Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Balham

A delightful little cafe in a small hotel. It was very relaxed with very friendly helpful staff.

Old-fashioned in the best way possible, with warm service, and good food.

Fabulous, creative, quality food and excellent service. We throughly enjoyed our lunch.

Really delicious food, and great service. Particularly great to have someone to go with my coeliac friend that’s all GF.

Need a civilized enclave away from the madness of the West End? If you stick to the set menu at Ham Yard, you'll get reasonable value too. Great staff, good food, gorgeous spacious setting. The drinks are rather overpriced though. There's a dry house white for £13.00 (which I didn't personally like) but anything other than that by the glass is upwards of £23. I think that's too steep, even in today's economy. I'd have liked a medium wine but was not prepared to pay £30 for one glass. Also, the set menu is advertised as being from 12pm to 6pm and 9pm to 10:30pm. We booked for 9.45 but initially were told the set menu wasn't available, although we did have it in the end. The staff were lovely about it, but it seemed a bit off. Having made those few criticisms, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place as a haven from the madding crowd and with the most divine puddings, if your purse can take it....