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Room 43, London,

Room 43

4.5 (31)
£25 and under
Middle Eastern
43 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QW

About this restaurant

  • Great for live music
  • Romantic
  • Great for creative cocktails
Persian cuisine.
Selection of classic and signature Persian cocktails.
Live jazz every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Stand up comedy every Wed.
Voted top 10 best restaurant to dine in London 2019 and 2020.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Middle Eastern, Persian, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–1:30 am Sat 12:00 pm–1:30 am Sun 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Panagiotis Aidinidis
  • Private party facilities
    You can hire the venue for parties of more than 40 people. Please contact us by emailing management@room43.co.uk for further details.
  • Neighborhood
    Clapham
  • Parking details
    Free street Parking after 5:30 pm every day.
  • Entertainment
    Live jazz jamming sessions every Saturday from 8 pm-11 pm.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 31 people are saying

Room 43 reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5
4.5 based on all time ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseEnergetic

31 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco Bay Area1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 16, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great evening fantastic staff

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    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on May 30, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    All amazing. Relaxed/unassuming vibe with humble Mediterranean cooking and sultry jazz (fri-sun); this place is perfect for any occasion, particularly if you’re looking for a great date night. Food: fresh, super tasty, great selection and value. Cocktails: comparable to any great London bar (whiskey sour and espresso martinis are made to perfection!). Jazz on the weekends makes you feel like you’re getting way more than what you paid for... all the musicians are incredibly talented. Staff is friendly and attentive. Cannot fault this place!

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    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on May 20, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great drinks. Wasn’t overly impressed by the food though. Definitely will go again and maybe try something different on the menu. Fantastic service & ambience

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    Cork1 review

    5.0

    Dined on May 7, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing place would recommend

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    London3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 22, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had such an amazing time here! The food was delicious and the service was outstanding.

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  6. IssyJ

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 18, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Lovely place and staff. So nice to listen to live jazz and enjoy our food, makes this place stand out from others

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  7. JohnB

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on December 10, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The waiter was so lovely and truly looked after us! Will definitely go again!

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  8. RojiniS

    Melbourne6 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on December 5, 2020

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great venue, nice ambience and really friendly service. The cocktails were amazing, however sadly the food was a let down. Didn't really have much flavour and the meat quality was poor. We won't be back for the food, but would go for some drinks again. The live music was nice and also at a good volume level.

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  9. Emer

    London10 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 29, 2020

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    We came to Room43 after reading lots of positive reviews, and found the food descriptions particularly appealing. Our first impression was positive, as it felt quite cosy inside, and one particular waiter was very energetic. This waiter made us some cocktails which were delicious. That said, things went downhill from there. It took quite a while before the other waiter decided to take our food order. We ordered eight dishes between the two of us, as these are small plates. Eight was slightly too many - I'd suggest 3 dishes per person should be enough. Our main issue was the flavours of the dishes, which were severely lacking. The salmon and the chicken had seemingly no herbs or spices on them as they tasted like plain baked salmon and chicken. The okra and lamb stews, and the smoked aubergine starter all tasted like tinned tomatoes and nothing else. The calamari was decently crispy but, again, lacked flavour and the pieces of actual seafood were quite small in comparison to the amount of batter. The lentil and mango salad had too many lentils and too little else - once the mango was gone, we were eating plain lentils with no dressing or flavour. Finally, we are pretty sure the vine leaves are in fact the Asda vine leaves, which taste fine, but the mark-up was quite substantial. Overall, we were expecting a flavour explosion based on the menu descriptions, but we in fact just had a disappointingly bland meal. My boyfriend also thought the music was a touch too loud for a dinnertime slot - maybe a post-dinner performance, from say 9pm, would be more appropriate, or a pre-dinner cocktail performance from 5-7pm. In any case, don't have loud music on when people are trying to converse over dinner. We also found it a little odd to have a jazz band there as the ambiance and decor in the restaurant do not feel suited to a jazz band - it's not a very opulent venue.

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  10. dininginW9

    London40 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 17, 2020

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    The calamari was great, but the rest of the food was bland and very underwhelming. The saffron chicken tasted nothing of saffron, the breadboard had stale end pieces of break which had been "refreshed" in the oven so were rock hard. We were the first table to arrive on a Monday night (it wasn't busy), but despite that, the food took over 45 minutes to arrive.

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Room 43 is rated 4.5 stars by 31 OpenTable diners.

  1. Home
  2. United Kingdom
  3. London
  4. South West London
  5. Clapham

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Google Map for Room 43

43 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QW

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Clapham
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–1:30 am Sat 12:00 pm–1:30 am Sun 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Middle Eastern, Persian, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Free street Parking after 5:30 pm every day.
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Panagiotis Aidinidis
  • Entertainment
    Live jazz jamming sessions every Saturday from 8 pm-11 pm.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    You can hire the venue for parties of more than 40 people. Please contact us by emailing management@room43.co.uk for further details.
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