The Light House

I've lived in Wimbledon for a long time, and always felt a bit ambivalent about the lighthouse. I hadn't been for at least a few years, maybe since before the pandemic but went today, prompted by my partner, for our anniversary. And do you know what? It was fabulous. I think my biggest issue had always been that the menu was "safe". But today, it was all big flavours, interesting ingredients and great service. In short, everything you want out of a local restaurant. Definitely recommended. I'd not been very excited by the Light Cafe getting a make-over. Now I can't wait to try it.

We've been eating at the Light House irregularly for almost 20 years but hadn't visited since lockdown until last Friday night. Tempted in by the offer of a £35 three-course menu, which proved to be extremely good value. Four of us ate well from a menu that offered a choice of four dishes per course, with very generous portions and top-notch cooking. I had expected pretty much a set menu with minimal choice, so this was a v pleasing outcome. Staff and service were excellent. Ambiance feels less 'high-end' than it used to, but for a well-priced, non-chain restaurant, I would certainly recommend Light House for a mid-range evening out.

A big party of us ate here 1/6/23, I had the ham hock for my starter, it was really good although too salty. Main course I had sea bass again it was really good, lovely crispy skin. Only complaint was there were way too many long green veg not sure what they were. Desert was cheese cake and a caramel sauce absolutely no complaints it was so good! Service was really good and the meal was good value for money.

The welcome and service was 5 star, the prices are reasonable, the food was fairly good with a number of vegetarian options. I had breakfast on an early Saturday morning. The place had a cute Christmas tree set up in a large but warm seating area. It was a quiet morning, so I even enjoyed some workplace banter among the servers. The tea was served hot, not just warm - I appreciate that. The sour dough toast was great and the avocado on it was fresh. The poaching of the eggs left a little room for improvement, the yolk was less runny than ideal. Personally for me the lemon juice drizzled on top of the eggs and avocado was a bit of a mismatch. The mild chilli and the zingy pepper were great garnishes.