVER. These guys are all amazing but my coffee on each of my visits was made by Scott. I’m a coffee snob and this place came highly recommended and did not disappoint. Go!

It was my very first time and definitely not last. Nice and cozy place with great food. Food made with care and it tastes like at home.

THERE WAS GLASS IN MY FOOD I thought I was biting on a bit of bone but then I spat it out and to my surprise it was a large piece (1 cm) glass shards in my food and I immediately spat it out in horror. I called the restaurant immediately and spoke to the manager who was VERY rude and suggested that "maybe I had ordered some other food and it got cross-contaminated from some other restaurant" obviously this is not the case. I packed up the rest of the food and brought it down to the restaurant along with the piece of glass to show the manager and the manager was very rude again saying silly things like "it must not be from our restaurant because our food is fresh" and "it couldn't have come from my food" very very disappointing service Be careful if you eat there because there's might be glass in their food and obviously they don't care too much about the fact that it's there or want to do much about the issue also..... THE MANAGER CONTINUED SELLING THE FOOD TO CUSTOMERS THAT CAME IN AFTER WE LEFT THE STORE. You can do better Streatham!!

The Pizza’s here are far to cheesy and certainly not traditional Italian as they portray themselves. Wood burning oven it was not. Not the best Pizza.

Popped in for coffee and tasty spinach and feta snack - delicious. Friendly and welcoming. But I won't be doing the yoga just yet!

Excellent coffee and nice barista. BUT the place us so grubby and gloomy and key items were out of stock - cheddar cheese for toasties and skinny milk.

Really good hot dogs but things started to get intimidating when the owner of the business asked me how many hot dogs I could eat and made all of his dogs watch

Escondido junto a la estación de Streatham, justo después de la tienda de delicatessen en la esquina. Esta es una verdadera joya de lugar. Pequeño pero con un buen café, una excelente selección de pasteles y sándwiches y, sobre todo, un personal super amable. A juzgar por las conversaciones con varios clientes, es un lugar donde los vecinos se reúnen, se ponen al día y se cuidan el uno al otro.

Good service , portions are big and food is very good , a good selection to choose from. Staff are very friendly, environment is clean

This listing needs to be changed to reflect that this restaurant is not Mrs Wong's. It went under new ownership and changed its name to 'Cozy Woods' many years ago. All the more recent and largely negative reviews reflect this new restaurant, not the Streatham institution that was Mrs Wong's, and frankly they are a stain on the good name of what was once an incredibly beloved community favourite. Cozy Woods, stop trying to capitalise on the reputation and goodwill built up by the real Mrs Wong's over many decades. Much love to the original owners and staff.

I've tried a lot of fish and chips in london and this is by far the best. Complimentary fries while you wait for your take away and excellent service!