Home SW15

What DOESN'T make this a great local restaurant?!

I remember walking by as they were setting it up and messaging me husband "the new place on the Upper Richmond Road looks like our kind of place" Spoiler alert, it was/is.

It's not just about the food (which is absolutely delicious and reliably so), but it's about the staff. It's not that they go the extra mile (though they do), it's more they know what you want. They offer to adjust something to make it allergy friendly. They bring out an allergy adjusted menu when you sit down. They know what your usual brunch drink is. They greet you/your dog/your child, but EVERYONE gets the same treatment, existing customers and new ones alike.

Take going here with our new baby for example. She decided she absolutely wanted to have milk as our brunch arrived. My Messy Nessie was whipped away and kept warm/replaced with a new one when I was ready to eat.
A few months done the line and little one is being a bit antsy as we eat. So she's whipped away for a tour of the restaurant. So yep, I'd trust these guys with the life of my first born.

What sums it up though is this. A few years ago, we were writing a "pros and cons" list for moving out of London. Leaving Home SW15 was very much a consideration and whilst we did ultimately move away, the fact that this was still our most visited restaurant in the last year despite living TWO HOURS away says it all.

Despite Putney being a large town, when you dine at Home SW15 you are made to feel as though you are part of a small local community and a very special resident of that community, no matter how busy the restaurant.

Craig and the entire team are amazing - there are not many restaurants where the team remains in situ for many years! They do at Home SW15. They all appear to love the restaurant, their jobs and being part of a vibrant, friendly, professional and caring team.

The food is outstanding - with a menu that changes to reflect the seasons but retaining two or three ‘must haves’ on the menu (Home traditions).

I often visit Home by myself of an evening - and as a 70-year-old lady in a young environment, that can be a difficult and intimidating situation to be in. But absolutely NOT at Home. Craig and the team make me so very welcome, look after me brilliantly and take time to chat with me. And all guests are so happy to be there that it feels like one big happy place. To me, it’s the equivalent of being ‘home’.

This team and restaurant is, in my judgement, the very best Local Restaurant in the UK.

Good food that fits most circumstances from a celebration to casual dinner or lunch; great service that always tries to do its best; a very warm welcome always. Most recently I hosted a dinner to celebrate my 60th birthday for family and friends - 35 people during a busy Saturday night service, with another smaller party also in the restaurant. everything went perfectly from the welcome drinks, to the delivery of food to the clearing away. The staff were super as always, and I had so many compliments on the venue/food/service. To me, it felt as though I was hosting at home, but with Home SW15 doing all the heavy lifting. The pop-ups are great too - particularly game night in the autumn.

Home is everything you could possibly want in a local. They serve great food & drink, never too fancy but creative and interesting enough to keep you coming back regularly. For nearly 10 years, through they've managed to consistently walk the fine line between relaxed, everyday and special occasion that is so tricky to do well, and the key to this is the culture of Craig and his team and the fantastic atmosphere they create, whether you're in for a quick Tuesday lunchtime bite or a big birthday bash. It's the very definition of hospitality.