Bermondsey Kitchen, Bermondsey, London

A restaurant on bohemian Bermondsey St with several large tables, a couple of sofas for lounging, and abot 6 stools along the bar if all you fancy is a quick drink.

I liked this place a lot. It seemed new, or newly renovated. It was comfortable, open (you can see everything the cooks are doing), bright, with lots of wood but not over-the-top fake rustic.

Service was excellent (though there were only a couple of other parties there when we were in). The wine list looked excellent, and they've a couple of lagers on tap too.

Highlight: cocktails. They have a happy hour between 5 and 7pm every Monday through Saturday, and their entire list of cocktails - normally £7 - can be had for £5. My wife had a great whisky sour. I had two of the tastiest caprinhias I've ever had. All three drinks were strong. Highly recommended.

The menu's not immense but the combinations are nice. My starter was ham and sweetcorn fritters with pea mash. The fritter batter was very light, and they were sprinkled with sea salt that made them burst with flavour. My main was a Guinness beef stew with crushed new potatoes and mange-tout. It was pretty good overall, though the veg were overcooked. My wife had goat cheese and ironbark pumpkin risotto. Both mains were excellently made but I can't say that they were flavoured as well as I'd have expected. My stew had little tasty oomph behind it. My missus's risotto had lovely goat cheese melted throughout but the pumpkin had been mixed through only in chunks and so you only got that flavour in discreet bites; a bit of it pureed throughout would have made it spectacular. Don't get me wrong, the food was good, just these two dishes that didn't quite live up to the rest. If they had, it would've been a 5-star review from me.

Ignoring the prime location, the wonderful interior, the friendly staff and the cool ambience; dinner at Bermondsey Kitchen is still fantastic! The true test of a restaurant should always be the food, and Bermondsey Kitchen makes the best in the area. Portions are generous and the food is incredible, taking into account all of the ignored factors, makes this restaurant a true gem of the area.

Trips to Bermondsey are still a bit of an adventure to me. I love the area and in particular the viby of Bermondsey Street. Bermondsey Kitchen is the last place you come to heading from Tooley Street and looked a lot less busy than its neighbours.
We were a little put off by the rather bright lights, but too hungry to walk back. We opted for a selection of tapas sized dishes rather than a full meal (main courses sounded very good, though, but came at a price - £12 upwards).
We had a lovely bottle of wine and were impressed with the waiter serving us a jug of water without even having to ask for one.
The general atmosphere was a little subdued and I couldn’t really make out the type of clientele this place would typically attract.
Next time I would try one of the other places just out of curiosity, but would definitely like to come back here for a full meal. Hope they’d dim the lights, though

I love the location and vibe of this place but have been let down on the food a few times now, particularly for a weekend brunch when you’re desperate for a nice fry up.

I’d recommend you stick to coffees in the am or wine and tapas in the evenings.

Bermondsey Kitchen is an up-market, modern restaurant situated on London’s bohemian Bermondsey Street. At first glance, you could be mistaken for thinking of it as a trendy home-from-home type bar, but it is most decidedly a restaurant, and the addition of a large, worn leather sofa seems to give a false sense of advertising, since it would be totally impractical to eat while sitting there, and the Kitchen isn’t really set up as a bar.
The food is always good, decently fresh and well cooked, but sadly overpriced, and a limited menu provides little solace for those fond of choice. The Eggs Bermondsey (their rather pretentious name for “Eggs Benedict”) is good - but if you want anything other than eggs for brunch, you’ll be disappointed. The imaginatively named “Tea and Coffee” section of the menu contains nothing but Coffee.
The worst aspect of the restaurant is their service, which is sketchy and on the bad side of unpredictable. On one occasion, for dinner, the waiter moved hell and high water to get myself and my dining partner a table, despite not having booked. However, on every other occasion the service has been decidedly lacking. One breakfast with friends saw our waitress take a break to eat her own breakfast in between taking our order for drinks and actually bringing them to us. Eventually the coffee did arrive, but a good 10 minutes after the bill had been settled.
The restaurant has much potential, and the atmosphere is great, but do not expect good value for money, and if dining in the evening, be sure to book. In summary, the restaurant does not deliver service on culinary promises made.

Crappy-o-crap. Actually it probably does do pretty nice food but I can’t forgive them for leaving me with a hangover and no breakfast and then, when everyone else had finished, serving me a single piece of dry toast (in a basket) for 2 quid! Back to Big Al’s it is then.

Staff were attentive and friendly, even when the restaurant is very busy and they are obviously in a very stressful environment. I also like the fact that the kitchen is kind of integrated into the seating area, so it is completely visible what's going on in there-gives you some confidence really..Portions are very generous, and with main courses costing between £10 and £14, and starters equally well priced, the menu represents very good value, particularly when compared with nearby alternatives.

I love this restaurant. I used to live just down the road from it and visited quite regularly. they are open for brunch, lunch and dinner. Brunches are great over the weekend, if not a bit pricey. Still worth it though as they don't spare with all the yummy extras. Dinners are delicious and the menu seems to change fairly frequently. They cater well for vegetarians and generally I have found all the meals I and friends have had to be tasty and well presented. Also, the kitchen is in full view of the restaurant which is something I am always impressed with as it provides a level of transparency to eating out. Its always concerning when you hear horror stories of what happens in kitchens at restaurants- nothing of the sort happens here! Definitely visit if you are in the area.

Great place, excellent atmosphere, but a little pricey. The food is amazing and the list of wine is extensive, but be prepared to fork out a small fortune on dinner. There is a cocktail happy hour every week night from 5:30pm where the cocktails are only £5…

A great local

The perfect local pub, combining contemporary & cosy atmosphere with good quality friendly service, and great food.
A well chosen mediterranean menu, that changes every day, including delicious fish, vegetarian and beef/pork plate.
If you are not total full (portions are quite large)I recommend trying the chocolate pudding desert.
Look out the Albariño de Fefiñanes in the white wines list delicious with the starters a fish dish.
Great mojitos & margaritas.
If you go Sunday brunch, egg benedict with fresh orange juice, ;)*..the best