Peckham, Italian Restaurant Guide

The top floor of the National Theatre has been through a number of incarnations and its latest is the autumn 2023 spin-off from Peckham Rye’s hip roof-top bar that’s long been a favoured spot for sundowners and nibbles for fun-loving SE15 types. Most reports see this new branch as “a fabulous addition to the Forza family”, saying: “at last, the National Theatre has a buzzy restaurant to be proud of – with its fab location, a table on the beautiful and spacious wrap- around terrace is unbeatable on a sunny day, serving lovely sharing plates of modern Italian-ish tapas and an excellent drinks list”. On the downside, service can be “a bit chaotic” and “all over the place”. Top Menu Tip – “memorable cauliflower fritti with aioli. Yum!”