Hidden gems - Family restaurants in London, United Kingdom not to miss (Updated January, 2024)

Hidden gems: Family restaurants in London

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in London. This list contains 20 places from Family restaurant category.

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Lissus cafe bistro

Family restaurant

👍👍 A regular morning coffee stop for me. Marco (experienced owner with another bistro in Greece Mykonos) has an amazing story behind the quaint bistro. Excellent fresh food, authentic, excellent value…and a nice outdoor terrace. Def will be a regular place for me. Well done Marco!👍

5.00 (31 reviews) (~9.07 km from centre)

pHresh (Juices, Smoothie Bowls, Speciality Coffee)

Cafe

👍👍 Such a great addition to the hill ! Bright , friendly great service and all about your health and feeling great! Has became a daily drop in and my children and grandchildren beg to come up here ! Thanks to the wonderful staff who always make you incredibly welcome

5.00 (23 reviews) (~5.04 km from centre)

Alex’s Restaurant

Restaurant

5.00 (20 reviews) (~24.89 km from centre)

Catering by Nicola @ The Gordon Arms

Family restaurant

👍👍 Really nice good quality food, a lot of home made dishes and very reasonable prices, couldn’t recommend more, thanks guys

5.00 (5 reviews) (~16.76 km from centre)

Grill Hustle

Takeout restaurant

👍👍 Food was 10/10, had a waygu burger and the sauce and presentation was outstanding, would definitely suggest that!

4.90 (94 reviews) (~14.13 km from centre)

Chris's Kitchen

Family restaurant

👍👍 Food was incredibly tasty and the owners are very friendly and nice to chat with

4.90 (35 reviews) (~3.96 km from centre)

Basil’s at Colets

Family restaurant

👍👍 Great bar to watch sports after playing! Good atmosphere and friendly staff.

4.90 (31 reviews) (~19.28 km from centre)

Riverwalk Cafe

Family restaurant

👍👍 Amazing food and drinks , the freshly made non alcoholic cocktails are my favourite. The shisha is really good as well to have after food.

4.90 (18 reviews) (~25.34 km from centre)

Arts Kitchen

Cafe

👍 Hidden jewel off Blackheath’s main strip. Feels bigger than it actually is— they’ve maximised on seating space without it feeling cluttered or busy. Quite a nice, bright atmosphere, even on a grey day, so likely even more appealing in high summer.

4.90 (15 reviews) (~10.64 km from centre)

The Restaurant Hub, Crayford

American restaurant

👍👍 This is our new local find and a good surprise find too, to know that there are 5 restaurants/ café are well combined on this upstairs food hall. The staff are well trained and attentive to customers, some very very kind and polite. It’s good to shop and have a place for a quick bite. For Slim Chic...

4.80 (142 reviews) (~22.2 km from centre)

Mess

Family restaurant

👍👍 Really awesome South Indian food. So different from the usual Indian fare in the UK. Definitely worth a try. The dishes are so flavoursome (and super spicy). Vada Pav was my favourite.

4.80 (123 reviews) (~14.76 km from centre)

Breakfast in Brixton

Breakfast restaurant

👍👍 Breakfast in Brixton was amazing! We were greeted with smiles and great customer service the moment we entered. I ordered the the Brixton Boss Box (which I will be ordering again) it was fresh and perfectly seasoned. But the real star was the service, I forgot to get our waiters name but he was very...

4.80 (59 reviews) (~7.77 km from centre)

JOJO's Kitchen (Ethiopian Restaurant)

Ethiopian restaurant

👍 Ethiopian food is such a great sharing experience. I wouldn’t say I was wowed by the food, but I enjoyed the variety of dishes we had on the platter. The fermented bread roll was interesting. On it’s own it doesn’t work but with the food it does. However it would have been nice to have some plain ro...

4.70 (138 reviews) (~6.29 km from centre)

Meadi Ethiopian 🇪🇹 & Eritrean 🇪🇷 Restaurant

Ethiopian restaurant

👍👍 Food was delicious and very filling. Hospitality was second to none and the staff were extremely friendly. The place was also super clean and lovely. Highly recommend!

4.70 (103 reviews) (~8.57 km from centre)

Mr. Potato & Mrs. Pizza (Street Food, Halal Restaurant,Takeaway)

Fast food restaurant

👍👍 Great service and very good food. Try the loaded chips... With meatballs sauce and mince... Melted cheese. Also try the Kumpir megameat with buffalo sauce and sweet chilli. You will definitely not go anywhere else... Love this place.

4.70 (88 reviews) (~25.98 km from centre)

Ollie Polly Play Cafe

Childrens cafe

👍👍 We held our daughter’s first birthday party at Ollie Polly Play Cafe and it was wonderful. Amy and her team were so attentive to our needs throughout the party. They were on hand to serve food and drinks to all of the guests. They checked in with us about all of the details on the day- when we wante...

4.60 (112 reviews) (~16.57 km from centre)

Buono Italian

Italian restaurant

😠 Can't give any stars for food as we had to leave - the fumes from what they were frying got into my husbands lungs and he couldn't breath. It's a tiny restaurant and there's a constant stream of people coming in to collect takeaways plus the phone rings constantly with orders. So atmosphere is minus...

$$ $$

4.50 (143 reviews) (~20.31 km from centre)

Swell Cafe

Cafe

👍👍 Lovely atmosphere, food is always delicious and tasty. Stuff is very friendly and service is outstanding and fast. Deff recommended it. 👌🏻

$ $$$

4.50 (88 reviews) (~21.41 km from centre)

Frenchos

Family restaurant

👍👍 A Good Fine Dine Restaurant. The food was very tasty, hot & full of flavours; really enjoyed their meals. And food was really on point, I enjoyed the service of staff very friendly. Sauces were free of cost. There's a noticeable difference when food is made with care, and the service is also top n...

4.50 (67 reviews) (~24.87 km from centre)

WONDER FISH

Family restaurant

👍👍 What an amazing fish and chips restaurant eat in or take away. Me and my husband drive in from Barking twice a week to eat here. The most amazing fish and chips lovely fresh fish and golden chips. The fish is cooked to order no soggy fish kept hot. The owner and staff are so friendly and proud of t...

4.50 (41 reviews) (~23.1 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Family restaurants in London, United Kingdom