Bromley Restaurants: The Best Places to Eat

Most people searching for a good meal in Bromley borough land on Chapter One at Locksbottom, the restaurant the Michelin Guide lists here; Indian Essence in Petts Wood, run under chef Atul Kochhar’s name; iNaga in West Wickham, an Asian Curry Awards winner; and Chislehurst’s cluster of Fish Union, Bank House and Cinnamon Culture. Every entry was checked against the restaurant’s own site on 26 October 2026.

We have not eaten at these restaurants for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the restaurant publishes: what it says it does, prices from its menu, its opening hours and its booking rules. Awards are named only where we could find them on the public record, and hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Menus change, so treat prices as a guide.

Bromley town centre

Rangoli Nest, Widmore Road

Rangoli Nest is a South Indian kitchen on Widmore Road. Its own site says “every sauce, pickle, and spice blend that reaches your table is lovingly made from scratch in our kitchen”, and that it hosted the India women’s cricket team. It serves weekday lunch, a weekend breakfast from 10am to 12pm, and dinner. Published hours: Monday 5pm to 10.30pm; Tuesday to Friday 12pm to 2.45pm and 5pm to 10.30pm; Saturday 10am to 10.30pm; Sunday 10am to 9pm. Its menus are image files, so we could not check prices; ask when you book. Call 020 4619 9625. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 13 December 2024). 31 Widmore Road, BR1 1RW. Our listing.

The Royal Bell, High Street

The Royal Bell was “built in 1898” and “reborn in 2025”, its site says, and is now a boutique hotel and members’ club with dining open to everyone: a bar and grill for “flame-grilled cuts and stacked burgers”, Aldo’s Pizza, a garden and Zilli’s Caffé for daytime sandwiches and pastries. Reservations are open to all, with walk-ins as space allows. The à la carte runs Tuesday and Wednesday 12pm to 8pm, Thursday 12pm to 9.30pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 4pm and 5pm to 9.30pm, and the Sunday roast 12pm to 5pm; it is closed on Mondays. Call 020 3518 9138. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 26 February 2026). 175 High Street, BR1 1NN.

Locksbottom

Chapter One, Farnborough Common

Chapter One is the borough’s restaurant in the Michelin Guide, which calls it a “long-standing restaurant” with “a loyal following” and notes the 1930s building. Chef patron Andrew McLeish cooks modern European food, with a main dining room and a brasserie built around a Josper grill. The menus page prices three courses at £64.95 for lunch and dinner on Wednesday and Thursday and £69.95 for Friday and Saturday dinner, with an optional 7.5% service charge. Smart casual dress; free car park at the rear. Michelin gives the hours as Wednesday to Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday 12pm to 3pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. Call 01689 854848. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 30 July 2025). Farnborough Common, BR6 8NF. Our listing.

The Bank, Crofton Road

The Bank, a few doors along the A21, describes itself as “not a typical Turkish restaurant” but “a social dining experience” with two bars and live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Its main menu has grills from £22 for a chicken or lamb Adana to £33 for a mixed kebab, with lamb shish at £28 and cold meze for the table at £20. The site asks that children under 10 are seated before 7pm, as later bookings are for adults. Open Monday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 11pm, Sunday 12pm to 9pm; the kitchen closes at 9pm (8pm on Sundays). Call 01689 855579. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 12 March 2026). 354 Crofton Road, BR6 8NN. Our listing.

Chislehurst

Fish Union, Royal Parade

Fish Union was founded by chefs Richard Kirkwood and Andy Roberts, “previously of J-Sheekey’s and Wright Brothers”, its site says. It began as a fishmonger and became a restaurant and bar after a refurbishment in 2025. The sample à la carte has Maldon oysters at £23 for six, large plates from £18 to £28, whole wild sea bass at £42 and whole Dover sole at £48; its meat comes from Carnivore Butchers in Bromley. Open Tuesday to Saturday 12pm to 9pm and Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 11 June 2026). 6 Royal Parade, BR7 6NR.

Bank House, High Street

Bank House is a café, restaurant and bar over two floors, “lovingly designed and converted in 2019”, run by Stuart and Cecilia, its own site says. The menu mixes “modern European cuisine and traditional British fare”, with steaks cooked over a robata charcoal grill. On the sample main menu, large plates run from £19 to £29 and a 180g Hereford sirloin is £24.95; the weekly set menu starts at £23.95. Mornings are coffee and pastries, the set menu runs from 12pm and the à la carte from 5.30pm. There is a children’s menu all week. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 11 June 2025). 11 High Street, BR7 5AB. Our listing.

Cinnamon Culture, High Street

Cinnamon Culture “opened its doors in 2010”, its site says, aiming to “bring the richness of authentic spices to a setting worthy of that story” with “skilled chefs trained in classical cookery”. It calls itself fine Indian dining and has a tasting menu, a weekend lunch and cocktails. The set menu, Sunday to Thursday, is £26 for two courses or £29 for three, though not on Valentine’s, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Diwali or over the festive season. Open Tuesday to Saturday 12pm to 2.30pm and 6pm to 11pm, Sunday 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 10pm; closed Mondays. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 14 October 2025). 95 to 97 High Street, BR7 5AG.

Denny’s Seafood Restaurant, Station Approach

Denny’s sits in the old waiting room of Chislehurst station and has been “lovingly run by the same family since 1985”, its site says. It describes “quality seafood, homely cooking” and a flexible menu with “off-menu requests and dietary accommodation”. The main courses run from £18.95 for salmon with two giant prawns to £22.95 for a seafood platter over grilled cod. A function room takes parties of up to 70. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm and Sunday from 12pm; book on 020 8467 5612. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 19 August 2025). 3 Station Approach, BR7 5NN. Our listing.

Petts Wood

Indian Essence, Petts Wood Road

Indian Essence carries chef Atul Kochhar’s name, and its own site says it “retains the charm of traditional Indian cooking with Atul Kochhar’s inventive modern touches”. The site also calls it a “Michelin Bib Gourmand Winner”; it is not in the Michelin Guide’s current selection. On the menus page, à la carte starters run from £11.75, the weekend lunch is £28 for two courses or £32 for three, and the weekday dinner menu, Sunday to Wednesday, is £30 or £34. A discretionary 12.5% service charge is added. Lunch Monday to Friday 12pm to 2.45pm, dinner from 5.30pm; Sunday lunch from 12.30pm. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 18 July 2025). 176 to 178 Petts Wood Road, BR5 1LG. Our listing.

Beckenham and West Wickham

Pierluigi’s, High Street, Beckenham

Pierluigi’s has served Italian food on Beckenham High Street “for nearly three decades”, its site says, and its Linguine Scoglio has been “a favourite since 1994”. Weekday lunch runs Tuesday to Saturday 12pm to 3pm and Sunday lunch 12pm to 3pm, including a 36-day dry-aged sirloin roast. Friday and Saturday nights are a different event, with a resident DJ, a minimum spend, a “smart” dress code and no trainers or caps. Card details are taken to secure every booking. Open Tuesday 5pm to 11pm, Wednesday and Thursday 12pm to 11pm, Friday 12pm to 12.30am, Saturday 12pm to 1am, Sunday 12pm to 10.30pm; closed Mondays. Call 020 8663 3387. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 3 June 2025). 86 to 90 High Street, BR3 1ED. Our listing.

The Big Catch, High Street, Beckenham

The Big Catch has been on Beckenham High Street since 1992, its site says: a sit-down fish restaurant as well as a takeaway, frying in groundnut oil, with grilled sea bass and sardines alongside battered cod. Monday to Thursday, 11am to 5pm, cod and chips with a cup of tea is £10.50 to eat in. Every Monday it runs a dedicated gluten-free fryer all day, and three small plates are £20. Private dining for up to 20. Open Monday to Saturday 11am to 10pm, closed Sundays. Call 020 8663 6635. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 17 April 2025). 202 to 204 High Street, BR3 1EN. Our listing.

iNaga, Croydon Road, Coney Hall

iNaga was named Asian Restaurant of the Year (London Suburbs) at the Asian Curry Awards 2024, the Yorkshire Post reported. Its own site calls it “contemporary Bangladeshi dining” and says “fine Indian food is not just about adding heat but the marriage of the finest aromatic herbs and spices”. Its Naga Night is £17.95 a head, dine-in only, Monday to Wednesday; the Sunday special is £15.95 a head from 2pm. Open Monday to Saturday 5pm to 11pm and Sunday 2pm to 10pm. Call 020 8462 6211. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 9 November 2024). 84 Croydon Road, BR4 9HY. Our listing.

How we chose

These are the restaurants people search for in Bromley borough, chosen on the public record rather than on taste: the Michelin Guide, published awards, how long a place has been trading, and the FSA hygiene rating. Every restaurant here is rated 5. We left out places we could not check against a working website of their own on the day. That ruled out, for now, Copper Ceylon on East Street, which won Best Restaurant (London Suburbs) at the British Curry Awards 2022 but whose web address now shows unrelated content, and Havet on the High Street. Tamasha on Widmore Road says it is taking a short pause after 34 years, and Kaizen in The Glades has been wound up. Prices and hours are as published on 26 October 2026, so check before you set off, especially around Christmas.

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For more, see our guides to Sunday roast in Bromley, Bromley pubs, things to do in Bromley and what’s on in Bromley this month, and the restaurants in our Bromley business directory.

Frequently asked questions

Which Bromley restaurants are in the Michelin Guide?

Chapter One at Locksbottom, on Farnborough Common, is the restaurant in Bromley borough that the Michelin Guide currently lists. Its three-course à la carte costs £64.95 at lunch and dinner on Wednesday and Thursday, and £69.95 at dinner on Friday and Saturday. Indian Essence in Petts Wood describes itself as a “Michelin Bib Gourmand Winner”; it did not appear in the guide’s current selection when we checked on 26 October 2026.

Which Bromley restaurants have won awards?

iNaga in Coney Hall, West Wickham was named Asian Restaurant of the Year (London Suburbs) at the Asian Curry Awards 2024. Chapter One is listed in the Michelin Guide and says its wine list holds an AA Notable Wine List award. Indian Essence in Petts Wood is run under the name of chef Atul Kochhar.

Which Bromley restaurants are open on a Monday?

Many are not. Chapter One, Cinnamon Culture, Pierluigi’s, Fish Union and Denny’s all close on Mondays. On the restaurants’ own published hours, The Bank in Locksbottom opens from 12pm, Indian Essence serves lunch and dinner, The Big Catch in Beckenham opens 11am to 10pm, Rangoli Nest opens from 5pm and iNaga from 5pm.