Restaurants in Bromley
With so many great restaurants to choose from, you’re spoilt for choice when dining out in Bromley. From child-friendly restaurants to upmarket establishments, Bromley offers options for every taste and budget.
On this page, you’ll find a list of the best places to eat in the borough, broken down by budget, cuisine, and occasion. We’ve personally eaten at each restaurant, multiple times in some cases, so rest assured we’re only recommending the best in Bromley.
Why trust our restaurant reviews?
The simple reason is we’re locals who love eating out. Having lived in Bromley for over 20 years, we know a thing or two about dining out in the local area. We know the lunch spots, the best set menus, the hidden gems, and the all-time faves.
Whether celebrating a milestone occasion or just fancying an evening out, we’re sure you’ll love our recommendations and hot takes!
How we review
Before we get into our reviews, it’s worth understanding how we arrive at our conclusions. Here’s what we consider when reviewing a restaurant.
Food
Our reviews start and end with food quality. We can’t give a restaurant top marks if we’ve left food on our plates. That’s a non-negotiable. We sample a range of dishes from the menu, focusing on taste, flavors, uniqueness, presentation and portion sizes.
Vibe
You know the saying: come for the food, stay for the vibe. Well, we’ve taken that to heart. Restaurants get extra marks when the atmosphere is on point, so ambiance and vibe really impact the scores we give.
Service
Good customer service can make or break your dining experience. When reviewing a restaurant, we’re looking for excellent communication from waiters and the front of house. Menu recommendations and, of course, food coming out on time. That’s a personal gripe!
Bromley Town Centre
If you’re planning a trip to The Glades or you’ve got tickets for a show at the Churchill Theatre, we recommend visiting Havet Bromley. Located on 195-197 High Street, BR1 1NN. It’s one of the best restaurants in Bromley Town Centre. Havet serves Turkish food, which we can all agree is amazing!
We ordered two courses for £20 from their lunchtime set menu. For starters, we had traditional hummus, chicken lollipops falafel, all packed with flavor. For our mains, we had a toasted Lamb Döner with homemade chili and a vegetable shish made with aubergines, peppers, courgettes, onions, and mushrooms.
The set menu is available on weekdays until 4pm, and it’s well worth checking out if you’re in the town center and feeling peckish.
Sunday roast
You can’t go wrong with a good Sunday roast, especially when recovering from a heavy Saturday night. If you’re looking for prime cuts of beef, lamb and pork, delicious gravy, Yorkshire puddings and all the veg, you have to visit io Restaurant & Brasserie at 3a East St, BR1 1AB.
io serve up one of the best roasts in Bromley. Available on Sundays from 12 pm, a single course costs £23.95, and two will set you back £28.95.
Indian
A staple on the high street, Indian food is as popular as ever. We had a really tasty lamb tikka masala at Mount Everest, hands down, one of the best Indian restaurants in Bromley. Our lamb tikka was packed with flavor and came in a generous portion.
Marinated in BBQ and cooked with cashews in a homemade tomato special masala sauce. We balanced out the spice with a mint sauce. A very tasty meal, but one to avoid if you have a nut or legume allergy.
Turkish
One thing Bromley is blessed with is a Turkish restaurant. We have several great establishments across the borough, and we had the absolute pleasure of visiting one of the best. Hisar Meze Bar in Beckenham.
You wouldn’t guess, but we enjoyed our fish dish better than the meat offering. The salmon fillet was succulent and rich. Drenched in a generous amount of olive oil and mustard, it made for a great dish. We genuinely considered ordering one to go, but there’s only so much food a person can eat.
Hisar Meze is located at 251 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1BN, London.