Petersham Nurseries Café Richmond

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

Green star, 2024

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Restaurant Ranking

Restaurant Ranking 2024, #6708, PRO #13.64, USER #15.50

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Cuisine

Modern Cuisine

• 2011

6 / 10

Meal at Petersham Nursaries

on 13 Aug 2011

by Richard Bagnold

The first thing to say is that if you don’t like the idea of eating in a dry-mud floored conservatory that looks like a Homebase garden section with tables, then this probably isn’t the place for you – because that’s exactly what it looks like. The reason being that it is set within an upmarket garden centre, labelled as a café, but in fact is a restaurant which people book well in advance to gain a table because of its original and quirky concept.

The food on my visit was fresh, simple... More

The first thing to say is that if you don’t like the idea of eating in a dry-mud floored conservatory that looks like a Homebase garden section with tables, then this probably isn’t the place for you – because that’s exactly what it looks like. The reason being that it is set within an upmarket garden centre, labelled as a café, but in fact is a restaurant which people book well in advance to gain a table because of its original and quirky concept.

The food on my visit was fresh, simple and frankly enjoyable. My only criticism was that perhaps the dishes were a little too simple for the accolade and I am in danger of agreeing with the Michelin guide on the demotion to just being in the guide at time of writing (2105). However, it remains a quirky and fun option to go for within SW London; diners should simply expect a 20 minute walk from the river trying to find it or in need of a taxi that knows exactly where it is in order to make the journey pain-free. Definitely worth a bite, but only if it fits in with your timetable or visit there.

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