On the Southbank
Pre-theatre dinner on the Southbank.
La Gamba sits minutes from the National Theatre, the Southbank Centre and the London Eye — one of the loveliest walks in London, the river on one side and the arts on the other. Our tapas arrive as they’re ready, so a quick meal before a show works well.
Before the show
Small plates, as quick as you need.
The kitchen is open from 11am Monday to Friday, and from 9am at the weekend. Tapas come out of the kitchen as each is ready, rather than in courses, so you can eat well and still make the curtain.
Set tapas menu · £25 per person
A set tapas menu, weekday afternoons.
12–5pm, Monday to Friday. Choose one from each section. A relaxed way in before an early show.
Reservations
Bookings are for the dining room and bar. The riverside terrace is walk-ins only, so booking inside is the surest way to hold a table before a show.
“…the answer to that infuriating question of where can I eat before a show at the Southbank Centre.”
— Jay Rayner, The Observer