Award-winning

Westerns Laundry

4.8

1696 Reviews

£26 to £40

Modern European

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2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 31 times today

Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions
Charming

Westerns Laundry is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant focusing on seafood & natural wines. The restaurant is located in the Islington/Highbury neighbourhood of North London. It opened in 2018 and is housed in a 1950's industrial building which used to be home to the largest commercial laundry in North London. It now boasts a beautiful 60 cover dining room, which opens onto an open 20 cover cobbled courtyard with olive trees as well as an intimate private dining room. Westerns Laundry has won numerous awards for excellence and originality and is a firm favourite on the London dining scene.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Modern European, Seafood
Hours of operation
Wed–Sun 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
020 7700 3700
Website
http://westernslaundry.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Jack Stevens-Smith (Head Chef)
Private party facilities
We will consider request for Private Hire of Westerns Laundry on a case by case basis

Location
34 Drayton Park, London, N5 1PB
Award-winning
1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
Neighborhood
Holloway
Cross street
Old Industrial Building with Olive trees Forecourt
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Holloway (Underground) 3mns walkHighbury & Islington (Underground) 7mns walkDrayton Park (Overground) 1mn walk
Additional
Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,696 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

North London
Innovative
North London
Great for outdoor dining
North London
Romantic

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Westerns Laundry delights with "amazing food" and a "warm ambience," offering a unique menu with inventive flavor combinations that regularly change. The service is "fantastic" and accommodating, especially for dietary needs. While some find it "pricey," others appreciate the "great value" and "incredible organic wine list." Perfect for shared dining experiences.

1,696 Reviews

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Hazel
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
great selection of wine and all the dishes were delicious very nice service and ambience
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Alex
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 8, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely fantastic food, wine and service. Really lovely place for lunch or dinner !
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Liv
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 31, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was delicious (especially the cheese beignets with pickled walnuts, the sauce was to die for! And the rhubarb pavlova was divine). We celebrated a birthday and they did their best to accomodate special requests - offered to write a birthday message on the table, which was a very nice gesture! The restaurant was packed and the noise level extremely high, and the lighting in the toilets too dim, but those are minor points of criticism. Would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a delicious shared plates dining experience.
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Kelli
VIP
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on January 31, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Gorgeous and romantic interior bustling with large, shared tables. They cleverly sat us at the corner of a big square table for 8 (four couples). It was amazingly intimate despite the common table - we didn’t feel overhead, and it felt friendly to engage just a bit with our neighbours. The food and the wine was gorgeous. Really interesting veggie options (chestnut ravioli was a particular gem). The service was attentive, but when we asked for one of each of the desserts we thought we were getting two and three came, which felt like it was obviously deserving of a clarification from our waitress, as we were only two people. Overall £100 per head - which we considered a bit of a splurge but we knew what we were getting into. And we felt like the experience lived up to our expectations based on the excellent ratings it gets. Highly recommend!
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john
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on January 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Excellent menu for both food and wine. Really enjoyed the interesting combination of flavours. Each dish was full of flavour with a request for extra bread to soak up the juices. A minor criticism would be service was a little rushed under the circumstances. A minor quibble given the quality of the meal.
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Elspeth
Warwickshire
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on January 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Lovely restaurant with delicious and interesting food and excellent service. Loved it.
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Sara
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
loved it! service was good and food good quality!
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Sue
Cambridge
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on January 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great experience all round but the service was exceptional!! The menu changes daily, but I think there are always lots of plant based options. If the Jerusalem artichoke, onion & raclette dish is on the menu, this is a fantastic riff on traditional Swiss raclette! Loved the concept of shared tables, plates to share, good and reasonably priced wine list.
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Soma
London
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on January 22, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Was seated with 6 other people even though I reserved a table for 2. Food wasn’t special
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Andrew
VIP
Kent
167 reviews
4.0
167 reviews
Dined on January 22, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
A nice meal in a very crowded restaurant. Enjoyable but glad I hadn’t booked a romantic dinner!!
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Westerns Laundry is rated 4.8 stars by 1696 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 31 times today

34 Drayton Park, London, N5 1PB

Additional information

Award-winning
1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
Cross street
Old Industrial Building with Olive trees Forecourt
Neighborhood
Holloway
Hours of operation
Wed–Sun 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Modern European, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Holloway (Underground) 3mns walkHighbury & Islington (Underground) 7mns walkDrayton Park (Overground) 1mn walk
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Jack Stevens-Smith (Head Chef)
Additional
Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://westernslaundry.com/
Phone number
020 7700 3700
Private party facilities
We will consider request for Private Hire of Westerns Laundry on a case by case basis

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