Petersham Nurseries, Richmond Surrey UK

Restaurant

Reservations: 020 8605 3627

Click here to view this week's set menu or our weekend a la carte menu. Our menus change every week depending on what is growing in the garden and available at the market. To view our Wine & Coffee list click here .

Open lunchtimes only
Monday & Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday - Sunday: 12.00 until 2.45

What's new

The restaurant has introduced a seasonal set lunch menu for Wednesday - Friday lunches until 30th June. Both Helenka Bednar writing for iLoveMyGrub.com and Nick Harman for Foodepedia have reviewed our set menu. Click on the links to read more.

Please note:

- Reservations only - call us on 020 8605 3627 to make a booking
- We are currently accepting bookings up to one month in advance

- We require 24 hours clear notice of a cancellation otherwise a Ł10/person cancellation fee will apply

- We will request a credit card number when you make a booking

- Petersham Nurseries Cafe reserves the right to cancel unconfirmed reservations at its discretion

- For weekend bookings we recommend booking 4weeks in advance to avoid disappointment

The Teahouse

The Tea House at Petersham Nurseries plays homage to the greatest camellia of all, camellia sinensis - commonly known as the tea plant - serving an extensive range of loose leaf, flowering teas and infusions including Assam, Lapsang Suchong, English Breakfast, Starlight Rose, Emerald Sun, Lavender Dream, camomile bud, fresh mint and peppermint.

Located in the heart of the nurseries in a sensitively renovated garden shed, the Tea House also serves English apple and pear juices, hand roasted, ethically sourced coffees (such as the fragrant and mild Ethiopian to the full bodied and rich Colombian) and home made cakes (e.g. lemon poppy seed, fig and almond, carrot and chocolate). At lunch time, homemade sandwiches made with naturally leavened breads and soups (such as borlotti bean and vegetables, sweet potato and ginger) are served.

Please note savoury dishes are served from midday until stocks last, followed by afternoon teas, coffees and homemade cakes.

Best reached on foot following a leisurely stroll along the Thames from Richmond or by bicycle, the Petersham Nurseries Tea House is a much loved local destination and the perfect place to relax while planning your garden for the year ahead.

Opening times
Monday:                     Closed
Tuesday - Saturday:    10am until 4.30pm
Sunday:                      11am until 4.30pm

Please note: currently credit cards can only be taken in the restaurant and not the tea house.

Articles from The Independent on Sunday

Since January 2006, Skye has written a regular column with recipes for the Independent on Sunday. Click here to see these articles.

Click here for Skye Gyngell's Press Articles page

Wendy Fogarty, Petersham Nurseries' general manager, forager and visionary, writes a weekly Forager column for the Independent on Sunday. It can be found at the end of Skye's recipe piece to help you source - or even grow - the ingredients featured each week. You won't find any mention of supermarkets - just small family farmers, artisan producers, farmers markets, traditional butchers, cheesemongers, greengrocers, pick-your-own and speciality food shops.

In 2004, Wendy was voted one of Britain's top 50 foodies by the Independent newspaper. A snap shot of her accomplishments at that stage can be found here.

'My favourite ingredients' by Petersham Nurseries' head chef Skye Gyngell is on sale now. Please click here for more information.

Awards

Petersham Nurseries Cafe has won:

Time Out Award for Best Alfesco Dining (2005)

The BMW 1 Series Good Food Ride for ‘The most wonderful lunchtime bowl of soup’ (2006)

Tatler Award for Most Original Restaurant (2006)

Observer Food Monthly Awards, runner up for best Sunday lunch (2006)

Garden Retail Awards for best catering (2007)

Observer Food Monthly Awards for runner-up best Sunday lunch (2008)

The Hedonist guide to EAT LONDON (2008-2009)

Number 1 restaurant “Worth the schlep”

Click here for our News & Events page for all the new and upcoming events

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