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Nandine - Vestry Road

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Small, local, family-run Kurdish restaurant and coffee shop for mezze, baklava & more People often mention Kurdish, breakfast, recommend, delicious, great,


Address

82 Vestry Rd, London SE5 8PQ, United Kingdom

Website

www.nandine.co.uk

Contact

+44 20 8001 8322

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (283 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 6 to 10 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 10 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Monday: Closed

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: Kurdish (10) breakfast (7) recommend (6) delicious (6) great (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Zara J. 1 year ago on Google • 238 reviews
    Great food. Loved the lamb burger and the mezze platter, so many fantastic colours and spices, very well presented. The chips with the pomegranate and mint were amazing. The customer service was on point. The waiter was very knowledgeable about the food and the menu. Will definitely come back again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ben 2 years ago on Google • 36 reviews
    Delicious. I had the shakshouka (? Sorry for my spelling!) and shared the AMAZING fries (they’re not just fries) with my friend. Lovely person working there too so felt really welcomed.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Meg C. 2 years ago on Google • 70 reviews
    If you like clean fresh food, no heavy sauces, no meat, then this place is an excellent find. I can highly recommend the baclava if you have a sweet tooth. I didn't get a picture but I had the coconut one.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mehak P. 10 months ago on Google • 48 reviews
    What a hidden gem. My favourite place of 2023 so far! We ordered - ✨Shifta Burger with fries- Burger comes with 2 shifta patties which are full of flavours so you could have a juicy bite of beef in every bite. Loved the Beharat fries as well. They were seasoned with some mild spice mix & a sauce which was sooo good. ✨Mezze Dips- It comes with a selection of dips and a Za’atar bread. Their Red pepper dip is to die for. So yumm! The dips are good enough for 2 breads. Veggie Mezze- Kubba dumplings were so tasty that I might order a separate plate of kubba dumplings when I visit next. 7 spice chicken and rice- The chicken was so tender yet juicy and flavourful. So so good! All the dishes were amazing but my fav was the shifta burger with fries. Highly recommend this place for good Kurdish food.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Serwan J. 5 years ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Absolutely fascinating place and what a joy to eat here! The food especially the Mezze is heavenly delicious and their range of juices are fresh and lovely. This family run place truly serve a modernised Kurdish cuisine with love and passion.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sunita S. 5 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Everything was great, especially the food! We went back for brunch soon after, and we'd 100% come again – it's everything you want in flavour and texture and simple but fab food. The only negative thing is that there's a LOT of echo created in the room so it got extremely noisy while we were eating, and although there were only three of us on a small table, as time went on, we ended up really having to shout to one another... so that was kind of unpleasant and annoying. The acoustics could easily be improved with some panels on the ceiling – that would make the sound so much better and the dining that much more relaxed. Other than that the place is great.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jack R. 5 years ago on Google
    Outstanding Kurdish cuisine, all made fresh in the kitchen from the baklava to the pickles. Great value, especially if you come for lunch or breakfast. Service could sometimes be better but the food more than compensates.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Libby W. 1 year ago on Google • 383 reviews
    Would highly recommend for breakkie or lunch. The breakfast platter was delicious and we shared baklava for a sweet treat. The boreks also looked amazing which I would get if passing! Only downfall was my oat milk latte which was possibly the strongest coffee I’ve ever had… almost undrinkably so!

  • 5/5 M R. 2 years ago on Google
    Simply Devine....Baked pastry filled with Feta and spinach with sesame straight out if the oven. Soooooo delicious. Served with a smile by lovely Norhan. What a great introduction to Nandine Vestry Road..👌
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sharon A. 4 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    Nadine is a lovely relaxed restaurant. The food tastes like it's all homemade. I unconsciously do a little bum shuffle in my seat after each mouthful. Yum, going to keep coming and will work my way through the menu.

  • 5/5 Yuyan Z. 1 year ago on Google • 6 reviews
    My first Kurdish food experience! Friendly staff, cozy interior, and of course food way above expectations! The orange juice was freshly made and its prob one of the best orange juice ive ever had, tried the tamatay ron and the aroma is amazing! The aubergines are so tasty, the samun bread is crispy, everything is just perfect here! Honestly was craving the shakshuka but accidentally ordered tamatay ron, still a wonderful choice! The portion is big enough too.

  • 5/5 David M. 1 year ago on Google
    EGGY DATES! I've tasted the future of brunch and it is Eggy Dates. Very sweet, delicious, filling, eggs bread and dates. Can't recommend trying this enough.

  • 5/5 Jamie M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great for brunch. Lovely staff.

  • 3/5 Pat N. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice Kurdish breakfast, but the Börek wasn’t fresh. It was caking, dense and dry but not in a good way - worst thing I’ve eaten in a while. Having lived in Turkey I’m sure I can give a fair review on it. If they want to charge high prices for it, then it needs to be fresh. Avoid the börek and you’ll have a great time here. Good drink and I recommend the Kurdish breakfast 👍🏻 but a little on the expensive side. Kurdish breakfast - 6.50 1 cheese borek - ?? 1 olive borek - ?? 1 pomegranate drink - ?? Total came to 18:50 (a little steep imo)

  • 5/5 esto17 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Had a lovely brunch. The barley and mung bean soup was absolutely delicious: rich from the runny egg yolk, fiery with pepper and complex with the mint oil on top. Lovely bread for dipping too. Maybe wouldn't have spent £4.50 on the Kurdish coffee as it was pretty small but it was nice enough all the same. Looking forward to trying the other dishes as they all sound excellent.

  • 4/5 Sarah B. 1 year ago on Google
    I came here for my 25th birthday with 12 friends and we had a great time. It was a tasty introduction to Kurdish food! The restaurant has a laidback neighbourhood vibe, suitable for intimate dining. We really appreciated the service and how fast the food came out. However, I believe the Nandine could be more responsive on their emails. I emailed weeks ago (twice) and didn’t receive a response until 3 days before the meal. Luckily, I called so the booking was secure, but if customers are directed to email then this should be checked frequently. Also, there should be greater clarity as to which dishes each branch serves. I was under the, mistaken, belief that kebabs/large plates were offered at the Vestry road branch. I don’t think this is made very clear on Nandine’s website/social media and I don’t think it should be that hard to find this information out. I would have chosen a different branch had I known, and this was information I requested via email which wasn’t responded to. Nevertheless, these are minor points which I think can easily rectified. Overall, we had a great time, I just think the admin/marketing could be improved.

  • 5/5 Feodora R. 2 years ago on Google
    Possibly the best shakshuka I've had in London. Kurdish breakfast was delicious, high quality ingredients and beautiful presentation. Highly recommend for breakfast and dinner menus.

  • 5/5 anu k. 2 years ago on Google
    Wow this place is a gem !!! Definitely worth visiting. Every dish was tasty and unique.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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