Shop, Eat & Drink Belvedere Road, London Surrey England

If you're looking for a place to stop for refreshment while visiting Southbank Centre, you're spoilt for choice.

Choose from the popular wagamama noodle bar for fresh and nutritious food, Strada for a superb Italian menu including pizza, the award winning family restaurant Giraffe, or the superb choice offered by cafe EAT.

Alongside the walkway which leads to the Hungerford Bridge, Festival Terrace has several cafes and restaurants including South American restaurant Las Iguanas, and Belgian bakery Le Pain Quotidien .They are joined by  Caffè Vergnano 1882, Feng Sushi and dim sum restaurant Ping Pong.

You can also get coffee, sandwiches and cakes from  the Cafe in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer.

Within the Royal Festival Hall, Skylon offers a range of cocktails and an extensive wine list, as well as a modern British menu in stylish surroundings. There's also the Riverside Terrace Café on Level 2 of the Royal Festival Hall, and the award-winning restaurant Canteen, located on the relandscaped Southbank Centre Square which offers an all-day dining menu of high quality British food at reasonable prices in a modern well-designed environment. Enjoy an eclectic range of food and drink throughout the day and night at Concrete, the new bar and cafe located in the Hayward Gallery, accompanied by a rotating programme of contemporary video works.

WiFi is available at all the retail units along Festival Riverside (provider: The Cloud) and is payable.

All our restaurants are accessible to people with disabilities.

wagamama

Opening times:

Monday - Saturday 12noon - 11pm
Sunday 12 noon - 10pm

Tel: 020 7021 0877
Email: royalfestival@wagamama.com
www.wagamama.com

wagamama is a noodle restaurant inspired by the hustle and bustle of canteen-style Japanese noodle bars, but its menu is an unmistakable blend of pan-Asian flavours and the freshest seasonal ingredients from closer to home. Located in the heart of cultural London on Festival Riverside at Southbank Centre, sandwiched between the Tate Modern and London eye - always a vibrant area.

Strada

We are now open for breakfast.
Enjoy our new breakfast menu Monday - Sunday from 8am - 11.30am.

Opening times:

Monday -  Wednesday 8am - 11pm
Thursday - Saturday 8am - 12am
Sunday 8am - 10.30pm

Tel: 020 7401 9126
Email: royalfestivalhall@strada.co.uk
www.strada.co.uk

Strada, located on the Festival Riverside at Southbank Centre, offers diners a contemporary and stylish setting to enjoy a break from shopping or to relax after exploring the city's many sights and attractions.

The restaurant is also perfect for business or leisurely lunches, informal parties, a romantic dinner or a family celebration with children.

Strada uses the finest ingredients to create dishes that vary from a delicious range of hand-spun pizza to pasta, risotto and chargrilled dishes.

Together with an exclusively Italian wine list, this will be an experience that could quite easily become a habit!

Giraffe

Monday - Friday 7.45am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 10.30pm 

Tel: 020 7928 2004
Email: sbc@giraffe.net
www.giraffe.net

With its crowd-pleasing menu, Giraffe has something for everyone. Starting early for breakfast, choose from healthy organic porridge or a full brunch with bacon, sausage, egg and beans or a freshly made smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel. For lunch or dinner try any of the stacked high burgers or maybe a gourmet fresh salad, market fish of the day, sharing mezze plates, stir-fries,  BBQ ribs and more - all to the sounds of spirited world music that’s guaranteed to make you feel good.

Offers
Giraffe time: Monday-Friday 5-7pm Two courses from set menu for £7.25
Bar buddies: 50% off selected cocktails Monday-Thursday 5-7pm

EAT

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 8am - 10pm
Saturday-Sunday 9am - 10pm

Tel: 020 7401 2989
Email: rfh@eat.co.uk
www.eat.co.uk

EAT. is a British family run company dedicated to good, fresh, uncomplicated food. We make sandwiches, soups and salads in our kitchen every day using our own recipes and good, fresh ingredients. We bake our baguettes, pies and patisserie in our shops every morning so we can vouch for their freshness and quality.

We sell our sandwiches and salads on one day only and offer any leftover food to charity in the evening.  The next morning we start all over again. All our coffee is Fairtrade and our milk is organic.

We value good service as much as we value good food.  EAT. people are quick to serve but also take time to be courteous and friendly. Wherever possible, we use simple packaging materials that can be recycled.

New recipes come, old recipes go. When we make menu changes, we like to know what our customers think so please let us know.  

Join us inside or on the candle-lit terrace for pre-theatre dinner, where we offer freshly baked British pies served with mash and gravy and a great selection of keenly priced beer and wine.

Las Iguanas

Opening times:

Monday - Thursday 11.30 am - 11pm
Friday - Saturday 11.30 am - 1am
Sunday & Bank Holidays 11.30 am - 11pm

Tel: 020 7620 1328
Email: royalfestivalhall@iguanas.co.uk
www.iguanas.co.uk

Las Iguanas is the place to enjoy a feast of fresh and imaginative regional dishes with a twist. Start or end your night with a visit to the in-house cocktail bar - the Cachaçaria (ca-sha-sa-ria) - where the cocktail of choice is a Caipirinha made from Las Iguanas’ Magnifica Cachaça produced by the company from its own sugar cane plantation just outside Rio de Janeiro.

The bright and bold interiors of Las Iguanas’ restaurants are inspired by regular visits to South America where the team source modern interior design features and eye-catching artefacts.

Le Pain Quotidien

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 07:30 - 23:00
Saturday 08:00 - 23:00
Sunday & Bank Holidays 09:00 - 22:00

Tel: 020 7486 6154
Email: festivallhall@lpquk.biz
www.painquotidien.com

Enter Le Pain Quotidien anywhere in the world and you can expect to be greeted first with the smell of fresh bread. Large round, hand-shaped loaves of artisan rye, whole wheat and nut breads are stacked on an iron bread rack behind the counter along with crusty baguettes, brioches and croissants, and Le Pain Quotidien’s own range of traditional jams, spreads (including Belgian chocolate praline spread), tea and coffee, all carefully sourced from hand picked suppliers.

Each Le Pain Quotidien branch shares common characteristics - the long communal table, oiled wood counters and ochre stained walls, with products beautifully displayed in wicker baskets on white marble counters. Each store is busy with customers enjoying coffee and tea, served in Le Pain Quotidien’s trademark French bowls, a fresh salad or tartine (open sandwich) or perhaps some homemade granola. The atmosphere is one of warmth and simplicity.

Caffe Vergnano 1882

Opening times:

8am - midnight Monday to Friday
10am - midnight Saturday
10am - 11pm Sunday

Tel: 020 7921 9339.
Email: 1882@caffevergnano1882.co.uk
www.caffevergnano1882.co.uk

Caffe Vergnano was delighted to be invited by the Southbank Centre to open a second outlet at their prestigious venue. The new shop will be seven times larger than the current one in Leicester Square, featuring an Italian bar with a restaurant.

What’s On In London Magazine, declared Caffe Vergnano “Coffee Shop of the Year 2005/6”, and the managing editor, Roger Foss, came to present the certificate at the Restaurant Show.

Giles Coren wrote of the coffee earlier this May in the Times: “Caffe Vergnano…[is] the only purveyor of food or drink in the world past whose premises I am truly unable to walk without entering. It happens to sell the best coffee I’ve ever drunk, anywhere. Travel whatever hundreds of miles you must, just for a cup of coffee. It’s worth it. And double worth it.”

Gordon Ramsay, visited the Caffe Vergnano stand at the Restaurant Show 2005. He was shown the Vergnano way of making coffee and what makes the 1882 blend so unique. His verdict: “A remarkably sublime coffee.”

Most recently in the Times “Coffee Uncovered” publication, under the title of London's top spots for a coffee break, it credits Caffe Vergnano as serving "the best espresso in London".

It’s the 124-year-old Italian coffee dynasty that has turned espresso making into something of a religion. Aromatic and full-bodied espresso with a beautiful ‘crema’ is dispensed from a gleaming Elektra espresso machine and arrives on an Armani tray with a glass of water to clear the palette. Cappuccino is served with 1882 stencilled on the creamy foam in chocolate powder.

So sit back and relax - you are in the hands of experts.

Feng Sushi

Opening times:

Monday - Wednesday 11.30am - 10pm
Thursday - Saturday 11.30am -
Sun 12noon - 10pm

Tel: 020 7261 0001
Email: fengfestivalhall@live.com

www.fengsushi.co.uk

'If our fish were any fresher, you would have to slap it.'

An ethical sushi restaurant chain that believes in sustainability!

Handmade sushi using the best fresh fish, vegetables, spices and seaweed... we guarantee it.

‘Absolutely fantastic - the most decadently, velvety delicious sushi I have ever tasted’ - Ginny Dougary, Times Magazine

Try the special Performance Box for a pre or post-performance meal. Range of Japanese beers, sake, wine, green tea and soft drinks available.

Take-away and delivery, and 30 seats for eating-in.
Free local delivery (over £10) to most London postcodes

Ping Pong

Monday - Wednesday 12noon - midnight

Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12noon - 1am
Sunday 12noon - 10.30pm

Tel: 020 7960 4160
Email: sbc@pingpong-group.com
www.pingpongdimsum.com

Winner of Retailer's Retailer of the Year Award
Emerging Concept 2007

Despite being the staple foodstuff of the world’ most populated nation for hundreds of years, few people in this country know very much about dim sum and fewer still have tried it. This bold restaurant venture is succeeding in bringing this authentic Chinese cuisine into our 21st-century lives.
Welcome to the future, welcome to Ping Pong.

Its philosophy is simple: create a venue that blends contemporary style with an authentic Chinese aesthetic. Then provide a fantastic shared dining experience, traditional dim sum of the very highest and exceptional customer service.

The menu is extensive yet informative and simple to use including a foolproof tally sheet for ordering. Their highly trained dim sum chefs and cocktail experts ensure continual taste innovation and faultless standards in preparation.

Upstairs you can find a lounge area with comfortable banquet seating and low lighting. Classic cocktails are prepared alongside contemporary signature dishes. Ping Pong’s lounge bar is a great place to be for pre- and post-theatre drinks.

We hope you enjoy being part of a tradition that goes back hundreds of years – meeting at the tea house to relax, revive and enjoy good food and good company.

Please note that this restaurant has a minimum booking requirement of eight people or more, for more information on group bookings and events please contact them on 020 7079 0555.
 
Love Lazy Sumdays
Unlimited possibilities for the day …and unlimited Dim Sum for only £18.49

Make unlimited dim sum part of your Sunday routine at £18.49 per person (£9.25 per child under 12).Visit the website for more details.
Please note that the price includes VAT and 12.5% service charge.

Ping Pong parcels now available to take away
Eating at your desk is an unfortunate necessity. Break from the humdrum routine of sandwiches and wraps and enjoy their delicious dim sum parcels in the office.

Available from midday to 10pm, it’s simple to order. Just call the venue direct and your steaming parcels will be ready to pick up before you know it. Offering a great selection of the restaurant’s renowned dim sum dishes, plus a fantastic array of signature dishes, the choice is endless.

Ping Pong’s traditional flowering teas, fruit juices, coolers and iced teas are also available to enjoy.

Bar & Cafe Queen Elizabeth Hall

Opening times:

Cafe: Monday - Sunday 10am - 9pm
Bar: Monday - Saturday 11am - 11pm
Sunday 12noon - 10.30pm

Monday - Sunday: The QEH bar and café will open 90 minutes before the start of concerts. Closed when there are no performances.

Tel: 020 7921 0758
Email: companyofcooks@southbankcentre.co.uk

Enjoy a selection of teas, coffees and fresh juices along with a range of delicious cakes, pastries, sandwiches and salads at the Cafe counter or choose from a range of beers, wines and soft drinks at the Bar.

Interval drinks orders are welcomed.

Skylon

Opening times:

Bar
Monday - Saturday: 11am - 1am
Sunday: 12noon - 10.30pm

Grill
Monday - Saturday: 12noon - 11pm (last orders)
Sunday: 12noon - 10.30pm (last orders)

Restaurant
Monday- Saturday Lunch 12 noon to 2.30pm (last orders)
Sunday lunch 12noon-4pm (last orders)

Monday-Saturday dinner 5.30pm-10:30pm (last orders)

Tel: 020 7654 7800
Fax: 020 7654 7801
Email: skylonreservations@danddlondon.com
www.skylonrestaurant.co.uk

Step-free access to Skylon is available from the Royal Festival Hall Foyer. The Foyer will close at 11pm, when guests should leave via Skylon's private entrance. If you require step-free exit after 11pm, please advise your waiter.

Taking its name from the original iconic structure of the 1951 Festival of Britain, Skylon has been designed to echo the style of the refurbished Royal Festival Hall with contemporary touches added, such as uniquely designed chandeliers and surfaces of bronze, walnut and slate.

Skylon restaurant’s menu reflects Modern European styles with British influences. Signature dishes include confit organic salmon with avocados, kohlrabi, tomato pearls and sauce mousseline and spring lamb, steamed, spiced couscous, baby vegetables, Swiss chard and lemon-infused lamb jus.

In celebration of Skylon’s second birthday, Executive Chef Helena Puolakka launched her debut six course tasting menu, which can be enjoyed in Skylon Restaurant at lunch and dinner for £65.

For a less formal dining experience the Grill serves light meals including: home-made organic gravad lax with mustard dressing on a toasted country loaf; crab linguini with white Cornish crab meat, chilli and samphire; and Skylon burger, onion rings, chips and bloody mary ketchup.

Our cocktails are amongst the most innovative and imaginative in London. Experience Skylon’s signature cocktail: fresh grapes and ginger muddled, shaken with Ciroc vodka, manzana verde, fresh lime and apple juice and served in a chilled martini glass.

If a light meal is all you’re looking for then our delicately mastered tapas plates are ideal, ranging from easy, fun food such as seared tuna lollipop with wasabi mayo to the more refined mini croque monsieur, black truffle and bayonne Ham. 

Riverside Terrace Cafe

Set in the Royal Festival Hall main foyer, Riverside Terrace Café benefits from spectacular views across the river Thames. The menu features delicious seasonal food including homemade sandwiches, daily soup and stews, light meals with meat, fish and vegetarian choices, salads, pastries, muffins and cakes. The Cafe also serves a wide range of of hot and cold drinks.

Canteen

Opening times:

Monday - Friday 8am - 11pm
Saturday - Sunday 9am - 11pm

Tel: 0845 686 1122
Email: rfh@canteen.co.uk
www.canteen.co.ukGreat British Food.

Like the original Spitalfields location, Canteen at Southbank Centre serves high quality British food at reasonable prices and continues to give customers ultimate flexibility with an all-day menu offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon tea and bar snacks. Canteen work directly with some of the UK’s best food producers.All their meat is ethically sourced, their fish supplied from day boats on the south coast and everything is made fresh in the Canteen kitchens, including all their jams, chutneys, cakes and ice-cream.

The informal restaurant seats 260 diners, and celebrates great British design with an environment that is welcoming and elegant, offering booth seating, communal tables (perfect for larger groups) and covered and heated outdoor seating.

 

Great British Bar

Canteen's drinks list celebrates British ingredients and flavours offering seasonal cocktails and a beer list championing the best of British beers.  Twenty of the UK’s finest bottled beers, stouts, ales, ciders and perries can be ordered, with selected beers available on tap along with hand-pumped seasonal ales and ciders sourced from microbreweries.

 

CANTEEN Awards

 London Restaurant of the Year 2008 /  Which? Good Food

Guide Best Cooked Breakfast 2007 / UK Best Dishes Awards, Restaurant Magazine

Best UK Restaurant 2007 / Observer Food Monthly

Best of British 2006 / Observer Food Monthly

Best Breakfast 2005 / Observer Food Monthly

Concrete

Opening times:
Sunday - Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday - Thursday 10am - 11pm
Friday - Saturday  10am - 1am

Tel: 020 7928 4123
Email: info@concrete-daynight.co.uk

By day, Concrete at the Hayward Gallery is a welcoming cafe serving lunch and light refreshments. In the evening, it turns into a late-night bar serving classic and innovative cocktails, beers, wines and more in intimate surroundings. You will find Concrete situated at the front of the gallery.

DJs, VJs and live performers
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, Concrete hosts some of London and the global music scene's most experimental DJs, VJs and live performers transforming this bar into a hidden gem of a club night. Soak up everything from deep house to 1960s funk, taking in ska, soul, and everything else in between.

Day menu
The cafe offers a changing menu throughout the day and into the evening, which includes a sweet bakery selection, featuring beetroot and seed cake, pizzetta, hot pots and Taleggio toasties and healthy salads. Coffee is supplied by Union Hand Roasted in London.

Night menu
At night the bar serves a striking range of drinks including Snow Fennel Martini. The drinks list is eclectic and independent. It takes its inspiration from Austria and Portugal for wine and offers reputable house spirits such as Broker’s Gin, Pikesville Straight Rye whisky and Doorly’s Five Year Old Rum.

Design
The design of Concrete echoes the Hayward Gallery’s striking 1960s architecture.

The gallery's extensive use of concrete both inside and outside is visible in the cafe interior, which has been stripped back to expose the original concrete walls and services.

The fixtures and furnishings provide an informal and relaxed feel to the space.

Art
Concrete displays regularly changing works of contemporary art, and a concrete-mixer outlined by fluorescent pink strip lighting - created by artist David Batchelor - is displayed outside the cafe.

Our current show is:

Nicolas Deshayes: Cultural Wood
24 June – 25 July
10am - 6pm daily

Source: www.southbankcentre.co.uk